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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 811-22207
Oppenheimer Master Event Linked Bond Fund LLC
 
(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: September 30
Date of reporting period: 03/31/2010
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
(GRAPHICS)
March 31, 2010 Oppenheimer Master Event-Lin ked Bond Fund, LLC Management Commentaries and Semiannual Report MANAGEMENT COMMENTARIES An Interview with Your Fund’s Manager SEMI ANNUAL REPORT Listing of Top Holdings Listing of Investments Financial Statements

 


 

TOP HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS
Portfolio Allocation
         
Event-Linked Securities:
       
Windstorm
    42.0 %
Multiple Event
    37.4  
Earthquake
    14.6  
Investment Company
    6.0  
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of March 31, 2010, and are based on the total market value of investments.
Credit Allocation
                         
    NRSRO-Rated     Manager-Rated     Total  
 
AAA
    6.0 %     %     6.0 %
AA
    2.6             2.6  
A
    2.0             2.0  
BB
    52.3       3.3       55.6  
B
    20.2       0.5       20.7  
CCC
    1.5       8.2       9.7  
CC
    1.3             1.3  
D
    2.1             2.1  
Total
    88.0 %     12.0 %     100.0 %
Percentages are as of March 31, 2010, are subject to change and are dollar-weighted based on the total market value of investments. The Fund’s investment adviser, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), determines the “Credit Allocation” of the Fund’s assets using ratings by “Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations” (“NRSROs”), such as Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”). If two or more NRSROs have assigned a rating to a security, the highest rating is used. For securities rated only by an NRSRO other than S&P, OFI converts that rating to the equivalent S&P credit rating. OFI may use its own credit analysis to assign ratings to securities not rated by an NRSRO using rating denominations similar to those of S&P. Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or an agency or instrumentality thereof are assigned a credit rating equal to the sovereign credit rating assigned to the U.S. by S&P. A similar process is used for securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign or supranational entity. Fund assets invested in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund are assigned the Fund’s S&P rating, which is currently AAA. More information about securities ratings is contained in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
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NOTES
Shares of Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Investments in the Fund may only be made by certain “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act, including other investment companies. This report does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any interests in the Fund.
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.
The Fund commenced operations on 6/16/08.
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 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 March 31, 2010.
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, 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, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year 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 with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or contingent deferred sales charges (loads), or a $12.00 fee imposed annually on accounts valued at less than $500.00 (subject to exceptions described in the Statement of Additional Information). Therefore, the “hypothetical” section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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    Beginning   Ending   Expenses
    Account   Account   Paid During
    Value   Value   6 months Ended
    October 1, 2009   March 31, 2010   March 31, 2010
 
Actual
                       
 
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.50     $ 3.11  
 
                       
Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)
                       
 
    1,000.00       1,021.84       3.13  
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The annualized expense ratio, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated fund, based on the 6-month period ended March 31, 2010 is as follows:
Expense Ratio
     0.62%
The expense ratio reflects voluntary waivers or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager. Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time; some may not be modified or terminated until after one year from the date of the current prospectus, as indicated therein. The “Financial Highlights” table in the Fund’s financial statements, included in this report, also show the gross expense ratio, without such waivers or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, if applicable.
9 | OPPENHEIMER MASTER EVENT-LINKED BOND FUND, LLC

 


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS March 31, 2010 / Unaudited
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Event-Linked Bonds—95.5%
               
Earthquake—14.8%
               
Merna Reinsurance II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4/8/131,2,3
  $ 1,263,000     $ 1,263,000  
Midori Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.001%, 10/24/121,2
    2,000,000       1,978,400  
Multicat Mexico 2009 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 11.50%, 10/19/121,2
    517,000       545,590  
Muteki Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.65%, 5/24/111,2
    2,000,000       1,974,550  
Newton Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series 2007-1, Cl. A, 4.932%, 12/24/101,2
    1,000,000       999,365  
Redwood Capital XI Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.25%, 1/10/111,2
    350,000       352,427  
 
             
 
            7,113,332  
 
               
Multiple Event—38.0%
               
Atlas Reinsurance plc Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.95%, 1/10/111,2
    1,500,000  EUR     2,068,228  
Calabash Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series A-1, 15.481%, 6/15/121,2
    500,000       562,575  
East Lane Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 14.751%, 4/7/111,2
    750,000       744,469  
Merna Reinsurance Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
Series B, 2.04%, 7/7/101,2
    1,300,000       1,289,340  
Series C, 3.04%, 7/7/101,2
    1,000,000       993,600  
Nelson Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
Series 2007-I, Cl. A, 12.15%, 6/21/101,2
    2,000,000       2,033,050  
Series 2008-1, Cl. H, 12.25%, 6/6/112
    4,250,000       608,386  
Residential Reinsurance 2007 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
Series CL1, 7.502%, 6/7/101,2
    2,000,000       2,012,300  
Series CL2, 11.752%, 6/6/111,2
    2,000,000       2,021,000  
Residential Reinsurance 2009 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
Series CL1, 13%, 6/6/122
    250,000       280,106  
Series CL2, 17%, 6/6/121,2
    300,000       329,828  
Series CL4, 12.50%, 6/6/121,2
    500,000       556,863  
Successor II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
Series CIII, 17.002%, 4/6/101,2
    2,000,000       2,000,500  
Series IVF, 25.14%, 5/6/101,4
    300,000       297,735  
Successor X Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
17.855%, 12/9/101,4
    250,000       223,450  
23.131%, 12/9/101,4
    250,000       214,725  
16.75%, 4/4/131,2
    1,494,000       1,493,253  
Topiary Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.999%, 8/5/111,2
    500,000       497,725  
 
             
 
            18,227,133  
 
               
Windstorm—42.7%
               
Akibare Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
Cl. A, 3.201%, 5/22/121,2
    2,000,000       1,973,000  
Cl. B, 3.401%, 5/22/121,2
    500,000       493,150  
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Windstorm Continued
               
Blue Coast Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series B, 15.007%, 12/8/101,2
  $ 1,500,000     $ 1,485,150  
Blue Fin Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series 1, Cl. A, 5.244%, 4/10/121,2
    1,250,000  EUR     1,584,955  
East Lane Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.501%, 3/16/121,2
    750,000       807,338  
Eurus II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Bonds, Series 09-1, Cl. A, 7.415%, 4/6/121,2
    577,000  EUR     805,842  
Fhu-Jin Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Cl. B, 4.149%, 8/10/111,2
    2,000,000       1,976,000  
Foundation RE III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series 1-A, 5.806%, 2/3/141,2
    654,000       662,649  
Green Valley Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.292%, 1/10/111,2
    1,400,000  EUR     1,893,653  
Ibis Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
Series A, 10.507%, 5/10/121,2
    250,000       274,588  
Series B, 14.507%, 5/10/121,2
    300,000       332,873  
Longpoint RE Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
5.40%, 12/18/131,2
    1,176,000       1,197,121  
5.40%, 12/24/121,2
    636,000       646,818  
Montana Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.002%, 12/7/121,2
    250,000       246,850  
Multicat Mexico 2009 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.25%, 10/19/121,2
    250,000       252,000  
Mystic Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.252%, 6/7/111,2
    2,000,000       2,036,600  
Parkton Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.50%, 5/6/111,2
    750,000       777,919  
Willow Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
6.382%, 6/16/101,5
    1,276,000       1,033,560  
3.829%, 6/17/111,2
    2,000,000       2,015,800  
 
             
 
            20,495,866  
 
             
Total Event-Linked Bonds
(Cost $49,722,355)
            45,836,331  
                 
    Shares          
 
Investment Company—6.1%
               
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.15%6,7
(Cost $2,928,120)
    2,928,120       2,928,120  
 
               
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $52,650,475)
    101.6 %     48,764,451  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (1.6 )     (752,464 )
     
 
               
Net Assets
    100.0 %   $ 48,011,987  
     
Footnotes to Statement of Investments
 
Principal amount is reported in U.S. Dollars, except for those denoted in the following currency:
EUR     Euro
1.   Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Directors. These securities amount to $44,947,839 or 93.62% of the Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2010.
 
2.   Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.
 
3.   Interest rate will be determined at a later date.
 
4.   Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the date of purchase.
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5.   Issue is in default. See Note 1 of accompanying Notes.
 
6.   Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of March 31, 2010.
 
7.   Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended March 31, 2010, 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     Gross     Gross     Shares  
    September 30, 2009     Additions     Reductions     March 31, 2010  
 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E
    1,086,692       10,408,589       8,567,161       2,928,120  
                 
    Value     Income  
 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E
  $ 2,928,120     $ 3,117  
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—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange)
 
  2)   Level 2—inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices that are observable for the asset (such as unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and market corroborated inputs such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)
 
  3)   Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Manager’s own judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset).
The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2010 based on valuation input level:
                                 
            Level 2–              
    Level 1–     Other     Level 3–        
    Unadjusted     Significant     Significant        
    Quoted     Observable     Unobservable        
    Prices     Inputs     Inputs     Value  
 
Assets Table
                               
Investments, at Value:
                               
Event-Linked Bonds
  $     $ 45,836,331     $     $ 45,836,331  
Investment Company
    2,928,120                   2,928,120  
     
Total Investments, at Value
    2,928,120       45,836,331             48,764,451  
 
                               
Other Financial Instruments:
                               
Foreign currency exchange contracts
          79,818             79,818  
     
Total Assets
  $ 2,928,120     $ 45,916,149     $     $ 48,844,269  
     
Currency contracts and forwards, if any, are reported at their unrealized appreciation/depreciation at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. Futures, if any, are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. All additional assets and liabilities included in the above table are reported at their market value at measurement date.
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 methodologies, if any, during the reporting period.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts as of March 31, 2010 are as follows:
                                         
            Contract                      
Counterparty/           Amount     Expiration             Unrealized  
Contract Description   Buy/Sell     (000’s)     Date     Value     Appreciation  
 
RBS Greenwich Capital
                                       
Euro (EUR)
  Sell     4,615  EUR     5/17/10     $ 6,233,502     $ 79,818  
Distribution of investments representing geographic holdings, as a percentage of total investments at value, is as follows:
                 
Geographic Holdings   Value     Percent  
 
United States
  $ 27,254,105       55.9 %
Japan
    8,395,100       17.2  
Supranational
    8,033,206       16.5  
European Union
    4,284,450       8.8  
Mexico
    797,590       1.6  
     
Total
  $ 48,764,451       100.0 %
     
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
F4 | OPPENHEIMER MASTER EVENT-LINKED BOND FUND, LLC

 


 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Unaudited
March 31, 2010
         
Assets
       
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:
       
Unaffiliated companies (cost $49,722,355)
  $ 45,836,331  
Affiliated companies (cost $2,928,120)
    2,928,120  
 
     
 
    48,764,451  
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
    79,818  
Receivables and other assets:
       
Interest and dividends
    460,299  
Other
    3,612  
 
     
Total assets
    49,308,180  
 
       
Liabilities
       
Payables and other liabilities:
       
Investments purchased
    1,263,000  
Shareholder communications
    7,678  
Directors’ compensation
    1,324  
Other
    24,191  
 
     
Total liabilities
    1,296,193  
 
       
Net Assets—applicable to 4,533,491 shares of beneficial interest outstanding
  $ 48,011,987  
 
     
 
       
Net Asset Value, Redemption Price Per Share and Offering Price Per Share
  $ 10.59  
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
F5 | OPPENHEIMER MASTER EVENT-LINKED BOND FUND, LLC

 


 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Unaudited
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2010
         
Investment Income
       
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $623)
  $ 2,065,311  
Dividends from affiliated companies
    3,117  
 
     
Total investment income
    2,068,428  
 
       
Expenses
       
Management fees
    95,667  
Legal, auditing and other professional fees
    39,119  
Shareholder communications
    7,373  
Directors’ compensation
    4,262  
Custodian fees and expenses
    2,870  
Other
    2,480  
 
     
Total expenses
    151,771  
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses
    (1,486 )
 
     
Net expenses
    150,285  
 
       
Net Investment Income
    1,918,143  
 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments from unaffiliated companies
    (151,815 )
Foreign currency transactions
    441,076  
 
     
Net realized gain
    289,261  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
       
Investments
    (1,288,081 )
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    (472,015 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    (1,760,096 )
 
       
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 447,308  
 
     
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
F6 | OPPENHEIMER MASTER EVENT-LINKED BOND FUND, LLC

 


 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
    Six Months     Year  
    Ended     Ended  
    March 31, 2010     September 30,  
    (Unaudited)     2009  
 
Operations
               
Net investment income
  $ 1,918,143     $ 4,250,517  
Net realized gain (loss)
    289,261       (97,194 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    (1,760,096 )     (1,373,371 )
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    447,308       2,779,952  
 
               
Beneficial Interest Transactions
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:
               
Proceeds from contributions
          6,000,000  
Payments for withdrawals
    (1,291,608 )     (3,001,912 )
     
 
    (1,291,608 )     2,998,088  
 
               
Net Assets
               
Total increase (decrease)
    (844,300 )     5,778,040  
Beginning of period
    48,856,287       43,078,247  
     
End of period
  $ 48,011,987     $ 48,856,287  
     
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
F7 | OPPENHEIMER MASTER EVENT-LINKED BOND FUND, LLC

 


 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                         
    Six Months        
    Ended        
    March 31, 2010     Year Ended September 30,  
    (Unaudited)     2009     20081,2  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.49     $ 9.90     $ 10.00  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                       
Net investment income3
    .42       .89       .23  
Net realized and unrealized loss
    (.32 )     (.30 )     (.33 )
     
Total from investment operations
    .10       .59       (.10 )
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.59     $ 10.49     $ 9.90  
     
 
                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value4
    0.95 %     5.96 %     (1.00 )%
 
                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 48,012     $ 48,856     $ 43,078  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 47,960     $ 47,309     $ 19,902  
 
Ratios to average net assets:5
                       
Net investment income
    8.02 %     8.98 %     7.89 %
Total expenses6
    0.63 %     0.55 %     1.06 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    0.62 %     0.55 %     1.05 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate
    26 %     5 %     0 %
 
1.   For the period from June 16, 2008 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2008.
 
2.   Certain 2008 amounts have been added to conform to 2009 presentation.
 
3.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
4.   Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
5.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
6.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
         
Six Months Ended March 31, 2010
    0.64 %
Year Ended September 30, 2009
    0.55 %
Period Ended September 30, 2008
    1.07 %
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC (the “Fund”) is organized as a Delaware limited liability company and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of current income principally derived from interest on debt securities. The Fund’s investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”).
     Shares of the Fund are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Investments in the Fund may only be made by “accredited investors” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act, including other investment companies. The Fund currently offers one class of shares.
     For federal income tax purposes, the Fund qualifies as a partnership, and each investor in the Fund is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Fund. Accordingly, as a “pass-through” entity, the Fund pays no dividends or capital gain distributions.
     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.
     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. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities are classified as “Level 1,” inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices for an asset that are observable are classified as “Level 2” and significant 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.
     Securities are valued using unadjusted quoted market prices, when available, as supplied primarily by portfolio pricing services approved by the Board of Directors or dealers.
     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 it is 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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
1.   Significant Accounting Policies Continued
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.
     U.S. domestic and international debt instruments (including corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and “money market-type” debt instruments with a remaining maturity in excess of sixty days are valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices utilizing price quotations obtained from independent pricing services or broker-dealers. Such prices are typically determined based upon information obtained from market participants including reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations and inputs such as benchmark yields and issuer spreads from identical or similar securities.
     “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.
     In the absence of a readily available unadjusted 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 Directors (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 unadjusted quoted prices of similar securities, observable interest rates, currency rates and yield curves. The methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
     There have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies of the Fund during the period.
Event-Linked Bonds. The Fund invests in “event-linked” bonds. Event-linked bonds, which are sometimes referred to as “catastrophe” bonds, are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other occurrence that leads to physical or economic loss. If the trigger event occurs prior to maturity, the Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal in addition to interest otherwise due from the security. Event-linked bonds may expose the Fund to certain other risks, including issuer
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default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences. The Fund records the net change in market value of event-linked bonds on the Statement of Operations as a change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. The Fund records a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations upon the sale or maturity of such securities.
Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities in default, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers subsequently default. Information concerning securities in default as of March 31, 2010 is as follows:
         
Cost
  $ 1,215,184  
Market Value
  $ 1,033,560  
Market Value as a % of Net Assets
    2.15 %
Concentration Risk. Focusing on one type of investment, event-linked bonds, rather than a broad spectrum of investments, makes the Fund’s share price particularly sensitive to market, economic and natural and non-natural events that may affect this investment type. The Fund’s investment in event-linked bonds may be speculative and subject to greater price volatility than other types of investments.
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 Directors.
     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
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
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. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.
Federal Taxes. The Fund, as an entity, will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. The Fund will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a partnership, and not as an association taxable as a corporation. Therefore, a tax provision is not required. Each shareholder is required for U.S. federal income tax purposes to take into account, in its taxable year with which (or within which a taxable year of the Fund ends), its distributive share of all items of Fund income, gains, losses, and deductions for such taxable year of the Fund. A shareholder must take such items into account even if the Fund does not distribute cash or other property to such shareholder during its taxable year.
     Although the Fund is treated as a partnership for Federal tax purposes, it is intended that the Fund’s assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that investment in the Fund would not cause an investor that is a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code (“RIC”) to fail that qualification.
Directors’ Compensation. The Board of Directors has adopted a compensation deferral plan for independent directors that enables directors 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 Director 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 Director. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Director in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of “Other” within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of directors’ 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.
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.
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Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.
Security Transactions. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Indemnifications. The Fund’s organizational documents provide current and former trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
Other. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
                                 
    Six Months Ended March 31, 2010     Year Ended September 30, 2009  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
 
Contributions
        $       609,606     $ 6,000,000  
Withdrawals
    (124,161 )     (1,291,608 )     (303,316 )     (3,001,912 )
     
Net increase (decrease)
    (124,161 )   $ (1,291,608 )     306,290     $ 2,998,088  
     
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 IMMF, for the six months ended March 31, 2010, were as follows:
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Investment securities
  $ 410,000     $ 572,756  
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
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 of 0.40%.
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 March 31, 2010, the Fund paid no fees to OFS for services to the Fund.
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees to 0.35% of average annual net assets of the Fund.
     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 March 31, 2010, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $1,486 for IMMF management fees.
     Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time; some may not be modified or terminated until after one year from the date of the current prospectus, as indicated therein.
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments
The Fund’s investment objectives not only permit the Fund to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivatives contracts, including, but not limited to, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, and purchased and written options. In doing so, the Fund will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market risk factors. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity and debt securities: they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This may allow the Fund to pursue its objectives more quickly and efficiently than if it were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of effecting a similar response to market factors.
Market Risk Factors. In accordance with its investment objectives, the Fund may use derivatives to increase or decrease its exposure to one or more of the following market risk factors:
Commodity Risk. Commodity risk relates to the change in value of commodities or commodity indexes as they relate to increases or decreases in the commodities market. Commodities are physical assets that have tangible properties. Examples of these types of assets are crude oil, heating oil, metals, livestock, and agricultural products.
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Credit Risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, or both, as they come due. In general, lower-grade, higher-yield bonds are subject to credit risk to a greater extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds.
Equity Risk. Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.
Foreign Exchange Rate Risk. Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in value of fixed-income securities resulting from the inverse relationship between price and yield. For example, an increase in general interest rates will tend to reduce the market value of already issued fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities.
Volatility Risk. Volatility risk refers to the magnitude of the movement, but not the direction of the movement, in a financial instrument’s price over a defined time period. Large increases or decreases in a financial instrument’s price over a relative time period typically indicate greater volatility risk, while small increases or decreases in its price typically indicate lower volatility risk.
The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.
Risks of Investing in Derivatives. The Fund’s use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Fund is using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Fund, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.
     Derivatives may 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 embedded 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.
     Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Fund. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Fund is attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per its investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives. Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
5. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued
Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.
Counterparty Credit Risk. Certain derivative positions are subject to counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund’s derivative counterparties are financial institutions who are subject to market conditions that may weaken their financial position. The Fund intends to enter into financial transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be credit-worthy at the time of the transaction. As of March 31, 2010, the maximum amount of loss that the Fund would incur if the counterparties to its derivative transactions failed to perform would be $79,818, which represents gross payments to be received by the Fund on these derivative contracts were they to be unwound as of period end. To reduce this risk the Fund has entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) master agreements, which allow the Fund to net unrealized appreciation and depreciation for certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.
Credit Related Contingent Features. The Fund has several credit related contingent features that if triggered would allow its derivatives counterparties to close out and demand payment or additional collateral to cover their exposure from the Fund. Credit related contingent features are established between the Fund and its derivatives counterparties to reduce the risk that the Fund will not fulfill its payment obligations to its counterparties. These triggering features include, but are not limited to, a percentage decrease in the Fund’s net assets and or a percentage decrease in the Fund’s Net Asset Value or NAV. The contingent features are established within the Fund’s ISDA master agreements which govern certain positions in swaps, over-the-counter options, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty.
Valuations of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2010 are as follows:
             
    Asset Derivatives  
Derivatives not Accounted for as          
Hedging Instruments   Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location   Value  
 
Foreign exchange contracts
  Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency        
 
  exchange contracts   $ 79,818  
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations is as follows:
         
Amount of Realized Gain or Loss Recognized on Derivatives  
Derivatives Not Accounted for as      
Hedging Instruments   Foreign currency transactions  
 
Foreign exchange contracts
  $ 34,521  
         
Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or Loss Recognized on Derivatives  
Derivatives Not Accounted for as   Translation of assets and liabilities  
Hedging Instruments   denominated in foreign currencies  
 
Foreign exchange contracts
  $ 425,330  
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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.
     The Fund has entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the portfolio.
     The Fund has entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to decrease exposure to foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated securities held by the portfolio.
     Additional associated risk to the Fund includes counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty will default. If the counter-party defaults, the Fund’s loss will consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Fund has not yet received.
6. Subsequent Events Evaluation
The Fund has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. This evaluation determined that there are no subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.
7. Pending Litigation
Since 2009, a number of lawsuits have been filed in federal courts against the Manager, Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”), and certain mutual funds (“Defendant Funds”) advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor (but not including the Fund). The lawsuits naming the Defendant Funds also name as defendants certain officers, trustees and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The plaintiffs seek class action status on behalf of purchasers of shares of the respective Defendant Fund during a particular time period. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities laws alleging that, among other things, the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions, that such Defendant Fund’s investment policies were not followed, and that such Defendant Fund and the
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
7. Pending Litigation Continued
other defendants violated federal securities laws and regulations. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses.
     In 2009, lawsuits were filed in state court against the Manager and a subsidiary (but not against the Fund), on behalf of the New Mexico Education Plan Trust. These lawsuits allege breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and violation of state securities laws, and seek compensatory damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses.
     Other lawsuits have been filed since 2008 in various state and federal courts, against the Manager and certain of its affiliates. Those lawsuits were filed by investors who made investments through an affiliate of the Manager, and relate to the alleged investment fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff and his firm (“Madoff ”). Those suits allege a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. None of the suits have named the Distributor, any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds or any of their independent Trustees or Directors as defendants. None of the Oppenheimer funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff.
     The Manager believes that the lawsuits described above are without legal merit and is defending against them vigorously. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to defend the suits brought against those Funds and the present and former Independent Trustees named in those suits. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer funds.
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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 www.sec.gov. Those forms may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Householding – Delivery of Shareholder Documents
This is to inform you about OppenheimerFunds’ “householding” policy. If more than one member of your household maintains an account in a particular fund, OppenheimerFunds will mail only one copy of the fund’s prospectus, or, if available, the fund’s summary prospectus, annual and semiannual report and privacy policy. The consolidation of these mailings, called householding, benefits your fund through reduced mailing expense, and benefits you by reducing the volume of mail you receive from OppenheimerFunds. Householding does not affect the delivery of your account statements.
     Please note that we will continue to household these mailings for as long as you remain an OppenheimerFunds shareholder, unless you request otherwise. If you prefer to receive multiple copies of these materials, please call us at 1.800.CALL-OPP (225-5677). You may also notify us in writing or via email. We will begin sending you individual copies of the prospectus, or, if available, the summary prospectus, reports and privacy policy within 30 days of receiving your request to stop householding.
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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 03/31/2010, 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 Master Event Linked Bond Fund LLC
 
   
By:   /s/ William F. Glavin, Jr.      
  William F. Glavin, Jr.     
  Principal Executive Officer     
Date: 05/11/2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
     
By:   /s/ William F. Glavin, Jr.      
  William F. Glavin, Jr.     
  Principal Executive Officer     
Date: 05/11/2010
         
     
By:   /s/ Brian W. Wixted      
  Brian W. Wixted     
  Principal Financial Officer     
Date: 05/11/2010