485APOS 1 intergrity485afiling.htm INTERGRITY FUNDS 485(A) FILING Intergrity Funds
 Registration No. 2-76547
                                                             File No. 811-3420

                                UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, DC 20549


                                  FORM N-1A



REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                    [X]
Pre-Effective Amendment No.                                              [   ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 43                                            [X]


                                    and/or


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940            [X]
      Amendment No. 41


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                         Oppenheimer Integrity Funds

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              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

            6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924
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             (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (303) 768-3200

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                             Robert G. Zack, Esq.
                            OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008
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                   (Name and Address of Agent for Service)


It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
     [   ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
     [   ] on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
     [X]   60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
     [   ] on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
     [   ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
     [   ] on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.


If appropriate, check the following box:

     [   ]this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously
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Oppenheimer
Core Bond Fund



Prospectus dated February __, 2005

                                         Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund is a mutual
                                         fund that seeks total return. It
                                         invests primarily in investment-grade
                                         bonds and U.S. government securities.
                                         Prior to January 21, 2005, the Fund's
                                         name was Oppenheimer Bond Fund.

                                             This Prospectus contains important
                                         information's
                                         objective, and its investment
                                         policies, strategies and risks. It
                                         also contains important information
                                         about how to buy and sell shares of
                                         the Fund and other account features.
                                         Please read this Prospectus carefully
                                         before you invest and keep it for
                                         future reference about your account.

As with all mutual funds, the
Securities and Exchange Commission has
not approved or disapproved the Fund's
securities nor has it determined that
this Prospectus is accurate or
complete. It is a criminal offense to
represent otherwise.












CONTENTS

      ABOUT THE FUND

                  The Fund's Investment Objective and Principal Investment
Strategies

      Main Risks of Investing in the Fund

      The Fund's Past Performance

      Fees and Expenses of the Fund

      About the Fund's Investments

      How the Fund is Managed


      ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

      How to Buy Shares
      Class A Shares
      Class B Shares
      Class C Shares
      Class N Shares
      Class Y Shares

      Special Investor Services
      AccountLink
      PhoneLink
      OppenheimerFunds Internet Website
      Retirement Plans

      How to Sell Shares
      By Checkwriting
      By Mail
      By Telephone

      How to Exchange Shares

      Shareholder Account Rules and Policies

      Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

            Financial Highlights




      ABOUT THE FUND

The Fund's Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies


WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE? The Fund seeks total return by
investing mainly in debt instruments.


What Are "Debt Instruments?" Debt instruments are securities that issuers use
to borrow money from investors. The issuer promises to pay interest at a
fixed or variable rate and to pay back the amount borrowed (the "principal")
at the loan's maturity. Some debt securities (such as zero-coupon bonds,
discussed below) do not pay current interest.

WHAT DOES THE FUND MAINLY INVEST IN? As a non-fundamental policy (which will
not be changed without providing 60 days notice to Fund shareholder), under
normal market conditions the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets
(plus borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade bonds. Those
investment-grade debt securities can include:

o     domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations,
o     domestic and foreign government bonds, including U.S. government
      securities,

o     mortgage-related securities (including collateralized mortgage
      obligations ("CMOs")) issued by private issuers,

o     money market instruments, and
o     other debt obligations.


      In general, these debt securities are referred to as "bonds." The
Fund's investments in U.S. government securities include securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or federally-chartered
corporate entities referred to as "instrumentalities." These include
mortgage-related U.S. government securities and CMOs.


There is no set allocation of the Fund's assets among the classes of
securities the Fund buys, but currently the Fund focuses mainly on U.S.
government securities and investment-grade debt securities. However, if
market conditions change, the Fund's portfolio managers might change the
relative allocation of the Fund's assets. The Fund can invest up to 20% of
its total assets in high-yield debt securities that are below
investment-grade (commonly referred to as "junk bonds").

      The Fund seeks to maintain an average effective portfolio duration
(discussed below) of three to six years (measured on a dollar-weighted basis)
to try to reduce the volatility of the value of its securities portfolio. The
Fund has no limitations on the range of maturities of the debt securities in
which it can invest and therefore may hold bonds with short-, medium- or
long-term maturities. Because of market events and interest rate changes, the
duration of the portfolio might not meet that target at all times. The
Manager will attempt to maintain the overall weighted average credit quality
of the portfolio at a rating of "A-" (or equivalent) or higher from any
nationally recognized credit rating organization. These investments are more
fully explained in "About the Fund's Investments," below.


HOW DO THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS DECIDE WHAT SECURITIES TO BUY OR SELL? In
selecting securities for the Fund, the Fund's portfolio managers analyze the
overall investment opportunities and risks in different sectors of the debt
securities markets by focusing on business cycle analysis and relative values
between the corporate and government sectors. The portfolio managers' overall
strategy is to build a broadly diversified portfolio of corporate and
government bonds. The portfolio managers currently focus on the factors below
(which may vary in particular cases and may change over time), looking for:

o     Debt securities in market sectors that offer attractive relative value,
o     Investment-grade securities that offer more income than U.S. treasury
      obligations with a good balance of risk and return,
o     High income potential from different types of corporate and government
      securities, and
o     Broad portfolio diversification to help reduce the volatility of the
      Fund's share prices.


      The portfolio manager monitors individual issuers for changes in the
factors above and these changes may trigger a decision to sell a security.
Generally, the "total return" sought by the Fund consists of income earned on
the Fund's investments, plus capital appreciation, if any, which generally
arises from decreases in interest rates, improving credit fundamentals for a
particular sector or security, and managing pre-payment risks associated with
mortgage-related securities, as well as other techniques.

WHO IS THE FUND DESIGNED FOR? The Fund is designed for investors seeking
total return from a fund that invests primarily in investment-grade debt
securities but which can also hold high-yield below investment grade debt
securities. Those investors should be willing to assume the credit risks of a
fund that typically invests a significant amount of its assets in
corporate-debt securities, and the changes in share prices that can occur
when interest rates change. The Fund is intended as a long-term investment,
not a short-term trading vehicle, and may be appropriate for a part of an
investor's retirement plan portfolio. The Fund is not a complete investment
program.


Main Risks of Investing in the Fund

All investments have risks to some degree. The Fund's investments are subject
to changes in value from a number of factors described below. They include
changes in general bond market movements in the U.S. and abroad (this is
referred to as "market risk"). There is also the risk that poor security
selection by the Fund's investment Manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., will
cause the Fund to underperform other funds having similar objectives.

Credit Risk. Debt securities are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the
risk that the issuer of a debt security might not make interest and principal
payments on the security as it becomes due. A downgrade in an issuer's credit
rating or other adverse news about an issuer can reduce the value of that
issuer's securities. Securities directly issued by the U.S. Treasury and
certain agencies that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government have little credit risk, and securities issued by other agencies
of the U.S. government generally have low credit risks. Securities issued by
private issuers have greater credit risks. If an issuer fails to pay
interest, the Fund's income may be reduced. If an issuer fails to repay
principal, the value of that security and of the Fund's share prices may be
reduced.

o     Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. Because the Fund can invest up
      to 20% of its total assets in securities (including convertible
      securities) below investment grade, the Fund's credit risks are greater
      than those of funds that buy only investment-grade securities.
      Lower-grade debt securities may be subject to greater market
      fluctuations and greater risks of loss of income and principal than
      investment-grade debt securities. Securities that are (or that have
      fallen) below investment grade are exposed to a greater risk that the
      issuers of those securities might not meet their debt obligations.
      Those risks can reduce the Fund's share prices and the income it earns.
      The market for lower-grade securities may be less liquid, especially
      during times of economic distress, and therefore they may be harder to
      value or to sell at an acceptable price.


Interest Rate Risks. Debt securities are subject to changes in value when
prevailing interest rates change. When interest rates fall, the values of
outstanding debt securities generally rise. When interest rates rise, the
values of outstanding debt securities generally fall, and those securities
may sell at a discount from their face amount. The magnitude of these
fluctuations is generally greater for securities having longer maturities
than for short-term securities. However, interest rate changes may have
different effects on the values of mortgage-related securities because of
prepayment risks, discussed below.


      At times, the Fund may buy longer-term debt securities. When the
average effective duration of the Fund's portfolio is longer, its share
prices may fluctuate more when interest rates change. The Fund can buy
zero-coupon or "stripped" securities, which are particularly sensitive to
interest rate changes and the rate of principal payments (and prepayments).
These are derivative securities that have prices that may go up or down more
than other types of debt securities in response to interest rate changes. The
Fund's share prices can go up or down when interest rates change, because of
the effect of the change on the value of the Fund's investments. Also, if
interest rates fall, the Fund's investments in new securities at lower yields
will reduce the Fund's income.

PREPAYMENT RISK. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a security
can prepay the principal prior to the security's expected maturity. The
prices and yields of mortgage-related securities are determined, in part, by
assumptions about the cash flows from the rate of payments of the underlying
mortgages. Changes in interest rates may cause the rate of expected
prepayments of those mortgages to change. In general, prepayments increase
when general interest rates fall and decrease when general interest rates
rise.

      The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult
to predict and may increase the volatility of the price. Interest-only and
principal-only "stripped" securities can be particularly volatile when
interest rates change. If the Fund buys mortgage-related securities at a
premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause the Fund to
lose a portion of its principal investment represented by the premium the
Fund paid.

      If prepayments of mortgages underlying a CMO occur faster than expected
when interest rates fall, the market value and yield of the CMO could be
reduced. If interest rates rise rapidly, prepayments may occur at slower
rates than expected, which could have the effect of lengthening the expected
maturity of a short- or medium-term security. That could cause its value to
fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates. In turn, this
could cause the value of the Fund's shares to fall more.


Risks of Using Derivative Investments. The Fund can use derivatives to seek
increased returns or to try to hedge investment risks. In general terms, a
derivative investment is an investment contract whose value depends on (or is
derived from) the value of an underlying asset, interest rate or index.
Options, futures, interest-only and principal-only securities, structured
notes, interest-rate swap agreements and certain mortgage-related securities,
including CMOs, are examples of derivatives the Fund can use.

      If the issuer of the derivative does not pay the amount due, the Fund
can lose money on the investment. Also, the underlying security or investment
on which the derivative is based, and the derivative itself, may not perform
the way the Manager expected it to perform. If that happens, the Fund's share
prices could fall and the Fund could get less income than expected, or its
hedge might be unsuccessful. Some derivatives may be illiquid, making it
difficult to value or to sell them at an acceptable price. The Fund has
limits on the amount of certain types of derivatives it can hold. However,
using derivatives can cause the Fund to lose money on its investments and/or
increase the volatility of its share prices.

HOW RISKY IS THE FUND OVERALL? The risks described above collectively form
the overall risk profile of the Fund, and can affect the value of the Fund's
investments, its investment performance and the prices of its shares.
Particular investments and investment strategies also have risks. These risks
mean that you can lose money by investing in the Fund. When you redeem your
shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them. The share
price of the Fund will change daily based on changes in interest rates,
market prices of securities and market conditions, and in response to other
economic events. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its
investment objective.

      Debt securities are subject to market, credit and interest rate risks
that can affect their values and the share prices of the Fund. Prepayment
risks of mortgage-backed securities can cause the Fund to reinvest proceeds
of its investments in lower-yielding securities. In the OppenheimerFunds
spectrum, the Fund generally has more risks than bond funds that focus
primarily on U. S. government securities, but the Fund's emphasis on
investment-grade securities may make its share prices less volatile than
high-yield bond funds or funds that focus on foreign bonds.

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An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
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The Fund's Past Performance


The bar chart and table below show one measure of the risks of investing in
the Fund, by showing changes in the Fund's performance (for its Class A
shares) from year to year for the last 10 calendar years and by showing how
the average annual total returns of the Fund's shares, both before and after
taxes, compared to those of broad-based market indices. The after-tax returns
for the other classes of shares will vary.

      The after-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only and are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income
tax rates in effect during the periods shown, and do not reflect the impact
of state or local taxes. In certain cases, the figure representing "Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares" may be higher than the
other return figures for the same period. A higher after-tax return results
when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and translates into an assumed tax
deduction that benefits the shareholder. The after-tax returns are calculated
based on certain assumptions mandated by regulation and your actual after-tax
returns may differ from those shown, depending on your individual tax
situation. The after-tax returns set forth below are not relevant to
investors who hold their fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such
as 401(k) plans or IRAs or to institutional investors not subject to tax. The
Fund's past investment performance, before and after taxes, is not
necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.


Annual Total Returns (Class A) (as of 12/31 each year)
[See appendix to prospectus for data in bar chart showing the annual total
return]

Sales charges and taxes are not included in the calculations of return in
this bar chart, and if those charges and taxes were included, the returns may
be less than those shown.


During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return (not annualized)
before taxes for a calendar quarter was ___% (_Qtr__) and the lowest return
(not annualized) before taxes for a calendar quarter was ___% (_Qtr__).


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Average Annual Total Returns                         5 Years          10 Years
for    the    periods    ended                     (or life of      (or life of
December 31, 2004                   1 Year       class, if less)  class, if less)

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Class  A   Shares   (inception

4/15/88)                               %                %                %
  Return Before Taxes                  %                %                %
  Return After Taxes on
  Distributions                        %                %                %
  Return    After   Taxes   on
  Distributions  and  Sale  of
  Fund Shares

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Lehman Brothers Credit Index
(reflects no deduction for

fees, expenses or taxes)               %                %                %1

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Citigroup Broad Investment
Grade Index (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses           %                %                %1
or taxes)

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Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses           %                %                %1
or taxes)

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Class  B   Shares   (inception         %                %                %
5/3/93)

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Class  C   Shares   (inception         %                %                %
7/11/95)

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Class  N   Shares   (inception         %                %               N/A
3/1/01)

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Class  Y   Shares   (inception         %                %                %
4/27/98)

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1  From 12/31/93.


The Fund's average annual total returns include applicable sales charges: for
Class A, the current maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%; for Class B, the
contingent deferred sales charge of 5% (1-year) and 2% (5-year); and for
Class C and Class N, the 1% contingent deferred sales charge for the 1-year
period. There is no sales charge for Class Y shares. Because Class B shares
convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, Class B "life-of-class"
performance does not include any contingent deferred sales charge and uses
Class A performance for the period after conversion. The returns measure the
performance of a hypothetical account and assume that all dividends and
capital gains distributions have been reinvested in additional shares. The
performance of the Fund's Class A shares is compared to Lehman Brothers
Credit Index (formerly named Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index), which
measures the performance of non-convertible investment-grade domestic
corporate debt securities; Lehman Brother Aggregate Bond Index, which measure
the performance to the broad-based index of government agencies and corporate
debt; and Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Index. The Fund changed its index
from the Lehman Brothers Credit Index to Citigroup Broad Investment Grade
Index because the Fund believes that the Citigroup Broad Investment Grade
Index, is more appropriate benchmark reflecting the types of securities in
which the Fund invests. The Citigroup Broad Investment Grade Index consist of
securities having a higher grade and a lower modified duration than the
securities in the Lehman Brothers Credit Index. The index performance
includes reinvestment of income but does not reflect transaction costs, fees,
expenses or taxes. The Fund's investments vary from those in the index.


Fees and Expenses of the Fund


The following tables are provided to help you understand the fees and
expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The Fund pays a
variety of expenses directly for management of its assets, administration,
distribution of its shares and other services. Those expenses are subtracted
from the Fund's assets to calculate the Fund's net asset values per share.
All shareholders therefore pay those expenses indirectly. Shareholders pay
other transaction expenses directly, such as sales charges. The numbers below
are based on the Fund's expenses during its fiscal year ended December 31,
2004.


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Shareholder Fees (charges paid directly from your investment):
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                           Class A      Class B   Class C    Class N    Class Y
                             Shares     Shares      Shares     Shares     Shares
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Maximum Sales Charge         4.75%       None        None       None       None
(Load) on purchases (as %
of offering price)
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Maximum Deferred Sales
Charge (Load) (as % of
the lower of the original    None1        5%2        1%3        1%4        None
offering price or
redemption proceeds)
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (deducted from Fund assets):
(% of average daily net assets)

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                                Class A   Class B    Class C   Class N   Class Y
                                 Shares     Shares   Shares     Shares     Shares
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Management Fees                     %         %          %         %        %

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Distribution and/or Service         %       1.00%      1.00%     0.50%     None
(12b-1) Fees

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Other Expenses                      %         %          %         %        %

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Total Annual Operating Expenses     %         %          %         %        %

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Expenses may vary in future years. "Other expenses" include transfer agent
fees, custodial fees, and accounting and legal expenses that the Fund pays.
The "Other Expenses" in the table are based on, among other things, the fees
the Fund would have paid if the transfer agent had not waived a portion of
its fee under a voluntary undertaking to the Fund to limit these fees to
0.35% of average daily net assets per fiscal year for all classes. That
undertaking may be amended or withdrawn at any time. After the waiver, the
actual "Other Expenses" and "Total Annual Operating Expenses" as percentages
of average daily net assets were ___% and ___% for Class A shares, ___% and
___% for Class B shares, ___% and ___% for Class C shares and ___% and
___%for Class N shares, respectively.


1.    A contingent deferred sales charge may apply to redemptions of
   investments of $1 million or more ($500,000 for certain retirement plan
   accounts) of Class A shares. See "How to Buy Shares" for details.
2.    Applies to  redemptions  in first year after  purchase.  The  contingent
   deferred  sales  charge  gradually  declines  from  5% to 1% in  years  one
   through six and is eliminated after that.
3.    Applies to shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
4.    Applies to shares redeemed within 18 months of a retirement plan's
   first purchase of Class N shares.


Effective March 1, 2004, the Manager has voluntarily undertaken to limit the
"Total Annual Operating Expenses" for all classes of shares so that "Total
Annual Operating Expenses," as percentages of average daily net assets, will
not exceed the following annual rates: 0.90% for the Class A shares; 1.65%
for the Class B and Class C shares, respectively; 1.15% for the Class N
shares and 0.65% for the Class Y shares. The Manager may terminate this
voluntary expense limitation arrangement at any time without notice to
shareholders.


EXAMPLES. The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The
examples assume that you invest $10,000 in a class of shares of the Fund for
the time periods indicated and reinvest your dividends and distributions.

      The first example assumes that you redeem all of your shares at the end
of those periods. The second example assumes that you keep your shares. Both
examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year and that
the class's operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be
higher or lower because expenses will vary over time. Based on these
assumptions your expenses would be as follows:

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If shares are redeemed:     1 Year        3 Years       5 Years      10 Years
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Class A Shares          $              $             $             $
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Class B Shares          $              $             $             $
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Class C Shares          $              $             $             $
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Class N Shares          $              $             $             $
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Class Y Shares          $              $             $             $
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If shares are not           1 Year        3 Years       5 Years      10 Years
redeemed:
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Class A Shares          $              $             $             $
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Class B Shares          $              $             $             $
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Class C Shares          $              $             $             $
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Class N Shares          $              $             $             $
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Class Y Shares          $              $             $             $
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In the first example, expenses include the initial sales charge for Class A
and the applicable Class B, Class C and Class N contingent deferred sales
charges. In the second example, the Class A expenses include the sales
charge, but Class B, Class C and Class N expenses do not include contingent
deferred sales charges. There is no sales charge on Class Y shares.

1. Class B expenses for years 7 through 10 are based on Class A expenses
since Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after
purchase.


About the Fund's Investments

THE FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS. The allocation of the
Fund's portfolio among the different types of investments will vary over time
based upon the evaluation of economic and market trends. The Fund's portfolio
might not always include all of the different types of investments described
below. The Statement of Additional Information contains more detailed
information about the Fund's investment policies and risks.

      The Manager tries to reduce risks by carefully researching securities
before they are purchased. The Fund attempts to reduce its exposure to market
risks by diversifying its investments, that is, by not holding a substantial
amount of securities of any one issuer and by not investing too great a
percentage of the Fund's assets in any one company. Also, the Fund does not
concentrate 25% or more of its investments in any one industry.

      However, changes in the overall market prices of securities and any
income they may pay can occur at any time. The share price and yield of the
Fund will change daily based on changes in market prices of securities and
market conditions, and in response to other economic events.

      In selecting debt securities and evaluating their yield potential and
credit risk, the Manager does not rely solely on ratings by rating
organizations but evaluates business and economic factors affecting an issuer
as well. The debt securities the Fund buys may be rated by nationally
recognized rating organizations such as Moody's Investors Service or Standard
& Poor's Rating Services, or they may be unrated securities assigned an
equivalent rating by the Manager. "Investment-grade" rated securities are
those in the four highest rating categories of national ratings
organizations. A description of those ratings definitions is included in
Appendix A to the Statement of Additional Information.
U.S. Government Securities. Not all of the U.S. government securities the
      Fund buys are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
      government as to payment of interest and repayment of principal. Some
      are backed by the right of the entity to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.
      Others are backed only by the credit of the instrumentality. All of
      these different types of securities described below are generally
      referred to as "U.S. government securities" in this Prospectus.
o     U.S. Treasury Obligations. These include Treasury bills (having
      maturities of one year or less when issued), Treasury notes (having
      maturities of more than one year and up to ten years when issued), and
      Treasury bonds (having maturities of more than ten years when issued).
      Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the
      United States as to timely payments of interest and repayments of
      principal. The Fund can buy U. S. Treasury securities that have been
      "stripped" of their coupons and zero-coupon securities described below.
o     Obligations Issued or Guaranteed by U.S. Government Agencies or
      Instrumentalities. These include direct obligations and
      mortgage-related securities that have different levels of credit
      support from the U.S. government. Some are supported by the full faith
      and credit of the U.S. government, such as Government National Mortgage
      Association ("Ginnie Mae") pass-through mortgage certificates. Some are
      supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury
      under certain circumstances, such as Federal National Mortgage
      Association ("Fannie Mae") bonds. Others are supported only by the
      credit of the entity that issued them, such as Federal Home Loan
      Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") obligations.
o     Mortgage-Related U.S. Government Securities. These include interests in
      pools of residential or commercial mortgages, in the form of CMOs and
      other "pass-through" mortgage securities. CMOs that are U.S. government
      securities have collateral to secure payment of interest and principal.
      They may be issued in different series with different interest rates
      and maturities. The collateral is either in the form of mortgage
      pass-through certificates issued or guaranteed by a U.S. agency or
      instrumentality or mortgage loans insured by a U.S. government agency.
      The Fund can have substantial amounts of its assets invested in
      mortgage-related U.S. government securities. CMOs and other types of
      mortgage-related securities may be considered to be derivative
      investments.

      The prices and yields of CMOs are determined, in part, by assumptions
      about the cash flows from the rate of payments of the underlying
      mortgages. Changes in interest rates may cause the rate of expected
      prepayments of those mortgages to change. These prepayment risks can
      make the prices of CMOs very volatile when interest rates change. That
      volatility will affect the Fund's share prices.
Other Debt Securities. While the Fund invests primarily in investment-grade
      debt securities, it is not required to dispose of debt securities that
      fall below investment grade after the Fund buys them. However, the
      portfolio managers will monitor those holdings to determine whether the
      Fund should sell them. While securities rated "Baa" by Moody's or "BBB"
      by S&P are considered "investment grade," they have some speculative
      characteristics.

      While investment-grade securities are subject to risks of non-payment
      of interest and principal, in general, higher-yielding lower-grade
      bonds, whether rated or unrated, have greater risks than
      investment-grade securities. There may be less of a market for them and
      therefore they may be harder to value and sell at an acceptable price.
      These risks can reduce the Fund's share prices and the income it earns.
Asset-Backed Securities. The Fund can buy asset-backed securities, which are
      fractional interests in pools of loans collateralized by the loans or
      other assets or receivables. They are typically issued by trusts and
      special purpose corporations that pass the income from the underlying
      pool to the buyer of the interest. These securities are subject to
      prepayment risks and the risk of default by the issuer as well as by
      the borrowers of the underlying loans in the pool.

The Fund's Portfolio "Duration" Strategy. The "maturity" of a security (the
      date when its principal repayment is due) differs from effective
      duration, which attempts to measure the expected volatility of a
      security's price.

      The Fund measures the duration of its entire portfolio of securities on
      a dollar-weighted basis, to try to maintain an average effective
      duration of its portfolio of three to six years under normal market
      conditions (that is, when financial markets are not in an unstable or
      volatile state). However, duration cannot be relied on as an exact
      prediction of future volatility. There can be no assurance that the
      Fund will achieve its targeted portfolio duration at all times.

      Duration calculations rely on a number of assumptions and variables
      based on the historic performance of similar securities. Therefore,
      duration can be affected by unexpected economic events or conditions
      relating to a particular security. In the case of CMOs, duration
      calculations are based on historic rates of prepayments of underlying
      mortgages. If the mortgages underlying the Fund's investments are
      prepaid more rapidly or more slowly than expected, the duration
      calculation for that security may not be correct.

Foreign Securities. The Fund typically invests a portion of its assets in
      foreign debt securities, and it has no limit on the amount of its
      assets that can be invested in foreign securities that are investment
      grade. The Fund can buy debt securities issued by foreign governments
      or companies. The Fund can buy securities of governments and companies
      in both developed markets and emerging markets. Debt securities issued
      or guaranteed by a foreign government or its agencies might not be
      backed by the "full faith and credit" of the government.


      The Fund's foreign debt investments can be denominated in U.S. dollars
      or in foreign currencies. However, the Fund may not invest more than
      20% of its net assets in foreign debt securities. The Fund will buy
      foreign currency only in connection with the purchase and sale of
      foreign securities and not for speculation.

o     Risks of Foreign Investing. While foreign securities offer special
      investment opportunities, there are also special risks that can reduce
      the Fund's share prices and returns. The change in value of a foreign
      currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S.
      dollar value of securities denominated in that foreign currency.
      Currency rate changes can also affect the distributions the Fund makes
      from the income it receives from foreign securities as foreign currency
      values change against the U.S. dollar. Foreign investing can result in
      higher transaction and operating costs for the Fund. Foreign issuers
      are not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that
      U.S. companies are subject to.


      The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control
      regulations, currency devaluation, expropriation or nationalization of
      a company's assets, foreign taxes, delays in settlement of
      transactions, changes in governmental economic or monetary policy in
      the U.S. or abroad, or other political and economic factors. These
      risks could cause the prices of foreign securities to fall and
      therefore could depress the Fund's share prices.
Special Risks of Emerging Markets. The Fund can buy securities in emerging
      and developing markets. They present risks not found in more mature
      markets. Those securities may be more difficult to sell at an
      acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities
      of issuers in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be
      subject to greater delays so that the Fund might not receive the sale
      proceeds of a security on a timely basis.

      Emerging markets might have less developed trading markets and
      exchanges, and less developed legal and accounting systems. Investments
      may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions on
      withdrawing the sales proceeds of securities from the country.
      Economies of developing countries may be more dependent on relatively
      few industries that may be highly vulnerable to local and global
      changes. Governments may be more unstable and present greater risks of
      nationalization or restrictions on foreign ownership of stocks of local
      companies. These investments may be substantially more volatile than
      securities of issuers in the U.S. and other developed countries and may
      be very speculative.
Portfolio Turnover. The Fund can engage in active and frequent trading to try
      to achieve its objective, and may have a high portfolio turnover rate
      of over 100% annually. Increased portfolio turnover creates higher
      brokerage and transaction costs for the Fund (and may reduce
      performance). However, most of the Fund's portfolio transactions are
      principal trades that do not entail brokerage fees. If the Fund
      realizes capital gains when it sells its portfolio investments, it must
      generally pay those gains out to shareholders, increasing their taxable
      distributions. The Financial Highlights table at the end of this
      Prospectus shows the Fund's portfolio turnover rates during recent
      fiscal years.


CAN THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES CHANGE? The Fund's Board of
Trustees can change non-fundamental investment policies without shareholder
approval, although significant changes will be described in amendments to
this Prospectus. Fundamental policies cannot be changed without the approval
of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting shares. The Fund's investment
objective is a fundamental policy. Investment restrictions that are
fundamental policies are listed in the Statement of Additional Information.
An investment policy is not fundamental unless this Prospectus or the
Statement of Additional Information says that it is. The Fund's policy to
invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings) in debt securities is
not a fundamental policy; however, it cannot be changed without 60 days prior
notice to shareholders.

OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. To seek its objective, the Fund can use the
investment techniques and strategies described below. The Manager might not
always use all of them. These techniques have risks, although some are
designed to help reduce overall investment or market risks.
Forward Rolls. The Fund may enter into "forward rolls" (also referred to as
      "mortgage dollar rolls") transactions with respect to mortgage-related
      securities. In this type of transaction, the Fund sells a
      mortgage-related security to a buyer and simultaneously agrees to
      repurchase a similar security at a later date at a set price.


      During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Fund will
      not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the
      securities that have been sold. It is possible that the market value of
      the securities the Fund sells may decline below the price at which the
      Fund is obligated to repurchase securities, or that the counterparty
      might default in its obligation.

Zero-Coupon and "Stripped" Securities. Some of the debt securities the Fund
      buys are zero-coupon bonds that pay no interest. They are issued at a
      substantial discount from their face value. They may be securities
      issued by the U.S. government or private issuers. "Stripped" securities
      are the separate income or principal components of a debt security.
      Some CMOs or other mortgage-related securities may be stripped, with
      each component having a different proportion of principal or interest
      payments. One class might receive all the interest and the other all
      the principal payments.

      Zero-coupon and stripped securities are subject to greater fluctuations
      in price from interest rate changes than typical debt securities that
      pay interest on a regular basis. The Fund may have to pay out the
      imputed income on zero-coupon securities without receiving the cash
      currently. Stripped securities are particularly sensitive to changes in
      interest rates.

      The values of interest-only and principal-only mortgage-related
      securities are very sensitive to changes in interest rates and
      prepayments of underlying mortgages. The market for these securities
      may be limited, making it difficult for the Fund to value or to sell
      its holdings at an acceptable price.
Preferred Stock. Unlike common stock, preferred stock typically has a stated
      dividend rate. Preferred stock dividends may be cumulative (they remain
      a liability of the company until they are paid) or non-cumulative. When
      interest rates rise, the value of preferred stock having a fixed
      dividend rate tends to fall. The right to payment of dividends on
      preferred stock is generally subordinate to the rights of a
      corporation's debt securities.
Private-Issuer Securities. The Fund can invest in securities issued by
      private issuers that do not offer the credit backing of the U.S.
      government. These include multi-class debt or pass-through certificates
      secured by mortgage loans. They may be issued by banks, savings and
      loans, mortgage bankers or special trusts. The Fund can buy other types
      of asset-backed securities collateralized by loans or other assets or
      receivables. Private-issuer mortgage-backed securities are subject to
      the credit risks of the issuers (as well as the interest rate risks and
      prepayment risks discussed above). There is the risk that private
      issuers may not make timely payment of interest or repay principal when
      due, although in some cases those payment obligations may be supported
      by insurance or guarantees.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities. 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. Restricted
      securities may have terms that limit their resale to other investors or
      may require registration under applicable securities laws before they
      may be sold publicly. The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net
      assets in illiquid or restricted securities. Certain restricted
      securities that are eligible for resale to qualified institutional
      purchasers may not be subject to that limit. The Manager monitors
      holdings of illiquid securities on an ongoing basis to determine
      whether to sell any holdings to maintain adequate liquidity

"Structured" Notes. The Fund can buy "structured" notes, which are
      specially-designed derivative debt investments whose payments of
      principal or interest payments are linked to the value of an index
      (such as a currency or securities index) or commodity. The terms of the
      instrument may be "structured" by the purchaser (the Fund) and the
      borrower issuing the note.

      The principal and/or interest payments depend on the performance of one
      or more other securities or indices, and the values of these notes will
      therefore fall or rise in response to the changes in the values of the
      underlying security or index. They are subject to both credit and
      interest rate risks and therefore the Fund could receive more or less
      than it originally invested when the notes mature, or it might receive
      less interest than the stated coupon payment if the underlying
      investment or index does not perform as anticipated. Their values may
      be very volatile and they may have a limited trading market, making it
      difficult for the Fund to value them or to sell its investment at an
      acceptable price.
Hedging. The Fund can buy and sell certain kinds of futures contracts, put
      and call options, interest rate swaps and forward contracts to hedge
      investment risks. The Fund is not required to use hedging instruments
      to seek its objective and does not currently use them to a significant
      degree.

      There are special risks in particular hedging strategies. If the
      Manager used a hedging instrument at the wrong time or judged market
      conditions incorrectly, the strategy could reduce the Fund's return.
      The Fund could also experience losses if the prices of its futures and
      options positions were not correlated with its other investments or if
      it could not close out a position because of an illiquid market.
Short-Term Debt Securities. The Fund can buy high-quality, short-term money
      market instruments, including obligations of the U.S. Government and
      its agencies, short-term corporate debt obligations, bank certificates
      of deposit and bankers' acceptances, and commercial paper, which are
      short-term, negotiable promissory notes of companies.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments. In times of adverse or unstable
      market, economic or political conditions, the Fund can invest up to
      100% of its assets in temporary defensive investments that are
      inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment strategies. Generally
      they would be cash or cash equivalents, such as U.S. Treasury Bills,
      other short-term U.S. government obligations or high-grade commercial
      paper and repurchase agreements. The Fund could also hold these types
      of securities pending the investment of proceeds from the sale of Fund
      shares or portfolio securities or to meet anticipated redemptions of
      Fund shares. To the extent the Fund invests defensively in these
      securities, it might not achieve its investment objectives.

Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund has entered into a Securities Lending
      Agreement with JP Morgan Chase. Under that agreement portfolio
      securities of the Fund may be loaned to brokers, dealers and other
      financial institutions. The Securities Lending Agreement provides that
      loans must be adequately collateralized and may be made only in
      conformity with the Fund's Securities Lending Guidelines, adopted by
      the Fund's Board of Trustees. The value of the securities loaned may
      not exceed 25% of the value of the Fund's net assets.


PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS. The Fund's portfolio holdings are included in semi-annual
and annual reports that are distributed to shareholders of the Fund within 60
days after the close of the period for which such report is being made. The
Fund also makes disclosures of the portfolio securities holdings in Statement
of Investments under Form N-Q, filed with the SEC no later than 60 days after
the close of the first and third fiscal quarters. These additional quarterly
filings are publicly available at the SEC. Therefore, portfolio holdings of
the Fund are made publicly available no later than 60 days after the close of
the Fund's fiscal quarter.

      A description of the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the
disclosure of the Fund's portfolio securities is available in the Fund's
Statement of Additional Information.


How the Fund Is Managed

THE MANAGER. The Manager chooses the Fund's investments and handles its
day-to-day business. The Manager carries out its duties, subject to the
policies established by the Fund's Board of Trustees, under an investment
advisory agreement that states the Manager's responsibilities. The agreement
sets the fees the Fund pays to the Manager and describes the expenses that
the Fund is responsible to pay to conduct its business.


      The Manager has been an investment advisor since 1960. The Manager and
its subsidiaries and controlled affiliates managed more than $___ billion in
assets as of December 31, 2004, including other Oppenheimer funds with more
than 7 million shareholder accounts. The Manager is located at Two World
Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York
10281-1008.

Portfolio Managers. Since April 23, 2002, the portfolio managers of the Fund
      are Angelo Manioudakis, Charles Moon and Benjamin Gord. Mr. Manioudakis
      is a Vice President of the Fund and Senior Vice President of the
      Manager. He is also an officer and portfolio manager of other
      Oppenheimer funds. Prior to joining the Manager in April 2002, Mr.
      Manioudakis was a portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment
      Management (since August 1993). Messrs. Gord and Moon are Vice
      Presidents of the Manager. Prior to joining the Manager in April 2002,
      Mr. Gord was an executive director and senior fixed income analyst at
      Morgan Stanley Investment Management (since April 1992). Prior to
      joining the Manager in April 2002, Mr. Moon was an executive director
      and portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (since
      June 1999) and a Vice President of Citicorp Securities Inc. (June
      1993-May 1999).

Advisory Fees. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the
      Manager an advisory fee at an annual rate that declines on additional
      assets as the Fund grows: 0.60% of the first $200 million of average
      annual net assets of the Fund, 0.57% of the next $200 million, 0.54% of
      the next $200 million, 0.51% of the next $200 million, 0.45% of the
      next $200 million and 0.35% of average annual net assets in excess of
      $1 billion. The Fund's management fee for its last fiscal year ended
      December 31, 2004 was ___% of average annual net assets for each class
      of shares.

PENDING LITIGATION. Six law suits have been filed as putative derivative and
class actions against the Fund's investment Manager, Distributor and Transfer
Agent, some of the Oppenheimer funds including the Fund, and Directors or
Trustees of some of those funds, excluding those of the Fund. The complaints
allege that the Manager charged excessive fees for distribution and other
costs, improperly used assets of the funds in the form of directed brokerage
commissions and 12b-1 fees to pay brokers to promote sales of Oppenheimer
funds, and failed to properly disclose the use of fund assets to make those
payments in violation of the Investment Company Act and the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. The complaints further allege that by permitting and/or
participating in those actions, the defendant Directors breached their
fiduciary duties to fund shareholders under the Investment Company Act and at
common law. Those law suits were filed on August 31, 2004, September 3, 2004,
September 14, 2004, September 14, 2004, September 21, 2004 and September 22,
2004, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. By
order dated October 27, 2004, these six actions, and future related actions,
were consolidated by the District Court into a single consolidated proceeding
in contemplation of the filing of a superceding consolidated and amended
complaint. The present complaints seek unspecified compensatory and punitive
damages, rescission of the funds' investment advisory agreements, an
accounting of all fees paid, and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation
expenses.

      The Manager and the Distributor believe the claims asserted in these
law suits to be without merit, and intend to defend the suits vigorously. The
Manager and the Distributor do not believe that the pending actions are
likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or on their ability to
perform their respective investment advisory or distribution agreements with
the Fund.


ABOUT your account

How to Buy Shares

You can buy shares several ways, as described below. The Fund's Distributor,
OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., may appoint servicing agents to accept
purchase (and redemption) orders. The Distributor, in its sole discretion,
may reject any purchase order for the Fund's shares.

Buying Shares Through Your Dealer. You can buy shares through any dealer,
      broker or financial institution that has a sales agreement with the
      Distributor. Your dealer will place your order with the Distributor on
      your behalf. A broker or dealer may charge for that service.
Buying Shares Through the Distributor. Complete an OppenheimerFunds new
      account application and return it with a check payable to
      "OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc." Mail it to P.O. Box 5270, Denver,
      Colorado 80217. If you don't list a dealer on the application, the
      Distributor will act as your agent in buying the shares. However, we
      recommend that you discuss your investment with a financial advisor
      before you make a purchase to be sure that the Fund is appropriate for
      you.

o     Paying by Federal Funds Wire. Shares purchased through the Distributor
      may be paid for by Federal Funds wire. The minimum investment is
      $2,500. Before sending a wire, call the Distributor's Wire Department
      at 1.800.225.5677 to notify the Distributor of the wire and to receive
      further instructions.
o     Buying Shares Through OppenheimerFunds AccountLink. With AccountLink,
      you pay for shares by electronic funds transfers from your bank
      account. Shares are purchased for your account by a transfer of money
      from your bank account through the Automated Clearing House (ACH)
      system. You can provide those instructions automatically, under an
      Asset Builder Plan, described below, or by telephone instructions using
      OppenheimerFunds PhoneLink, also described below. Please refer to
      "AccountLink," below for more details.

o     Buying Shares Through Asset Builder Plans. You may purchase shares of
      the Fund automatically each month from your account at a bank or other
      financial institution under an Asset Builder Plan with AccountLink.
      Details are in the Asset Builder application and the Statement of
      Additional Information.


WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT YOU MUST INVEST? In most cases, you can buy Fund
shares with a minimum initial investment of $1,000 and make additional
investments at any time with as little as $50. There are reduced minimums
available under the following special investment plans:
o     If you establish one of the many types of retirement plan accounts that
      OppenheimerFunds offers, more fully described below under "Special
      Investor Services," you can start your account with as little as $500.
o     By using an Asset Builder Plan or Automatic Exchange Plan (details are
      in the Statement of Additional Information), or government allotment
      plan, you can make subsequent investments (after making the initial
      investment of $500) for as little as $50. For any type of account
      established under one of these plans prior to November 1, 2002, the
      minimum additional investment will remain $25.
o     The minimum investment requirement does not apply to reinvesting
      dividends from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds (a list of them
      appears in the Statement of Additional Information, or you can ask your
      dealer or call the Transfer Agent), or reinvesting distributions from
      unit investment trusts that have made arrangements with the Distributor.

AT WHAT PRICE ARE SHARES SOLD? Shares are sold at their offering price which
is the net asset value per share plus any initial sales charge that applies.
The offering price that applies to a purchase order is based on the next
calculation of the net asset value per share that is made after the
Distributor receives the purchase order at its offices in Colorado, or after
any agent appointed by the Distributor receives the order.
Net Asset Value. The Fund calculates the net asset value of each class of
 shares as of the close of The New York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange"),
      on each day the Exchange is open for trading (referred to in this
      Prospectus as a "regular business day"). The Exchange normally closes
      at 4:00 P.M., Eastern time, but may close earlier on some days. All
      references to time in this Prospectus mean "Eastern time."

      The net asset value per share for a class of shares on a "regular
      business day" is determined by dividing the value of the Fund's net
      assets attributable to that class by the number of shares of that class
      outstanding on that day. To determine net asset values, the Fund assets
      are valued primarily on the basis of current market quotations. If
      market quotations are not readily available or do not accurately
      reflect fair value for a security (in the Manager's judgment) or if a
      security's value has been materially affected by events occurring after
      the close of the exchange or market on which the security is
      principally traded, that security may be valued by another method that
      the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects the fair value.
      Because some foreign securities trade in markets and on exchanges that
      operate on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund's
      foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot buy or
      redeem Fund shares.

      The Board has adopted valuation procedures for the Fund and has
      delegated the day-to-day responsibility for fair value determinations
      to the Manager's Valuation Committee. Fair value determinations by the
      Manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Board
      at its next scheduled meeting after the fair valuations are determined.
      In determining whether current market prices are readily available and
      reliable, the Manager monitors the information it receives in the
      ordinary course of its investment management responsibilities for
      significant events that it believes in good faith will affect the
      market prices of the securities of issuers held by the Fund. Those may
      include events affecting specific issuers (for example, a halt in
      trading of the securities of an issuer on an exchange during the
      trading day) or events affecting securities markets (for example, a
      foreign securities market closes early because of a natural disaster).

      If, after the close of the principal market on which a security held by
      the Fund is traded and before the time as of which the Fund's net asset
      values are calculated that day, a significant event occurs that the
      Manager learns of and believes in the exercise of its judgment will
      cause a material change in the value of that security from the closing
      price of the security on the principal market on which it is traded,
      the Manager will use its best judgment to determine a fair value for
      that security.

      The Manager believes that foreign securities values may be affected by
      volatility that occurs in U.S. markets on a trading day after the close
      of foreign securities markets. The Manager's fair valuation procedures
      therefore include a procedure whereby foreign securities prices may be
      "fair valued" to take those factors into account.

The Offering Price. To receive the offering price for a particular day, in
      most cases the Distributor or its designated agent must receive your
      order by the time the Exchange closes that day. If your order is
      received on a day when the Exchange is closed or after it has closed,
      the order will receive the next offering price that is determined after
      your order is received.
Buying Through a Dealer. If you buy shares through a dealer, your dealer must
      receive the order by the close of the Exchange and transmit it to the
      Distributor so that it is received before the Distributor's close of
      business on a regular business day (normally 5:00 P.M.) to receive that
      day's offering price, unless your dealer has made alternative
      arrangements with the Distributor. Otherwise, the order will receive
      the next offering price that is determined.

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WHAT CLASSES OF SHARES DOES THE FUND OFFER? The Fund offers investors five
different classes of shares. The different classes of shares represent
investments in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes are subject
to different expenses and will likely have different share prices. When you
buy shares, be sure to specify the class of shares. If you do not choose a
class, your investment will be made in Class A shares.
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Class A Shares. If you buy Class A shares, you pay an initial sales charge
      (on investments up to $1 million for regular accounts or lesser amounts
      for certain retirement plans). The amount of that sales charge will
      vary depending on the amount you invest. The sales charge rates are
      listed in "How Can You Buy Class A Shares?" below.
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Class B Shares. If you buy Class B shares, you pay no sales charge at the
      time of purchase, but you will pay an annual asset-based sales charge.
      If you sell your shares within 6 years of buying them, you will
      normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge. That contingent
      deferred sales charge varies depending on how long you own your shares,
      as described in "How Can You Buy Class B Shares?" below.
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Class C Shares. If you buy Class C shares, you pay no sales charge at the
      time of purchase, but you will pay an annual asset-based sales charge.
      If you sell your shares within 12 months of buying them, you will
      normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0%, as described
      in "How Can You Buy Class C Shares?" below.
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Class N Shares. If you buy Class N shares (available only through certain
      retirement plans), you pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but
      you will pay an annual asset-based sales charge. If you sell your
      shares within 18 months of the retirement plan's first purchase of
      Class N shares, you may pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0%,
      as described in "How Can You Buy Class N Shares?" below.
Class Y Shares. Class Y shares are offered only to certain institutional
      investors that have a special agreement with the Distributor.

WHICH CLASS OF SHARES SHOULD YOU CHOOSE? Once you decide that the Fund is an
appropriate investment for you, the decision as to which class of shares is
best suited to your needs depends on a number of factors that you should
discuss with your financial advisor. Some factors to consider are how much
you plan to invest and how long you plan to hold your investment. If your
goals and objectives change over time and you plan to purchase additional
shares, you should re-evaluate those factors to see if you should consider
another class of shares. The Fund's operating costs that apply to a class of
shares and the effect of the different types of sales charges on your
investment will vary your investment results over time.

      The discussion below is not intended to be investment advice or a
recommendation, because each investor's financial considerations are
different. The discussion below assumes that you will purchase only one class
of shares and not a combination of shares of different classes. Of course,
these examples are based on approximations of the effects of current sales
charges and expenses projected over time, and do not detail all of the
considerations in selecting a class of shares. You should analyze your
options carefully with your financial advisor before making that choice.
How Long Do You Expect to Hold Your Investment? While future financial needs
      cannot be predicted with certainty, knowing how long you expect to hold
      your investment will assist you in selecting the appropriate class of
      shares. Because of the effect of class-based expenses, your choice will
      also depend on how much you plan to invest. For example, the reduced
      sales charges available for larger purchases of Class A shares may,
      over time, offset the effect of paying an initial sales charge on your
      investment, compared to the effect over time of higher class-based
      expenses on shares of Class B, Class C or Class N. For retirement plans
      that qualify to purchase Class N shares, Class N shares will generally
      be more advantageous than Class B and Class C shares.
   o  Investing for the Shorter Term. While the Fund is meant to be a
      long-term investment, if you have a relatively short-term investment
      horizon (that is, you plan to hold your shares for not more than six
      years), you should most likely invest in Class A or Class C shares
      rather than Class B shares. That is because of the effect of the Class
      B contingent deferred sales charge if you redeem within six years, as
      well as the effect of the Class B asset-based sales charge on the
      investment return for that class in the short-term. Class C shares
      might be the appropriate choice (especially for investments of less
      than $100,000), because there is no initial sales charge on Class C
      shares, and the contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to
      amounts you sell after holding them one year.


      However, if you plan to invest more than $100,000 for the shorter term,
      then as your investment horizon increases toward six years, Class C
      shares might not be as advantageous as Class A shares. That is because
      the annual asset-based sales charge on Class C shares will have a
      greater impact on your account over the longer term than the reduced
      front-end sales charge available for larger purchases of Class A
      shares.

      If you invest $1 million or more, in most cases Class A shares will be
      the most advantageous choice, no matter how long you intend to hold
      your shares. For that reason, the Distributor normally will not accept
      purchase orders of $100,000 or more of Class B shares or $1 million or
      more of Class C shares from a single investor. Dealers or other
      financial intermediaries purchasing shares for their customers in
      omnibus accounts are responsible for compliance with those limits.
      o     Investing  for the Longer  Term.  If you are  investing  less than
      $100,000 for the  longer-term,  for example for  retirement,  and do not
      expect to need  access to your  money for seven  years or more,  Class B
      shares may be appropriate.

Are There Differences in Account Features That Matter to You? Some account
      features may not be available to Class B, Class C and Class N
      shareholders. Other features may not be advisable (because of the
      effect of the contingent deferred sales charge) for Class B, Class C
      and Class N shareholders. Therefore, you should carefully review how
      you plan to use your investment account before deciding which class of
      shares to buy.

      Additionally, the dividends payable to Class B, Class C and Class N
      shareholders will be reduced by the additional expenses borne by those
      classes that are not borne by Class A or Class Y shares, such as the
      Class B, Class C and Class N asset-based sales charge described below
      and in the Statement of Additional Information. Also, checkwriting is
      not available on accounts subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
How Do Share Classes Affect Payments to Your Broker? A financial advisor may
      receive different compensation for selling one class of shares than for
      selling another class. It is important to remember that Class B, Class
      C and Class N contingent deferred sales charges and asset-based sales
      charges have the same purpose as the front-end sales charge on sales of
      Class A shares: to compensate the Distributor for concessions and
      expenses it pays to dealers and financial institutions for selling
      shares. The Distributor may pay additional compensation from its own
      resources to securities dealers or financial institutions based upon
      the value of shares of the Fund owned by the dealer or financial
      institution for its own account or for its customers.

HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS A SHARES? Class A shares are sold at their offering
price, which is normally net asset value plus an initial sales charge.
However, in some cases, described below, purchases are not subject to an
initial sales charge, and the offering price will be the net asset value. In
other cases, reduced sales charges may be available, as described below or in
the Statement of Additional Information. Out of the amount you invest, the
Fund receives the net asset value to invest for your account.

      The sales charge varies depending on the amount of your purchase. A
portion of the sales charge may be retained by the Distributor or allocated
to your dealer as a concession. The Distributor reserves the right to reallow
the entire concession to dealers. The current sales charge rates and
concessions paid to dealers and brokers are as follows:

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                          Front-End Sales  Front-End Sales   Concession As a
                                           Charge As a

                          Charge As a      Percentage of
                          Percentage of    Net               Percentage of
 Amount of Purchase       Offering Price   Amount Invested   Offering Price
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 Less than $50,000             4.75%             4.98%             4.00%
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 $50,000 or more but           4.50%             4.71%             3.75%
 less than $100,000
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 $100,000 or more but          3.50%             3.63%             2.75%
 less than $250,000
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 $250,000 or more but          2.50%             2.56%             2.00%
 less than $500,000
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 $500,000 or more but          2.00%             2.04%             1.60%
 less than $1 million
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SPECIAL SALES CHARGE ARRANGEMENTS AND WAIVERS. Appendix C to the Statement of
Additional Information details the conditions for the waiver of sales charges
that apply in certain cases, and the special sales charge rates that apply to
purchases of shares of the Fund by certain groups, or under specified
retirement plan arrangements or in other special types of transactions. To
receive a waiver or special sales charge rate, you must advise the
Distributor when purchasing shares or the Transfer Agent when redeeming
shares that a special condition applies.
Can You Reduce Class A Sales Charges? You and your spouse may be eligible to
      buy Class A shares of the Fund at reduced sales charge rates set forth
      in the table above under the Fund's "Right of Accumulation" or a
      "Letter of Intent." The Fund reserves the right to modify or to cease
      offering these programs at any time.
o     Right of Accumulation. To reduce the Class A front-end sales charge
      under the rates in the table above that apply to larger purchases, you
      can add to the amount of your current purchase the value of investments
      currently being made by you and your spouse (or previously made by you
      and your spouse and still held) in Class A and Class B shares of the
      Fund and other Oppenheimer funds (a list is in the Statement of
      Additional Information under "How to Buy Shares - The Oppenheimer
      Funds"). You may not include Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market
      Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which you did not pay a
      sales charge for this purpose. In totaling your holdings, you may count
      shares held in your individual accounts (including IRAs and 403(b)
      plans), your joint accounts with your spouse, or accounts you or your
      spouse hold as trustees or custodians on behalf of your children who
      are minors. A fiduciary can count all shares purchased for a trust,
      estate or other fiduciary account (including employee benefit plans for
      the same employer) that has multiple accounts. To qualify for this
      Right of Accumulation, if you are buying shares directly from the Fund
      you must inform the Fund's Distributor of your eligibility and holdings
      at the time of your purchase. If you are buying shares through your
      financial intermediary you must notify your intermediary of your
      eligibility for this Right of Accumulation at the time of your
      purchase.

      To count shares of eligible Oppenheimer funds held in accounts at other
      intermediaries under this Right of Accumulation, you may be requested
      to provide the Distributor or your current intermediary (depending on
      the way you are buying your shares) a copy of each account statement
      showing your current holdings of the Fund or other eligible Oppenheimer
      funds, including statements for accounts held by you and your spouse or
      in retirement plans or trust or custodial accounts for minor children
      as described above. The Distributor or intermediary through which you
      are buying shares will combine the value of all your eligible
      Oppenheimer fund accounts based on the current offering price per share
      to determine what Class A sales charge breakpoints you may qualify for
      on your current purchase.
o     Letters of Intent. You may also reduce the Class A front-end sales
      charge on current purchases of shares of the Fund under the rates in
      the table above by submitting a Letter of Intent to the Distributor. A
      Letter of Intent is a written statement of your intention to purchase
      Class A and/or Class B shares of the Fund (and other Oppenheimer funds
      except Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund and Oppenheimer
      Cash Reserves) over a 13-month period. The total amount of your
      intended purchases of Class A and Class B shares will determine the
      reduced sales charge rate that will apply to Class A shares of the Fund
      purchased during that period. You can include purchases made up to 90
      days before the date of the Letter. Submitting a Letter of Intent does
      not obligate you to purchase the specified amount of shares. You can
      also apply the Right of Accumulation to these purchases.

      If you do not complete the Letter of Intent, the front-end sales charge
      you paid on your purchases will be recalculated to reflect the actual
      value of shares you purchased. A certain portion of your shares will be
      held in escrow by the Fund's Transfer Agent for this purpose. Please
      refer to "How to Buy Shares - Letters of Intent" in the Fund's
      Statement of Additional Information for more complete information.
Other Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers. The Fund and the
      Distributor offer other opportunities to purchase shares without
      front-end or contingent deferred sales charges under the programs
      described below. The Fund reserves the right to amend or discontinue
      these programs at any time without prior notice.
o     Dividend Reinvestment. Dividends and/or capital gains distributions
      received by a shareholder from the Fund may be reinvested in shares of
      the Fund or any of the other Oppenheimer funds without a sales charge,
      at the net asset value per share in effect on the payable date. You
      must notify the Transfer Agent in writing to elect this option and must
      have an existing account in the fund selected for reinvestment.
o     Exchanges of Shares. Shares of the Fund may be exchanged for shares of
      certain other Oppenheimer funds at net asset value per share at the
      time of exchange, without sales charge, and shares of the Fund can be
      purchased by exchange of shares of certain other Oppenheimer funds on
      the same basis. Please refer to "How to Exchange Shares" in this
      Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information for more
      details, including a discussion of circumstances in which sales charges
      may apply on exchanges.
o     Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months of a redemption of certain
      Class A and Class B shares, the proceeds may be reinvested in Class A
      shares of the Fund without sales charge. This privilege applies to
      redemptions of Class A shares that were subject to an initial sales
      charge or Class A or Class B shares that were subject to a contingent
      deferred sales charge when redeemed. The investor must ask the Transfer
      Agent for that privilege at the time of reinvestment and must identify
      the account from which the redemption was made.
o     Other Special Reductions and Waivers. The Fund and the Distributor
      offer additional arrangements to reduce or eliminate front-end sales
      charges or to waive contingent deferred sales charges for certain types
      of transactions and for certain classes of investors (primarily
      retirement plans that purchase shares in special programs through the
      Distributor). These are described in greater detail in Appendix C to
      the Statement of Additional Information, which is also available on the
      OppenheimerFunds website, at www.oppenheimerfunds.com (under the
      hyperlinks "Access Accounts and Services - Investor Service Center").
      To receive a waiver or special sales charge rate under these programs,
      the purchaser must notify the Distributor (or other financial
      intermediary through which shares are being purchased) at the time of
      purchase or notify the Transfer Agent with at the time of redeeming
      shares for those waivers that apply to contingent deferred sales
      charges.
o     Purchases by Certain Retirement Plans. There is no initial sales charge
      on purchases of Class A shares of the Fund by (1) retirement plans that
      have $10 million or more in plan assets and that have entered into a
      special agreement with the Distributor and by (2) retirement plans that
      are part of a retirement plan product or platform offered by banks,
      broker-dealers, financial advisors, insurance companies or
      record-keepers that have entered into a special agreement with the
      Distributor for this purpose. The Distributor currently pays dealers of
      record concessions in an amount equal to 0.25% of the purchase price of
      Class A shares by those retirement plans from its own resources at the
      time of sale, subject to certain exceptions described in "Retirement
      Plans" in the Statement of Additional Information. No contingent
      deferred sales charge is charged upon the redemption of such shares.
Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. There is no initial sales charge on
      purchases of Class A shares of any one or more of the Oppenheimer funds
      aggregating $1 million or more, or on purchases of Class A shares by
      certain retirement plans that satisfied certain requirements prior to
      March 1, 2001 ("grandfathered retirement accounts"). However, those
      Class A shares may be subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales
      charge, as described below. Retirement plans holding shares of
      Oppenheimer funds in an omnibus account(s) for the benefit of plan
      participants in the name of a fiduciary or financial intermediary
      (other than OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Single DB Plus plans) are not
      permitted to make initial purchases of Class A shares subject to a
      contingent deferred sales charge.

      The Distributor pays dealers of record concessions in an amount equal
      to 1.0% of purchases of $1 million or more other than purchases by
      grandfathered retirement accounts. For grandfathered retirement
      accounts, the concession is 0.75% of the first $2.5 million of
      purchases plus 0.25% of purchases in excess of $2.5 million. In either
      case, the concession will not be paid on purchases of shares by
      exchange or that were previously subject to a front-end sales charge
      and dealer concession.

      If you redeem any of those shares within an 18-month "holding period"
      measured from the beginning of the calendar month of their purchase, a
      contingent deferred sales charge (called the "Class A contingent
      deferred sales charge") may be deducted from the redemption proceeds.
      That sales charge will be equal to 1.0% of the lesser of:
o     the aggregate net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of
      redemption (excluding shares purchased by reinvestment of dividends or
      capital gain distributions); or
o     the original net asset value of the redeemed shares.

      The Class A contingent deferred sales charge will not exceed the
      aggregate amount of the concessions the Distributor paid to your dealer
      on all purchases of Class A shares of all Oppenheimer funds you made
      that were subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge.


HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS B SHARES? Class B shares are sold at net asset value
per share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class B shares are
redeemed within six years from the beginning of the calendar month of their
purchase, a contingent deferred sales charge will be deducted from the
redemption proceeds. The Class B contingent deferred sales charge is paid to
compensate the Distributor for its expenses of providing distribution-related
services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class B shares.

      The amount of the contingent deferred sales charge will depend on the
number of years since you invested and the dollar amount being redeemed,
according to the following schedule for the Class B contingent deferred sales
charge holding period:

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Years Since Beginning of Month in       Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on
Which Purchase Order was Accepted       Redemptions in That Year (As % of

                                        Amount Subject to Charge)
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0 - 1                                   5.0%
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1 - 2                                   4.0%
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2 - 3                                   3.0%
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3 - 4                                   3.0%
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4 - 5                                   2.0%
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5 - 6                                   1.0%
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More than 6                             None
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In the table, a "year" is a 12-month period. In applying the contingent
deferred sales charge, all purchases are considered to have been made on the
first regular business day of the month in which the purchase was made.

Automatic Conversion of Class B Shares. Class B shares automatically convert
      to Class A shares 72 months after you purchase them. This conversion
      feature relieves Class B shareholders of the asset-based sales charge
      that applies to Class B shares under the Class B Distribution and
      Service Plan, described below. The conversion is based on the relative
      net asset value of the two classes, and no sales load or other charge
      is imposed. When any Class B shares that you hold convert, any other
      Class B shares that were acquired by reinvesting dividends and
      distributions on the converted shares will also convert to Class A
      shares. For further information on the conversion feature and its tax
      implications, see "Class B Conversion" in the Statement of Additional
      Information.

How Can you Buy Class C Shares? Class C shares are sold at net asset value
per share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class C shares are
redeemed within a holding period of 12 months from the beginning of the
calendar month of their purchase, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0%
will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. The Class C contingent
deferred sales charge is paid to compensate the Distributor for its expenses
of providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the
sale of Class C shares.

HOW CAN YOU BUY CLASS N SHARES? Class N shares are offered for sale to
retirement plans (including IRAs and 403(b) plans) that purchase $500,000 or
more of Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds or to group
retirement plans (which do not include IRAs and 403(b) plans) that have
assets of $500,000 or more or 100 or more eligible participants. See
"Availability of Class N shares" in the Statement of Additional Information
for other circumstances where Class N shares are available for purchase.

      Class N shares are sold at net asset value without an initial sales
charge. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0% will be imposed upon the
redemption of Class N shares, if:
o     The group retirement plan is terminated or Class N shares of all
      Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an investment option of the plan
      and Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after the plan's first
      purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund, or
o     With respect to an IRA or 403(b) plan, Class N shares are redeemed
      within 18 months of the plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any
      Oppenheimer fund.

      Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on plan
participant accounts. The procedures for buying, selling, exchanging and
transferring the Fund's other classes of shares (other than the time those
orders must be received by the Distributor or Transfer Agent in Colorado) and
the special account features applicable to purchasers of those other classes
of shares described elsewhere in this Prospectus do not apply to Class N
shares offered through a group retirement plan. Instructions for buying,
selling, exchanging or transferring Class N shares offered through a group
retirement plan must be submitted by the plan, not by plan participants for
whose benefit the shares are held.


Who Can Buy Class Y Shares? Class Y shares are sold at net asset value per
share without a sales charge directly to institutional investors that have
special agreements with the Distributor for this purpose. They may include
insurance companies, registered investment companies, employee benefit plans
and Section 529 plans, among others. Individual investors cannot buy Class Y
shares directly.


      An institutional investor that buys Class Y shares for its customers'
accounts may impose charges on those accounts. The procedures for buying,
selling, exchanging and transferring the Fund's other classes of shares
(other than the time those orders must be received by the Distributor or
Transfer Agent at their Colorado office) and the special account features
available to investors buying those other classes of shares do not apply to
Class Y shares. Instructions for buying, selling, exchanging or transferring
Class Y shares must be submitted by the institutional investor, not by its
customers for whose benefit the shares are held.

Investments By "Funds of Funds." Class Y shares of the Fund are offered as an
      investment to other Oppenheimer funds that act as "funds of funds." The
      Fund's Board of Trustees has approved making the Fund's shares
      available as an investment to those funds. Those funds of funds may
      invest significant portions of their assets in shares of the Fund, as
      described in their respective prospectuses. Those other funds,
      individually and/or collectively, may own significant amounts of the
      Fund's shares from time to time. Those funds of funds typically use
      asset allocation strategies under which they may increase or reduce the
      amount of their investment in the Fund frequently, which may occur on a
      daily basis under volatile market conditions. Depending on a number of
      factors, such as the flows of cash into and from the Fund as a result
      of the activity of other investors and the Fund's then-current
      liquidity, those purchases and redemptions of the Fund's shares by
      funds of funds could require the Fund to purchase or sell portfolio
      securities, increasing its transaction costs and possibly reducing its
      performance, if the size of those purchases and redemptions were
      significant relative to the size of the Fund. For a further discussion
      of the possible effects of frequent trading in the Fund's shares,
      please refer to "Are There Limitations On Exchanges?".


DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12b-1) PLANS.

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for
      Class A shares. It reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its
      costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A
      shares. Reimbursement is made quarterly at an annual rate of up to
      0.25% of the average annual net assets of Class A shares of the Fund.
      The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers,
      brokers, banks and other financial institutions quarterly for providing
      personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that
      hold Class A shares. With respect to Class A shares subject to a Class
      A contingent deferred sales charge purchased by grandfathered
      retirement accounts, the Distributor pays the 0.25% service fee to
      dealers in advance for the first year after the shares are sold by the
      dealer. The Distributor retains the first year's service fee paid by
      the Fund. After the shares have been held by grandfathered retirement
      accounts for a year, the Distributor pays the service fee to dealers on
      a quarterly basis.
Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N Shares. The
      Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C
      and Class N shares to pay the Distributor for its services and costs in
      distributing Class B, Class C and Class N shares and servicing
      accounts. Under the plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual
      asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares and
      0.25% on Class N shares. The Distributor also receives a service fee of
      0.25% per year under the Class B, Class C and Class N plans.

      The asset-based sales charge and service fees increase Class B and
      Class C expenses by 1.0% and increase Class N expenses by 0.50% of the
      net assets per year of the respective class. Because these fees are
      paid out of the Fund's assets on an on-going basis, over time these
      fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more
      than other types of sales charges.

      The Distributor uses the service fees to compensate dealers for
      providing personal services for accounts that hold Class B, Class C or
      Class N shares. The Distributor normally pays the 0.25% service fees to
      dealers in advance for the first year after the shares are sold by the
      dealer. After the shares have been held for a year, the Distributor
      pays the service fees to dealers on a quarterly basis.

      The Distributor currently pays a sales concession of 3.75% of the
      purchase price of Class B shares to dealers from its own resources at
      the time of sale. Including the advance of the service fee, the total
      amount paid by the Distributor to the dealer at the time of sale of
      Class B shares is therefore 4.00% of the purchase price. The
      Distributor normally retains the Class B asset-based sales charge. See
      the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions.

      The Distributor currently pays a sales concession of 0.75% of the
      purchase price of Class C shares to dealers from its own resources at
      the time of sale. Including the advance of the service fee, the total
      amount paid by the Distributor to the dealer at the time of sale of
      Class C shares is therefore 1.0% of the purchase price. The Distributor
      pays the asset-based sales charge as an ongoing concession to the
      dealer on Class C shares that have been outstanding for a year or more.
      The Distributor normally retains the asset-based sales charge on Class
      C shares during the first year after the purchase of Class C shares.
      See the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions.

      The Distributor currently pays a sales concession of 0.75% of the
      purchase price of Class N shares to dealers from its own resources at
      the time of sale. Including the advance of the service fee, the total
      amount paid by the Distributor to the dealer at the time of sale of
      Class N shares is therefore 1.0% of the purchase price. The Distributor
      normally retains the asset-based sales charge on Class N shares. See
      the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions.


      Under certain circumstances, the Distributor will pay the full Class B,
      Class C or Class N asset-based sales charge and the service fee to the
      dealer beginning in the first year after purchase of such shares in
      lieu of paying the dealer the sales concession and the advance of the
      first year's service fee at the time of purchase, if there is a special
      agreement between the dealer and the Distributor. In those
      circumstances, the sales concession will not be paid to the dealer.

      For Class C shares purchased through the OppenheimerFunds Recordkeeper
      Pro program, the Distributor will pay the Class C asset-based sales
      charge to the dealer of record in the first year after the purchase of
      such shares in lieu of paying the dealer a sales concession at the time
      of purchase. The Distributor will use the service fee it receives from
      the Fund on those shares to reimburse FASCorp for providing personal
      services to the Class C accounts holding those shares.

      In addition, the Manager and the Distributor may make substantial
      payments to dealers or other financial intermediaries and service
      providers for distribution and/or shareholder servicing activities, out
      of their own resources, including the profits from the advisory fees
      the Manager receives from the Fund. Some of these distribution-related
      payments may be made to dealers or financial intermediaries for
      marketing, promotional or related expenses; these payments are often
      referred to as "revenue sharing." In some circumstances, those types of
      payments may create an incentive for a dealer or financial intermediary
      or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the Fund or
      other Oppenheimer funds to its customers. You should ask your dealer or
      financial intermediary for more details about any such payments it
      receives.


Special Investor Services

ACCOUNTLINK. You can use our AccountLink feature to link your Fund account
with an account at a U.S. bank or other financial institution. It must be an
Automated Clearing House (ACH) member. AccountLink lets you:
    o transmit funds electronically to purchase shares by telephone (through
      a service representative or by PhoneLink) or automatically under Asset
      Builder Plans, or
    o have the Transfer Agent send redemption proceeds or transmit dividends
      and distributions directly to your bank account. Please call the
      Transfer Agent for more information.

      You may purchase shares by telephone only after your account has been
established. To purchase shares in amounts up to $250,000 through a telephone
representative, call the Distributor at 1.800.225.5677. The purchase payment
will be debited from your bank account.

      AccountLink privileges should be requested on your Application or your
dealer's settlement instructions if you buy your shares through a dealer.
After your account is established, you can request AccountLink privileges by
sending signature-guaranteed instructions and proper documentation to the
Transfer Agent. AccountLink privileges will apply to each shareholder listed
in the registration on your account as well as to your dealer representative
of record unless and until the Transfer Agent receives written instructions
terminating or changing those privileges. After you establish AccountLink for
your account, any change of bank account information must be made by
signature-guaranteed instructions to the Transfer Agent signed by all
shareholders who own the account.

PHONELINK. PhoneLink is the OppenheimerFunds automated telephone system that
enables shareholders to perform a number of account transactions
automatically using a touch-tone phone. PhoneLink may be used on
already-established Fund accounts after you obtain a Personal Identification
Number (PIN), by calling the PhoneLink number, 1.800.225.5677.
Purchasing Shares. You may purchase shares in amounts up to $100,000 by
      phone, by calling 1.800.225.5677. You must have established AccountLink
      privileges to link your bank account with the Fund to pay for these
      purchases.
Exchanging Shares. With the OppenheimerFunds Exchange Privilege, described
      below, you can exchange shares automatically by phone from your Fund
      account to another OppenheimerFunds account you have already
      established by calling the special PhoneLink number.
Selling Shares. You can redeem shares by telephone automatically by calling
      the PhoneLink number and the Fund will send the proceeds directly to
      your AccountLink bank account. Please refer to "How to Sell Shares,"
      below for details.

CAN YOU SUBMIT TRANSACTION REQUESTS BY FAX? You may send requests for certain
types of account transactions to the Transfer Agent by fax (telecopier).
Please call 1.800.225.5677 for information about which transactions may be
handled this way. Transaction requests submitted by fax are subject to the
same rules and restrictions as written and telephone requests described in
this Prospectus.

OPPENHEIMERFUNDS INTERNET WEBSITE. You can obtain information about the Fund,
as well as your account balance, on the OppenheimerFunds Internet website, at
www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Additionally, shareholders listed in the account
registration (and the dealer of record) may request certain account
transactions through a special section of that website. To perform account
transactions or obtain account information online, you must first obtain a
user I.D. and password on that website. If you do not want to have Internet
account transaction capability for your account, please call the Transfer
Agent at 1.800.225.5677. At times, the website may be inaccessible or its
transaction features may be unavailable.

AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL AND EXCHANGE PLANS. The Fund has several plans that
enable you to sell shares automatically or exchange them to another
OppenheimerFunds account on a regular basis. Please call the Transfer Agent
or consult the Statement of Additional Information for details.

RETIREMENT PLANS. You may buy shares of the Fund for your retirement plan
account. If you participate in a plan sponsored by your employer, the plan
trustee or administrator must buy the shares for your plan account. The
Distributor also offers a number of different retirement plans that
individuals and employers can use:
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). These include regular IRAs, Roth IRAs,
      SIMPLE IRAs and rollover IRAs.
SEP-IRAs. These are Simplified Employee Pension Plan IRAs for small business
      owners or self-employed individuals.
403(b)(7) Custodial Plans. These are tax-deferred plans for employees of
      eligible tax-exempt organizations, such as schools, hospitals and
      charitable organizations.
401(k) Plans. These are special retirement plans for businesses.
Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans. These plans are designed for businesses and
      self-employed individuals.

      Please call the Distributor for OppenheimerFunds retirement plan
documents, which include applications and important plan information.

How to Sell Shares


You can sell (redeem) some or all of your shares on any regular business day.
Your shares will be sold at the next net asset value calculated after your
order is received in proper form (which means that it must comply with the
procedures described below) and is accepted by the Transfer Agent. The Fund
lets you sell your shares by writing a letter, by wire, by using the Fund's
checkwriting privilege, or by telephone. You can also set up Automatic
Withdrawal Plans to redeem shares on a regular basis. If you have questions
about any of these procedures, and especially if you are redeeming shares in
a special situation, such as due to the death of the owner or from a
retirement plan account, please call the Transfer Agent first, at
1.800.225.5677, for assistance.

Certain Requests Require a Signature Guarantee. To protect you and the Fund
      from fraud, the following redemption requests must be in writing and
      must include a signature guarantee (although there may be other
      situations that also require a signature guarantee):

   o  You wish to redeem more than $100,000 and receive a check.
   o  The redemption check is not payable to all shareholders listed on the
      account statement.
   o  The redemption check is not sent to the address of record on your
      account statement,
   o  Shares are being transferred to a Fund account with a different owner
      or name.

   o  Shares are being redeemed by someone (such as an Executor) other than
      the owners.
Where Can You Have Your Signature Guaranteed? The Transfer Agent will accept
      a guarantee of your signature by a number of financial institutions,
      including:
o     a U.S. bank, trust company, credit union or savings association,
o     a foreign bank that has a U.S. correspondent bank,
o     a U.S. registered dealer or broker in securities, municipal securities
      or government securities, or
o     a U.S. national securities exchange, a registered securities
      association or a clearing agency.

      If you are signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership or other
      business or as a fiduciary, you must also include your title in the
      signature.
Retirement Plan Accounts. There are special procedures to sell shares in an
      OppenheimerFunds retirement plan account. Call the Transfer Agent for a
      distribution request form. Special income tax withholding requirements
      apply to distributions from retirement plans. You must submit a
      withholding form with your redemption request to avoid delay in getting
      your money and if you do not want tax withheld. If your employer holds
      your retirement plan account for you in the name of the plan, you must
      ask the plan trustee or administrator to request the sale of the Fund
      shares in your plan account.

Sending Redemption Proceeds by Wire. While the Fund normally sends your money
      by check, you can arrange to have the proceeds of shares you sell sent
      by Federal Funds wire to a bank account you designate. It must be a
      commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve wire system.
      The minimum redemption you can have sent by wire is $2,500. There is a
      $10 fee for each request. To find out how to set up this feature on
      your account or to arrange a wire, call the Transfer Agent at
      1.800.225.5677.


Checkwriting. To write checks against your Fund account, request that
privilege on your account application, or contact the Transfer Agent for
signature cards. They must be signed (with a signature guarantee) by all
owners of the account and returned to the Transfer Agent so that checks can
be sent to you to use. Shareholders with joint accounts can elect in writing
to have checks paid over the signature of one owner. If you previously signed
a signature card to establish checkwriting in another Oppenheimer fund,
simply call 1.800.225.5677 to request checkwriting for an account in this
Fund with the same registration as the other account.
o     Checks can be written to the order of whomever you wish, but may not be
      cashed at the bank the checks are payable through or the Fund's
      custodian bank.
o     Checkwriting privileges are not available for accounts holding shares
      that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
o     Checks must be written for at least $500. Checks written below the
      stated amount on the check will not be accepted. However, if you have
      existing checks indicating a $100 minimum, you may still use them for
      amounts of $100 or more.
o     Checks cannot be paid if they are written for more than your account
      value. Remember, your shares fluctuate in value and you should not
      write a check close to the total account value.
o     You may not write a check that would require the Fund to redeem shares
      that were purchased by check or Asset Builder Plan payments within the
      prior 10 days.
o     Don't use your checks if you changed your Fund account number, until
      you receive new checks.


HOW DO you SELL SHARES BY MAIL? Write a letter of instruction that includes:
   o  Your name,
   o  The Fund's name,
   o  Your Fund account number (from your account statement),
   o  The dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed,
   o  Any special payment instructions,
   o  Any share certificates for the shares you are selling,
   o  The signatures of all registered owners exactly as the account is

      registered, and
   o  Any special documents requested by the Transfer Agent to assure proper
      authorization of the person asking to sell the shares.

Use the following address for            Send courier or express mail
requests by mail:                        requests to:
OppenheimerFunds Services                OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270                            10200 E. Girard Avenue, Building D
Denver, Colorado 80217                   Denver, Colorado 80231

HOW DO you SELL SHARES BY TELEPHONE? You and your dealer representative of
record may also sell your shares by telephone. To receive the redemption
price calculated on a particular regular business day, your call must be
received by the Transfer Agent by the close of the Exchange that day, which
is normally 4:00 P.M., but may be earlier on some days. You may not redeem
shares held in an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored qualified retirement plan
account or under a share certificate by telephone.
   o  To redeem shares through a service representative or automatically on
      PhoneLink, call 1.800.225.5677.

      Whichever method you use, you may have a check sent to the address on
the account statement, or, if you have linked your Fund account to your bank
account on AccountLink, you may have the proceeds sent to that bank account.

Are There Limits on Amounts Redeemed by Telephone?
Telephone Redemptions Paid by Check. Up to $100,000 may be redeemed by
      telephone in any seven-day period. The check must be payable to all
      owners of record of the shares and must be sent to the address on the
      account statement. This service is not available within 30 days of
      changing the address on an account.

Telephone Redemptions Through AccountLink or by Wire. There are no dollar
      limits on telephone redemption proceeds sent to a bank account
      designated when you establish AccountLink. Normally the ACH transfer to
      your bank is initiated on the business day after the redemption. You do
      not receive dividends on the proceeds of the shares you redeemed while
      they are waiting to be transferred.

      If you have requested Federal Funds wire privileges for your account,
      the wire of the redemption proceeds will normally be transmitted on the
      next bank business day after the shares are redeemed. There is a
      possibility that the wire may be delayed up to seven days to enable the
      Fund to sell securities to pay the redemption proceeds. No dividends
      are accrued or paid on the proceeds of shares that have been redeemed
      and are awaiting transmittal by wire.


CAN YOU SELL SHARES THROUGH your DEALER? The Distributor has made
arrangements to repurchase Fund shares from dealers and brokers on behalf of
their customers. Brokers or dealers may charge for that service. If your
shares are held in the name of your dealer, you must redeem them through your
dealer.

HOW CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES AFFECT REDEMPTIONS. If you purchase
shares subject to a Class A, Class B, Class C or Class N contingent deferred
sales charge and redeem any of those shares during the applicable holding
period for the class of shares, the contingent deferred sales charge will be
deducted from the redemption proceeds (unless you are eligible for a waiver
of that sales charge based on the categories listed in Appendix C to the
Statement of Additional Information and you advise the Transfer Agent of your
eligibility for the waiver when you place your redemption request.)

      A  contingent  deferred  sales charge will be based on the lesser of the
net  asset  value of the  redeemed  shares  at the time of  redemption  or the
original net asset value.  A contingent  deferred  sales charge is not imposed
on:
o     the amount of your  account  value  represented  by an  increase  in net
      asset value over the initial purchase price,
o     shares  purchased by the  reinvestment  of  dividends  or capital  gains
      distributions, or
o     shares redeemed in the special circumstances  described in Appendix C to
      the Statement of Additional Information.

      To determine whether a contingent deferred sales charge applies to a
redemption, the Fund redeems shares in the following order:
   1. shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends and capital gains
      distributions,
   2. shares held for the holding period that applies to the class, and
   3. shares held the longest during the holding period.

      Contingent deferred sales charges are not charged when you exchange
shares of the Fund for shares of other Oppenheimer funds. However, if you
exchange them within the applicable contingent deferred sales charge holding
period, the holding period will carry over to the fund whose shares you
acquire. Similarly, if you acquire shares of this Fund by exchanging shares
of another Oppenheimer fund that are still subject to a contingent deferred
sales charge holding period, that holding period will carry over to this Fund.

How to Exchange Shares

To exchange shares, you must meet several conditions:
   o  Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in
      your state of residence.
   o  The prospectuses of both funds must offer the exchange privilege.
   o  You must hold the shares you buy when you establish your account for at

      least seven days before you can exchange them. After the account is
      open seven days, you can exchange shares any regular business day.

   o  You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the fund whose
      shares you purchase by exchange.
   o  Before exchanging into a fund, you must obtain and read its prospectus.

      Shares of a particular class of the Fund may be exchanged only for
shares of the same class in the other Oppenheimer funds. For example, you can
exchange Class A shares of this Fund only for Class A shares of another fund.
In some cases, sales charges may be imposed on exchange transactions. For tax
purposes, exchanges of shares involve a sale of the shares of the fund you
own and a purchase of the shares of the other fund, which may result in a
capital gain or loss. Please refer to "How to Exchange Shares" in the
Statement of Additional Information for more details.

      You can find a list of Oppenheimer funds currently available for
exchanges in the Statement of Additional Information or obtain one by calling
a service representative at 1.800.225.5677. That list can change from time to
time.

HOW DO you SUBMIT EXCHANGE REQUESTS? Exchanges may be requested in writing or
by telephone:
Written Exchange Requests. Submit an OppenheimerFunds Exchange Request form,
      signed by all owners of the account. Send it to the Transfer Agent at
      the address on the back cover. Exchanges of shares held under
      certificates cannot be processed unless the Transfer Agent receives the
      certificates with the request.
Telephone Exchange Requests. Telephone exchange requests may be made either
      by calling a service representative or by using PhoneLink for automated
      exchanges by calling 1.800.225.5677. Telephone exchanges may be made
      only between accounts that are registered with the same name(s) and
      address. Shares held under certificates may not be exchanged by
      telephone.


ARE THERE LIMITATIONS ON FREQUENT PURCHASES, REDEMPTIONS AND EXCHANGES? There
are certain exchange policies you should be aware of:
o     The interests of the Fund's shareholders and the Fund's ability to
      manage its investments may be adversely affected when its shares are
      repeatedly exchanged over the short term. When large dollar amounts are
      involved, the Fund's implementation of its investment strategies may be
      negatively affected or the Fund might have to raise or retain more cash
      than the portfolio manager would normally retain, to meet unanticipated
      redemptions. Frequent exchange activity also may force the Fund to sell
      portfolio securities at disadvantageous times to raise the cash needed
      to meet those exchange requests. These factors might hurt the Fund's
      performance.
o     The Board of Trustees has adopted a policy that beginning on or about
      ________, 2005, would allow shareholders to exchange (either their full
      or partial account balance) from one fund account to another fund
      account once in any 30-day calendar period. When shares are exchanged
      into an account, that account would be "blocked" from allowing further
      exchanges for a period of 30 calendar days from the date of the
      exchange. This block will apply to the full account balance and not
      just to the value of the amount exchanged into that account. For
      example, if a shareholder exchanged $1,000 from one fund into an
      account in another fund where the shareholder already owned shares
      worth $10,000, then following the exchange the full $11,000 in the
      account that the shares exchanged into would be blocked from exchange
      for a period of 30 calendar days.
o     A shareholder would be permitted to exchange shares from a stock or
      bond fund into a money market fund at anytime, even if the shareholder
      had exchanged shares into the stock or bond fund in the prior 30 days.
      However, all of the shares of the money market fund would then be
      blocked from further exchange for 30 calendar days from the date of the
      exchange into the money market fund.
o     Shareholders would be permitted to redeem their shares at any time
      subject to the terms of this prospectus.
o     This policy would not apply to (a) accounts held in omnibus accounts in
      the name of a broker-dealer or other financial institution, or (b)
      omnibus accounts held in the name of a retirement plan trustee or
      administrator, or (c) accounts held in the name of an insurance company
      for its separate account(s), or (d) other accounts having multiple
      underlying owners but registered in a manner such that the underlying
      beneficial owners are not identified to the transfer agent. However,
      the Transfer Agent will monitor overall purchase and redemption
      activity in those accounts to seek to identify patterns of excess
      activity that may suggest excessive purchase, redemption or exchange
      activity at the underlying owner level (for example, monitoring for
      annualized purchases and redemptions exceeding a percentage of the
      assets held in the account). The intermediary or administrator will be
      notified and asked to review account activity, and to confirm to the
      transfer agent and the fund that appropriate action has been taken to
      curtail the activity.
o     The reinvestment of dividends or distributions from one fund into
      shares of another fund and/or the conversion of Class B shares into
      Class A shares will not be counted as an exchange for purposes of
      imposing the 30 day limit.
   o  When the Transfer Agent in its discretion believes frequent
      trading activity by any person, group or account would have a
      disruptive effect on the Fund's ability to manage its
      investments, the Fund and the Transfer Agent may reject purchase
      orders and/or exchanges into the Fund. This is true even if the
      exchange activity has not exceeded the exchange policy outlined
      above. The history of frequent trading activity in all accounts
      known by the Transfer Agent to be under common ownership or
      control within the OppenheimerFunds complex may be considered by
      the Transfer Agent, with respect to the review of frequent
      trading involving this Fund as part of the Transfer Agent's
      procedures to detect and deter excessive exchange activity.
   o  There is no guarantee that the limitations described above will
      be sufficient to identify or curtail excessive trading activity.
      Additionally, there is no guarantee that the Transfer Agent will
      be able to detect frequent exchange activity conducted by the
      underlying owners of shares held in omnibus accounts, and
      therefore might not be able to effectively prevent frequent
      exchange activity in those accounts. There is no guarantee that
      the Transfer Agent's controls and procedures will be successful
      to identify investors who engage in excessive trading activity or
      to curtail that activity.
o     The Fund permits dealers or financial intermediaries to submit exchange
      requests on behalf of their customers (unless the customer has revoked
      that authority). The Manager, the Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent
      have agreements with a limited number of broker-dealers and investment
      advisers permitting them to submit exchange orders in bulk on behalf of
      their clients, provided that those broker-dealers or advisers follow
      the exchange policy as stated above and agree to certain additional
      restrictions on their exchange activity (which are more stringent than
      the restrictions that apply to other shareholders). Those restrictions
      include limitations on the funds available for exchanges, the
      requirement to give advance notice of exchanges to the Transfer Agent,
      and limits on the amount of client assets that may be invested in a
      particular fund. The Fund and its Transfer Agent may restrict or refuse
      bulk exchange requests submitted by a financial intermediary on behalf
      of a large number of accounts (including pursuant to the arrangements
      described above) if, in the Transfer Agent's judgment exercised in its
      discretion, those exchanges would be disruptive to either fund in the
      exchange transaction.
o     Shares are redeemed from one fund and are normally purchased from the
      other fund in the same transaction on the same regular business day on
      which the Transfer Agent or its agent (such as a financial intermediary
      holding the investor's shares in an omnibus account) receives an
      exchange request that conforms to the policies described above. It must
      be received by the close of The New York Stock Exchange that day, which
      is normally 4:00 P.M. but may be earlier on some days. The Transfer
      Agent may delay the reinvestment of the proceeds of an exchange up to
      seven days if it determines in its discretion that an earlier
      transmittal of the redemption proceeds to the receiving fund would be
      detrimental to the Fund from which the exchange is made or to the
      receiving fund.
   o  The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any
      time. The Fund may refuse any purchase and/or exchange order and is
      currently not obligated to provide notice before rejecting such an
      order. The Fund reserves the right to reject telephone or written
      exchange requests submitted in bulk by anyone on behalf of more than
      one account.
   o  If the Transfer Agent cannot exchange all the shares you request
      because of a restriction cited above, only the shares eligible for
      exchange will be exchanged.



Shareholder Account Rules and Policies


More information about the Fund's policies and procedures for buying, selling
and exchanging shares is contained in the Statement of Additional Information.
A $12 annual "Minimum Balance Fee" is assessed on each Fund account with a
      value of less than $500. The fee is automatically deducted from each
      applicable Fund account annually on or about the second to last
      "regular business day" of September. See the Statement of Additional
      Information (shareholders may visit the OppenheimerFunds website) to
      learn how you can avoid this fee and for circumstances under which this
      fee will not be assessed.

The offering of shares may be suspended during any period in which the
      determination of net asset value is suspended, and the offering may be
      suspended by the Board of Trustees at any time the Board believes it is
      in the Fund's best interest to do so.
Telephone transaction privileges for purchases, redemptions or exchanges may
      be modified, suspended or terminated by the Fund at any time. The Fund
      will provide you notice whenever it is required to do so by applicable
      law. If an account has more than one owner, the Fund and the Transfer
      Agent may rely on the instructions of any one owner. Telephone
      privileges apply to each owner of the account and the dealer
      representative of record for the account unless the Transfer Agent
      receives cancellation instructions from an owner of the account.
The Transfer Agent will record any telephone calls to verify data concerning
      transactions and has adopted other procedures to confirm that telephone
      instructions are genuine, by requiring callers to provide tax
      identification numbers and other account data or by using PINs, and by
      confirming such transactions in writing. The Transfer Agent and the
      Fund will not be liable for losses or expenses arising out of telephone
      instructions reasonably believed to be genuine.
Redemption or transfer requests will not be honored until the Transfer Agent
      receives all required documents in proper form. From time to time, the
      Transfer Agent in its discretion may waive certain of the requirements
      for redemptions stated in this Prospectus.
Dealers that perform account transactions for their clients by participating
      in NETWORKING through the National Securities Clearing Corporation are
      responsible for obtaining their clients' permission to perform those
      transactions, and are responsible to their clients who are shareholders
      of the Fund if the dealer performs any transaction erroneously or
      improperly.
The redemption price for shares will vary from day to day because the value
      of the securities in the Fund's portfolio fluctuates. The redemption
      price, which is the net asset value per share, will normally differ for
      each class of shares. The redemption value of your shares may be more
      or less than their original cost.

Payment for redeemed shares ordinarily is made in cash. It is forwarded by
      check, or through AccountLink or by Federal Funds wire (as elected by
      the shareholder) within seven days after the Transfer Agent receives
      redemption instructions in proper form. However, under unusual
      circumstances determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission,
      payment may be delayed or suspended. For accounts registered in the
      name of a broker-dealer, payment will normally be forwarded within
      three business days after redemption.

The Transfer Agent may delay processing any type of redemption payment as
      described under "How to Sell Shares" for recently purchased shares, but
      only until the purchase payment has cleared. That delay may be as much
      as 10 days from the date the shares were purchased. That delay may be
      avoided if you purchase shares by Federal Funds wire or certified
      check, or arrange with your bank to provide telephone or written
      assurance to the Transfer Agent that your purchase payment has cleared.

Involuntary redemptions of small accounts may be made by the Fund if the
      account value has fallen below $1,000 for reasons other than the fact
      that the market value of shares has dropped. In some cases, involuntary
      redemptions may be made to repay the Distributor for losses from the
      cancellation of share purchase orders.

Shares may be "redeemed in kind" under unusual circumstances (such as a lack
      of liquidity in the Fund's portfolio to meet redemptions). This means
      that the redemption proceeds will be paid with liquid securities from
      the Fund's portfolio. If the Fund redeems your shares in kind, you may
      bear transaction costs and will bear market risks until such time as
      such securities are converted into cash.
Federal regulations may require the Fund to obtain your name, your date of
      birth (for a natural person), your residential street address or
      principal place of business and your Social Security Number, Employer
      Identification Number or other government issued identification when
      you open an account. Additional information may be required in certain
      circumstances or to open corporate accounts. The Fund or the Transfer
      Agent may use this information to attempt to verify your identity. The
      Fund may not be able to establish an account if the necessary
      information is not received. The Fund may also place limits on account
      transactions while it is in the process of attempting to verify your
      identity. Additionally, if the Fund is unable to verify your identity
      after your account is established, the Fund may be required to redeem
      your shares and close your account.
"Backup withholding" of federal income tax may be applied against taxable
      dividends, distributions and redemption proceeds (including exchanges)
      if you fail to furnish the Fund your correct, certified Social Security
      or Employer Identification Number when you sign your application, or if
      you under-report your income to the Internal Revenue Service.
To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, the Fund will
      mail only one copy of each prospectus, annual and semi-annual report
      and annual notice of the Fund's privacy policy to shareholders having
      the same last name and address on the Fund's records. The consolidation
      of these mailings, called householding, benefits the Fund through
      reduced mailing expense.

      If you want to receive multiple copies of these materials, you may call
      the Transfer Agent at 1.800.225.5677. You may also notify the Transfer
      Agent in writing. Individual copies of prospectuses, reports and
      privacy notices will be sent to you commencing within 30 days after the
      Transfer Agent receives your request to stop householding.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

Dividends. The Fund intends to declare dividends separately for each class of
shares from net investment income each regular business day and pay those
dividends to shareholders monthly on a date selected by the Board of
Trustees. Daily dividends will not be declared or paid on newly purchased
shares until Federal Funds are available to the Fund from the purchase
payment for shares. Dividends and distributions paid to Class A and Class Y
shares will generally be higher than dividends for Class B, Class C and Class
N shares, which normally have higher expenses than Class A and Class Y
shares. The Fund has no fixed dividend rate and cannot guarantee that it will
pay any dividends or distributions.

Capital Gains. The Fund may realize capital gains on the sale of portfolio
securities. If it does, it may make distributions out of any net short-term
or long-term capital gains in December of each year. The Fund may make
supplemental distributions of dividends and capital gains following the end
of its fiscal year. There can be no assurance that the Fund will pay any
capital gains distributions in a particular year.

WHAT CHOICES DO YOU HAVE FOR RECEIVING DISTRIBUTIONS? When you open your
account, specify on your application how you want to receive your dividends
and distributions. You have four options:
Reinvest All Distributions in the Fund. You can elect to reinvest all
      dividends and capital gains distributions in additional shares of the
      Fund.
Reinvest Dividends or Capital Gains. You can elect to reinvest some
      distributions (dividends, short-term capital gains or long-term capital
      gains distributions) in the Fund while receiving the other types of
      distributions by check or having them sent to your bank account through
      AccountLink.
Receive All Distributions in Cash. You can elect to receive a check for all
      dividends and capital gains distributions or have them sent to your
      bank through AccountLink.
Reinvest Your Distributions in Another OppenheimerFunds Account. You can
      reinvest all distributions in the same class of shares of another
      OppenheimerFunds account you have established.

TAXES. If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred retirement account, you
should be aware of the following tax implications of investing in the Fund.
Distributions are subject to federal income tax and may be subject to state
or local taxes. Dividends paid from short-term capital gains and net
investment income are taxable as ordinary income. Long-term capital gains are
taxable as long-term capital gains when distributed to shareholders. It does
not matter how long you have held your shares. Whether you reinvest your
distributions in additional shares or take them in cash, the tax treatment is
the same.

      Every year the Fund will send you and the IRS a statement showing the
amount of any taxable distribution you received in the previous year. Any
long-term capital gains will be separately identified in the tax information
the Fund sends you after the end of the calendar year.


      The Fund intends each year to qualify as a "regulated investment
company" under the Internal Revenue Code, but reserves the right not to
qualify. It qualified during its last fiscal year. The Fund, as a regulated
investment company, will not be subject to Federal income taxes on any of its
income, provided that it satisfies certain income, diversification and
distribution requirements.
Avoid "Buying a Distribution." If you buy shares on or just before the Fund
      declares a capital gains distribution, you will pay the full price for
      the shares and then receive a portion of the price back as a taxable
      capital gain.

Remember, There May be Taxes on Transactions. Because the Fund's share prices
      fluctuate, you may have a capital gain or loss when you sell or
      exchange your shares. A capital gain or loss is the difference between
      the price you paid for the shares and the price you received when you
      sold them. Any capital gain is subject to capital gains tax.
Returns of Capital Can Occur. In certain cases, distributions made by the
      Fund may be considered a non-taxable return of capital to shareholders.
      If that occurs, it will be identified in notices to shareholders.

      This  information  is only a  summary  of  certain  federal  income  tax
information  about your  investment.  You should consult with your tax advisor
about  the  effect  of an  investment  in the  Fund  on  your  particular  tax
situation.

Financial Highlights


The Financial Highlights Table is presented to help you understand the Fund's
financial performance for the past five fiscal years. Certain information
reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the
table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an
investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and
distributions). This information has been audited by __________________ the
Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along
with the Fund's financial statements, is included in the Statement of
Additional Information, which is available upon request.






INFORMATION AND SERVICES


For More Information on Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund

The following additional information about the Fund is available without
charge upon request:

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. This document includes additional
information about the Fund's investment policies, risks, and operations. It
is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus (which means it is legally
part of this Prospectus).

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS. Additional information about the Fund's
investments and performance is available in the Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual
Reports to shareholders. The Annual Report includes a discussion of market
conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's
performance during its last fiscal year.

How to Get More Information
You can request the Statement of Additional Information, the Annual and
Semi-Annual Reports, the notice explaining the Fund's privacy policy and
other information about the Fund or your account:

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                              download documents on the OppenheimerFunds

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Information about the Fund including the Statement of Additional Information
can 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 the SEC at 1.202.942.8090. Reports and other information
about the Fund are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC's Internet
website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained after payment of a duplicating
fee by electronic request at the SEC's e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or
by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

No one has been authorized to provide any information about the Fund or to
make any representations about the Fund other than what is contained in this
Prospectus. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell shares of the Fund, nor a
solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Fund, to any person in any
state or other jurisdiction where it is unlawful to make such an offer.



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                          Appendix to Prospectus of
                          Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund

      Graphic material included in the Prospectus of Oppenheimer Core Bond
Fund (the "Fund") under the heading "Annual Total Returns (Class A)(as of
12/31 each year)":


      A bar chart will be included in the Prospectus of the Fund depicting
the annual total returns of a hypothetical investment in Class A shares of
the Fund for each of the last ten calendar years, without deducting sales
charges. Set forth below are the relevant data points that will appear in the
bar chart:

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        Calendar Year Ended    Annual Total Returns

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             12/31/95                 16.94%

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             12/31/96                 4.87%

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             12/31/97                 10.13%

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             12/31/98                 5.61%

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             12/31/99                 -1.65%

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             12/31/00                 5.80%

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             12/31/01                 7.05%

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             12/31/02                 10.06%

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             12/31/03                 5.87%

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             12/31/04                   %

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Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund


6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924
1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)


Statement of Additional Information dated February __, 2005

      This  Statement of  Additional  Information  is not a  Prospectus.  This
document  contains  additional  information  about  the Fund  and  supplements
information  in the  Prospectus  dated  February __,  2005.  It should be read
together with the Prospectus.  You can obtain the Prospectus by writing to the
Fund's Transfer Agent,  OppenheimerFunds  Services,  at P.O. Box 5270, Denver,
Colorado  80217,  or by calling the  Transfer  Agent at the  toll-free  number
shown above, or by downloading it from the  OppenheimerFunds  Internet website
at www.oppenheimerfunds.com.


Contents
                                                                        Page
About the Fund

Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks...
    The Fund's Investment Policies......................................
    Other Investment Techniques and Strategies..........................
    Investment Restrictions.............................................
    Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings....................................

How the Fund is Managed ................................................
    Organization and History............................................
    Trustees and Officers...............................................
    The Manager.........................................................
Brokerage Policies of the Fund..........................................
Distribution and Service Plans..........................................
Performance of the Fund.................................................

About Your Account
How To Buy Shares.......................................................
How To Sell Shares......................................................
How To Exchange Shares..................................................
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes......................................
Additional Information About the Fund...................................

Financial Information About the Fund
Independent Auditors' Report............................................
Financial Statements....................................................

Appendix A: Ratings Definitions.........................................  A-1
Appendix B: Industry Classifications....................................  B-1
Appendix C: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers...............  C-1






                                      56

ABOUT THE FUND


Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks

The  investment  objective,  the  principal  investment  policies and the main
risks  of  the  Fund  are  described  in the  Prospectus.  This  Statement  of
Additional Information contains supplemental  information about those policies
and risks and the types of  securities  that the  Fund's  investment  Manager,
OppenheimerFunds,  Inc.,  can select for the Fund.  Additional  information is
also  provided  about the  strategies  that the Fund may use to try to achieve
its objectives.

The Fund's  Investment  Policies.  The composition of the Fund's portfolio and
the techniques and strategies that the Manager may use in selecting  portfolio
securities  will vary over time.  The Fund is not  required  to use all of the
investment  techniques and strategies  described below in seeking its goal. It
may use some of the  special  investment  techniques  and  strategies  at some
times or not at all.

      In selecting securities for the Fund's portfolio,  the Manager evaluates
the merits of particular  securities primarily through the exercise of its own
investment analysis. In the case of non-governmental  issues, that process may
include,   among  other  things,   evaluation   of  the  issuer's   historical
operations,  prospects  for the  industry  of which the  issuer  is part,  the
issuer's financial  condition,  its pending product  developments and business
(and  those of  competitors),  the  effect  of  general  market  and  economic
conditions on the issuer's  business,  and  legislative  proposals  that might
affect the issuer.  In the case of foreign  issuers,  the Manager may consider
general economic conditions,  the conditions of a particular country's economy
in relation to the U.S. economy or other foreign economies,  general political
conditions in a country or region,  the effect of taxes,  the efficiencies and
costs of particular markets (as well as their liquidity) and other factors.

      Debt Securities.  The Fund can invest in a variety of debt securities to
seek its  objective.  Foreign  debt  securities  are  subject  to the risks of
foreign  securities  described  below.  In general,  debt  securities are also
subject to two additional types of risk: credit risk and interest rate risk.

         Credit  Risk.  Credit  risk  relates to the  ability of the issuer to
meet  interest or  principal  payments or both as they become due. In general,
lower-grade,  higher-yield  bonds  are  subject  to  credit  risk to a greater
extent than lower-yield, higher-quality bonds.

      The Fund's investments  primarily are  investment-grade  debt securities
and U.S. government securities. U.S. government securities,  although unrated,
are generally  considered to be equivalent to securities in the highest rating
categories.  Investment-grade  bonds are bonds rated at least "Baa" by Moody's
Investors  Service,  Inc.,  or at least  "BBB"  by  Standard  & Poor's  Rating
Service  or  Fitch,   Inc.,  or  that  have  comparable   ratings  by  another
nationally-recognized   rating   organization.   The   Fund   can   also   buy
non-investment-grade debt securities (commonly referred to as "junk bonds").

      In making  investments in debt securities,  the Manager may rely to some
extent on the ratings of ratings  organizations or it may use its own research
to evaluate a security's  credit-worthiness.  If securities  the Fund buys are
unrated,  to be  considered  part of the Fund's  holdings of  investment-grade
securities,  they must be judged by the Manager to be of comparable quality to
bonds rated as investment grade by a rating organization.

         Credit  Derivatives.  The Fund may enter into credit  default  swaps,
both  directly  ("unfunded  swaps")  and  indirectly  in  the  form  of a swap
embedded  within a structured  note ("funded  swaps"),  to protect against the
risk that a security  will default.  Unfunded and funded credit  default swaps
may be on a single  security,  or on a basket of  securities.  The Fund pays a
fee to enter  into the swap and  receives a fixed  payment  during the life of
the swap.  The Fund may take a short position in the credit default swap (also
known as  "buying  credit  protection"),  or may take a long  position  in the
credit default swap note (also known as "selling credit protection").


      The Fund  would  take a short  position  in a credit  default  swap (the
"unfunded  swap")  against a long portfolio  position to decrease  exposure to
specific  high yield  issuers.  If the short credit  default swap is against a
corporate  issue,  the Fund must own that  corporate  issue.  However,  if the
short credit default swap is against  sovereign debt, the Fund may own either:
(i) the  reference  obligation,  (ii)  any  sovereign  debt  of  that  foreign
country,  or (iii)  sovereign debt of any country that the Manager  determines
is closely correlated as an inexact bona fide hedge.

      If the Fund takes a short  position  in the  credit  default  swap,  and
there is a credit event (including bankruptcy,  failure to timely pay interest
or principal,  or a restructuring),  the Fund will deliver the defaulted bonds
and the swap  counterparty will pay the par amount of the bonds. An associated
risk is  adverse  pricing  when  purchasing  bonds  to  satisfy  the  delivery
obligation.  If the swap is on a basket of securities,  the notional amount of
the swap is  reduced by the par amount of the  defaulted  bond,  and the fixed
payments are then made on the reduced notional amount.

      Taking  a  long  position  in  the  credit   default  swap  note  (i.e.,
purchasing the "funded  swap") would increase the Fund's  exposure to specific
high yield corporate issuers.  The goal would be to increase liquidity in that
market sector via the swap note and its  associated  increase in the number of
trading instruments,  the number and type of market  participants,  and market
capitalization.

      If the Fund takes a long position in the credit  default swap note,  and
there is a credit  event,  the Fund  will pay the par  amount of the bonds and
the swap  counterparty  will deliver the bonds.  If the swap is on a basket of
securities,  the  notional  amount of the swap is reduced by the par amount of
the  defaulted  bond,  and the fixed  payments  are then  made on the  reduced
notional amount.


      The Fund will invest no more than 25% of its total assets in  "unfunded"
   credit default swaps.

      The Fund will limit its  investments  in "funded"  credit  default  swap
notes to no more than 10% of its total assets.

      Other  risks of credit  default  swaps  include  the cost of paying  for
credit  protection if there are no credit events,  pricing  transparency  when
assessing the cost of a credit default swap,  counterparty  risk, and the need
to  fund  the  delivery  obligation  (either  cash  or  the  defaulted  bonds,
depending on whether the Fund is long or short the swap, respectively).

         Interest Rate Risk.  Interest rate risk refers to the fluctuations in
value of debt  securities  resulting  from the  inverse  relationship  between
price and yield. For example,  an increase in general interest rates will tend
to reduce the market value of  already-issued  debt securities,  and a decline
in general  interest  rates will tend to increase  their  value.  In addition,
debt securities having longer maturities tend to offer higher yields,  but are
subject to potentially greater  fluctuations in value from changes in interest
rates than obligations having shorter maturities.

      Fluctuations in the market value of debt securities  after the Fund buys
them will not affect the interest income payable on those  securities  (unless
the  security  pays  interest  at a  variable  rate  pegged to  interest  rate
changes).   However,  those  price  fluctuations  will  be  reflected  in  the
valuations of the  securities,  and therefore the Fund's net asset values will
be affected by those fluctuations.


         Special Risks of Lower-Grade Debt Securities.  The Fund can invest in
lower-grade  debt  securities.  Because  lower-grade  securities tend to offer
higher  yields  than  investment-grade  securities,  the Fund might  invest in
lower-grade securities if the Manager is trying to achieve higher income.


      "Lower-grade" debt securities are those rated below "investment  grade,"
which  means  they have a rating  lower  than  "Baa" by  Moody's or lower than
"BBB" by Standard & Poor's or Fitch,  Inc. or similar  ratings by other rating
organizations.  If they are unrated,  and are  determined by the Manager to be
of comparable  quality to debt securities rated below investment  grade,  they
are considered part of the Fund's portfolio of lower-grade securities.

      Some  of  the  special  credit  risks  of  lower-grade   securities  are
discussed  below.  There is a greater  risk that the issuer may default on its
obligation  to  pay  interest  or to  repay  principal  than  in the  case  of
investment-grade  securities.  The issuer's low  creditworthiness may increase
the potential  for its  insolvency.  An overall  decline in values in the high
yield bond  market is also more likely  during a period of a general  economic
downturn.  An  economic  downturn  or an  increase  in  interest  rates  could
severely  disrupt the market for high yield  bonds,  adversely  affecting  the
values of outstanding  bonds as well as the ability of issuers to pay interest
or repay principal.  In the case of foreign high yield bonds,  these risks are
in  addition  to the  special  risks of  foreign  investing  discussed  in the
Prospectus and in this Statement of Additional Information.

      To the extent they can be converted into stock,  convertible  securities
may be less subject to some of the risks of  volatility  than  non-convertible
high yield bonds,  since stock may be more liquid and less affected by some of
these risk factors.

      While  securities  rated  "Baa" by Moody's or "BBB" by Standard & Poor's
or Fitch, Inc. are investment grade and are not regarded as junk bonds,  those
securities  may  be  subject  to  special  risks  and  have  some  speculative
characteristics.  Definitions  of the  debt  security  ratings  categories  of
Moody's,  Standard & Poor's,  and Fitch,  Inc.  are  included in Appendix A to
this Statement of Additional Information.


      |X|   Duration  of the  Fund's  Portfolio.  The Fund can  invest in debt
securities  of any  maturity or  duration  but  currently  seeks to maintain a
dollar-weighted  average effective  portfolio  duration of three to six years.
The goal is to try to  manage  the  sensitivity  of the  Fund's  portfolio  to
changes in interest  rates,  and in doing so to manage the  volatility  of the
Fund's  share  prices in response  to those  changes.  However,  unanticipated
events may change the  effective  duration  of a security  after the Fund buys
it, and there can be no  assurance  that the Fund will  achieve  its  targeted
duration at all times.

      The  Manager  determines  the  effective  duration  of debt  obligations
purchased by the Fund  considering  various factors that apply to a particular
type of debt  obligation,  including  those  described  below.  Duration  is a
measure of the expected life of a security on a current-value  basis expressed
in years,  using  calculations  that  consider the  security's  yield,  coupon
interest payments, final maturity and call features.

      While a debt security's  maturity can be used to measure the sensitivity
of the security's  price to changes in interest rates, the term to maturity of
a security  does not take into  account the pattern (or  expected  pattern) of
the security's payments of interest or principal prior to maturity.  Duration,
on the other hand,  measures the length of the time  interval from the present
to the time when the  interest  and  principal  payments  are  scheduled to be
received (or, in the case of a  mortgage-related  security,  when the interest
payments are expected to be  received).  Duration  calculations  weigh them by
the present  value of the cash to be received at each future point in time. If
the  interest  payments on a debt  security  occur prior to the  repayment  of
principal,  the duration of the security is less than its stated maturity. For
zero-coupon securities, duration and term to maturity are equal.

      Absent  other  factors,  the lower the stated or coupon rate of interest
on  a  debt   security   or  the  longer  the   maturity   or  the  lower  the
yield-to-maturity  of the  debt  security,  the  longer  the  duration  of the
security.  Conversely,  the higher the stated or coupon rate of interest,  the
shorter the maturity or the higher the  yield-to-maturity  of a debt security,
the shorter the duration of the security.

      Futures,  options and options on futures in general have  durations that
are closely  related to the duration of the  securities  that  underlie  them.
Holding long  futures  positions  or call option  positions  (backed by liquid
assets) will tend to lengthen the portfolio's duration.

      In some  cases the  standard  effective  duration  calculation  does not
properly  reflect the  interest  rate  exposure of a  security.  For  example,
floating and variable rate  securities  often have final  maturities of ten or
more years.  However,  their exposure to interest rate changes  corresponds to
the frequency of the times at which their  interest  coupon rate is reset.  In
the case of mortgage  pass-through  securities,  the stated final  maturity of
the security is typically 30 years,  but current rates or prepayments are more
important to determine the  security's  interest rate  exposure.  In these and
other similar  situations,  the Manager will use other  analytical  techniques
that  consider  the  economic  life  of  the  security  as  well  as  relevant
macroeconomic  factors (such as historical  prepayment  rates) in  determining
the Fund's effective duration.


|X|   Mortgage-Related  Securities.  Mortgage-related securities are a form of
derivative  investment  collateralized  by pools of commercial or  residential
mortgages.  Pools of mortgage  loans are assembled as  securities  for sale to
investors  by  government  agencies or entities or by private  issuers.  These
securities include  collateralized  mortgage  obligations  ("CMOs"),  mortgage
pass-through securities, stripped mortgage pass-through securities,  interests
in  real  estate  mortgage  investment  conduits  ("REMICs")  and  other  real
estate-related securities.

      Mortgage-related  securities  that are issued or  guaranteed by agencies
or  instrumentalities  of the U.S.  government have  relatively  little credit
risk  (depending on the nature of the issuer) but are subject to interest rate
risks and prepayment risks, as described in the Prospectus.

      As  with  other  debt   securities,   the  prices  of   mortgage-related
securities tend to move inversely to changes in interest  rates.  The Fund can
buy  mortgage-related  securities that have interest rates that move inversely
to changes  in  general  interest  rates,  based on a  multiple  of a specific
index.  Although  the value of a  mortgage-related  security  may decline when
interest rates rise, the converse is not always the case.

      In periods of declining interest rates,  mortgages are more likely to be
prepaid.  Therefore,  a mortgage-related  security's maturity can be shortened
by unscheduled  prepayments on the underlying mortgages.  Therefore, it is not
possible to predict  accurately  the security's  yield.  The principal that is
returned earlier than expected may have to be reinvested in other  investments
having a lower yield than the prepaid  security.  Therefore,  these securities
may be  less  effective  as a  means  of  "locking  in"  attractive  long-term
interest  rates,  and they may have less  potential  for  appreciation  during
periods of declining  interest rates, than conventional  bonds with comparable
stated maturities.

      Prepayment risks can lead to substantial  fluctuations in the value of a
mortgage-related  security.  In turn,  this can affect the value of the Fund's
shares. If a  mortgage-related  security has been purchased at a premium,  all
or part of the  premium the Fund paid may be lost if there is a decline in the
market value of the security,  whether that results from interest rate changes
or  prepayments  on  the  underlying  mortgages.   In  the  case  of  stripped
mortgage-related  securities,  if they experience  greater rates of prepayment
than were anticipated,  the Fund may fail to recoup its initial  investment on
the security.

      During  periods  of  rapidly  rising  interest  rates,   prepayments  of
mortgage-related  securities may occur at slower than expected  rates.  Slower
prepayments  effectively may lengthen a mortgage-related  security's  expected
maturity.  Generally,  that would cause the value of the security to fluctuate
more widely in response to changes in interest  rates.  If the  prepayments on
the Fund's  mortgage-related  securities were to decrease broadly,  the Fund's
sensitivity to interest rate changes would increase.

      As  with  other  debt   securities,   the  values  of   mortgage-related
securities  may be  affected  by changes  in the  market's  perception  of the
creditworthiness  of the entity issuing the securities or  guaranteeing  them.
Their  values may also be affected by changes in  government  regulations  and
tax policies.

         Collateralized   Mortgage   Obligations.    Collateralized   mortgage
obligations  or  "CMOs,"  are  multi-class  bonds  that are backed by pools of
mortgage   loans  or   mortgage   pass-through   certificates.   They  may  be
collateralized by:
(1)   pass-through  certificates  issued or guaranteed by Government  National
                Mortgage  Association  (Ginnie Mae), Federal National Mortgage
                Association  (Fannie  Mae),  or  Federal  Home  Loan  Mortgage
                Corporation (Freddie Mac),
(2)   unsecuritized   mortgage   loans   insured   by  the   Federal   Housing
                Administration  or guaranteed  by the  Department of Veterans'
                Affairs,
(3)   unsecuritized conventional mortgages,
(4)   other mortgage-related securities, or
(5)   any combination of these.

      Each class of CMO,  referred to as a "tranche,"  is issued at a specific
coupon rate and has a stated maturity or final  distribution  date.  Principal
prepayments on the  underlying  mortgages may cause the CMO to be retired much
earlier than the stated  maturity or final  distribution  date.  The principal
and interest on the  underlying  mortgages may be allocated  among the several
classes of a series of a CMO in different  ways. One or more tranches may have
coupon rates that reset  periodically  at a specified  increase over an index.
These are floating  rate CMOs,  and  typically  have a cap on the coupon rate.
Inverse  floating  rate CMOs  have a coupon  rate  that  moves in the  reverse
direction to an applicable  index. The coupon rate on these CMOs will increase
as general interest rates decrease.  These are usually much more volatile than
fixed rate CMOs or floating rate CMOs.

      U.S.  Government  Securities.  These are securities issued or guaranteed
by the U.S. Treasury or other U.S. government agencies or  federally-chartered
corporate  entities  referred to as  "instrumentalities."  The  obligations of
U.S.  government  agencies or  instrumentalities  in which the Fund can invest
may or may not be  guaranteed  or  supported by the "full faith and credit" of
the United  States.  "Full faith and credit" means  generally  that the taxing
power of the U.S.  government  is  pledged  to the  payment  of  interest  and
repayment of principal on a security.  If a security is not backed by the full
faith and credit of the United  States,  the owner of the  security  must look
principally to the agency  issuing the  obligation  for  repayment.  The owner
might not be able to assert a claim  against the United  States if the issuing
agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment.

         U.S. Treasury  Obligations.  These include Treasury bills (which have
maturities  of one year or less  when  issued),  Treasury  notes  (which  have
maturities  of more  than one  year  and up to ten  years  when  issued),  and
Treasury  bonds (which have  maturities  of more than ten years when  issued).
Treasury  securities  are  backed by the full  faith and  credit of the United
States as to timely  payments of interest and  repayments of principal.  Other
U.S. Treasury  obligations the Fund can buy include U. S. Treasury  securities
that  have  been  "stripped"  by a  Federal  Reserve  Bank,  zero-coupon  U.S.
Treasury  securities   described  below,  and  Treasury   Inflation-Protection
Securities ("TIPS").


         Treasury  Inflation-Protection  Securities.  The Fund  can buy  these
TIPS,  which  are  designed  to  provide  an  investment  vehicle  that is not
vulnerable  to  inflation.  The  interest  rate  paid by TIPS  is  fixed.  The
principal  value  rises  or  falls  semi-annually  based  on  changes  in  the
published  Consumer  Price  Index.  If inflation  occurs,  the  principal  and
interest  payments on TIPS are adjusted to protect investors from inflationary
loss.  If  deflation  occurs,  the  principal  and interest  payments  will be
adjusted downward,  although the principal will not fall below its face amount
at maturity.


o     Obligations  Issued  or  Guaranteed  by  U.S.   Government  Agencies  or
Instrumentalities.  These  include  direct  obligations  and  mortgage-related
securities  that have different  levels of credit support from the government.
Some are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S.  government,  such
as   Government   National   Mortgage   Association    pass-through   mortgage
certificates  (called "Ginnie  Maes").  Some are supported by the right of the
issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury under certain  circumstances,  such as
Federal National Mortgage  Association bonds. Others are supported only by the
credit of the entity  that issued  them,  such as Federal  Home Loan  Mortgage
Corporation obligations.

         Mortgage-Related U.S. Government Securities.  These include interests
in  pools  of   residential   or   commercial   mortgages,   in  the  form  of
collateralized   mortgage  obligations  and  other   "pass-through"   mortgage
securities.  CMOs  that are U.S.  government  securities  have  collateral  to
secure  payment of interest  and  principal.  They may be issued in  different
series with different interest rates and maturities.  The collateral is either
in the form of mortgage  pass-through  certificates  issued or guaranteed by a
U.S. agency or instrumentality or mortgage loans insured by a U.S.  government
agency.  The Fund can have  significant  amounts  of its  assets  invested  in
mortgage-related U.S. government securities.

      The prices and yields of CMOs are  determined,  in part, by  assumptions
about the cash flows from the rate of  payments of the  underlying  mortgages.
Changes in interest rates may cause the rate of expected  prepayments of those
mortgages to change.  In general,  prepayments  increase when general interest
rates fall and decrease when interest rates rise.

      If prepayments of mortgages  underlying a CMO occur faster than expected
when  interest  rates  fall,  the  market  value  and yield of the CMO will be
reduced.  Additionally,  the Fund may have to reinvest the prepayment proceeds
in other  securities  paying  interest at lower rates,  which could reduce the
Fund's yield.

      When interest rates rise rapidly,  if prepayments occur more slowly than
expected,  a short-  or  medium-term  CMO can in  effect  become  a  long-term
security,  subject to greater  fluctuations in value. These are the prepayment
risks  described  above and can make the  prices of CMOs  very  volatile  when
interest  rates change.  The prices of  longer-term  debt  securities  tend to
fluctuate more than those of  shorter-term  debt  securities.  That volatility
will affect the Fund's share prices.

         Commercial  (Privately-Issued)  Mortgage Related Securities. The Fund
can  invest  in  commercial  mortgage-related  securities  issued  by  private
entities.  Generally these are multi-class  debt or pass-through  certificates
secured by mortgage  loans on commercial  properties.  They are subject to the
credit  risk of the issuer.  These  securities  typically  are  structured  to
provide  protection to investors in senior classes from possible losses on the
underlying  loans.  They do so by having holders of subordinated  classes take
the first loss if there are defaults on the  underlying  loans.  They may also
be  protected  to some  extent  by  guarantees,  reserve  funds or  additional
collateralization mechanisms.


      Asset-Backed   Securities.   Asset-backed   securities   are  fractional
interests  in pools of  assets,  typically  accounts  receivable  or  consumer
loans.  They are  issued  by  trusts or  special-purpose  corporations.  These
securities  are  subject  to  prepayment  risks and the risk of default by the
issuer as well as by the borrowers of the underlying  loans in the pool.  They
are similar to mortgage-backed securities,  described above, and are backed by
a pool of assets that consist of  obligations  of  individual  borrowers.  The
income  from  the pool is  passed  through  to the  holders  of  participation
interest  in the pools.  The pools may offer a credit  enhancement,  such as a
bank letter of credit, to try to reduce the risks that the underlying  debtors
will not pay their  obligations when due.  However,  the enhancement,  if any,
might not be for the full par value of the  security.  If the  enhancement  is
exhausted  and any required  payments of interest or  repayments  of principal
are not made,  the Fund could  suffer  losses on its  investment  or delays in
receiving payment.


      The value of an  asset-backed  security  is  affected  by changes in the
market's  perception of the asset backing the security,  the  creditworthiness
of the servicing  agent for the loan pool, the originator of the loans, or the
financial institution  providing any credit enhancement,  and is also affected
if any  credit  enhancement  has been  exhausted.  The risks of  investing  in
asset-backed  securities are  ultimately  related to payment of consumer loans
by the individual borrowers.  As a purchaser of an asset-backed  security, the
Fund would  generally have no recourse to the entity that originated the loans
in the event of default by a  borrower.  The  underlying  loans are subject to
prepayments,  which may  shorten the  weighted  average  life of  asset-backed
securities  and may lower their  return,  in the same manner as in the case of
mortgage-backed securities and CMOs, described above.

|X|   Participation   Interests.   The  Fund  can   invest  in   participation
interests,  subject  to the  Fund's  limitation  on  investments  in  illiquid
investments.  A participation interest is an undivided interest in a loan made
by the  issuing  financial  institution  in the  proportion  that the  buyer's
participation  interest bears to the total  principal  amount of the loan. Not
more  than 5% of the  Fund's  net  assets  can be  invested  in  participation
interests of the same borrower.  The issuing financial institution may have no
obligation to the Fund other than to pay the Fund the proportionate  amount of
the principal and interest payments it receives.

      Participation    interests    are   primarily    dependent    upon   the
creditworthiness  of the  borrowing  corporation,  which is  obligated to make
payments  of  principal  and  interest  on the  loan.  There is a risk  that a
borrower  may have  difficulty  making  payments.  If a borrower  fails to pay
scheduled  interest  or  principal  payments,  the  Fund  could  experience  a
reduction in its income. The value of that  participation  interest might also
decline,  which could affect the net asset value of the Fund's shares.  If the
issuing  financial  institution  fails to perform  its  obligations  under the
participation  agreement,  the Fund might incur costs and delays in  realizing
payment and suffer a loss of principal and/or interest.

      Foreign  Securities.   "Foreign  securities"  include  equity  and  debt
securities  issued or  guaranteed  by  companies  organized  under the laws of
countries  other  than  the  United  States  and  debt  securities  issued  or
guaranteed  by  governments  other  than the  U.S.  government  or by  foreign
supra-national  entities,  such as the World  Bank.  Those  securities  may be
traded on foreign  securities  exchanges  or in the  foreign  over-the-counter
markets.   Securities   denominated  in  foreign  currencies  issued  by  U.S.
companies are also considered to be "foreign  securities." The Fund expects to
have  investments  in  foreign  securities  as part of its  normal  investment
strategy.

      Securities  of  foreign   issuers  that  are   represented  by  American
Depository  Receipts  or that are  listed  on a U.S.  securities  exchange  or
traded  in the  U.S.  over-the-counter  markets  are not  considered  "foreign
securities"  for the  purpose of the Fund's  investment  allocations,  because
they  are not  subject  to  many  of the  special  considerations  and  risks,
discussed below, that apply to foreign securities traded and held abroad.


      American   Depository   Receipts   ("ADR")   facilities  may  be  either
"sponsored"  or   "un-sponsored."   While  sponsored  and   un-sponsored   ADR
facilities  are similar,  distinctions  exist between the rights and duties of
ADR holders and market  practices.  Sponsored  facilities  have the backing or
participation of the underlying  foreign issuers.  Un-sponsored  facilities do
not have the  participation  by or  consent  of the  issuer  of the  deposited
shares.  Un-sponsored  facilities  usually  request a letter of  non-objection
from the issuer.  Holders of un-sponsored ADRs generally bear all the costs of
such  facility.  The costs of the facility can include  deposit and withdrawal
fees,  currency  conversion  and other  service  fees.  The  depository  of an
un-sponsored   facility  may  not  have  a  duty  to  distribute   shareholder
communications  from the issuer or to pass through voting  rights.  Issuers of
un-sponsored ADRs do not have an obligation to disclose  material  information
about  the  foreign  issuers  in  the  U.S.  As a  result,  the  value  of the
un-sponsored  ADR may not correlate with the value of the underlying  security
trading  abroad or any material  information  about the security or the issuer
disseminated  abroad.  Sponsored  facilities  enter into an agreement with the
issuer that sets out rights and duties of the issuer,  the  depository and the
ADR holder.  The sponsored  agreement  also  allocates fees among the parties.
Most  sponsored   agreements  provide  that  the  depository  will  distribute
shareholder notices, voting instructions and other communications.


      Investing in foreign  securities offers potential benefits not available
from  investing  solely in  securities of domestic  issuers.  They include the
opportunity  to  invest  in  foreign  issuers  that  appear  to  offer  income
potential,  or in foreign  countries with economic policies or business cycles
different  from  those of the U.S.,  or to reduce  fluctuations  in  portfolio
value by taking advantage of foreign  securities markets that do not move in a
manner parallel to U.S.  markets.  The Fund will hold foreign currency only in
connection with the purchase or sale of foreign securities.

         Foreign  Debt   Obligations.   The  debt  obligations  of  a  foreign
government and its agencies and  instrumentalities may or may not be supported
by the full  faith and  credit  of the  foreign  government.  The Fund can buy
securities  issued  by  certain   "supra-national"   entities,  which  include
entities   designated  or  supported  by  governments   to  promote   economic
reconstruction  or  development,   international   banking  organizations  and
related  government   agencies.   Examples  are  the  International  Bank  for
Reconstruction  and Development  (commonly called the "World Bank"), the Asian
Development bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.

      The   governmental   members  of  these   supra-national   entities  are
"stockholders" that typically make capital  contributions and may be committed
to make additional capital  contributions if the entity is unable to repay its
borrowings.  A supra-national  entity's lending activities may be limited to a
percentage  of its total  capital,  reserves  and net income.  There can be no
assurance that the constituent  foreign  governments  will continue to be able
or willing to honor their capitalization commitments for those entities.

      The Fund can  invest in U.S.  dollar-denominated  "Brady  Bonds."  These
foreign  debt  obligations  may  be  fixed-rate  par  bonds  or  floating-rate
discount bonds.  They are generally  collateralized in full as to repayment of
principal at maturity by U.S. Treasury  zero-coupon  obligations that have the
same  maturity as the Brady  Bonds.  Brady Bonds can be viewed as having three
or four valuation  components:  (i) the collateralized  repayment of principal
at final  maturity;  (ii) the  collateralized  interest  payments;  (iii)  the
uncollateralized  interest payments;  and (iv) any uncollateralized  repayment
of principal at maturity.  Those  uncollateralized  amounts constitute what is
called the "residual risk."

      If there  is a  default  on  collateralized  Brady  Bonds  resulting  in
acceleration of the payment  obligations of the issuer,  the zero-coupon  U.S.
Treasury  securities  held as collateral for the payment of principal will not
be distributed to investors,  nor will those obligations be sold to distribute
the  proceeds.  The  collateral  will be held by the  collateral  agent to the
scheduled  maturity of the defaulted  Brady Bonds.  The  defaulted  bonds will
continue to remain  outstanding,  and the face amount of the  collateral  will
equal  the  principal  payments  which  would  have then been due on the Brady
Bonds in the normal  course.  Because of the residual  risk of Brady Bonds and
the history of defaults  with respect to  commercial  bank loans by public and
private entities of countries issuing Brady Bonds,  Brady Bonds are considered
speculative investments.

      Because  the  Fund  can  purchase  securities   denominated  in  foreign
currencies,  a change  in the  value of a foreign  currency  against  the U.S.
dollar  could  result  in a  change  in the  amount  of  income  the  Fund has
available for distribution.  Because a portion of the Fund's investment income
may be  received in foreign  currencies,  the Fund will be required to compute
its income in U.S.  dollars for  distribution to  shareholders,  and therefore
the Fund will  absorb the cost of  currency  fluctuations.  After the Fund has
distributed  income,  subsequent  foreign  currency  losses  may result in the
Fund's having  distributed more income in a particular  fiscal period than was
available from  investment  income,  which could result in a return of capital
to shareholders.

         Risks of Foreign  Investing.  Investments  in foreign  securities may
offer special  opportunities for investing but also present special additional
risks  and  considerations  not  typically   associated  with  investments  in
domestic securities. Some of these additional risks are:
o        reduction of income by foreign taxes;
o     fluctuation in value of foreign  investments  due to changes in currency
              rates or currency  devaluation,  or currency control regulations
              (for example, currency blockage);
o     transaction charges for currency exchange;
o     lack of public information about foreign issuers;
o     lack of uniform  accounting,  auditing and financial reporting standards
              in foreign countries  comparable to those applicable to domestic
              issuers;
o     less volume on foreign exchanges than on U.S. exchanges;
o     greater  volatility  and less  liquidity on foreign  markets than in the
              U.S.;
o     less governmental  regulation of foreign issuers,  securities  exchanges
              and brokers than in the U.S.;
o     greater difficulties in commencing lawsuits;
o     higher brokerage commission rates than in the U.S.;
o     increased  risks of delays in  settlement of portfolio  transactions  or
              loss of certificates for portfolio securities;
o     possibilities   in  some   countries  of   expropriation,   confiscatory
              taxation, political,  financial or social instability or adverse
              diplomatic developments; and
o     unfavorable differences between the U.S. economy and foreign economies.

      In  the  past,  U.S.   government   policies  have  discouraged  certain
investments abroad by U.S. investors,  through taxation or other restrictions,
and it is possible that such restrictions could be re-imposed.

         Special Risks of Emerging  Markets.  Emerging and developing  markets
abroad may also offer  special  opportunities  for  investing but have greater
risks than more developed  foreign markets,  such as those in Europe,  Canada,
Australia,  New Zealand and Japan.  There may be even less  liquidity in their
securities  markets,  and settlements of purchases and sales of securities may
be  subject  to  additional  delays.  They are  subject  to  greater  risks of
limitations  on the  repatriation  of income and  profits  because of currency
restrictions  imposed  by  local  governments.  Those  countries  may  also be
subject to the risk of greater political and economic  instability,  which can
greatly affect the volatility of prices of securities in those countries.  The
Manager will  consider  these  factors  when  evaluating  securities  in these
markets,  and the Fund  currently  does not  expect  to  invest a  substantial
portion of its assets in emerging markets.

         Passive   Foreign   Investment   Companies.    Some   securities   of
corporations  domiciled  outside the U.S. which the Fund may purchase,  may be
considered  passive  foreign  investment  companies  ("PFICs")  under U.S. tax
laws. PFICs are those foreign  corporations  which generate  primarily passive
income. They tend to be growth companies or "start-up" companies.  For federal
tax  purposes,  a  corporation  is deemed a PFIC if 75% or more of the foreign
corporation's  gross income for the income year is passive income or if 50% or
more of  average  percent of its assets  (as  defined  by IRCss.1297(e))  held
during  the  taxable  year are  assets  that  produce  or are held to  produce
passive  income.  Passive  income  is  further  defined  as any  income  to be
considered  foreign  personal  holding  company  income  within the  subpart F
provisions defined by IRCss.954.

      Investing  in PFICs  involves  the risks  associated  with  investing in
foreign  securities,  as  described  above.  There are also the risks that the
Fund may not realize  that a foreign  corporation  it invests in is a PFIC for
federal  tax  purposes.  Federal  tax laws  impose  severe tax  penalties  for
failure to properly report  investment income from PFICs.  Following  industry
standards,  the Fund makes every effort to ensure  compliance with federal tax
reporting of these  investments.  PFICs are considered  foreign securities for
the purposes of the Fund's minimum  percentage  requirements or limitations of
investing in foreign securities.


      Subject to the limits  under the  Investment  Company  Act, the Fund may
also invest in foreign  mutual funds which are also deemed PFICs (since nearly
all of the income of a mutual fund is generally passive income).  Investing in
these types of PFICs may allow  exposure  to various  countries  because  some
foreign  countries  limit, or prohibit,  all direct foreign  investment in the
securities of companies domiciled therein.

      In addition to bearing their  proportionate  share of a fund's  expenses
(management fees and operating  expenses),  shareholders  will also indirectly
bear  similar  expenses of such  entities.  Additional  risks of  investing in
other  investment  companies are described  below under  "Investment  in Other
Investment Companies."


Other  Investment  Techniques and  Strategies.  In seeking its objective,  the
Fund  may  from  time to time  use the  types  of  investment  strategies  and
investments  described  below.  It  is  not  required  to  use  all  of  these
strategies at all times, and at times may not use them.

      Zero-Coupon    Securities.    The   Fund   can   buy   zero-coupon   and
delayed-interest  securities,  and "stripped" securities.  Stripped securities
are debt  securities  whose  interest  coupons are separated from the security
and sold  separately.  The  Fund can buy  different  types of  zero-coupon  or
stripped  securities,  including,  among others,  foreign debt  securities and
U.S.  Treasury  notes or bonds  that  have  been  stripped  of their  interest
coupons,   U.S.   Treasury  bills  issued  without   interest   coupons,   and
certificates representing interests in stripped securities.

      Zero-coupon  securities do not make periodic  interest  payments and are
sold at a deep discount from their face value.  The buyer recognizes a rate of
return  determined  by the  gradual  appreciation  of the  security,  which is
redeemed at face value on a specified  maturity date. This discount depends on
the time remaining until maturity,  as well as prevailing  interest rates, the
liquidity  of the  security  and the  credit  quality  of the  issuer.  In the
absence of threats to the issuer's  credit  quality,  the  discount  typically
decreases as the maturity date  approaches.  Some  zero-coupon  securities are
convertible,  in that they are  zero-coupon  securities  until a predetermined
date, at which time they convert to a security with a specified coupon rate.

      Because   zero-coupon   securities   pay  no   interest   and   compound
semi-annually at the rate fixed at the time of their issuance,  their value is
generally more volatile than the value of other debt  securities.  Their value
may fall more dramatically than the value of interest-bearing  securities when
interest  rates  rise.  When  prevailing  interest  rates  fall,   zero-coupon
securities  tend to rise more rapidly in value  because they have a fixed rate
of return.

      The Fund's  investment in  zero-coupon  securities may cause the Fund to
recognize  income and make  distributions  to shareholders  before it receives
any cash payments on the zero-coupon  investment.  To generate cash to satisfy
those  distribution  requirements,   the  Fund  may  have  to  sell  portfolio
securities  that it  otherwise  might  have  continued  to hold or to use cash
flows from other sources such as the sale of Fund shares.

      "Stripped" Mortgage-Related  Securities. The Fund can invest in stripped
mortgage-related  securities  that are created by  segregating  the cash flows
from  underlying  mortgage loans or mortgage  securities to create two or more
new securities.  Each has a specified percentage of the underlying  security's
principal or interest payments. These are a form of derivative investment.

      Mortgage  securities  may be  partially  stripped  so  that  each  class
receives some  interest and some  principal.  However,  they may be completely
stripped.  In that case all of the interest is  distributed  to holders of one
type of security,  known as an "interest-only"  security, or "I/O," and all of
the principal is distributed to holders of another type of security,  known as
a  "principal-only"  security or "P/O." Strips can be created for pass through
certificates or CMOs.


      The yields to maturity of I/Os and P/Os are very  sensitive to principal
repayments  (including  prepayments)  on  the  underlying  mortgages.  If  the
underlying  mortgages  experience  greater  than  anticipated  prepayments  of
principal,  the Fund might not fully recoup its  investment in an I/O based on
those  assets.  If  underlying  mortgages  experience  less  than  anticipated
prepayments  of  principal,  the yield on the P/Os based on them could decline
substantially.  The market for some of these securities may be limited, making
it difficult for the Fund to dispose of its holding at an acceptable price.


      Floating Rate and Variable Rate  Obligations.  Variable rate obligations
may have a demand  feature  that allows the Fund to tender the  obligation  to
the issuer or a third  party prior to its  maturity.  The tender may be at par
value plus accrued interest, according to the terms of the obligations.

      The  interest  rate on a floating  rate note is  adjusted  automatically
according to a stated  prevailing  market  rate,  such as a bank's prime rate,
the 91-day U.S.  Treasury Bill rate, or some other standard.  The instrument's
rate is  adjusted  automatically  each  time the base  rate is  adjusted.  The
interest  rate on a variable  rate note is also  based on a stated  prevailing
market rate but is adjusted  automatically at specified intervals.  Generally,
the changes in the interest rate on such securities  reduce the fluctuation in
their market value. As interest rates decrease or increase,  the potential for
capital  appreciation  or  depreciation  is  less  than  that  for  fixed-rate
obligations  of the same  maturity.  The Manager may determine that an unrated
floating rate or variable rate obligation  meets the Fund's quality  standards
by reason of being backed by a letter of credit or guarantee  issued by a bank
that meets those quality standards.

      Floating  rate  and  variable  rate  demand  notes  that  have a  stated
maturity  in excess of one year may have  features  that  permit the holder to
recover  the  principal  amount  of  the  underlying   security  at  specified
intervals not  exceeding  one year and upon no more than 30 days' notice.  The
issuer  of  that  type of  note  normally  has a  corresponding  right  in its
discretion,  after a given period, to prepay the outstanding  principal amount
of the note  plus  accrued  interest.  Generally  the  issuer  must  provide a
specified number of days' notice to the holder.

      Step-coupon bonds have a coupon interest rate that changes  periodically
during the life of the security on  predetermined  dates that are set when the
security is issued.

      "When-Issued" and "Delayed-Delivery"  Transactions.  The Fund may invest
in securities on a "when-issued"  basis and may purchase or sell securities on
a  "delayed-delivery"  basis.  When-issued and delayed-delivery are terms that
refer to  securities  whose terms and  indenture are available and for which a
market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery.


      When such  transactions  are  negotiated,  the price (which is generally
expressed  in yield  terms)  is fixed  at the  time  the  commitment  is made.
Delivery  and  payment  for the  securities  take place at a later  date.  The
securities are subject to change in value from market  fluctuations during the
period until  settlement.  The value at delivery may be less than the purchase
price.  For example,  changes in interest rates in a direction other than that
expected  by the  Manager  before  settlement  will  affect  the value of such
securities  and may  cause a loss  to the  Fund.  During  the  period  between
purchase and  settlement,  no payment is made by the Fund to the issuer and no
interest  accrues  to the Fund  from the  investment  until  it  receives  the
security  at  settlement.  There is a risk of loss to the Fund if the value of
the security  changes prior to the settlement date, and there is the risk that
the other party may not perform.


      The Fund may  engage in  when-issued  transactions  to  secure  what the
Manager  considers  to be an  advantageous  price  and  yield  at the time the
obligation  is  entered  into.  When the Fund  enters  into a  when-issued  or
delayed-delivery  transaction,  it relies on the other party to  complete  the
transaction.  Its failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the  opportunity
to obtain  the  security  at a price and yield  the  Manager  considers  to be
advantageous.


      When the Fund engages in when-issued and delayed-delivery  transactions,
it does so for the purpose of acquiring or selling securities  consistent with
its  investment  objective  and policies or for  delivery  pursuant to options
contracts  it has  entered  into,  and  not  for  the  purpose  of  investment
leverage.  Although the Fund will enter into  delayed-delivery  or when-issued
purchase  transactions to acquire  securities,  it may dispose of a commitment
prior to settlement.  If the Fund chooses to dispose of the right to acquire a
when-issued  security  prior to its  acquisition or to dispose of its right to
delivery or receive against a forward commitment, it may incur a gain or loss.

      At the  time  the  Fund  makes  the  commitment  to  purchase  or sell a
security  on  a  when-issued  or   delayed-delivery   basis,  it  records  the
transaction  on its books and reflects the value of the security  purchased in
determining the Fund's net asset value. In a sale transaction,  it records the
proceeds to be received.  The Fund will identify on its books liquid assets at
least  equal in value to the value of the Fund's  purchase  commitments  until
the Fund pays for the investment.

      When-issued and  delayed-delivery  transactions  can be used by the Fund
as a defensive  technique  to hedge  against  anticipated  changes in interest
rates and  prices.  For  instance,  in  periods of rising  interest  rates and
falling  prices,  the Fund might sell securities in its portfolio on a forward
commitment  basis to  attempt to limit its  exposure  to  anticipated  falling
prices.  In periods  of falling  interest  rates and rising  prices,  the Fund
might sell portfolio  securities  and purchase the same or similar  securities
on a when-issued or delayed-delivery  basis to obtain the benefit of currently
higher cash yields.

      Repurchase  Agreements.  The  Fund can  acquire  securities  subject  to
repurchase  agreements.  It  might  do  so  for  liquidity  purposes  to  meet
anticipated  redemptions  of Fund  shares,  or pending the  investment  of the
proceeds  from sales of Fund shares,  or pending the  settlement  of portfolio
securities transactions, or for temporary defensive purposes.

      In a  repurchase  transaction,  the  Fund  buys  a  security  from,  and
simultaneously   resells  it  to,  an  approved  vendor  for  delivery  on  an
agreed-upon  future date.  The resale price  exceeds the purchase  price by an
amount that reflects an  agreed-upon  interest  rate  effective for the period
during which the repurchase  agreement is in effect.  Approved vendors include
U.S.  commercial banks, U.S. branches of foreign banks, or broker-dealers that
have been  designated as primary dealers in government  securities.  They must
meet credit requirements set by the Manager from time to time.


      The  majority of these  transactions  run from day to day,  and delivery
pursuant  to the  resale  typically  occurs  within  one to  five  days of the
purchase.  Repurchase  agreements  having a  maturity  beyond  seven  days are
subject to the Fund's limits on holding  illiquid  investments.  The Fund will
not enter into a  repurchase  agreement  that  causes more than 15% of its net
assets to be subject to repurchase  agreements  having a maturity beyond seven
days.  There is no limit on the amount of the  Fund's  net assets  that may be
subject to repurchase  agreements  having maturities of seven days or less for
defensive purposes.


      Repurchase  agreements,  considered "loans" under the Investment Company
Act  of  1940  (the  "Investment  Company  Act"),  are  collateralized  by the
underlying  security.  The Fund's  repurchase  agreements  require that at all
times  while  the  repurchase  agreement  is  in  effect,  the  value  of  the
collateral  must equal or exceed the repurchase  price to fully  collateralize
the  repayment  obligation.  However,  if the  vendor  fails to pay the resale
price on the  delivery  date,  the Fund may incur  costs in  disposing  of the
collateral and may  experience  losses if there is any delay in its ability to
do so. The Manager will monitor the vendor's  creditworthiness to confirm that
the  vendor  is   financially   sound  and  will   continuously   monitor  the
collateral's value.

      Pursuant to an  Exemptive  Order issued by the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission  (the  "SEC"),  the Fund,  along  with  other  affiliated  entities
managed by the Manager,  may transfer  uninvested  cash  balances  into one or
more joint  repurchase  accounts.  These  balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements, secured by U.S. government securities.  Securities that
are pledged as collateral  for  repurchase  agreements are held by a custodian
bank until the agreements mature. Each joint repurchase  arrangement  requires
that the market value of the  collateral be  sufficient  to cover  payments of
interest and  principal;  however,  in the event of default by the other party
to the agreement,  retention or sale of the collateral may be subject to legal
proceedings.


Investment  in Other  Investment  Companies.  The Fund can also  invest in the
securities of other  investment  companies,  which can include open-end funds,
closed-end funds and unit investment  trusts,  subject to the limits set forth
in the Investment  Company Act that apply to those types of  investments.  For
example,  the Fund can invest in  Exchange-Traded  Funds,  which are typically
open-end funds or unit  investment  trusts,  listed on a stock  exchange.  The
Fund might do so as a way of gaining  exposure  to the  segments of the equity
or fixed-income  markets represented by the Exchange-Traded  Funds' portfolio,
at  times  when the Fund  may not be able to buy  those  portfolio  securities
directly.

      Investing  in another  investment  company  may  involve  the payment of
substantial  premiums above the value of such investment  company's  portfolio
securities  and is subject to limitations  under the  Investment  Company Act.
The Fund does not intend to invest in other  investment  companies  unless the
Manager  believes that the potential  benefits of the  investment  justify the
payment of any premiums or sales  charges.  As a shareholder  of an investment
company,  the Fund would be subject to its  ratable  share of that  investment
company's expenses,  including its advisory and administration  expenses.  The
Fund does not anticipate  investing a substantial  amount of its net assets in
shares of other investment companies.


|X|   Illiquid and  Restricted  Securities.  Under the policies and procedures
established  by the Fund's  Board of  Trustees,  the  Manager  determines  the
liquidity  of certain of the  Fund's  investments.  To enable the Fund to sell
its holdings of a restricted  security not registered under the Securities Act
of 1933,  the Fund may have to cause those  securities to be  registered.  The
expenses of  registering  restricted  securities may be negotiated by the Fund
with the issuer at the time the Fund buys the  securities.  When the Fund must
arrange  registration  because  the  Fund  wishes  to  sell  the  security,  a
considerable  period may elapse  between the time the decision is made to sell
the security and the time the  security is  registered  so that the Fund could
sell it.  The Fund  would  bear the risks of any  downward  price  fluctuation
during that period.

      The  Fund  may  also  acquire  restricted   securities  through  private
placements.  Those  securities have  contractual  restrictions on their public
resale.  Those  restrictions  may make it more  difficult  to value them,  and
might limit the Fund's  ability to dispose of the  securities  and might lower
the amount the Fund could realize upon the sale.

      The  Fund  has  limitations   that  apply  to  purchases  of  restricted
securities, as stated in the Prospectus.  Those percentage restrictions do not
limit  purchases  of  restricted  securities  that  are  eligible  for sale to
qualified  institutional  purchasers  under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
1933,  if those  securities  have been  determined to be liquid by the Manager
under  Board-approved  guidelines.  Those  guidelines  take into  account  the
trading  activity for such securities and the availability of reliable pricing
information,  among other factors. If there is a lack of trading interest in a
particular  Rule 144A  security,  the Fund's  holdings of that security may be
considered to be illiquid.


      Illiquid securities include repurchase  agreements maturing in more than
seven  days and  participation  interests  that do not have  puts  exercisable
within seven days.

      Forward Rolls. The Fund can enter into "forward roll"  transactions with
respect to  mortgage-related  securities (also referred to as "mortgage dollar
rolls").  In this  type of  transaction,  the  Fund  sells a  mortgage-related
security  to a  buyer  and  simultaneously  agrees  to  repurchase  a  similar
security (the same type of security,  and having the same coupon and maturity)
at a later date at a set price.  The securities that are repurchased will have
the same interest rate as the securities  that are sold, but typically will be
collateralized  by different  pools of mortgages  (with  different  prepayment
histories)  than the  securities  that have been sold.  Proceeds from the sale
are invested in short-term  instruments,  such as repurchase  agreements.  The
income  from  those   investments,   plus  the  fees  from  the  forward  roll
transaction,  are  expected  to  generate  income to the Fund in excess of the
yield on the securities that have been sold.

      The Fund will only  enter  into  "covered"  rolls.  To assure its future
payment of the  purchase  price,  the Fund will  identify on its books  liquid
assets in an amount equal to the payment obligation under the roll.

      These  transactions  have risks.  During the period between the sale and
the  repurchase,  the Fund  will  not be  entitled  to  receive  interest  and
principal  payments on the securities that have been sold. It is possible that
the market value of the  securities the Fund sells may decline below the price
at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase securities.

      Investments  in Equity  Securities.  Under normal market  conditions the
Fund can  invest a  portion  of assets in  common  stocks,  preferred  stocks,
warrants  (which  might be  acquired  as part of a "unit" of  securities  that
includes debt  securities)  and  convertible  debt  securities,  which in some
cases are  considered  "equity  equivalents."  However,  it does not currently
anticipate  investing  significant  amounts of its assets in equity securities
as part of its normal  investment  strategy.  Certain equity securities may be
selected because they may provide dividend income.

         Risks of Investing in Stocks.  Stocks  fluctuate in price,  and their
short-term  volatility  at times may be  great.  To the  extent  that the Fund
invests  in equity  securities,  the  value of the  Fund's  portfolio  will be
affected  by changes in the stock  markets.  Market risk can affect the Fund's
net asset value per share,  which will  fluctuate  as the values of the Fund's
portfolio  securities  change. The prices of individual stocks do not all move
in the same direction  uniformly or at the same time.  Different stock markets
may behave differently from each other.

      Other  factors  can  affect a  particular  stock's  price,  such as poor
earnings  reports by the issuer,  loss of major  customers,  major  litigation
against the issuer, or changes in government  regulations affecting the issuer
or its industry.

      The Fund can  invest  in  securities  of large  companies  and  mid-size
companies,  but may also buy  stocks of small  companies,  which may have more
volatile stock prices than large companies.

         Convertible Securities.  While some convertible securities are a form
of  debt  security,  in  certain  cases  their  conversion  feature  (allowing
conversion into equity  securities)  causes them to be regarded by the Manager
more  as  "equity  equivalents."  As a  result,  the  rating  assigned  to the
security  might have less impact on the  Manager's  investment  decision  with
respect  to  convertible  securities  than  in  the  case  of  non-convertible
fixed-income  securities.  Convertible  debt  securities  are  subject  to the
credit risks and interest rate risks described above in "Debt Securities."

      The value of a  convertible  security is a function  of its  "investment
value"  and its  "conversion  value."  If the  investment  value  exceeds  the
conversion  value,  the security will behave more like a debt security and the
security's  price will likely  increase when interest  rates fall and decrease
when interest  rates rise.  If the  conversion  value  exceeds the  investment
value,  the security will behave more like an equity  security.  In that case,
it will likely sell at a premium over its conversion  value and its price will
tend to fluctuate directly with the price of the underlying security.

      To  determine  whether  convertible  securities  should be  regarded  as
"equity equivalents," the Manager examines the following factors:
      (1)   whether, at the option of the investor,  the convertible  security
            can be  exchanged  for a fixed number of shares of common stock of
            the issuer,
(2)   whether  the  issuer of the  convertible  securities  has  restated  its
            earnings  per  share  of  common  stock on a fully  diluted  basis
            (considering   the  effect  of  conversion   of  the   convertible
            securities), and
(3)   the extent to which the convertible  security may be a defensive "equity
            substitute,"   providing  the  ability  to   participate   in  any
            appreciation in the price of the issuer's common stock.


      Borrowing  for  Leverage.  The Fund has the ability to borrow from banks
on an unsecured  basis to invest the borrowed  funds in portfolio  securities.
This  speculative  technique  is known as  "leverage."  Currently,  under  the
Investment  Company Act,  absent  exemptive  relief,  a mutual fund may borrow
only from banks and the  maximum  amount it may borrow is up to  one-third  of
its total assets  (including  the amount  borrowed) less all  liabilities  and
indebtedness  other than  borrowing.  The fund may also borrow up to 5% of its
total assets for  temporary  purposes  from any person.  Under the  Investment
Company Act, there is a rebuttable  presumption that a loan is temporary if it
is repaid  within 60 days and not  extended  or  renewed.  If the value of the
Fund's  assets  fails to meet the 300% asset  coverage  requirement,  the Fund
will reduce its bank debt  within  three days to meet the  requirement.  To do
so,  the  Fund  might  have  to  sell  a  portion  of  its  investments  at  a
disadvantageous time.

      The Fund will pay interest on its borrowings,  and that interest expense
will raise the  overall  expenses  of the Fund and reduce its  returns.  If it
does borrow,  its expenses will be greater than  comparable  funds that do not
borrow for leverage.  Additionally, the Fund's net asset value per share might
fluctuate  more than that of funds  that do not  borrow.  Currently,  the Fund
does not  contemplate  using  this  technique,  but if it does so, it will not
likely do so to a substantial degree.


|X|   Rights and Warrants.  Warrants  basically are options to purchase equity
securities  at  specific  prices  valid for a specific  period of time.  Their
prices do not  necessarily  move  parallel  to the  prices  of the  underlying
securities.  Rights  are  similar  to  warrants,  but  normally  have a  short
duration  and are  distributed  directly  by the  issuer to its  shareholders.
Rights and warrants  have no voting  rights,  receive no dividends and have no
rights with respect to the assets of the issuer.

      Preferred  Stocks.  Preferred  stock,  unlike common stock, has a stated
dividend  rate  payable  from  the  corporation's  earnings.  Preferred  stock
dividends  may be  cumulative  or  non-cumulative,  participating,  or auction
rate.  "Cumulative"  dividend  provisions  require  all or a portion  of prior
unpaid  dividends  to be paid  before  dividends  can be paid on the  issuer's
common stock.  Preferred stock may be "participating"  stock, which means that
it may be  entitled  to a dividend  exceeding  the stated  dividend in certain
cases.

      If interest rates rise,  the fixed  dividend on preferred  stocks may be
less attractive,  causing the price of preferred stocks to decline.  Preferred
stock  may have  mandatory  sinking  fund  provisions,  as well as  provisions
allowing  calls or redemptions  prior to maturity,  which also have a negative
impact on prices when interest  rates decline.  The rights of preferred  stock
on distribution  of a  corporation's  assets in the event of a liquidation are
generally  subordinate  to the rights  associated  with a  corporation's  debt
securities.  Preferred  stock  generally has a preference over common stock on
the distribution of a corporation's  assets in the event of liquidation of the
corporation.

      Loans  of  Portfolio  Securities.   The  Fund  may  lend  its  portfolio
securities  to brokers,  dealers and  financial  institutions  pursuant to the
Securities  Lending  Agreement (the  "Securities  Lending  Agreement") with JP
Morgan Chase,  subject to the restrictions stated in the Prospectus.  The Fund
would  lend such  portfolio  securities  to  attempt  to  increase  the Fund's
income.  Under the  Securities  Lending  Agreement and  applicable  regulatory
requirements (which are subject to change),  the loan collateral must, on each
business  day,  be at least  equal to the value of the loaned  securities  and
must  consist  of cash,  bank  letters  of  credit or  securities  of the U.S.
Government (or its agencies or  instrumentalities),  or other cash equivalents
in which the Fund is  permitted to invest.  To be  acceptable  as  collateral,
letters of credit must  obligate a bank to pay to JP Morgan  Chase,  as agent,
amounts  demanded  by the Fund if the  demand  meets the terms of the  letter.
Such terms of the letter of credit and the issuing  bank must be  satisfactory
to JP Morgan  Chase  and the Fund.  The Fund  will  receive,  pursuant  to the
Securities  Lending  Agreement,  80% of all annual net  income  (i.e.,  net of
rebates to the  Borrower)  from  securities  lending  transactions.  JP Morgan
Chase has agreed,  in general,  to guarantee the  obligations  of borrowers to
return  loaned  securities  and to be  responsible  for  expenses  relating to
securities  lending.  The  Fund  will  be  responsible,   however,  for  risks
associated  with the  investment of cash  collateral,  including the risk that
the issuer of the  security  in which the cash  collateral  has been  invested
defaults.  The  Securities  Lending  Agreement  may be terminated by either JP
Morgan Chase or the Fund on 30 days' written  notice.  The terms of the Fund's
loans must also meet  applicable  tests under the  Internal  Revenue  Code and
permit the Fund to reacquire  loaned  securities on five business days' notice
or in time to vote on any important  matter.  The Fund may lend  securities in
amounts up to 25% of the value of the Fund's net assets.


|X|   Money Market  Instruments.  The following is a brief  description of the
types of the U.S.  dollar  denominated  money market  securities  the Fund can
invest  in.  Money  market  securities  are   high-quality,   short-term  debt
instruments that may be issued by the U.S. government,  corporations, banks or
other entities. They may have fixed, variable or floating interest rates.

o     U.S.  Government   Securities.   These  include  obligations  issued  or
guaranteed   by   the   U.S.   government   or  any   of   its   agencies   or
instrumentalities, described above.

o     Bank  Obligations.  The  Fund  can buy time  deposits,  certificates  of
deposit and bankers' acceptances. They must be:

            o obligations  issued or guaranteed by a domestic bank  (including
              a foreign  branch of a domestic  bank) having total assets of at
              least U.S. $1 billion, or
o     obligations  of a foreign  bank with total  assets of at least  U.S.  $1
              billion.

      "Banks"  include  commercial  banks,  savings banks and savings and loan
associations,  which  may  or may  not  be  members  of  the  Federal  Deposit
Insurance Corporation.

         Commercial  Paper.  The Fund can invest in commercial  paper if it is
rated within the top three rating  categories of Standard & Poor's and Moody's
or other rating organizations.

      If  the  paper  is  not  rated,  it may  be  purchased  if  the  Manager
determines  that it is comparable to rated  commercial  paper in the top three
rating categories of national rating organizations.

      The Fund can buy commercial  paper,  including  U.S.  dollar-denominated
securities of foreign branches of U.S. banks,  issued by other entities if the
commercial  paper  is  guaranteed  as to  principal  and  interest  by a bank,
government or corporation  whose  certificates of deposit or commercial  paper
may otherwise be purchased by the Fund.

         Variable  Amount  Master  Demand  Notes.   Master  demand  notes  are
corporate  obligations  that permit the investment of  fluctuating  amounts by
the Fund at varying rates of interest  under direct  arrangements  between the
Fund, as lender,  and the  borrower.  They permit daily changes in the amounts
borrowed.  The Fund has the right to increase the amount under the note at any
time up to the full amount provided by the note agreement,  or to decrease the
amount.  The  borrower  may prepay up to the full  amount of the note  without
penalty. These notes may or may not be backed by bank letters of credit.

      Because these notes are direct lending  arrangements  between the lender
and  borrower,  it is not  expected  that there  will be a trading  market for
them.  There  is no  secondary  market  for  these  notes,  although  they are
redeemable (and thus are  immediately  repayable by the borrower) at principal
amount, plus accrued interest, at any time.  Accordingly,  the Fund's right to
redeem  such  notes is  dependent  upon the  ability  of the  borrower  to pay
principal and interest on demand.

      The Fund has no  limitations on the type of issuer from whom these notes
will be  purchased.  However,  in  connection  with such  purchases  and on an
ongoing  basis,  the Manager will  consider the earning  power,  cash flow and
other  liquidity  ratios of the issuer,  and its ability to pay  principal and
interest on demand,  including a situation  in which all holders of such notes
made demand simultaneously.  Investments in master demand notes are subject to
the limitation on investments  by the Fund in illiquid  securities,  described
in the  Prospectus.  Currently,  the Fund does not intend that its investments
in variable amount master demand notes will exceed 5% of its total assets.

      Derivatives.  The Fund can invest in a variety of derivative investments
to seek income or for hedging purposes.  Some derivative  investments the Fund
can use are the  hedging  instruments  described  below in this  Statement  of
Additional Information.

      Among  the   derivative   investments   the  Fund  can   invest  in  are
"index-linked" or "currency-linked"  notes. Principal and/or interest payments
on  index-linked  notes  depend on the  performance  of an  underlying  index.
Currency-indexed  securities  are typically  short-term  or  intermediate-term
debt  securities.  Their  value at  maturity  or the  rates at which  they pay
income are  determined by the change in value of the U.S.  dollar  against one
or more foreign  currencies or an index. In some cases,  these  securities may
pay an amount at maturity  based on a multiple  of the amount of the  relative
currency  movements.  This type of index  security  offers the  potential  for
increased  income or  principal  payments but at a greater risk of loss than a
typical debt security of the same maturity and credit quality.

      Other   derivative   investments   the  Fund  can  use   include   "debt
exchangeable   for  common  stock"  of  an  issuer  or   "equity-linked   debt
securities"  of an issuer.  At maturity,  the debt  security is exchanged  for
common  stock of the issuer or it is  payable in an amount  based on the price
of the  issuer's  common  stock at the  time of  maturity.  Both  alternatives
present a risk  that the  amount  payable  at  maturity  will be less than the
principal  amount of the debt because the price of the  issuer's  common stock
might not be as high as the Manager expected.

      Hedging.  The  Fund  can  use  hedging  instruments  although  it is not
obligated to use them in seeking its objective.  To attempt to protect against
declines in the market  value of the Fund's  portfolio,  to permit the Fund to
retain  unrealized  gains in the  value of  portfolio  securities  which  have
appreciated,  or to facilitate selling securities for investment reasons,  the
Fund could:
o     sell futures contracts,
o     buy puts on futures or on securities, or
o     write covered calls on securities or futures.  Covered calls may also be
           used to  increase  the  Fund's  income,  but the  Manager  does not
           expect to engage extensively in that practice.

      The Fund can use  hedging  to  establish  a position  in the  securities
market as a temporary  substitute for  purchasing  particular  securities.  In
that case,  the Fund would  normally seek to purchase the  securities and then
terminate  that hedging  position.  The Fund might also use this type of hedge
to attempt to protect  against the possibility  that its portfolio  securities
would not be fully  included  in a rise in value of the  market.  To do so the
Fund could:
o     buy futures, or
o     buy calls on futures or on securities.

      The Fund is not obligated to use hedging instruments,  even though it is
permitted to use them in the Manager's  discretion,  as described  below.  The
Fund's  strategy  of hedging  with  futures  and  options  on futures  will be
incidental  to the  Fund's  activities  in the  underlying  cash  market.  The
particular hedging  instruments the Fund can use are described below. The Fund
may employ new hedging instruments and strategies when they are developed,  if
those investment  methods are consistent with the Fund's investment  objective
and are permissible under applicable regulations governing the Fund.



         Futures.  The Fund can buy and sell futures  contracts that relate to
(1)  broadly-based  bond or other  security  indices (these are referred to as
"financial  futures"),  (2)  commodities  (these are referred to as "commodity
futures"),  (3) debt  securities  (these are  referred  to as  "interest  rate
futures"),   (4)  foreign  currencies  (these  are  referred  to  as  "forward
contracts"),  (5) an individual  stock ("single  stock  futures") and (6) bond
indices (these are referred to as "bond index futures").


      A  broadly-based  stock  index is used as the  basis for  trading  stock
index futures.  In some cases, these futures may be based on stocks of issuers
in a  particular  industry  or  group of  industries.  A stock  index  assigns
relative  values  to the  securities  included  in the  index  and  its  value
fluctuates in response to the changes in value of the  underlying  securities.
A stock index  cannot be purchased or sold  directly.  Bond index  futures are
similar  contracts  based on the future value of the basket of securities that
comprise the index.  These contracts  obligate the seller to deliver,  and the
purchaser  to  take,  cash to  settle  the  futures  transaction.  There is no
delivery made of the underlying  securities to settle the futures  obligation.
Either party may also settle the  transaction  by entering  into an offsetting
contract.


      An  interest  rate  future  obligates  the  seller to  deliver  (and the
purchaser  to take) cash or a  specified  type of debt  security to settle the
futures  transaction.  Either  party  could  also  enter  into  an  offsetting
contract  to  close  out  the  position.  Similarly,  a  single  stock  future
obligates  the  seller  to  deliver  (and the  purchaser  to  take)  cash or a
specified  equity  security to settle the futures  transaction.  Either  party
could  also  enter  into an  offsetting  contract  to close out the  position.
Single  stock  futures  trade on a very  limited  number  of  exchanges,  with
contracts typically not fungible among the exchanges.


      The Fund  can  invest a  portion  of its  assets  in  commodity  futures
contracts.  Commodity  futures may be based upon commodities  within five main
commodity groups: (1) energy,  which includes crude oil, natural gas, gasoline
and  heating  oil;  (2)  livestock,   which  includes  cattle  and  hogs;  (3)
agriculture,  which includes wheat, corn, soybeans,  cotton, coffee, sugar and
cocoa; (4) industrial metals,  which includes aluminum,  copper, lead, nickel,
tin and zinc;  and (5) precious  metals,  which  includes  gold,  platinum and
silver.  The Fund may purchase and sell commodity futures  contracts,  options
on futures  contracts  and  options  and  futures on  commodity  indices  with
respect to these five main  commodity  groups and the  individual  commodities
within each group, as well as other types of commodities.

      No payment is paid or received by the Fund on the  purchase or sale of a
future.  Upon entering into a futures  transaction,  the Fund will be required
to deposit an initial  margin  payment  with the futures  commission  merchant
(the "futures  broker").  Initial  margin  payments will be deposited with the
Fund's  custodian bank in an account  registered in the futures broker's name.
However,  the  futures  broker  can gain  access to that  account  only  under
specified  conditions.  As the future is marked to market  (that is, its value
on the  Fund's  books is  changed)  to reflect  changes  in its market  value,
subsequent  margin payments,  called variation  margin,  will be paid to or by
the futures broker daily.

      At any time prior to  expiration  of the  future,  the Fund may elect to
close out its position by taking an opposite  position,  at which time a final
determination  of  variation  margin is made and any  additional  cash must be
paid by or  released  to the  Fund.  Any  loss or gain on the  future  is then
realized  by the Fund  for tax  purposes.  All  futures  transactions,  except
forward  contracts,  are effected through a clearinghouse  associated with the
exchange on which the contracts are traded.

         Put and Call Options.  The Fund can buy and sell certain kinds of put
options  ("puts")  and  call  options  ("calls").  The  Fund  can buy and sell
exchange-traded  and  over-the-counter  put and call options,  including index
options,  securities  options,  currency  options,  commodities  options,  and
options on the other types of futures described above.

            Writing  Covered Call Options.  The Fund can write (that is, sell)
covered  calls.  If the Fund sells a call  option,  it must be  covered.  That
means the Fund must own the  security  subject  to the call  while the call is
outstanding,  or, for calls on futures and indices, the call may be covered by
segregating  liquid  assets to enable the Fund to satisfy its  obligations  if
the call is exercised.  Up to 50% of the Fund's total assets may be subject to
calls.

      When  the  Fund  writes  a call  on a  security,  it  receives  cash  (a
premium).  The Fund agrees to sell the underlying security to a purchaser of a
corresponding  call on the same  security  during  the call  period at a fixed
exercise price regardless of market price changes during the call period.  The
call  period is usually  not more than nine  months.  The  exercise  price may
differ  from the market  price of the  underlying  security.  The Fund has the
risk of loss that the price of the underlying  security may decline during the
call  period.  That risk may be offset to some  extent by the premium the Fund
receives.  If the value of the investment  does not rise above the call price,
it is likely that the call will lapse  without being  exercised.  In that case
the Fund would keep the cash premium and the investment.

      When the Fund writes a call on an index,  it receives  cash (a premium).
If the  buyer of the call  exercises  it,  the Fund will pay an amount of cash
equal  to the  difference  between  the  closing  price  of the  call  and the
exercise price,  multiplied by a specified  multiple that determines the total
value  of  the  call  for  each  point  of  difference.  If the  value  of the
underlying  investment  does not rise above the call price,  it is likely that
the call will lapse without being exercised.  In that case the Fund would keep
the cash premium.

      The Fund's  custodian  bank, or a securities  depository  acting for the
custodian  bank,  will act as the Fund's escrow agent,  through the facilities
of the Options Clearing  Corporation  ("OCC"),  as to the investments on which
the Fund has  written  calls  traded on  exchanges  or as to other  acceptable
escrow  securities.  In  that  way,  no  margin  will  be  required  for  such
transactions.  OCC will release the securities on the expiration of the option
or when the Fund enters into a closing transaction.

      When the Fund writes an  over-the-counter  ("OTC") option, it will enter
into an arrangement  with a primary U.S.  government  securities  dealer which
will  establish a formula price at which the Fund will have the absolute right
to repurchase that OTC option.  The formula price will generally be based on a
multiple of the premium received for the option,  plus the amount by which the
option is exercisable below the market price of the underlying  security (that
is, the option is "in the  money").  When the Fund  writes an OTC  option,  it
will treat as illiquid (for purposes of its  restriction  on holding  illiquid
securities) the  mark-to-market  value of any OTC option it holds,  unless the
option is subject to a buy-back agreement by the executing broker.

      To  terminate  its  obligation  on a call it has  written,  the Fund may
purchase a corresponding  call in a "closing  purchase  transaction." The Fund
will then  realize a profit or loss,  depending  upon  whether  the net of the
amount of the option  transaction  costs and the premium  received on the call
the Fund  wrote is more or less than the price of the call the Fund  purchases
to  close  out the  transaction.  The Fund may  realize  a profit  if the call
expires unexercised,  because the Fund will retain the underlying security and
the  premium  it  received  when it  wrote  the  call.  Any such  profits  are
considered  short-term  capital gains for federal income tax purposes,  as are
the premiums on lapsed calls.  When  distributed  by the Fund they are taxable
as ordinary income.  If the Fund cannot effect a closing purchase  transaction
due to the lack of a  market,  it will  have to hold the  callable  securities
until the call expires or is exercised.

      The Fund may also write calls on a futures  contract  without owning the
futures contract or securities  deliverable  under the contract.  To do so, at
the time the call is written,  the Fund must cover the call by  identifying on
it books an equivalent dollar amount of liquid assets.  The Fund will identify
additional  liquid  assets  on its books to cover the call if the value of the
identified  assets  drops  below  100% of the  current  value  of the  future.
Because of this asset  coverage  requirement,  in no  circumstances  would the
Fund's  receipt of an exercise  notice as to that  future  require the Fund to
deliver a futures  contract.  It would simply put the Fund in a short  futures
position, which is permitted by the Fund's hedging policies.

            Writing Put Options.  The Fund can sell put options on securities,
broadly-based  securities  indices,  foreign  currencies  and  futures.  A put
option on securities  gives the  purchaser  the right to sell,  and the writer
the obligation to buy, the underlying  investment at the exercise price during
the option  period.  The Fund will not write  puts if, as a result,  more than
50% of the Fund's net assets would be required to be  segregated to cover such
put options.

      If the Fund  writes a put,  the put must be  covered  by  liquid  assets
identified on the Fund's  books.  The premium the Fund receives from writing a
put  represents a profit,  as long as the price of the  underlying  investment
remains  equal to or above the exercise  price of the put.  However,  the Fund
also assumes the  obligation  during the option  period to buy the  underlying
investment from the buyer of the put at the exercise price,  even if the value
of the investment falls below the exercise price.

      If a put the Fund has written expires  unexercised,  the Fund realizes a
gain in the amount of the premium less the transaction costs incurred.  If the
put is  exercised,  the Fund must  fulfill  its  obligation  to  purchase  the
underlying  investment at the exercise  price.  That price will usually exceed
the market value of the  investment at that time.  In that case,  the Fund may
incur a loss if it sells the  underlying  investment.  That loss will be equal
to the sum of the sale  price of the  underlying  investment  and the  premium
received  minus the sum of the exercise  price and any  transaction  costs the
Fund incurred.

      When  writing a put option on a security,  to secure its  obligation  to
pay for the underlying  security the Fund will deposit in escrow liquid assets
with a value equal to or greater  than the  exercise  price of the  underlying
securities.  The Fund  therefore  forgoes the  opportunity  of  investing  the
segregated assets or writing calls against those assets.

      As long as the Fund's obligation as the put writer continues,  it may be
assigned an exercise  notice by the  broker-dealer  through  which the put was
sold.  That notice will  require the Fund to take  delivery of the  underlying
security and pay the exercise price.  The Fund has no control over when it may
be required to purchase the underlying  security,  since it may be assigned an
exercise  notice at any time prior to the termination of its obligation as the
writer of the put. That  obligation  terminates upon expiration of the put. It
may also  terminate  if,  before it  receives  an  exercise  notice,  the Fund
effects a closing purchase  transaction by purchasing a put of the same series
as it sold.  Once the Fund has been  assigned  an exercise  notice,  it cannot
effect a closing purchase transaction.

      The Fund may decide to effect a closing purchase  transaction to realize
a profit  on an  outstanding  put  option it has  written  or to  prevent  the
underlying  security from being put. Effecting a closing purchase  transaction
will also permit the Fund to write another put option on the  security,  or to
sell the security and use the  proceeds  from the sale for other  investments.
The Fund will  realize a profit  or loss from a closing  purchase  transaction
depending  on  whether  the cost of the  transaction  is less or more than the
premium  received  from writing the put option.  Any profits from writing puts
are  considered  short-term  capital gains for federal tax purposes,  and when
distributed by the Fund, are taxable as ordinary income.

            Purchasing  Calls  and  Puts.  The  Fund  can  purchase  calls  on
securities,  broadly-based securities indices, foreign currencies and futures.
It may do so to protect  against  the  possibility  that the Fund's  portfolio
will not  participate in an anticipated  rise in the securities  market.  When
the Fund buys a call (other than in a closing purchase  transaction),  it pays
a premium.  The Fund then has the right to buy the underlying  investment from
a seller  of a  corresponding  call on the  same  investment  during  the call
period at a fixed exercise price.

      The Fund  benefits  only if it sells the call at a profit or if,  during
the call period,  the market price of the  underlying  investment is above the
sum of the call price plus the transaction  costs and the premium paid for the
call and the Fund  exercises  the call. If the Fund does not exercise the call
or sell it (whether or not at a profit),  the call will  become  worthless  at
its  expiration  date.  In that case the Fund will have paid the  premium  but
lost the right to purchase the underlying investment.

      The Fund can buy puts on securities,  broadly-based  securities indices,
foreign  currencies  and  futures,  whether  or not  it  owns  the  underlying
investment.  When the Fund  purchases a put, it pays a premium and,  except as
to puts on  indices,  has the  right to sell the  underlying  investment  to a
seller  of a put on a  corresponding  investment  during  the put  period at a
fixed exercise price.

      Buying a put on  securities or futures the Fund owns enables the Fund to
attempt to  protect  itself  during  the put  period  against a decline in the
value of the  underlying  investment  below the exercise  price by selling the
underlying  investment  at the exercise  price to a seller of a  corresponding
put. If the market  price of the  underlying  investment  is equal to or above
the exercise price and, as a result,  the put is not exercised or resold,  the
put will become  worthless at its expiration  date. In that case the Fund will
have paid the  premium but lost the right to sell the  underlying  investment.
However,  the Fund may sell the put prior to its expiration.  That sale may or
may not be at a profit.

      Buying a put on an  investment  the Fund  does not own (such as an index
or  future)  permits  the  Fund to  resell  the  put or to buy the  underlying
investment  and sell it at the  exercise  price.  The  resale  price will vary
inversely to the price of the  underlying  investment.  If the market price of
the underlying  investment is above the exercise  price and, as a result,  the
put is not exercised, the put will become worthless on its expiration date.

      When the Fund  purchases a call or put on an index or future,  it pays a
premium,  but  settlement is in cash rather than by delivery of the underlying
investment  to the  Fund.  Gain or loss  depends  on  changes  in the index in
question  (and thus on price  movements in the  securities  market  generally)
rather than on price movements in individual securities or futures contracts.

      The Fund may buy a call or put only if,  after the  purchase,  the value
of all call and put options  held by the Fund will not exceed 5% of the Fund's
total assets.

Buying and Selling  Options on Foreign  Currencies.  The Fund can buy and sell
calls and puts on foreign  currencies.  They include puts and calls that trade
on a securities or commodities exchange or in the over-the-counter  markets or
are quoted by major  recognized  dealers in such  options.  The Fund could use
these calls and puts to try to protect  against  declines in the dollar  value
of foreign  securities and increases in the dollar cost of foreign  securities
the Fund wants to acquire.

      If the  Manager  anticipates  a rise in the  dollar  value of a  foreign
currency in which  securities  to be acquired are  denominated,  the increased
cost of those  securities  may be  partially  offset  by  purchasing  calls or
writing puts on that foreign  currency.  If the Manager  anticipates a decline
in the dollar value of a foreign currency,  the decline in the dollar value of
portfolio  securities  denominated in that currency might be partially  offset
by writing calls or purchasing  puts on that foreign  currency.  However,  the
currency rates could fluctuate in a direction  adverse to the Fund's position.
The Fund will then have  incurred  option  premium  payments  and  transaction
costs without a corresponding benefit.

      A call the Fund writes on a foreign  currency is  "covered"  if the Fund
owns the underlying  foreign  currency  covered by the call or has an absolute
and immediate right to acquire that foreign currency  without  additional cash
consideration  (or it can do so for additional  cash  consideration  held in a
segregated  account by its  custodian  bank) upon  conversion  or  exchange of
other foreign currency held in its portfolio.

      The Fund  could  write a call on a foreign  currency  to provide a hedge
against a decline in the U.S.  dollar value of a security  which the Fund owns
or has  the  right  to  acquire  and  which  is  denominated  in the  currency
underlying  the  option.  That  decline  might  be one that  occurs  due to an
expected   adverse  change  in  the  exchange   rate.   This  is  known  as  a
"cross-hedging"  strategy. In those circumstances,  the Fund covers the option
by  identifying  liquid  assets  on its  books  having  a value  equal  to its
obligation under the option.

o     Risks  of  Hedging  with  Options  and  Futures.   The  use  of  hedging
instruments  requires  special  skills and knowledge of investment  techniques
that are different than what is required for normal portfolio  management.  If
the  Manager  uses a hedging  instrument  at the wrong  time or judges  market
conditions  incorrectly,  hedging strategies may reduce the Fund's return. The
Fund could also  experience  losses if the prices of its  futures  and options
positions were not correlated with its other investments.

      The Fund's option  activities  could affect its portfolio  turnover rate
and  brokerage  commissions.  The exercise of calls  written by the Fund might
cause the Fund to sell  related  portfolio  securities,  thus  increasing  its
turnover rate.  The exercise by the Fund of puts on securities  will cause the
sale of underlying  investments,  increasing portfolio turnover.  Although the
decision  whether to  exercise  a put it holds is within  the Fund's  control,
holding  a put  might  cause  the Fund to sell  the  related  investments  for
reasons that would not exist in the absence of the put.

      The Fund could pay a  brokerage  commission  each time it buys a call or
put,  sells a call  or put,  or buys or  sells  an  underlying  investment  in
connection  with the  exercise of a call or put.  Those  commissions  could be
higher on a relative basis than the commissions for direct  purchases or sales
of the  underlying  investments.  Premiums  paid  for  options  are  small  in
relation to the market value of the underlying investments.  Consequently, put
and call  options  offer large  amounts of leverage.  The leverage  offered by
trading in options  could  result in the  Fund's  net asset  value  being more
sensitive to changes in the value of the underlying investment.

      If a covered  call  written by the Fund is  exercised  on an  investment
that has increased in value,  the Fund will be required to sell the investment
at the  call  price.  It  will  not be  able  to  realize  any  profit  if the
investment has increased in value above the call price.

      An option  position  may be closed  out only on a market  that  provides
secondary  trading for options of the same  series,  and there is no assurance
that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular  option. The Fund
might  experience  losses if it could not close out a  position  because of an
illiquid market for the future or option.

      There is a risk in using short hedging by selling  futures or purchasing
puts on  broadly-based  indices or  futures  to  attempt  to  protect  against
declines  in the value of the Fund's  portfolio  securities.  The risk is that
the prices of the futures or the applicable  index will correlate  imperfectly
with the  behavior of the cash prices of the Fund's  securities.  For example,
it is possible  that while the Fund has used  hedging  instruments  in a short
hedge,  the market might advance and the value of the  securities  held in the
Fund's  portfolio might decline.  If that occurred,  the Fund would lose money
on the hedging  instruments  and also experience a decline in the value of its
portfolio securities.  However, while this could occur for a very brief period
or to a very small degree,  over time the value of a diversified  portfolio of
securities  will tend to move in the same  direction as the indices upon which
the hedging instruments are based.

      The risk of imperfect  correlation  increases as the  composition of the
Fund's  portfolio  diverges  from the  securities  included in the  applicable
index.  To compensate for the imperfect  correlation of movements in the price
of the  portfolio  securities  being hedged and  movements in the price of the
hedging  instruments,  the Fund  might use  hedging  instruments  in a greater
dollar amount than the dollar amount of portfolio  securities being hedged. It
might  do so if the  historical  volatility  of the  prices  of the  portfolio
securities  being  hedged  is  more  than  the  historical  volatility  of the
applicable index.

      The ordinary  spreads between prices in the cash and futures markets are
subject to  distortions,  due to  differences  in the nature of those markets.
First,  all  participants  in the futures market are subject to margin deposit
and maintenance  requirements.  Rather than meeting  additional margin deposit
requirements,   investors  may  close  futures  contracts  through  offsetting
transactions which could distort the normal relationship  between the cash and
futures  markets.  Second,  the  liquidity  of the futures  market  depends on
participants  entering  into  offsetting  transactions  rather  than making or
taking delivery.  To the extent  participants decide to make or take delivery,
liquidity in the futures market could be reduced,  thus producing  distortion.
Third, from the point of view of speculators,  the deposit requirements in the
futures  market are less onerous than margin  requirements  in the  securities
markets.  Therefore,  increased  participation  by  speculators in the futures
market may cause temporary price distortions.

      The Fund can use  hedging  instruments  to  establish  a position in the
securities  markets as a temporary  substitute  for the purchase of individual
securities  (long  hedging) by buying  futures  and/or calls on such  futures,
broadly-based  indices or on  securities.  It is  possible  that when the Fund
does so the market might decline.  If the Fund then concludes not to invest in
securities  because of concerns that the market might  decline  further or for
other reasons,  the Fund will realize a loss on the hedging  instruments  that
is not offset by a reduction in the price of the securities purchased.

         Forward  Contracts.  Forward  contracts are foreign currency exchange
contracts.  They are used to buy or sell foreign  currency for future delivery
at a fixed price.  The Fund uses them to "lock in" the U.S.  dollar price of a
security  denominated in a foreign  currency that the Fund has bought or sold,
or to protect  against  possible losses from changes in the relative values of
the U.S. dollar and a foreign currency.  The Fund may also use "cross-hedging"
where the Fund hedges  against  changes in currencies  other than the currency
in which a security it holds is denominated.

      Under a forward  contract,  one party  agrees to  purchase,  and another
party agrees to sell, a specific  currency at a future date.  That date may be
any  fixed  number of days from the date of the  contract  agreed  upon by the
parties.  The  transaction  price is set at the time the  contract  is entered
into. These contracts are traded in the inter-bank  market conducted  directly
among currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers.

      The Fund may use forward  contracts to protect  against  uncertainty  in
the level of future  exchange  rates.  The use of forward  contracts  does not
eliminate the risk of fluctuations in the prices of the underlying  securities
the Fund owns or intends to  acquire,  but it does fix a rate of  exchange  in
advance.  Although  forward  contracts  may  reduce  the  risk of loss  from a
decline in the value of the hedged  currency,  at the same time they limit any
potential gain if the value of the hedged currency increases.

      When the Fund  enters  into a  contract  for the  purchase  or sale of a
security denominated in a foreign currency,  or when it anticipates  receiving
dividend  payments in a foreign  currency,  the Fund might desire to "lock-in"
the U.S.  dollar price of the security or the U.S.  dollar  equivalent  of the
dividend payments.  To do so, the Fund could enter into a forward contract for
the  purchase  or sale of the  amount  of  foreign  currency  involved  in the
underlying  transaction,  in a fixed  amount of U.S.  dollars  per unit of the
foreign currency.  This is called a "transaction hedge." The transaction hedge
will  protect the Fund  against a loss from an adverse  change in the currency
exchange  rates  during the period  between the date on which the  security is
purchased or sold or on which the payment is  declared,  and the date on which
the payments are made or received.

      The Fund could also use  forward  contracts  to lock in the U.S.  dollar
value of  portfolio  positions.  This is called a "position  hedge."  When the
Fund  believes  that  foreign  currency  might  suffer a  substantial  decline
against the U.S.  dollar,  it could  enter into a forward  contract to sell an
amount of that foreign currency  approximating the value of some or all of the
Fund's portfolio  securities  denominated in that foreign  currency.  When the
Fund believes that the U.S. dollar might suffer a substantial  decline against
a  foreign  currency,  it could  enter  into a  forward  contract  to buy that
foreign  currency for a fixed  dollar  amount.  Alternatively,  the Fund could
enter into a forward  contract  to sell a  different  foreign  currency  for a
fixed U.S.  dollar amount if the Fund  believes that the U.S.  dollar value of
the foreign  currency to be sold  pursuant to its forward  contract  will fall
whenever there is a decline in the U.S.  dollar value of the currency in which
portfolio  securities  of the Fund are  denominated.  That is referred to as a
"cross hedge."

      The Fund will cover its short  positions  in these cases by  identifying
to its custodian  bank assets having a value equal to the aggregate  amount of
the Fund's  commitment under forward  contracts.  The Fund will not enter into
forward  contracts  or  maintain  a net  exposure  to  such  contracts  if the
consummation  of the contracts would obligate the Fund to deliver an amount of
foreign currency in excess of the value of the Fund's portfolio  securities or
other assets  denominated  in that  currency or another  currency  that is the
subject of the hedge.

      However,  to avoid excess  transactions and transaction  costs, the Fund
may  maintain a net  exposure to forward  contracts  in excess of the value of
the  Fund's  portfolio  securities  or other  assets  denominated  in  foreign
currencies if the excess amount is "covered" by liquid securities  denominated
in any  currency.  The cover must be at least equal at all times to the amount
of that  excess.  As one  alternative,  the Fund may  purchase  a call  option
permitting  the Fund to purchase the amount of foreign  currency  being hedged
by a forward  sale  contract at a price no higher  than the  forward  contract
price. As another  alternative,  the Fund may purchase a put option permitting
the Fund to sell the amount of foreign  currency subject to a forward purchase
contract at a price as high or higher than the forward contact price.

      The precise  matching of the amounts  under  forward  contracts  and the
value of the securities  involved  generally will not be possible  because the
future value of securities  denominated in foreign currencies will change as a
consequence  of market  movements  between  the date the  forward  contract is
entered into and the date it is sold.  In some cases the Manager  might decide
to sell the  security  and deliver  foreign  currency  to settle the  original
purchase  obligation.  If the market  value of the  security  is less than the
amount of foreign  currency the Fund is  obligated to deliver,  the Fund might
have to purchase  additional  foreign  currency on the "spot"  (that is, cash)
market to settle  the  security  trade.  If the market  value of the  security
instead  exceeds  the  amount of foreign  currency  the Fund is  obligated  to
deliver to settle the  trade,  the Fund might have to sell on the spot  market
some of the foreign  currency  received upon the sale of the  security.  There
will be additional transaction costs on the spot market in those cases.

      The  projection of  short-term  currency  market  movements is extremely
difficult,  and the successful  execution of a short-term  hedging strategy is
highly  uncertain.   Forward  contracts  involve  the  risk  that  anticipated
currency  movements  will not be  accurately  predicted,  causing  the Fund to
sustain losses on these  contracts and to pay additional  transactions  costs.
The  use  of  forward  contracts  in  this  manner  might  reduce  the  Fund's
performance  if there  are  unanticipated  changes  in  currency  prices  to a
greater degree than if the Fund had not entered into such contracts.

      At or before the maturity of a forward  contract  requiring  the Fund to
sell a  currency,  the Fund might sell a portfolio  security  and use the sale
proceeds to make delivery of the currency.  In the  alternative the Fund might
retain the  security  and offset its  contractual  obligation  to deliver  the
currency by  purchasing a second  contract.  Under that contract the Fund will
obtain,  on the same maturity date, the same amount of the currency that it is
obligated to deliver.  Similarly,  the Fund might close out a forward contract
requiring  it to  purchase a  specified  currency  by  entering  into a second
contract  entitling  it to sell the same  amount of the same  currency  on the
maturity date of the first contract.  The Fund would realize a gain or loss as
a result of entering into such an  offsetting  forward  contract  under either
circumstance.  The  gain or loss  will  depend  on the  extent  to  which  the
exchange  rate or rates  between the  currencies  involved  moved  between the
execution dates of the first contract and offsetting contract.

      The costs to the Fund of  engaging  in  forward  contracts  varies  with
factors such as the  currencies  involved,  the length of the contract  period
and the market  conditions  then  prevailing.  Because  forward  contracts are
usually  entered into on a principal  basis,  no brokerage fees or commissions
are involved.  Because these contracts are not traded on an exchange, the Fund
must evaluate the credit and performance risk of the  counterparty  under each
forward contract.

      Although the Fund values its assets daily in terms of U.S.  dollars,  it
does not intend to  convert  its  holdings  of  foreign  currencies  into U.S.
dollars on a daily basis.  The Fund may convert foreign  currency from time to
time,  and will  incur  costs in doing so.  Foreign  exchange  dealers  do not
charge a fee for  conversion,  but they do seek to  realize a profit  based on
the  difference  between  the  prices  at  which  they  buy and  sell  various
currencies.  Thus, a dealer might offer to sell a foreign currency to the Fund
at one rate,  while  offering a lesser rate of exchange if the Fund desires to
resell that currency to the dealer.

         Interest  Rate Swap  Transactions.  The Fund can enter into  interest
rate swap  agreements.  In an interest  rate swap,  the Fund and another party
exchange  their  right to receive or their  obligation  to pay  interest  on a
security.  For  example,  they might swap the right to receive  floating  rate
payments  for fixed  rate  payments.  The Fund can enter  into  swaps  only on
securities  that it owns.  The Fund will not enter into swaps with  respect to
more than 25% of its total  assets.  Also,  the Fund will identify on its book
liquid  assets  (such as cash or U.S.  government  securities)  to  cover  any
amounts it could owe under  swaps that  exceed the  amounts it is  entitled to
receive, and it will adjust that amount daily, as needed.

      Swap  agreements  entail both interest rate risk and credit risk.  There
is a risk that,  based on  movements  of  interest  rates in the  future,  the
payments  made by the Fund under a swap  agreement  will be  greater  than the
payments  it  received.  Credit  risk  arises  from the  possibility  that the
counterparty will default. If the counterparty  defaults, the Fund's loss will
consist of the net amount of contractual  interest  payments that the Fund has
not  yet  received.   The  Manager  will  monitor  the   creditworthiness   of
counterparties  to the Fund's  interest rate swap  transactions  on an ongoing
basis.

      The Fund can enter into swap  transactions  with certain  counterparties
pursuant to master netting  agreements.  A master netting  agreement  provides
that all swaps done between the Fund and that  counterparty  shall be regarded
as parts of an integral  agreement.  If amounts  are  payable on a  particular
date in the same  currency  in respect of one or more swap  transactions,  the
amount  payable  on that date in that  currency  shall be the net  amount.  In
addition,  the master netting agreement may provide that if one party defaults
generally or on one swap,  the  counterparty  may  terminate  all of the swaps
with that party.  Under these  agreements,  if a default  results in a loss to
one party,  the measure of that party's  damages is calculated by reference to
the average cost of a  replacement  swap for each swap.  It is measured by the
mark-to-market  value at the time of the  termination  of each swap. The gains
and losses on all swaps are then netted,  and the result is the counterparty's
gain or loss on  termination.  The termination of all swaps and the netting of
gains and losses on termination is generally referred to as "aggregation."

         Swaption   Transactions.   The  Fund  may  enter   into  a   swaption
transaction,  which is a  contract  that  grants  the  holder,  in return  for
payment of the purchase price (the  "premium") of the option,  the right,  but
not the  obligation,  to enter  into an  interest  rate swap at a preset  rate
within a  specified  period  of time,  with the  writer of the  contract.  The
writer of the contract  receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable
changes in the preset rate on the  underlying  interest rate swap.  Unrealized
gains/losses  on swaptions are reflected in investment  assets and  investment
liabilities in the Fund's statement of financial condition.

         Regulatory Aspects of Hedging  Instruments.  The Commodities  Futures
Trading  Commission (the "CFTC")  recently  eliminated  limitations on futures
trading  by  certain  regulated  entities  including   registered   investment
companies  and  consequently  registered  investment  companies  may engage in
unlimited  futures  transactions  and options  thereon  provided that the Fund
claims an exclusion from  regulation as a commodity  pool  operator.  The Fund
has claimed such an exclusion from  registration  as a commodity pool operator
under  the  Commodity  Exchange  Act  ("CEA").  The Fund may use  futures  and
options for hedging and  non-hedging  purposes to the extent  consistent  with
its investment  objective,  internal risk management guidelines adopted by the
Fund's  investment  advisor (as they may be amended from time to time), and as
otherwise set forth in the Fund's  prospectus or this  statement of additional
information.

      Transactions   in  options  by  the  Fund  are  subject  to  limitations
established by the option  exchanges.  The exchanges  limit the maximum number
of  options  that  may be  written  or held by a single  investor  or group of
investors  acting in concert.  Those  limits apply  regardless  of whether the
options were  written or  purchased on the same or different  exchanges or are
held in one or more  accounts or through one or more  different  exchanges  or
through one or more  brokers.  Thus,  the number of options  that the Fund may
write or hold may be  affected by options  written or held by other  entities,
including other  investment  companies having the same advisor as the Fund (or
an advisor that is an affiliate of the Fund's  advisor).  The  exchanges  also
impose  position  limits on futures  transactions.  An exchange  may order the
liquidation  of  positions  found to be in  violation  of those limits and may
impose certain other sanctions.

      Under the Investment  Company Act, when the Fund purchases a future,  it
must  maintain  liquid  assets in an amount  equal to the market  value of the
securities underlying the future, less the margin deposit applicable to it.

         Tax Aspects of Certain Hedging Instruments.  Certain foreign currency
exchange  contracts in which the Fund may invest are treated as "Section  1256
contracts"  under the  Internal  Revenue  Code.  In  general,  gains or losses
relating to Section 1256 contracts are  characterized as 60% long-term and 40%
short-term capital gains or losses under the Code.  However,  foreign currency
gains  or  losses  arising  from  Section  1256  contracts  that  are  forward
contracts  generally  are treated as  ordinary  income or loss.  In  addition,
Section  1256  contracts  held by the Fund at the end of each taxable year are
"marked-to-market,"  and unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they
were realized.  These contracts also may be  marked-to-market  for purposes of
determining the excise tax applicable to investment company  distributions and
for other purposes  under rules  prescribed  pursuant to the Internal  Revenue
Code.  An election can be made by the Fund to exempt those  transactions  from
this marked-to-market treatment.

      Certain   forward   contracts   the  Fund  enters  into  may  result  in
"straddles"  for federal  income tax purposes.  The straddle  rules may affect
the  character  and  timing of gains  (or  losses)  recognized  by the Fund on
straddle  positions.  Generally,  a loss  sustained  on the  disposition  of a
position  making up a  straddle  is allowed  only to the extent  that the loss
exceeds  any  unrecognized  gain in the  offsetting  positions  making  up the
straddle.  Disallowed loss is generally allowed at the point where there is no
unrecognized gain in the offsetting  positions making up the straddle,  or the
offsetting position is disposed of.

      Under the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  the  following  gains or losses are
treated as ordinary income or loss:
      (1)   gains or losses  attributable  to  fluctuations  in exchange rates
         that  occur  between  the  time the Fund  accrues  interest  or other
         receivables or accrues expenses or other  liabilities  denominated in
         a  foreign  currency  and the time the Fund  actually  collects  such
         receivables or pays such liabilities, and
(2)   gains or losses  attributable  to fluctuations in the value of a foreign
         currency   between  the  date  of  acquisition  of  a  debt  security
         denominated  in  a  foreign  currency  or  foreign  currency  forward
         contracts and the date of disposition.

      Currency  gains and losses are offset against market gains and losses on
each  trade  before  determining  a net  "Section  988" gain or loss under the
Internal  Revenue  Code for that trade,  which may  increase  or decrease  the
amount of the Fund's  investment  income  available  for  distribution  to its
shareholders.

      Portfolio  Turnover.  "Portfolio  turnover"  describes the rate at which
the Fund traded its  portfolio  securities  during its last fiscal  year.  For
example,  if a fund sold all of its securities  during the year, its portfolio
turnover rate would have been 100%.  The Fund's  portfolio  turnover rate will
fluctuate  from  year  to  year,  and the  Fund  expects  to have a  portfolio
turnover rate of more than 100% annually.

      Increased   portfolio  turnover  may  result  in  higher  brokerage  and
transaction  costs for the Fund,  which may  reduce its  overall  performance.
Additionally,   the  realization  of  capital  gains  from  selling  portfolio
securities may result in distributions of taxable  long-term  capital gains to
shareholders,  since  the Fund will  normally  distribute  all of its  capital
gains  realized  each year,  to avoid excise taxes under the Internal  Revenue
Code.


      Temporary  Defensive  and Interim  Investments.  In times of unstable or
adverse market or economic  conditions,  the Fund can invest up to 100% of its
assets in  temporary  defensive  investments  that are  inconsistent  with the
Fund's  principal  investment  strategies.   Generally,  they  would  be  cash
equivalents (such as commercial paper),  money market instruments,  short-term
debt securities,  U.S. Government securities,  or repurchase agreements.  They
could  include other  investment-grade  debt  securities.  The Fund might also
hold these types of  securities  pending the  investment  of proceeds from the
sale  of  Fund  shares  or  portfolio   securities  or  to  meet   anticipated
redemptions  of Fund  shares.  To the extent the Fund invests  defensively  in
these  securities,  it might not achieve its  investment  objective of seeking
total return.


Investment Restrictions

      What  Are  "Fundamental   Policies?"   Fundamental  policies  are  those
policies  that the Fund has  adopted  to govern  its  investments  that can be
changed  only by the vote of a  "majority"  of the Fund's  outstanding  voting
securities.  Under the Investment Company Act, a "majority" vote is defined as
the vote of the holders of the lesser of:
o     67% or  more  of  the  shares  present  or  represented  by  proxy  at a
           shareholder  meeting,  if  the  holders  of  more  than  50% of the
           outstanding shares are present or represented by proxy, or
o     more than 50% of the outstanding shares.

      The Fund's investment  objective is a fundamental policy. Other policies
described in the  Prospectus or this Statement of Additional  Information  are
"fundamental"  only if they  are  identified  as  such.  The  Fund's  Board of
Trustees can change  non-fundamental  policies without  shareholder  approval.
However,  significant  changes to  investment  policies  will be  described in
supplements  or updates to the  Prospectus  or this  Statement  of  Additional
Information,  as appropriate.  The Fund's most significant investment policies
are described in the Prospectus.


|X|   Does  the Fund  Have  Additional  Fundamental  Policies?  The  following
investment restrictions are fundamental policies of the Fund.

o     The Fund cannot buy  securities  issued or  guaranteed by any one issuer
if more than 5% of its total  assets would be invested in  securities  of that
issuer  or if it  would  then  own  more  than  10% of  that  issuer's  voting
securities.  That restriction  applies to 75% of the Fund's total assets.  The
limit does not apply to  securities  issued by the U.S.  government  or any of
its agencies or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies.

o     The Fund  cannot  concentrate  its  investments  (that  means it  cannot
invest  25% or more of its total  assets)  in any one  industry.  Gas,  water,
electric and telephone  utilities are considered to be separate industries for
this purpose.

o     The Fund cannot make loans  except (a)  through  lending of  securities,
(b)  through  the  purchase  of  debt  instruments  or  similar  evidences  of
indebtedness,  (c) through an inter-fund lending program with other affiliated
funds, and (d) through repurchase agreements.

o     The Fund cannot  invest in real estate or real  estate  mortgage  loans.
However,  the Fund can  purchase  and sell  securities  issued or  secured  by
companies that invest in or deal in real estate or interests in real estate.

o     The Fund cannot underwrite securities.  A permitted exception is in case
it is  deemed  to be an  underwriter  under  the  Securities  Act of 1933 when
reselling any securities held in its own portfolio.

o     The Fund  cannot  borrow  money in excess of 33 1/3% of the value of its
total  assets.   The  Fund  may  borrow  only  from  banks  and/or  affiliated
investment  companies.  With respect to this fundamental  policy, the Fund can
borrow only if it maintains a 300% ratio of assets to  borrowings at all times
in the manner set forth in the Investment Company Act.


         The  Fund  cannot  issue  "senior  securities,"  but  this  does  not
prohibit  certain  investment  activities  for  which  assets  of the Fund are
designated as segregated,  or margin,  collateral or escrow  arrangements  are
established,  to cover the related  obligations.  Examples of those activities
include borrowing money, reverse repurchase  agreements,  delayed-delivery and
when-issued arrangements for portfolio securities transactions,  and contracts
to buy or sell derivatives, hedging instruments, options or futures.

      For purposes of the Fund's policy not to  concentrate  its  investments,
the Fund has adopted the industry  classifications  set forth in Appendix B to
this Statement of Additional Information. That is not a fundamental policy.

      Unless  the  Prospectus  or this  Statement  of  Additional  Information
states that a percentage  restriction  applies on an ongoing basis, it applies
only  at the  time  the  Fund  makes  an  investment  (except  in the  case of
borrowing  and  investments  in illiquid  securities).  The Fund need not sell
securities  to meet the  percentage  limits  if the  value  of the  investment
increases in proportion to the size of the Fund.


      Does the Fund Have Additional  Restrictions  That Are Not  "Fundamental"
Policies?   The  Fund  has  an  additional   operating   policy  that  is  not
"fundamental,"  and which can be  changed  by the  Board of  Trustees  without
shareholder approval:
o     The Fund cannot invest in the securities of other registered  investment
companies or registered  unit investment  trusts in reliance on  sub-paragraph
(F) or (G) of section 12(d)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Disclosure  of  Portfolio   Holdings.   The  Fund  has  adopted  policies  and
procedures   concerning  the  dissemination  by  employees,   officers  and/or
directors  of the  Investment  Advisor,  Distributor,  and  Transfer  Agent of
information  about the  portfolio  securities  holdings  of the  Funds.  These
policies are designed to assure that  dissemination of non-public  information
about portfolio  securities is distributed for a legitimate  business purpose,
and is done in a manner that (a) conforms to applicable  laws and  regulations
and (b) is designed to prevent that  information from being used in a way that
could negatively affect the Fund's investment  program or enable third parties
to use that information in a manner that is harmful to a Fund.

      Until publicly  disclosed,  a Fund's portfolio holdings are proprietary,
confidential  business  information.   While  recognizing  the  importance  of
providing Fund shareholders  with information  about their Fund's  investments
and providing  portfolio  information  to a variety of third parties to assist
with the management,  distribution and administrative  process,  such need for
transparency  must be balanced  against  the risk that third  parties who gain
access to a Fund's portfolio  holdings  information  could attempt to use that
information  to trade  ahead of or against the Fund,  which  could  negatively
affect the prices the Fund is able to obtain in portfolio  transactions or the
availability of the portfolio  securities that portfolio  managers are trading
in on a Fund's behalf.

      The Investment  Advisor and its subsidiaries and affiliates,  employees,
officers, and directors,  shall neither solicit nor accept any compensation or
other  consideration  (including any agreement to maintain  assets in the Fund
or in  other  investment  companies  or  accounts  managed  by the  Investment
Advisor or any  affiliated  person of the  Investment  Advisor) in  connection
with the disclosure a Fund's  non-public  portfolio  holdings.  The receipt of
investment   advisory  fees  or  other  fees  and  compensation  paid  to  the
investment Advisor and their subsidiaries  pursuant to agreements  approved by
the Fund's Board shall not be deemed to be "compensation"  or  "consideration"
for these  purposes.  It is a violation  of the Code of Ethics for any covered
person to release holdings in contravention of portfolio  holdings  disclosure
policies and procedures adopted by the Fund.

      A list of the top 20 portfolio  securities  holdings  (based on invested
assets),  listed by security or by issuer,  as of the end of each month may be
disclosed to third parties  (subject to the  procedures  below) no sooner than
15 days  after  month-end.  The top 20  holdings  also  shall be posted on the
Companies'  website  at   www.oppenheimerfunds.com   in  the  "Fund  Profiles"
section. Other general information about a Fund's portfolio investments,  such
as portfolio composition by asset class, industry,  country,  currency, credit
rating or maturity, may also be posted with a 15-day lag.

      Except under special limited  circumstances  discussed below,  month-end
lists of a Fund's complete  portfolio holdings may be disclosed no sooner than
30-days after the relevant  month-end,  subject to the  procedures  below.  If
they have not been  disclosed  publicly,  they may be  disclosed  pursuant  to
special requests for legitimate business reasons, provided that:
o     The  third-party  recipient  must first  submit a request for release of
         Fund  portfolio  holdings,  explaining  the  business  reason for the
         request;
o     Senior  officers (a Senior Vice  President  or above) in the  Investment
         Advisor's  Portfolio and Legal departments must approve the completed
         request for release of Fund portfolio holdings; and
o     The third-party  recipient must sign the Investment  Advisor's portfolio
         holdings   non-disclosure   agreement   before  receiving  the  data,
         agreeing  to  keep  confidential  information  that  is not  publicly
         available  regarding  a Fund's  holdings  and  agreeing  not to trade
         directly or indirectly based on the information.

      Complete  Fund  portfolio  holdings  positions  may be  released  to the
following categories of entities or individuals on an ongoing basis,  provided
that such  entity or  individual  either (1) has signed an  agreement  to keep
such  information  confidential and not trade on the basis of such information
or (2) is subject to fiduciary  obligations,  as a member of the Fund's Board,
or  as an  employee,  officer  and/or  director  of  the  Investment  Advisor,
Distributor,  or Transfer Agent,  or their  respective  legal counsel,  not to
disclose  such  information  except in  conformity  with  these  policies  and
procedures and not to trade for his/her  personal account on the basis of such
information:
o     Employees of the Fund's  Investment  Advisor,  Distributor  and Transfer
         Agent who need to have access to such  information  (as determined by
         senior officers of such entity),
o     The Fund's certified public accountants and auditors,
o     Members of the Fund's Board and the Board's legal counsel,
o     The Fund's custodian bank,
o     A proxy voting service designated by the Fund and its Board,
o     Rating/ranking organizations (such as Lipper and Morningstar),
o     Portfolio  pricing  services  retained  by  the  Investment  Advisor  to
         provide portfolio security prices, and
o     Dealers,  to obtain bids (price  quotations,  because securities are not
         priced by the Fund's regular pricing services).

      Portfolio holdings information of a Fund may be provided,  under limited
circumstances,  to brokers  and  dealers or with whom the Fund  trades  and/or
entities  that  provide  investment  coverage  and/or  analytical  information
regarding  the  Fund's   portfolio,   provided  that  there  is  a  legitimate
investment  reason for  providing the  information  to the broker or dealer or
other  entity.  Month-end  portfolio  holdings  information  may,  under  this
procedure,  be  provided  to vendors  providing  research  information  and/or
analytics  to the fund,  with at least a 15-day delay after the month end, but
in certain cases may be provided to a broker or analytical  vendor with a 1- 2
day lag to facilitate  the provision of requested  investment  information  to
the  manager to  facilitate  a  particular  trade or the  portfolio  manager's
investment  process for the Fund. Any third party  receiving such  information
must first sign the Investment  Advisor's  portfolio  holdings  non-disclosure
agreement as a pre-condition to receiving this information.

      Portfolio  holdings   information  (which  may  include  information  on
individual  securities  positions or multiple  securities)  may be provided to
the entities listed below (1) by portfolio  traders employed by the Investment
Advisor in connection  with portfolio  trading,  and (2) by the members of the
Investment  Advisor's Security  Valuation Group and Accounting  Departments in
connection with portfolio pricing or other portfolio evaluation purposes:
o     Brokers  and  dealers  in   connection   with   portfolio   transactions
         (purchases and sales)
o     Brokers  and  dealers  to  obtain  bids  or bid  and  asked  prices  (if
         securities  held  by a Fund  are not  priced  by the  fund's  regular
         pricing services)
o     Dealers to obtain price  quotations  where the fund is not identified as
         the owner

      Portfolio  holdings  information  (which may  include  information  on a
Fund's entire portfolio or individual  securities  therein) may be provided by
senior  officers of the Investment  Advisor or attorneys on the legal staff of
the  Investment  Advisor,  Distributor,  or Transfer  Agent,  in the following
circumstances:
o     Response to legal  process in litigation  matters,  such as responses to
         subpoenas  or in class action  matters  where the Fund may be part of
         the plaintiff  class (and seeks recovery for losses on a security) or
         a defendant,
o     Response to regulatory  requests for information  (the SEC, NASD,  state
         securities   regulators,   and/or  foreign  securities   authorities,
         including without limitation  requests for information in inspections
         or for position reporting purposes),
o     To  potential   sub-advisors   of  portfolios   (but  only  pursuant  to
         confidentiality agreements),
o     To consultants  for retirement  plans for plan  sponsors/discussions  at
         due diligence  meetings (if entire  portfolio  holdings are provided,
         however,  it  shall  be  done  only  pursuant  to  a  confidentiality
         agreement),
o     Investment  bankers in  connection  with  merger  discussions  (but only
         pursuant to confidentiality agreements)

      Portfolio   managers  and  analysts  may,   subject  to  the  Investment
Advisor's policies on communications  with the press and other media,  discuss
portfolio  information  in  interviews  with  members of the media,  or in due
diligence or similar  meetings with clients or prospective  purchasers of Fund
shares or their financial intermediary representatives.

      The Fund's  shareholders  may,  under unusual  circumstances  (such as a
lack of  liquidity  in the  Fund's  portfolio  to meet  redemptions),  receive
redemption  proceeds  of  their  Fund  shares  paid  as  pro  rata  shares  of
securities held in the Fund's portfolio. In such circumstances,  disclosure of
the Fund's portfolio holdings may be made to such shareholders.

      The Chief  Compliance  Officer of the Fund and the  Investment  Advisor,
Distributor,  and Transfer  Agent (the "CCO") shall oversee the  compliance by
the Investment Advisor, Distributor,  Transfer Agent, and their personnel with
these policies and procedures.  At least annually, the CCO shall report to the
Fund Board on such compliance  oversight and on the categories of entities and
individuals  to which  disclosure of portfolio  holdings of the Funds has been
made  during the  preceding  year  pursuant to these  policies.  The CCO shall
report  to the  Fund  Board  any  material  violation  of these  policies  and
procedures   during   the   previous   calendar   quarter   and   shall   make
recommendations  to the Companies and to the Boards as to any amendments  that
the CCO believes are  necessary  and  desirable to carry out or improve  these
policies and procedures.

      The  Investment  Advisor  and/or  the Fund  have  entered  into  ongoing
arrangements  to  make  available   information  about  the  Fund's  portfolio
holdings.  One or  more  of  the  Oppenheimer  funds  may  currently  disclose
portfolio holdings  information based on ongoing arrangements to the following
parties:

      [DISCLOSURE OF APPLICABLE PARTIES' NAMES TO BE INSERTED HERE]

How the Fund is Managed

Organization and History. The Fund is a series of Oppenheimer  Integrity Funds
(referred to as the Fund's parent Trust in this  document).  The Fund's parent
Trust was  established in 1982 as MassMutual  Liquid Assets Trust, an open-end
diversified  management  investment  company,  with  an  unlimited  number  of
authorized  shares of beneficial  interest.  The Fund was  reorganized  from a
closed-end investment company called MassMutual Income Investors,  Inc. into a
series of the Trust on April 15, 1988. The Fund and the Trust were  originally
managed  by  Massachusetts   Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  the  Manager's
indirect  parent  company.  On March 29, 1991,  the Manager  became the Fund's
investment  advisor,  and the Trust changed its name to Oppenheimer  Integrity
Funds.  The Fund was then called  Oppenheimer  Investment  Grade Bond Fund and
changed its name to Oppenheimer Bond Fund on July 10, 1995.  Effective January
21,  2005,  the Fund  will  change  its name  from  Oppenheimer  Bond  Fund to
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund.

      The Fund is governed by the Board of Trustees of its parent  Trust.  The
Board is  responsible  for  protecting  the  interests of  shareholders  under
Massachusetts  law.  The Trustees  meet  periodically  throughout  the year to
oversee the Fund's activities,  review its performance, and review the actions
of the Manager.

|X|   Classes of Shares.  The Trustees  are  authorized,  without  shareholder
approval,  to create new  series and  classes  of  shares.  The  Trustees  may
reclassify  unissued shares of the Fund into  additional  series or classes of
shares.  The Trustees  also may divide or combine the shares of a class into a
greater  or  lesser  number  of  shares  without  changing  the  proportionate
beneficial  interest  of a  shareholder  in  the  Fund.  Shares  do  not  have
cumulative voting rights or preemptive or subscription  rights.  Shares may be
voted in person or by proxy at shareholder meetings.

      The Fund  currently has five classes of shares:  Class A, Class B, Class
C, Class N and Class Y. All classes invest in the same  investment  portfolio.
Only retirement plans may purchase Class N shares. Only certain  institutional
investors may elect to purchase Class Y shares. Each class of shares:
o     has its own dividends and distributions,
o     pays certain expenses which may be different for the different classes,
o     may have a different net asset value,
o     may have  separate  voting  rights on matters in which  interests of one
         class are different from interests of another class, and
o     votes as a class on matters that affect that class alone.

      Shares  are  freely  transferable,  and each share of each class has one
vote at shareholder meetings,  with fractional shares voting proportionally on
matters  submitted  to the  vote  of  shareholders.  Each  share  of the  Fund
represents  an interest in the Fund  proportionately  equal to the interest of
each other share of the same class.

|X|   Meetings of  Shareholders.  As a Massachusetts  business trust, the Fund
is not required to hold, and does not plan to hold,  regular  annual  meetings
of shareholders,  but may do so from time to time on important matters or when
required  to do so by the  Investment  Company  Act or other  applicable  law.
Shareholders  have  the  right,  upon a vote  or  declaration  in  writing  of
two-thirds  of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund, to remove a Trustee or to
take other action described in the Fund's Declaration of Trust.

      The Trustees will call a meeting of  shareholders to vote on the removal
of a Trustee  upon the  written  request of the  record  holders of 10% of its
outstanding  shares.  If the  Trustees  receive  a  request  from at  least 10
shareholders  stating that they wish to communicate with other shareholders to
request a meeting to remove a Trustee,  the Trustees will then either make the
Fund's   shareholder   list   available  to  the   applicants  or  mail  their
communication  to all  other  shareholders  at the  applicants'  expense.  The
shareholders  making the request must have been  shareholders for at least six
months  and  must  hold  shares  of the  Fund  valued  at  $25,000  or more or
constituting at least 1% of the Fund's  outstanding  shares.  The Trustees may
also take other action as permitted by the Investment Company Act.

|X|   Shareholder  and  Trustee  Liability.  The Fund's  Declaration  of Trust
contains an express  disclaimer of  shareholder  or Trustee  liability for the
Fund's obligations.  It also provides for indemnification and reimbursement of
expenses  out of the  Fund's  property  for any  shareholder  held  personally
liable for its  obligations.  The  Declaration  of Trust also states that upon
request,  the Fund  shall  assume  the  defense  of any claim  made  against a
shareholder  for any act or  obligation  of the Fund  and  shall  satisfy  any
judgment on that claim.  Massachusetts law permits a shareholder of a business
trust (such as the Fund) to be held  personally  liable as a  "partner"  under
certain  circumstances.  However,  the risk that a Fund shareholder will incur
financial  loss from being held liable as a  "partner"  of the Fund is limited
to the relatively  remote  circumstances  in which the Fund would be unable to
meet its obligations.

      The  Fund's  contractual   arrangements  state  that  any  person  doing
business  with the Fund (and each  shareholder  of the Fund)  agrees under its
Declaration   of  Trust  to  look  solely  to  the  assets  of  the  Fund  for
satisfaction  of any claim or demand that may arise out of any  dealings  with
the Fund.  Additionally,  the Trustees shall have no personal liability to any
such person, to the extent permitted by law.

Board of Trustees and  Oversight  Committees.  The Fund is governed by a Board
of  Trustees,   which  is   responsible   for   protecting  the  interests  of
shareholders   under   Massachusetts   law.  The  Trustees  meet  periodically
throughout the year to oversee the Fund's activities,  review its performance,
and review the actions of the Manager.

      The Board of Trustees has an Audit  Committee,  a Review Committee and a
Governance  Committee.  The Audit Committee is comprised solely of Independent
Trustees.   The  members  of  the  Audit   Committee  are  Edward  L.  Cameron
(Chairman),  George C. Bowen,  Robert J. Malone and F. William  Marshall,  Jr.
The Audit  Committee held 6 meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2004. The Audit Committee furnishes the Board with  recommendations  regarding
the selection of the Fund's independent auditors.  Other main functions of the
Audit Committee  include,  but are not limited to: (i) reviewing the scope and
results  of  financial  statement  audits  and the audit  fees  charged;  (ii)
reviewing reports from the Fund's  independent  auditors  regarding the Fund's
internal  accounting  procedures  and controls;  (iii) review reports from the
Manager's  Internal  Audit  Department;  (iv)  maintaining  a separate line of
communication  between the Fund's  independent  auditors  and its  Independent
Trustees;  and  (v)  exercise  all  other  functions  outlined  in  the  Audit
Committee Charter,  including but not limited to reviewing the independence of
the Fund's  independent  auditors and the  pre-approval  of the performance by
the Fund's  independent  auditors  of any  non-audit  service,  including  tax
service,  for the Fund and the Manager and certain  affiliates  of the Manager
that is not prohibited by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

      The  members  of the  Review  Committee  are Jon S.  Fossel  (Chairman),
Robert G. Avis, Sam Freedman,  and Beverly Hamilton. The Review Committee held
6 meetings  during the  fiscal  year ended  December  31,  2004.  Among  other
functions,  the Review Committee reviews reports and makes  recommendations to
the  Board  concerning  the fees  paid to the  Fund's  transfer  agent and the
Manager and the services  provided to the Fund by the  transfer  agent and the
Manager.  The Review Committee also reviews the Fund's investment  performance
and  policies  and  procedures  adopted by the Fund to comply with  Investment
Company Act and other applicable law.

      The members of the  Governance  Committee are Robert Malone  (Chairman),
William Armstrong,  Beverly Hamilton and F. William Marshall,  Jr. Each member
of the  Committee is  independent,  meaning each person is not an  "interested
person" as defined in the  Investment  Company Act. The  Governance  Committee
was  established  in  August  2004 and did not hold any  meetings  during  the
Fund's  fiscal year ended  December  31,  2004.  The  Governance  Committee is
expected to consider general  governance  matters,  including a formal process
for shareholders to send  communications  to the Board and the  qualifications
of candidates for board  positions  including  consideration  of any candidate
recommended by shareholders.

      The Governance  Committee has not yet adopted a charter, but anticipates
that  it  will  do so by the end of this  calendar  year.  The  Committee  has
temporarily  adopted the  process  previously  adopted by the Audit  Committee
regarding   shareholder   submission   of   nominees   for  board   positions.
Shareholders  may submit  names of  individuals,  accompanied  by complete and
properly supported resumes,  for the Governance  Committee's  consideration by
mailing such  information  to the Committee in care of the Fund. The Committee
may  consider  such  persons  at such  time as it meets to  consider  possible
nominees.  The Committee,  however,  reserves solo discretion to determine the
candidates  for  trustees and  independent  trustees to recommend to the Board
and/or  shareholders and may identify candidates other than those submitted by
Shareholders.  The  Committee  may,  but need not,  consider  the  advice  and
recommendation  of the Manager and its affiliates in selecting  nominees.  The
full Board elects new trustees  except for those  instances when a shareholder
vote is required.

      Shareholders  who desire to  communicate  with the Board should  address
correspondence  to the Board as an  individual  Board  member  and may  submit
their  correspondence  electronically at  www.opppenheimerfunds.com  under the
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caption  "contact  us" or by  mail  to the  Fund  at the  address  above.  The
Governance   Committee  will  consider  if  a  different   process  should  be
recommended to the Board.

Trustees  and  Officers  of the  Fund.  Except  for  Mr.  Murphy,  each of the
Trustees are  "Independent  Trustees"  under the  Investment  Company Act. Mr.
Murphy is an "Interested  Trustee,"  because he is affiliated with the Manager
by virtue of his  positions as an officer and director of the Manager,  and as
a shareholder  of its parent  company.  Mr. Murphy was elected as a Trustee of
the Fund  with the  understanding  that in the event he ceases to be the chief
executive officer of the Manager,  he will resign as a trustee of the Fund and
the  other  Board II Funds  (defined  below)  for  which  he is a  trustee  or
director.

      The Fund's  Trustees and officers and their positions held with the Fund
and length of service in such position(s) and their principal  occupations and
business  affiliations  during  the past five  years  are  listed in the chart
below.  The  information  for the Trustees  also  includes the dollar range of
shares  of  the  Fund  as  well  as  the  aggregate  dollar  range  of  shares
beneficially  owned in any of the Oppenheimer  funds overseen by the Trustees.
All  of  the  Trustees  are  also  trustees  or  directors  of  the  following
Oppenheimer  funds  (except  for  Ms.  Hamilton  and Mr.  Malone,  who are not
Trustees of Oppenheimer  Senior  Floating Rate Fund) (referred to as "Board II
Funds"):


                                           Oppenheimer   Principal   Protected

Oppenheimer Cash Reserves                  Trust III
Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund           Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund

                                           Oppenheimer  Senior  Floating  Rate
Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund            Fund
Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc.              Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund                Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund        Panorama Series Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Integrity Funds
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund   Centennial America Fund, L. P.
                                           Centennial  California  Tax  Exempt
Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc.        Trust
Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund   Centennial Government Trust
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund     Centennial Money Market Trust
                                           Centennial   New  York  Tax  Exempt
Oppenheimer Municipal Fund                 Trust

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust      Centennial Tax Exempt Trust
Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust II


      Present or former  officers,  directors,  trustees  and  employees  (and
their  immediate  family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates,
and retirement plans  established by them for their employees are permitted to
purchase  Class A shares  of the Fund and the other  Oppenheimer  funds at net
asset  value  without  sales  charge.  The sales  charges on Class A shares is
waived for that group because of the  economies of sales  efforts  realized by
the Distributor.


      Messrs.  Gillespie,   Manioudakis,  Miao,  Murphy,  Petersen,  Vottiero,
Wixted and Zack,  and Mses.  Bloomberg,  Ives and Lee who are  officers of the
Fund,  respectively  hold the same offices with one or more of the other Board
II Funds as with the Fund.  As of January __, 2005,  the Trustees and officers
of the Fund, as a group,  owned of record or beneficially less than 1% of each
class of  shares  of the  Fund.  The  foregoing  statement  does  not  reflect
ownership of shares held of record by an employee  benefit plan for  employees
of the Manager,  other than the shares  beneficially  owned under that plan by
the officers of the Fund listed above. In addition,  each Independent  Trustee
(and their  immediate  family  members)  do not own  securities  of either the
Manager  or  Distributor  of the  Board  II Funds or any  person  directly  or
indirectly  controlling,  controlled  by or  under  common  control  with  the
Manager or Distributor.


      The  address of each  Trustee in the chart  below is 6803 S. Tucson Way,
Centennial,  CO 80112-3924.  Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, until
his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

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                                Independent Trustees
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Name,                Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5    Dollar     Aggregate
                                                                         Dollar
                                                                         Range Of
                                                                         Shares
                                                                         Beneficially
                                                                         Owned in
                     Years;                                   Range of   Any of the

Position(s) Held     Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held    Shares     Oppenheimer
with Fund,           by Trustee ;                             BeneficiallFunds
Length of Service,   Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex     Owned in   Overseen
Age                  Currently Overseen by Trustee            the Fund   by Trustee

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William           L. Chairman   of  the   following   private $          Over
Armstrong,           mortgage   banking   companies:   Cherry            $100,000
Chairman    of   the Creek  Mortgage  Company  (since  1991),
Board   since   2003 Centennial    State   Mortgage   Company
and  Trustee   since (since  1994),   The  El  Paso  Mortgage
1999                 Company    (since    1993),    Transland
Age: 67              Financial  Services,  Inc. (since 1997);
                     Chairman   of  the   following   private
                     companies:   Great  Frontier   Insurance
                     (insurance    agency)    (since   1995),
                     Ambassador    Media    Corporation   and
                     Broadway   Ventures   (since  1984);   a
                     director   of   the   following   public
                     companies:  Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (oil
                     and  gas  drilling/production   company)
                     (since    1992)    and     UNUMProvident
                     (insurance  company)  (since 1991).  Mr.
                     Armstrong is also a Director/Trustee  of
                     Campus   Crusade   for  Christ  and  the
                     Bradley Foundation.  Formerly a director
                     of  the  following:  Storage  Technology
                     Corporation  (a  publicly-held  computer
                     equipment    company)     (1991-February
                     2003),    and    International    Family
                     Entertainment    (television    channel)
                     (1992-1997),  Frontier Real Estate, Inc.
                     (residential   real  estate   brokerage)
                     (1994-1999),  and Frontier  Title (title
                     insurance  agency)  (1995-June  1999); a
                     U.S.   Senator   (January   1979-January
                     1991).  Oversees  39  portfolios  in the
                     OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Robert G. Avis,      Formerly,   Director  and  President  of $          Over
Trustee since 1993   A.G.  Edwards  Capital,   Inc.  (General            $100,000
Age: 73              Partner of private  equity funds) (until
                     February 2001); Chairman,  President and
                     Chief Executive  Officer of A.G. Edwards
                     Capital,  Inc. (until March 2000);  Vice
                     Chairman and  Director of A.G.  Edwards,
                     Inc. and Vice  Chairman of A.G.  Edwards
                     &  Sons,  Inc.  (its  brokerage  company
                     subsidiary)    (until    March    1999);
                     Chairman of A.G.  Edwards  Trust Company
                     and A.G.E. Asset Management  (investment
                     advisor)  (until  March  1999);   and  a
                     Director  (until  March  2000)  of  A.G.
                     Edwards  & Sons and A.G.  Edwards  Trust
                     Company.  Oversees 39  portfolios in the
                     OppenheimerFunds complex.

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George C. Bowen,     Formerly   Assistant   Secretary  and  a $          Over
Trustee since 2001   director  (December  1991-April 1999) of            $100,000
Age: 68              Centennial        Asset       Management
                     Corporation;  President, Treasurer and a
                     director  (June   1989-April   1999)  of
                     Centennial  Capital  Corporation;  Chief
                     Executive  Officer  and  a  director  of
                     MultiSource   Services,    Inc.   (March
                     1996-April  1999).  Until April 1999 Mr.
                     Bowen   held   several    positions   in
                     subsidiary  or  affiliated  companies of
                     the Manager.  Oversees 39  portfolios in
                     the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Edward L. Cameron,   A  member  of The  Life  Guard  of Mount $          $50,001-$100,000
Trustee since 2001   Vernon,  George Washington's home (since
Age: 66              June  2000).  Formerly  Director  (March
                     2001-May  2002) of Genetic ID, Inc.  and
                     its   subsidiaries   (a  privately  held
                     biotech   company);   a  partner   (July
                     1974-June           1999)           with
                     PricewaterhouseCoopers      LLP      (an
                     accounting  firm);  and  Chairman  (July
                     1994-June 1998) of Price  Waterhouse LLP
                     Global  Investment  Management  Industry
                     Services  Group.  Oversees 39 portfolios
                     in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Jon S. Fossel,       Director  (since February 1998) of Rocky $          Over
Trustee since 1990   Mountain     Elk      Foundation      (a            $100,000
Age: 62              not-for-profit  foundation);  a director
                     (since  1997) of Putnam  Lovell  Finance
                     (finance  company);  a  director  (since
                     June   2002)   of   UNUMProvident    (an
                     insurance company).  Formerly a director
                     (October   1999-October  2003)  of  P.R.
                     Pharmaceuticals    (a   privately   held
                     company);   Chairman   and  a   director
                     (until  October  1996) and President and
                     Chief  Executive  Officer (until October
                     1995) of the Manager;  President,  Chief
                     Executive  Officer and a director (until
                     October     1995)     of     Oppenheimer
                     Acquisition     Corp.,      Shareholders
                     Services Inc. and Shareholder  Financial
                     Services,  Inc.  Oversees 39  portfolios
                     in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Sam Freedman,        Director   of    Colorado    Uplift   (a $          Over
Trustee since 1996   non-profit   charity)  (since  September            $100,000
Age: 64              1984).  Formerly  (until  October  1994)
                     Mr.  Freedman held several  positions in
                     subsidiary  or  affiliated  companies of
                     the Manager.  Oversees 39  portfolios in
                     the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Beverly L. Hamilton, Trustee   of   Monterey    International $          $50,001-$100,000
Trustee since 2002   Studies  (an  educational  organization)
Age: 58              (since  February  2000);  a director  of
                     The     California      Endowment     (a
                     philanthropic    organization)    (since
                     April  2002) and of  Community  Hospital
                     of   Monterey   Peninsula   (educational
                     organization)  (since  February 2002); a
                     director  of  America   Funds   Emerging
                     Markets   Growth  Fund  (since   October
                     1991)  (an   investment   company);   an
                     advisor to Credit Suisse First  Boston's
                     Sprout   venture   capital  unit.   Mrs.
                     Hamilton   also  is  a  member   of  the
                     investment     committees     of     the
                     Rockefeller   Foundation   and   of  the
                     University   of   Michigan.    Formerly,
                     Trustee  of   MassMutual   Institutional
                     Funds  (open-end   investment   company)
                     (1996-May   2004);  a  director  of  MML
                     Series  Investment  Fund (April 1989-May
                     2004) and MML Services  (April  1987-May
                     2004) (investment companies);  member of
                     the investment committee  (2000-2003) of
                     Hartford     Hospital;     an    advisor
                     (2000-2003)   to  Unilever   (Holland)'s
                     pension fund;  and  President  (February
                     1991-April   2000)  of  ARCO  Investment
                     Management    Company.    Oversees    38
                     portfolios   in   the   OppenheimerFunds
                     complex.

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Robert J. Malone,    Chairman,  Chief  Executive  Officer and $          Over
Trustee since 2002   Director of Steele  Street State Bank (a            $100,000
Age: 60              commercial    banking   entity)   (since
                     August   2003);   director  of  Colorado
                     UpLIFT   (a   non-profit   organization)
                     (since  1986);  trustee  (since 2000) of
                     the    Gallagher    Family    Foundation
                     (non-profit   organization).   Formerly,
                     Chairman   of  U.S.   Bank-Colorado   (a
                     subsidiary of U.S.  Bancorp and formerly
                     Colorado     National    Bank,)    (July
                     1996-April  1,  1999),  a  director  of:
                     Commercial   Assets,   Inc.   (a   REIT)
                     (1993-2000),  Jones  Knowledge,  Inc. (a
                     privately   held   company)   (2001-July
                     2004) and U.S.  Exploration,  Inc.  (oil
                     and  gas   exploration)   (1997-February
                     2004).  Oversees  38  portfolios  in the
                     OppenheimerFunds complex.

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F.           William Trustee  of   MassMutual   Institutional $          Over
Marshall, Jr.,       Funds   (since   1996)  and  MML  Series            $100,000
Trustee since 2001   Investment   Fund  (since   1987)  (both
Age: 62              open-end  investment  companies) and the
                     Springfield     Library    and    Museum
                     Association  (since 1995)  (museums) and
                     the    Community    Music    School   of
                     Springfield    (music   school)   (since
                     1996);  Trustee  (since 1987),  Chairman
                     of the Board  (since  2003) and Chairman
                     of  the  investment   committee   (since
                     1994)   for   the   Worcester   Polytech
                     Institute  (private   university);   and
                     President and Treasurer  (since  January
                     1999)  of the SIS  Fund (a  private  not
                     for profit charitable  fund).  Formerly,
                     member of the  investment  committee  of
                     the  Community   Foundation  of  Western
                     Massachusetts  (1998 -  2003);  Chairman
                     (January   1999-July   1999)  of  SIS  &
                     Family Bank, F.S.B.  (formerly SIS Bank)
                     (commercial  bank);  and Executive  Vice
                     President  (January  1999-July  1999) of
                     Peoples Heritage  Financial Group,  Inc.
                     (commercial    bank).     Oversees    39
                     portfolios   in   the   OppenheimerFunds
                     complex.

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      The  address  of Mr.  Murphy in the chart  below is Two World  Financial
Center,  225 Liberty Street,  11th Floor, New York, NY 10281-1008.  Mr. Murphy
serves for an indefinite term, until his resignation, death or removal.


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                           Interested Trustee and Officer
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Name,                Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5    Dollar     Aggregate
                                                                         Dollar
                                                                         Range Of
                                                                         Shares
                                                                         Beneficially
                                                                         Owned in
                     Years;                                   Range of   Any of the

Position(s) Held     Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held    Shares     Oppenheimer
with Fund,           by Trustee ;                             BeneficiallFunds
Length of Service,   Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex     Owned in   Overseen
Age                  Currently Overseen by Trustee            the Fund   by Trustee

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                                                                As of December 31,
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John V. Murphy,      Chairman,  Chief  Executive  Officer and $          Over
President        and director    (since    June   2001)   and            $100,000
Trustee since 2001   President  (since September 2000) of the
Age: 55              Manager;  President  and a  director  or
                     trustee  of  other  Oppenheimer   funds;
                     President  and a  director  (since  July
                     2001) of Oppenheimer  Acquisition  Corp.
                     (the Manager's  parent holding  company)
                     and    of    Oppenheimer     Partnership
                     Holdings,   Inc.   (a  holding   company
                     subsidiary of the  Manager);  a director
                     (since       November      2001)      of
                     OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.  (a
                     subsidiary  of  the  Manager);  Chairman
                     and a  director  (since  July  2001)  of
                     Shareholder   Services,   Inc.   and  of
                     Shareholder  Financial  Services,   Inc.
                     (transfer  agent   subsidiaries  of  the
                     Manager);   President   and  a  director
                     (since  July  2001) of  OppenheimerFunds
                     Legacy   Program  (a  charitable   trust
                     program  established by the Manager);  a
                     director  of  the  following  investment
                     advisory  subsidiaries  of the  Manager:
                     OFI   Institutional   Asset  Management,
                     Inc.,    Centennial   Asset   Management
                     Corporation,      Trinity     Investment
                     Management   Corporation   and   Tremont
                     Capital    Management,    Inc.    (since
                     November   2001),    HarbourView   Asset
                     Management  Corporation  and OFI Private
                     Investments,  Inc.  (since  July  2001);
                     President  (since  November 1, 2001) and
                     a   director   (since   July   2001)  of
                     Oppenheimer   Real   Asset   Management,
                     Inc.;  Executive Vice  President  (since
                     February 1997) of  Massachusetts  Mutual
                     Life  Insurance  Company (the  Manager's
                     parent company);  a director (since June
                     1995) of DLB Acquisition  Corporation (a
                     holding  company that owns the shares of
                     Babson   Capital   Management   LLC);  a
                     member   of   the   Investment   Company
                     Institute's Board of Governors  (elected
                     to serve from  October  3, 2003  through
                     September  30,  2006).  Formerly,  Chief
                     Operating Officer  (September  2000-June
                     2001)  of  the  Manager;  President  and
                     trustee  (November  1999-November  2001)
                     of  MML  Series   Investment   Fund  and
                     MassMutual      Institutional      Funds
                     (open-end   investment   companies);   a
                     director  (September  1999-August  2000)
                     of   C.M.   Life   Insurance    Company;
                     President,  Chief Executive  Officer and
                     director  (September  1999-August  2000)
                     of  MML   Bay   State   Life   Insurance
                     Company;   a  director  (June  1989-June
                     1998)  of  Emerald   Isle   Bancorp  and
                     Hibernia  Savings  Bank (a  wholly-owned
                     subsidiary  of  Emerald  Isle  Bancorp).
                     Oversees      63      portfolios      as
                     Trustee/Director   and   21   additional
                     portfolios    as    Officer    in    the
                     OppenheimerFunds complex.

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      The  address  of the  Officers  in the chart  below is as  follows:  for
Messrs.  Gillespie,   Manioudakis  and  Zack  and  Ms.  Bloomberg,  Two  World
Financial  Center,  225 Liberty Street,  New York, NY 10281-1008,  for Messrs.
Vandehey,  Vottiero,  Petersen  and Wixted and Ms.  Ives,  6803 S. Tucson Way,
Centennial,  CO  80112-3924.  Each Officer  serves for an annual term or until
his or her earlier resignation, death or removal.


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                                Officers of the Fund
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Name,                      Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Position(s) Held with Fund
Length of Service,
Age
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Angelo Manioudakis,        Senior Vice  President of the Manager (since April 2002),
Vice     President     and of  HarbourView  Asset  Management   Corporation   (since
Portfolio   Manager  since April,  2002 and of OFI  Institutional  Asset Management,
2002                       Inc.  (since June 2002);  an officer of 14  portfolios in
Age: 38                    the   OppenheimerFunds    complex.   Formerly   Executive

                           Director  and  portfolio  manager for Miller,  Anderson &
                           Sherrerd,   a  division  of  Morgan  Stanley   Investment
                           Management (August 1993-April 2002).
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Mark S. Vandehey,          Senior  Vice  President  and  Chief  Compliance   Officer
Vice  President  and Chief (since March 2004) of the Manager;  Vice President (since
Compliance  Officer  since June  1983)  of   OppenheimerFunds   Distributor,   Inc.,
2004                       Centennial Asset  Management  Corporation and Shareholder
Age: 54                    Services,   Inc.  Formerly  (until  February  2004)  Vice
                           President and Director of Internal  Audit of the Manager.
                           An  officer of 84  portfolios  in the  Oppenheimer  funds
                           complex.

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Brian W. Wixted,           Senior Vice  President and  Treasurer  (since March 1999)
Treasurer since 1999       of  the   Manager;   Treasurer   of   HarbourView   Asset
Age: 45                    Management  Corporation,  Shareholder Financial Services,
                           Inc., Shareholder Services,  Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset
                           Management   Corporation,   and  Oppenheimer  Partnership
                           Holdings,   Inc.  (since  March  1999),  of  OFI  Private
                           Investments,     Inc.     (since    March    2000),    of
                           OppenheimerFunds  International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds
                           plc  (since  May  2000),  of  OFI   Institutional   Asset
                           Management,   Inc.   (since   November   2000),   and  of
                           OppenheimerFunds  Legacy  Program (a Colorado  non-profit
                           corporation)  (since  June  2003);  Treasurer  and  Chief
                           Financial  Officer  (since May 2000) of OFI Trust Company
                           (a trust company  subsidiary  of the Manager);  Assistant
                           Treasurer  (since March 1999) of Oppenheimer  Acquisition
                           Corp.  Formerly  Assistant  Treasurer of Centennial Asset
                           Management  Corporation  (March  1999-October  2003)  and
                           OppenheimerFunds  Legacy Program (April  2000-June 2003);
                           Principal and Chief Operating  Officer (March  1995-March
                           1999)  at  Bankers  Trust  Company-Mutual  Fund  Services
                           Division.   An   officer   of  84   portfolios   in   the
                           OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Brian Petersen,            Assistant  Vice  President  of the Manager  since  August
Assistant  Treasurer since 2002;  formerly   Manager/Financial   Product  Accounting
2004                       (November  1998-July 2002) of the Manager.  An officer of
Age: 34                    84 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Philip Vottiero,           Vice  President/Fund  Accounting  of  the  Manager  since
Assistant  Treasurer since March 2002. Formerly Vice President/Corporate  Accounting
2002                       of the Manager (July  1999-March  2002) prior to which he
Age: 41                    was  Chief  Financial  Officer  at  Sovlink   Corporation
                           (April  1996-June  1999).  An officer of 84 portfolios in
                           the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Robert G. Zack,            Executive  Vice   President   (since  January  2004)  and
Secretary since 2001       General  Counsel  (since  February  2002) of the Manager;
Age: 56                    General  Counsel and a director  (since November 2001) of
                           the  Distributor;  General  Counsel (since November 2001)
                           of Centennial Asset Management  Corporation;  Senior Vice
                           President and General  Counsel  (since  November 2001) of
                           HarbourView Asset Management  Corporation;  Secretary and
                           General  Counsel  (since  November  2001) of  Oppenheimer
                           Acquisition  Corp.;  Assistant  Secretary  and a director
                           (since  October 1997) of  OppenheimerFunds  International
                           Ltd.  and  OppenheimerFunds  plc;  Vice  President  and a
                           director    (since    November   2001)   of   Oppenheimer
                           Partnership  Holdings,  Inc.; a director  (since November
                           2001) of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management,  Inc.; Senior
                           Vice  President,  General  Counsel and a director  (since
                           November 2001) of Shareholder  Financial Services,  Inc.,
                           Shareholder  Services,  Inc.,  OFI  Private  Investments,
                           Inc.  and  OFI  Trust  Company;   Vice  President  (since
                           November  2001)  of   OppenheimerFunds   Legacy  Program;
                           Senior  Vice   President  and  General   Counsel   (since
                           November  2001) of OFI  Institutional  Asset  Management,
                           Inc.;  a director  (since June 2003) of  OppenheimerFunds
                           (Asia)  Limited.  Formerly  Senior  Vice  President  (May
                           1985-December  2003),  Acting General  Counsel  (November
                           2001-February  2002) and Associate  General  Counsel (May
                           1981-October  2001) of the Manager;  Assistant  Secretary
                           of Shareholder  Services,  Inc. (May 1985-November 2001),
                           Shareholder    Financial    Services,    Inc.   (November
                           1989-November 2001); and  OppenheimerFunds  International
                           Ltd.  (October  1997-November  2001).  An  officer  of 84
                           portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Kathleen T. Ives,          Vice  President  (since June 1998) and Senior Counsel and
Assistant  Secretary since Assistant  Secretary (since October 2003) of the Manager;
2001                       Vice  President  (since  1999)  and  Assistant  Secretary
Age: 39                    (since  October  2003)  of  the  Distributor;   Assistant
                           Secretary   (since  October  2003)  of  Centennial  Asset
                           Management  Corporation;  Vice  President  and  Assistant
                           Secretary  (since 1999) of  Shareholder  Services,  Inc.;
                           Assistant    Secretary    (since    December   2001)   of
                           OppenheimerFunds   Legacy   Program  and  of  Shareholder
                           Financial  Services,  Inc.. Formerly an Assistant Counsel
                           (August  1994-October  2003) and Assistant Vice President
                           of the Manager (August  1997-June 1998). An officer of 84
                           portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Lisa I. Bloomberg,         Vice  President  and  Associate  Counsel  of the  Manager
Assistant  Secretary since since  May  2004;   formerly  First  Vice  President  and
2004                       Associate General Counsel of UBS Financial  Services Inc.
Age: 36                    (formerly,  PaineWebber  Incorporated)  (May 1999 - April
                           2004)  prior to which  she was an  Associate  at  Skaden,
                           Arps, Slate,  Meagher & Flom, LLP (September 1996 - April
                           1999).    An   officer   of   84    portfolios   in   the
                           OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Phillip S. Gillespie,      Senior Vice President and Deputy  General  Counsel of the
Assistant  Secretary since Manager  since  September  2004.  Formerly Mr.  Gillespie
2004                       held the following  positions at Merrill Lynch Investment
Age: 40                    Management:  First Vice President  (2001-September 2004);
                           Director (from 2000) and Vice President  (1998-2000).  An
                           officer of 74 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

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Wayne Miao,                Assistant  Vice  President and  Assistant  Counsel of the
Assistant  Secretary since Manager  since  June 2004.  Formerly  an  Associate  with
2004                       Sidley  Austin  Brown & Wood  LLP  (September  1999 - May
Age: 31                    2004).    An   officer   of   74    portfolios   in   the
                           OppenheimerFunds complex.

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|X|   Remuneration  of Trustees.  The officers of the Fund and Mr. Murphy (who
is an officer  and  Trustee of the Fund) are  affiliated  with the Manager and
receive no salary or fee from the Fund.  The  remaining  Trustees  of the Fund
received  the  compensation  shown  below  from the Fund with  respect  to the
Fund's fiscal year ended  December 31, 2004. The  compensation  from all 38 of
the Board II Funds (including the Fund) represents  compensation  received for
serving as a director or trustee and member of a committee (if  applicable) of
the boards of those funds during the calendar year ended December 31, 2004.









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Trustee Name and Other Fund             Aggregate         Total Compensation
                                                          From Fund and Fund
                                    Compensation from       Complex Paid to
Position(s) (as applicable)               Fund1                Trustees*
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William L. Armstrong                         $                  $118,649

Chairman of the Board and
Governance Committee Member

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Robert G. Avis                               $                  $101,499
Review Committee Member
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George C. Bowen                              $                  $101,499
Audit Committee Member
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Edward L. Cameron                            $                  $115,503
Audit Committee Chairman
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Jon S. Fossel                                $                  $115,503
Review Committee Chairman
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Sam Freedman                                 $                  $101,499
Review Committee Member
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Beverly Hamilton                            $ 2               $150,542 3,4

Review Committee Member
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Robert J. Malone                            $ 5                $100,1793
Governance Committee Chairman and
Audit Committee Member

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F. William Marshall, Jr.

Audit Committee Member and                   $                 $149,4996
Governance Committee Member

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Effective  December  15,  2003,  James C. Swain,  retired as Trustee  from the
Board II Funds.  For the fiscal  year  ended  December  31,  2004,  Mr.  Swain
received $ ______ aggregate  compensation from the Fund. For the calendar year
ended December 31, 2004, Mr. Swain received  $178,000,  in total  compensation
from all of the Oppenheimer funds for which he served as Trustee or Director.
1.    Aggregate   Compensation   from   Fund   includes   fees  and   deferred

   compensation, if any, for a Trustee.

2.    Includes  $____  deferred  under  Deferred  Compensation  Plan described
   below.
Total  compensation for Mrs. Hamilton and Mr. Malone was paid by all the Board
   II Funds,  with the exception of Oppenheimer  Senior Floating Rate Fund for
   which they  currently  do not serve as  Trustees  (total of 37  Oppenheimer
   funds at December 31, 2003).
4.    Includes  $_____  compensation  (of  which  100%  was  deferred  under a
   deferred  compensation plan) paid to Mrs. Hamilton for serving as a trustee
   by two open-end investment  companies  (MassMutual  Institutional Funds and
   MML  Series  Investment  Fund)  the  investment  adviser  for  which is the
   indirect parent company of the Fund's  Manager.  The Manager also serves as
   the  Sub-Advisor to the MassMutual  International  Equity Fund, a series of
   MassMutual Institutional Funds.
5.    Includes  $____  deferred  under  Deferred  Compensation  Plan described
   below.

6.    Includes  $48,000  compensation  paid to Mr.  Marshall  for serving as a
   trustee by two  open-end  investment  companies  (MassMutual  Institutional
   Funds and MML Series  Investment Fund) the investment  adviser for which is
   the indirect parent company of the Fund's Manager.  The Manager also serves
   as the  Sub-Advisor to the MassMutual  International  Equity Fund, a series
   of MassMutual Institutional Funds.


* For purposes of this section only,  "Fund Complex"  includes the Oppenheimer
funds,  MassMutual  Institutional  Funds  and MML  Series  Investment  Fund in
accordance with the  instructions for Form N-1A. The Manager does not consider
MassMutual  Institutional  Funds and MML Series  Investment Fund to be part of
the OppenheimerFunds "Fund Complex" as that term may be otherwise interpreted.

|X|   Deferred  Compensation  Plan For  Trustees.  The Board of  Trustees  has
adopted a Deferred  Compensation  Plan for  Independent  Trustees that enables
them to elect to defer  receipt of all or a portion  of the  annual  fees they
are  entitled  to  receive  from the Fund.  Under the plan,  the  compensation
deferred by a Trustee is periodically  adjusted as though an equivalent amount
had been invested in shares of one or more  Oppenheimer  funds selected by the
Trustee.  The amount  paid to the  Trustee  under the plan will be  determined
based upon the performance of the selected funds.


      Deferral of  Trustee's  fees under the plan will not  materially  affect
the Fund's  assets,  liabilities  and net income per share.  The plan will not
obligate  the  Fund  to  retain  the  services  of any  Trustee  or to pay any
particular level of compensation to any Trustee. Pursuant to an Order
issued by the SEC,  the Fund may invest in the funds  selected  by the Trustee
under  the plan  without  shareholder  approval  for the  limited  purpose  of
determining the value of the Trustee's deferred fee account.


      Major  Shareholders.  As of January __, 2005, the only persons who owned
of  record  or were  known by the Fund to own  beneficially  5% or more of any
class of the Fund's outstanding securities were:

TBA


The Manager.  The Manager is wholly-owned by Oppenheimer  Acquisition Corp., a
holding company  controlled by Massachusetts  Mutual Life Insurance Company, a
global, diversified insurance and financial services organization.

|X|   Code of Ethics.  The Fund, the Manager and the  Distributor  have a Code
of Ethics.  It is designed to detect and prevent improper  personal trading by
certain employees,  including portfolio  managers,  that would compete with or
take advantage of the Fund's portfolio  transactions.  Covered persons include
persons with knowledge of the  investments  and  investment  intentions of the
Fund and other funds  advised by the  Manager.  The Code of Ethics does permit
personnel  subject to the Code to invest in securities,  including  securities
that  may  be  purchased  or  held  by  the  Fund,  subject  to  a  number  of
restrictions  and  controls.  Compliance  with the Code of Ethics is carefully
monitored and enforced by the Manager.

      The Code of Ethics is an exhibit to the  Fund's  registration  statement
filed  with  the  SEC and can be  reviewed  and  copied  at the  SEC's  Public
Reference Room in Washington,  D.C. You can obtain information about the hours
of   operation   of  the  Public   Reference   Room  by  calling  the  SEC  at
1.202.942.8090.  The Code of Ethics  can also be viewed as part of the  Fund's
registration  statement  on the SEC's  EDGAR  database  at the SEC's  Internet
website at  www.sec.gov.  Copies may be obtained,  after paying a  duplicating
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fee,   by   electronic    request   at   the   following    E-mail    address:
publicinfo@sec.gov.,  or by writing  to the SEC's  Public  Reference  Section,
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Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

|X|   Portfolio  Proxy  Voting.  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.  The  Fund's  primary
consideration  in voting portfolio  proxies is the financial  interests of the
Fund and its shareholders.  The Fund has retained an unaffiliated  third-party
as its  agent  to  vote  portfolio  proxies  in  accordance  with  the  Fund's
Portfolio  Proxy Voting  Guidelines and to maintain  records of such portfolio
proxy  voting.  The Proxy  Voting  Guidelines  include  provisions  to address
conflicts  of  interest  that may arise  between the Fund and OFI where an OFI
directly-controlled  affiliate  manages or administers the assets of a pension
plan of a company  soliciting  the proxy.  The Fund's  Portfolio  Proxy Voting
Guidelines on routine and non-routine proxy proposals are summarized below.

o     The Fund votes with the  recommendation  of the issuer's  management  on
            routine  matters,  including  election of  directors  nominated by
            management  and  ratification  of auditors,  unless  circumstances
            indicate otherwise.
o     In  general,  the Fund  opposes  anti-takeover  proposals  and  supports
            elimination   of   anti-takeover    proposals,    absent   unusual
            circumstances.
o     The Fund supports shareholder  proposals to reduce a super-majority vote
            requirement,   and   opposes   management   proposals   to  add  a
            super-majority vote requirement.
o     The Fund opposes proposals to classify the board of directors.
o     The Fund supports proposals to eliminate cumulative voting.
o     The Fund opposes re-pricing of stock options.
o     The Fund generally  considers executive  compensation  questions such as
            stock  option  plans  and  bonus  plans  to be  ordinary  business
            activity.  The Fund analyzes stock option plans, paying particular
            attention  to their  dilutive  effect.  While  the Fund  generally
            supports   management   proposals,   the  Fund  opposes  plans  it
            considers to be excessive.


      The Fund is  required  to file new 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 Form N-PX filing is available (i) without  charge,  upon
request,  by calling  the Fund  toll-free  at  1.800.525.7048  and (ii) on the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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      The  Investment  Advisory  Agreement.  The Manager  provides  investment
advisory  and  management  services to the Fund under an  investment  advisory
agreement  between the Manager and the Fund.  The Manager  selects  securities
for the Fund's  portfolio and handles its day-to-day  business.  The portfolio
manager  of the Fund are  employed  by the  Manager  and is the  person who is
principally   responsible   for  the  day-to-day   management  of  the  Fund's
portfolio.  Other members of the Manager's Fixed Income Portfolio Team provide
the  portfolio  managers  with  counsel  and  support in  managing  the Fund's
portfolio.


      The agreement requires the Manager,  at its expense, to provide the Fund
with adequate  office space,  facilities and  equipment.  It also requires the
Manager to provide and supervise  the  activities  of all  administrative  and
clerical personnel required to provide effective  administration for the Fund.
Those  responsibilities  include the  compilation  and  maintenance of records
with  respect to its  operations,  the  preparation  and  filing of  specified
reports,  and composition of proxy materials and  registration  statements for
continuous public sale of shares of the Fund.

      The Fund pays  expenses not  expressly  assumed by the Manager under the
advisory agreement.  The advisory agreement lists examples of expenses paid by
the  Fund.  The  major  categories  relate  to  interest,   taxes,   brokerage
commissions,  fees to certain  Trustees,  legal and audit expenses,  custodian
and transfer  agent  expenses,  share  issuance  costs,  certain  printing and
registration  costs and non-recurring  expenses,  including  litigation costs.
The  management  fees paid by the Fund to the  Manager are  calculated  at the
rates  described  in the  Prospectus,  which are  applied to the assets of the
Fund as a whole.  The fees are  allocated  to each class of shares  based upon
the relative  proportion of the Fund's net assets  represented  by that class.
The  management  fees paid by the Fund to the  Manager  during  its last three
fiscal years were:

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 Fiscal Year ended 12/31:        Management Fees Paid to OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
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            2002                                    $3,389,414
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            2003                                    $4,181,296
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           2004                                        $

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      The investment  advisory agreement states that in the absence of willful
misfeasance,  bad faith,  gross negligence in the performance of its duties or
reckless  disregard  of  its  obligations  and  duties  under  the  investment
advisory  agreement,  the Manager is not liable for any loss the Fund sustains
for any investment,  adoption of any investment policy, or the purchase,  sale
or retention of any security.

      The agreement  permits the Manager to act as investment  advisor for any
other  person,  firm or  corporation  and to use  the  name  "Oppenheimer"  in
connection with other investment  companies for which it may act as investment
advisor  or  general  distributor.  If the  Manager  shall  no  longer  act as
investment  advisor to the Fund,  the  Manager may  withdraw  the right of the
Fund to use the name "Oppenheimer" as part of its name.

      Until March 1991,  Massachusetts  Mutual Life Insurance  Company was the
Fund's investment  advisor.  The Manager became the Fund's investment  advisor
March 28, 1991, and the Manager engaged  MassMutual as sub-advisor  from March
28, 1991 until July 10, 1995.

Brokerage Policies of the Fund

Brokerage  Provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement.  One of the duties
of the  Manager  under the  investment  advisory  agreement  is to arrange the
portfolio   transactions  for  the  Fund.  The  advisory   agreement  contains
provisions  relating to the employment of  broker-dealers to effect the Fund's
portfolio  transactions.  The Manager is authorized by the advisory  agreement
to employ  broker-dealers,  including  "affiliated"  brokers,  as that term is
defined in the Investment  Company Act. The Manager may employ  broker-dealers
that the Manager thinks,  in its best judgment based on all relevant  factors,
will implement the policy of the Fund to obtain,  at reasonable  expense,  the
"best execution" of the Fund's portfolio transactions.  "Best execution" means
prompt and reliable  execution at the most  favorable  price  obtainable.  The
Manager need not seek competitive commission bidding.  However, it is expected
to be aware of the  current  rates of eligible  brokers  and to  minimize  the
commissions  paid to the extent  consistent with the interests and policies of
the Fund as established by its Board of Trustees.


    Under the investment  advisory  agreement,  in choosing brokers to execute
portfolio  transactions  for the Fund,  the Manager may select  brokers (other
than affiliates) that provide  brokerage and/or research  services to the Fund
and/or the other  accounts  over  which the  Manager  or its  affiliates  have
investment  discretion.  The  commissions  paid to those brokers may be higher
than another  qualified broker would charge, if the Manager makes a good faith
determination  that the  commission is fair and  reasonable in relation to the
services provided.

      Subject to those  considerations,  as a factor in selecting  brokers for
the Fund's  portfolio  transactions,  the investment  advisory  agreement also
permits  the  Manager  to  consider  sales of  shares  of the  Fund and  other
investment  companies  for  which  the  Manager  or  an  affiliate  serves  as
investment adviser.  Notwithstanding that authority,  and with the concurrence
of the Fund's  Board,  the Manager  has  determined  not to consider  sales of
shares of the Fund and other investment  companies for which the Manager or an
affiliate  serves as investment  adviser as a factor in selecting  brokers for
the Fund's  portfolio  transactions.  Rule 12b-1 under the Investment  Company
Act  prohibits  (effective  December  13, 2004) any fund from  compensating  a
broker or dealer for  promoting or selling the fund's  shares by (1) directing
to that  broker or dealer any of the  fund's  portfolio  transactions,  or (2)
directing  any  other   remuneration  to  that  broker  or  dealer,   such  as
commissions,  mark-ups,  mark downs or other  fees from the  fund's  portfolio
transactions,  that were  effected by another  broker or dealer  (these latter
arrangements are considered to be a type of "step-out" transaction).  In other
words, a fund and its investment  advisor cannot use the fund's  brokerage for
the  purpose of  rewarding  broker-dealers  for  selling  the  fund's  shares.
However,  the Rule  permits  funds to effect  brokerage  transactions  through
firms  that  also sell fund  shares,  provided  that  certain  procedures  are
adopted  to  prevent  a quid  pro quo  with  respect  to  portfolio  brokerage
allocations.  As  permitted  by the Rule,  the Manager has adopted  procedures
(and the Fund's Board of Trustees has approved those  procedures)  that permit
the Fund to direct  portfolio  securities  transactions  to brokers or dealers
that also promote or sell shares of the Fund,  subject to the "best execution"
considerations  discussed above. Those procedures are designed to prevent: (1)
the Manager's  personnel  who effect the Fund's  portfolio  transactions  from
taking  into  account a broker's or  dealer's  promotion  or sales of the Fund
shares when allocating the Fund's  portfolio  transactions,  and (2) the Fund,
the  Manager  and  the   Distributor   from   entering   into   agreements  or
understandings  under which the  Manager  directs or is expected to direct the
Fund's brokerage directly, or through a "step-out" arrangement,  to any broker
or dealer in consideration  of that broker's or dealer's  promotion or sale of
the Fund's shares or the shares of any of the other Oppenheimer funds.


Brokerage  Practices Followed by the Manager.  The Manager allocates brokerage
for the Fund subject to the  provisions of the investment  advisory  agreement
and the  procedures  and  rules  described  above.  Generally,  the  Manager's
portfolio  traders  allocate  brokerage  based upon  recommendations  from the
Manager's  portfolio  managers.  In certain instances,  portfolio managers may
directly  place trades and allocate  brokerage.  In either case, the Manager's
executive officers supervise the allocation of brokerage.

      Transactions  in  securities  other than those for which an  exchange is
the primary  market are generally done with  principals or market  makers.  In
transactions  on  foreign  exchanges,  the Fund may be  required  to pay fixed
brokerage  commissions  and therefore would not have the benefit of negotiated
commissions  available  in  U.S.  markets.   Brokerage  commissions  are  paid
primarily for  transactions in listed  securities or for certain  fixed-income
agency transactions in the secondary market. Otherwise,  brokerage commissions
are paid only if it appears  likely that a better  price or  execution  can be
obtained by doing so. In an option  transaction,  the Fund ordinarily uses the
same broker for the purchase or sale of the option and any  transaction in the
securities to which the option relates.

      Other funds advised by the Manager have investment  policies  similar to
those of the Fund.  Those other funds may purchase or sell the same securities
as the Fund at the same time as the Fund,  which  could  affect the supply and
price of the securities.  If two or more funds advised by the Manager purchase
the same  security  on the same day  from the same  dealer,  the  transactions
under  those  combined  orders  are  averaged  as to price  and  allocated  in
accordance with the purchase or sale orders actually placed for each account.

      In an option  transaction,  the Fund ordinarily uses the same broker for
the purchase or sale of the option and any  transaction  in the  securities to
which  the  option  relates.  When  possible,  the  Manager  tries to  combine
concurrent  orders to purchase  or sell the same  security by more than one of
the accounts managed by the Manager or its affiliates.  The transactions under
those  combined  orders are averaged as to price and  allocated in  accordance
with the purchase or sale orders actually placed for each account.

      The  investment  advisory  agreement  permits  the  Manager to  allocate
brokerage  for  research  services.   The  research  services  provided  by  a
particular  broker may be useful only to one or more of the advisory  accounts
of the Manager and its affiliates.  The investment  research  received for the
commissions  of those other accounts may be useful both to the Fund and one or
more of the Manager's other accounts.  Investment  research may be supplied to
the Manager by a third party at the instance of a broker  through which trades
are placed.

      Investment   research  services  include  information  and  analysis  on
particular  companies and industries as well as market or economic  trends and
portfolio strategy,  market quotations for portfolio evaluations,  information
systems,  computer  hardware and similar products and services.  If a research
service  also  assists  the  Manager  in  a  non-research  capacity  (such  as
bookkeeping or other  administrative  functions),  then only the percentage or
component   that  provides   assistance  to  the  Manager  in  the  investment
decision-making process may be paid in commission dollars.

      The Board of Trustees  permits the Manager to use stated  commissions on
secondary  fixed-income  agency  trades  to  obtain  research  if  the  broker
represents to the Manager that:  (i) the trade is not from or for the broker's
own  inventory,  (ii) the trade was  executed by the broker on an agency basis
at the  stated  commission,  and (iii) the trade is not a  riskless  principal
transaction.  The Board of Trustees  permits the Manager to use commissions on
fixed-price  offerings to obtain research,  in the same manner as is permitted
for agency transactions.

      The  research  services  provided  by  brokers  broaden  the  scope  and
supplements  the research  activities of the Manager.  That research  provides
additional views and comparisons for  consideration,  and helps the Manager to
obtain market  information  for the  valuation of  securities  that are either
held in the  Fund's  portfolio  or are  being  considered  for  purchase.  The
Manager  provides  information  to the  Board  about the  commissions  paid to
brokers furnishing such services,  together with the Manager's  representation
that the amount of such  commissions  was  reasonably  related to the value or
benefit of such services.








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 Fiscal Year Ended 12/31:    Total Brokerage Commissions Paid by the
                                              Fund1
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            2002                                 $275,409
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            2003                                  $99,995
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           2004                                $ 2

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1.    Amounts do not include spreads or commissions on principal  transactions
   on a net trade basis.
2.   In the fiscal year ended  December  31,  2004,  the amount of  transactions
   directed to brokers for  research  services  was $_______ and amount of the
   commissions paid to broker-dealers for those services was $ ________.


Distribution and Service Plans

The Distributor.  Under its General Distributor's Agreement with the Fund, the
Distributor acts as the Fund's principal  underwriter in the continuous public
offering of the Fund's classes of shares.  The Distributor  bears the expenses
normally  attributable  to  sales,  including  advertising  and  the  cost  of
printing  and mailing  prospectuses,  other than those  furnished  to existing
shareholders.  The  Distributor is not obligated to sell a specific  number of
shares.

      The  sales  charges  and  concessions  paid  to,  or  retained  by,  the
Distributor from the sale of shares and the contingent  deferred sales charges
retained by the  Distributor  on the  redemption  of shares  during the Fund's
three most recent fiscal years are shown in the tables below.

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Fiscal    Aggregate        Class A
                           Front-End
Year      Front-End Sales  Sales Charges
Ended     Charges on       Retained by
12/31:    Class A Shares   Distributor1
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  2002       $1,617,689       $560,960
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  2003       $1,149,874       $429,092
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  2004           $                $

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1.    Includes amounts  retained by a broker-dealer  that is an affiliate or a
    parent of the Distributor.

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Fiscal    Concessions on   Concessions on  Concessions on   Concessions on
Year      Class A Shares   Class B Shares  Class C Shares   Class N Shares
Ended     Advanced by      Advanced by     Advanced by      Advanced by
12/31:    Distributor1     Distributor1    Distributor1     Distributor1
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  2002        $160,349        $2,110,998        $306,867         $85,293
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  2003        $59,733         $1,109,974        $210,325         $82,084
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  2004           $                $               $                $

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1.    The   Distributor    advances    concession    payments   to   financial
   intermediaries  for certain  sales of Class A shares and for sales of Class
   B, Class C and Class N shares from its own resources at the time of sale.


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Fiscal    Class A          Class B         Class C           Class N
          Contingent       Contingent                        Contingent
Year      Deferred Sales   Deferred Sales  Contingent        Deferred Sales
Ended     Charges          Charges         Deferred Sales    Charges
12/31:    Retained by      Retained by     Charges Retained  Retained by
          Distributor      Distributor     by Distributor    Distributor

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  2002        $15,578         $903,519          $37,637          $29,346
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  2003        $37,749         $773,520          $21,673          $49,744
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  2004           $                $                $                $

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Distribution  and Service Plans. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class
A shares and  Distribution  and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N
shares under Rule 12b-1 of the  Investment  Company Act. Under those plans the
Fund pays the  Distributor  for all or a  portion  of its  costs  incurred  in
connection  with  the  distribution  and/or  servicing  of the  shares  of the
particular  class.  Each  plan has  been  approved  by a vote of the  Board of
Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees1,  cast  in  person
at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on that plan.

1 In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act, the term
"Independent Trustees/Director" in this Statement of Additional Information
refers to those Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund and who
do not have any direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the
distribution plan or any agreement under the plan.


      Under the Plans,  the Manager and the  Distributor  may make payments to
affiliates.  In their  sole  discretion,  they may also from time to time make
substantial  payments from their own resources,  which include the profits the
Manager  derives  from  the  advisory  fees it  receives  from  the  Fund,  to
compensate brokers,  dealers,  financial institutions and other intermediaries
for providing distribution  assistance and/or administrative  services or that
otherwise  promote sales of the Fund's shares.  These payments,  some of which
may be referred to as "revenue  sharing,"  may relate to the Fund's  inclusion
on a financial intermediary's preferred list of funds offered to its clients.

      Financial   intermediaries,   brokers  and  dealers  may  receive  other
payments  from the  Distributor  or the Manager  from their own  resources  in
connection  with the  promotion  and/or sale of shares of the Fund,  including
payments to defray expenses  incurred in connection with educational  seminars
and  meetings.  The  Manager or  Distributor  may share  expenses  incurred by
financial  intermediaries  in  conducting  training and  educational  meetings
about aspects of the Fund for employees of the  intermediaries  or for hosting
client  seminars  or meetings  at which the Fund is  discussed.  In their sole
discretion,  the Manager and/or the  Distributor  may increase or decrease the
amount of payments they make from their own resources for these purposes.


      Unless a plan is terminated as described  below,  the plan  continues in
effect  from year to year but only if the  Fund's  Board of  Trustees  and its
Independent  Trustees  specifically  vote annually to approve its continuance.
Approval must be by a vote cast in person at a meeting  called for the purpose
of voting on continuing  the plan. A plan may be terminated at any time by the
vote of a majority of the  Independent  Trustees or by the vote of the holders
of a "majority" (as defined in the Investment  Company Act) of the outstanding
shares of that class.

      The Board of Trustees  and the  Independent  Trustees  must  approve all
material  amendments to a plan. An amendment to increase materially the amount
of payments to be made under a plan must be  approved by  shareholders  of the
class  affected  by  the  amendment.  Because  Class  B  shares  of  the  Fund
automatically  convert into Class A shares 72 months after purchase,  the Fund
must  obtain  the  approval  of both  Class A and Class B  shareholders  for a
proposed  material  amendment  to the Class A the plan that  would  materially
increase  payments under the plan.  That approval must be by a majority of the
shares of each class, voting separately by class.

      While the plans are in effect,  the  Treasurer of the Fund shall provide
separate  written  reports  on  the  plans  to the  Board  of  Trustees  least
quarterly for its review.  The reports shall detail the amount of all payments
made under a plan and the  purpose  for which the  payments  were made.  Those
reports are subject to the review and approval of the Independent Trustees.

      Each  plan  states  that  while  it  is in  effect,  the  selection  and
nomination of those Trustees of the Fund who are not  "interested  persons" of
the Fund is committed to the  discretion  of the  Independent  Trustees.  This
does not prevent the  involvement  of others in the selection  and  nomination
process  as long as the  final  decision  as to  selection  or  nomination  is
approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees.

      Under the plans for a class,  no payment  will be made to any  recipient
in any  quarter in which the  aggregate  net asset value of all Fund shares of
that class held by the recipient for itself and its customers  does not exceed
a minimum  amount,  if any, that may be set from time to time by a majority of
the Independent  Trustees.  The Board of Trustees has set no minimum amount of
assets to qualify for payments under the plans.


|X|   Class A  Service  Plan  Fees.  Under  the  Class  A  service  plan,  the
Distributor  currently uses the fees it receives from the Fund to pay brokers,
dealers  and  other   financial   institutions   (they  are   referred  to  as
"recipients")  for personal  services and account  maintenance  services  they
provide for their  customers  who hold Class A shares.  The services  include,
among  others,  answering  customer  inquiries  about the Fund,  assisting  in
establishing  and  maintaining   accounts  in  the  Fund,  making  the  Fund's
investment  plans available and providing other services at the request of the
Fund or the Distributor.  The Class A service plan permits  reimbursements  to
the  Distributor  at a rate of up to 0.25% of  average  annual  net  assets of
Class A  shares.  The Board has set the rate at that  level.  The  Distributor
does not receive or retain the  service fee on Class A shares in accounts  for
which the Distributor has been listed as the  broker-dealer  of record.  While
the plan  permits  the  Board to  authorize  payments  to the  Distributor  to
reimburse  itself for services  under the plan, the Board has not yet done so,
except  in the case of the  special  arrangement  described  below,  regarding
grandfathered   retirement   accounts.   The  Distributor  makes  payments  to
recipients  quarterly  at an annual  rate not to exceed  0.25% of the  average
annual net assets  consisting  of Class A shares  held in the  accounts of the
recipients or their customers.


      With  respect to  purchases  of Class A shares  subject to a  contingent
deferred sales charge by certain  retirement  plans that purchased such shares
prior to March 1, 2001 ("grandfathered  retirement accounts"), the Distributor
currently  intends to pay the  service  fee to  recipients  in advance for the
first year after the  shares are  purchased.  During the first year the shares
are sold, the Distributor  retains the service fee to reimburse itself for the
costs  of   distributing   the  shares.   After  the  first  year  shares  are
outstanding,   the  Distributor  makes  service  fee  payments  to  recipients
quarterly  on those  shares.  The  advance  payment  is based on the net asset
value of shares  sold.  Shares  purchased  by  exchange do not qualify for the
advance  service fee payment.  If Class A shares  purchased  by  grandfathered
retirement  accounts are redeemed  during the first year after their purchase,
the  recipient  of the service fees on those shares will be obligated to repay
the  Distributor a pro rata portion of the advance  payment of the service fee
made on those shares.


      For the fiscal year ended  December 31, 2004 payments  under the Class A
plan totaled  $________,  of which  $________was  retained by the  Distributor
under the arrangement  described  above,  regarding  grandfathered  retirement
accounts,  and included  $______  paid to an  affiliate  of the  Distributor's
parent company. Any unreimbursed  expenses the Distributor incurs with respect
to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent  years.
The  Distributor  may not use payments  received under the Class A plan to pay
any of its interest expenses,  carrying charges,  or other financial costs, or
allocation of overhead.


|X|   Class B, Class C and Class N Distribution  and Service Plan Fees.  Under
each plan,  distribution  and service  fees are computed on the average of the
net asset value of shares in the respective class,  determined as of the close
of each  regular  business day during the period.  Each plan  provides for the
Distributor  to be  compensated  at a flat  rate,  whether  the  Distributor's
distribution  expenses  are  more or less  than the  amounts  paid by the Fund
under the plan  during  the  period  for  which the fee is paid.  The types of
services that  recipients  provide are similar to the services  provided under
the Class A service plan, described above.


      Each plan permits the Distributor to retain both the  asset-based  sales
charges  and  the  service  fees or to pay  recipients  the  service  fee on a
quarterly  basis,  without  payment  in  advance.   However,  the  Distributor
currently  intends to pay the  service  fee to  recipients  in advance for the
first year after Class B, Class C and Class N shares are purchased.  After the
first year Class B, Class C or Class N shares  are  outstanding,  after  their
purchase,  the  Distributor  makes  service fee  payments  quarterly  on those
shares.  The advance  payment is based on the net asset value of shares  sold.
Shares  purchased  by exchange  do not  qualify  for the  advance  service fee
payment.  If Class B, Class C or Class N shares are redeemed  during the first
year after their  purchase,  the recipient of the service fees on those shares
will be obligated to repay the  Distributor  a pro rata portion of the advance
payment of the service fee made on those  shares.  Class B, Class C or Class N
shares may not be  purchased  by an  investor  directly  from the  Distributor
without the  investor  designating  another  broker-dealer  of record.  If the
investor  no  longer  has  another  broker-dealer  of record  for an  existing
account,  the Distributor is automatically  designated as the broker-dealer of
record,  but  solely  for the  purpose  of acting as the  investor's  agent to
purchase the shares.  In those cases, the Distributor  retains the asset-based
sales charge paid on Class B, Class C and Class N shares,  but does not retain
any  service  fees  as  to  the  assets  represented  by  that  account.   The
Distributor  does not receive or retain the service fee on Class B, Class C or
Class N shares in  accounts  for which it is  listed as the  broker-dealer  of
record.

      The  asset-based  sales  charge and service  fees  increase  Class B and
Class C expenses by 1.00% and the  asset-based  sales  charge and service fees
increase  Class  N  expenses  by  0.50%  of the  net  assets  per  year of the
respective classes.


      The  Distributor  retains the  asset-based  sales  charge on Class B and
Class N shares. The Distributor  retains the asset-based sales charge on Class
C shares  during  the  first  year the  shares  are  outstanding.  It pays the
asset-based sales charge as an ongoing  concession to the recipient on Class C
shares  outstanding  for a year or more.  If a dealer has a special  agreement
with the  Distributor,  the Distributor will pay the Class B, Class C or Class
N service fee and the  asset-based  sales  charge to the dealer  quarterly  in
lieu of paying the sales  concession and service fee in advance at the time of
purchase.

      The  asset-based  sales  charge  on Class B,  Class C and Class N shares
allow  investors to buy shares without a front-end sales charge while allowing
the  Distributor to compensate  dealers that sell those shares.  The Fund pays
the asset-based  sales charge to the Distributor for its services  rendered in
distributing  Class B, Class C and Class N shares.  The  payments  are made to
the Distributor in recognition that the Distributor:
o     pays sales concessions to authorized  brokers and dealers at the time of
         sale and pays service fees as described above,
o     may  finance  payment of sales  concessions  and/or  the  advance of the
         service fee  payment to  recipients  under the plans,  or may provide
         such  financing  from its own  resources or from the  resources of an
         affiliate,
o     employs personnel to support  distribution of Class B, Class C and Class
         N shares,
o     bears  the  costs  of sales  literature,  advertising  and  prospectuses
         (other than those furnished to current  shareholders) and state "blue
         sky" registration fees and certain other distribution expenses,
o     may not be able to  adequately  compensate  dealers  that sell  Class B,
         Class C and Class N shares without  receiving payment under the plans
         and  therefore  may not be able to offer such Classes for sale absent
         the plans,
o     receives  payments under the plans  consistent with the service fees and
         asset-based  sales charges paid by other  non-proprietary  funds that
         charge 12b-1 fees,
o     may use the  payments  under  the plan to  include  the Fund in  various
         third-party  distribution  programs  that may increase  sales of Fund
         shares,
o     may  experience  increased  difficulty  selling  the  Fund's  shares  if
         payments  under the plan are  discontinued  because  most  competitor
         funds  have  plans  that  pay  dealers  for  rendering   distribution
         services  as much or more than the  amounts  currently  being paid by
         the Fund, and
o     may not be able to continue providing,  at the same or at a lesser cost,
         the same  quality  distribution  sales  efforts and  services,  or to
         obtain such services  from brokers and dealers,  if the plan payments
         were to be discontinued.

      The Distributor's  actual expenses in selling Class B, Class C and Class
N shares  may be more  than  the  payments  it  receives  from the  contingent
deferred  sales charges  collected on redeemed  shares and from the Fund under
the plans.  If either the Class B,  Class C or Class N plan is  terminated  by
the Fund,  the Board of Trustees  may allow the Fund to  continue  payments of
the  asset-based  sales  charge to the  Distributor  for  distributing  shares
before the plan was terminated.

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 Distribution Fees Paid to the Distributor for the Fiscal Year Ended 12/31/04

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   Class:      Total Payments      Amount       Distributor's    Distributor's
                                                  Aggregate      Unreimbursed

                                                 Unreimbursed    Expenses as %
                                 Retained by    Expenses Under   of Net Assets

                 Under Plan      Distributor         Plan          of Class
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Class B Plan         $               $ 1              $                %

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Class C Plan         $               $ 2              $                %

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Class N Plan         $               $ 3              $                %

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1.  Includes $_____ paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company.
2.  Includes $______ paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company.
3.  Includes $_____ paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company.


      All  payments  under the Class B, Class C and Class N plans are  subject
to the  limitations  imposed by the Conduct Rules of the National  Association
of  Securities  Dealers,  Inc. on payments of  asset-based  sales  charges and
service fees.

Performance of the Fund

Explanation  of Performance  Terminology.  The Fund uses a variety of terms to
illustrate its investment  performance.  Those terms include "cumulative total
return,"  "average  annual total return,"  "average annual total return at net
asset  value" and "total  return at net asset  value." An  explanation  of how
total  returns are  calculated  is set forth below.  The charts below show the
Fund's  performance  as of the Fund's  most recent  fiscal  year end.  You can
obtain current  performance  information by calling the Fund's  Transfer Agent
at  1.800.225.5677  or by visiting the  OppenheimerFunds  Internet  website at
www.oppenheimerfunds.com.

      The Fund's  illustrations of its performance data in advertisements must
comply with rules of the SEC.  Those rules  describe the types of  performance
data  that  may be  used  and  how it is to be  calculated.  In  general,  any
advertisement  by the Fund of its  performance  data must  include the average
annual total returns for the advertised class of shares of the Fund.

      Use of  standardized  performance  calculations  enables an  investor to
compare the Fund's  performance to the performance of other funds for the same
periods.  However,  a number of factors should be considered  before using the
Fund's   performance   information  as  a  basis  for  comparison  with  other
investments:
o     Yields and total  returns  measure  the  performance  of a  hypothetical
         account  in the  Fund  over  various  periods  and do  not  show  the
         performance   of   each   shareholder's   account.   Your   account's
         performance  will  vary  from  the  model  performance  data  if your
         dividends  are received in cash, or you buy or sell shares during the
         period,  or you bought your shares at a different time and price than
         the shares used in the model.

o     The Fund's  performance  returns  may not reflect the effect of taxes on
         dividends and capital gains distributions.

o     An  investment  in the  Fund is not  insured  by the  FDIC or any  other
         government agency.
o     The principal  value of the Fund's shares,  its yields and total returns
         are not guaranteed and normally will fluctuate on a daily basis.
o     When an investor's  shares are redeemed,  they may be worth more or less
         than their original cost.
o     Yields and total returns for any given past period represent  historical
         performance information and are not, and should not be considered,  a
         prediction of future yields or returns.

      The  performance  of each class of shares is shown  separately,  because
the  performance  of each class of shares will usually be  different.  That is
because of the different  kinds of expenses  each class bears.  The yields and
total  returns  of each  class of  shares of the Fund are  affected  by market
conditions,  the  quality  of the Fund's  investments,  the  maturity  of debt
investments,  the  types of  investments  the Fund  holds,  and its  operating
expenses that are allocated to the particular class.


      Yields.  The Fund uses a variety of different  yields to illustrate  its
current returns.  Each class of shares calculates its yield separately because
of the different expenses that affect each class.

o     Standardized  Yield. The  "standardized  yield"  (sometimes  referred to
just as  "yield") is shown for a class of shares for a stated  30-day  period.
It is not based on actual  distributions  paid by the Fund to  shareholders in
the 30-day period,  but is a hypothetical  yield based upon the net investment
income  from  the  Fund's  portfolio  investments  for  that  period.  It  may
therefore  differ  from the  "dividend  yield"  for the same  class of shares,
described below.


      Standardized  yield is calculated using the following  formula set forth
in rules  adopted by the SEC,  designed to assure  uniformity  in the way that
all funds calculate their yields:


------------------  = 2[( a - b +1)6   -1 ]
Standardized Yield

                          ------

                           cd


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      The symbols above represent the following factors:
      a =  dividends and interest earned during the 30-day period.
      b =  expenses accrued for the period (net of any expense assumptions).
      c =  the  average  daily  number  of shares  of that  class  outstanding
           during the 30-day period that were entitled to receive dividends.
      d =  the maximum  offering price per share of that class on the last day
           of the period, adjusted for undistributed net investment income.

      The  standardized  yield for a particular  30-day period may differ from
the yield for other  periods.  The SEC formula  assumes that the  standardized
yield for a 30-day  period  occurs at a constant  rate for a six-month  period
and is annualized at the end of the six-month  period.  Additionally,  because
each class of shares is subject to different  expenses,  it is likely that the
standardized  yields of the  Fund's  classes  of shares  will  differ  for any
30-day period.

            Dividend  Yield.  The Fund may quote a  "dividend  yield" for each
class of its shares.  Dividend yield is based on the dividends paid on a class
of shares during the actual dividend period. To calculate  dividend yield, the
dividends of a class declared during a stated period are added  together,  and
the sum is  multiplied  by 12 (to  annualize  the  yield)  and  divided by the
maximum offering price on the last day of the dividend period.  The formula is
shown below:

Dividend Yield = dividends paid x 12/maximum offering price (payment date)

      The  maximum  offering  price for Class A shares  includes  the  current
maximum initial sales charge.  The maximum offering price for Class B, Class C
and Class N shares is the net asset value per share,  without  considering the
effect of  contingent  deferred  sales  charges.  There is no sales  charge on
Class Y  shares.  The  Class A  dividend  yield  may  also be  quoted  without
deducting the maximum initial sales charge.






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     The Fund's Yields for the 30-Day Periods Ended 12/31/04_

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Class of        Standardized Yield            Dividend Yield
Shares
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               Without       After        Without         After
                Sales        Sales         Sales          Sales
               Charge        Charge        Charge        Charge
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Class A           %            %             %              %

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Class B           %            %             %              %

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Class C           %            %             %              %

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Class N           %            %             %              %

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Class Y           %           N/A            %             N/A

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      |X|   Total  Return  Information.  There are  different  types of "total
returns"  to measure  the Fund's  performance.  Total  return is the change in
value of a hypothetical  investment in the Fund over a given period,  assuming
that  all  dividends  and  capital  gains   distributions  are  reinvested  in
additional  shares  and  that the  investment  is  redeemed  at the end of the
period.  Because of  differences  in  expenses  for each class of shares,  the
total returns for each class are separately  measured.  The  cumulative  total
return  measures the change in value over the entire period (for example,  ten
years).  An average  annual  total return shows the average rate of return for
each year in a period that would produce the cumulative  total return over the
entire  period.  However,  average  annual  total  returns do not show  actual
year-by-year  performance.  The Fund uses  standardized  calculations  for its
total returns as prescribed by the SEC. The methodology is discussed below.

         In calculating total returns for Class A shares,  the current maximum
sales  charge of 4.75% (as a  percentage  of the  offering  price) is deducted
from the initial  investment  ("P" in the formula below) (unless the return is
shown without sales charge, as described below).  For Class B shares,  payment
of the applicable  contingent  deferred sales charge is applied,  depending on
the period for which the return is shown:  5.0% in the first year, 4.0% in the
second year, 3.0% in the third and fourth years,  2.0% in the fifth year, 1.0%
in the  sixth  year  and  none  thereafter.  For  Class  C  shares,  the  1.0%
contingent  deferred  sales  charge is deducted  for returns for the  one-year
period.  For Class N shares,  the 1.0%  contingent  deferred  sales  charge is
deducted  for  returns  for the  one-year  period,  and total  returns for the
periods  prior to 03/01/01 (the  inception  date for Class N shares) are based
on the Fund's  Class A returns,  adjusted to reflect the higher  Class N 12b-1
fees. There is no sales charge on Class Y shares.


         Average  Annual Total  Return.  The "average  annual total return" of
each class is an average annual  compounded  rate of return for each year in a
specified  number of years.  It is the rate of return  based on the  change in
value of a  hypothetical  initial  investment  of $1,000  ("P" in the  formula
below)  held for a number of years ("n" in the  formula)  to achieve an Ending
Redeemable Value ("ERV" in the formula) of that  investment,  according to the
following formula:

                        ERV l/n   - 1  Average Annual Total
                               Return
 P

o     Average  Annual  Total  Return  (After  Taxes  on  Distributions).   The
"average  annual  total  return  (after  taxes on  distributions)"  of Class A
shares is an  average  annual  compounded  rate of  return  for each year in a
specified  number of years,  adjusted  to show the  effect  of  federal  taxes
(calculated using the highest individual  marginal federal income tax rates in
effect on any reinvestment  date) on any distributions made by the Fund during
the  specified  period.  It is the rate of return based on the change in value
of a  hypothetical  initial  investment  of $1,000 ("P" in the formula  below)
held for a number of years ("n" in the  formula)  to  achieve an ending  value
("ATVD" in the  formula) of that  investment,  after  taking into  account the
effect  of  taxes on Fund  distributions,  but not on the  redemption  of Fund
shares, according to the following formula:


                         - 1 = Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on
ATVD l/n                       Distributions)
---
 -P

o     Average   Annual  Total  Return  (After  Taxes  on   Distributions   and
Redemptions).  The "average annual total return (after taxes on  distributions
and  redemptions)"  of Class A shares is an average annual  compounded rate of
return  for each year in a  specified  number of years,  adjusted  to show the
effect of federal  taxes  (calculated  using the highest  individual  marginal
federal  income  tax  rates  in  effect  on  any  reinvestment  date)  on  any
distributions  made by the Fund during the specified  period and the effect of
capital gains taxes or capital loss tax benefits  (each  calculated  using the
highest federal  individual capital gains tax rate in effect on the redemption
date)  resulting  from the  redemption of the shares at the end of the period.
It is the rate of  return  based  on the  change  in  value of a  hypothetical
initial  investment of $1,000 ("P" in the formula  below) held for a number of
years  ("n" in the  formula)  to  achieve  an  ending  value  ("ATVDR"  in the
formula) of that investment,  after taking into account the effect of taxes on
Fund  distributions  and on the  redemption  of Fund shares,  according to the
following formula:

            - 1  = Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions
ATVDR l/n        and Redemptions)
---
 P

o     Cumulative  Total Return.  The  "cumulative  total  return"  calculation
measures the change in value of a  hypothetical  investment  of $1,000 over an
entire  period of years.  Its  calculation  uses some of the same  factors  as
average annual total return,  but it does not average the rate of return on an
annual basis. Cumulative total return is determined as follows:

 ERV - P   = Total Return
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    P
o     Total  Returns at Net Asset  Value.  From time to time the Fund may also
quote a  cumulative  or an average  annual  total  return "at net asset value"
(without  deducting  sales  charges)  for Class A, Class B, Class C or Class N
shares.  There is no sales  charge  on  Class Y  shares.  Each is based on the
difference  in net asset value per share at the  beginning  and the end of the
period  for a  hypothetical  investment  in  that  class  of  shares  (without
considering  front-end or contingent  deferred  sales  charges) and takes into
consideration the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

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            The Fund's Total Returns for the Periods Ended 12/31/04

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Class of  Cumulative Total              Average Annual Total Returns
             Returns (10

              years or
Shares     life-of-class)

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                                 1-Year            5-Year           10-Year
                                                (or life of       (or life of
                                               class if less)   class if less)

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          After    Without  After    Without  After    Without After    Without
          Sales    Sales    Sales    Sales    Sales    Sales   Sales    Sales
           Charge   Charge   Charge   Charge   Charge  Charge   Charge   Charge
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Class A1     %        %        %        %        %        %       %        %

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Class B2     %        %        %        %        %        %       %        %

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Class C3     %        %        %        %        %        %       %        %

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Class N4     %        %        %        %        %        %       %        %

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Class Y5     %        %        %        %        %        %       %        %

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1.  Inception of Class A:   04/15/88
2.  Inception of Class B:   05/03/93
3.  Inception of Class C:   07/11/95
4.  Inception of Class N:   03/01/01
5.  Inception of Class Y:   04/27/98


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    Average Annual Total Returns for Class A Shares (After Sales Charge)

                       For the Periods Ended 12/31/04

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                                 1-Year          5-Year          10-Year
                                              (or life of      (or life of
                                             class if less)  class if less)

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After Taxes on Distributions       %               %                %

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After Taxes on                     %               %                %
Distributions and
Redemption of Fund Shares

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Other Performance  Comparisons.  The Fund compares its performance annually to
that of an  appropriate  broadly-based  market  index in its Annual  Report to
shareholders.  You can obtain that  information  by  contacting  the  Transfer
Agent  at the  addresses  or  telephone  numbers  shown  on the  cover of this
Statement  of   Additional   Information.   The  Fund  may  also  compare  its
performance to that of other  investments,  including  other mutual funds,  or
use rankings of its performance by independent  ranking entities.  Examples of
these performance comparisons are set forth below.

      |X|   Lipper  Rankings.  From  time to time  the Fund  may  publish  the
ranking  of  the  performance  of  its  classes  of  shares  by  Lipper,  Inc.
("Lipper").  Lipper is a widely-recognized  independent mutual fund monitoring
service.  Lipper monitors the performance of regulated  investment  companies,
including  the Fund,  and ranks  their  performance  for  various  periods  in
categories based on investment  styles.  The Lipper  performance  rankings are
based  on  total  returns  that  include  the  reinvestment  of  capital  gain
distributions  and income  dividends  but do not take  sales  charges or taxes
into  consideration.   Lipper  also  publishes  "peer-group"  indices  of  the
performance  of all mutual  funds in a category  that it monitors and averages
of the performance of the funds in particular categories.

|X|   Morningstar  Ratings.  From time to time the Fund may  publish  the star
rating of the  performance of its classes of shares by  Morningstar,  Inc., an
independent mutual fund monitoring service.  Morningstar rates mutual funds in
their  specialized  market sector.  The Fund is rated among  intermediate-term
bond funds.

      Morningstar  proprietary star ratings reflect  historical  risk-adjusted
total  investment  return.  For each fund with at least a three-year  history,
Morningstar   calculates  a   Morningstar   Rating(TM)based  on  a  Morningstar
Risk-Adjusted  Return  measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly
performance  (including  the effects of sales charges,  loads,  and redemption
fees),  placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding  consistent
performance.  The top 10% of funds in each category  receive 5 stars, the next
22.5% receive 4 stars,  the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2
stars,  and the bottom 10%  receive 1 star.  (Each share class is counted as a
fraction of one fund within this scale and rated  separately,  which may cause
slight variations in the distribution  percentages.)  The Overall  Morningstar
Rating  for a fund is  derived  from a  weighted  average  of the  performance
figures  associated  with  its  three-,   five-and  ten-year  (if  applicable)
Morningstar Rating metrics.

      |X|   Performance   Rankings  and  Comparisons  by  Other  Entities  and
Publications.  From time to time the Fund may  include  in its  advertisements
and  sales  literature  performance   information  about  the  Fund  cited  in
newspapers and other  periodicals  such as The New York Times, The Wall Street
Journal,  Barron's,  or similar  publications.  That  information  may include
performance  quotations from other sources,  including Lipper and Morningstar.
The   performance  of  the  Fund's  classes  of  shares  may  be  compared  in
publications to the performance
of various  market  indices or other  investments,  and averages,  performance
rankings or other  benchmarks  prepared by recognized  mutual fund statistical
services.

      Investors  may also wish to compare  the  returns  on the  Fund's  share
classes to the return on  fixed-income  investments  available  from banks and
thrift  institutions.   Those  include   certificates  of  deposit,   ordinary
interest-paying  checking  and savings  accounts,  and other forms of fixed or
variable time deposits,  and various other instruments such as Treasury bills.
However,  the Fund's  returns and share price are not guaranteed or insured by
the FDIC or any other agency and will fluctuate  daily,  while bank depository
obligations  may be insured by the FDIC and may provide fixed rates of return.
Repayment  of  principal  and payment of interest  on Treasury  securities  is
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

      From time to time,  the Fund may  publish  rankings  or  ratings  of the
Manager or Transfer Agent,  and of the investor  services  provided by them to
shareholders of the Oppenheimer funds, other than performance  rankings of the
Oppenheimer  funds  themselves.  Those ratings or rankings of shareholder  and
investor  services by third parties may include  comparisons of their services
to those  provided  by other  mutual fund  families  selected by the rating or
ranking  services.  They  may be based  upon the  opinions  of the  rating  or
ranking service itself, using its research or judgment,  or based upon surveys
of investors, brokers, shareholders or others.

      From time to time the Fund may include in its  advertisements  and sales
literature the total return  performance of a hypothetical  investment account
that includes  shares of the Fund and other  Oppenheimer  funds.  The combined
account  may be  part of an  illustration  of an  asset  allocation  model  or
similar  presentation.  The  account  performance  may  combine  total  return
performance of the Fund and the total return  performance of other Oppenheimer
funds  included in the account.  Additionally,  from time to time,  the Fund's
advertisements   and  sales  literature  may  include,   for  illustrative  or
comparative  purposes,  statistical data or other information about general or
specific market and economic conditions. That may include, for example,
o     information  about the performance of certain  securities or commodities
         markets or segments of those markets,
o     information  about  the  performance  of  the  economies  of  particular
         countries or regions,
o     the   earnings  of   companies   included  in  segments  of   particular
         industries, sectors, securities markets, countries or regions,
o     the  availability  of  different  types of  securities  or  offerings of
         securities,
o     information  relating to the gross national or gross domestic product of
         the United States or other countries or regions,
o     comparisons   of  various  market  sectors  or  indices  to  demonstrate
         performance, risk, or other characteristics of the Fund.






ABOUT your account

How to Buy Shares

Additional  information is presented  below about the methods that can be used
to buy  shares of the Fund.  Appendix C contains  more  information  about the
special sales charge  arrangements  offered by the Fund, and the circumstances
in which  sales  charges  may be  reduced  or waived  for  certain  classes of
investors.


      When you purchase  shares of the Fund,  your  ownership  interest in the
shares of the Fund will be  recorded  as a book  entry on the  records  of the
Fund. The Fund will not issue or re-register physical share certificates.

AccountLink.  When shares are  purchased  through  AccountLink,  each purchase
must be at least $50 and  shareholders  must  invest at least  $500  before an
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Asset  Builder Plan  (described  below) can be  established  on a new account.
Accounts  established  prior  to  November  1,  2002  will  remain  at $25 for
additional  purchases.  Shares will be purchased  on the regular  business day
the  Distributor  is  instructed  to initiate  the  Automated  Clearing  House
("ACH")  transfer to buy the shares.  Dividends will begin to accrue on shares
purchased  with the  proceeds of ACH  transfers  on the  business day the Fund
receives  Federal  Funds for the  purchase  through the ACH system  before the
close of The New York Stock Exchange (the  "Exchange").  The Exchange normally
closes at 4:00 P.M.,  but may close  earlier on certain days. If Federal Funds
are  received on a business  day after the close of the  Exchange,  the shares
will be  purchased  and  dividends  will  begin to accrue on the next  regular
business day. The proceeds of ACH transfers are normally  received by the Fund
three days after the  transfers  are  initiated.  If the  proceeds  of the ACH
transfer  are not received on a timely  basis,  the  Distributor  reserves the
right to cancel  the  purchase  order.  The  Distributor  and the Fund are not
responsible for any delays in purchasing  shares  resulting from delays in ACH
transmissions.


Reduced Sales Charges. As discussed in the Prospectus,  a reduced sales charge
rate may be  obtained  for  Class A shares  under  Right of  Accumulation  and
Letters of Intent  because of the  economies of sales efforts and reduction in
expenses  realized by the Distributor,  dealers and brokers making such sales.
No sales  charge is  imposed  in  certain  other  circumstances  described  in
Appendix  C  to  this   Statement  of  Additional   Information   because  the
Distributor or dealer or broker incurs little or no selling expenses.

The Oppenheimer  Funds. The Oppenheimer funds are those mutual funds for which
the Distributor acts as the distributor and currently include the following:


Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals           Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals  Oppenheimer Main Street Fund
Oppenheimer Balanced Fund                 Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund                Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund
Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund     Oppenheimer MidCap Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund     Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund     Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund

                                          Oppenheimer   Principal  Protected  Main

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund           Street Fund

                                          Oppenheimer   Principal  Protected  Main

Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund          Street Fund II
                                          Oppenheimer   Principal  Protected  Main
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund   Street Fund III
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund       Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Fund

                                          Oppenheimer  Quest  Capital  Value Fund,
Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund   Inc.
                                          Oppenheimer  Quest  International  Value
Oppenheimer Discovery Fund                Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund          Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund
Oppenheimer Emerging Technologies Fund    Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.
Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund               Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund
Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc.             Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund
                                          Oppenheimer      Rochester      National

Oppenheimer Global Fund                   Municipals
Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund     Oppenheimer Select Value Fund
Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund  Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
Oppenheimer Growth Fund                   Oppenheimer Small Cap Value Fund
Oppenheimer High Yield Fund               Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
Oppenheimer International Bond Fund       Oppenheimer Total Return Bond Fund
Oppenheimer International Growth Fund     Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust
Oppenheimer  International  Small Company
Fund                                      Oppenheimer Value Fund
Oppenheimer International Value Fund      Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund
Oppenheimer   Limited   Term   California
Municipal Fund                            Rochester Fund Municipals
Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund
And the following money market funds:


Oppenheimer Cash Reserves                 Centennial Government Trust
Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.       Centennial Money Market Trust
Centennial America Fund, L. P.            Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust
Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust    Centennial Tax Exempt Trust

      There is an initial  sales  charge on the  purchase of Class A shares of
each of the  Oppenheimer  funds described above except the money market funds.
Under  certain  circumstances   described  in  this  Statement  of  Additional
Information,  redemption  proceeds of certain  money market fund shares may be
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.

Letters of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent ("Letter"),  if you purchase Class
A shares  or  Class A and  Class B shares  of the Fund and  other  Oppenheimer
funds  during a 13-month  period,  you can reduce the sales  charge  rate that
applies  to your  purchases  of  Class A  shares.  The  total  amount  of your
intended  purchases  of both  Class A and Class B shares  will  determine  the
reduced  sales  charge  rate for the  Class A  shares  purchased  during  that
period.  You can include  purchases  made up to 90 days before the date of the
Letter.  Letters do not consider Class C or Class N shares you purchase or may
have purchased.

      A Letter is an  investor's  statement in writing to the  Distributor  of
the intention to purchase  Class A shares or Class A and Class B shares of the
Fund (and other  Oppenheimer  funds)  during a 13-month  period  (the  "Letter
period").  At the investor's request, this may include purchases made up to 90
days  prior  to the date of the  Letter.  The  Letter  states  the  investor's
intention to make the  aggregate  amount of purchases  of shares  which,  when
added to the  investor's  holdings  of shares of those  funds,  will  equal or
exceed the amount  specified in the Letter.  Purchases made by reinvestment of
dividends or  distributions  of capital gains and purchases  made at net asset
value  without sales charge do not count toward  satisfying  the amount of the
Letter.

      A Letter  enables  an  investor  to count the Class A and Class B shares
purchased  under  the  Letter to  obtain  the  reduced  sales  charge  rate on
purchases  of Class A shares of the Fund (and other  Oppenheimer  funds)  that
applies  under the  Right of  Accumulation  to  current  purchases  of Class A
shares.  Each  purchase of Class A shares under the Letter will be made at the
offering price  (including the sales charge) that applies to a single lump-sum
purchase of shares in the amount intended to be purchased under the Letter.

      In  submitting a Letter,  the investor  makes no  commitment to purchase
shares.  However,  if the  investor's  purchases  of shares  within the Letter
period,  when  added  to the  value  (at  offering  price)  of the  investor's
holdings of shares on the last day of that period,  do not equal or exceed the
intended purchase amount,  the investor agrees to pay the additional amount of
sales charge applicable to such purchases.  That amount is described in "Terms
of Escrow," below (those terms may be amended by the Distributor  from time to
time).  The  investor  agrees that shares equal in value to 5% of the intended
purchase  amount will be held in escrow by the Transfer  Agent  subject to the
Terms of Escrow.  Also,  the  investor  agrees to be bound by the terms of the
Prospectus,  this Statement of Additional Information and the application used
for a Letter. If those terms are amended,  as they may be from time to time by
the Fund, the investor  agrees to be bound by the amended terms and that those
amendments will apply automatically to existing Letters.

      If the total  eligible  purchases  made during the Letter  period do not
equal or exceed the intended purchase amount, the concessions  previously paid
to the  dealer of  record  for the  account  and the  amount  of sales  charge
retained  by the  Distributor  will be  adjusted  to the rates  applicable  to
actual total purchases.  If total eligible  purchases during the Letter period
exceed the intended  purchase  amount and exceed the amount  needed to qualify
for the next sales  charge rate  reduction  set forth in the  Prospectus,  the
sales charges paid will be adjusted to the lower rate.  That  adjustment  will
be made only if and when the dealer returns to the  Distributor  the excess of
the amount of  concessions  allowed  or paid to the dealer  over the amount of
concessions  that  apply  to  the  actual  amount  of  purchases.  The  excess
concessions  returned to the Distributor  will be used to purchase  additional
shares for the  investor's  account at the net asset value per share in effect
on the  date  of such  purchase,  promptly  after  the  Distributor's  receipt
thereof.

      The  Transfer  Agent  will not hold  shares in escrow for  purchases  of
shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds by  OppenheimerFunds  prototype
401(k) plans under a Letter.  If the intended  purchase  amount under a Letter
entered into by an OppenheimerFunds  prototype 401(k) plan is not purchased by
the plan by the end of the  Letter  period,  there  will be no  adjustment  of
concessions paid to the  broker-dealer or financial  institution of record for
accounts held in the name of that plan.

      In  determining  the total  amount  of  purchases  made  under a Letter,
shares  redeemed by the investor prior to the termination of the Letter period
will be deducted.  It is the responsibility of the dealer of record and/or the
investor to advise the Distributor  about the Letter when placing any purchase
orders for the investor  during the Letter period.  All of such purchases must
be made through the Distributor.

      |X|   Terms of Escrow That Apply to Letters of Intent.

      1. Out of the initial  purchase (or  subsequent  purchases if necessary)
made  pursuant to a Letter,  shares of the Fund equal in value up to 5% of the
intended  purchase  amount  specified in the Letter shall be held in escrow by
the Transfer Agent. For example,  if the intended  purchase amount is $50,000,
the escrow  shall be shares  valued in the amount of $2,500  (computed  at the
offering  price  adjusted for a $50,000  purchase).  Any dividends and capital
gains  distributions on the escrowed shares will be credited to the investor's
account.

      2. If the  total  minimum  investment  specified  under  the  Letter  is
completed  within the 13-month  Letter  period,  the  escrowed  shares will be
promptly released to the investor.

      3. If, at the end of the  13-month  Letter  period  the total  purchases
pursuant to the Letter are less than the intended  purchase  amount  specified
in the Letter,  the investor must remit to the  Distributor an amount equal to
the  difference  between the dollar amount of sales charges  actually paid and
the amount of sales  charges  which  would have been paid if the total  amount
purchased had been made at a single time.  That sales charge  adjustment  will
apply to any shares  redeemed  prior to the  completion of the Letter.  If the
difference  in sales  charges is not paid  within  twenty days after a request
from the Distributor or the dealer,  the Distributor  will,  within sixty days
of the  expiration  of the  Letter,  redeem  the  number  of  escrowed  shares
necessary to realize such  difference in sales  charges.  Full and  fractional
shares  remaining  after such  redemption  will be released from escrow.  If a
request is received  to redeem  escrowed  shares  prior to the payment of such
additional  sales  charge,   the  sales  charge  will  be  withheld  from  the
redemption proceeds.

      4. By signing the  Letter,  the  investor  irrevocably  constitutes  and
appoints the Transfer  Agent as  attorney-in-fact  to surrender for redemption
any or all escrowed shares.

5.    The shares  eligible  for  purchase  under the Letter (or the holding of
which may be counted toward completion of a Letter) include:
(a)   Class A shares sold with a front-end  sales charge or subject to a Class
            A contingent deferred sales charge,
(b)   Class  B  shares  of  other  Oppenheimer  funds  acquired  subject  to a
            contingent deferred sales charge, and
(c)   Class A or Class B shares  acquired  by  exchange  of either (1) Class A
            shares of one of the other  Oppenheimer  funds that were  acquired
            subject to a Class A initial or contingent  deferred  sales charge
            or (2) Class B shares of one of the other  Oppenheimer  funds that
            were acquired subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.

      6. Shares held in escrow  hereunder will  automatically be exchanged for
shares of another fund to which an exchange is requested,  as described in the
section of the  Prospectus  entitled  "How to Exchange  Shares" and the escrow
will be transferred to that other fund.

Asset  Builder  Plans.  As explained  in the  Prospectus,  you must  initially
establish  your account with $500.  Subsequently,  you can  establish an Asset
Builder Plan to automatically  purchase additional shares directly from a bank
account  for as  little  as $50.  For  those  accounts  established  prior  to
November 1, 2002 and which have  previously  established  Asset Builder Plans,
additional  purchases  will remain at $25.  Shares  purchased by Asset Builder
Plan payments from bank  accounts are subject to the  redemption  restrictions
for recent  purchases  described in the  Prospectus.  Asset  Builder Plans are
available  only if your bank is an ACH member.  Asset Builder Plans may not be
used  to  buy  shares  for   OppenheimerFunds   employer-sponsored   qualified
retirement   accounts.   Asset  Builder  Plans  also  enable  shareholders  of
Oppenheimer Cash Reserves to use their fund account to make monthly  automatic
purchases of shares of up to four other Oppenheimer funds.

      If you make  payments  from your bank account to purchase  shares of the
Fund,  your bank  account  will be debited  automatically.  Normally the debit
will be made two business days prior to the  investment  dates you selected on
your  application.  Neither the  Distributor,  the Transfer Agent nor the Fund
shall be  responsible  for any delays in  purchasing  shares  that result from
delays in ACH transmissions.

      Before  you  establish  Asset  Builder  payments,  you  should  obtain a
prospectus  of the  selected  fund(s)  from  your  financial  advisor  (or the
Distributor)  and request an application  from the  Distributor.  Complete the
application  and return  it.  You may change the amount of your Asset  Builder
payment  or you can  terminate  these  automatic  investments  at any  time by
writing to the  Transfer  Agent.  The  Transfer  Agent  requires a  reasonable
period   (approximately  10  days)  after  receipt  of  your  instructions  to
implement  them. The Fund reserves the right to amend,  suspend or discontinue
offering Asset Builder plans at any time without prior notice.


Retirement  Plans.  Certain types of retirement plans are entitled to purchase
shares of the Fund without sales charges or at reduced sales charge rates,  as
described in an Appendix to this Statement of Additional Information.  Certain
special  sales  charge  arrangements  described  in  that  Appendix  apply  to
retirement  plans whose records are maintained on a daily  valuation  basis by
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.  ("Merrill Lynch") or an independent
record keeper that has a contract or special  arrangement  with Merrill Lynch.
If on the date the plan  sponsor  signed  the  Merrill  Lynch  record  keeping
service  agreement  the plan has less than $1  million in assets  invested  in
applicable  investments  (other than assets  invested in money market  funds),
then the retirement  plan may purchase only Class C shares of the  Oppenheimer
funds.  If on the  date the plan  sponsor  signed  the  Merrill  Lynch  record
keeping  service  agreement the plan has $1 million or more in assets but less
than $5 million in assets  invested  in  applicable  investments  (other  than
assets invested in money market funds),  then the retirement plan may purchase
only Class N shares of the Oppenheimer  funds. If on the date the plan sponsor
signed the Merrill  Lynch record  keeping  service  agreement  the plan has $5
million or more in assets  invested  in  applicable  investments  (other  than
assets invested in money market funds),  then the retirement plan may purchase
only Class A shares of the Oppenheimer funds.


      OppenheimerFunds  has entered  into  arrangements  with  certain  record
keepers  whereby the  Transfer  Agent  compensates  the record  keeper for its
record keeping and account  servicing  functions that it performs on behalf of
the participant  level accounts of a retirement plan. While such  compensation
may act to reduce the record  keeping  fees charged by the  retirement  plan's
record keeper,  that  compensation  arrangement may be terminated at any time,
potentially  affecting  the record  keeping  fees  charged  by the  retirement
plan's record keeper.

Cancellation  of Purchase  Orders.  Cancellation  of  purchase  orders for the
Fund's  shares  (for  example,  when a purchase  check is returned to the Fund
unpaid)  causes a loss to be incurred  when the net asset values of the Fund's
shares on the  cancellation  date is less than on the purchase date. That loss
is equal to the  amount  of the  decline  in the net  asset  value  per  share
multiplied  by the number of shares in the  purchase  order.  The  investor is
responsible  for that loss. If the investor  fails to compensate  the Fund for
the loss, the  Distributor  will do so. The Fund may reimburse the Distributor
for that  amount by  redeeming  shares  from any  account  registered  in that
investor's name, or the Fund or the Distributor may seek other redress.

Classes of Shares.  Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in
the same  portfolio  of  investments  of the  Fund.  However,  each  class has
different shareholder  privileges and features. The net income attributable to
Class B,  Class C or  Class N shares  and the  dividends  payable  on Class B,
Class C or  Class N shares  will be  reduced  by  incremental  expenses  borne
solely by that class.  Those expenses include the asset-based sales charges to
which Class B, Class C and Class N shares are subject.

      The  availability of different  classes of shares permits an investor to
choose  the  method of  purchasing  shares  that is more  appropriate  for the
investor.  That may depend on the amount of the  purchase,  the length of time
the investor expects to hold shares, and other relevant  circumstances.  Class
A shares normally are sold subject to an initial sales charge.  While Class B,
Class C and Class N shares have no initial  sales  charge,  the purpose of the
deferred  sales  charge and  asset-based  sales charge on Class B, Class C and
Class N shares  is the same as that of the  initial  sales  charge  on Class A
shares - to  compensate  the  Distributor  and brokers,  dealers and financial
institutions  that sell shares of the Fund. A  salesperson  who is entitled to
receive  compensation from his or her firm for selling Fund shares may receive
different  levels of compensation  for selling one class of shares rather than
another.


      The  Distributor  will not accept purchase order of $100,000 or more for
Class B shares or a purchase  order of $1 million or more to purchase  Class C
shares on behalf of a single  investor (not including  dealer "street name" or
omnibus accounts).


|X|   Class A Shares  Subject  to a  Contingent  Deferred  Sales  Charge.  For
purchases  of Class A shares at net asset  value  whether or not  subject to a
contingent  deferred  sales charge as described  in the  Prospectus,  no sales
concessions will be paid to the  broker-dealer of record,  as described in the
Prospectus,  on sales of Class A shares purchased with the redemption proceeds
of  shares  of  another  mutual  fund  offered  as an  investment  option in a
retirement  plan in which  Oppenheimer  funds are also  offered as  investment
options  under a special  arrangement  with the  Distributor,  if the purchase
occurs  more  than 30  days  after  the  Oppenheimer  funds  are  added  as an
investment option under that plan.  Additionally,  that concession will not be
paid on  purchases  of Class A  shares  by a  retirement  plan  made  with the
redemption  proceeds of Class N shares of one or more  Oppenheimer  funds held
by the plan for more than 18 months.

      |X|   Class B Conversion.  Under current  interpretations  of applicable
federal  income tax law by the Internal  Revenue  Service,  the  conversion of
Class B shares to Class A shares 72 months after  purchase is not treated as a
taxable event for the shareholder.  If those laws or the IRS interpretation of
those laws should change,  the automatic  conversion feature may be suspended.
In that  event,  no further  conversions  of Class B shares  would occur while
that  suspension  remained in effect.  Although  Class B shares  could then be
exchanged  for Class A shares on the basis of relative  net asset value of the
two classes,  without the  imposition  of a sales charge or fee, such exchange
could  constitute  a  taxable  event  for the  shareholder,  and  absent  such
exchange,  Class B shares  might  continue  to be subject  to the  asset-based
sales charge for longer than six years.

      |X|   Availability of Class N Shares.  In addition to the description of
the types of retirement  plans which may purchase Class N shares  contained in
the prospectus, Class N shares also are offered to the following:
o     to all rollover IRAs (including SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs),
o     to  all  rollover   contributions   made  to  Individual  401(k)  plans,
            Profit-Sharing Plans and Money Purchase Pension Plans,
o     to all direct  rollovers  from  OppenheimerFunds-sponsored  Pinnacle and
            Ascender retirement plans,
o     to all trustee-to-trustee IRA transfers,
o     to all 90-24 type 403(b) transfers,
o     to Group  Retirement  Plans (as defined in Appendix C to this  Statement
            of  Additional  Information)  which  have  entered  into a special
            agreement with the Distributor for that purpose,
o     to Retirement  Plans  qualified  under Sections  401(a) or 401(k) of the
            Internal  Revenue Code, the  recordkeeper  or the plan sponsor for
            which has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor,
o     to Retirement  Plans of a plan sponsor where the aggregate assets of all
            such plans invested in the Oppenheimer funds is $500,000 or more,
o     to  OppenheimerFunds-sponsored  Ascender  401(k)  plans that pay for the
            purchase with the redemption  proceeds of Class A shares of one or
            more Oppenheimer funds, and
o     to certain customers of broker-dealers  and financial  advisors that are
            identified in a special  agreement  between the  broker-dealer  or
            financial advisor and the Distributor for that purpose.

      The sales  concession  and the advance of the service  fee, as described
in the  Prospectus,  will not be paid to dealers of record on sales of Class N
shares on:
o     purchases  of  Class  N  shares  in  amounts  of  $500,000  or more by a
            retirement  plan that pays for the  purchase  with the  redemption
            proceeds  of  Class  A  shares  of one or more  Oppenheimer  funds
            (other than rollovers from an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored  Pinnacle
            or  Ascender  401(k) plan to any IRA  invested in the  Oppenheimer
            funds),
o     purchases  of  Class  N  shares  in  amounts  of  $500,000  or more by a
            retirement  plan that pays for the  purchase  with the  redemption
            proceeds of Class C shares of one or more  Oppenheimer  funds held
            by the plan for more than one year (other than  rollovers  from an
            OppenheimerFunds-sponsored  Pinnacle  or  Ascender  401(k) plan to
            any IRA invested in the Oppenheimer funds), and
o     on  purchases  of  Class  N  shares  by  an   OppenheimerFunds-sponsored
            Pinnacle  or  Ascender   401(k)  plan  made  with  the  redemption
            proceeds of Class A shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds.

      No sales  concessions will be paid to the  broker-dealer  of record,  as
described in the  Prospectus,  on sales of Class N shares  purchased  with the
redemption  proceeds of shares of another mutual fund offered as an investment
option in a  retirement  plan in which  Oppenheimer  funds are also offered as
investment  options under a special  arrangement with the Distributor,  if the
purchase occurs more than 30 days after the Oppenheimer  funds are added as an
investment option under that plan.

      |X|   Allocation  of  Expenses.  The Fund pays  expenses  related to its
daily  operations,  such as custodian fees,  Trustees'  fees,  transfer agency
fees,  legal  fees and  auditing  costs.  Those  expenses  are paid out of the
Fund's  assets  and are not paid  directly  by  shareholders.  However,  those
expenses  reduce the net asset values of shares,  and therefore are indirectly
borne by shareholders through their investment.

      The  methodology  for  calculating  the net asset value,  dividends  and
distributions  of the Fund's share classes  recognizes  two types of expenses.
General  expenses  that  do not  pertain  specifically  to any one  class  are
allocated  pro rata to the shares of all classes.  The  allocation is based on
the  percentage of the Fund's total assets that is  represented  by the assets
of each  class,  and then  equally to each  outstanding  share  within a given
class. Such general expenses include  management fees, legal,  bookkeeping and
audit fees, printing and mailing costs of shareholder  reports,  Prospectuses,
Statements  of  Additional   Information   and  other  materials  for  current
shareholders,   fees  to  unaffiliated  Trustees,  custodian  expenses,  share
issuance  costs,   organization  and  start-up  costs,  interest,   taxes  and
brokerage commissions, and non-recurring expenses, such as litigation costs.

      Other expenses that are directly  attributable to a particular class are
allocated  equally to each  outstanding  share within that class.  Examples of
such expenses  include  distribution  and service plan (12b-1) fees,  transfer
and  shareholder  servicing agent fees and expenses,  and shareholder  meeting
expenses (to the extent that such expenses pertain only to a specific class).


Fund Account Fees. As stated in the Prospectus,  a $12 annual "Minimum Balance
Fee" is assessed on each Fund account with a share balance  valued under $500.
The Minimum Balance Fee is automatically  deducted from each such Fund account
on or about the second to last business day of September.

      Listed  below are certain  cases in which the Fund has  elected,  in its
discretion,  not to assess the Fund Account Fees. These exceptions are subject
to change:
         A fund account whose shares were  acquired  after  September  30th of
            the prior year;
o     A fund  account  that has a  balance  below  $500  due to the  automatic
            conversion  of shares  from  Class B to Class A  shares.  However,
            once all Class B shares  held in the account  have been  converted
            to Class A shares the new account  balance  may become  subject to
            the Minimum Balance Fee;
o     Accounts of  shareholders  who elect to access their  account  documents
            electronically via eDoc Direct;
o     A fund  account  that has only  certificated  shares and,  has a balance
            below $500 and is being escheated;
o     Accounts of shareholders that are held by broker-dealers  under the NSCC
            Fund/SERV system;
o     Accounts  held  under the  Oppenheimer  Legacy  Program  and/or  holding
            certain Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds;
o     Omnibus  accounts  holding  shares  pursuant to the Pinnacle,  Ascender,
            Custom  Plus,  Recordkeeper  Pro and Pension  Alliance  Retirement
            Plan programs; and
o     A fund account  that falls below the $500  minimum  solely due to market
            fluctuations  within the 12-month  period  preceding  the date the
            fee is deducted.


      To access  account  documents  electronically  via eDocs Direct,  please
visit the Service  Center on our website at  www.oppenheimerfunds.com  or call
                                             ------------------------
1.888.470.0862 for instructions.


      The Fund  reserves  the  authority  to modify Fund  Account  Fees in its
discretion.


Determination  of Net Asset  Values Per Share.  The net asset values per share
of each  class  of  shares  of the  Fund  are  determined  as of the  close of
business  of the  Exchange  on  each  day  that  the  Exchange  is  open.  The
calculation   is  done  by  dividing  the  value  of  the  Fund's  net  assets
attributable  to a class  by the  number  of  shares  of that  class  that are
outstanding.  The Exchange normally closes at 4:00 P.M., Eastern time, but may
close earlier on some other days (for example,  in case of weather emergencies
or on days falling  before a U.S.  holiday).  All  references  to time in this
Statement of Additional  Information  mean "Eastern time." The Exchange's most
recent annual  announcement  (which is subject to change)  states that it will
close on New Year's Day,  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,  Presidents'  Day, Good
Friday,  Memorial  Day,  Independence  Day,  Labor Day,  Thanksgiving  Day and
Christmas Day. It may also close on other days.

      Dealers  other than  Exchange  members  may  conduct  trading in certain
securities  on days on which the  Exchange is closed  (including  weekends and
holidays)  or after 4:00 P.M. on a regular  business  day.  Because the Fund's
net asset values will not be  calculated  on those days,  the Fund's net asset
values per share may be significantly  affected on such days when shareholders
may not  purchase or redeem  shares.  Additionally,  trading on  European  and
Asian stock  exchanges  and  over-the-counter  markets  normally is  completed
before the close of the Exchange.


      Changes  in the values of  securities  traded on  foreign  exchanges  or
markets as a result of events that occur after the prices of those  securities
are  determined,  but before the close of the Exchange,  will not be reflected
in the Fund's  calculation of its net asset values that day unless the Manager
determines  that the event is likely to effect a material  change in the value
of the security.  The Manager, or an internal valuation committee  established
by the Manager,  as applicable,  may establish a valuation,  under  procedures
established  by the  Board  and  subject  to the  approval,  ratification  and
confirmation by the Board at its next ensuing meeting.


        Securities  Valuation.  The Fund's Board of Trustees has  established
procedures  for the  valuation  of the Fund's  securities.  In  general  those
procedures are as follows:
o     Equity  securities  traded on a U.S.  securities  exchange or on Nasdaq(R)
are valued as follows:
(1)   if last sale information is regularly  reported,  they are valued at the

               last  reported  sale price on the  principal  exchange on which
               they are traded or on Nasdaq(R), as applicable, on that day, or

(2)   if last sale  information is not available on a valuation date, they are
               valued at the last reported sale price  preceding the valuation
               date if it is  within  the  spread  of the  closing  "bid"  and
               "asked"  prices  on the  valuation  date  or,  if  not,  at the
               closing "bid" price on the valuation date.

o     Equity securities traded on a foreign securities  exchange generally are
valued in one of the following ways:

            (1)         at the  last  sale  price  available  to  the  pricing
               service approved by the Board of Trustees, or

(2)   at the last sale price  obtained by the  Manager  from the report of the
               principal  exchange on which the security is traded at its last
               trading session on or immediately before the valuation date, or
(3)   at the mean  between  the "bid" and  "asked"  prices  obtained  from the
               principal  exchange on which the  security is traded or, on the
               basis of  reasonable  inquiry,  from two  market  makers in the
               security.


o     Long-term debt  securities  having a remaining  maturity in excess of 60
days are  valued  based on the mean  between  the  "bid"  and  "asked"  prices
determined  by a portfolio  pricing  service  approved by the Fund's  Board of
Trustees  or  obtained by the  Manager  from two active  market  makers in the
security on the basis of reasonable inquiry.

o     The  following  securities  are valued at the mean between the "bid" and
"asked" prices  determined by a pricing  service  approved by the Fund's Board
of Trustees or obtained by the Manager  from two active  market  makers in the
security on the basis of reasonable inquiry:

(1)   debt  instruments  that  have a  maturity  of more  than 397  days  when
               issued,
(2)   debt  instruments  that had a maturity  of 397 days or less when  issued
               and have a remaining maturity of more than 60 days, and
(3)   non-money  market  debt  instruments  that had a maturity of 397 days or
               less when  issued and which  have a  remaining  maturity  of 60
               days or less.

o     The following  securities are valued at cost,  adjusted for amortization
of premiums and accretion of discounts:
(1)   money market debt securities held by a non-money  market fund that had a

               maturity  of  less  than  397  days  when  issued  that  have a
               remaining maturity of 60 days or less, and

(2)   debt  instruments  held by a money  market  fund that  have a  remaining
               maturity of 397 days or less.


      o     Securities   (including   restricted    securities)   not   having
readily-available  market quotations are valued at fair value determined under
the Board's  procedures.  If the Manager is unable to locate two market makers
willing to give  quotes,  a  security  may be priced at the mean  between  the
"bid" and "asked"  prices  provided by a single  active market maker (which in
certain cases may be the "bid" price if no "asked" price is available).

      In the case of U.S. government securities,  mortgage-backed  securities,
corporate bonds and foreign government securities,  when last sale information
is not generally  available,  the Manager may use pricing services approved by
the Board of Trustees.  The pricing  service may use "matrix"  comparisons  to
the prices  for  comparable  instruments  on the basis of  quality,  yield and
maturity.  Other  special  factors  may be  involved  (such as the  tax-exempt
status  of the  interest  paid by  municipal  securities).  The  Manager  will
monitor the  accuracy of the pricing  services.  That  monitoring  may include
comparing  prices  used for  portfolio  valuation  to actual  sales  prices of
selected securities.

      The  closing  prices  in  the  London  foreign   exchange  market  on  a
particular  business day that are provided to the Manager by a bank, dealer or
pricing  service  that the Manager has  determined  to be reliable are used to
value foreign currency,  including forward  contracts,  and to convert to U.S.
dollars securities that are denominated in foreign currency.

      Puts,  calls,  and  futures  are  valued at the last  sale  price on the
principal exchange on which they are traded or on Nasdaq(R),  as applicable,  as
determined  by a pricing  service  approved by the Board of Trustees or by the
Manager.  If there  were no sales  that day,  they shall be valued at the last
sale  price on the  preceding  trading  day if it is within  the spread of the
closing "bid" and "asked"  prices on the  principal  exchange or on Nasdaq(R)on
the  valuation  date.  If not, the value shall be the closing bid price on the
principal  exchange or on Nasdaq(R)on the  valuation  date. If the put, call or
future is not traded on an exchange  or on Nasdaq(R),  it shall be valued by the
mean between "bid" and "asked" prices  obtained by the Manager from two active
market  makers.  In certain cases that may be at the "bid" price if no "asked"
price is available.


      When the Fund writes an option,  an amount equal to the premium received
is included in the Fund's  Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset. An
equivalent  credit  is  included  in the  liability  section.  The  credit  is
adjusted  ("marked-to-market")  to reflect  the  current  market  value of the
option.  In  determining  the  Fund's  gain on  investments,  if a call or put
written by the Fund is  exercised,  the proceeds are  increased by the premium
received.  If a call or put written by the Fund  expires,  the Fund has a gain
in the  amount of the  premium.  If the Fund  enters  into a closing  purchase
transaction,  it will have a gain or loss,  depending  on whether  the premium
received  was more or less than the cost of the  closing  transaction.  If the
Fund  exercises  a put it holds,  the amount the Fund  receives on its sale of
the  underlying  investment  is reduced  by the amount of premium  paid by the
Fund.

How to Sell Shares

The  information  below  supplements  the terms and  conditions  for redeeming
shares set forth in the Prospectus.

Checkwriting.  When a check is presented to United  Missouri Bank (the "Bank")
for  clearance,  the Bank will ask the Fund to redeem a  sufficient  number of
full and fractional  shares in the  shareholder's  account to cover the amount
of the check. This enables the shareholder to continue receiving  dividends on
those  shares  until the check is  presented  to the Fund.  Checks  may not be
presented  for  payment at the  offices  of the Bank or the  Fund's  custodian
bank.  This  limitation  does not affect the use of checks for the  payment of
bills or to obtain cash at other banks.  The Fund reserves the right to amend,
suspend or discontinue offering checkwriting  privileges at any time. The Fund
will provide you notice whenever it is required to do so by applicable law.

      In choosing to take advantage of the Checkwriting  privilege, by signing
the account  application or by completing a Checkwriting card, each individual
who signs:
(1)   for  individual  accounts,  represents  that  they  are  the  registered
         owner(s) of the shares of the Fund in that account;
(2)   for accounts for corporations,  partnerships, trusts and other entities,
         represents  that they are an  officer,  general  partner,  trustee or
         other  fiduciary or agent,  as applicable,  duly authorized to act on
         behalf of the registered owner(s);
(3)   authorizes  the Fund,  its Transfer Agent and any bank through which the
         Fund's  drafts  (checks)  are payable to pay all checks  drawn on the
         Fund account of such  person(s) and to redeem a sufficient  amount of
         shares from that account to cover payment of each check;
(4)   specifically  acknowledges  that if they  choose to permit  checks to be
         honored if there is a single  signature on checks drawn against joint
         accounts,  or  accounts  for  corporations,  partnerships,  trusts or
         other  entities,  the  signature of any one signatory on a check will
         be sufficient to authorize  payment of that check and redemption from
         the account,  even if that account is registered in the names of more
         than one person or more than one authorized  signature appears on the
         Checkwriting card or the application, as applicable;
(5)   understands  that  the  Checkwriting  privilege  may  be  terminated  or
         amended at any time by the Fund and/or the Fund's bank; and

(6)   acknowledges  and agrees that  neither the Fund nor its bank shall incur
         any  liability  for that  amendment or  termination  of  checkwriting
         privileges or for redeeming shares to pay checks reasonably  believed
         by them to be genuine,  or for  returning  or not paying  checks that
         have not been accepted for any reason.

Sending  Redemption  Proceeds by Federal Funds Wire. The Federal Funds wire of
redemption  proceeds may be delayed if the Fund's  custodian  bank is not open
for business on a day when the Fund would  normally  authorize  the wire to be
made,  which is usually the Fund's next  regular  business day  following  the
redemption.  In those  circumstances,  the wire will not be transmitted  until
the next  bank  business  day on  which  the  Fund is open  for  business.  No
dividends will be paid on the proceeds of redeemed  shares  awaiting  transfer
by Federal Funds wire.


Reinvestment Privilege.  Within six months of a redemption,  a shareholder may
reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds of:
o     Class A shares  purchased  subject to an initial sales charge or Class A
         shares on which a contingent deferred sales charge was paid, or
o     Class B shares  that were  subject  to the Class B  contingent  deferred
         sales charge when redeemed.

      The  reinvestment  may be made  without  sales  charge  only in  Class A
shares of the Fund or any of the other  Oppenheimer funds into which shares of
the Fund are  exchangeable  as  described in "How to Exchange  Shares"  below.
Reinvestment  will be at the net asset value next computed  after the Transfer
Agent receives the  reinvestment  order. The shareholder must ask the Transfer
Agent for that privilege at the time of reinvestment.  This privilege does not
apply to Class C, Class N or Class Y shares.  The Fund may  amend,  suspend or
cease offering this  reinvestment  privilege at any time as to shares redeemed
after the date of such amendment, suspension or cessation.

      Any capital  gain that was  realized  when the shares  were  redeemed is
taxable,  and  reinvestment  will not alter any  capital  gains tax payable on
that gain. If there has been a capital loss on the redemption,  some or all of
the loss may not be tax deductible,  depending on the timing and amount of the
reinvestment.  Under the Internal Revenue Code, if the redemption  proceeds of
Fund shares on which a sales charge was paid are  reinvested  in shares of the
Fund or  another  of the  Oppenheimer  funds  within 90 days of payment of the
sales  charge,  the  shareholder's  basis in the  shares of the Fund that were
redeemed  may not  include  the amount of the sales  charge  paid.  That would
reduce the loss or increase the gain recognized from the redemption.  However,
in that  case the  sales  charge  would be  added to the  basis of the  shares
acquired by the reinvestment of the redemption proceeds.

Payments "In Kind".  The  Prospectus  states that payment for shares  tendered
for   redemption  is  ordinarily   made  in  cash.   However,   under  certain
circumstances,  the Board of Trustees of the Fund may determine  that it would
be  detrimental  to the best  interests of the remaining  shareholders  of the
Fund to make payment of a redemption  order wholly or partly in cash.  In that
case,  the  Fund  may pay the  redemption  proceeds  in  whole or in part by a
distribution  "in kind" of liquid  securities  from the portfolio of the Fund,
in lieu of cash.

      The Fund has elected to be  governed by Rule 18f-1 under the  Investment
Company Act.  Under that rule,  the Fund is obligated to redeem  shares solely
in cash up to the  lesser  of  $250,000  or 1% of the net  assets  of the Fund
during any 90-day  period for any one  shareholder.  If shares are redeemed in
kind,  the  redeeming  shareholder  might  incur  brokerage  or other costs in
selling the securities for cash.  The Fund will value  securities  used to pay
redemptions  in kind  using  the  same  method  the  Fund  uses to  value  its
portfolio  securities described above under "Determination of Net Asset Values
Per Share." That valuation  will be made as of the time the  redemption  price
is determined.


Involuntary  Redemptions.  The Fund's Board of Trustees has the right to cause
the involuntary  redemption of the shares held in any account if the aggregate
net asset value of those  shares is less than $1,000 or such lesser  amount as
the Board may fix.  The Board  will not cause the  involuntary  redemption  of
shares in an  account  if the  aggregate  net asset  value of such  shares has
fallen below the stated minimum solely as a result of market fluctuations.  If
the Board  exercises  this  right,  it may also fix the  requirements  for any
notice to be given to the  shareholders  in question  (not less than 30 days).
The Board may  alternatively  set requirements for the shareholder to increase
the  investment,  or set other terms and  conditions  so that the shares would
not be involuntarily redeemed.


Transfers of Shares.  A transfer of shares to a different  registration is not
an event that  triggers the payment of sales  charges.  Therefore,  shares are
not subject to the payment of a contingent  deferred sales charge of any class
at the time of transfer to the name of another  person or entity.  It does not
matter whether the transfer  occurs by absolute  assignment,  gift or bequest,
as long as it does not involve,  directly or indirectly,  a public sale of the
shares.  When  shares  subject  to a  contingent  deferred  sales  charge  are
transferred,  the  transferred  shares will remain  subject to the  contingent
deferred sales charge. It will be calculated as if the transferee  shareholder
had  acquired the  transferred  shares in the same manner and at the same time
as the transferring shareholder.

      If less than all shares  held in an account  are  transferred,  and some
but not all shares in the account  would be subject to a  contingent  deferred
sales charge if redeemed at the time of transfer,  the priorities described in
the  Prospectus  under "How to Buy Shares" for the  imposition of the Class B,
Class C and Class N  contingent  deferred  sales  charge  will be  followed in
determining the order in which shares are transferred.

Distributions   From  Retirement  Plans.   Requests  for  distributions   from
OppenheimerFunds-sponsored  IRAs,  SEP-IRAs,  SIMPLE IRAs, 403(b)(7) custodial
plans, 401(k) plans or pension or profit-sharing  plans should be addressed to
"Trustee,  OppenheimerFunds  Retirement  Plans," c/o the Transfer Agent at its
address  listed in "How To Sell Shares" in the Prospectus or on the back cover
of this Statement of Additional Information. The request must:
(1)   state the reason for the distribution;
(2)   state the owner's  awareness  of tax  penalties if the  distribution  is
         premature; and
(3)   conform to the  requirements of the plan and the Fund's other redemption
         requirements.

      Participants    (other   than    self-employed    plan    sponsors)   in
OppenheimerFunds-sponsored  pension or profit-sharing plans with shares of the
Fund held in the name of the plan or its  fiduciary  may not directly  request
redemption of their accounts.  The plan  administrator  or fiduciary must sign
the request.

      Distributions  from  pension  and profit  sharing  plans are  subject to
special  requirements  under the Internal  Revenue Code and certain  documents
(available  from the Transfer  Agent) must be completed  and  submitted to the
Transfer  Agent  before  the  distribution  may be  made.  Distributions  from
retirement  plans are subject to withholding  requirements  under the Internal
Revenue Code, and IRS Form W-4P  (available  from the Transfer  Agent) must be
submitted  to  the  Transfer  Agent  with  the  distribution  request,  or the
distribution may be delayed.  Unless the shareholder has provided the Transfer
Agent with a certified tax  identification  number,  the Internal Revenue Code
requires that tax be withheld from any  distribution  even if the  shareholder
elects not to have tax withheld.  The Fund, the Manager, the Distributor,  and
the  Transfer  Agent  assume  no   responsibility   to  determine   whether  a
distribution  satisfies the  conditions of applicable tax laws and will not be
responsible for any tax penalties assessed in connection with a distribution.

Special  Arrangements  for Repurchase of Shares from Dealers and Brokers.  The
Distributor  is the Fund's  agent to  repurchase  its shares  from  authorized
dealers or brokers on behalf of their customers.  Shareholders  should contact
their  broker or dealer to arrange  this type of  redemption.  The  repurchase
price  per  share  will  be the  net  asset  value  next  computed  after  the
Distributor receives an order placed by the dealer or broker.  However, if the
Distributor  receives a  repurchase  order  from a dealer or broker  after the
close of the Exchange on a regular  business day, it will be processed at that
day's net asset  value if the order was  received by the dealer or broker from
its customers prior to the time the Exchange  closes.  Normally,  the Exchange
closes at 4:00 P.M.,  but may do so earlier  on some days.  Additionally,  the
order must have been  transmitted to and received by the Distributor  prior to
its close of business that day (normally 5:00 P.M.).

      Ordinarily,   for  accounts  redeemed  by  a  broker-dealer  under  this
procedure,  payment will be made within three  business  days after the shares
have been redeemed upon the Distributor's  receipt of the required  redemption
documents in proper form. The  signature(s)  of the  registered  owners on the
redemption documents must be guaranteed as described in the Prospectus.

Automatic  Withdrawal and Exchange Plans.  Investors owning shares of the Fund
valued at $5,000 or more can  authorize  the Transfer  Agent to redeem  shares
(having  a value of at  least  $50)  automatically  on a  monthly,  quarterly,
semi-annual or annual basis under an Automatic  Withdrawal  Plan.  Shares will
be  redeemed   three  business  days  prior  to  the  date  requested  by  the
shareholder for receipt of the payment.  Automatic withdrawals of up to $1,500
per month may be  requested  by  telephone if payments are to be made by check
payable  to all  shareholders  of  record.  Payments  must also be sent to the
address of record for the account and the address  must not have been  changed
within   the   prior   30   days.   Required   minimum    distributions   from
OppenheimerFunds-sponsored  retirement  plans  may  not be  arranged  on  this
basis.

      Payments  are  normally   made  by  check,   but   shareholders   having
AccountLink  privileges  (see  "How  To  Buy  Shares")  may  arrange  to  have
Automatic  Withdrawal Plan payments transferred to the bank account designated
on the account  application or by  signature-guaranteed  instructions  sent to
the  Transfer  Agent.  Shares are normally  redeemed  pursuant to an Automatic
Withdrawal  Plan three business days before the payment  transmittal  date you
select in the account  application.  If a  contingent  deferred  sales  charge
applies to the redemption,  the amount of the check or payment will be reduced
accordingly.

      The Fund cannot  guarantee  receipt of a payment on the date  requested.
The Fund reserves the right to amend,  suspend or  discontinue  offering these
plans at any time without prior notice.  Because of the sales charge  assessed
on Class A share purchases,  shareholders  should not make regular  additional
Class A share purchases while  participating in an Automatic  Withdrawal Plan.
Class B,  Class C and Class N  shareholders  should  not  establish  automatic
withdrawal  plans,  because  of the  potential  imposition  of the  contingent
deferred sales charge on such  withdrawals  (except where the Class B, Class C
or Class N  contingent  deferred  sales  charge  is  waived  as  described  in
Appendix C to this Statement of Additional Information).

      By requesting an Automatic  Withdrawal or Exchange Plan, the shareholder
agrees to the terms and conditions  that apply to such plans, as stated below.
These  provisions  may be  amended  from time to time by the Fund  and/or  the
Distributor.   When  adopted,  any  amendments  will  automatically  apply  to
existing Plans.

      Automatic Exchange Plans.  Shareholders can authorize the Transfer Agent
to exchange a  pre-determined  amount of shares of the Fund for shares (of the
same class) of other Oppenheimer funds automatically on a monthly,  quarterly,
semi-annual  or annual basis under an  Automatic  Exchange  Plan.  The minimum
amount that may be exchanged  to each other fund account is $50.  Instructions
should    be    provided    on    the    OppenheimerFunds    Application    or
signature-guaranteed  instructions.  Exchanges  made  under  these  plans  are
subject to the  restrictions  that apply to  exchanges as set forth in "How to
Exchange  Shares" in the  Prospectus and below in this Statement of Additional
Information.

      Automatic  Withdrawal  Plans.  Fund shares will be redeemed as necessary
to meet withdrawal  payments.  Shares acquired  without a sales charge will be
redeemed first.  Shares  acquired with reinvested  dividends and capital gains
distributions will be redeemed next,  followed by shares acquired with a sales
charge,  to the extent necessary to make withdrawal  payments.  Depending upon
the amount withdrawn, the investor's principal may be depleted.  Payments made
under  these  plans  should  not be  considered  as a yield or  income on your
investment.

      The Transfer Agent will administer the investor's  Automatic  Withdrawal
Plan as agent for the shareholder(s)  (the "Planholder") who executed the plan
authorization  and application  submitted to the Transfer  Agent.  Neither the
Fund nor the Transfer  Agent shall incur any liability to the  Planholder  for
any  action  taken  or not  taken  by the  Transfer  Agent  in good  faith  to
administer the plan. Share  certificates  will not be issued for shares of the
Fund  purchased  for and held  under the plan,  but the  Transfer  Agent  will
credit all such shares to the account of the  Planholder on the records of the
Fund.  Any  share  certificates  held  by  a  Planholder  may  be  surrendered
unendorsed to the Transfer Agent with the plan  application so that the shares
represented by the certificate may be held under the plan.

      For accounts  subject to Automatic  Withdrawal  Plans,  distributions of
capital gains must be reinvested in shares of the Fund,  which will be done at
net  asset  value  without a sales  charge.  Dividends  on shares  held in the
account may be paid in cash or reinvested.

      Shares  will be redeemed  to make  withdrawal  payments at the net asset
value per share  determined  on the  redemption  date.  Checks or  AccountLink
payments  representing  the  proceeds  of Plan  withdrawals  will  normally be
transmitted  three business days prior to the date selected for receipt of the
payment,  according  to the choice  specified  in  writing by the  Planholder.
Receipt of payment on the date selected cannot be guaranteed.

      The amount and the interval of disbursement  payments and the address to
which  checks are to be mailed or  AccountLink  payments are to be sent may be
changed at any time by the  Planholder by writing to the Transfer  Agent.  The
Planholder   should  allow  at  least  two  weeks'  time  after  mailing  such
notification  for the  requested  change to be put in effect.  The  Planholder
may, at any time,  instruct  the  Transfer  Agent by written  notice to redeem
all,  or any part of, the shares  held under the plan.  That notice must be in
proper  form  in  accordance  with  the   requirements  of  the   then-current
Prospectus  of the Fund.  In that case,  the  Transfer  Agent will  redeem the
number of shares  requested  at the net  asset  value per share in effect  and
will mail a check for the proceeds to the Planholder.

      The  Planholder  may  terminate  a plan at any  time by  writing  to the
Transfer  Agent.  The Fund may also give  directions to the Transfer  Agent to
terminate  a plan.  The  Transfer  Agent will also  terminate  a plan upon its
receipt of  evidence  satisfactory  to it that the  Planholder  has died or is
legally  incapacitated.  Upon  termination  of a plan by the Transfer Agent or
the Fund,  shares that have not been redeemed  will be held in  uncertificated
form  in  the  name  of  the  Planholder.  The  account  will  continue  as  a
dividend-reinvestment,   uncertificated   account   unless  and  until  proper
instructions  are  received  from  the  Planholder,  his  or her  executor  or
guardian, or another authorized person.

      If the Transfer  Agent ceases to act as transfer agent for the Fund, the
Planholder  will be deemed to have  appointed any successor  transfer agent to
act as agent in administering the plan.

How to Exchange Shares

As  stated in the  Prospectus,  shares of a  particular  class of  Oppenheimer
funds  having more than one class of shares may be  exchanged  only for shares
of the same class of other  Oppenheimer  funds.  Shares of  Oppenheimer  funds
that have a single  class  without a class  designation  are deemed  "Class A"
shares for this  purpose.  You can obtain a current list  showing  which funds
offer which classes of shares by calling the Distributor.

o     All of the  Oppenheimer  funds  currently  offer  Class A, B, C, N and Y
      shares with the following exceptions:

   The following funds only offer Class A shares:

   Centennial America Fund, L.P.             Centennial Money Market Trust
   Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust    Centennial New York Tax Exempt

                                             Trust

   Centennial Government Trust               Centennial Tax Exempt Trust



   The following funds do not offer Class N shares:

   Limited Term New York Municipal Fund      Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.
   Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals           Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
   Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York             Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main
   Municipals                                Street Fund II
   Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund     Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal

                                             Fund

   Oppenheimer International Value Fund      Oppenheimer Rochester National
                                             Municipals
   Oppenheimer Limited Term California       Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
   Municipal Fund
   Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal        Rochester Fund Municipals
   Fund


   The following funds do not offer Class Y shares:

   Limited Term New York Municipal Fund      Oppenheimer International Small Company
                                             Fund
   Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals          Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund
   Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund
   Oppenheimer Balanced Fund                Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund
   Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund    Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main
                                            Street Fund
   Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund          Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main
                                            Street Fund II
   Oppenheimer Cash Reserves                Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main
                                            Street Fund III
   Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund         Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund,
                                            Inc.
   Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund  Oppenheimer Quest International Value
                                            Fund, Inc.
   Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund  Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals
   Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund      Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund
   Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund Oppenheimer Small Cap Value Fund
   Oppenheimer International Growth Fund    Oppenheimer Total Return Bond Fund


o     Oppenheimer  Money  Market  Fund,  Inc.  only offers Class A and Class Y
   shares.

o     Class Y shares of  Oppenheimer  Real Asset Fund may not be exchanged for
      shares of any other fund.
o     Class B, Class C and Class N shares of  Oppenheimer  Cash  Reserves  are
      generally  available  only by exchange  from the same class of shares of
      other  Oppenheimer  funds or through  OppenheimerFunds-sponsored  401(k)
      plans.
o     Class  M  shares  of  Oppenheimer  Convertible  Securities  Fund  may be
      exchanged only for Class A shares of other  Oppenheimer  funds. They may
      not be  acquired  by  exchange  of  shares  of any  class  of any  other
      Oppenheimer  funds  except  Class A shares of  Oppenheimer  Money Market
      Fund or  Oppenheimer  Cash  Reserves  acquired  by  exchange  of Class M
      shares.
   o  Shares of  Oppenheimer  Capital  Preservation  Fund may not be exchanged
      for shares of  Oppenheimer  Money Market Fund,  Inc.,  Oppenheimer  Cash
      Reserves or Oppenheimer  Limited-Term Government Fund. Only participants
      in certain  retirement plans may purchase shares of Oppenheimer  Capital
      Preservation  Fund, and only those  participants  may exchange shares of
      other Oppenheimer funds for shares of Oppenheimer  Capital  Preservation
      Fund.
o     Class A shares of Oppenheimer  funds may be exchanged at net asset value
      for shares of any money market fund offered by the  Distributor.  Shares
      of any  money  market  fund  purchased  without  a sales  charge  may be
      exchanged  for shares of  Oppenheimer  funds offered with a sales charge
      upon  payment  of the sales  charge.  They may also be used to  purchase
      shares of  Oppenheimer  funds subject to an early  withdrawal  charge or
      contingent deferred sales charge.
o     Shares  of  Oppenheimer  Money  Market  Fund,  Inc.  purchased  with the
      redemption  proceeds of shares of other  mutual  funds (other than funds
      managed by the Manager or its subsidiaries)  redeemed within the 30 days
      prior to that  purchase  may  subsequently  be  exchanged  for shares of
      other  Oppenheimer  funds  without  being  subject to an  initial  sales
      charge  or  contingent  deferred  sales  charge.  To  qualify  for  that
      privilege,  the  investor  or the  investor's  dealer  must  notify  the
      Distributor of eligibility  for this privilege at the time the shares of
      Oppenheimer  Money Market Fund, Inc. are purchased.  If requested,  they
      must supply proof of entitlement to this privilege.
o     Shares  of  the  Fund   acquired  by   reinvestment   of   dividends  or
      distributions  from any of the other  Oppenheimer funds or from any unit
      investment  trust for  which  reinvestment  arrangements  have been made
      with the  Distributor  may be exchanged at net asset value for shares of
      any of the Oppenheimer funds.
o     Shares  of  Oppenheimer  Principal  Protected  Main  Street  Fund may be
      exchanged  at net  asset  value  for  shares  of any of the  Oppenheimer
      funds.  However,  shareholders  are not permitted to exchange  shares of
      other  Oppenheimer funds for shares of Oppenheimer  Principal  Protected
      Main Street  Fund until  after the  expiration  of the  warranty  period
      (8/5/2010).

o     Shares of  Oppenheimer  Principal  Protected  Main Street Fund II may be
      exchanged  at net  asset  value  for  shares  of any of the  Oppenheimer
      funds.  However,  shareholders  are not permitted to exchange  shares of
      other  Oppenheimer funds for shares of Oppenheimer  Principal  Protected
      Main Street Fund II until after the  expiration  of the warranty  period
      (2/4/2011).
o     Shares of  Oppenheimer  Principal  Protected Main Street Fund III may be
      exchanged  at net  asset  value  for  shares  of any of the  Oppenheimer
      funds.  However,  shareholders  are not permitted to exchange  shares of
      other  Oppenheimer funds for shares of Oppenheimer  Principal  Protected
      Main Street Fund III until after the  expiration of the warranty  period
      (12/6/2011).


      The Fund may amend,  suspend or terminate the exchange  privilege at any
time.  Although the Fund may impose these changes at any time, it will provide
you  with  notice  of  those  changes  whenever  it  is  required  to do so by
applicable  law.  It may be  required  to  provide  60 days'  notice  prior to
materially amending or terminating the exchange privilege.  That 60 day notice
is not required in extraordinary circumstances.

      |X|   How  Exchanges  Affect  Contingent   Deferred  Sales  Charges.  No
contingent  deferred  sales  charge is imposed on  exchanges  of shares of any
class  purchased  subject to a  contingent  deferred  sales  charge,  with the
following exceptions:
      o  When Class A shares of any  Oppenheimer  fund (other  than  Rochester
National  Municipals  and Rochester Fund  Municipals)  acquired by exchange of
Class  A  shares  of any  Oppenheimer  fund  purchased  subject  to a  Class A
contingent  deferred sales charge are redeemed  within 18 months measured from
the beginning of the calendar  month of the initial  purchase of the exchanged
Class A shares,  the Class A  contingent  deferred  sales charge is imposed on
the redeemed shares.

o     When Class A shares of Rochester National  Municipals and Rochester Fund
Municipals  acquired  by exchange  of Class A shares of any  Oppenheimer  fund
purchased  subject to a Class A contingent  deferred sales charge are redeemed
within  24  months  of the  beginning  of the  calendar  month of the  initial
purchase of the  exchanged  Class A shares,  the Class A  contingent  deferred
sales charge is imposed on the redeemed shares.

o     If any Class A shares of  another  Oppenheimer  fund that are  exchanged
for Class A shares of  Oppenheimer  Senior  Floating  Rate Fund are subject to
the Class A contingent  deferred sales charge of the other Oppenheimer fund at
the time of exchange,  the holding period for that Class A contingent deferred
sales  charge  will  carry  over to the Class A shares of  Oppenheimer  Senior
Floating  Rate  Fund  acquired  in  the  exchange.   The  Class  A  shares  of
Oppenheimer  Senior  Floating  Rate Fund  acquired  in that  exchange  will be
subject to the Class A Early Withdrawal Charge of Oppenheimer  Senior Floating
Rate Fund if they are repurchased before the expiration of the holding period.

o     When Class A shares of Oppenheimer  Cash Reserves and Oppenheimer  Money
Market Fund,  Inc.  acquired by exchange of Class A shares of any  Oppenheimer
fund  purchased  subject to a Class A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge are
redeemed  within the Class A holding  period of the fund from which the shares
were exchanged,  the Class A contingent deferred sales charge of the fund from
which the shares were exchanged is imposed on the redeemed shares.


o     With  respect  to Class B shares  (other  than  Limited-Term  Government
Fund,  Limited Term  Municipal  Fund,  Limited Term New York  Municipal  Fund,
Oppenheimer  Capital  Preservation  Fund and Oppenheimer  Senior Floating Rate
Fund),  the Class B  contingent  deferred  sales  charge is imposed on Class B
shares  acquired  by  exchange  if they are  redeemed  within six years of the
initial purchase of the exchanged Class B shares.

o     With respect to Class B shares of Limited-Term  Government Fund, Limited
Term  Municipal  Fund,  Limited  Term New  York  Municipal  Fund,  Oppenheimer
Capital  Preservation  Fund and  Oppenheimer  Senior  Floating Rate Fund,  the
Class B  contingent  deferred  sales  charge  is  imposed  on  Class B  shares
acquired  by  exchange  if they are  redeemed  within  5 years of the  initial
purchase of the exchanged Class B shares.


o     With respect to Class C shares,  the Class C contingent  deferred  sales
charge is imposed on Class C shares  acquired by exchange if they are redeemed
within 12 months of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class C shares.

o     With respect to Class N shares,  a 1% contingent  deferred  sales charge
will be imposed if the  retirement  plan (not including IRAs and 403(b) plans)
is terminated or Class N shares of all Oppenheimer  funds are terminated as an
investment  option  of the plan and  Class N shares  are  redeemed  within  18
months  after the plan's first  purchase of Class N shares of any  Oppenheimer
fund or with respect to an individual  retirement plan or 403(b) plan, Class N
shares are redeemed  within 18 months of the plan's first  purchase of Class N
shares of any Oppenheimer fund.

o     When  Class B,  Class C or Class N shares  are  redeemed  to  effect  an
exchange,  the  priorities  described in "How To Buy Shares" in the Prospectus
for the  imposition  of the Class B,  Class C or Class N  contingent  deferred
sales  charge will be followed  in  determining  the order in which the shares
are  exchanged.  Before  exchanging  shares,  shareholders  should  take  into
account how the exchange may affect any contingent  deferred sales charge that
might be imposed in the subsequent redemption of remaining shares.

      Shareholders  owning  shares of more than one class must  specify  which
class of shares they wish to exchange.

      |X|   Limits on Multiple  Exchange  Orders.  The Fund reserves the right
to reject telephone or written exchange  requests  submitted in bulk by anyone
on behalf of more than one account.

      |X|   Telephone Exchange Requests.  When exchanging shares by telephone,
a shareholder  must have an existing account in the fund to which the exchange
is to be made. Otherwise,  the investors must obtain a prospectus of that fund
before the exchange request may be submitted.  If all telephone lines are busy
(which  might  occur,  for  example,  during  periods  of  substantial  market
fluctuations),  shareholders  might  not  be  able  to  request  exchanges  by
telephone and would have to submit written exchange requests.

      Processing  Exchange  Requests.  Shares to be exchanged  are redeemed on
the regular  business day the Transfer Agent  receives an exchange  request in
proper  form  (the  "Redemption  Date").  Normally,  shares  of the fund to be
acquired are  purchased on the  Redemption  Date,  but such  purchases  may be
delayed  by either  fund up to five  business  days if it  determines  that it
would be  disadvantaged by an immediate  transfer of the redemption  proceeds.
The Fund  reserves  the  right,  in its  discretion,  to refuse  any  exchange
request  that may  disadvantage  it. For  example,  if the receipt of multiple
exchange  requests  from a dealer might require the  disposition  of portfolio
securities at a time or at a price that might be  disadvantageous to the Fund,
the Fund may refuse the request.

      When you  exchange  some or all of your shares from one fund to another,
any  special  account  feature  such as an  Asset  Builder  Plan or  Automatic
Withdrawal  Plan, will be switched to the new fund account unless you tell the
Transfer  Agent  not  to do  so.  However,  special  redemption  and  exchange
features  such as Automatic  Exchange  Plans and  Automatic  Withdrawal  Plans
cannot be switched to an account in Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund.

      In connection with any exchange request,  the number of shares exchanged
may be less than the number  requested if the exchange or the number requested
would include shares subject to a restriction  cited in the Prospectus or this
Statement of  Additional  Information,  or would include  shares  covered by a
share certificate that is not tendered with the request.  In those cases, only
the shares available for exchange without restriction will be exchanged.

      The different  Oppenheimer  funds  available for exchange have different
investment  objectives,  policies and risks. A shareholder  should assure that
the fund  selected  is  appropriate  for his or her  investment  and should be
aware  of  the  tax  consequences  of an  exchange.  For  federal  income  tax
purposes,  an exchange transaction is treated as a redemption of shares of one
fund and a purchase of shares of  another.  "Reinvestment  Privilege,"  above,
discusses some of the tax consequences of reinvestment of redemption  proceeds
in such cases.  The Fund, the  Distributor,  and the Transfer Agent are unable
to provide  investment,  tax or legal advice to a  shareholder  in  connection
with an exchange request or any other investment transaction.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

Dividends  and  Distributions.  The Fund has no fixed  dividend rate and there
can be no assurance as to the payment of any dividends or the  realization  of
any capital gains. The dividends and  distributions  paid by a class of shares
will vary from time to time depending on market  conditions,  the  composition
of the Fund's  portfolio,  and expenses borne by the Fund or borne  separately
by a class.  Dividends are  calculated  in the same manner,  at the same time,
and on the same day for each class of shares.  However,  dividends on Class B,
Class C and Class N shares are expected to be lower than  dividends on Class A
and Class Y shares.  That is because of the  effect of the  asset-based  sales
charge  on Class B,  Class C and  Class N shares.  Those  dividends  will also
differ in amount as a  consequence  of any  difference in the net asset values
of the different classes of shares.

      Dividends,  distributions  and proceeds of the redemption of Fund shares
represented by checks  returned to the Transfer Agent by the Postal Service as
undeliverable  will be invested in shares of  Oppenheimer  Money  Market Fund,
Inc.  Reinvestment  will be made as promptly  as possible  after the return of
such checks to the Transfer  Agent, to enable the investor to earn a return on
otherwise idle funds.  Unclaimed  accounts may be subject to state escheatment
laws, and the Fund and the Transfer  Agent will not be liable to  shareholders
or their representatives for compliance with those laws in good faith.

Tax Status of the Fund's  Dividends,  Distributions and Redemptions of Shares.
The  federal  tax  treatment  of  the  Fund's   dividends  and  capital  gains
distributions is briefly highlighted in the Prospectus.  The following is only
a summary of certain  additional tax  considerations  generally  affecting the
Fund and its shareholders.

      The tax  discussion in the  Prospectus  and this Statement of Additional
Information  is based on tax law in effect on the date of the  Prospectus  and
this Statement of Additional  Information.  Those laws and  regulations may be
changed by legislative,  judicial,  or administrative  action,  sometimes with
retroactive  effect.   State  and  local  tax  treatment  of  ordinary  income
dividends and capital gain dividends from regulated  investment  companies may
differ from the treatment  under the Internal  Revenue Code  described  below.
Potential  purchasers  of shares of the Fund are  urged to  consult  their tax
advisers with  specific  reference to their own tax  circumstances  as well as
the  consequences  of  federal,   state  and  local  tax  rules  affecting  an
investment in the Fund.

|X|   Qualification as a Regulated  Investment  Company.  The Fund has elected
to be  taxed as a  regulated  investment  company  under  Subchapter  M of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As a regulated  investment company,
the Fund is not  subject  to  federal  income  tax on the  portion  of its net
investment  income (that is, taxable  interest,  dividends,  and other taxable
ordinary  income,  net of expenses)  and capital gain net income (that is, the
excess of net long-term  capital  gains over net  short-term  capital  losses)
that it distributes to shareholders.  That  qualification  enables the Fund to
"pass through" its income and realized  capital gains to shareholders  without
having to pay tax on them.  This  avoids a  "double  tax" on that  income  and
capital gains, since shareholders  normally will be taxed on the dividends and
capital  gains they receive  from the Fund (unless  their Fund shares are held
in a retirement account or the shareholder is otherwise exempt from tax).

      The Internal  Revenue Code contains a number of complex  tests  relating
to qualification  that the Fund might not meet in a particular year. If it did
not qualify as a regulated  investment company,  the Fund would be treated for
tax purposes as an ordinary  corporation  and would  receive no tax  deduction
for payments made to shareholders.

      To qualify as a regulated  investment company,  the Fund must distribute
at  least  90% of  its  investment  company  taxable  income  (in  brief,  net
investment  income  and the  excess of net  short-term  capital  gain over net
long-term  capital  loss) for the  taxable  year.  The Fund must also  satisfy
certain other  requirements  of the Internal  Revenue Code,  some of which are
described  below.  Distributions  by the Fund made during the taxable year or,
under  specified  circumstances,  within  12  months  after  the  close of the
taxable  year,  will be considered  distributions  of income and gains for the
taxable   year  and  will   therefore   count  toward   satisfaction   of  the
above-mentioned requirement.

      To qualify as a regulated  investment  company,  the Fund must derive at
least 90% of its gross income from dividends,  interest, certain payments with
respect  to  securities  loans,  gains from the sale or other  disposition  of
stock or securities or foreign  currencies  (to the extent such currency gains
are directly related to the regulated  investment company's principal business
of investing in stock or securities) and certain other income.

      In addition to satisfying the  requirements  described  above,  the Fund
must satisfy an asset  diversification test in order to qualify as a regulated
investment  company.  Under  that  test,  at the close of each  quarter of the
Fund's  taxable  year,  at least 50% of the value of the  Fund's  assets  must
consist  of cash and  cash  items  (including  receivables),  U.S.  government
securities,   securities  of  other  regulated   investment   companies,   and
securities of other issuers.  As to each of those  issuers,  the Fund must not
have  invested  more  than 5% of the  value  of the  Fund's  total  assets  in
securities  of each  such  issuer  and the Fund must not hold more than 10% of
the  outstanding  voting  securities of each such issuer.  No more than 25% of
the value of its total  assets may be  invested in the  securities  of any one
issuer  (other  than  U.S.  government  securities  and  securities  of  other
regulated  investment  companies),  or in two or more  issuers  which the Fund
controls  and which are engaged in the same or similar  trades or  businesses.
For  purposes  of this  test,  obligations  issued or  guaranteed  by  certain
agencies  or  instrumentalities  of the U.S.  government  are  treated as U.S.
government securities.

|X|   Excise  Tax  on  Regulated  Investment  Companies.  Under  the  Internal
Revenue Code, by December 31 each year,  the Fund must  distribute  98% of its
taxable  investment  income earned from January 1 through  December 31 of that
year and 98% of its capital  gains  realized in the period from  November 1 of
the prior year  through  October 31 of the current  year.  If it does not, the
Fund must pay an excise tax on the amounts not  distributed.  It is  presently
anticipated  that  the  Fund  will  meet  those  requirements.  To  meet  this
requirement,  in certain circumstances the Fund might be required to liquidate
portfolio  investments to make  sufficient  distributions  to avoid excise tax
liability.  However,  the Board of Trustees and the Manager might determine in
a particular year that it would be in the best interests of  shareholders  for
the Fund not to make such  distributions at the required levels and to pay the
excise  tax on the  undistributed  amounts.  That  would  reduce the amount of
income or capital gains available for distribution to shareholders.

|X|   Taxation  of  Fund  Distributions.  The  Fund  anticipates  distributing
substantially  all of its investment  company  taxable income for each taxable
year. Those  distributions  will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income
and treated as dividends for federal income tax purposes.

      Special  provisions of the Internal  Revenue Code govern the eligibility
of the Fund's  dividends  for the  dividends-received  deduction for corporate
shareholders.  Long-term capital gains  distributions are not eligible for the
deduction.  The amount of dividends  paid by the Fund that may qualify for the
deduction is limited to the aggregate amount of qualifying  dividends that the
Fund derives from portfolio  investments  that the Fund has held for a minimum
period,  usually 46 days. A corporate shareholder will not be eligible for the
deduction  on dividends  paid on Fund shares held for 45 days or less.  To the
extent  the  Fund's  dividends  are  derived  from gross  income  from  option
premiums,  interest income or short-term  gains from the sale of securities or
dividends from foreign corporations,  those dividends will not qualify for the
deduction.

      The Fund  may  either  retain  or  distribute  to  shareholders  its net
capital gain for each taxable year. The Fund  currently  intends to distribute
any  such  amounts.  If net  long  term  capital  gains  are  distributed  and
designated as a capital gain distribution,  it will be taxable to shareholders
as a long-term  capital gain and will be properly  identified  in reports sent
to  shareholders  in January of each year. Such treatment will apply no matter
how long the  shareholder  has held his or her shares or whether that gain was
recognized by the Fund before the shareholder acquired his or her shares.

      If the Fund  elects to retain  its net  capital  gain,  the Fund will be
subject  to tax on it at the 35%  corporate  tax rate.  If the Fund  elects to
retain its net capital gain, the Fund will provide to  shareholders  of record
on the last day of its  taxable  year  information  regarding  their  pro rata
share  of the  gain  and tax  paid.  As a  result,  each  shareholder  will be
required  to report his or her pro rata share of such gain on their tax return
as long-term  capital gain,  will receive a refundable  tax credit for his/her
pro rata share of tax paid by the Fund on the gain,  and will increase the tax
basis for his/her  shares by an amount equal to the deemed  distribution  less
the tax credit.

      Investment  income that may be received by the Fund from sources  within
foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes withheld at the source.  The
United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign  countries which
entitle  the Fund to a  reduced  rate of,  or  exemption  from,  taxes on such
income.

      Distributions  by the  Fund  that  do  not  constitute  ordinary  income
dividends  or  capital  gain  distributions  will be  treated  as a return  of
capital  to the extent of the  shareholder's  tax basis in their  shares.  Any
excess  will be treated as gain from the sale of those  shares,  as  discussed
below.  Shareholders  will be advised  annually as to the U.S.  federal income
tax  consequences of  distributions  made (or deemed made) during the year. If
prior   distributions  made  by  the  Fund  must  be   re-characterized  as  a
non-taxable  return of capital  at the end of the  fiscal  year as a result of
the effect of the Fund's investment policies,  they will be identified as such
in notices sent to shareholders.

      Distributions  by the Fund will be treated in the manner described above
regardless  of whether the  distributions  are paid in cash or  reinvested  in
additional shares of the Fund (or of another fund).  Shareholders  receiving a
distribution  in the form of additional  shares will be treated as receiving a
distribution  in an  amount  equal to the  fair  market  value  of the  shares
received, determined as of the reinvestment date.


      The Fund will be required in certain  cases to withhold  28% of ordinary
income  dividends,  capital  gains  distributions  and  the  proceeds  of  the
redemption of shares,  paid to any shareholder (1) who has failed to provide a
correct  taxpayer  identification  number or to properly  certify  that number
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when required,  (2) who is subject to backup withholding for failure to report
the receipt of interest or dividend income properly,  or (3) who has failed to
certify to the Fund that the shareholder is not subject to backup  withholding
or is an "exempt  recipient" (such as a corporation).  Any tax withheld by the
Fund is remitted by the Fund to the U.S.  Treasury  and all income and any tax
withheld is identified in reports  mailed to  shareholders  in January of each
year.


|X|   Tax Effects of Redemptions of Shares. If a shareholder  redeems all or a
portion of his/her shares,  the  shareholder  will recognize a gain or loss on
the redeemed shares in an amount equal to the difference  between the proceeds
of the  redeemed  shares  and the  shareholder's  adjusted  tax  basis  in the
shares.  All or a  portion  of any  loss  recognized  in  that  manner  may be
disallowed  if the  shareholder  purchases  other shares of the Fund within 30
days before or after the redemption.

      In general,  any gain or loss arising from the  redemption  of shares of
the Fund will be  considered  capital gain or loss, if the shares were held as
a capital asset. It will be long-term  capital gain or loss if the shares were
held for more  than one year.  However,  any  capital  loss  arising  from the
redemption  of  shares  held  for six  months  or less  will be  treated  as a
long-term  capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain  dividends
received on those  shares.  Special  holding  period  rules under the Internal
Revenue Code apply in this case to determine the holding  period of shares and
there are limits on the deductibility of capital losses in any year.

|X|   Foreign Shareholders.  Under U.S. tax law, taxation of a shareholder who
is a foreign  person (to  include,  but not  limited to, a  nonresident  alien
individual,  a foreign trust, a foreign estate,  a foreign  corporation,  or a
foreign partnership)  primarily depends on whether the foreign person's income
from the Fund is  effectively  connected  with the conduct of a U.S.  trade or
business.  Typically,  ordinary  income  dividends paid from a mutual fund are
not considered "effectively connected" income.


      Ordinary income  dividends that are paid by the Fund (and are deemed not
"effectively  connected  income") to foreign persons will be subject to a U.S.
tax  withheld  by the  Fund at a rate of 30%,  provided  the  Fund  obtains  a
properly  completed and signed Certificate of Foreign Status. The tax rate may
be reduced if the foreign  person's country of residence has a tax treaty with
the U.S.  allowing for a reduced tax rate on ordinary income dividends paid by
the Fund.  Any tax  withheld  by the Fund is  remitted by the Fund to the U.S.
Treasury and all income and any tax withheld is identified  in reports  mailed
to shareholders in March of each year.

      If  the  ordinary  income   dividends  from  the  Fund  are  effectively
                                                              ---
connected  with the  conduct of a U.S.  trade or  business,  then the  foreign
person may claim an exemption  from the U.S. tax described  above provided the
Fund obtains a properly  completed and signed  Certificate of Foreign  Status.
If the foreign  person  fails to provide a  certification  of his/her  foreign
status,  the Fund will be required to  withhold  U.S.  tax at a rate of 28% on
ordinary income  dividends,  capital gains  distributions  and the proceeds of
the redemption of shares,  paid to any foreign person. Any tax withheld by the
Fund is remitted by the Fund to the U.S.  Treasury  and all income and any tax
withheld is  identified  in reports  mailed to  shareholders  in March of each
year.


      The tax  consequences to foreign persons  entitled to claim the benefits
of an  applicable  tax treaty may be different  from those  described  herein.
Foreign  shareholders  are urged to consult their own tax advisors or the U.S.
Internal  Revenue  Service with respect to the particular tax  consequences to
them of an investment in the Fund,  including  the  applicability  of the U.S.
withholding taxes described above.

Dividend  Reinvestment in Another Fund.  Shareholders of the Fund may elect to
reinvest all dividends  and/or  capital gains  distributions  in shares of the
same class of any of the other  Oppenheimer  funds listed above.  Reinvestment
will be made  without  sales charge at the net asset value per share in effect
at the close of business on the payable date of the dividend or  distribution.
To elect this  option,  the  shareholder  must  notify the  Transfer  Agent in
writing  and  must  have  an  existing   account  in  the  fund  selected  for
reinvestment.  Otherwise the  shareholder  first must obtain a prospectus  for
that fund and an  application  from the  Distributor  to establish an account.
Dividends and/or  distributions from shares of certain other Oppenheimer funds
(other than  Oppenheimer Cash Reserves) may be invested in shares of this Fund
on the same basis.

Additional Information About the Fund

The  Distributor.  The Fund's  shares are sold  through  dealers,  brokers and
other   financial    institutions   that   have   a   sales   agreement   with
OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc., a subsidiary of the Manager that acts as
the Fund's  Distributor.  The Distributor also distributes shares of the other
Oppenheimer funds and is sub-distributor  for funds managed by a subsidiary of
the Manager.

The Transfer Agent.  OppenheimerFunds  Services, the Fund's Transfer Agent, is
a division  of the  Manager.  It is  responsible  for  maintaining  the Fund's
shareholder  registry  and  shareholder  accounting  records,  and for  paying
dividends  and  distributions  to  shareholders.  It also handles  shareholder
servicing and  administrative  functions.  It serves as the Transfer Agent for
an annual per account  fee. It also acts as  shareholder  servicing  agent for
the other Oppenheimer funds.  Shareholders should direct inquiries about their
accounts to the Transfer  Agent at the address and toll-free  numbers shown on
the back cover.

The Custodian.  J.P.  Morgan Chase Bank is the custodian of the Fund's assets.
The  custodian's  responsibilities  include  safeguarding  and controlling the
Fund's  portfolio  securities and handling the delivery of such  securities to
and from the Fund.  It is the practice of the Fund to deal with the  custodian
in a manner  uninfluenced by any banking  relationship  the custodian may have
with the  Manager  and its  affiliates.  The  Fund's  cash  balances  with the
custodian  in  excess  of  $100,000  are  not  protected  by  federal  deposit
insurance. Those uninsured balances at times may be substantial.


Independent  Registered Public Accounting Firm.  __________________  serves as
the   Independent   Registered   Public   Accounting   Firm   for  the   Fund.
__________________  audits the Fund's financial  statements and performs other
related  audit  services.  __________________  also  acts  as the  independent
registered  public  accounting  firm for certain  other  funds  advised by the
Manager  and  its  affiliates.   Audit  and  non-audit  services  provided  by
__________________ to the Fund must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee.








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                                  Appendix A

                             RATINGS DEFINITIONS
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Below   are    summaries   of   the   rating    definitions    used   by   the
nationally-recognized  rating agencies listed below.  Those ratings  represent
the  opinion of the agency as to the credit  quality of issues that they rate.
The summaries below are based upon publicly available  information provided by
the rating organizations.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's")

LONG-TERM RATINGS: BONDS AND PREFERRED STOCK ISSUER RATINGS

Aaa: Bonds and preferred  stock rated "Aaa" are judged to be the best quality.
They carry the  smallest  degree of  investment  risk.  Interest  payments are
protected by a large or by an  exceptionally  stable  margin and  principal is
secure.  While the  various  protective  elements  are likely to  change,  the
changes  that can be expected  are most  unlikely to impair the  fundamentally
strong position of such issues.


Aa: Bonds and  preferred  stock rated "Aa" are judged to be of high quality by
all  standards.  Together  with  the  "Aaa"  group,  they  comprise  what  are
generally known as high-grade  bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds
because margins of protection may not be as large as with "Aaa"  securities or
fluctuation  of protective  elements may be of greater  amplitude or there may
be other  elements  present  which make the  long-term  risk  appear  somewhat
larger than that of "Aaa" securities.

A: Bonds and  preferred  stock rated "A"  possess  many  favorable  investment
attributes  and  are  to be  considered  as  upper-medium  grade  obligations.
Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered  adequate but
elements may be present which  suggest a  susceptibility  to  impairment  some
time in the future.

Baa:  Bonds  and  preferred  stock  rated  "Baa" are  considered  medium-grade
obligations;  that is, they are neither highly  protected nor poorly  secured.
Interest  payments and principal  security appear adequate for the present but
certain  protective  elements  may be  lacking  or  may be  characteristically
unreliable  over  any  great  length  of time.  Such  bonds  lack  outstanding
investment characteristics and have speculative characteristics as well.


Ba:  Bonds and  preferred  stock  rated  "Ba" are  judged to have  speculative
elements.   Their  future  cannot  be  considered   well-assured.   Often  the
protection  of  interest  and  principal  payments  may be very  moderate  and
thereby not well  safeguarded  during both good and bad times over the future.
Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

B: Bonds and preferred stock rated "B" generally lack  characteristics  of the
desirable  investment.  Assurance  of interest  and  principal  payments or of
maintenance  of other terms of the  contract  over any long period of time may
be small.

Caa: Bonds and preferred  stock rated "Caa" are of poor standing.  Such issues
may be in default or there may be present  elements of danger with  respect to
principal or interest.
Ca:  Bonds and  preferred  stock rated "Ca"  represent  obligations  which are
speculative  in a high degree.  Such issues are often in default or have other
marked shortcomings.

C: Bonds and  preferred  stock  rated "C" are the lowest  class of rated bonds
and can be regarded as having  extremely  poor prospects of ever attaining any
real investment standing.

Moody's  applies  numerical  modifiers  1,  2,  and 3 in each  generic  rating
classification  from "Aa" through  "Caa." The modifier "1" indicates  that the
obligation  ranks  in the  higher  end of its  generic  rating  category;  the
modifier "2" indicates a mid-range  ranking;  and the modifier "3" indicates a
ranking in the lower end of that generic rating  category.  Advanced  refunded
issues that are secured by certain assets are identified with a # symbol.

PRIME RATING SYSTEM (SHORT-TERM RATINGS - TAXABLE DEBT)
These  ratings  are  opinions  of the  ability  of  issuers  to  honor  senior
financial  obligations  and  contracts.  Such  obligations  generally  have an
original maturity not exceeding one year, unless explicitly noted.

Prime-1:  Issuer has a superior  ability for  repayment  of senior  short-term
debt obligations.

Prime-2:  Issuer has a strong ability for repayment of senior  short-term debt
obligations.  Earnings trends and coverage  ratios,  while sound,  may be more
subject to variation.  Capitalization characteristics,  while appropriate, may
be  more  affected  by  external  conditions.  Ample  alternate  liquidity  is
maintained.

Prime-3:  Issuer has an acceptable  ability for repayment of senior short-term
obligations.  The effect of industry  characteristics  and market compositions
may be more pronounced.  Variability in earnings and  profitability may result
in  changes  in the  level of debt  protection  measurements  and may  require
relatively  high  financial   leverage.   Adequate   alternate   liquidity  is
maintained.

Not Prime: Issuer does not fall within any Prime rating category.

Standard & Poor's Ratings  Services  ("Standard & Poor's"),  a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

LONG-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS
Issue  credit  ratings  are  based  in  varying  degrees,   on  the  following
considerations:
o     Likelihood of  payment-capacity  and  willingness of the obligor to meet
      its financial  commitment on an obligation in accordance  with the terms
      of the obligation;
o     Nature of and provisions of the obligation; and
o     Protection  afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the
      event of  bankruptcy,  reorganization,  or other  arrangement  under the
      laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.
   The issue  ratings  definitions  are expressed in terms of default risk. As
such, they pertain to senior obligations of an entity.  Junior obligations are
typically rated lower than senior  obligations,  to reflect the lower priority
in bankruptcy, as noted above.

AAA: An obligation  rated "AAA" have the highest rating assigned by Standard &
Poor's.  The  obligor's  capacity  to meet  its  financial  commitment  on the
obligation is extremely strong.

AA: An obligation  rated "AA" differ from the highest rated  obligations  only
in small degree.  The obligor's  capacity to meet its financial  commitment on
the obligation is very strong.

A: An  obligation  rated "A" are  somewhat  more  susceptible  to the  adverse
effects of changes in circumstances  and economic  conditions than obligations
in  higher-rated  categories.  However,  the  obligor's  capacity  to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation is still strong.

BBB:  An  obligation  rated  "BBB"  exhibit  adequate  protection  parameters.
However,  adverse  economic  conditions  or  changing  circumstances  are more
likely to lead to a weakened  capacity  of the  obligor to meet its  financial
commitment on the obligation.

BB, B, CCC, CC, and C
An obligation  rated `BB',  `B',  `CCC',  `CC', and `C' are regarded as having
significant  speculative  characteristics.  `BB' indicates the least degree of
speculation and `C' the highest.  While such obligations will likely have some
quality  and  protective  characteristics,  these may be  outweighed  by large
uncertainties or major exposures to adverse conditions.

BB: An obligation  rated "BB" are less  vulnerable  to  nonpayment  than other
speculative  issues.   However,  they  face  major  ongoing  uncertainties  or
exposure to adverse business,  financial,  or economic  conditions which could
lead to the obligor's  inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitment on
the obligation.

B: An obligation  rated "B" are more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations
rated "BB",  but the obligor  currently has the capacity to meet its financial
commitment  on  the  obligation.  Adverse  business,  financial,  or  economic
conditions  will likely impair the obligor's  capacity or  willingness to meet
its financial commitment on the obligation.

CCC: An obligation  rated "CCC" are currently  vulnerable to  nonpayment,  and
are dependent upon favorable business,  financial, and economic conditions for
the obligor to meet its financial  commitment on the obligation.  In the event
of adverse business,  financial,  or economic  conditions,  the obligor is not
likely  to  have  the  capacity  to  meet  its  financial  commitment  on  the
obligation.

CC: An obligation rated "CC" are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment.

C:  Subordinated  debt or preferred stock  obligations rated "C" are currently
highly  vulnerable  to  nonpayment.  The "C"  rating  may be  used to  cover a
situation where a bankruptcy  petition has been filed or similar action taken,
but  payments  on this  obligation  are  being  continued.  A "C" also will be
assigned to a preferred  stock issue in arrears on  dividends  or sinking fund
payments, but that is currently paying.

D: An obligation rated "D" are in payment default.  The "D" rating category is
used when payments on an  obligation  are not made on the date due even if the
applicable  grace period has not expired,  unless  Standard & Poor's  believes
that such payments will be made during such grace period.  The "D" rating also
will be used  upon the  filing of a  bankruptcy  petition  or the  taking of a
similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

The ratings  from "AA" to "CCC" may be modified by the  addition of a plus (+)
or  minus  (-)  sign  to  show  relative  standing  within  the  major  rating
categories.

c: The `c' subscript is used to provide  additional  information  to investors
that the bank may terminate its  obligation to purchase  tendered bonds if the
long-term  credit  rating  of the  issuer is below an  investment-grade  level
and/or the issuer's bonds are deemed taxable.

p: The letter `p'  indicates  that the rating is  provisional.  A  provisional
rating assumes the successful  completion of the project  financed by the debt
being  rated and  indicates  that  payment  of debt  service  requirements  is
largely or entirely  dependent upon the successful,  timely  completion of the
project. This rating,  however,  while addressing credit quality subsequent to
completion of the project,  makes no comment on the  likelihood of or the risk
of default upon failure of such  completion.  The investor should exercise his
own judgment with respect to such likelihood and risk.

Continuance of the ratings is contingent  upon Standard & Poor's receipt of an
executed  copy of the escrow  agreement  or closing  documentation  confirming
investments and cash flows.

r: The `r' highlights  derivative,  hybrid, and certain other obligations that
Standard & Poor's believes may experience high volatility or high  variability
in  expected  returns  as a  result  of  noncredit  risks.  Examples  of  such
obligations  are  securities  with  principal  or interest  return  indexed to
equities,   commodities,  or  currencies;   certain  swaps  and  options;  and
interest-only and principal-only  mortgage  securities.  The absence of an `r'
symbol  should not be taken as an indication  that an obligation  will exhibit
no volatility or variability in total return.

N.R. Not rated.

Debt  obligations of issuers outside the United States and its territories are
rated on the same  basis as  domestic  corporate  and  municipal  issues.  The
ratings  measure  the  creditworthiness  of the  obligor  but do not take into
account currency exchange and related uncertainties.

Bond Investment Quality Standards

Under present  commercial  bank  regulations  issued by the Comptroller of the
Currency,  bonds rated in the top four  categories  (`AAA',  `AA', `A', `BBB',
commonly  known  as  investment-grade   ratings)  generally  are  regarded  as
eligible  for bank  investment.  Also,  the laws of various  states  governing
legal  investments  impose certain rating or other  standards for  obligations
eligible  for  investment  by  savings  banks,   trust  companies,   insurance
companies, and fiduciaries in general

SHORT-TERM ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS
Short-term  ratings are  generally  assigned to those  obligations  considered
short-term  in the  relevant  market.  In the U.S.,  for  example,  that means
obligations  with an  original  maturity  of no more  than 365  days-including
commercial paper.

A-1: A short-term  obligation  rated "A-1" is rated in the highest category by
Standard & Poor's. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial  commitment on
the  obligation  is strong.  Within this  category,  certain  obligations  are
designated  with a plus sign (+). This indicates  that the obligor's  capacity
to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

A-2: A short-term  obligation  rated "A-2" is somewhat more susceptible to the
adverse  effects of changes in  circumstances  and  economic  conditions  than
obligations in higher rating  categories.  However,  the obligor's capacity to
meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.
A-3:  A  short-term   obligation  rated  "A-3"  exhibits  adequate  protection
parameters.  However,  adverse economic  conditions or changing  circumstances
are more  likely to lead to a  weakened  capacity  of the  obligor to meet its
financial commitment on the obligation.

B: A  short-term  obligation  rated  "B" is  regarded  as  having  significant
speculative  characteristics.  The obligor  currently has the capacity to meet
its financial  commitment on the obligation;  however,  it faces major ongoing
uncertainties  which could lead to the obligor's  inadequate  capacity to meet
its financial commitment on the obligation.

C: A short-term  obligation  rated "C" is currently  vulnerable  to nonpayment
and is dependent upon favorable business,  financial,  and economic conditions
for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

D: A short-term  obligation  rated "D" is in payment  default.  The "D" rating
category is used when payments on an  obligation  are not made on the date due
even if the applicable grace period has not expired,  unless Standard & Poor's
believes that such  payments  will be made during such grace  period.  The "D"
rating  also will be used  upon the  filing of a  bankruptcy  petition  or the
taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.

NOTES:
A Standard & Poor's  note rating  reflects  the  liquidity  factors and market
access  risks  unique to notes.  Notes due in three  years or less will likely
receive a note  rating.  Notes  maturing  beyond  three years will most likely
receive a  long-term  debt  rating.  The  following  criteria  will be used in
making that assessment:
o     Amortization  schedule-the  larger the final maturity  relative to other
      maturities, the more likely it will
      be treated as a note; and
o     Source of payment-the  more dependent the issue is on the market for its
      refinancing, the more likely
      it will be treated as a note.

SP-1:  Strong  capacity to pay principal  and  interest.  An issue with a very
strong capacity to pay debt service is given a (+) designation.

SP-2:   Satisfactory  capacity  to  pay  principal  and  interest,  with  some
vulnerability  to adverse  financial and economic changes over the term of the
notes.

SP-3: Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

Fitch, Inc.
International  credit ratings assess the capacity to meet foreign  currency or
local  currency  commitments.  Both "foreign  currency"  and "local  currency"
ratings are internationally comparable assessments.  The local currency rating
measures the  probability  of payment  within the relevant  sovereign  state's
currency and jurisdiction  and therefore,  unlike the foreign currency rating,
does  not  take  account  of the  possibility  of  foreign  exchange  controls
limiting transfer into foreign currency.

INTERNATIONAL LONG-TERM CREDIT RATINGS
The following  ratings scale  applies to foreign  currency and local  currency
ratings.

Investment Grade:

AAA:  Highest Credit Quality.  "AAA" ratings denote the lowest  expectation of
credit  risk.  They  are  assigned  only in the case of  exceptionally  strong
capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.  This capacity is highly
unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.
AA: Very High Credit  Quality.  "AA" ratings denote a very low  expectation of
credit  risk.  They  indicate a very  strong  capacity  for timely  payment of
financial  commitments.  This  capacity  is not  significantly  vulnerable  to
foreseeable events.

A: High Credit  Quality.  "A" ratings denote a low expectation of credit risk.
The  capacity  for  timely  payment of  financial  commitments  is  considered
strong.  This capacity  may,  nevertheless,  be more  vulnerable to changes in
circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB: Good Credit  Quality.  "BBB"  ratings  indicate that there is currently a
low  expectation  of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial
commitments is considered  adequate,  but adverse changes in circumstances and
in economic  conditions are more likely to impair this  capacity.  This is the
lowest investment-grade category.

Speculative Grade:

BB:  Speculative.  "BB" ratings indicate that there is a possibility of credit
risk  developing,  particularly as the result of adverse  economic change over
time.  However,  business or financial  alternatives may be available to allow
financial  commitments  to be met.  Securities  rated in this category are not
investment grade.


B: Highly  Speculative.  "B" ratings indicate that significant  credit risk is
present,  but a limited margin of safety  remains.  Financial  commitments are
currently  being met.  However,  capacity for continued  payment is contingent
upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

CCC, CC C: High  Default  Risk.  Default is a real  possibility.  Capacity for
meeting  financial  commitments  is solely reliant upon  sustained,  favorable
business or economic  developments.  A "CC" rating  indicates  that default of
some kind appears probable. "C" ratings signal imminent default.

DDD,  DD, and D:  Default.  The ratings of  obligations  in this  category are
based  on  their  prospects  for  achieving  partial  or  full  recovery  in a
reorganization  or liquidation of the obligor.  While expected recovery values
are  highly  speculative  and  cannot be  estimated  with any  precision,  the
following  serve as general  guidelines.  "DDD"  obligations  have the highest
potential for recovery,  around  90%-100% of  outstanding  amounts and accrued
interest.  "DD" indicates  potential  recoveries in the range of 50%-90%,  and
"D" the lowest recovery potential, i.e., below 50%.

Entities  rated  in this  category  have  defaulted  on  some or all of  their
obligations.  Entities rated "DDD" have the highest prospect for resumption of
performance  or continued  operation  with or without a formal  reorganization
process.  Entities  rated  "DD"  and "D" are  generally  undergoing  a  formal
reorganization or liquidation process;  those rated "DD" are likely to satisfy
a higher portion of their  outstanding  obligations,  while entities rated "D"
have a poor prospect for repaying all obligations.

Plus (+) and  minus (-) signs  may be  appended  to a rating  symbol to denote
relative status within the major rating  categories.  Plus and minus signs are
not  added  to  the  "AAA"  category  or to  categories  below  "CCC,"  nor to
short-term ratings other than "F1" (see below).

INTERNATIONAL SHORT-TERM CREDIT RATINGS
The following  ratings scale  applies to foreign  currency and local  currency
ratings.  A  short-term  rating has a time  horizon of less than 12 months for
most  obligations,  or up to three years for U.S.  public finance  securities,
and thus places greater emphasis on the liquidity  necessary to meet financial
commitments in a timely manner.

F1:  Highest  credit  quality.   Strongest  capacity  for  timely  payment  of
financial  commitments.  May have an added  "+" to  denote  any  exceptionally
strong credit feature.

F2:  Good  credit  quality.  A  satisfactory  capacity  for timely  payment of
financial  commitments,  but the  margin  of  safety is not as great as in the
case of higher ratings.

F3: Fair credit quality.  Capacity for timely payment of financial commitments
is adequate.  However,  near-term  adverse changes could result in a reduction
to non-investment grade.

B: Speculative.  Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments,
plus  vulnerability  to near-term  adverse  changes in financial  and economic
conditions.

C: High  default  risk.  Default is a real  possibility.  Capacity for meeting
financial  commitments is solely reliant upon a sustained,  favorable business
and economic environment.

D: Default. Denotes actual or imminent payment default.







                                     B-1
                                  Appendix B

                           Industry Classifications


Aerospace & Defense                  Household Products
Air Freight & Couriers               Industrial Conglomerates
Airlines                             Insurance
Auto Components                      Internet & Catalog Retail
Automobiles                          Internet Software & Services
Beverages                            IT Services
Biotechnology                        Leisure Equipment & Products
Building Products                    Machinery

Chemicals                            Marine
Consumer Finance                     Media
Commercial Banks                     Metals & Mining
Commercial Services & Supplies       Multiline Retail
Communications Equipment             Multi-Utilities
Computers & Peripherals              Office Electronics
Construction & Engineering           Oil & Gas
Construction Materials               Paper & Forest Products
Containers & Packaging               Personal Products
Distributors                         Pharmaceuticals
Diversified Financial Services       Real Estate
Diversified Telecommunication        Road & Rail
Services
Electric Utilities                   Semiconductors and Semiconductor

                                     Equipment
Electrical Equipment                 Software
Electronic Equipment & Instruments   Specialty Retail

Energy Equipment & Services          Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
Food & Staples Retailing             Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Food Products                        Tobacco
Gas Utilities                        Trading Companies & Distributors
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     Transportation Infrastructure
Health Care Providers & Services     Water Utilities
Hotels Restaurants & Leisure         Wireless Telecommunication Services
Household Durables









                                     C-11
                                  Appendix C
                                  ----------

        OppenheimerFunds Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers
        --------------------------------------------------------------

In certain cases,  the initial sales charge that applies to purchases of Class
A shares1 of the  Oppenheimer  funds or the  contingent  deferred sales charge
that may apply to Class A, Class B or Class C shares may be waived.2 That is
because  of the  economies  of  sales  efforts  realized  by  OppenheimerFunds
Distributor, Inc., (referred to in this document as the "Distributor"),  or by
dealers or other  financial  institutions  that offer those  shares to certain
classes of investors.

Not  all  waivers  apply  to all  funds.  For  example,  waivers  relating  to
Retirement Plans do not apply to Oppenheimer  municipal funds,  because shares
of those funds are not  available  for purchase by or on behalf of  retirement
plans. Other waivers apply only to shareholders of certain funds.

For the purposes of some of the waivers  described below and in the Prospectus
and Statement of Additional  Information of the applicable  Oppenheimer funds,
the term "Retirement Plan" refers to the following types of plans:
         1) plans  qualified  under Sections  401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal
            Revenue Code,
         2) non-qualified deferred compensation plans,
         3) employee benefit plans3
         4) Group Retirement Plans4
         5) 403(b)(7) custodial plan accounts
         6) Individual  Retirement  Accounts ("IRAs"),  including  traditional
            IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs or SIMPLE plans

The  interpretation  of these provisions as to the  applicability of a special
arrangement  or waiver in a particular  case is in the sole  discretion of the
Distributor  or the  transfer  agent  (referred  to in  this  document  as the
"Transfer  Agent") of the  particular  Oppenheimer  fund.  These  waivers  and
special  arrangements may be amended or terminated at any time by a particular
fund, the  Distributor,  and/or  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc.  (referred to in this
document as the "Manager").

Waivers  that apply at the time shares are  redeemed  must be requested by the
shareholder and/or dealer in the redemption request.

I.    Applicability  of Class A Contingent  Deferred  Sales Charges in Certain
   Cases
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Purchases  of Class A Shares of  Oppenheimer  Funds  That Are Not  Subject  to
Initial  Sales  Charge but May Be Subject to the Class A  Contingent  Deferred
Sales Charge (unless a waiver applies).

      There is no initial  sales  charge on purchases of Class A shares of any
of the Oppenheimer funds in the cases listed below.  However,  these purchases
may be subject to the Class A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge if redeemed
within 18 months  (24  months in the case of  Oppenheimer  Rochester  National
Municipals  and Rochester  Fund  Municipals)  of the beginning of the calendar
month of their  purchase,  as  described  in the  Prospectus  (unless a waiver
described   elsewhere   in  this   Appendix   applies   to  the   redemption).
Additionally,  on shares purchased under these waivers that are subject to the
Class A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge,  the  Distributor  will  pay the
applicable  concession  described in the Prospectus  under "Class A Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge."5 This waiver provision applies to:
|_|   Purchases of Class A shares aggregating $1 million or more.
|_|   Purchases of Class A shares by a Retirement  Plan that was  permitted to
         purchase  such shares at net asset value but subject to a  contingent
         deferred  sales charge prior to March 1, 2001.  That  included  plans
         (other than IRA or 403(b)(7)  Custodial Plans) that: 1) bought shares
         costing  $500,000 or more, 2) had at the time of purchase 100 or more
         eligible  employees  or total plan assets of $500,000 or more,  or 3)
         certified  to the  Distributor  that it  projects to have annual plan
         purchases of $200,000 or more.
|_|   Purchases  by  an   OppenheimerFunds-sponsored   Rollover  IRA,  if  the
         purchases are made:
         1) through a broker,  dealer,  bank or registered  investment adviser
            that has made special  arrangements with the Distributor for those
            purchases, or
         2) by  a  direct   rollover  of  a  distribution   from  a  qualified
            Retirement  Plan  if the  administrator  of  that  Plan  has  made
            special arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases.
|_|   Purchases  of Class A shares by  Retirement  Plans  that have any of the
         following record-keeping arrangements:
         1) The record  keeping is performed by Merrill  Lynch Pierce Fenner &
            Smith,  Inc.  ("Merrill Lynch") on a daily valuation basis for the
            Retirement   Plan.   On  the  date  the  plan  sponsor  signs  the
            record-keeping  service  agreement  with Merrill  Lynch,  the Plan
            must have $3 million or more of its assets  invested in (a) mutual
            funds,  other  than those  advised  or  managed  by Merrill  Lynch
            Investment  Management,  L.P.  ("MLIM"),  that are made  available
            under a Service  Agreement  between  Merrill  Lynch and the mutual
            fund's  principal  underwriter  or  distributor,   and  (b)  funds
            advised or managed  by MLIM (the  funds  described  in (a) and (b)
            are referred to as "Applicable Investments").
         2) The record  keeping  for the  Retirement  Plan is  performed  on a
            daily  valuation  basis  by a record  keeper  whose  services  are
            provided  under a contract or  arrangement  between the Retirement
            Plan and Merrill  Lynch.  On the date the plan  sponsor  signs the
            record keeping  service  agreement  with Merrill  Lynch,  the Plan
            must  have $3  million  or more of its  assets  (excluding  assets
            invested  in  money   market   funds)   invested   in   Applicable
            Investments.
         3) The  record  keeping  for a  Retirement  Plan is  handled  under a
            service  agreement  with  Merrill  Lynch  and on the date the plan
            sponsor  signs that  agreement,  the Plan has 500 or more eligible
            employees  (as  determined  by the Merrill  Lynch plan  conversion
            manager).
II.




Waivers of Class A Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A. Waivers of Initial  and  Contingent  Deferred  Sales  Charges  for  Certain
Purchasers.

Class A shares  purchased by the  following  investors  are not subject to any
Class A sales charges (and no concessions  are paid by the Distributor on such
purchases):
|_|   The Manager or its affiliates.

|_|   Present or former  officers,  directors,  trustees  and  employees  (and
         their  "immediate  families")  of  the  Fund,  the  Manager  and  its
         affiliates,  and  retirement  plans  established  by them  for  their
         employees.  The term  "immediate  family"  refers  to  one's  spouse,
         children,  grandchildren,   grandparents,   parents,  parents-in-law,
         brothers  and  sisters,  sons-  and  daughters-in-law,   a  sibling's
         spouse,  a spouse's  siblings,  aunts,  uncles,  nieces and  nephews;
         relatives  by virtue of a  remarriage  (step-children,  step-parents,
         etc.) are included.

|_|   Registered  management  investment  companies,  or separate  accounts of
         insurance  companies  having an  agreement  with the  Manager  or the
         Distributor for that purpose.
|_|   Dealers or brokers that have a sales agreement with the Distributor,  if
         they purchase  shares for their own accounts or for retirement  plans
         for their employees.
|_|   Employees and registered  representatives (and their spouses) of dealers
         or  brokers  described  above or  financial  institutions  that  have
         entered  into sales  arrangements  with such  dealers or brokers (and
         which  are  identified  as  such  to the  Distributor)  or  with  the
         Distributor.  The purchaser  must certify to the  Distributor  at the
         time  of  purchase  that  the  purchase  is for the  purchaser's  own
         account  (or for the  benefit  of such  employee's  spouse  or  minor
         children).
|_|   Dealers,  brokers,  banks or  registered  investment  advisors that have
         entered   into  an   agreement   with   the   Distributor   providing
         specifically  for  the  use of  shares  of  the  Fund  in  particular
         investment  products made available to their  clients.  Those clients
         may be charged a  transaction  fee by their dealer,  broker,  bank or
         advisor for the purchase or sale of Fund shares.
|_|   Investment  advisors  and  financial  planners  who have entered into an
         agreement  for this  purpose with the  Distributor  and who charge an
         advisory,  consulting or other fee for their  services and buy shares
         for their own accounts or the accounts of their clients.
|_|   "Rabbi trusts" that buy shares for their own accounts,  if the purchases
         are made  through a broker or agent or other  financial  intermediary
         that has made special  arrangements  with the  Distributor  for those
         purchases.
|_|   Clients of investment  advisors or financial planners (that have entered
         into an  agreement  for this purpose  with the  Distributor)  who buy
         shares for their own accounts may also purchase  shares without sales
         charge but only if their  accounts are linked to a master  account of
         their  investment  advisor  or  financial  planner  on the  books and
         records of the broker,  agent or  financial  intermediary  with which
         the  Distributor  has made such special  arrangements . Each of these
         investors  may be  charged a fee by the  broker,  agent or  financial
         intermediary for purchasing shares.
|_|   Directors,  trustees,  officers or full-time employees of OpCap Advisors
         or its  affiliates,  their  relatives or any trust,  pension,  profit
         sharing or other  benefit  plan which  beneficially  owns  shares for
         those persons.
|_|   Accounts  for  which  Oppenheimer  Capital  (or  its  successor)  is the
         investment   advisor  (the   Distributor  must  be  advised  of  this
         arrangement)  and  persons  who  are  directors  or  trustees  of the
         company or trust which is the beneficial owner of such accounts.
|_|   A unit investment  trust that has entered into an appropriate  agreement
         with the Distributor.
|_|   Dealers,  brokers,  banks, or registered  investment  advisers that have
         entered  into an  agreement  with the  Distributor  to sell shares to
         defined contribution  employee retirement plans for which the dealer,
         broker or investment adviser provides administration services.
      Retirement  Plans and  deferred  compensation  plans and trusts  used to
         fund those plans (including,  for example, plans qualified or created
         under sections 401(a),  401(k), 403(b) or 457 of the Internal Revenue
         Code),  in each case if those  purchases  are made  through a broker,
         agent  or  other  financial   intermediary   that  has  made  special
         arrangements with the Distributor for those purchases.
|_|   A  TRAC-2000  401(k)  plan  (sponsored  by the  former  Quest  for Value
         Advisors)  whose  Class B or Class C shares  of a  Former  Quest  for
         Value Fund were  exchanged for Class A shares of that Fund due to the
         termination of the Class B and Class C TRAC-2000  program on November
         24, 1995.
|_|   A qualified  Retirement  Plan that had agreed with the former  Quest for
         Value  Advisors  to  purchase  shares of any of the Former  Quest for
         Value Funds at net asset  value,  with such shares to be held through
         DCXchange,  a sub-transfer agency mutual fund clearinghouse,  if that
         arrangement  was   consummated  and  share  purchases   commenced  by
         December 31, 1996.

B. Waivers  of  Initial  and  Contingent  Deferred  Sales  Charges  in Certain
Transactions.

Class A shares  issued or  purchased  in the  following  transactions  are not
subject to sales charges (and no  concessions  are paid by the  Distributor on
such purchases):
|_|   Shares  issued  in  plans  of  reorganization,  such as  mergers,  asset
         acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the Fund is a party.
|_|   Shares   purchased   by  the   reinvestment   of   dividends   or  other
         distributions  reinvested  from the Fund or other  Oppenheimer  funds
         (other than Oppenheimer Cash Reserves) or unit investment  trusts for
         which reinvestment arrangements have been made with the Distributor.
      |_|   Shares  purchased  by the  reinvestment  of loan  repayments  by a
         participant  in a  Retirement  Plan  for  which  the  Manager  or  an
         affiliate acts as sponsor.

C. Waivers  of the  Class A  Contingent  Deferred  Sales  Charge  for  Certain
Redemptions.

The Class A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge is also waived if shares that
would  otherwise  be  subject  to the  contingent  deferred  sales  charge are
redeemed in the following cases:
|_|   To make Automatic  Withdrawal Plan payments that are limited annually to
         no more than 12% of the account value adjusted annually.
|_|   Involuntary  redemptions  of shares by operation  of law or  involuntary
         redemptions of small accounts  (please refer to "Shareholder  Account
         Rules and Policies," in the applicable fund Prospectus).
|_|   For distributions from Retirement Plans,  deferred compensation plans or
         other employee benefit plans for any of the following purposes:
         1) Following  the death or  disability  (as  defined in the  Internal

            Revenue  Code) of the  participant  or  beneficiary.  The death or
            disability  must  occur  after  the   participant's   account  was
            established.

         2) To return excess contributions.
         3) To return contributions made due to a mistake of fact.
         Hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.6
         5) Under a  Qualified  Domestic  Relations  Order,  as defined in the
            Internal  Revenue  Code,  or, in the case of an IRA,  a divorce or
            separation  agreement  described in Section  71(b) of the Internal
            Revenue Code.
         6) To meet the  minimum  distribution  requirements  of the  Internal
            Revenue Code.
         7) To make  "substantially  equal periodic  payments" as described in
            Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code.
         8) For loans to participants or beneficiaries.
         9) Separation from service.7
         10)      Participant-directed  redemptions  to  purchase  shares of a
            mutual  fund  (other  than a fund  managed  by  the  Manager  or a
            subsidiary   of  the   Manager)  if  the  plan  has  made  special
            arrangements with the Distributor.
         11)      Plan  termination  or  "in-service  distributions,"  if  the
            redemption    proceeds   are   rolled   over    directly   to   an
            OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.
|_|   For  distributions  from 401(k) plans sponsored by  broker-dealers  that
         have entered into a special  agreement with the Distributor  allowing
         this waiver.
|_|   For  distributions  from retirement  plans that have $10 million or more
         in plan assets and that have  entered into a special  agreement  with
         the Distributor.
|_|   For  distributions  from retirement plans which are part of a retirement
         plan product or platform  offered by certain  banks,  broker-dealers,
         financial advisors,  insurance companies or record keepers which have
         entered into a special agreement with the Distributor.
III.  Waivers  of Class B, Class C and Class N Sales  Charges  of  Oppenheimer
      Funds
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Class B, Class C and Class N contingent  deferred  sales  charges will not
be applied to shares  purchased in certain types of  transactions  or redeemed
in certain circumstances described below.

A. Waivers for Redemptions in Certain Cases.

The Class B, Class C and Class N  contingent  deferred  sales  charges will be
waived for redemptions of shares in the following cases:
|_|   Shares  redeemed  involuntarily,  as described in  "Shareholder  Account
         Rules and Policies," in the applicable Prospectus.
|_|   Redemptions  from accounts  other than  Retirement  Plans  following the
         death or disability of the last surviving  shareholder.  The death or
         disability must have occurred after the account was established,  and
         for  disability  you must  provide  evidence  of a  determination  of
         disability by the Social Security Administration.
|_|   The   contingent   deferred  sales  charges  are  generally  not  waived
         following  the death or  disability  of a grantor  or  trustee  for a
         trust  account.  The  contingent  deferred sales charges will only be
         waived in the  limited  case of the death of the trustee of a grantor
         trust or  revocable  living  trust for which the  trustee is also the
         sole  beneficiary.  The death or disability  must have occurred after
         the account was  established,  and for  disability  you must  provide
         evidence of a  determination  of  disability  by the Social  Security
         Administration.
|_|   Distributions  from accounts for which the  broker-dealer  of record has
         entered into a special  agreement with the Distributor  allowing this
         waiver.
|_|   Redemptions  of Class B shares held by  Retirement  Plans whose  records
         are  maintained  on a daily  valuation  basis by Merrill  Lynch or an
         independent record keeper under a contract with Merrill Lynch.
|_|   Redemptions of Class C shares of Oppenheimer U.S.  Government Trust from
         accounts of clients of financial  institutions that have entered into
         a special arrangement with the Distributor for this purpose.

|_|   Redemptions  of Class C shares of an  Oppenheimer  fund in amounts of $1
         million or more  requested  in writing by a  Retirement  Plan sponsor
         and submitted more than 12 months after the  Retirement  Plan's first
         purchase of Class C shares,  if the redemption  proceeds are invested
         to purchase Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds.

|_|   Distributions8  from  Retirement  Plans or other employee  benefit plans
         for any of the following purposes:
         1) Following  the death or  disability  (as  defined in the  Internal
            Revenue  Code) of the  participant  or  beneficiary.  The death or
            disability  must  occur  after  the   participant's   account  was
            established in an Oppenheimer fund.
         2) To return excess contributions made to a participant's account.
         3) To return contributions made due to a mistake of fact.
         4) To make hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.9
         5) To  make   distributions   required  under  a  Qualified  Domestic
            Relations  Order  or,  in  the  case  of  an  IRA,  a  divorce  or
            separation  agreement  described in Section  71(b) of the Internal
            Revenue Code.
         6) To meet the  minimum  distribution  requirements  of the  Internal
            Revenue Code.
         7) To make  "substantially  equal periodic  payments" as described in
            Section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue Code.
         8) For loans to participants or beneficiaries.10
         9) On account of the participant's separation from service.11
         10)      Participant-directed  redemptions  to  purchase  shares of a
            mutual  fund  (other  than a fund  managed  by  the  Manager  or a
            subsidiary of the Manager)  offered as an  investment  option in a
            Retirement  Plan if the plan has made  special  arrangements  with
            the Distributor.
         11)      Distributions  made  on  account  of a plan  termination  or
            "in-service" distributions,  if the redemption proceeds are rolled
            over directly to an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.

         12)      For  distributions  from a  participant's  account  under an
            Automatic  Withdrawal Plan after the participant  reaches age 59 1/2,
            as long as the  aggregate  value  of the  distributions  does  not
            exceed 10% of the account's value, adjusted annually.

         13)      Redemptions of Class B shares under an Automatic  Withdrawal
            Plan  for  an  account  other  than  a  Retirement  Plan,  if  the
            aggregate  value of the redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of the
            account's value, adjusted annually.
         14)      For   distributions   from   401(k)   plans   sponsored   by
            broker-dealers  that have entered into a special  arrangement with
            the Distributor allowing this waiver.

|_|   Redemptions  of Class B shares  or  Class C  shares  under an  Automatic
         Withdrawal  Plan from an account other than a Retirement  Plan if the
         aggregate  value of the  redeemed  shares  does not exceed 10% of the
         account's value annually.


B. Waivers for Shares Sold or Issued in Certain Transactions.

The  contingent  deferred  sales  charge is also waived on Class B and Class C
shares sold or issued in the following cases:
|_|   Shares sold to the Manager or its affiliates.
|_|   Shares sold to registered  management  investment  companies or separate
         accounts of insurance  companies having an agreement with the Manager
         or the Distributor for that purpose.
|_|   Shares issued in plans of reorganization to which the Fund is a party.
|_|   Shares  sold to  present  or former  officers,  directors,  trustees  or
         employees  (and  their  "immediate  families"  as  defined  above  in
         Section  I.A.)  of the  Fund,  the  Manager  and its  affiliates  and
         retirement plans established by them for their employees.

IV.





Special Sales Charge  Arrangements  for  Shareholders  of Certain  Oppenheimer
   Funds Who Were Shareholders of Former Quest for Value Funds
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The initial and  contingent  deferred sales charge rates and waivers for Class
A, Class B and Class C shares  described  in the  Prospectus  or  Statement of
Additional  Information  of the  Oppenheimer  funds are  modified as described
below for certain persons who were  shareholders of the former Quest for Value
Funds. To be eligible,  those persons must have been  shareholders on November
24, 1995, when  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc. became the investment advisor to those
former Quest for Value Funds. Those funds include:
   Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc.           Oppenheimer  Small  Cap  Value
   Fund
   Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Fund              Oppenheimer              Quest
   International Value Fund, Inc.
   Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

      These  arrangements  also apply to  shareholders  of the following funds
when  they  merged  (were  reorganized)  into  various  Oppenheimer  funds  on
November 24, 1995:

   Quest for Value U.S. Government Income Fund  Quest   for   Value  New  York
   Tax-Exempt Fund
   Quest for Value Investment Quality Income Fund     Quest      for     Value
   National Tax-Exempt Fund
   Quest for Value Global Income Fund     Quest    for    Value     California
   Tax-Exempt Fund

      All of the funds listed  above are  referred to in this  Appendix as the
"Former  Quest for  Value  Funds."  The  waivers  of  initial  and  contingent
deferred  sales  charges  described  in this  Appendix  apply to  shares of an
Oppenheimer fund that are either:
|_|   acquired  by such  shareholder  pursuant  to an exchange of shares of an
         Oppenheimer  fund that was one of the Former  Quest for Value  Funds,
         or
|_|   purchased  by  such   shareholder  by  exchange  of  shares  of  another
         Oppenheimer fund that were acquired  pursuant to the merger of any of
         the Former Quest for Value Funds into that other  Oppenheimer fund on
         November 24, 1995.

A. Reductions or Waivers of Class A Sales Charges.

|X|   Reduced Class A Initial Sales Charge Rates for Certain  Former Quest for
Value Funds Shareholders.

Purchases  by Groups  and  Associations.  The  following  table sets forth the
initial  sales  charge  rates  for  Class A shares  purchased  by  members  of
"Associations"  formed for any purpose other than the purchase of  securities.
The rates in the table apply if that  Association  purchased  shares of any of
the Former  Quest for Value  Funds or  received a proposal  to  purchase  such
shares from OCC Distributors prior to November 24, 1995.

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                      Initial       Sales Initial  Sales  Charge Concession  as
Number  of   Eligible Charge  as  a %  of as a % of  Net  Amount % of  Offering
Employees or Members  Offering Price      Invested               Price
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9 or Fewer            2.50%               2.56%                  2.00%
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At  least  10 but not 2.00%               2.04%                  1.60%
more than 49
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      For purchases by  Associations  having 50 or more eligible  employees or
members,  there is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares, but
those  shares are  subject to the Class A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge
described in the applicable fund's Prospectus.






      Purchases  made under this  arrangement  qualify for the lower of either
the sales  charge  rate in the table  based on the  number  of  members  of an
Association,  or the  sales  charge  rate  that  applies  under  the  Right of
Accumulation  described in the applicable  fund's  Prospectus and Statement of
Additional  Information.  Individuals  who qualify under this  arrangement for
reduced  sales  charge  rates as members  of  Associations  also may  purchase
shares for their  individual  or  custodial  accounts at these  reduced  sales
charge rates, upon request to the Distributor.

|X|   Waiver  of  Class A Sales  Charges  for  Certain  Shareholders.  Class A
shares  purchased by the  following  investors  are not subject to any Class A
initial or contingent deferred sales charges:
o     Shareholders  who  were  shareholders  of the AMA  Family  of  Funds  on
            February  28,  1991 and who  acquired  shares of any of the Former
            Quest for Value Funds by merger of a  portfolio  of the AMA Family
            of Funds.
o     Shareholders  who acquired  shares of any Former Quest for Value Fund by
            merger of any of the portfolios of the Unified Funds.

|X|   Waiver  of  Class  A  Contingent   Deferred   Sales  Charge  in  Certain
Transactions.  The Class A contingent  deferred sales charge will not apply to
redemptions  of Class A shares  purchased by the following  investors who were
shareholders of any Former Quest for Value Fund:

      Investors who purchased  Class A shares from a dealer that is or was not
permitted to receive a sales load or  redemption  fee imposed on a shareholder
with  whom that  dealer  has a  fiduciary  relationship,  under  the  Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and regulations adopted under that law.

B. Class A, Class B and Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers.

|X|   Waivers for  Redemptions of Shares  Purchased Prior to March 6, 1995. In
the following cases,  the contingent  deferred sales charge will be waived for
redemptions of Class A, Class B or Class C shares of an Oppenheimer  fund. The
shares must have been  acquired by the merger of a Former Quest for Value Fund
into the fund or by exchange from an Oppenheimer  fund that was a Former Quest
for Value Fund or into which such fund  merged.  Those  shares  must have been
purchased prior to March 6, 1995 in connection with:
o     withdrawals  under an  automatic  withdrawal  plan  holding  only either
            Class B or  Class C  shares  if the  annual  withdrawal  does  not
            exceed 10% of the  initial  value of the account  value,  adjusted
            annually, and
o     liquidation of a shareholder's  account if the aggregate net asset value
            of shares  held in the account is less than the  required  minimum
            value of such accounts.

|X|   Waivers for  Redemptions  of Shares  Purchased on or After March 6, 1995
but Prior to  November  24,  1995.  In the  following  cases,  the  contingent
deferred  sales charge will be waived for  redemptions  of Class A, Class B or
Class C shares of an  Oppenheimer  fund. The shares must have been acquired by
the merger of a Former Quest for Value Fund into the fund or by exchange  from
an Oppenheimer  fund that was a Former Quest For Value Fund or into which such
Former Quest for Value Fund merged.  Those shares must have been  purchased on
or after March 6, 1995, but prior to November 24, 1995:
o     redemptions  following the death or disability of the shareholder(s) (as
            evidenced  by a  determination  of  total  disability  by the U.S.
            Social Security Administration);
o     withdrawals under an automatic  withdrawal plan (but only for Class B or
            Class C shares) where the annual  withdrawals do not exceed 10% of
            the initial value of the account value; adjusted annually, and

o     liquidation of a shareholder's  account if the aggregate net asset value
            of shares  held in the account is less than the  required  minimum
            account value.

      A  shareholder's  account  will  be  credited  with  the  amount  of any
contingent  deferred sales charge paid on the redemption of any Class A, Class
B or Class C shares of the  Oppenheimer  fund described in this section if the
proceeds  are  invested  in the same  Class of shares in that fund or  another
Oppenheimer fund within 90 days after redemption.
V.    Special  Sales  Charge   Arrangements   for   Shareholders   of  Certain
      Oppenheimer   Funds  Who  Were   Shareholders   of  Connecticut   Mutual
      Investment Accounts, Inc.
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The initial and contingent  deferred sale charge rates and waivers for Class A
and Class B shares  described in the respective  Prospectus (or this Appendix)
of the  following  Oppenheimer  funds (each is referred to as a "Fund" in this
section):

   Oppenheimer U. S. Government Trust,
   Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund,
   Oppenheimer Value Fund and
   Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund

are  modified  as  described  below  for  those  Fund  shareholders  who  were
shareholders of the following  funds  (referred to as the "Former  Connecticut
Mutual  Funds")  on March 1,  1996,  when  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc.  became the
investment adviser to the Former Connecticut Mutual Funds:
   Connecticut Mutual Liquid Account         Connecticut  Mutual  Total Return
   Account
   Connecticut Mutual Government Securities Account   CMIA  LifeSpan   Capital
   Appreciation Account
   Connecticut Mutual Income Account         CMIA LifeSpan Balanced Account
   Connecticut Mutual Growth Account         CMIA Diversified Income Account

A. Prior Class A CDSC and Class A Sales Charge Waivers.

|X|   Class A Contingent  Deferred  Sales Charge.  Certain  shareholders  of a
Fund and the other  Former  Connecticut  Mutual Funds are entitled to continue
to make  additional  purchases of Class A shares at net asset value  without a
Class A initial sales charge,  but subject to the Class A contingent  deferred
sales  charge that was in effect  prior to March 18, 1996 (the "prior  Class A
CDSC").  Under the prior  Class A CDSC,  if any of those  shares are  redeemed
within one year of purchase,  they will be assessed a 1%  contingent  deferred
sales  charge on an amount  equal to the current  market value or the original
purchase price of the shares sold,  whichever is smaller (in such redemptions,
any shares not subject to the prior Class A CDSC will be redeemed first).

      Those shareholders who are eligible for the prior Class A CDSC are:
         1) persons  whose  purchases  of Class A shares  of a Fund and  other
            Former  Connecticut  Mutual Funds were $500,000 prior to March 18,
            1996,  as a result of direct  purchases or  purchases  pursuant to
            the  Fund's   policies   on  Combined   Purchases   or  Rights  of
            Accumulation,  who still hold  those  shares in that Fund or other
            Former Connecticut Mutual Funds, and
         2) persons whose  intended  purchases  under a Statement of Intention
            entered  into prior to March 18,  1996,  with the  former  general
            distributor  of the Former  Connecticut  Mutual  Funds to purchase
            shares valued at $500,000 or more over a 13-month  period entitled
            those persons to purchase  shares at net asset value without being
            subject to the Class A initial sales charge

      Any of the  Class A shares of a Fund and the  other  Former  Connecticut
Mutual  Funds that were  purchased at net asset value prior to March 18, 1996,
remain  subject to the prior  Class A CDSC,  or if any  additional  shares are
purchased  by  those   shareholders  at  net  asset  value  pursuant  to  this
arrangement they will be subject to the prior Class A CDSC.


|X|




      Class A Sales Charge  Waivers.  Additional  Class A shares of a Fund may
be purchased  without a sales charge,  by a person who was in one (or more) of
the categories  below and acquired Class A shares prior to March 18, 1996, and
still holds Class A shares:
         1) any purchaser,  provided the total initial amount  invested in the
            Fund or any one or more of the  Former  Connecticut  Mutual  Funds
            totaled $500,000 or more,  including  investments made pursuant to
            the  Combined  Purchases,  Statement  of  Intention  and Rights of
            Accumulation  features  available  at  the  time  of  the  initial
            purchase and such  investment  is still held in one or more of the
            Former  Connecticut  Mutual  Funds or a Fund into  which such Fund
            merged;
         2) any  participant  in a  qualified  plan,  provided  that the total
            initial  amount  invested  by the  plan in the  Fund or any one or
            more of the Former  Connecticut  Mutual Funds totaled  $500,000 or
            more;
         3) Directors   of  the  Fund  or  any  one  or  more  of  the  Former
            Connecticut Mutual Funds and members of their immediate families;
         4) employee  benefit plans sponsored by Connecticut  Mutual Financial
            Services,  L.L.C.  ("CMFS"),  the prior  distributor of the Former
            Connecticut Mutual Funds, and its affiliated companies;
         5) one or more  members  of a group of at least  1,000  persons  (and
            persons  who are  retirees  from such  group)  engaged in a common
            business,  profession,  civic  or  charitable  endeavor  or  other
            activity,  and the  spouses and minor  dependent  children of such
            persons,  pursuant to a marketing  program  between  CMFS and such
            group; and
         6) an  institution  acting as a fiduciary on behalf of an  individual
            or individuals,  if such  institution was directly  compensated by
            the  individual(s)  for recommending the purchase of the shares of
            the  Fund  or any one or more  of the  Former  Connecticut  Mutual
            Funds, provided the institution had an agreement with CMFS.

      Purchases  of Class A shares  made  pursuant to (1) and (2) above may be
subject to the Class A CDSC of the Former  Connecticut  Mutual Funds described
above.

      Additionally,  Class A shares of a Fund may be purchased without a sales
charge by any holder of a variable  annuity  contract issued in New York State
by Connecticut  Mutual Life Insurance  Company  through the Panorama  Separate
Account which is beyond the applicable  surrender  charge period and which was
used to fund a qualified plan, if that holder  exchanges the variable  annuity
contract proceeds to buy Class A shares of the Fund.

B. Class A and Class B Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Waivers.

In addition to the waivers set forth in the  Prospectus  and in this Appendix,
above, the contingent  deferred sales charge will be waived for redemptions of
Class A and  Class B  shares  of a Fund  and  exchanges  of Class A or Class B
shares  of a Fund  into  Class A or  Class B shares  of a  Former  Connecticut
Mutual  Fund  provided  that the  Class A or Class B shares  of the Fund to be
redeemed or exchanged  were (i) acquired  prior to March 18, 1996 or (ii) were
acquired by exchange from an  Oppenheimer  fund that was a Former  Connecticut
Mutual Fund.  Additionally,  the shares of such Former Connecticut Mutual Fund
must have been purchased prior to March 18, 1996:
   1) by the estate of a deceased shareholder;
   2) upon the disability of a shareholder,  as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of
      the Internal Revenue Code;
   3) for   retirement   distributions   (or   loans)   to   participants   or
      beneficiaries  from retirement  plans qualified under Sections 401(a) or
      403(b)(7)of the Code, or from IRAs, deferred  compensation plans created
      under Section 457 of the Code, or other employee benefit plans;
   as tax-free returns of excess  contributions to such retirement or employee
      benefit plans;
   5) in  whole or in part,  in  connection  with  shares  sold to any  state,
      county,  or city,  or any  instrumentality,  department,  authority,  or
      agency  thereof,  that is prohibited by applicable  investment laws from
      paying a sales charge or concession  in connection  with the purchase of
      shares of any registered investment management company;
   6) in  connection  with  the  redemption  of  shares  of the  Fund due to a
      combination  with  another  investment  company  by  virtue of a merger,
      acquisition or similar reorganization transaction;
   7) in  connection  with  the  Fund's  right  to  involuntarily   redeem  or
      liquidate the Fund;
   8) in connection  with automatic  redemptions of Class A shares and Class B
      shares in certain  retirement  plan  accounts  pursuant to an  Automatic
      Withdrawal  Plan but limited to no more than 12% of the  original  value
      annually; or

   9) as  involuntary  redemptions  of shares by  operation  of law,  or under
      procedures  set forth in the Fund's  Articles  of  Incorporation,  or as
      adopted by the Board of Directors of the Fund.

VI.   Special Reduced Sales Charge for Former  Shareholders of Advance America
      Funds, Inc.
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Shareholders of Oppenheimer AMT-Free  Municipals,  Oppenheimer U.S. Government
Trust,  Oppenheimer  Strategic Income Fund and Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund
who  acquired  (and  still  hold)  shares  of those  funds as a result  of the
reorganization   of  series  of  Advance   America  Funds,   Inc.  into  those
Oppenheimer  funds on October 18, 1991, and who held shares of Advance America
Funds,  Inc.  on March 30,  1990,  may  purchase  Class A shares of those four
Oppenheimer funds at a maximum sales charge rate of 4.50%.
VII.  Sales  Charge  Waivers  on  Purchases  of Class M Shares of  Oppenheimer
      Convertible Securities Fund
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Oppenheimer  Convertible  Securities  Fund  (referred to as the "Fund" in this
section) may sell Class M shares at net asset value  without any initial sales
charge to the classes of investors  listed below who, prior to March 11, 1996,
owned  shares  of the  Fund's  then-existing  Class A and  were  permitted  to
purchase those shares at net asset value without sales charge:
|_|   the Manager and its affiliates,
|_|   present or former  officers,  directors,  trustees  and  employees  (and
         their  "immediate  families"  as defined in the Fund's  Statement  of
         Additional  Information) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates,
         and  retirement  plans  established  by them or the prior  investment
         advisor of the Fund for their employees,
|_|   registered  management  investment  companies  or  separate  accounts of
         insurance  companies  that had an  agreement  with the  Fund's  prior
         investment advisor or distributor for that purpose,
|_|   dealers or brokers that have a sales agreement with the Distributor,  if
         they purchase  shares for their own accounts or for retirement  plans
         for their employees,
|_|   employees and registered  representatives (and their spouses) of dealers
         or  brokers   described  in  the   preceding   section  or  financial
         institutions  that have  entered into sales  arrangements  with those
         dealers  or  brokers  (and  whose  identity  is  made  known  to  the
         Distributor)  or with  the  Distributor,  but  only if the  purchaser
         certifies  to the  Distributor  at the  time  of  purchase  that  the
         purchaser meets these qualifications,
|_|   dealers,  brokers,  or registered  investment  advisors that had entered
         into an agreement with the  Distributor  or the prior  distributor of
         the Fund specifically  providing for the use of Class M shares of the
         Fund  in  specific   investment  products  made  available  to  their
         clients, and
|_|   dealers,  brokers or  registered  investment  advisors  that had entered
         into an agreement with the  Distributor  or prior  distributor of the
         Fund's  shares  to  sell  shares  to  defined  contribution  employee
         retirement plans for which the dealer,  broker, or investment advisor
         provides administrative services.



1 Certain waivers also apply to Class M shares of Oppenheimer Convertible
Securities Fund.
2 In the case of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund, a
continuously-offered closed-end fund, references to contingent deferred sales
charges mean the Fund's Early Withdrawal Charges and references to
"redemptions" mean "repurchases" of shares.
3 An "employee benefit plan" means any plan or arrangement, whether or not it
is "qualified" under the Internal Revenue Code, under which Class N shares of
an Oppenheimer fund or funds are purchased by a fiduciary or other
administrator for the account of participants who are employees of a single
employer or of affiliated employers. These may include, for example, medical
savings accounts, payroll deduction plans or similar plans. The fund accounts
must be registered in the name of the fiduciary or administrator purchasing
the shares for the benefit of participants in the plan.
4 The term "Group Retirement Plan" means any qualified or non-qualified
retirement plan for employees of a corporation or sole proprietorship,
members and employees of a partnership or association or other organized
group of persons (the members of which may include other groups), if the
group has made special arrangements with the Distributor and all members of
the group participating in (or who are eligible to participate in) the plan
purchase shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds through a single investment
dealer, broker or other financial institution designated by the group. Such
plans include 457 plans, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE plans and 403(b) plans
other than plans for public school employees. The term "Group Retirement
Plan" also includes qualified retirement plans and non-qualified deferred
compensation plans and IRAs that purchase shares of an Oppenheimer fund or
funds through a single investment dealer, broker or other financial
institution that has made special arrangements with the Distributor.
5 However, that concession will not be paid on purchases of shares in amounts
of $1 million or more (including any right of accumulation) by a Retirement
Plan that pays for the purchase with the redemption proceeds of Class C
shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds held by the Plan for more than one
year.
6 This provision does not apply to IRAs.

7 This provision only applies to qualified retirement plans and 403(b)(7)
custodial plans after your separation from service in or after the year you
reached age 55.

8 The distribution must be requested prior to Plan termination or the
elimination of the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option under the Plan.
9 This provision does not apply to IRAs.
10 This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans and
loans from the OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Single K retirement plan.
11 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the
participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.










Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund


Internet Website:
      www.oppenheimerfunds.com
      ------------------------

Investment Advisor
      OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
      Two World Financial Center
      225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
      New York, New York 10281-1008

Distributor
      OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
      Two World Financial Center
      225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
      New York, New York 10281-1008

Transfer Agent
      OppenheimerFunds Services
      P.O. Box 5270
      Denver, Colorado 80217
      1.800.CALL OPP(225.5677)

Custodian Bank
      JPMorgan Chase Bank
      4 Chase Metro Tech Center
      Brooklyn, New York, 11245

Independent Auditors
      Deloitte & Touche LLP
      555 Seventeenth Street
      Denver, Colorado 80202

Counsel to the Funds
      Myer, Swanson, Adams & Wolf, P.C.
      1600 Broadway
      Denver, Colorado 80202

Counsel to the Independent Trustees

      Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC
      70 West Madison Street, Suite 3100
      Chicago, Illinois 60602
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 OPPENHEIMER INTEGRITY FUNDS

                                        FORM N-1A

                                          PART C

                                    OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23.    Exhibits
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(a)   Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated October 14, 2002: Filed herewith.

(b)   Registrant's By-Laws as amended through May 16, 2001: Filed herewith.


(c)   (i)   Specimen  Class A Share  Certificate  for  Oppenheimer  Bond Fund:  Previously
      filed with Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 40, 4/26/02, and incorporated
      herein by reference.

      (ii)  Specimen  Class B Share  Certificate  for  Oppenheimer  Bond Fund:  Previously
      filed with Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 40, 4/26/02, and incorporated
      herein by reference.

      (iii) Specimen  Class C Share  Certificate  for  Oppenheimer  Bond Fund:  Previously
      filed with Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 40, 4/26/02, and incorporated
      herein by reference.

      (iv)  Specimen  Class N Share  Certificate  for  Oppenheimer  Bond Fund:  Previously
      filed with Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 40, 4/26/02, and incorporated
      herein by reference.

      (v)   Specimen  Class Y Share  Certificate  for  Oppenheimer  Bond Fund:  Previously
      filed with Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 40, 4/26/02, and incorporated
      herein by reference.

(d)   (i)   Investment  Advisory  Agreement  dated  7/10/95  for  Oppenheimer  Bond  Fund:
      Previously filed with  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 25, 7/10/95,  and
      incorporated herein by reference.

      (ii)  Amendment to Investment  Advisory Agreement dated 2/26/02 for Oppenheimer Bond
      Fund: Previously filed with Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 41, 2/25/03,
      and incorporated herein by reference.

(e)   (i)   General  Distributor's   Agreement  dated  10/13/92:   Previously  filed  with
      Registrant's  Post-Effective Amendment No. 17, 2/26/93, and refiled pursuant to Item
      102 of Regulation S-T with  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 23, 4/28/95,
      and incorporated herein by reference.


      (ii) Form of Dealer  Agreement of  OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.:  Previously
filed with  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 45 to the Registration  Statement of Oppenheimer
High Yield Fund (Reg. No. 2-62076), 10/26/01, and incorporated herein by reference.

      (iii) Form of Broker Agreement of  OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.:  Previously
filed with  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 45 to the Registration  Statement of Oppenheimer
High Yield Fund (Reg. No. 2-62076), 10/26/01, and incorporated herein by reference.

      (iv) Form of Agency  Agreement of  OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.:  Previously
filed with  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 45 to the Registration  Statement of Oppenheimer
High Yield Fund (Reg. No. 2-62076), 10/26/01, and incorporated herein by reference.

      (v)  Form  of  Trust  Company  Fund/SERV  Purchase  Agreement  of   OppenheimerFunds
Distributor,   Inc.:  Previously  filed  with  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  45  to  the
Registration  Statement of Oppenheimer High Yield Fund (Reg. No. 2-62076),  10/26/01,  and
incorporated herein by reference.

      (vi) Form of Trust Company Agency Agreement of OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc.:
Previously filed with  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 45 to the  Registration  Statement of
Oppenheimer  High Yield Fund (Reg. No.  2-62076),  10/26/01,  and  incorporated  herein by
reference.


(f)   Form of Deferred Compensation Plan for Disinterested Trustees/Directors:  Previously
filed with  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 40 to the Registration  Statement of Oppenheimer
High Yield Fund (Reg. No. 2-62076), 10/27/98, and incorporated herein by reference.


(g)   (i) Global Custody Agreement dated August 16, 2002 between  Registrant and JP Morgan
Chase Bank:  Previously  filed with  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 10 to the  Registration
Statement of  Oppenheimer  International  Bond Fund (Reg.  No.  33-58383),  11/21/02,  and
incorporated herein by reference.


      (ii) Amendment  dated October 2, 2003 to the Global Custody  Agreement  dated August
16,  2002:  Previously  filed  with  Pre-Effective  Amendment  No.  1 to the  Registration
Statement of Oppenheimer  Principal  Protected Trust II (Reg.  333-108093),  11/6/03,  and
incorporated herein by reference.


(h)   Not applicable.


(i)   Opinion and Consent of Counsel dated  2/11/91:  Incorporated  herein by reference to
      Registrant's  Rule 24f-2 Notice filed on 2/19/91 and refiled pursuant to Item 102 of
      Regulation  S-T with  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 23,  4/28/95,  and
      incorporated herein by reference.


(j)   Independent Auditor's Consent: To be filed by Post-Effective Amendment 485(b).


(k)   Not applicable.

(l)   Not applicable.

(m)   (i)   Amended and  Restated  Service  Plan and  Agreement  for Class A shares  dated
      4/23/02:  Previously  filed  with  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  41,
      2/25/03, and incorporated herein by reference.

      (ii)  Amended and Restated  Distribution  and Service Plan and Agreement for Class B
      shares of Oppenheimer Bond Fund dated 2/24/98:  Previously filed with Post-Effective
      Amendment No. 34 to Registrant's  Registration Statement,  2/24/99, and incorporated
      herein by reference.

(iii) Amended and Restated  Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class C Shares
      of  Oppenheimer  Bond Fund  dated  2/24/98:  Previously  filed  with  Post-Effective
      Amendment No. 34 to Registrant's  Registration Statement,  2/24/99, and incorporated
      herein by reference.

(iv)  Distribution  and Service  Plan and  Agreement  for Class N shares  dated  10/24/00:
      Previously filed with  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 41, 2/25/03,  and
      incorporated herein by reference.


(n)   Oppenheimer  Funds  Multiple  Class Plan under Rule 18f-3 updated  through  9/15/04:
Previously filed with  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 24 to the  Registration  Statement of
Oppenheimer  Cash Reserves  (Reg.  No.  33-23223),  9/27/04,  and  incorporated  herein by
reference.

(o)    Powers of Attorney  dated June 28, 2004 for all  Trustees/Directors  and  Officers:
Filed herewith.


(p)   Amended and Restated Code of Ethics of the Oppenheimer Funds dated May 15, 2002
under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940: Previously filed with
Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Discovery
Fund (Reg. No. 33-371), 11/21/02, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 24. - Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund
----------------------------------------------------------------------

None.

Item 25. - Indemnification
--------------------------

Reference is made to the provisions of Article Seven of Registrant's  Amended and Restated
Declaration  of  Trust  filed  as  Exhibit  23(a)  to  this  Registration  Statement,  and
incorporated herein by reference.

Insofar as  indemnification  for liabilities  arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to trustees,  officers and controlling  persons of Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions or otherwise,  Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  such  indemnification  is against  public  policy as
expressed in the Securities  Act of 1933 and is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event
that a claim for  indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than the payment by
Registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a trustee,  officer or  controlling  person of
Registrant in the  successful  defense of any action,  suit or  proceeding) is asserted by
such trustee,  officer or controlling  person,  Registrant will,  unless in the opinion of
its counsel the matter has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of
appropriate  jurisdiction  the  question  whether  such  indemnification  by it is against
public  policy as  expressed  in the  Securities  Act of 1933 and will be  governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.

Item 26. - Business and Other Connections of the Investment Adviser
-------------------------------------------------------------------

(a)   OppenheimerFunds,  Inc. is the investment adviser of the Registrant;  it and certain
subsidiaries  and  affiliates  act in the same  capacity  to other  investment  companies,
including  without  limitation  those described in Parts A and B hereof and listed in Item
26(b) below.

(b)   There is set forth below information as to any other business, profession,  vocation
or  employment   of  a   substantial   nature  in  which  each  officer  and  director  of
OppenheimerFunds,  Inc.  is, or at any time  during  the past two  fiscal  years has been,
engaged  for  his/her  own account or in the  capacity  of  director,  officer,  employee,
partner or trustee.

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Name and Current Position
with OppenheimerFunds, Inc.    Other Business and Connections During the Past
                               Two Years
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Lizbeth Aaron-DiGiovanni       Formerly Vice President (April 2000) and First
Vice President                 Vice President (February 2003-July 2004) of
                               Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

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Timothy L. Abbuhl,             Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.

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Emeline S. Adwers,             Formerly Senior Analyst at Palantir Capital
Vice President                 (November 1999-January 2003).

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Robert Agan,                   Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., OFI
                               Private Investments, Inc. and Centennial Asset
                               Management Corporation; Senior Vice President of
                               Shareholders Services, Inc.

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Carl Algermissen,              Formerly Associate Counsel and Legal Compliance
Assistant Vice President &     Officer at Great West-Life & Annuity Insurance
Associate Counsel              Co. (February 2004-October 2004); previously
                               with INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (June
                               1993-December 2003), most recently as Senior
                               Staff Attorney.

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Michael Amato,                 None
Assistant Vice President

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Erik Anderson,                 None
Assistant Vice President
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Tracey Beck Apostolopoulos,    Assistant Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Assistant Vice President       Distributor, Inc.

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Janette Aprilante,             Secretary (since December 2001) of:
Vice President & Secretary     OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial
                               Asset Management Corporation, Oppenheimer
                               Partnership Holdings, Inc., Oppenheimer Real
                               Asset Management, Inc., Shareholder Financial
                               Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc. and
                               OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program. Secretary
                               (since June 2003) of: HarbourView Asset
                               Management Corporation, OFI Private Investments,
                               Inc. and OFI Institutional Asset Management,
                               Inc. Assistant Secretary (since December 2001)
                               of OFI Trust Company.

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Hany S. Ayad,                  None
Assistant Vice President
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Robert Baker,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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John Michael Banta,            None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Joanne Bardell,                None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Kevin Baum,                    None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeff Baumgartner,              None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Connie Bechtolt,               None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lalit K. Behal                 Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset
Assistant Vice President       Management Corporation.

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Kathleen Beichert,             Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
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Gerald Bellamy,                Assistant Vice President of OFI Institutional
Assistant Vice President       Asset Management, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Erik S. Berg,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Rajeev Bhaman,                 None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Craig Billings,                None
Assistant Vice President

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Mark Binning,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Robert J. Bishop,              Treasurer (since October 2003) of
Vice President                 OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and

                               Centennial Asset Management Corporation.
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John R. Blomfield,             None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lisa I. Bloomberg,             Formerly First Vice President and Associate
Vice President & Associate     General Counsel of UBS Financial Services Inc.
Counsel                        (May 1999-May 2004).

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Veronika Boesch,               Formerly (until February 2004) an independent
Assistant Vice President       consultant/coach in organizational development.

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Chad Boll,                     None
Vice President

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Antulio N. Bomfim,             A senior economist with the Federal Reserve
Vice President                 Board (June 1992-October 2003).
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John C. Bonnell,               Vice President of Centennial Asset Management
Vice President                 Corporation. Formerly a Portfolio Manager at
                               Strong Financial Corporation (May 1999-May 2004).

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Michelle Borre Massick,        None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lori Bostrom,                  Formerly Vice President and Corporate Counsel at
Vice President & Senior        Prudential Financial Inc. (October 2002 -
Counsel                        November 2004).

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John Boydell,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Bromberg,              None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lowell Scott Brooks,           Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Joan Brunelle,                 None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard Buckmaster,            None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul Burke,                    None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mark Burns,                    None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jeoffrey Caan,                 Formerly Vice President of ABN AMRO NA, Inc.
Vice President                 (June 2002-August 2003).

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Catherine Carroll,             None
Assistant Vice President

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Debra Casey,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lisa Chaffee,                  None
Assistant Vice President

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Charles Chibnik,               None
Assistant Vice President

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Brett Clark,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.C. Digby Clements,           None
Vice President: Rochester
Division
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Peter V. Cocuzza,              None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Susan Cornwell,                Vice President of Centennial Asset Management
Vice President                 Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services,

                               Inc. and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program; Senior
                               Vice President of Shareholder Services, Inc.

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Scott Cottier,                 None
Vice President: Rochester
Division
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Laura Coulston,                None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Julie C. Cusker,               None
Assistant Vice President:
Rochester Division
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

George Curry,                  None.
Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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John Damian,                   None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John M. Davis,                 Assistant Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Assistant Vice President       Distributor, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Craig P. Dinsell,              None
Executive Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Randall C. Dishmon,            None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rebecca K. Dolan               None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steven D. Dombrower,           Senior Vice President of OFI Private
Vice President                 Investments, Inc.; Vice President of
                               OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas Doyle,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bruce C. Dunbar,               None
Senior Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Brian Dvorak,                  None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard Edmiston,              None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daniel R. Engstrom,            None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

James Robert Erven             None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

George R. Evans,               None
Senior Vice President and
Director of International
Equities

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Edward N. Everett,             None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kathy Faber,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

David Falicia,                 Assistant Secretary (as of July 2004) of
Assistant Vice President       HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scott T. Farrar,               Vice President of OFI Private Investments, Inc.
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thomas Farrell,                None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Emmanuel Ferreira,             Formerly a portfolio manager with Lashire
Vice President                 Investments (July 1999-December 2002).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ronald H. Fielding,            Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Senior Vice President;         Inc.; Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company;
Chairman of the Rochester      Governor of St. John's College; Chairman of the
Division                       Board of Directors of International Museum of

                               Photography at George Eastman House.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Bradley G. Finkle,             Formerly Head of Business Management/Proprietary
Vice President                 Distribution at Citigroup Asset Management
                               (August 1986-September 2004).

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian Finley,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John E. Forrest,               Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Senior Vice President          Distributor, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jordan Hayes Foster,           Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset
Vice President                 Management, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

David Foxhoven,                Assistant Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Vice President                 Legacy Program.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Colleen M. Franca,             None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dominic Freud,                 Formerly, a Partner and European Equity
Vice President                 Portfolio manager at SLS Management (January
                               2002-February 2003).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dan Gagliardo,                 None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hazem Gamal,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Seth Gelman,                   Formerly an Associate in the Asset Management
Vice President                 Legal Department at Goldman Sachs & Co.
                               (February 2003-August 2004).

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subrata Ghose,                 None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Charles W. Gilbert,            None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Phillip S. Gillespie,          Formerly First Vice President of Merrill Lynch
Senior Vice President &        Investment Management (2001 to September 2004).
Deputy General Counsel

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alan C. Gilston,               None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jill E. Glazerman,             None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bejamin J. Gord,               Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management
Vice President                 Corporation and of OFI Institutional Asset
                               Management, Inc..

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Laura Granger,                 None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert B. Grill,               None
Senior Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert Gwynn,                  None
Vice President: Rochester
                                    Division
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert Haley,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marilyn Hall,                  None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kelly Haney,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Steve Hauenstein,              None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas B. Hayes,               None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dennis Hess,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Joseph Higgins,                Vice President of OFI Institutional Asset
Vice President                 Management, Inc.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dorothy F. Hirshman,           None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daniel Hoelscher,              None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Edward Hrybenko,               Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scott T. Huebl,                Assistant Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Vice President                 Legacy Program.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Margaret Hui,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

John Huttlin,                  Senior Vice President (Director of the
Vice President                 International Division) (since January 2004) of
                               OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.;
                               Director (since June 2003) of OppenheimerFunds
                               (Asia) Limited

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Corry E. Hyer,                 None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James G. Hyland,               None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Steve P. Ilnitzki,             Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Senior Vice President          Inc.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kelly Bridget Ireland,         Vice President (since January 2004) of
Vice President                 OppenheimerFunds Distributor Inc. Formerly,
                               Director of INVESCO Distributors Inc. (April
                               2000-December 2003).

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kathleen T. Ives,              Vice President and Assistant Secretary of
Vice President, Senior         OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and
Counsel and Assistant          Shareholder Services, Inc.; Assistant Secretary
Secretary                      of Centennial Asset Management Corporation,

                               OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program and Shareholder
                               Financial Services, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
William Jaume,                 Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset
Vice President                 Management Corporation and OFI Institutional
                               Asset Management, Inc.; Director of OFI Trust
                               Company.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frank V. Jennings,             None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John Jennings,                 None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

John Michael Johnson,          None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Charles Kandilis,              None
Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jennifer E. Kane,              None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lynn O. Keeshan,               Assistant Treasurer of OppenheimerFunds Legacy
Senior Vice President          Program
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thomas W. Keffer,              None
Senior Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cristina J. Keller,            Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Keogh,                 Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Martin S. Korn,                Formerly a Senior Vice President at Bank of
Senior Vice President          America (Wealth and Investment Management
                               Technology Group) (March 2002-August 2004).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James Kourkoulakos,            None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian Kramer,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Paul Kunz,                     None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lisa Lamentino,                None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

John W. Land,                  Formerly Human Resources Manager at Goldman
Assistant Vice President       Sachs (October 2000-July 2004).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tracey Lange,                  Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

John Latino,                   None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kristina Lawrence,             Formerly Assistant Vice President of
Vice President                 OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (November 2002-March
                               2004).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guy E. Leaf,                   None
Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gayle Leavitt,                 None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Christopher M. Leavy,          None
Senior Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Randy Legg,                    Formerly an associate with Dechert LLP
Assistant Vice President &     (September 1998-January 2004).
Assistant Counsel

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Laura Leitzinger,              Senior Vice President of Shareholder Services,
Vice President                 Inc.; Vice President of Shareholder Financial
                               Services, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Justin Leverenz,               Formerly, a research/technology analyst at
Vice President                 Goldman Sachs, Taiwan (May 2002-May 2004)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Michael S. Levine,             None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gang Li,                       None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shanquan Li,                   None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Daniel Lifshey,                Formerly a Marketing Manager at PIMCO Advisors
Assistant Vice President       (January 2002-September 2004).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mitchell J. Lindauer,          None
Vice President & Assistant
General Counsel
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill Linden,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Malissa B. Lischin,            Assistant Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Assistant Vice President       Distributor, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David P. Lolli,                None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daniel G. Loughran             None
Vice President: Rochester
Division
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Patricia Lovett,               Vice President of Shareholder Financial
Vice President                 Services, Inc. and Senior Vice President of
                               Shareholder Services, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Dongyan Ma,                    Formerly an Assistant Vice President with
Assistant Vice President       Standish Mellon Asset Management (October
                               2001-October 2003).
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Steve Macchia,                 None
Vice President
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mark H. Madden,                Formerly Senior Vice President and Senior
Vice President                 Portfolio Manager with Pioneer Investments, Inc.
                               (July 1990-July 2004).

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Michael Magee,                 None
Vice President

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kathleen Mandzij,              Formerly Marketing Manager - Sales Force
Assistant Vice President       Marketing (March 2003-June 2004) of
                               OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

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Jerry Mandzij,                 None
Vice President

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Angelo G. Manioudakis          Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset
Senior Vice President          Management Corporation and of OFI Institutional
                               Asset Management, Inc. Formerly Executive
                               Director and portfolio manager for Miller,
                               Anderson & Sherrerd, a division of Morgan
                               Stanley Investment Management (August 1993-April
                               2002).
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LuAnn Mascia,                  Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Susan Mattisinko,              Assistant Secretary of HarbourView Asset
Vice President & Associate     Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds Legacy
Counsel                        Program, OFI Private Investments, Inc., OFI
                               Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and
                               Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. Formerly
                               an Associate at Sidley Austin Brown and Wood LLP
                               (1995 - October 2003).

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Elizabeth McCormack,           Vice President and Assistant Secretary of
Vice President                 HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.

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Joseph McGovern,               None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Charles L. McKenzie,           Chairman of the Board and Director of OFI Trust
Senior Vice President          Company; Chief Executive Officer, President,

                               Senior Managing Director and Director of
                               HarbourView Asset Management Corporation and OFI
                               Institutional Asset Management, Inc.; President,
                               Chairman and Director of Trinity Investment
                               Management Corporation
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Lucienne Mercogliano,          None
Assistant Vice President

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wayne Miao,                    Formerly an Associate with Sidley Austin Brown &
Assistant Vice President and   Wood LLP (September 1999 - May 2004).
Assistant Counsel

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Andrew J. Mika,                None
Senior Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Nikolaos D. Monoyios,          None
Senior Vice President

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Charles Moon,                  Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management
Vice President                 Corporation and of OFI Institutional Asset
                               Management, Inc.

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John Murphy,                   President and Director of Oppenheimer
Chairman, President, Chief     Acquisition Corp. and Oppenheimer Partnership
Executive Officer & Director   Holdings, Inc. Director of Centennial Asset
                               Management Corporation, OppenheimerFunds
                               Distributor, Inc.; Chairman Director of
                               Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder
                               Financial Services, Inc.; President and Director
                               f OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program; Director of
                               OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc.,
                               Trinity Investment Management Corporation,
                               Tremont Capital Management, Inc., HarbourView
                               Asset Management Corporation, OFI Private
                               Investments, Inc.; President and Director of
                               Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.;
                               Executive Vice President of Massachusetts Mutual
                               Life Insurance Company; Director of DLB
                               Acquisition Corporation; a member of the
                               Investment Company Institute's Board of
                               Governors.

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Meaghan Murphy,                Formerly Marketing Professional, RFP Writer at
Assistant Vice President       JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management (May 2002 -
                               October 2004).

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Thomas J. Murray,              None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Kenneth Nadler,                None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Christina Nasta,               Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jesper Nergaard,               None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard Nichols,               None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
William Norman,                None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Matthew O'Donnell,             None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

John O'Hare,                   Formerly Executive Vice President and Portfolio
Vice President                 Manager (June 2000 - August 2003) at Geneva
                               Capital Management, Ltd.

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John J. Okray,                 Formerly Vice President, Head of Trust
Vice President                 Operations at Lehman Brothers (June 2004-October
                               2004) prior to which he was an Assistant Vice
                               President, Director of Trust Services at
                               Cambridge Trust Company (October 2002-June 2004).

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lerae A. Palumbo,              None
Assistant Vice President

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David P. Pellegrino,           None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allison C. Pells,              None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Robert H. Pemble,              None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lori L. Penna,                 Formerly an RFP Manager/Associate at JPMorgan
Assistant Vice President       Chase & Co. (June 2001-September 2004).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian Petersen,                None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Marmeline Petion-Midy,         Formerly a Senior Financial Analyst with General
Assistant Vice President       Motors, NY Treasurer's Office (July 2000-Augut
                               2004).

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

David Pfeffer,                 Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset
Senior Vice President and      Management Corporation since February 2004.
Chief Financial Officer        Formerly, Director and Chief Financial Officer
                               at Citigroup Asset Management (February
                               2000-February 2004).

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James F. Phillips,             None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Scott Phillips,                Formerly Vice President at Merrill Lynch
Vice President                 Investment Management (June 2000-July 2004).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gary Pilc,                     None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jason Pizzorusso,              Formerly a Vice President, Research and
Assistant Vice President       Development at Crucial Security Inc. (August
                               2000-May 2002; part-time while attending school
                               until 2003).

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David Poiesz,                  Formerly a Senior Portfolio Manager at Merrill
Senior Vice President, Head    Lynch (October 2002-May 2004). Founding partner
of Growth Equity Investments   of RiverRock, a hedge fund product (April
                               1999-July 2001).

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jeffrey Portnoy,               None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Raghaw Prasad,                 None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

David Preuss,                  None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jane C. Putnam,                None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael E. Quinn,              None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Julie S. Radtke,               None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Norma J. Rapini,               None
Assistant Vice President:
Rochester Division
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Brian N. Reid,                 None
Assistant Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marc Reinganum,                Formerly (until August 2002) Vaughn Rauscher
Vice President                 Chair in Financial Investments and Director,
                               Finance Institute of Southern Methodist
                               University, Texas.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jill Reiter,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Claire Ring,                   None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Robertson,               Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Senior Vice President          Distributor, Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Antoinette Rodriguez,          None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Stacey Roode,                  None
Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeffrey S. Rosen,              None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stacy Roth,                    None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James H. Ruff,                 President and Director of OppenheimerFunds
Executive Vice President       Distributor, Inc. and Centennial Asset
                               Management Corporation; Executive Vice President
                               of OFI Private Investments, Inc.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andrew Ruotolo,                Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Chief Financial
Executive Vice President and   Officer and Management Director of Oppenheimer
Director                       Acquisition Corp.; President and Director of
                               Shareholder Services, Inc. and Shareholder
                               Financial Services, Inc.; Director of Trinity
                               Investment Management Corporation and Director
                               of OFI Trust Company.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Kim Russomanno,                None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Timothy Ryan,                  Formerly a research analyst in the large
Vice President                 equities group at Credit Suisse Asset Management
                               (August 2001-June 2004)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rohit Sah,                     None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Valerie Sanders,               None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Karen Sandler,                 None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rudi W. Schadt,                None
Vice President

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ellen P. Schoenfeld,           None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maria Schulte,                 None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scott A. Schwegel,             None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allan P. Sedmak                None
Assistant Vice President
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Jennifer L. Sexton,            Senior Vice President of OFI Private
Vice President                 Investments, Inc.
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Navin Sharma,                  None
Vice President

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Bonnie Sherman,                None
Assistant Vice President
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David C. Sitgreaves,           None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Edward James Sivigny           None
Assistant Vice President

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Enrique H. Smith,              None
Vice President
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Louis Sortino,                 None
Assistant Vice President:
Rochester Division
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Keith J. Spencer,              None
Senior Vice President

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Marco Antonio Spinar,          None
Assistant Vice President

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Richard A. Stein,              None
Vice President: Rochester
Division
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Arthur P. Steinmetz,           Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset
Senior Vice President          Management Corporation.
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Jennifer Stevens,              None
Assistant Vice President
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John P. Stoma,                 Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Senior Vice President          Distributor, Inc.
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Michael Stricker,              Vice President of Shareholder Services, Inc.
Vice President
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Deborah A. Sullivan,           Secretary of OFI Trust Company.
Assistant Vice President &
Assistant Counsel

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Mary Sullivan,                 None
Assistant Vice President
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Michael Sussman,               Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
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Susan B. Switzer,              None
Vice President
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Brian C. Szilagyi,             Manager of Compliance at Berger Financial Group
Assistant Vice President       LLC (May 2001-March 2003); Director of Financial
                               Reporting and Compliance at First Data
                               Corporation (April 2003-June 2004).

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Martin Telles,                 Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Senior Vice President          Distributor, Inc.
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Paul Temple,                   None
Vice President

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Jeaneen Terrio,                None
Assistant Vice President

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Vincent Toner,                 None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eamon Tubridy,                 None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Keith Tucker,                  None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Cameron Ullyat,                None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Angela Uttaro,                 None
Assistant Vice President:
Rochester Division

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Mark S. Vandehey,              Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Senior Vice President and      Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation
Chief Compliance Officer       and Shareholder Services, Inc. Formerly (until
                               March 2004) Vice President of OppenheimerFunds,
                               Inc.

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Maureen Van Norstrand,         None
Vice President
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Rene Vecka,                    Formerly Vice President of Shareholder Services,
Assistant Vice President,      Inc. (September 2000-July 2003).
Rochester Division

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Vincent Vermette,              Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Assistant Vice President       Inc.
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Phillip F. Vottiero,           None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Lisa Walsh,                    None
Assistant Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Patricia Walters,              None
Assistant Vice President
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Teresa M. Ward,                Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President                 Inc.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Jerry A. Webman,               Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset
Senior Vice President          Management Corporation.
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Christopher D. Weiler,         None
Vice President: Rochester
Division
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Adam Weiner,                   Formerly a Vice President at AIG Trading (March
Assistant Vice President       2003-May 2004) prior to which he was a Managing
                               Director at ING Barings (December 1999-February
                               203).

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Barry D. Weiss,                Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management
Vice President                 Corporation and of Centennial Asset Management
                               Corporation.

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Melissa Lynn Weiss,            None
Vice President & Associate
Counsel

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Christine Wells,               None
Vice President
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Joseph J. Welsh,               Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management
Vice President                 Corporation.
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Diederick Wermolder,           Director of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd.
Senior Vice President          and OppenheimerFunds plc; Senior Vice President
                               (Managing Director of the International
                               Division) of OFI Institutional Asset Management,
                               Inc.; Director of OppenheimerFunds (Asia)
                               Limited.

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Catherine M. White,            Assistant Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Assistant Vice President       Distributor, Inc.; member of the American
                               Society of Pension Actuaries (ASPA) since 1995.
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Annabel Whiting,               None
Assistant Vice President

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William L. Wilby,              None
Senior Vice President and
Senior Investment Officer,
Director of Equities

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Donna M. Winn,                 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Senior Vice President          of OFI Private Investments, Inc.; Director and
                               President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program;
                               Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
                               Distributor, Inc.
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Philip Witkower,               Senior Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
Senior Vice President          Distributor, Inc.

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Brian W. Wixted,               Treasurer of HarbourView Asset Management
Senior Vice President and      Corporation; OppenheimerFunds International
Treasurer                      Ltd., Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc.,
                               Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.,
                               Shareholder Services, Inc., Shareholder
                               Financial Services, Inc., OFI Private
                               Investments, Inc., OFI Institutional Asset
                               Management, Inc., OppenheimerFunds plc and
                               OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program; Treasurer and
                               Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company;
                               Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition
                               Corp.

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Carol E. Wolf,                 Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset
Senior Vice President          Management Corporation and of Centennial Asset
                               Management Corporation; serves on the Board of
                               the Colorado Ballet.

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Kurt Wolfgruber,               Director of Tremont Capital Management, Inc.,
Executive Vice President,      HarbourView Asset Management Corporation and OFI
Chief Investment Officer and   Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since June
Director                       2003)

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Caleb C. Wong,                 None
Vice President
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Edward C. Yoensky,             None
Assistant Vice President
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jill Zachman,                  Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor,
Vice President: Rochester      Inc.
Division

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Lucy Zachman,                  None
Assistant Vice President
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Robert G. Zack                 General Counsel and Director of OppenheimerFunds
Executive Vice President and   Distributor, Inc.; General Counsel of Centennial
General Counsel                Asset Management Corporation; Senior Vice

                               President and General Counsel of HarbourView
                               Asset Management Corporation and OFI
                               Institutional Asset Management, Inc.; Senior
                               Vice President, General Counsel and Director of
                               Shareholder Financial Services, Inc.,
                               Shareholder Services, Inc., OFI Private
                               Investments, Inc. and OFI Trust Company; Vice
                               President and Director of Oppenheimer
                               Partnership Holdings, Inc.; Director and
                               Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds plc;
                               Secretary and General Counsel of Oppenheimer
                               Acquisition Corp.; Director and Assistant
                               Secretary of OppenheimerFunds International
                               Ltd.; Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset
                               Management, Inc. and OppenheimerFunds (Asia)
                               Limited); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds
                               Legacy Program.

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Neal A. Zamore,                None
Vice President
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Mark D. Zavanelli,             None
Vice President
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Alex Zhou,                     None
Assistant Vice President
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Arthur J. Zimmer,              Senior Vice President (since April 1999) of
Senior Vice President          HarbourView Asset Management Corporation.
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Item 27. Principal Underwriter
------------------------------


(a)   OppenheimerFunds  Distributor,  Inc. is the Distributor of the Registrant's  shares.
It is also the Distributor of each of the other registered open-end  investment  companies
for which  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc. is the investment  adviser,  as described in Part A and
Part B of this Registration  Statement and listed in Item 26(b) above (except  Oppenheimer
Multi-Sector   Income  Trust  and  Panorama   Series  Fund,   Inc.)  and  for   MassMutual
Institutional Funds.


(b)   The directors and officers of the Registrant's principal underwriter are:

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Name & Principal                Position & Office         Position and Office
Business Address                with Underwriter          with Registrant
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Timothy Abbhul(1)               Vice President            None

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Robert Agan(1)                  Vice President            None
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Janette Aprilante(2)            Secretary                 None

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James Barker                    Vice President            None
2901B N. Lakewood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
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Kathleen Beichert(1)            Vice President            None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Robert J. Bishop(1)             Treasurer                 None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Douglas S. Blankenship          Vice President            None
17011 Wood Bark Road
Springs, TX 77379
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Tracey Blinzler(1)              Assistant Vice President  None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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David A Borrelli                Vice President            None
105 Black Calla Ct.
San Ramon, CA 94583
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Michelle Brennan(2)             Assistant Vice President  None

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L. Scott Brooks(2)              Vice President            None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kevin E. Brosmith               Senior Vice President     None
5 Deer Path
South Natlick, MA 01760
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Jeffrey W. Bryan                Vice President            None
1048 Malaga Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
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Patrick Campbell(1)             Assistant Vice President  None

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Andrew Chonofsky                Vice President            None
300 West Fifth Street, Apt. 118
Charlotte, NC 28202

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Melissa Clayton(2)              Assistant Vice President  None

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Julian C. Curry(2)              Vice President            None

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Jeffrey D. Damia(2)             Vice President            None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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John Davis(2)                   Assistant Vice President  None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Stephen J. Demetrovits(2)       Vice President            None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Joseph A. DiMauro               Vice President            None
522 Lakeland Avenue
Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
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Steven Dombrower(2)             Vice President            None
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George P. Dougherty             Vice President            None
328 Regency Drive
North Wales, PA 19454
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Ryan Drier(2)                   Vice President            None

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Cliff H. Dunteman               Vice President            None
N 53 27761 Bantry Road
Sussex, WI 53089-45533
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John Eiler(2)                   Vice President            None
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Kent M. Elwell                  Vice President            None
35 Crown Terrace
Yardley, PA 19067
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Gregg A. Everett                Vice President            None
4328 Auston Way
Palm Harbor, FL 34685-4017
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George R. Fahey                 Senior Vice President     None
2 Pheasant Drive
Ringoes, NJ 08551
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Eric C. Fallon                  Vice President            None
10 Worth Circle
Newton, MA 02458
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Joseph Fernandez                Vice President            None
1717 Richbourg Park Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027

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Mark J. Ferro(2)                Senior Vice President     None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Ronald H. Fielding(3)           Vice President            None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Eric Fishel                     Vice President            None
3A Lawnwood Place, Apt. 1
Charlestown, MA 02129

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Patrick W. Flynn (1)            Senior Vice President     None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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John E. Forrest(2)              Senior Vice President     None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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John ("J) Fortuna(2)            Vice President            None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Lucio Giliberti                 Vice President            None
6 Cyndi Court
Flemington, NJ 08822
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Raquel Granahan(2)              Vice President            None
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Ralph Grant                     Senior Vice President     None
10 Boathouse Close
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
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Michael D. Guman                Vice President            None
3913 Pleasant Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103
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James E. Gunther(2)             Vice President            None

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Kevin Healy(2)                  Vice President            None

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Clifford W. Heidinger           Vice President            None
111 Ipswich Road
Boxford, MA 01921
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Phillipe D. Hemery              Vice President            None
5 Duck Pond Lane
Ramsey, NJ 07446
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Kevin Hennessey                 Vice President            None
10206 Emerald Woods Avenue
Orlando, FL 32836

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Elyse R. Jurman Herman          Vice President            None
5486 NW 42 Avenue
Boca Raton, FL 33496

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Wendy G. Hetson                 Vice President            None
4 Craig Street
Jericho, NY 11753
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William E. Hortz(2)             Vice President            None
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Edward Hrybenko(2)              Vice President            None
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Andrew Humble                   Vice President            None
419 Phillips Avenue
len Ellyn, IL 60137

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Brian F. Husch(2)               Vice President            None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Stephen Ilnitzki(2)             Vice President            None

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Kathleen T. Ives(1)             Vice President &          Assistant Secretary
                                Assistant Secretary
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Nivan Jaleeli                   Vice President            None
13622 E. Geronimo Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

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Eric K. Johnson(1)              Vice President            None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Mark D. Johnson                 Vice President            None
15792 Scenic Green Court
Chesterfield, MO 63017
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Christina J. Keller(2)          Vice President            None
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Michael Keogh(2)                Vice President            None
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Lisa Klassen(1)                 Assistant Vice President  None
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Richard Klein                   Senior Vice President     None
4820 Fremont Avenue So.
Minneapolis, MN 55409
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Richard Knott(1)                Senior Vice President     None
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Dean Kopperud(2)                Senior Vice President     None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Brent A. Krantz                 Senior Vice President     None
61500 Tam McArthurLoop
Bend, OR 97702

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David T. Kuzia                  Vice President            None
19102 Miranda Circle
Omaha, NE 68130
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Tracey Lange(2)                 Vice President            None
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Paul R. LeMire(2)               Vice President            None

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eric J. Liberman(2)             Vice President            None

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Malissa Lischin(2)              Assistant Vice President  None
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James V. Loehle                 Vice President            None
30 Wesley Hill Lane
Warwick, NY 10990
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Thomas Loncar(1)                Vice President            None

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Montana W. Low                  Vice President            None
1636 N. Wells Street, Apt. 3411
Chicago, IL 60614

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Craig Lyman                     Vice President            None
3930 Swenson St. #502
Las Vegas, NV 89119

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John J. Lynch                   Vice President            None
6325 Bryan Parkway
Dallas, TX 75214
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Michael Malik                   Vice President            None
126 Bernard Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

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Steven C. Manns                 Vice President            None
1627 N. Hermitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
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Todd A. Marion                  Vice President            None
24 Midland Avenue
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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LuAnn Mascia(2)                 Vice President            None
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Theresa-Marie Maynier           Vice President            None
2421 Charlotte Drive
Charlotte, NC 28203
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Anthony P. Mazzariello          Vice President            None
8 Fairway Road
Sewickley, PA 15143
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John C. McDonough               Vice President            None
3812 Leland Street
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
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Kent C. McGowan                 Vice President            None
9510 190th Place SW

Edmonds, WA 98020
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Brian F. Medina(1)              Vice President            None

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Craig Meister                   Vice President            None
1880 Hemlock Cricle
Abinston, PA 19001

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Daniel Melehan                  Vice President            None
906 Bridgeport Court
San Marcos, CA 92069
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Mark Mezzanotte                 Vice President            None
16 Cullen Way
Exeter, NH 03833
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Clint Modler(1)                 Vice President            None

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David W. Mountford(2)           Vice President            None

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Robert Moser(1)                 Vice President            None
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Gzim Muja(2)                    Vice President            None

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John V. Murphy(2)               Director                  President & Trustee

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Wendy Jean Murray               Vice President            None
32 Carolin Road
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
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John S. Napier(2)               Vice President            None

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Christina Nasta(2)              Vice President            None
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Kevin P. Neznek(2)              Vice President            None
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Bradford Norford                Vice President            None
4607 Timberglen Rd.
Dallas, TX 75287

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Alan Panzer                     Vice President            None
6755 Ridge Mill Lane
Atlanta, GA 30328
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Brian C. Perkes                 Vice President            None
6 Lawton Ct.

Frisco, TX 75034
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Charles K. Pettit               Vice President            None
22 Fall Meadow Drive
Pittsford, NY 14534
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Elaine Puleo-Carter(2)          Senior Vice President     None
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Minnie Ra                       Vice President            None
100 Dolores Street, #203
Carmel, CA 93923
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Dusting Raring                  Vice President            None
27 Blakemore Drive
Ladera Ranch, CA 92797
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Michael A. Raso                 Vice President            None
3 Vine Place
Larchmont, NY 10538
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Richard Rath                    Vice President            None
46 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301

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Douglas Rentschler              Vice President            None
677 Middlesex Road
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
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Ruxandra Risko(2)               Vice President            None
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David R. Robertson(2)           Senior Vice President     None
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Ian M. Roche                    Vice President            None
7070 Bramshill Circle
Bainbridge, OH 44023

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Kenneth A. Rosenson             Vice President            None
24753 Vantage Pt. Terrace
Malibu, CA 90265
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James H. Ruff(2)                President & Director      None
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Matthew Rutig                   Vice President            None
199 North Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877

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William R. Rylander             Vice President            None
85 Evergreen Road
Vernon, CT 06066
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Thomas Sabow                    Vice President            None
6617 Southcrest Drive
Edina, MN 55435
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John Saunders                   Vice President            None
911 North Orange Avenue #401
Orlando, FL 32801
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Jill Schmitt(2)                 Vice President            None

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Thomas Schmitt(2)               Vice President            None
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William Schories(2)             Vice President            None

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Eric Sharp                      Vice President            None
862 McNeill Circle
Woodland, CA 95695
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Debbie A. Simon                 Vice President            None
1 W. Superior Street, Apt. 4101
Chicago, IL 60610
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Douglas Bruce Smith             Vice President            None
8927 35th Street W.
University Place, WA 98466
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John Spensley(2)                Vice President            None

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Bryan Stein(2)                  Vice President            None

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John Stoma(2)                   Senior Vice President     None
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wayne Strauss(3)                Assistant Vice President  None

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Brian C. Summe                  Vice President            None
2479 Legends Way
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
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Michael Sussman(2)              Vice President            None
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George T. Sweeney               Senior Vice President     None
5 Smokehouse Lane

Hummelstown, PA 17036
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James Taylor(2)                 Assistant Vice President  None
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Martin Telles(2)                Senior Vice President     None
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David G. Thomas                 Vice President            None
16628 Elk Run Court
Leesburg, VA 20176
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Barrie L. Tiedemann(2)          Vice President            None

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Bryan K.Toma                    Vice President            None
7311 W. 145th Terrace
Overland Park, KS 66223
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Mark Vandehey(1)                Vice President            Vice President and
                                                          Chief Compliance
                                                          Officer

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Vincent Vermete(2)              Assistant Vice President  None

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Kenneth Lediard Ward            Vice President            None
1400 Cottonwood Valley Circle
N.
Irving, TX 75038
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Teresa Ward(1)                  Vice President            None
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Michael J. Weigner              Vice President            None
4905 W. San Nicholas Street
Tampa, FL 33629
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Donn Weise                      Vice President            None
3249 Earlmar Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90064
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Chris Werner(1)                 Vice President            None

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Catherine White(2)              Assistant Vice President  None
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Thomas Wilson(2)                Vice President            None
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Donna Winn(2)                   Senior Vice President     None
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Philip Witkower(2)              Senior Vice President     None
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Cary Patrick Wozniak            Vice President            None
18808 Bravata Court
San Diego, CA 92128
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John Charles Young              Vice President            None
3914 Southwestern
Houston, TX 77005
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Jill Zachman(2)                 Vice President            None

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Robert G. Zack(2)               General Counsel &         Vice President &
                                Director                  Secretary
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(1)6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, CO 80112-3924
(2)Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10281-1008
(3)350 Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY 14623

(c)   Not applicable.

Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
-----------------------------------------

The accounts,  books and other documents required to be maintained by Registrant  pursuant
to Section 31(a) of the Investment  Company Act of 1940 and rules  promulgated  thereunder
are in the possession of  OppenheimerFunds,  Inc. at its offices at 6803 South Tucson Way,
Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924.

Item 29. Management Services
----------------------------

Not applicable

Item 30. Undertakings
---------------------

Not applicable.






                                        SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment  Company
Act of 1940, the Registrant  has duly caused this  Registration  Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly  authorized,  in the County of Arapahoe and
State of Colorado on the 23rd day of December, 2004.


                              OPPENHEIMER INTEGRITY FUNDS

                              By:  /s/ John V. Murphy*
                              -----------------------------------
                              John V. Murphy, President, Principal Executive
                              Officer & Trustee

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on the dates indicated:

Signatures                   Title                       Date
----------                   -----                       ----


/s/ William L. Armstrong*    Chairman of the             December 23, 2004
---------------------------  Board of Trustees
William L. Armstrong

/s/ John V. Murphy*          President, Principal        December 23, 2004
------------------------     Executive Officer & Trustee
John V. Murphy

/s/ Brian W. Wixted*         Treasurer, Principal        December 23, 2004
-------------------------    Financial &
Brian W. Wixted              Accounting Officer

/s/ Robert G. Avis*          Trustee                     December 23, 2004

---------------------
Robert G. Avis


/s/ George Bowen*            Trustee                     December 23, 2004

----------------------
George Bowen


/s/ Edward Cameron*          Trustee                     December 23, 2004

------------------------
Edward Cameron


/s/ Jon S. Fossel*           Trustee                     December 23, 2004

--------------------
Jon S. Fossel


/s/ Sam Freedman*            Trustee                     December 23, 2004

---------------------
Sam Freedman

/s/ Beverly L. Hamilton*

-------------------------    Trustee                     December 23, 2004
Beverly L. Hamilton


/s/ Robert J. Malone*

-----------------------      Trustee                     December 23, 2004
Robert J. Malone

/s/ F. William Marshall, Jr.*                            Trustee  December 23, 2004

----------------------------
F. William Marshall, Jr.


*By:  /s/ Mitchell J. Lindauer
        -----------------------------------------
        Mitchell J. Lindauer, Attorney-in-Fact







                               OPPENHEIMER INTEGRITY FUNDS


                             Post-Effective Amendment No. 43


                            Registration Statement No. 2-76547

                                      EXHIBIT INDEX
                                      -------------


Exhibit No.       Description
------------      -----------



23(a)             Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated October 14, 2002

23(b)             Registrant's By-Laws as amended through May 16, 2001

23(o)             Power of Attorneys dated June 28, 2004