-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AE0zmb0eLFl/R16a2px6SxKVaI2TSHqpcqCbiS7c92oDo9fBC+6F7V2AZrUMm90F o+x9QRbr6V4uDeZ97DKXeg== 0000935069-08-000363.txt : 20080222 0000935069-08-000363.hdr.sgml : 20080222 20080222154111 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000935069-08-000363 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080222 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080222 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000357247 IRS NUMBER: 846172630 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-03391 FILM NUMBER: 08636368 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY CITY: CENTENNIAL STATE: CO ZIP: 80112-3924 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-768-3200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY CITY: CENTENNIAL STATE: CO ZIP: 80112-3924 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST /CO/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DAILY CASH GOVERNMENT FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19851009 0000357247 S000011008 CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST C000030403 A N-CSRS 1 rs0170_44471ncsrs.txt RS0170_44471NCSRS 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 811-03391 Centennial Government Trust --------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924 ------------------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Robert G. Zack, Esq. OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Two World Financial Center, New York, New York 10281-1008 --------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 768-3200 -------------- Date of fiscal year end: June 30 ------- Date of reporting period: 12/31/2007 ---------- ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. December 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Centennial Report and Government Trust Management Commentaries - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUST EXPENSES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUST EXPENSES. As a shareholder of the Trust, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; service fees; and other Trust expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Trust 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 December 31, 2007. ACTUAL EXPENSES. The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expense that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600.00 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.60), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES. The second section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Trust's actual expense ratio, and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Trust and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 5 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST TRUST EXPENSES Continued - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEGINNING ENDING EXPENSES ACCOUNT ACCOUNT PAID DURING VALUE VALUE 6 MONTHS ENDED ACTUAL JULY 1, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2007 DECEMBER 31, 2007 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,000.00 $1,021.50 $3.93 HYPOTHETICAL (5% return before expenses) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000.00 1,021.32 3.93 Expenses are equal to the Trust's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The annualized expense ratio based on the 6-month period ended December 31, 2007 is as follows: EXPENSE RATIO - ------------- 0.77% The expense ratio reflects reduction to custodian expenses. The "Financial Highlights" table in the Trust's financial statements, included in this report, also show the gross expense ratio, without such waivers or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses, if applicable. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2007 / Unaudited - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--88.6% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Home Loan Bank: 3.185%, 10/2/08 1 $ 250,000,000 $ 250,000,000 3.21%, 11/26/08 1 100,000,000 99,954,918 4.28%, 1/16/08 100,000,000 99,821,667 4.306%, 1/14/08 7,500,000 7,488,338 4.381%, 1/18/08 30,000,000 29,937,936 4.50%, 12/10/08-12/11/08 70,500,000 70,500,000 4.60%, 11/28/08 50,000,000 50,000,000 4.625%, 12/4/08 50,000,000 50,000,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: 4.28%, 1/17/08 67,000,000 66,872,107 4.30%, 1/10/08-1/24/08 94,550,000 94,419,011 4.35%, 1/30/08 100,000,000 99,652,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal National Mortgage Assn., 4.29%, 1/28/08 100,000,000 99,678,250 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overseas Private Investment Corp., 5.513%, 1/20/08 1,2 2,810,117 2,822,662 ----------------- Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost $1,021,146,889) 1,021,146,889 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--11.1% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repurchase agreement (Principal Amount/ Value $50,000,000, with a maturity value of $50,012,361) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co./Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, 4.45%, dated 12/31/07, to be repurchased at $50,012,361 on 1/2/08, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Assn., 6.50%, 11/1/37, with a value of $51,247,309 50,000,000 50,000,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS Continued - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repurchase agreement (Principal Amount/ Value $78,200,000, with a maturity value of $78,219,333) with UBS Warburg LLC, 4.45%,dated 12/31/07, to be repurchased at $78,219,333 on 1/2/08, collateralized by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6%, 11/1/37, with a value of $79,882,137 $ 78,200,000 $ 78,200,000 ----------------- Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $128,200,000) 128,200,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS, AT VALUE (COST $1,149,346,889) 99.7% 1,149,346,889 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES 0.3 3,714,655 ---------------------------------- NET ASSETS 100.0% $ 1,153,061,544 ================================== FOOTNOTES TO STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS 1. Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security. 2. Illiquid security. The aggregate value of illiquid securities as of December 31, 2007 was $2,822,662, which represents 0.24% of the Trust's net assets. See Note 4 of accompanying Notes. SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 7 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Unaudited - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
December 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investments, at value (including cost and market value of $128,200,000 in repurchase agreements) (cost $1,149,346,889)--see accompanying statement of investments $ 1,149,346,889 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receivables and other assets: Interest 4,191,714 Shares of beneficial interest sold 7,350 Other 83,336 ----------------- Total assets 1,153,629,289 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIABILITIES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank overdraft 273,689 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payables and other liabilities: Shareholder communications 132,409 Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees 66,476 Distribution and service plan fees 65,114 Trustees' compensation 7,068 Shares of beneficial interest redeemed 5,024 Dividends 31 Other 17,934 ----------------- Total liabilities 567,745 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS $ 1,153,061,544 ================= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paid-in capital $ 1,153,061,169 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated net realized gain on investments 375 ----------------- NET ASSETS--applicable to 1,153,048,813 shares of beneficial interest outstanding $ 1,153,061,544 ================= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSET VALUE, REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE $ 1.00
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 8 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Unaudited - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENT INCOME - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interest $ 26,845,899 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPENSES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Management fees 2,463,116 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Service plan fees 1,068,709 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees 376,539 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shareholder communications 120,905 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trustees' compensation 5,570 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Custodian fees and expenses 3,023 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administration service fees 750 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other 76,854 --------------- Total expenses 4,115,466 Less reduction to custodian expenses (1,884) --------------- Net expenses 4,113,582 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME 22,732,317 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS 4,973 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ 22,737,290 ============== SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 9 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SIX MONTHS YEAR ENDED ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED) 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net investment income $ 22,732,317 $ 53,106,794 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net realized gain (loss) 4,973 (76) ------------------------------------ Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 22,737,290 53,106,718 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIVIDENDS AND/OR DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividends from net investment income (22,732,317) (53,106,794) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions 190,108,470 (185,724,763) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NET ASSETS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total increase (decrease) 190,113,443 (185,724,839) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beginning of period 962,948,101 1,148,672,940 ------------------------------------ End of period $ 1,153,061,544 $ 962,948,101 ====================================
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 10 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, (UNAUDITED) 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PER SHARE OPERATING DATA - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net asset value, beginning of period $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income from investment operations-- net investment income and net realized gain .02 1 .05 1 .03 1 .01 1 -- 2 .01 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders: Dividends from net investment income (.02) (.05) (.03) (.01) -- 2 (.01) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net asset value, end of period $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 ============================================================================ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL RETURN 3 2.15% 4.64% 3.54% 1.45% 0.48% 1.15% - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets, end of period (in millions) $ 1,153 $ 963 $ 1,149 $ 1,226 $ 1,428 $ 1,776 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average net assets (in millions) $ 1,067 $ 1,166 $ 1,192 $ 1,360 $ 1,628 $ 1,744 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratios to average net assets: 4 Net investment income 4.23% 4.55% 3.44% 1.41% 0.49% 1.14% Total expenses 0.77% 0.74% 0.74% 0.73% 0.71% 0.70% Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses 0.77% 0.74% 0.74% 0.73% 0.60% 0.38%
1. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period. 2. Less than $0.005 per share. 3. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. 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 trust distributions or the redemption of trust shares. 4. Annualized for periods less than one full year. SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 11 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Centennial Government Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Trust's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income that is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. The Trust's investment adviser is Centennial Asset Management Corporation (the "Manager"), a subsidiary of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. ("OFI"). The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES VALUATION. The net asset value of shares of the Trust is normally determined twice each day, at noon Eastern time and at 4:00 P.M. Eastern time on each day the New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open for trading. Securities are valued at cost adjusted by the amortization of discount or premium to maturity (amortized cost), which approximates market value. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate market value, the fair value of the portfolio securities will be determined under procedures approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Trust requires its custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System or to have segregated within the custodian's vault, all securities held as collateral for repurchase agreements. The market value of the collateral is required to be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal. If the seller of the agreement defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if the seller enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the value of the collateral by the Trust may be delayed or limited. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL TAXES. The Trust 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 Trust files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Trust's tax return filings remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends. 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 Trust. As of December 31, 2007, the Trust had available for federal income tax purposes an estimated capital loss carryforward of $376 expiring by 2016. This estimated capital loss carryforward represents carryforward as of the end of the last fiscal year, increased for losses deferred under tax accounting rules to the current fiscal year and is increased or decreased by capital losses or gains realized in the first six months of the current fiscal 12 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST year. During the six months ended December 31, 2007, it is estimated that the Trust will utilize $4,597 of capital loss carryforward to offset realized capital gains. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, the Trust did not utilize any capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year. As of June 30, 2007, the Trust had available for federal income tax purposes unused capital loss carryforwards as follows: EXPIRING -------------------------------- 2012 $ 2,556 2013 826 2014 990 2015 225 ------- Total $4,597 ======= - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRUSTEES' COMPENSATION. 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 Trust. 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 Trust or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The Trust purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustee in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Trust 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 Trust, and will not materially affect the Trust's assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance to the compensation deferral plan. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually but may be paid at other times to maintain the net asset value per share at $1.00. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSTODIAN FEES. "Custodian fees and expenses" in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Trust 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 Trust pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Trust, 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 Trust during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings. 13 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Continued 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 Trust'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 Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Trust. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST The Trust has authorized an unlimited number of no par value shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sold 1,650,621,847 $ 1,650,621,847 3,034,292,571 $ 3,034,292,571 Dividends and/or distributions reinvested 22,420,973 22,420,973 52,871,375 52,871,375 Redeemed (1,482,934,350) (1,482,934,350) (3,272,888,709) (3,272,888,709) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) 190,108,470 $ 190,108,470 (185,724,763) $ (185,724,763) ======================================================================
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES MANAGEMENT FEES. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Trust pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Trust at an annual rate as shown in the following table: FEE SCHEDULE -------------------------------- Up to $250 million 0.500% Next $250 million 0.475 Next $250 million 0.450 Next $250 million 0.425 Next $250 million 0.400 Next $250 million 0.375 Over $1.5 billion 0.350 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADMINISTRATION SERVICE FEES. The Trust pays the Manager a fee of $1,500 per year for preparing and filing the Trust's tax returns. 14 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Shareholder Services, Inc. ("SSI") acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Trust. The Trust pays SSI a per account fee. For the six months ended December 31, 2007, the Trust paid $373,229 to SSI for services to the Trust. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SERVICE PLAN (12b-1) FEES. The Trust has adopted a Service Plan (the "Plan"). It reimburses Centennial Asset Management Corporation (the "Distributor"), for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold shares of the Trust. Reimbursement is made periodically depending on asset size, at an annual rate of up to 0.20% of the average annual net assets of the Trust. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees (together with significant amounts from the Manager's own resources) to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold shares of the Trust. Fees incurred by the Trust under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAIVERS AND REIMBURSEMENTS OF EXPENSES. SSI has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees to 0.35% of average annual net assets of the Trust. This undertaking may be amended or withdrawn at any time. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. ILLIQUID SECURITIES As of December 31, 2007, investments in securities included issues that are illiquid. Investments may be illiquid because they do not have an active trading market, making it difficult to value them or dispose of them promptly at an acceptable price. The Trust will not invest more than 10% of its net assets (determined at the time of purchase and reviewed periodically) in illiquid securities. Securities that are illiquid are marked with the applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT In September 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 157, FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS. This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of December 31, 2007, the Manager does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will materially impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period. 15 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST PORTFOLIO PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; UPDATES TO STATEMENTS OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Trust has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures under which the Trust votes proxies relating to securities ("portfolio proxies") held by the Trust. A description of the Trust's Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, (ii) on the Trust's website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com, and (iii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Trust 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 Trust's voting record is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Trust toll-free at 1.800.525.7048, and (ii) in the Form N-PX filing on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Trust 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 Trust'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. 16 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST BOARD APPROVAL OF THE TRUST'S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Unaudited - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each year, the Board of Trustees (the "Board"), including a majority of the independent Trustees, is required to determine whether to renew the Trust's investment advisory agreement (the "Agreement"). The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, requires that the Board request and evaluate, and that the Manager provide, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. 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, the Board receives information throughout the year regarding Trust services, fees, expenses and performance. The Manager and the independent consultant provided information to the Board on the following factors: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Manager's services, (ii) the investment performance of the Trust and the Manager, (iii) the fees and expenses of the Trust, including comparative expense information, (iv) the profitability of the Manager and its affiliates, including an analysis of the cost of providing services, (v) whether economies of scale are realized as the Trust grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for Trust investors and (vi) other benefits to the Manager from its relationship with the Trust. Outlined below is a summary of the principal information considered by the Board as well as the Board's conclusions. The Board was aware that there are alternatives to retaining the Manager. NATURE, QUALITY AND EXTENT OF SERVICES. The Board considered information about the nature and extent of the services provided to the Trust and information regarding the Manager's key personnel who provide such services. The Manager's duties include providing the Trust with the services of the portfolio managers and the Manager's investment team, who provide research, analysis and other advisory services in regard to the Trust's investments; securities trading services; oversight of third party service providers; monitoring compliance with applicable Trust policies and procedures and adherence to the Trust's investment restrictions. The Manager is responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Trust 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 Trust; compiling and maintaining records with respect to the Trust's operations; preparing and filing reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission; preparing periodic reports regarding the operations of the Trust 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 Trust's shares. The Manager also provides the Trust with office space, facilities and equipment. 17 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST BOARD APPROVAL OF THE TRUST'S INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Unaudited / Continued - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Board also considered the quality of the services provided and the quality of the Manager's resources that are available to the Trust. The Board took account of the fact that the Manager has had over forty 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 Manager's administrative, accounting, legal and compliance services, and information the Board has received regarding the experience and professional qualifications of the Manager's key personnel and the size and functions of its staff providing investment management services to the Trust. In its evaluation of the quality of the portfolio management services provided, the Board considered the experience of Carol E. Wolf and Barry D. Weiss and the Manager's Money Market investment team and analysts. Ms. Wolf has been the portfolio manager of the Trust since November 1988 and Mr. Weiss has been the portfolio manager of the Trust since August 2001. The Board members also considered the totality of their experiences with the Manager as directors or trustees of the Trust and other funds advised by the Manager. In light of the foregoing, the Board concluded that the Trust benefits from the services provided under the Agreement as a result of the Manager's experience, reputation, personnel, operations, and resources. INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE MANAGER AND THE TRUST. During the year, the Manager provided information on the investment performance of the Trust and the Manager at each Board meeting, including comparative performance information. The Board also reviewed information, prepared by the Manager and by the independent consultant, comparing the Trust's historical performance to relevant market indices and to the performance of other retail front-end load and no-load U.S. government money market funds. The Board noted that the Trust's five-year performance was equal to its peer group median although its one-year, three-year, and ten-year performance were below its peer group median. The Board considered the Manager's assertion that in the Trust's peer group, small performance differences can result in significantly different quintile rankings, and that as of April 30, 2007, the Trust ranked above the median for the five-year period. The Board also considered the Manager's assertion that the gross performance of the Trust compares favorably to its peers. COSTS OF SERVICES AND PROFITS REALIZED BY THE MANAGER. The Board considered information regarding the Manager's costs in serving as the Trust's investment adviser, including the costs associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Trust, and information regarding the Manager's profitability from its relationship with the Trust. The Board reviewed the fees paid to the Manager and the other expenses borne by the Trust. The Board also considered the comparability of the fees charged and the 18 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST services provided to the Trust to the fees and services for other clients or accounts advised by the Manager. The independent consultant provided comparative data in regard to the fees and expenses of the Trust, and other U.S. government money market funds with comparable asset levels and distribution features. The Board noted that although the Trust's contractual and actual management fees are higher than its peer group median, its total expenses are equal to its peer group median. ECONOMIES OF SCALE. The Board reviewed whether the Manager may realize economies of scale in managing and supporting the Trust. The Board noted that the Trust currently has management fee breakpoints, which are intended to share with Trust shareholders economies of scale that may exist as the Trust's assets grow. OTHER BENEFITS TO THE MANAGER. In addition to considering the profits realized by the Manager, the Board considered information that was provided regarding the direct and indirect benefits the Manager receives as a result of its relationship with the Trust, including compensation paid to the Manager's affiliates. The Board also considered that the Manager must be able to pay and retain experienced professional personnel at competitive rates to provide quality services to the Trust and that maintaining the financial viability of the Manager is important in order for the Manager to continue to provide significant services to the Trust and its shareholders. CONCLUSIONS. These factors were also considered by the independent Trustees meeting separately from the full Board, assisted by experienced counsel to the Trust and to the independent Trustees. Trust counsel and the independent Trustees' counsel are both independent of the Manager 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 Agreement for another year. In arriving at this decision, the Board considered all of the above information, and considered the terms and conditions of the Agreement, including the management fee, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances. 19 | CENTENNIAL GOVERNMENT TRUST ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS. Not applicable to semiannual reports. ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. Not applicable to semiannual reports. ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. Not applicable to semiannual reports. ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS Not applicable. ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. Not applicable. ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Not applicable. ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. Not applicable. ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. Not applicable. ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. THE FUND'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO NOMINATIONS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES TO THE RESPECTIVE BOARDS 1. The Fund's Governance Committee (the "Committee") will evaluate potential Board candidates to assess their qualifications. The Committee shall have the authority, upon approval of the Board, to retain an executive search firm to assist in this effort. The Committee may consider recommendations by business and personal contacts of current Board members and by executive search firms which the Committee may engage from time to time and may also consider shareholder recommendations. The Committee may consider the advice and recommendation of the Funds' investment manager and its affiliates in making the selection. 2. The Committee shall screen candidates for Board membership. The Committee has not established specific qualifications that it believes must be met by a trustee nominee. In evaluating trustee nominees, the Committee considers, among other things, an individual's background, skills, and experience; whether the individual is an "interested person" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940; and whether the individual would be deemed an "audit committee financial expert" within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Committee also considers whether the individual's background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the Board. There are no differences in the manner in which the Committee evaluates nominees for trustees based on whether the nominee is recommended by a shareholder. 3. The Committee may consider nominations from shareholders for the Board at such times as the Committee meets to consider new nominees for the Board. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the candidates to present to the Board and, in such cases where required, to shareholders. Recommendations for trustee nominees should, at a minimum, be accompanied by the following: o the name, address, and business, educational, and/or other pertinent background of the person being recommended; o a statement concerning whether the person is an "interested person" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940; o any other information that the Funds would be required to include in a proxy statement concerning the person if he or she was nominated; and o the name and address of the person submitting the recommendation and, if that person is a shareholder, the period for which that person held Fund shares. The recommendation also can include any additional information which the person submitting it believes would assist the Committee in evaluating the recommendation. 4. Shareholders should note that a person who owns securities issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the parent company of the Funds' investment adviser) would be deemed an "interested person" under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In addition, certain other relationships with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company or its subsidiaries, with registered broker-dealers, or with the Funds' outside legal counsel may cause a person to be deemed an "interested person." 5. Before the Committee decides to nominate an individual as a trustee, Committee members and other directors customarily interview the individual in person. In addition, the individual customarily is asked to complete a detailed questionnaire which is designed to elicit information which must be disclosed under SEC and stock exchange rules and to determine whether the individual is subject to any statutory disqualification from serving as a trustee of a registered investment company. ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. Based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of 12/31/2007, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer found the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There have been no changes in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 12. EXHIBITS. (a) (1) Not applicable to semiannual reports. (2) Exhibits attached hereto. (3) Not applicable. (b) Exhibit attached hereto. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Centennial Government Trust By: /s/ John V. Murphy --------------------------- John V. Murphy Principal Executive Officer Date: 02/07/2008 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ John V. Murphy --------------------------- John V. Murphy Principal Executive Officer Date: 02/07/2008 By: /s/ Brian W. Wixted --------------------------- Brian W. Wixted Principal Financial Officer Date: 02/07/2008 EX-99.CERT 2 rs0170_44471cert302.txt RS0170_44471CERT302 Exhibit 99.CERT Section 302 Certifications CERTIFICATIONS I, John V. Murphy, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Centennial Government Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: 02/07/2008 /s/ John V. Murphy - --------------------------- John V. Murphy Principal Executive Officer Exhibit 99.CERT Section 302 Certifications CERTIFICATIONS I, Brian W. Wixted, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Centennial Government Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of Trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: 02/07/2008 /s/ Brian W. Wixted - --------------------------- Brian W. Wixted Principal Financial Officer EX-99.906CERT 3 rs0170_44471cert906.txt RS0170_44471CERT906 EX-99.906CERT Section 906 Certifications CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 John V. Murphy, Principal Executive Officer, and Brian W. Wixted, Principal Financial Officer, of Centennial Government Trust (the "Registrant"), each certify to the best of his knowledge that: 1. The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended 12/31/2007 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and 2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the Commission. Principal Executive Officer Principal Financial Officer Centennial Government Trust Centennial Government Trust /s/ John V. Murphy /s/ Brian W. Wixted - --------------------------- --------------------------- John V. Murphy Brian W. 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