N-CSR 1 d608646dncsr.htm OPPENHEIMER MASTER EVENT-LINKED BOND FUND, LLC Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

 

 

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)

 

 

Arthur S. Gabinet

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: 9/30/2013

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


 

September 30, 2013

 

      

Oppenheimer

Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

 

 

    
Annual Report

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

Listing of Top Holdings

 

Fund Performance Discussion

 

Financial Statements

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        ANNUAL REPORT
  4      Top Holdings and Allocations
  5      Fund Performance Discussion
  9      Fund Expenses
  11      Statement of Investments
  15      Statement of Assets and Liabilities
  16      Statement of Operations
  17      Statements
of Changes
in Net Assets
  18      Financial Highlights
  19      Notes to Financial Statements
  34      Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  35      Board Approval of the Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement
  38      Portfolio Proxy
Voting Policies
and Procedures; Updates to Statements of Investments
  39      Directors and
Officers Bios
  46      Privacy Policy Notice

Portfolio Manager

Caleb Wong

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 (the “Securities Act”). 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.

 

Shares of Oppenheimer funds are not deposits or obligations of any bank, are not guaranteed by any bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency, and involve investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.

 

 

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PERFORMANCE

 

Average Annual
Total Returns
 
For the Periods Ended 9/30/13  
1-Year   5-Year     Since
Inception
(6/16/08)
 
11.18%     6.43     5.87

The Fund’s benchmark, the Swiss Re Cat Bond Total Return Index,1 returned 10.61% for the 12 months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, visit oppenheimerfunds.com or call 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

 

 

1. The Swiss Re Cat Bond Total Return Index is an index which tracks outstanding U.S. dollar denominated catastrophe bonds. The index cannot be purchased directly by investors. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund.

 

 

 

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TOP HOLDINGS AND ALLOCATIONS

 

Portfolio Allocation


 
 

Event-Linked Securities:


 


Multiple Event


   

44.8



Windstorm


   

38.2

  

Earthquake


   

13.5

  

Other


   

1.6

  

Money Market Fund     1.9   
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of September 30, 2013, and are based on the total market value of investments.    

Region of Risk


 
 

North America


   

70.0



Multi-Region


   

16.1

  

Europe


   

9.2

  

Asia     4.7   
Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of September 30, 2013, and are based on the total market value of event-linked securities.    

Credit Rating Breakdown


  NRSRO Only Total

  

AAA


 
   

1.9



BBB


 
   

0.9

  

BB


 
   

50.2

  

B


 
   

28.0

  

CCC


 
   

2.7

  

Unrated         16.3   
       


Total         100.0
The percentages above are based on the market value of the Fund’s securities as of September 30, 2013, and are subject to change. Except for securities labeled “Unrated,” and except for certain securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign, all securities have been rated by at least one Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”), such as Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”). For securities rated only by an NRSRO other than S&P, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. converts that rating to the equivalent S&P rating. If two or more NRSROs have assigned a rating to a security, the highest S&P equivalent rating is used. Unrated securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign sovereign are assigned a credit rating equal to the highest NRSRO rating assigned to that foreign sovereign. Fund assets invested in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund are assigned that fund’s S&P rating, which is currently AAA. For the purposes of this table, “investment-grade” securities are securities rated within the NRSROs’ four highest rating categories (AAA, AA, A and BBB). Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality, and may or may not be the equivalent of investment-grade. Please consult the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for further information.                 

 

 

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FUND PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION

 

For the year ended September 30, 2013, Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC produced a total return of 11.18%. On a relative basis, the Fund outperformed the Swiss Re Cat Bond Total Return Index (“Index”), which returned 10.61%. The Fund’s outperformance can be attributed to a combination of a rebound by distressed catastrophe (“cat”) bond Nelson Re Ltd. and to the strong returns from the higher-yielding cat bonds held by the Fund.

Over the reporting period, the insurance-linked securities market experienced price volatility from Hurricane Sandy, which occurred in late October 2012, and a very sharp rally that continued through period end. Event-linked bonds offered yields of over 8% at the beginning of 2013 but the rally brought yields down to around 5% by the end of the reporting period. Yields had been high early this year because the market had discounted a handful of U.S. wind bonds with exposure to damages arising from Hurricane Sandy. As damage reports were updated and actual tallies came below expectations, these bonds were subsequently marked back towards par.

Nelson Re, a bond that was marked down to as low as 15 cents to the dollar in 2010, rallied back to par by the beginning of 2013 when the issuer dropped its civil claim that the bonds should have triggered and incurred losses from the 2008 Hurricane Ike event. The Fund had less than a 1% allocation to this bond but the issue returned over 85% from September 30, 2012 to early March, when the bonds were paid at par.

As for effect from high yielding cat bonds, the Fund received strong contributions to return from deals such as Residential Reinsurance and Everglades Re Ltd. which offer coupons of 22% and 17.75% over money markets. These transactions share one similar risk trait: they have significant exposure to U.S. hurricane risk. The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is currently going into the books as one of the mildest in history. At the period end, only 2 hurricanes have been recorded over the Atlantic region and neither one had an intensity level greater than Category 2. The region typically witnesses 7-10 hurricane level storms a year but because 2013 may generate a lesser number of storms, the probability of insurance-related damages is diminishing as we head into the final quarter of 2013 (the Atlantic hurricane season typically ends by the end of November). As a result, bonds such as Residential Reinsurance and Everglades Re have rallied 20 plus percent since September 30 of last year, thus contributing significantly to the portfolio’s overall returns.

At the same time, the market also experienced greater inflows from investors. Given the continuing low interest rate environment, insurance-linked securities have been viewed as an attractive alternative fixed income interest play. The recent rally has been strong enough that the implied reinsurance rates in cat bonds have fallen below traditional reinsurance rates.

 

 

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A detractor from performance this reporting period was our currency hedging program. The Fund continues to own foreign denominated insurance-linked securities, but we hedge out the currencies with currency forward derivative contracts. In the evaluation period, the dollar lost value to currencies such as the euro and so our foreign denominated bonds appreciated in value not only by coupon but also through currency gains. However, because we hedged out the currency exposure, the Fund did not realize these positive currency movements.

Looking forward, we believe that event-linked bonds will continue to attract additional flows and that yields will remain compressed. Only a combination of additional supply through the primary market as well as natural catastrophe events sufficient to impact reinsurance pricing should arrest the current rally that we are experiencing. But even whether these factors occur or not, the main takeaway for investors is the fact that catastrophe bonds, once considered a niche, is on a path of becoming more a recognizable alternative asset class.

Comparing the Fund’s Performance to the Market. The graph that follows shows the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund held until September 30, 2013. Performance is measured from the inception of the Fund on June 16, 2008. The Fund’s performance reflects the reinvestments of all dividends and capital gains distributions. Past performance cannot guarantee future results.

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the Swiss Re Cat Bond Total Return Index, an index which tracks outstanding U.S. dollar denominated catastrophe bonds. The Index is unmanaged and cannot be purchased directly by investors. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

 

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Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Hypothetical Investments in:

 

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Average Annual Total Returns of the Fund at 9/30/13

1-Year  11.18%      5-Year   6.43%      Since Inception (6/16/08)  5.87%

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Returns do not consider capital gains or income taxes on an individual’s investment. See page 8 for further information.

 

 

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NOTES

 

The Fund’s returns in the graph and table shown do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

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 (the “Securities Act”). 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. or its affiliates.

 

The Fund commenced operations on 6/16/08.

 

 

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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 September 30, 2013.

 

Actual Expenses. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, 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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FUND EXPENSES    Continued

 

Actual   Beginning
Account
Value
April 1, 2013
    Ending
Account
Value
September 30, 2013
    Expenses
Paid During
6 Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
    $ 1,000.00      $ 1,061.20      $ 2.17   
Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)
                 
      1,000.00        1,022.96        2.13   

 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The annualized expense ratio, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

     Expense Ratio  
       0.42

 

The expense ratio reflects reduction to voluntary waivers and/or reimbursements of expenses by the Fund’s Manager. Some of these undertakings may be modified or terminated at any time, as indicated in the Fund’s prospectus. 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.

 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS    September 30, 2013

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  
Event-Linked Bonds—95.7%                
Earthquake—13.2%                
Bosphorus 1 Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.50%, 5/3/161,2   $ 6,744,000      $ 6,720,396   
Embarcadero Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
7.389%, 2/13/151,2     5,000,000        5,201,000   
5.041%, 8/7/151,2     5,000,000        5,175,500   
Golden State Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.75%, 1/8/151,2     2,550,000        2,594,370   
Kibou Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.25%, 2/16/151,2     8,850,000        9,132,315   
LakeSide Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8%, 1/8/161,2     3,500,000        3,713,150   
Merna Reinsurance IV Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.50%, 4/8/161,2     5,250,000        5,296,200   
Multicat Mexico 2012 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8%, 12/4/151,2     5,000,000        5,202,500   
Nakama RE Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.75%, 9/29/161,2     3,500,000        3,509,100   
Tramline Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.25%, 7/7/171,2     5,000,000       

4,988,500

  

                  51,533,031   
Multiple Event—43.7%                
Atlas Reinsurance VII Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.144%, 1/7/161,2     1,500,000        1,536,300   
Atlas VI Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
12.50%, 1/8/151,2     1,500,000        1,588,050   
15.25%, 1/8/151,2     5,500,000        5,864,650   
10.50%, 4/7/141,2     2,750,000  EUR      3,730,086   
Blue Danube II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.368%, 5/23/161,2     3,953,000        3,973,951   
Blue Danube Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.75%, 4/10/151,2     4,000,000        4,292,400   
Caelus Re 2013 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
5.25%, 3/7/161,2
    5,250,000        5,303,025   
6.85%, 4/7/171,2     5,090,000        5,197,908   
Combine Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
4.50%, 1/7/151,2
    3,500,000        3,604,650   
10%, 1/7/151,2     6,250,000        6,756,250   
17.75%, 1/7/151,2     5,750,000        6,480,250   
Compass Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
Series CL2, 10.25%, 1/8/151,2
    4,500,000        4,727,250   
Series CL3, 11.25%, 1/8/151,2     4,505,000        4,761,785   
East Lane Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
6.65%, 3/13/151,2
    5,750,000        6,018,525   
5.75%, 3/14/141,2     3,750,000        3,821,625   
Lodestone Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series A-2, 7.265%, 1/8/142     6,000,000        6,044,400   
Loma Reinsurance Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 18%, 1/19/141,2     5,250,000        5,392,275   
Mona Lisa Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.30%, 7/7/171,2     4,000,000        4,131,200   
Montana Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 16.656%, 1/8/141,2     5,000,000        5,116,500   
Mystic Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
9%, 3/12/151,2
    4,850,000        5,121,115   
12%, 3/12/151,2     5,000,000        5,387,500   
Mythen Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series 12-H, 11.105%, 5/7/151,2     5,000,000        5,397,500   
Northshore Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.25%, 7/5/161,2     2,750,000        2,806,925   

 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS    Continued

 

    Principal
Amount
    Value  
Multiple Event Continued                
Residential Reinsurance 2011 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
8.90%, 12/6/151,2
  $ 6,000,000      $ 6,253,800   
13.25%, 12/6/151,2     2,000,000        2,160,200   
22%, 6/6/161,2     5,675,000        6,433,748   
8%, 6/6/181,2     4,800,000        5,304,000   
Series CL5, 8.75%, 6/6/151,2     5,750,000        6,144,450   
Residential Reinsurance 2012 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
4.50%, 12/6/161,2
    5,150,000        5,298,191   
5.75%, 12/6/161,2     1,000,000        1,048,545   
Residential Reinsurance 2013 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8%, 6/6/171,2     2,500,000        2,575,750   
Sanders Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.50%, 5/5/172     2,500,000        2,483,250   
Successor X Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
16.541%, 1/27/151,2
    5,000,000        5,215,500   
14.50%, 12/13/131,2     5,350,000        5,428,110   
Series 2011-1, Class III-T3, 16.095%, 1/7/141,2     5,000,000        5,077,000   
Tradewynd Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.25%, 7/9/181,2     4,500,000        4,603,950   
Tramline Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 16.75%, 1/8/151,2     5,500,000       

5,996,650

  

                171,077,264   
Other—1.5%                
Kortis Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.124%, 1/15/171,2     5,750,000        6,012,775   
Windstorm—37.3%                
Akibare II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.75%, 4/13/161,2     4,750,000        4,946,175   
Armor Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.296%, 5/14/141,2     3,721,000        3,771,234   
Atlas Reinsurance VII Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.65%, 1/7/161,2     1,500,000  EUR      2,050,380   
Atlas VI Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8%, 4/9/151,2     4,000,000  EUR      5,527,341   
East Lane Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
9%, 3/16/161,2     2,200,000        2,405,260   
10.75%, 3/16/161,2     4,500,000        4,999,950   
Eurus Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 3.75%, 4/7/162     2,000,000  EUR      2,728,753   
Everglades Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 17.791%, 4/30/141,2     6,700,000        7,281,560   
Foundation Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
Series 1-1, 5.051%, 2/25/152     6,000,000        6,175,200   
Series 1-A, 5.75%, 2/3/141,2     4,300,000        4,357,620   
Green Fields II Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 2.75%, 1/9/171,2     4,681,000  EUR      6,378,827   
Ibis Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
13.50%, 2/5/151,2     1,500,000        1,606,650   
4%, 6/28/161,2     4,245,000        4,318,439   
Johnston Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
6.90%, 5/8/141,2     5,750,000        5,947,800   
7.60%, 5/8/141,2     5,450,000        5,657,645   
Longpoint Re III Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
4.036%, 5/18/161,2     5,250,000        5,341,875   
6%, 6/12/151,2     2,500,000        2,646,500   
Longpoint Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.40%, 12/18/131,2     4,500,000        4,534,200   

 

 

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    Principal
Amount
    Value  
Windstorm Continued                
Metrocat Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.50%, 8/5/161,2   $ 3,000,000      $ 3,068,700   
Multicat Mexico 2012 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
7.50%, 12/4/151,2     5,000,000        5,216,000   
7.75%, 12/4/151,2     4,750,000        5,010,300   
Pelican Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:                
13.75%, 4/13/151,2     5,000,000        5,449,000   
6%, 5/15/171,2     5,250,000        5,362,875   
Pylon II Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
Series A, 5.624%, 5/5/161,2
    3,750,000  EUR      5,332,252   
Series B, 9.124%, 5/5/162     3,750,000  EUR      5,522,165   
Queen Street II Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.50%, 4/9/141,2     5,750,000        5,838,550   
Queen Street IV Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.50%, 4/9/151,2     3,000,000        3,098,100   
Queen Street VIII Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.50%, 6/8/161,2     3,488,000        3,511,718   
Successor X Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
11.301%, 11/10/151,2
    1,500,000        1,554,300   
16.301%, 11/10/151,2     6,000,000        6,301,800   
Tar Heel Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.50%, 5/9/161,2     9,500,000       

9,879,050

  

             

145,820,219

  

Total Event-Linked Bonds (Cost $361,116,921)             374,443,289   
    Shares        
Investment Company—1.9%                
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.09%3,4
(Cost $7,234,742)
    7,234,742        7,234,742   
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $368,351,663)     97.6     381,678,031   
Other Assets Net of Liabilities     2.4        9,564,177   
   


Net Assets     100.0   $ 391,242,208   
   


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 $351,489,521 or 89.84% of the Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2013.

2. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.

 

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS    Continued

 

 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued

 

3. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended September 30, 2013, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:

 

     Shares
September 28,  2012a
   Gross
Additions
   Gross
Reductions
   Shares
September 30, 2013
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E        15,467,404          178,928,469           187,161,131           7,234,742  
               Value    Income
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E                            $ 7,234,742         $ 17,358  
a.   September 28, 2012 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts as of September 30, 2013:
Counterparty    Settlement
Month(s)
   Currency Purchased
(000’s)
   Currency Sold
(000’s)
   Unrealized
Depreciation
SST        11/2013          USD 30,699          EUR 23,150        $ 623,519  

Glossary:

 

Counterparty Abbreviation

 

SST   State Street Bank

 

4. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2013.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES    September 30, 2013

 

Assets      
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:        
Unaffiliated companies (cost $361,116,921)   $ 374,443,289   
Affiliated companies (cost $7,234,742)    

7,234,742

  

      381,678,031   
Receivables and other assets:        
Investments sold     5,879,475   
Interest and dividends     4,356,119   
Other    

13,552

  

Total assets     391,927,177   
Liabilities      
Bank overdraft     3,454   
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts     623,519   
Payables and other liabilities:        
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed     14,751   
Directors’ compensation     7,470   
Shareholder communications     6,269   
Other    

29,506

  

Total liabilities     684,969   
Net Assets—applicable to 28,935,372 shares of beneficial interest outstanding   $

391,242,208

  

Net Asset Value, Redemption Price Per Share and Offering Price Per Share     $13.52   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS    For the Year Ended September 30, 2013

 

Investment Income      
Interest   $ 32,271,386   
Dividends from affiliated companies    

17,358

  

Total investment income     32,288,744   
Expenses      
Management fees     1,502,856   
Shareholder communications     19,998   
Directors’ compensation     18,391   
Custodian fees and expenses     6,092   
Other    

59,439

  

Total expenses     1,606,776   
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses    

(12,345



Net expenses     1,594,431   
Net Investment Income     30,694,313   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)      
Net realized gain (loss) on:        
Investments from unaffiliated companies     1,794,713   
Foreign currency transactions    

(2,366,373



Net realized loss     (571,660
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:        
Investments     7,799,383   
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies    

2,518,275

  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation     10,317,658   
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $

40,440,311

  

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    

 

    Year Ended
September 30,
2013
    Year Ended
September 28,
20121
 
Operations            
Net investment income   $ 30,694,313      $ 30,154,010   
Net realized loss     (571,660     (10,952,103
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation    

10,317,658

  

   

10,577,827

  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     40,440,311        29,779,734   
Beneficial Interest Transactions                
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:                
Proceeds from contributions     15,292,487        20,038,166   
Payments for withdrawals    

(41,147,928



   

(24,287,090



      (25,855,441     (4,248,924
                 
Net Assets            
Total increase     14,584,870        25,530,810   
Beginning of period    

376,657,338

  

   

351,126,528

  

End of period   $

391,242,208

  

  $

376,657,338

  

1. September 28, 2012 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS    

 

    Year Ended
September 30,
    Year Ended
September 28,
    Year Ended
September 30,
    Year Ended
September 30,
    Year Ended
September 30,
 
    2013     20121     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Data                              
Net asset value, beginning of period     $ 12.16        $ 11.20       $ 11.03        $ 10.49       $   9.90  
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income2     1.04        .96        .79        .85        .89   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)    

.32

  

   



3 

   

(.62



   

(.31

)

   

(.30

)

Total from investment operations     1.36        .96       .17        .54       .59  
Net asset value, end of period    

$13.52

  

   

$12.16

 

   

$11.20

  

   

$11.03

 

   

$10.49

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value4     11.18     8.57 %     1.54     5.15 %     5.96 %
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data                              
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)     $391,242        $376,657       $351,127        $63,873       $48,856  
Average net assets (in thousands)     $376,007        $358,447       $265,678        $49,054       $47,309  
Ratios to average net assets:5                                        
Net investment income     8.16     8.41     7.19     8.04     8.98
Total expenses6     0.43     0.42     0.43     0.66     0.55
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses     0.43     0.42 %     0.43     0.65 %     0.55 %
Portfolio turnover rate     21     38     20     38     5

 

1. September 28, 2012 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period. See Note 1 of the accompanying Notes.

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

3. Less than $0.005 per share.

4. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

5. Annualized for periods less than one full year.

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

Year Ended September 30, 2013      0.43
Year Ended September 28, 2012      0.42
Year Ended September 30, 2011      0.43
Year Ended September 30, 2010      0.67
Year Ended September 30, 2009      0.55

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    September 30, 2013

 


 

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 total return. The Fund’s investment adviser was OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”), through December 31, 2012. Effective January 1, 2013, the Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFI. The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI, as of the same effective date. As of September 30, 2013, approximately 100% of the shares of the Fund were owned by the Manager, other funds advised or sub-advised by the Manager or an affiliate of 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 certain “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.

 


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

 


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 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.

As of September 30, 2013, securities with an aggregate market value of $374,443,289, representing 95.7% of the Fund’s net assets were comprised of event-linked bonds.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued

 


 

1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued

 

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.

 


Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Manager is the investment adviser of IMMF, and the Sub-Adviser provides investment and related advisory services to IMMF. When applicable, the Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. Shares of IMMF are valued at their net asset value per share. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.

 


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

 


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

 

 

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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 with 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.

 


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.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued

 


 

1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued

 

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

 


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

 


2. Securities Valuation

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

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

 

Valuation Methods and Inputs

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

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

Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange (including exchange-traded derivatives other than futures and futures options) are valued based on the last sale price of the security reported on the principal exchange on which it is traded, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the current day’s closing “bid” and “asked” prices, and if not, at the current day’s closing bid price. A security of a foreign issuer traded on a foreign exchange but not listed on a registered U.S. securities exchange is valued based on the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the third party pricing service used by the Manager, prior

 

 

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to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. If the last sale price is unavailable, the security is valued at the most recent official closing price on the principal exchange on which it is traded. If the last sales price or official closing price for a foreign security is not available, the security is valued at the mean between the bid and asked price per the exchange or, if not available from the exchange, obtained from two dealers. If bid and asked prices are not available from either the exchange or two dealers, the security is valued by using one of the following methodologies (listed in order of priority); (1) using a bid from the exchange, (2) the mean between the bid and asked price as provided by a single dealer, or (3) a bid from a single dealer.

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

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

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

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued utilizing current and forward currency rates obtained from third party pricing services. When the settlement date of a contract is an interim date for which a quotation is not available, interpolated values are derived using the nearest dated forward currency rate.

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

 

Security Type    Standard inputs generally considered by third-party pricing  vendors
Corporate debt, government debt, municipal, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities    Reported trade data, broker-dealer price quotations, benchmark yields, issuer spreads on comparable securities, the credit quality, yield, maturity, and other appropriate factors.

Loans

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

Event-linked bonds

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

 

If a market value or price cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the “good faith” opinion of the Manager, the market value or price obtained does not constitute a “readily available market quotation,” or a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security the security is fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued

 


 

2. Securities Valuation Continued

 

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

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

 

Classifications

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2013 based on valuation input level:

 

     Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
   Level 2—
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
  Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   Value
Assets Table                                           
Investments, at Value:                                           
Event-Linked Bonds      $        $ 374,443,289       $        $ 374,443,289  
Investment Company        7,234,742                           7,234,742  
      


    


   


    


Total Assets      $ 7,234,742        $ 374,443,289       $        $ 381,678,031  
      


    


   


    


Liabilities Table                                           
Other Financial Instruments:                                           
Foreign currency exchange contracts      $        $ (623,519 )     $        $ (623,519 )
      


    


   


    


Total Liabilities      $        $ (623,519 )     $        $ (623,519 )
      


    


   


    


 

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.

 


3. Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

     Year Ended September 30, 2013        Year Ended September 28, 2012  
     Shares        Amount        Shares      Amount  
Contributions      1,257,200         $ 15,292,487           1,753,477       $ 20,038,166   
Withdrawals      (3,303,364        (41,147,928        (2,122,864      (24,287,090
    


Net decrease      (2,046,164      $ (25,855,441        (369,387    $ (4,248,924
    


 


4. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended September 30, 2013, were as follows:

       Purchases        Sales  
Investment securities      $ 202,421,381         $ 74,014,867   

 


5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate of 0.40%.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued

 


 

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates Continued

 

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

 


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

 


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

 


Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF. During the year ended September 30, 2013, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $12,345 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.

 


6. 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 currency exchange contracts, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps, variance 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. These instruments 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. Such contracts may be entered into through a bilateral over-the-counter (“OTC”) transaction, or through a securities or futures exchange and cleared through a clearinghouse.

 

 

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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.

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.

 

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 due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. 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. 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. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Fund’s initial investment.

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

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    Continued

 


 

6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued

 

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.

The Fund’s actual exposures to these market risk factors and associated risks during the period are discussed in further detail, by derivative type, below.

 


Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date. Such contracts are traded in the OTC inter-bank currency dealer market.

Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. The 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 contracts with the obligation to purchase specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a positive investment perspective on the related currency. These forward contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

The Fund has entered into forward 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 Fund.

The Fund has entered into forward contracts with the obligation to sell specified foreign currencies in the future at a currently negotiated forward rate in order to take a negative investment perspective on the related currency. These forward contracts seek to increase exposure to foreign exchange rate risk.

The Fund has entered into forward 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 Fund.

During the year ended September 30, 2013, the Fund had daily average contract amounts on forward contracts to buy and sell of $644,270 and $38,576,548, respectively.

Additional associated risk to the Fund includes counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty to a forward contract will default and fail to perform its obligations to the Fund.

 


Counterparty Credit Risk. Derivative positions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Fund. The Fund intends to enter into

 

 

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derivative transactions with counterparties that the Manager believes to be creditworthy at the time of the transaction.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund. For OTC options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund and not the counterparty to perform.

To reduce counterparty risk with respect to OTC transactions, 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 make (or to have an entitlement to receive) a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) for outstanding payables and receivables with respect to certain OTC positions in swaps, options, swaptions, and forward currency exchange contracts for each individual counterparty. In addition, the Fund may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to ISDA master agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Fund.

ISDA master agreements include credit related contingent features which allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on exchange-traded derivatives cleared through a clearinghouse and for cleared swaps is generally considered lower than as compared to OTC derivatives. However, counterparty credit risk exists with respect to initial and variation margin deposited/paid by the Fund that is held in futures commission merchant, broker and/or clearinghouse accounts for such exchange-traded derivatives and for cleared swaps.

With respect to cleared swaps, such transactions will be submitted for clearing, and if cleared, will be held in accounts at futures commission merchants or brokers that are members of clearinghouses. While brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of

 

 

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6. Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments Continued

 

margin held by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s, futures commission merchant’s or clearinghouse’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

There is the risk that a broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse will decline to clear a transaction on the Fund’s behalf, and the Fund may be required to pay a termination fee to the executing broker with whom the Fund initially enters into the transaction. Clearinghouses may also be permitted to terminate cleared swaps at any time. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the broker or futures commission merchant will improperly use the Fund’s assets deposited/paid as initial or variation margin to satisfy payment obligations of another customer. In the event of a default by another customer of the broker or futures commission merchant, the Fund might not receive its variation margin payments from the clearinghouse, due to the manner in which variation margin payments are aggregated for all customers of the broker/futures commission merchant.

Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker, futures commission merchant or clearinghouse for exchange-traded and cleared derivatives, including cleared swaps. Brokers, futures commission merchants and clearinghouses can ask for margin in excess of the regulatory minimum, or increase the margin amount, in certain circumstances.

Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA master agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund or the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Fund, if any, is noted in the Statement of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $250,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The fund had no OTC derivative assets at September 30, 2013.

 

 

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The following table presents by counterparty the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund at September 30, 2013:

            Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
        
Counterparty    Gross Amount of
Liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets & Liabilities*
     Financial
Instruments
Available
for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged**
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged**
     Net Amount  
State Street Bank    $ 623,519       $       $       $       $ 623,519   

*Over-the-counter derivatives are reported gross on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exchange traded options and margin related to cleared swaps and futures are excluded from these reported amounts.

**Reported collateral pledged within this table is limited to the net outstanding amount due from the Fund to an individual counterparty. The securities pledged as collateral by the Fund as reported on the Statement of Investments may exceed these reported amounts.

 

The following table presents the valuations of derivative instruments by risk exposure as reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2013:

Liability Derivatives  
Derivatives Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
   Value  
Foreign exchange contracts    Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts      $623,519   

 

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    $ (1,686,764

 

Amount of Change in Unrealized Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives  
Derivatives Not Accounted
for as Hedging Instruments
   Translation of assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign  currencies
 
Foreign exchange contracts    $ 467,670   

 


7. Pending Litigation

Since 2009, seven class action lawsuits have been pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter and distributor (the “Distributor”), and certain funds (but not including the Fund) advised by OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. and distributed by the Distributor (the “Defendant Funds”). The lawsuits also name as defendants certain officers and current and former trustees of the respective Defendant Funds. The lawsuits raise claims under federal securities law and allege, among other things, that the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Funds contained misrepresentations and omissions and that the respective Defendant Funds’ investment policies were not followed. The plaintiffs in these actions seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and awards of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses. The Defendant Funds’ Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to represent the Funds and the present and

 

 

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7. Pending Litigation Continued

 

former Independent Trustees named in those suits. On August 26, 2013, the parties in six of these lawsuits executed a memorandum of understanding setting forth the terms of proposed settlements of those actions. The proposed settlements are subject to a variety of contingencies, including the execution of settlement agreements, which will require preliminary and final approval by the court. The proposed settlements do not resolve a seventh outstanding lawsuit relating to Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund.

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

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

 

 

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AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleges breach of contract against the defendants and seeks compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees.

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

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 


 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC, including the statement of investments, as of September 30, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC as of September 30, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP

 

Denver, Colorado

November 22, 2013

 

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT

ADVISORY AGREEMENT    Unaudited

 


 

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

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

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

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Managers’ key personnel who provide such services. The Sub-Adviser’s duties include providing the Fund with the services of the portfolio manager and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Fund’s investments; securities trading services; oversight of third-party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures and adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; and risk management. The Managers are responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Fund as well. Those services include providing and supervising all administrative and clerical personnel who are necessary in order to provide effective corporate administration for the Fund; compiling

 

 

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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT

ADVISORY AGREEMENT    Unaudited / Continued

 


 

and maintaining records with respect to the Fund’s operations; preparing and filing reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Fund for its shareholders; preparing proxy materials for shareholder meetings; and preparing the registration statements required by Federal and state securities laws for the sale of the Fund’s shares. The Managers also provide the Fund with office space, facilities and equipment.

The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Managers’ resources that are available to the Fund. The Board took account of the fact that the Sub-Adviser has had over fifty years of experience as an investment adviser and that its assets under management rank it among the top mutual fund managers in the United States. The Board evaluated the Sub-Adviser’s advisory, administrative, accounting, legal, compliance services and risk management, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Managers’ key personnel and the size and functions of its staff. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Caleb Wong, the portfolio manager for the Fund, and the Sub-Adviser’s investment team and analysts. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Managers as directors of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreement.

Investment Performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. Throughout the year, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser provided information on the investment performance of the Fund, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser and the independent consultant, comparing the Fund’s historical performance to its benchmark and to the performance of other retail nontraditional bond funds. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its performance category median during the one- and three-year periods. The Board noted that other Oppenheimer Funds hold all outstanding shares of the Fund.

Costs of Services by the Adviser. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Adviser and the other expenses borne by the Fund. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the services provided to the Fund to the fees and services for other clients or accounts advised by the Adviser. The independent consultant provided

 

 

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comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Fund and other retail front-end load nontraditional bond funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual management fees as well as its total expenses were well below that of its respective peer group median and category median. Within the total asset range of $250 million to $500 million, the Fund’s effective rate was lower than its peer group median and category median.

Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund and whether those economies of scale benefit the Fund’s shareholders at the current level of Fund assets in relation to its management fee.

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

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

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

 

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS    Unaudited

 


 

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

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first quarter and the third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Those forms may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

 

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    Unaudited

 

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Year of Birth   Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS   The address of each Director in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Director serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.
Sam Freedman,
Chairman of the Board of
Directors (since 2012) and Director (since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1940
  Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Sub-Adviser and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Sub-Adviser (until October 1994). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Freedman has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1996, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
Edward L. Cameron,
Director (since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1938
  Member of The Life Guard of Mount Vernon (George Washington historical site) (June 2000-June 2006); Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (accounting firm) (July 1974-June 1999); Chairman of Price Waterhouse LLP Global Investment Management Industry Services Group (accounting firm) (July 1994-June 1998). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Cameron has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1999, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
Jon S. Fossel,
Director (since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1942
  Chairman of the Board (2006-December 2011) and Director (June 2002-December 2011) of UNUMProvident (insurance company); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (November 2004-December 2009); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Sub-Adviser; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (parent holding company of the Sub-Adviser), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Fossel has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 1990, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
Richard F. Grabish,
Director (since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1948
  Formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing (March 1997-December 2007), Director (March 1987-December 2007) and Manager of Private Client Services (June 1985-June 2005) of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (broker/dealer and investment firm); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (March 2001-December 2007); President and Vice Chairman of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (April 1987-March 2001); President of A.G. Edwards Trust Company, FSB (investment adviser) (June 2005-December 2007). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Grabish has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2001, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    Unaudited / Continued

 

Beverly L. Hamilton,
Director (since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1946
  Trustee of Monterey Institute for International Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (December 2005-June 2011); Chairman (since 2010) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (April 2002-April 2008); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005); Vice Chairman (2006-2009) of American Funds’ Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston’s Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Hamilton has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Victoria J. Herget,

Director (since 2012)

Year of Birth:1951

  Independent Director of the First American Funds (mutual fund family) (2003-2011); former Managing Director (1993-2001), Principal (1985-1993), Vice President (1978-1985) and Assistant Vice President (1973-1978) of Zurich Scudder Investments (and its predecessor firms); Board Chair (2008-Present) and Director (2004-Present), United Educators (insurance company); Trustee (1992-2007), Chair of the Board of Trustees (1999-2007), Investment Committee Chair (1994-1999) and Investment Committee member (2007-2010) of Wellesley College; Trustee (since 2000) and Chair (since 2010), Newberry Library; Trustee, Mather LifeWays (since 2001); Trustee, BoardSource (2006-2009) and Chicago City Day School (1994-2005). Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Herget has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Robert J. Malone,

Director (since 2008)

Year of Birth: 1944

  Chairman of the Board (since 2012) and Director (since August 2005) of Jones International University (educational organization) (since August 2005); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (2008-2012); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (1986-2010); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2006-2010); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004); Chairman of the Board (1991-1994) and Trustee (1985-1994) of Regis University; and Chairman of the Board (1990-1991 and Trustee (1984-1999) of Young Presidents Organization. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Malone has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2002, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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F. William Marshall, Jr.,
Director (since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1942
  Trustee Emeritus of Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI) (private university) (since 2009); Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996), MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996) and Mass Mutual Premier Funds (investment company) (since January 2012); President and Treasurer of the SIS Fund (private charitable fund) (January 1999-March 2011); Former Trustee of WPI (1985-2008); Former Chairman of the Board (2004-2006) and Former Chairman of the Investment Committee of WPI (1994-2008); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SIS Bancorp. (1993-1999). Oversees 42 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Marshall has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2000, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
Karen L. Stuckey,
Director (since 2012)
Year of Birth: 1953
  Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (held various positions 1975-1990); Emeritus Trustee (since 2006), Trustee (1992-2006) and member of Executive, Nominating and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee of Lehigh University; and member, Women’s Investment Management Forum since inception. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Stuckey has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time she has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.
James D. Vaughn,
Director (since 2012)
Year of Birth:1945
  Retired; former managing partner (1994-2001) of Denver office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, (held various positions 1969-1993); Trustee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Schroder Funds (2003-2012); Board member and Chairman of Audit Committee of AMG National Trust Bank (since 2005); Trustee and Investment Committee member, University of South Dakota Foundation (since 1996); Board member, Audit Committee Member and past Board Chair, Junior Achievement (since 1993); former Board member, Mile High United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Economic Club of Colorado and Metro Denver Network. Oversees 38 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Vaughn has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since 2012, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

 

 

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    Unaudited / Continued

 

INTERESTED DIRECTOR AND OFFICER   Mr. Glavin is an “Interested Director” because he is affiliated with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser by virtue of his positions as an officer and director of the Manager and a director of the Sub-Adviser, and as a shareholder of the Sub-Adviser’s parent company. Both as a Trustee and as an officer, he serves for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. Mr. Glavin’s address is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.
William F. Glavin, Jr.,
Director, President and
Principal Executive Officer
(since 2009)
Year of Birth: 1958
  Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Manager (since January 2013); President of the Manager (January 2013-May 2013); Chairman of the Sub-Adviser (December 2009-December 2012); Chief Executive Officer (January 2009-December 2012) and Director of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2009); President of the Sub-Adviser (May 2009-December 2012); Management Director (since June 2009), President (since December 2009) and Chief Executive Officer (since January 2011) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (“OAC”) (the Sub-Adviser’s parent holding company); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since March 2010); Executive Vice President (March 2006-February 2009) and Chief Operating Officer (July 2007-February 2009) of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC’s parent company); Director (May 2004-March 2006) and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (May 2004-January 2005), President (January 2005-March 2006) and Chief Executive Officer (June 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Director (March 2005-March 2006), President (May 2003-March 2006) and Chief Compliance Officer (July 2005-March 2006) of Babson Capital Securities, Inc. (a broker-dealer); President (May 2003-March 2006) of Babson Investment Company, Inc.; Director (May 2004-August 2006) of Babson Capital Europe Limited; Director (May 2004-October 2006) of Babson Capital Guernsey Limited; Director (May 2004-March 2006) of Babson Capital Management LLC; Non-Executive Director (March 2005-March 2007) of Baring Asset Management Limited; Director (February 2005-June 2006) Baring Pension Trustees Limited; Director and Treasurer (December 2003-November 2006) of Charter Oak Capital Management, Inc.; Director (May 2006-September 2006) of C.M. Benefit Insurance Company; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of C.M. Life Insurance Company; President (March 2006-May 2007) of MassMutual Assignment Company; Director (January 2005-December 2006), Deputy Chairman (March 2005-December 2006) and President (February 2005-March 2005) of MassMutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited; Director (May 2008-June 2009) and Executive Vice President (June 2007-July 2009) of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; Chief Executive Officer and President (April 2007-January 2009) of MML Distributors, LLC; and Chairman (March 2006-December 2008) and Chief Executive Officer (May 2007-December 2008) of MML Investors Services, Inc. An officer of 89 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

 

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OTHER OFFICERS OF
THE FUND
  The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Wong, Gabinet and Ms. Nasta, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Messrs. Vandehey and Wixted, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Officer serves for an indefinite term or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.
Caleb Wong,
Vice President (since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1965
  Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (since June 1999); Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser (since January 2005); Head of fixed income quantitative research and risk management of the Sub-Adviser (1997-1999) and worked in fixed-income quantitative research and risk management for the Sub-Adviser (since July 1996). A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
Arthur S. Gabinet,
Secretary and Chief Legal
Officer (since 2011)
Year of Birth: 1958
  Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Manager (since January 2013); General Counsel OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Executive Vice President (May 2010-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011) of the Sub-Adviser; General Counsel of the Distributor (since January 2011); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (January 2011-December 2012); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since January 2011); Assistant Secretary (since January 2011) and Director (since January 2011) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2011) and General Counsel of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since January 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Private Investments Inc. (since January 2011); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (January 2011-December 2011); Executive Vice President (January 2011-December 2012) and General Counsel of OFI Global Institutional, Inc. (since January 2011); General Counsel, Asset Management of the Sub-Adviser (May 2010-December 2010); Principal, The Vanguard Group (November 2005-April 2010); District Administrator, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 2003-October 2005). An officer of 89 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Christina M. Nasta,
Vice President and Chief
Business Officer (since 2011)

Year of Birth: 1973

  Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (since January 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (July 2010-December 2012); Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (January 2003-July 2010); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (January 2003-July 2010). An officer of 89 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.
Mark S. Vandehey,
Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer
(since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1950
  Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since January 2013); Chief Compliance Officer of OFI SteelPath, Inc. (since January 2013); Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser (March 2004-December 2012); Chief Compliance Officer of the Sub-Adviser, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., OFI Global Trust Company, OFI Global Institutional, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc., OFI Private Investments, Inc., Harborview Asset Management Corporation, Trinity Investment Management Corporation, and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2004); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc. (June 1983-December 2012). An officer of 89 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

 

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    Unaudited / Continued

 

Brian W. Wixted,
Treasurer and Principal
Financial & Accounting Officer (since 2008)
Year of Birth: 1959
  Senior Vice President of the Manager (since January 2013); Treasurer of the Sub-Adviser, HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (March 1999-June 2008), OFI Private Investments, Inc. (March 2000-June 2008), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc (since May 2000), OFI Global Institutional, Inc. (November 2000-June 2008), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Sub-Adviser) (June 2003-December 2011); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Global Trust Company (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corporation (March 1999-June 2008). An officer of 89 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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

 

 

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OPPENHEIMER MASTER EVENT-LINKED BOND FUND, LLC

 

Manager   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Adviser   OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Distributor   OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent   OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.
Sub-Transfer Agent  

Shareholder Services, Inc.

DBA OppenheimerFunds Services

Independent

Registered Public

Accounting Firm

  KPMG LLP
Legal Counsel   K&L Gates LLP

 

 

©2013 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

 

 

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PRIVACY POLICY

 

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

 

Information Sources

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

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Applications or other forms

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When you create a user ID and password for online account access

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When you enroll in eDocs Direct, our electronic document delivery service

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Your transactions with us, our affiliates or others

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A software program on our website, often referred to as a “cookie,” which indicates which parts of our site you’ve visited

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When you set up challenge questions to reset your password online

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Protection of Information

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

 

Disclosure of Information

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

 

Right of Refusal

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

 

 

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PRIVACY POLICY

 

 

Internet Security and Encryption

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

 

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

 

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

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All transactions, including redemptions, exchanges and purchases, are secured by SSL and 128-bit encryption. SSL is used to establish a secure connection between your PC and OppenheimerFunds’ server. It transmits information in an encrypted and scrambled format.

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Encryption is achieved through an electronic scrambling technology that uses a “key” to code and then decode the data. Encryption acts like the cable converter box you may have on your television set. It scrambles data with a secret code so that no one can make sense of it while it is being transmitted. When the data reaches its destination, the same software unscrambles the data.

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You can exit the secure area by either closing your browser, or for added security, you can use the Log Out button before you close your browser.

 

Other Security Measures

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

 

How You Can Help

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

 

Who We Are

This joint notice describes the privacy policies of the Oppenheimer funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., and each of its financial institution subsidiaries, the trustee of OppenheimerFunds Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and the custodian of the OppenheimerFunds 403(b)(7) tax sheltered custodial accounts. It applies to all Oppenheimer fund accounts you presently have, or may open in the future, using your Social Security number—whether or not you remain a shareholder of our funds. This notice was last updated November 2012. In the event it is updated or changed, we will post an updated notice on our website at oppenheimerfunds.com. If you have any questions about these privacy policies, write to us at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270, email us by clicking on the Contact Us section of our website at oppenheimerfunds.com or call us at 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677).

 

 

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INFORMATION and services

 

 

General Information

Representatives available Mon–Fri 8am–8pm ET

1.800.CALL OPP (1.800.225.5677)


Written Correspondence and Transaction Requests

OppenheimerFunds Services

P.O. Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270

 

For Overnight Delivery

OppenheimerFunds Services

12100 East Iliff Avenue, Suite 300

Aurora, CO 80014

 

Oppenheimer funds are distributed by Oppenheimer Distributor, Inc.

 

RA1270.001.0913    November 22, 2013

 

LOGO


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

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

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Directors of the registrant has determined that F. William Marshall, Jr., the Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee, is the audit committee financial expert and that Mr. Marshall is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $33,400 in fiscal 2013 and $32,700 in fiscal 2012.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

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

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $469,080 in fiscal 2013 and $424,956 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

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

 

(c) Tax Fees

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

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $653,930 in fiscal 2013 and $359,124 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.


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

 

(d) All Other Fees

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

(2) 0%

 

(f) Not applicable as less than 50%.

 

(g) The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $1,123,010 in fiscal 2013 and $784,080 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant related to non-audit fees. Those billings did not include any prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


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

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

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

None


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 9/30/2013, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Exhibit attached hereto.

(2) Exhibits attached hereto.

(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Exhibit attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

 

By:  

/s/ William F. Glavin, Jr.

  William F. Glavin, Jr.
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   11/11/2013

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:   11/11/2013
By:  

/s/ Brian W. Wixted

  Brian W. Wixted
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   11/11/2013