N-CSR 1 d624709dncsr.htm OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND Oppenheimer Value Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-3346

 

 

Oppenheimer Series Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Arthur S. Gabinet

OFI Global Asset Management, Inc.

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

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: 10/31/2013

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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Table of Contents

 

Fund Performance Discussion      3      
Top Holdings and Allocations      6      
Fund Expenses      9      
Statement of Investments      11      
Statement of Assets and Liabilities      14      
Statement of Operations      16      
Statements of Changes in Net Assets      17      
Financial Highlights      18      
Notes to Financial Statements      24      
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      37      
Federal Income Tax Information      38      
Board Approval of the Fund’s Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements      39      
Special Shareholder Meeting      42      
Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures; Updates to Statement of Investments      44      
Trustees and Officers      45      
Privacy Policy Notice      52      

 

 

Class A Shares

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AT 10/31/13

 

     Class A Shares of the Fund          
   Without Sales Charge    With Sales Charge    S&P 500 Index   

Russell 1000 Value

Index

1-Year

   26.88%    19.59%    27.18%    28.29%

5-Year

   13.75       12.41       15.17       14.06   

10-Year

   7.19     6.56     7.46     7.81 

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future resultsThe investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund returns include changes in share price, reinvested distributions, and a 5.75% maximum applicable sales charge except where “without sales charge” is indicated. 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).

 

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Fund Performance Discussion

The Fund’s Class A shares (without sales charge) produced a positive total return of 26.88% during the reporting period. On a relative basis, the Fund underperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “Index”), which returned 28.29%. The Fund’s underperformance relative to the Index stemmed primarily from less favorable stock selection in the health care, information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. The Fund outperformed the Index in the industrials, materials and consumer staples sectors due to stronger stock selection. Underweight positions in energy and utilities, which were among the weaker performing sectors of the Index this period, also benefited the Fund’s relative performance.

MARKET OVERVIEW

Over the first half of the period, risk markets rallied in response to accommodative polices established by central banks throughout the world. Prior to the start of the period, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) launched an open-ended quantitative easing program involving monthly purchases of $85 billion of U.S. government securities and mortgage-backed securities. The

quantitative easing program was designed to help boost the U.S. economy by keeping mortgage rates and other long-term interest rates low. While Europe continued to struggle with its sovereign debt crisis, analysts were encouraged when the head of the European Central Bank publicly stated his intent to

 

 

 

COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENTS IN:

 

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support the euro as the European Union’s common currency. Even in Japan, which had been mired in economic weakness for years, new government leadership adopted stimulative economic policies and the Bank of Japan (the “BoJ”) announced a massive quantitative easing program.

In late May, relatively hawkish remarks by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke were widely interpreted as a signal that U.S. monetary policymakers would begin to back away from their quantitative easing program sooner than expected, sparking heightened volatility in financial markets throughout the world. Additionally, fears began to creep into the market about a possible slowdown in the world’s emerging economies. As a result, the higher dividend yielding sectors of the equity markets sold off. Market conditions generally stabilized over the summer of 2013. Despite a roughly two week U.S. government shutdown in October, equity markets generally resumed their upward trend through September and October as the Fed refrained from cutting back its quantitative easing program.

FUND REVIEW

During the period, the top two performing holdings of the Fund were Walgreen Co. and Lowe’s Cos., Inc. Drug store operator Walgreen performed particularly well for the period. In 2012, the company acquired a 45% stake in European pharmacy chain Alliance Boots. Synergies between the companies appeared strong during the period. Lowe’s is a home improvement retailer that benefited from the continued improvement in housing.

Also contributing positively to performance were The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Honeywell International, Inc. and Chevron Corp. Goldman Sachs saw an increase in underwriting services and its investment banking business performed solidly. Goldman Sachs also took a number of cost-cutting measures during the period. Honeywell is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that released positive 2012 results during the period. We exited our position during the reporting period and locked in gains. Oil company Chevron’s stock was driven partly by higher refining profitability and a rise in upstream volumes. We also exited our position in this stock by period end.

While detractors from performance were limited this period, the most significant was Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The company, based in Israel, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of generic pharmaceuticals. Early in the period, earnings slipped for the company as sales of generic drugs decreased. Also detracting from performance to a lesser degree were Celanese Corp., International Business Machines Corp., Apache Corp. and J.C. Penney Company, Inc., each of which we exited this period.

 

 

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STRATEGY & OUTLOOK

We remain optimistic about the economy and believe that, although there may be bumps along the road, the U.S. is on a path to sustainable recovery. As part of that view, we believe the health of the financials sector continues to advance, innovation and cyclical improvements should positively impact information technology, and attractive investment opportunities exist within health care. Conversely, we remain less sanguine about the outlook for materials. While we believe that global growth – particularly in emerging economies – may not decelerate further, we also believe it is unlikely to pick-

up significantly in the near-to-mid-term. Additionally, we remain cautious about the outlook for stocks with similar characteristics to bonds, such as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and utilities, as these have reacted negatively to the recent rise in interest rates. Management behavior towards the use of free cash flow guides our investment decisions, and our search for companies poised for an unanticipated acceleration in return on invested capital is our constant imperative.

 

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Laton Spahr, CFA1

Portfolio Manager

1. Laton Spahr became the Portfolio Manager on March 11, 2013.

 

 

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Top Holdings and Allocations

 

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK HOLDINGS

 

General Electric Co.

   3.6%

Citigroup, Inc.

   3.2   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   2.5   

Apple, Inc.

   2.4   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   2.1   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

   2.0   

United Technologies Corp.

   1.9   

American International Group, Inc.

   1.8   

Morgan Stanley

   1.8   

Eaton Corp. plc

   1.8   

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2013, and are based on net assets. For more current Fund holdings, please visit oppenheimerfunds.com.

TOP TEN COMMON STOCK INDUSTRIES

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   9.7%

Insurance

   8.8   

Pharmaceuticals

   5.7   

Computers & Peripherals

   5.0   

Capital Markets

   4.9   

Diversified Financial Services

   4.9   

Industrial Conglomerates

   4.3   

Software

   3.6   

Health Care Providers & Services

   3.4   

Electric Utilities

   2.8   

Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2013, and are based on net assets.

 

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

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Portfolio holdings and allocations are subject to change. Percentages are as of October 31, 2013, and are based on the total market value of common stocks.

 

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Share Class Performance

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITHOUT SALES CHARGE AS OF 10/31/13

 

       Inception Date      1-Year        5-Year        10-Year

Class A (CGRWX)

     9/16/85        26.88%           13.75%         7.19%

Class B (CGRBX)

     10/2/95        25.78%           12.81%         6.64%

Class C (CGRCX)

     5/1/96        25.91%           12.90%         6.37%

Class I (OGRIX)

     2/28/12        27.40%           17.95%      N/A    

Class N (CGRNX)

     3/1/01        26.54%           13.47%         6.87%

Class Y (CGRYX)

     12/16/96        27.31%           14.21%         7.60%

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS WITH SALES CHARGE AS OF 10/31/13

 

 

       Inception Date        1-Year        5-Year        10-Year

Class A (CGRWX)

       9/16/85           19.59%           12.41%         6.56%

Class B (CGRBX)

       10/2/95           20.78%           12.56%         6.64%

Class C (CGRCX)

       5/1/96           24.91%           12.90%         6.37%

Class I (OGRIX)

       2/28/12           27.40%           17.95%      N/A    

Class N (CGRNX)

       3/1/01           25.54%           13.47%         6.87%

Class Y (CGRYX)

       12/16/96           27.31%           14.21%         7.60%

*Shows performance since inception

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

The Fund’s performance is compared to the performance of the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 1000 Value Index. The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks intended to be a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries within the U.S. economy. The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. Indices are unmanaged and cannot be purchased by investors. Index performance includes reinvestment of income, but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only as a benchmark for the Fund’s performance, and does not predict or depict performance of the Fund. The Fund’s performance reflects the effects of the Fund’s business and operating expenses.

 

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

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

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

 

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Fund Expenses

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

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000.00 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire 6-month period ended October 31, 2013.

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

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

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

 

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Actual   

Beginning

Account

Value

May 1, 2013

    

Ending

Account

Value

October 31, 2013

    

Expenses

Paid During

6 Months Ended

October 31, 2013

 

Class A

   $ 1,000.00             $ 1,112.00               $ 5.23           

Class B

     1,000.00               1,107.60                 9.92           

Class C

     1,000.00               1,107.90                 9.23           

Class I

     1,000.00               1,114.00                 2.72           

Class N

     1,000.00               1,110.60                 6.46           

Class Y

     1,000.00               1,113.60                 3.20           

Hypothetical

        

(5% return before expenses)

  

                 

Class A

     1,000.00               1,020.27                 5.00           

Class B

     1,000.00               1,015.83                 9.49           

Class C

     1,000.00               1,016.48                 8.83           

Class I

     1,000.00               1,022.63                 2.60           

Class N

     1,000.00               1,019.11                 6.18           

Class Y

     1,000.00               1,022.18                 3.06           

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for that class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Those annualized expense ratios, excluding indirect expenses from affiliated funds, based on the 6-month period ended October 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

Class

     Expense Ratios   

Class A

     0.98

Class B

     1.86   

Class C

     1.73   

Class I

     0.51   

Class N

     1.21   

Class Y

     0.60   

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

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS   October 31, 2013  

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Common Stocks—99.2%

     

 

 

Consumer Discretionary—8.1%

  

  

 

 

Auto Components—1.3%

     

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     659,740       $     30,447,001   

 

 

Automobiles—0.5%

     

Daimler AG, Sponsored ADR

     140,760         11,507,130   

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services—0.5%

  

  

Apollo Group, Inc., Cl. A1

     454,710         12,136,210   

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.8%

  

  

McDonald’s Corp.

     59,355         5,728,945   

 

 

MGM Resorts International1

     1,057,820         20,140,893   

 

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     316,730         13,315,329   
     

 

 

 
        39,185,167   

 

 

Household Durables—0.6%

     

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     448,410         13,286,388   

 

 

Media—1.3%

     

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

     367,490         12,057,347   

 

 

Liberty Media Corp., Cl. A1

     74,610         11,408,615   

 

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     83,422         5,721,915   
     

 

 

 
        29,187,877   

 

 

Multiline Retail—0.2%

     

Target Corp.

     72,550         4,700,515   

 

 

Specialty Retail—1.9%

     

Gap, Inc. (The)

     337,620         12,488,564   

 

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     643,801         32,048,414   
     

 

 

 
        44,536,978   

 

 

Consumer Staples—8.0%

     

 

 

Beverages—1.3%

     

PepsiCo, Inc.

     359,947         30,267,943   

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—2.7%

  

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     138,337         16,323,766   

 

 

Sysco Corp.

     511,616         16,545,661   

 

 

Walgreen Co.

     515,298         30,526,254   
     

 

 

 
        63,395,681   

 

 

Food Products—2.1%

     

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     471,070         14,984,737   

 

 

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

     391,947         21,314,078   

 

 

Unilever NV, NY Shares

     286,560         11,382,163   
     

 

 

 
        47,680,978   

 









































 

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Household Products—0.7%

  

  
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Sponsored ADR      1,004,940       $ 15,636,867   

 

 

Tobacco—1.2%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     94,697         3,525,569   

 

 

Lorillard, Inc.

     453,701         23,143,288   
     

 

 

 
        26,668,857   

 

 

Energy—11.7%

     

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—2.0%

  

  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     210,397         17,080,028   

 

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

     282,456         26,471,776   
     

 

 

 
        43,551,804   

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—9.7%

  

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     358,828         34,192,720   

 

 

BP plc, Sponsored ADR

     496,108         23,069,022   

 

 

Enbridge, Inc.

     395,690         17,168,989   

 

 

EQT Corp.

     165,293         14,150,734   

 

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     394,488         37,902,407   

 

 

Phillips 66

     282,190         18,181,502   

 

 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      72,204         14,785,935   

 

 

Royal Dutch Shell plc, ADR

     115,360         7,689,898   

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     1,549,870         56,337,775   
     

 

 

 
        223,478,982   

 

 

Financials—23.3%

     

 

 

Capital Markets—4.9%

     

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     1,146,260         25,962,789   

 

 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      287,348         46,222,799   

 

 

Morgan Stanley

     1,400,608         40,239,468   
     

 

 

 
        112,425,056   

 

 

Commercial Banks—1.4%

     

CIT Group, Inc.1

     350,560         16,882,970   

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     376,970         16,092,849   
     

 

 

 
        32,975,819   

 

 

Consumer Finance—2.3%

     

Capital One Financial Corp.

     552,951         37,971,145   

 

 

SLM Corp.

     538,000         13,649,060   
     

 

 

 
        51,620,205   

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—4.9%

  

  

Bank of America Corp.

     1,084,012         15,132,808   

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.

     1,512,772         73,793,018   

 

 

CME Group, Inc.

     149,490         11,093,653   
 

 

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  STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS  Continued  

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (Continued)

  

  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     219,330       $ 11,304,268   
     

 

 

 
        111,323,747   

 

 

Insurance—8.8%

     

ACE Ltd.

     356,875         34,060,150   

 

 

Aflac, Inc.

     433,050         28,139,589   

 

 

Allstate Corp. (The)

     467,915         24,827,570   

 

 
American International Group, Inc.      787,684         40,683,879   

 

 

Aon plc

     184,070         14,558,096   

 

 

MetLife, Inc.

     612,940         28,998,191   

 

 

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

     484,040         16,292,786   

 

 

XL Group plc

     470,417         14,380,648   
     

 

 

 
        201,940,909   

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.0%

  

Public Storage

     133,350         22,265,450   

 

 

Health Care—12.4%

     

 

 

Biotechnology—1.3%

     

Amgen, Inc.

     252,280         29,264,480   

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.6%

  

  

Baxter International, Inc.

     210,770         13,883,420   

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—3.4%

  

  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     602,191         35,324,524   

 

 

HCA Holdings, Inc.

     299,140         14,101,460   

 

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     409,781         27,971,651   
     

 

 

 
        77,397,635   

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services—1.4%

  

  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     323,710         31,652,364   

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—5.7%

     
Astellas Pharma, Inc., Unsponsored ADR      937,610         13,070,283   

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     396,865         20,843,350   

 

 

Pfizer, Inc.

     354,689         10,881,859   

 

 
Roche Holding AG, Sponsored ADR      537,920         37,299,373   

 

 

Sanofi, ADR

     658,454         35,214,120   

 

 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR      367,120         13,616,481   
     

 

 

 
        130,925,466   

 

 

Industrials—13.1%

     

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.9%

     

United Technologies Corp.

     399,362         42,432,213   

 

 

Airlines—1.6%

     

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     1,362,930         35,954,093   

 











































 

 

     Shares      Value  

 

 

Electrical Equipment—2.4%

     

ABB Ltd., Sponsored ADR1

     566,868       $ 14,438,128   

 

 

Eaton Corp. plc

     566,598         39,979,155   
     

 

 

 
        54,417,283   

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—4.3%

  

  

General Electric Co.

     3,149,541         82,329,002   

 

 

Siemens AG, Sponsored ADR

     127,857         16,366,974   
     

 

 

 
        98,695,976   

 

 

Machinery—2.2%

     

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     194,003         22,644,030   

 

 

Pentair Ltd.

     173,905         11,667,286   

 

 

Stanley Black & Decker,

     

Inc.

     73,400         5,805,206   

 

 

Timken Co.

     177,970         9,398,596   
     

 

 

 
        49,515,118   

 

 

Road & Rail—0.7%

     

CSX Corp.

     650,527         16,952,734   

 

 

Information Technology—14.9%

  

  

 

 

Communications Equipment—2.1%

  

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2,132,500         47,981,250   

 

 

Computers & Peripherals—5.0%

  

  

Apple, Inc.

     105,435         55,073,972   

 

 

EMC Corp.

     1,012,320         24,366,542   

 

 

NCR Corp.1

     411,220         15,030,091   

 

 

SanDisk Corp.

     274,268         19,061,626   
     

 

 

 
        113,532,231   

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components—1.0%

  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     442,487         22,783,655   

 

 

Office Electronics—0.7%

     

Xerox Corp.

     1,534,344         15,251,379   

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.5%

  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     346,144         17,064,899   

 

 

Intel Corp.

     484,150         11,827,784   

 

 
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      512,181         15,211,776   

 

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     307,166         13,195,851   
     

 

 

 
        57,300,310   

 

 

Software—3.6%

     

CA, Inc.

     541,910         17,211,062   

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

     336,540         11,896,689   

 

 

Oracle Corp.

     795,920         26,663,320   

 

 

Symantec Corp.

     624,516         14,201,494   

 

 

Synopsys, Inc.1

     328,710         11,981,479   
     

 

 

 
        81,954,044   

 

 

Materials—0.6%

     

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—0.6%

  

  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.1

     781,980         13,301,480   
 

 

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     Shares      Value  

 

 

Telecommunication Services—2.8%

  

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—2.4%

  

Telefonica SA, Sponsored ADR1      604,694       $ 10,564,004   

 

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     536,061         27,076,441   

 

 

Vivendi SA, Unsponsored ADR

     408,940         10,374,808   

 

 

Windstream Holdings, Inc.

     795,070         6,797,849   
     

 

 

 
          54,813,102   

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.4%

  

Vodafone Group plc, Sponsored ADR      253,620         9,338,288   

 

 

Utilities—4.3%

     

 

 

Electric Utilities—2.8%

  

  

Duke Energy Corp.

     364,839         26,169,901   

 

 

Edison International

     767,200         37,615,816   
     

 

 

 
          63,785,717   

 




















 

 

     Shares     Value  

 

 

Multi-Utilities—1.5%

  

 

PG&E Corp.

     222,546      $ 9,313,550   

 

 

Sempra Energy

     287,610        26,212,775   
    

 

 

 
       35,526,325   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $1,952,173,812)

  

  

    2,264,878,127   
    

 

 
Investment Company—1.1%   

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 0.11%2,3

(Cost $25,923,525)

     25,923,525        25,923,525   

 

 

Total Investments, at Value

(Cost $1,978,097,337)

     100.3       2,290,801,652   

 

 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets      (0.3)        (6,629,634
  

 

 

 
Net Assets      100.0   $ 2,284,172,018   
  

 

 

 
 

Footnotes to Statement of Investments

1. Non-income producing security.

2. Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended October 31, 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
October 31,
2012
     Gross
Additions
     Gross
Reductions
     Shares
October 31,
2013
 

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E      32,628,737         854,891,306         861,596,518         25,923,525   
                   Value      Income  

 

 
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E          $ 25,923,525       $ 43,075   

3. Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of October 31, 2013.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


  STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES  October 31, 2013  

 

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:

  

Unaffiliated companies (cost $1,952,173,812)

   $   2,264,878,127     

Affiliated companies (cost $25,923,525)

     25,923,525     
  

 

 

 
     2,290,801,652     

 

 

Receivables and other assets:

  

Investments sold

     9,936,365     

Dividends

     1,205,513     

Shares of beneficial interest sold

     570,463     

Other

     197,866     
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,302,711,859     

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables and other liabilities:

  

Investments purchased

     9,939,526     

Shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     7,698,220     

Trustees’ compensation

     373,414     

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees

     259,675     

Distribution and service plan fees

     182,946     

Shareholder communications

     27,957     

Other

     58,103     
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,539,841     

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,284,172,018     
  

 

 

 
  

 

 

Composition of Net Assets

  

Par value of shares of beneficial interest

   $ 78,857     

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     2,300,084,291     

 

 

Accumulated net investment income

     24,768,640     

 

 

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (353,464,085)    

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     312,704,315     
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,284,172,018     
  

 

 

 

 

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Net Asset Value Per Share   
Class A Shares:   
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $638,331,725 and 22,250,909 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 28.69     
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75% of offering price)    $ 30.44     

 

 
Class B Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $22,050,070 and 784,949 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 28.09     

 

 
Class C Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $135,364,080 and 4,939,180 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 27.41     

 

 
Class I Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,025,569,335 and 34,985,665 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 29.31     

 

 
Class N Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $68,954,793 and 2,452,908 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 28.11     

 

 
Class Y Shares:   
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $393,902,015 and 13,443,474 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)    $ 29.30     

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

15        OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


  STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  For the Year Ended October 31, 2013  

 

 

Investment Income

    

Dividends:

    

Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $707,609)

   $ 50,060,729     

Affiliated companies

     43,075     

 

Interest

     452     

 

Other income

     16,492     
  

 

 

Total investment income

     50,120,748     

 

Expenses

    

Management fees

     10,570,242     

 

Distribution and service plan fees:

    

Class A

     1,539,691     

Class B

     232,615     

Class C

     1,267,969     

Class N

     371,027     

 

Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:

    

Class A

     1,481,020     

Class B

     97,183     

Class C

     295,145     

Class I

     105,323     

Class N

     191,883     

Class Y

     930,785     

 

Shareholder communications:

    

Class A

     130,555     

Class B

     11,917     

Class C

     28,379     

Class I

     3     

Class N

     8,333     

Class Y

     26,750     

 

Trustees’ compensation

     61,694     

 

Custodian fees and expenses

     16,146     

 

Accounting service fees

     6,250     

 

Other

     136,654     
  

 

 

Total expenses

     17,509,564     

Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses

     (57,492  
  

 

 

Net expenses

     17,452,072     

 

Net Investment Income

     32,668,676     

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain

    

Net realized gain on investments from unaffiliated companies

     428,848,491     

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     68,386,882     

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $   529,904,049     
  

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS  

 

    

 

Year Ended

October 31, 2013

  

  

   

 

Year Ended

October 31, 2012

  

  

 

 

Operations

    

Net investment income

   $ 32,668,676      $ 38,856,869     

 

 

Net realized gain

     428,848,491        44,976,213     

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     68,386,882        153,528,440     
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     529,904,049        237,361,522     

 

 

Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders

    

Dividends from net investment income:

    

Class A

     (8,243,071     (8,075,435)    

Class B

     (72,225     —     

Class C

     (766,682     (442,555)    

Class I

     (190     —     

Class N

     (791,763     (852,702)    

Class Y

     (24,251,061     (22,919,072)    
  

 

 

 
     (34,124,992     (32,289,764)    

 

 

Beneficial Interest Transactions

    

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

    

Class A

     (133,209,558     (118,391,265)    

Class B

     (8,671,850     (12,778,251)    

Class C

     (15,170,614     (29,228,481)    

Class I

     923,315,087        10,000     

Class N

     (25,868,854     (21,912,929)    

Class Y

     (1,198,423,867     (128,720,722)    
  

 

 

 
     (458,029,656     (311,021,648)    

 

 

Net Assets

    

Total increase (decrease)

     37,749,401        (105,949,890)    

 

 

Beginning of period

     2,246,422,617        2,352,372,507     
  

 

 

 
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $24,768,640 and $25,513,610, respectively)    $ 2,284,172,018      $ 2,246,422,617     
  

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

17      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

 

Class A   

Year Ended

October 31,

2013

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2012

   

Year Ended

October 31,
2011

   

Year Ended

October 29,

20101

   

Year Ended

October 31,

2009

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 22.92      $ 20.97      $ 20.48      $ 18.56      $ 16.11   

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income2

     0.32        0.32        0.19        0.12        0.23   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5.76        1.88        0.45        2.08        2.49   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     6.08        2.20        0.64        2.20        2.72   

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.31     (0.25     (0.15     (0.28     (0.27

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 28.69      $ 22.92      $ 20.97      $ 20.48      $ 18.56   
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     26.88%        10.63%        3.14%        11.93%        17.50%   

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 638,332      $ 629,917      $ 689,650      $ 774,741      $ 822,406   

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 630,389      $ 659,914      $ 767,598      $ 804,972      $ 786,984   

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income

     1.27%        1.49%        0.88%        0.64%        1.47%   

Total expenses5

     0.99%        1.03%        1.02%        1.06%        1.12%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      0.99%        1.03%        1.02%        1.06%        1.10%   

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     149%        72%        91%        99%        132%   
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.   
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.   
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.      
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.   
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:   
  Year Ended October 31, 2013      0.99  
  Year Ended October 31, 2012      1.03  
  Year Ended October 31, 2011      1.02  
  Year Ended October 29, 2010      1.06  
  Year Ended October 31, 2009      1.12  
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
    Year Ended
October 29,
20101
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
 

 

 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 22.40      $ 20.41      $ 19.97      $ 18.11      $ 15.60   

 

 

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)2

     0.11        0.14        0.01        (0.03     0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5.65        1.85        0.43        2.02        2.47   
  

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     5.76        1.99        0.44        1.99        2.57   

 

 

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.07     0.00        0.00        (0.13     (0.06

 

 
Net asset value, end of period    $ 28.09      $ 22.40      $ 20.41      $ 19.97      $ 18.11   
  

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     25.78     9.75     2.20     11.01     16.63

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

          

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 22,050      $ 25,453      $ 35,438      $ 51,609      $ 61,762   

 

 

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 23,322      $ 29,843      $ 46,125      $ 56,054      $ 59,861   

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.43%        0.67%        0.03%        (0.18)%        0.67%   

Total expenses5

     1.95%        2.15%        2.13%        2.15%        2.24%   
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses      1.83%        1.89%        1.90%        1.90%        1.89%   

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

     149%        72%        91%        99%        132%   
1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.   
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.   
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.      
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.   
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:   
  Year Ended October 31, 2013      1.95  
  Year Ended October 31, 2012      2.15  
  Year Ended October 31, 2011      2.13  
  Year Ended October 29, 2010      2.15  
  Year Ended October 31, 2009      2.24  
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

19    OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS    Continued  

 

Class C    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
    Year Ended
October 29,
20101
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 21.91      $ 20.02      $ 19.57      $ 17.76      $ 15.35   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)2

     0.13        0.15        0.03        (0.02     0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5.51        1.81        0.43        1.99        2.41   

 

                                        

Total from investment operations

     5.64        1.96        0.46        1.97        2.51   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.14     (0.07     (0.01     (0.16     (0.10

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 27.41      $ 21.91      $ 20.02      $ 19.57      $ 17.76   

 

                                        

 

                                        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     25.91     9.82     2.35     11.12     16.64

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                        

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 135,364      $ 121,985      $ 139,828      $ 160,129      $ 164,374   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 127,553      $ 127,217      $ 161,588      $ 163,194      $ 152,381   

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.51%        0.73%        0.14%        (0.11)%        0.66%   

Total expenses5

     1.73%        1.79%        1.76%        1.81%        1.88%   

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     1.73%        1.79%        1.76%        1.81%        1.86%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     149%        72%        91%        99%        132%   

 

1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
  Year Ended October 31, 2013      1.73  
  Year Ended October 31, 2012      1.79  
  Year Ended October 31, 2011      1.76  
  Year Ended October 29, 2010      1.81  
  Year Ended October 31, 2009      1.88  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

20      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


Class I    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Period Ended
October 31,
20121
     

Per Share Operating Data

      

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 23.44      $ 22.65     

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income2

     0.39        0.25     

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5.91        0.54     

Total from investment operations

     6.30        0.79     

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.43     0.00     

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 29.31      $ 23.44     

 

                  
                  

 

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     27.40     3.49  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                  

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 1,025,569      $ 11     

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 351,280      $ 10     

Ratios to average net assets:4

      

Net investment income

     1.38%        1.65%     

Total expenses5

     0.51%        0.51%     

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     0.51%        0.51%     

Portfolio turnover rate

     149%        72%     

 

1. For the period from February 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to October 31, 2012.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
  Year Ended October 31, 2013      0.51  
  Period Ended October 31, 2012      0.51  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS    Continued  

 

Class N    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
    Year Ended
October 29,
20101
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 22.45      $ 20.54      $ 20.07      $ 18.18      $ 15.74   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income2

     0.25        0.26        0.13        0.09        0.21   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5.64        1.84        0.43        2.04        2.43   

 

                                        

Total from investment operations

     5.89        2.10        0.56        2.13        2.64   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.23     (0.19     (0.09     (0.24     (0.20

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 28.11      $ 22.45      $ 20.54      $ 20.07      $ 18.18   

 

                                        

 

                                        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     26.54     10.34     2.81     11.80     17.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                        

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 68,955      $ 77,880      $ 92,326      $ 110,161      $ 110,610   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 75,637      $ 85,585      $ 104,698      $ 111,359      $ 112,033   

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income

     1.02%        1.21%        0.61%        0.48%        1.35%   

Total expenses5

     1.24%        1.31%        1.30%        1.22%        1.75%   

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     1.24%        1.31%        1.30%        1.22%        1.32%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     149%        72%        91%        99%        132%   

 

1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
  Year Ended October 31, 2013      1.24  
  Year Ended October 31, 2012      1.31  
  Year Ended October 31, 2011      1.30  
  Year Ended October 29, 2010      1.22  
  Year Ended October 31, 2009      1.75  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Y    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
    Year Ended
October 31,
2012
    Year Ended
October 31,
2011
    Year Ended
October 29,
20101
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
 

Per Share Operating Data

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 23.43      $ 21.44      $ 20.94      $ 18.94      $ 16.49   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income2

     0.46        0.42        0.29        0.23        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     5.82        1.92        0.46        2.10        2.52   

 

                                        

Total from investment operations

     6.28        2.34        0.75        2.33        2.81   

Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.41     (0.35     (0.25     (0.33     (0.36

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 29.30      $ 23.43      $ 21.44      $ 20.94      $ 18.94   

 

                                        

 

                                        

Total Return, at Net Asset Value3

     27.31     11.13     3.59     12.43     17.94
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                                        

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 393,902      $ 1,391,177      $ 1,395,131      $ 1,319,618      $ 857,703   

Average net assets (in thousands)

   $ 1,013,582      $ 1,401,244      $ 1,440,060      $ 1,035,895      $ 881,802   

Ratios to average net assets:4

          

Net investment income

     1.80%        1.92%        1.31%        1.17%        1.83%   

Total expenses5

     0.58%        0.59%        0.58%        0.60%        0.81%   

Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses

     0.58%        0.59%        0.58%        0.60%        0.79%   

Portfolio turnover rate

     149%        72%        91%        99%        132%   

 

1. October 29, 2010 represents the last business day of the Fund’s reporting period.
2. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3. Assumes an initial investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
4. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
5. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated fund were as follows:
  Year Ended October 31, 2013      0.58  
  Year Ended October 31, 2012      0.59  
  Year Ended October 31, 2011      0.58  
  Year Ended October 29, 2010      0.60  
  Year Ended October 31, 2009      0.81  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      
 

 

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Oppenheimer Value Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc., is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks with low price-earnings ratios and better-than-anticipated earnings. Realization of current income is a secondary consideration. The Fund’s investment adviser was OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI” or the “Sub-Adviser”) through December 31, 2012. Effective January 1, 2013, the Fund’s investment adviser is OFI Global Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Global” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFI. The Manager has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with OFI, as of the same effective date.

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

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

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.

 

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1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

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

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

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Accumulated
Loss
Carryforward1,2,3
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
Based on cost of
Securities and
Other Investments
for Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

$25,138,788

     $—         $344,906,204         $304,146,435   

1. As of October 31, 2013, the Fund had $344,906,204 of net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. Details of the capital loss carryforwards are included in the table below. Capital loss carryovers with no expiration, if any, must be utilized prior to those with expiration dates.

Expiring        

2017

   $     344,906,204   

2. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund utilized $400,120,941 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

3. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund utilized $54,453,581 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.

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

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued  
 

 

  1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for October 31, 2013. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.

 

Increase

to Accumulated

Net Investment

Income

   Increase
to Accumulated Net
Realized Loss
on Investments
 

$711,346

     $711,346   

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

      Year Ended
October 31, 2013
     Year Ended
October 31, 2012
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 34,124,992       $  32,289,764   

The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of October 31, 2013 are noted in the following table. The primary difference between book and tax appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments, if applicable, is attributable to the tax deferral of losses or tax realization of financial statement unrealized gain or loss.

 

Federal tax cost of securities

   $   1,986,655,217   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 313,631,134   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (9,484,699
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 304,146,435   
  

 

 

 

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

Projected Benefit Obligations Increased

     $  22,154   

Payments Made to Retired Trustees’

     23,227   

Accumulated Liability as of October 31, 2013

     178,623   

 

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1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually or at other times as deemed necessary by the Manager.

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

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

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

Indemnifications. The Fund’s organizational documents provide current and former trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum

 

27      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued  
   

 

 

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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 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.

 

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2. Securities Valuation (Continued)

    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.

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

 

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

If a market value or price cannot be determined for a security using the methodologies described above, or if, in the “good faith” opinion of the Manager, the market value or price obtained does not constitute a “readily available market quotation,” or a significant event has occurred that would materially affect the value of the security the security is fair valued either (i) by a standardized fair valuation methodology applicable to the security type or the significant event as previously approved by the Valuation Committee and the Fund’s Board or (ii) as determined in good faith by the Manager’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee considers all relevant facts that are reasonably available, through either public information or information available to the Manager, when determining the fair value of a security. Fair value determinations by the Manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Fund’s Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting covering the calendar quarter in which the fair valuation was determined. Those fair valuation standardized methodologies include, but are not limited to, valuing securities at the last sale price or

 

29      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued  
   

 

 

 

2. Securities Valuation (Continued)

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.

The table below categorizes amounts that are included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of October 31, 2013 based on valuation input level:

 

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     Level 1—
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2—
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3—
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Value  

 

 

Assets Table

           

Investments, at Value:

           

Common Stocks

           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 184,987,266       $       $       $ 184,987,266   

Consumer Staples

     183,650,326                         183,650,326   

Energy

     267,030,786                         267,030,786   

Financials

     532,551,186                         532,551,186   

Health Care

     283,123,365                         283,123,365   

Industrials

     297,967,417                         297,967,417   

Information Technology

     338,802,869                         338,802,869   

Materials

     13,301,480                         13,301,480   

Telecommunication Services

     64,151,390                         64,151,390   

Utilities

     99,312,042                         99,312,042   

Investment Company

     25,923,525                         25,923,525   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $     2,290,801,652       $       $       $     2,290,801,652   
  

 

 

 

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 of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

     Year Ended October 31, 2013     Year Ended October 31, 20121  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Class A

        

Sold

     3,433,605      $ 87,410,301        3,101,933      $ 67,111,784   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     345,981        7,763,809        370,824        7,616,726   

Redeemed

     (9,009,553     (228,383,668     (8,883,415     (193,119,775
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (5,229,967   $     (133,209,558     (5,410,658   $     (118,391,265
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class B

        

Sold

     44,142      $ 1,118,695        132,361      $ 2,770,846   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     3,151        69,761                 

Redeemed

     (398,747     (9,860,306     (731,922     (15,549,097
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (351,454   $ (8,671,850     (599,561   $ (12,778,251
  

 

 

 

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued  

 

 

 

 

3. Shares of Beneficial Interest (Continued)

     Year Ended October 31, 2013     Year Ended October 31, 20121  
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Class C

        

Sold

     586,387      $ 14,396,430        625,736      $ 12,969,102   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     32,564        703,051        19,927        393,964   

Redeemed

     (1,248,353     (30,270,095     (2,062,643     (42,591,547
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (629,402   $ (15,170,614     (1,416,980   $ (29,228,481
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

        

Sold

     37,803,293      $ 1,002,544,434        442      $ 10,000   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

                            

Redeemed

     (2,818,070     (79,229,347              
  

 

 

 

Net increase

     34,985,223      $ 923,315,087        442      $ 10,000   
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class N

        

Sold

     478,204      $ 11,804,256        644,970      $ 13,684,738   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     34,163        752,946        38,916        784,936   

Redeemed

     (1,528,353     (38,426,056     (1,709,403     (36,382,603
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,015,986   $ (25,868,854     (1,025,517   $ (21,912,929
  

 

 

 

 

 

Class Y

        

Sold

     5,495,638      $ 138,582,358        8,518,592      $ 187,810,334   

Dividends and/or distributions reinvested

     1,049,094        23,971,808        1,081,852        22,632,338   

Redeemed

     (52,478,196     (1,360,978,033     (15,302,949     (339,163,394
  

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (45,933,464   $     (1,198,423,867     (5,702,505   $     (128,720,722
  

 

 

 

1. For the year ended October 31, 2012 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares, and for the period from February 28, 2012 (inception of offering) to October 31, 2012 for Class I shares.

 

 

 

4. Purchases and Sales of Securities

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended October 31, 2013 were as follows:

     Purchases      Sales  

 

 

Investment securities

   $ 3,256,968,353       $ 3,686,142,395   

 

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

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

Fee Schedule

        

Up to $300 million

     0.625

Next  $100 million

     0.500   

Next  $4.6 billion

     0.450   

Over  $5 billion

     0.430   

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.

Accounting Service Fees. The Manager acts as the accounting agent for the Fund at an annual fee of $15,000, plus out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred. The fee arrangement associated with these services was terminated effective April 1, 2013.

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

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

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

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

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued  

 

 

 

 

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class B, Class C and Class N shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to compensate the Distributor for its services in connection with the distribution of those shares and servicing accounts. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares daily net assets and 0.25% on Class N shares daily net assets. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan. If either the Class B, Class C or Class N plan is terminated by the Fund or by the shareholders of a class, the Board of Trustees and its independent trustees must determine whether the Distributor shall be entitled to payment from the Fund of all or a portion of the service fee and/or asset-based sales charge in respect to shares sold prior to the effective date of such termination. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distributor determines its uncompensated expenses under the Plans at calendar quarter ends. The Distributor’s aggregate uncompensated expenses under the Plans at September 30, 2013 were as follows:

Class B

   $ 635,113   

Class C

     3,212,472   

Class N

     2,650,616   

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

 

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

October 31, 2013

     $174,208         $3,630         $30,174         $3,025         $215   

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 October 31, 2013, the Manager waived fees and/or reimbursed the Fund $30,647 for IMMF management fees.

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

 

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates (Continued)

During the year ended October 31, 2013, the Transfer Agent waived transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees as follows:

Class B

   $ 26,845   

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. Pending Litigation

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

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

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     Continued  

 

 

 

 

6. Pending Litigation (Continued)

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 AAArdvark XS. The complaint alleged breach of contract against the defendants and sought compensatory damages, costs and disbursements, including attorney fees. On November 8, 2013, the parties filed a stipulation of discontinuance dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice.

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

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC

ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Value Fund (a portfolio of Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc.), including the statement of investments, as of October 31, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agent. 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 Value Fund as of October 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado

December 23, 2013

 

37      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


  FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION  Unaudited  
   

 

 

 

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

    Dividends, if any, paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013 which are not designated as capital gain distributions should be multiplied by the maximum amount allowable but not less than 100% to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend-received deduction.

    A portion, if any, of the dividends paid by the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013 which are not designated as capital gain distributions are eligible for lower individual income tax rates to the extent that the Fund has received qualified dividend income as stipulated by recent tax legislation. The maximum amount allowable but not less than $48,896,357 of the Fund’s fiscal year taxable income may be eligible for the lower individual income tax rates. In early 2013, shareholders of record received information regarding the percentage of distributions that are eligible for lower individual income tax rates.

    Recent tax legislation allows a regulated investment company to designate distributions not designated as capital gain distributions, as either interest related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends, both of which are exempt from the U.S. withholding tax applicable to non U.S. taxpayers. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, the maximum amount allowable but not less than $28,001 of the ordinary distributions to be paid by the Fund qualifies as an interest related dividend.

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

 

38      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


 

BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT    Unaudited

 
   

 

 

 

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

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

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

    Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board considered information about the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund and information regarding the Managers’ key personnel who provide such services. The Sub-Adviser’s duties include providing the Fund with the services of the portfolio 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 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

 

39      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


 

BOARD APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT ADVISORY

AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT    Unaudited/Continued

 
   

 

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 Laton Spahr, 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 or trustees of the Fund and other funds advised by the Managers. The Board considered information regarding the quality of services provided by affiliates of the Managers, which its members have become knowledgeable about in connection with the renewal of the Fund’s service agreements. The Board concluded, in light of the Managers’ experience, reputation, personnel, operations and resources that the Fund benefits from the services provided under the Agreement.

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

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

    Economies of Scale and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser. The Board considered information regarding the Managers’ costs in serving as the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund, and information regarding the Managers’ profitability from their relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed whether the Managers may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Fund shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Fund’s assets grow.

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

    Conclusions. These factors were also considered by the independent Trustees meeting separately from the full Board, assisted by experienced counsel to the Fund and to the independent Trustees. Fund counsel and the

 

40      OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND


independent Trustees’ counsel are independent of the Managers within the meaning and intent of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rules.

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

 

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  SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING  Unaudited  

 

 

On June 21, 2013, a shareholder meeting of Oppenheimer Value Fund (the “Fund”) as series of Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) was held at held at which the twelve Trustees identified below were elected to the Company (Proposal No. 1). At the an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to reorganize the Fund into a Delaware statutory trust (Proposal No. 3) was approved as described in the Fund’s proxy statement dated April 12, 3012. The following is a report of the votes cast:

 

    

Nominee/Proposal

  

For

      

Withheld

      
 

Trustees

          
 

 

Brian F. Wruble

     60,987,904           672,939       
 

David K. Downes

     60,915,004           745,839       
 

Matthew P. Fink

     60,957,742           703,101       
 

Edmund Giambastiani, Jr.

     60,964,340           696,503       
 

Phillip A. Griffiths

     60,925,388           735,455       
 

Mary F. Miller

     60,976,851           683,993       
 

Joel W. Motley

     60,997,380           663,463       
 

Joanne Pace

     60,999,277           661,566       
 

Mary Ann Tynan

     61,030,192           630,652       
 

Joseph M. Wikler

     60,929,168           731,676       
 

Peter I. Wold

     60,996,184           664,659       
 

William F. Glavin, Jr.

     61,012,608           648,235       

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

    

For

  

Against

      

Abstain

      
 

42,303,709

     11,702,025           638,965      

On August 12, 2013, following an adjournment from a shareholder meeting held on June 21, 2013, as adjourned to August 2, 2013, a meeting of the Fund was held at which the sub-proposals below (Proposal No. 2 (including certain of its sub-proposals)) and an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to reorganize the Fund into a Delaware statutory trust (Proposal No. 3) were approved as described in the Fund’s Proxy Statement. The following is a report of the votes cast:

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

    

For

  

Against

      

Abstain

      
 

49,971,043

     1,797,234           3,208,575      

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

    

For

  

Against

      

Abstain

      
 

49,982,313

     1,791,848           3,202,692      

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

    

For

  

Against

      

Abstain

      
 

49,967,268

     1,800,830           3,208,755      

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

    

For

  

Against

      

Abstain

      
 

49,969,847

     1,796,151           3,210,854      

 

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

    

For

  

Against

      

Abstain

      
 

49,981,847

     1,790,635           3,204,371      

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

    

For

  

Against

      

Abstain

      
 

49,977,340

     1,796,067           3,203,447      

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

    

For

  

Against

      

Abstain

      
 

49,969,170

     1,820,770           3,186,911      

 

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PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES;

UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS  Unaudited

 

 

 

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

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

Householding—Delivery of Shareholder Documents

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

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

 

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  TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS  Unaudited  

 

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, 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 TRUSTEES    The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal

Brian F. Wruble,

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

Year of Birth: 1943

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

David K. Downes,

Trustee (since 2007)

Year of Birth: 1940

   Director of THL Credit Inc. (since June 2009); Independent Chairman GSK Employee Benefit Trust (since April 2006); Trustee of Employee Trusts (since January 2006); Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Community Capital Management (investment management company) (since January 2004); President of The Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund (investment management company) (since 2004); Director of Internet Capital Group (information technology company) (since October 2003); Director of Correctnet (January 2006-2007); Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Quaker Investment Trust (registered investment company) (2004-2007); Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Lincoln National Investment Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation, a publicly traded company) and Delaware Investments U.S., Inc. (investment management subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation) (1993-2003); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Delaware Investment Family of Funds (1993-2003); President and Board Member of Lincoln National Convertible Securities Funds, Inc. and the Lincoln National Income Funds, TDC (1993-2003); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Retirement Financial Services, Inc. (registered transfer agent and investment adviser and subsidiary of Delaware Investments U.S., Inc.) (1993-2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Service Company, Inc. (1995-2003); Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman and Director of Equitable Capital Management Corporation (investment subsidiary of Equitable Life Assurance Society) (1985-1992); Corporate Controller of Merrill Lynch Company (financial services holding company) (1977-1985); held the following positions at the Colonial Penn Group, Inc. (insurance company): Corporate Budget Director (1974-1977), Assistant Treasurer (1972-1974) and Director of Corporate Taxes (1969-1972); held the following positions at Price Waterhouse Company (financial services firm): Tax Manager (1967-1969), Tax Senior (1965-1967) and Staff Accountant (1963-1965); United States Marine Corps (1957-1959). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Mr. Downes has served on the Boards of certain

 

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  TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS  Unaudited / Continued  

 

David K. Downes,

Continued

   Oppenheimer funds since December 2005, during which time he has become familiar with the Fund’s (and other Oppenheimer funds’) financial, accounting, regulatory and investment matters and has contributed to the Boards’ deliberations.

Matthew P. Fink,

Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1941

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

Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1948

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

Phillip A. Griffiths,

Trustee (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1938

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

 

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Phillip A. Griffiths,

Continued

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

Mary F. Miller,

Trustee (since 2004)

Year of Birth: 1942

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

Joel W. Motley,

Trustee (since 2002)

Year of Birth: 1952

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

Joanne Pace,

Trustee (since 2012)

Year of Birth: 1958

   Board Director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (since November 2012); Advisory Board Director of The Alberleen Group LLC (since March 2012); Advisory Board Director of The Agile Trading Group LLC (since March 2012); Advisory Council Member of 100 Women in Hedge Funds (non-profit) (since December 2012); Advisory Council Member of Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital (non-profit) (since May 2012); Board Director of The Komera Project (non-profit) (since April 2012); New York Advisory Board Director of Peace First (non-profit) (since March 2010); Senior Advisor of SECOR Asset Management, LP (2010-2011); Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2006-2010); Partner and Chief Operating Officer of FrontPoint Partners, LLC (hedge fund) (2005-2006); held the following positions at Credit Suisse: Managing Director (2003-2005); Global Head of Human Resources and member of Executive Board and Operating Committee (2004-2005), Global Head of Operations and Product Control (2003-2004); held the following positions at Morgan Stanley: Managing Director (1997-2003), Controller and Principal Accounting Officer (1999-2003); Chief Financial Officer (temporary assignment) for the Oversight Committee, Long Term Capital Management (1998-1999). Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Nominating Committee of The Global Chartist Fund, LLC of Oppenheimer

 

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  TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS   Unaudited / Continued  

 

Joanne Pace,

Continued

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

Mary Ann Tynan,

Trustee (since 2008)

Year of Birth: 1945

   Director and Secretary of the Appalachian Mountain Club (non-profit outdoor organization) (since January 2012); Director of Opera House Arts (non-profit arts organization) (since October 2011); Independent Director of the ICI Board of Governors (non-profit) (since October 2011); Vice Chair of Board of Trustees of Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals (non-profit hospital) (since 2000); Chair of Board of Directors of Faulkner Hospital (non-profit hospital) (since 1990); Member of Audit and Compliance Committee of Partners Health Care System (non-profit) (since 2004); Board of Trustees of Middlesex School (educational institution) (since 1994); Chair of Board of Directors of Idealswork, Inc. (financial services provider) (since 2003); Partner, Senior Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs of Wellington Management Company, LLP (global investment manager) (1976-2002); Vice President and Corporate Secretary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (mutual fund investment adviser) (1970-1976). Oversees 51 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex. Ms. Tynan has served on the Boards of certain Oppenheimer funds since October 2008, 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.

Joseph M. Wikler,

Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1941

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

Peter I. Wold,

Trustee (since 2005)

Year of Birth: 1948

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

 

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

William F. Glavin, Jr.,

Trustee (since 2013), President and Principal Executive Officer (since 2009)

Year of Birth: 1958

  

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

 

OTHER OFFICERS OF THE FUND    The addresses of the Officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Spahr, 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.

Laton Spahr,

Vice President (since 2013)

Year of Birth: 1975

   Senior Vice President of the Sub-Adviser since March 2013. Senior portfolio manager (2003-2013) and equity analyst (2001-2002) for Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. A portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

 

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  TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS   Unaudited / Continued  

 

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 2004)

Year of Birth: 1950

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

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer (since 1999)

Year of Birth: 1959

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

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

 

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  OPPENHEIMER VALUE FUND  

 

  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      Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2013 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. All rights reserved.

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  PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE  

 

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

Information Sources

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

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

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

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

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

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

Protection of Information

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

Disclosure of Information

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

Right of Refusal

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

 

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Internet Security and Encryption

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

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

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

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

Other Security Measures

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

How You Can Help

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

Who We Are

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

 

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

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees

The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $22,100 in fiscal 2013 and $21,700 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 $459,080 in fiscal 2013 and $436,206 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.

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

 

(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 $581,620 in fiscal 2013 and $386,424 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant.


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

 

(d) All Other Fees

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

(2) 0%

 

(f) Not applicable as less than 50%.

 

(g) The principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements billed $1,040,700 in fiscal 2013 and $822,630 in fiscal 2012 to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant related to non-audit fees. Those billings did not include any prohibited non-audit services as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


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

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

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

b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

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

None


Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 10/31/2013, 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 Series Fund

 

By:  

/s/ William F. Glavin, Jr.

  William F. Glavin, Jr.
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   12/9/2013

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:   12/9/2013

 

By:  

/s/ Brian W. Wixted

  Brian W. Wixted
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   12/9/2013