-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, K1DKX8n14VnInRUW5rxJ6nWmdcK9q0rd+eo5udu5cYB+P1Dn6uqDQ80LPKW5eBtU np9fxiUKWz7XdPXV74wONw== 0000799029-00-000007.txt : 20001205 0000799029-00-000007.hdr.sgml : 20001205 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000799029-00-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485APOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20001204 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000799029 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 132527171 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485APOS SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-16881 FILM NUMBER: 783000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485APOS SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04797 FILM NUMBER: 783001 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10043 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126677333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: OPPENHEIMER TOWER STREET 2: ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281-1098 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: QUEST FOR VALUE DUAL PURPOSE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: QFV DUAL PURPOSE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870111 485APOS 1 0001.txt OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. Registration No. 333-16881 File No. 811-4797 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM N-1A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ ] Pre-Effective Amendment No. _____ [ ] Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 [X] and/or REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ] Amendment No. 17 [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (212) 323-0200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew J. Donohue, Esq. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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) [ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) [X] On February 8, 2001 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) [ ] 75 days after filingpursuant 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 filed post-effective amendment. Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc. Prospectus dated February 8, 2001 Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc. is a mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation as its goal. It invests mainly in common stock and other equity securities believed to be undervalued in the marketplace. This Prospectus contains important information about the Fund's objective, 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. 67890 CONTENTS ABOUT THE FUND The Fund's Investment Objective and 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 Special Investor Services AccountLink PhoneLink OppenheimerFunds Internet Web Site Retirement Plans How to Sell Shares 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 Strategies WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE? The Fund seeks capital appreciation. WHAT DOES THE FUND MAINLY INVEST IN? The Fund invests mainly in common stocks of U.S. issuers that the portfolio manager believes are undervalued in the marketplace. The Fund may invest in other equity securities, such as preferred stocks, warrants and debt securities convertible into common stocks. These investments are more fully explained in "About the Fund's Investments," below. HOW DOES THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER DECIDE WHAT SECURITIES TO BUY OR SELL? In selecting securities for the Fund, the Fund's portfolio manager, who is employed by the Sub-Advisor, OpCap Advisors, uses a "value" approach to investing. The portfolio manager searches for securities of companies believed to be undervalued in the marketplace, in relation to factors such as a company's assets, earnings, growth potential and cash flows. This process and the inter-relationship of the factors used may change over time and its implementation may vary in particular cases. Currently, the selection process includes the following techniques: o A "bottom up" analytical approach using fundamental research to evaluate particular issuers before considering industry trends,evaluating each issuer's characteristics, financial results and management. o A search for securities of companies believed to be undervalued and having a high return on capital, strong management committed to shareholder value, and positive cash flows. o Ongoing monitoring of issuers for fundamental changes in the company that might alter the portfolio manager's initial expectations about the security and might result in a decision to sell the security. WHO IS THE FUND DESIGNED FOR? The Fund is designed for investors seeking capital appreciation over the long term. Those investors should be willing to assume the risks of short-term share price fluctuations that are typical for a fund emphasizing investments in equity securities. Since the Fund does not seek income and its income from investments will likely be small, it is not designed for investors needing current income. Because of its focus on long-term growth, the Fund may be appropriate for a portion of a retirement plan investment. 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 in stocks and bonds are subject to changes in their value from a number of factors, described below. There is also the risk that poor security selection by the Sub-Advisor will cause the Fund to underperform other funds having a similar objective. As an example, the portfolio manager's "value" approach to investing could result in fewer Fund investments in stocks that become highly valued by the marketplace during times of rapid market advances. This could cause the fund to underperform other funds that seek capital appreciation but that employ a growth non-value approach to investing. RISKS OF INVESTING IN STOCKS. Stocks fluctuate in price, and their short-term volatility at times may be great. Because the Fund currently emphasizes investments in equity securities, the value of the Fund's portfolio will be affected by changes in the stock markets in which it invests. Market risk will affect the Fund's net asset values per share, which will fluctuate as the values of the Fund's portfolio securities change. A variety of factors can affect the price of a particular stock and 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. The Fund invests mainly in securities of medium and large-capitalization companies. It also can invest in small companies, which may have more volatile stock prices than large companies. RISKS OF FOREIGN INVESTING. The Fund can buy securities of companies in developed and underdeveloped countries. While the Fund has no limits on the amounts it can invest in foreign securities, currently it does not intend to invest more than 25% of its net assets in securities of issuers in any single foreign country or more than 5% of its net assets in companies or government issuers in emerging market countries. While foreign securities offer special investment opportunities, there are also special risks. 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. 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, 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. 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 its price per share. 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. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. In the short term, the stock markets can be volatile, and the price of the Fund's shares can go up and down substantially. The Fund generally does not use income-oriented investments to help cushion the Fund's total return from changes in stock prices. In the OppenheimerFunds spectrum, the Fund is generally more conservative than aggressive growth stock funds, but has greater risks than funds that invest in both stocks and bonds or in investment-grade bond debt securities. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ten calendar years and by showing how the average annual total returns of the Fund's shares compare to those of a broad-based market index. The Fund's past investment performance 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 annual total returns] Sales charges are not included in the calculations of return in this bar chart, and if those charges were included, the returns would be less than those shown. Returns including periods prior to 3/3/97 have been adjusted to reflect expenses in effect as of that date, because the Fund's Class A shares were previously "capital" shares of the Fund that bore no expenses while the Fund was a closed-end investment company. During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return (not annualized) for a calendar quarter was _____% (__Q___) and the lowest return (not annualized) for a calendar quarter was _____% (___ Q ____). --------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- Average Annual Total Returns for the periods 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years ended December 31, 2000 (or life of class, if less) ---------------------------------- ---------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- % % % Class A Shares (inception 2/13/87) ---------------------------------------- ---------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------- -------------------- ---------------------- % % %1 S&P 500 Index 1 ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ---------------------- % % N/A Class B Shares( inception 3/3/97) ---------------------------------------- ---------------- -------------------- Class C Shares ---------------------- % % N/A (inception 3/3/97) ---------------------------------------- ---------------- -------------------- 1. From 12/31/89 The Fund commenced operations on 2/13/87 as a closed-end investment company with two classes of shares, income shares and capital shares. Capital shares were entitled to all gains and losses but bore no expenses. Income shares bore all of the Fund's operating expenses. The Fund redeemed its income shares and converted to an open-end fund on 3/3/97. The capital shares were designated as Class A shares, which bear their allocable share of Fund expenses. The Fund's average annual total returns in the table include the applicable sales charge for Classes A, B and C shares: for Class A, the current maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%; for Class B, the contingent deferred sales charges of 5% (1-year) and 2% (life of class); and for Class C, the 1% contingent deferred sales charge for the 1-year period. Returns for Class A reflect the historical performance of the Fund's previous capital shares as adjusted for the fees and expenses of Class A in effect on 3/3/97 (without giving effect to any fee waivers). Returns for periods after 3/3/97 through to 2/28/99 are net of the Manager's waiver of certain fees and the Distributor's waiver of certain distribution fees, described in "Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans," below. 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 the S&P 500 Index, an unmanaged index of equity securities. The index performance includes the reinvestment of income but does not reflect transaction costs. The Fund's investments vary from securities in the index. Fees and Expenses 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 expenses directly, such as sales charges and account transaction charges. The following tables are meant to help you understand the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The numbers below are based on the Fund's expenses during its fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 except that the numbers for Class N shares, which is a new Class, are based on the Fund's anticipated expenses for Class N shares during the upcoming year. Shareholder Fees (charges paid directly from your investment): - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class N Shares - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Sales Charge (Load) on purchases 5.75% None None None (as % of offering price) - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as % of the lower of the original offering price or None1 5%2 1%3 1%4 redemption proceeds) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. A contingent deferred sales charge may apply to redemptions of investments of $1 million or more ($500,000 for 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 declines to 1% in the sixth year and is eliminated after that. 3. Applies to shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase. 4. Applies to shares redeemed within 18 months of retirement plan's first purchase. Annual Fund Operating Expenses (deducted from Fund assets): (% of average daily net assets) - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Class N Shares - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Management Fees % % % % - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees % % % % - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Expenses % % % % - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Annual Operating Expenses % % % % - --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The asset-based sales charge rate for Class A shares has been voluntarily reduced from 0.25% to 0.20% of average annual net assets representing Class A shares effective January 1, 2000, to 0.15% effective January 1, 2001, and to 0.10% effective January 1, 2002. The Board can set the rate up to 0.25% of average annual net assets under the Distribution and Service Plan for Class A shares. Expenses may vary in future years. "Other expenses" include transfer agent fees, custodial expenses, and accounting and legal expenses the Fund pays. 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 as in the table above. Your actual costs may be higher or lower because expenses will vary over time. Based on these assumptions your expenses would be as follows: - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- If shares are redeemed: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years1 - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Class A Shares $ $ $ $ - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Class B Shares $ $ $ $ - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Class C Shares $ $ $ $ - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Class N Shares $ $ $ $ - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- If shares are not redeemed: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years1 - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Class A Shares $ $ $ $ - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Class B Shares $ $ $ $ - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Class C Shares $ $ $ $ - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Class N Shares $ $ $ $ - ------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------- ------------------ -------------------
In the first example, expenses include the initial sales charge for Class A and the applicable Class B, Class C or 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 the contingent deferred sales charges. 1. Class B expenses for years 7 through 10 are based on Class A expenses, since Class B shares automatically convert to Class A after 6 years. About the Fund's Investments THE FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES. 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 has engaged the Sub-Advisor, OpCap Advisors, to select securities for the Fund's portfolio. The Sub-Advisor tries to reduce risks by carefully researching securities before they are purchased and to reduce the Fund's exposure to market risks by diversifying its investments, that is, by not holding a substantial percentage of stock of any one company and by not investing too great a percentage of the Fund's assets in any one issuer. 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 the income they pay can occur at any time. The share price of the Fund will change daily based on changes in market prices of securities and market conditions, and in response to other economic events Stock Investments. The Fund invests mainly in common stocks and other equity securities to seek capital appreciation. They can be securities issued by domestic or foreign companies. While the Fund can invest in securities of issuers of small, medium or large market capitalization, the Sub-Advisor currently focuses investments on mid-size companies. At times, the Fund may increase the relative emphasis of its investments in the securities of issuers in a particular industry, or of a particular capitalization or a range of capitalizations, depending on the Sub-Advisor's judgment about market and economic conditions. Stocks of issuers in a particular industry may be affected by changes in economic conditions, government regulations, availability of basic resources or other events that affect that industry more than others. To the extent that the Fund increases the relative emphasis of its investments in a particular industry, its share prices will fluctuate in response to events affecting that industry. Although convertible securities are debt securities, some convertible securities can be considered to be "equity equivalents" because of the conversion feature and in that case their rating has less impact on the investment decision than in the case of other debt securities. Foreign Investing. The Fund can buy foreign securities that are listed on a domestic or foreign stock exchange, traded in domestic or foreign over-the-counter markets, or represented by American Depository Receipts or other similar receipts. The Fund may invest to a limited degree in emerging markets, which have greater risks than developed countries, such as less developed trading markets and possibly less liquidity, unstable governments and economies, and greater risks of nationalization and restrictions on foreign ownership, making these investments more volatile than other foreign investments. The Fund will hold foreign currency only in connection with buying and selling foreign securities. CAN THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES CHANGE? The Fund's Board of Directors 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. OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. To seek its objective, the Fund can also use the investment techniques and strategies described below. The Fund might not always use all them. These techniques have certain risks, although some are designed to help reduce overall investment or market risks. Debt Securities. The Fund can also invest in debt securities, such as U.S. Government securities and domestic and foreign corporate and government bonds and debentures. Short-term debt securities can be selected for liquidity pending the purchase of other investments or to have cash to pay for redemptions of Fund shares. The debt securities the Fund buys may be rated by nationally recognized rating organizations or they may be unrated securities assigned an equivalent rating by the Sub-Advisor. The Fund's investments in debt securities, including convertible debt securities, can be above or below investment grade in credit quality. The Fund is not required to sell a security if its rating falls after the Fund buys it. However, the Sub-Advisor will monitor those investments to determine whether the Fund should continue to hold them. Rating definitions of national rating agencies are described in Appendix A to the Statement of Additional Information. o Special Credit Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. All debt securities are subject to some degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments on a security as they become due. The Fund can invest up to 25% of its assets in "lower-grade" securities commonly known as "junk bonds," although it currently does not hold such investments. These are debt securities rated lower than "Baa3" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or "BBB-" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Service or that have comparable ratings from another rating organization or that are unrated securities assigned a comparable rating by the Sub-Advisor. Higher yielding lower-grade bonds, whether rated or unrated, have greater risks than investment grade securities. They may be subject to greater market fluctuations and risk of loss of income and principal than investment grade securities. There may be less of a market for them and therefore they may be harder to sell at an acceptable price. There is a relatively greater possibility that the issuer's earnings may be insufficient to make the payments of interest and principal due on the bonds. These risks mean that the Fund's net asset value per share may be affected by declines in value of these securities. Money Market Instruments. For liquidity purposes, the Fund can also invest in "money market instruments." These include U.S. Government securities and high-quality corporate debt securities having a remaining maturity of one year or less. They also include commercial paper, other short-term corporate debt obligations, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances and repurchase agreements. Investingin Small, Unseasoned Companies. The Fund can invest without limit in securities of small, unseasoned companies. These are companies that have been in continuous operation for less than three years, counting the operations of any predecessors. These securities may have limited liquidity, which means that the Fund could have difficulty selling them at an acceptable price when it wants to. The prices of these securities may be very volatile, especially in the short term. 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. A restricted security is one that has a contractual restriction on its resale or which cannot be sold publicly until it is registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Fund cannot 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 and Sub-Advisor monitor holdings of illiquid securities on an ongoing basis to determine whether to sell any holdings to maintain adequate liquidity. Hedging. The Fund can buy and sell certain kinds of futures contracts, forward contracts, and put and call options. These are all referred to as "hedging instruments." In the broadest sense, hedging instruments the Fund might use may be considered "derivative investments." 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. The Fund does not currently use hedging extensively nor for speculative purposes. It has limits on its use of hedging instruments and is not required to use them in seeking its objective. Some of these strategies would hedge the Fund's portfolio against price fluctuations. Other hedging strategies, such as buying futures and call options, would tend to increase the Fund's exposure to the securities market. Hedging involves risk. If the manger used a hedging instrument at the wrong time or judged market conditions incorrectly, the hedge might be unsuccessful and the strategy could reduce the Fund's returns. 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 for the future or option. Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the fund is known as "portfolio turnover". The Fund does not expect to engage frequently in short-term trading to try to achieve its objective. Portfolio turnover affects brokerage costs the Fund pays. 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 shows the Fund's portfolio turnover rates during prior fiscal years. Temporary Defensive Investments. In times of adverse market or economic conditions, the Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in temporary defensive investments. Generally they would be short-term U.S. Government securities and the types of money market instruments described above. To the extent the Fund invests defensively in these securities, it might not achieve its investment objective of capital appreciation. How the Fund Is Managed THE MANAGER. The Manager supervises the Fund's investment program and handles its day-to-day business. The Manager carries out its duties, subject to the policies established by the Fund's Board of Directors, under an investment advisory agreement that states the Manager's responsibilities. The agreement sets the fees paid by the Fund to the Manager and describes the expenses that the Fund pays to conduct its business. The Manager became the Fund's investment advisor on February 28, 1997. The Manager has been an investment advisor since January 1960. The Manager (including subsidiaries) managed more than $125 billion of assets as of October 31, 2000, including other Oppenheimer funds with more than 5 million shareholder accounts. The Manager is located at Two World Trade Center, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10048-0203. The Manager's 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: 1.00% of the first $400 million of average annual net assets of the Fund, 0.90% of the next $400 million, and 0.85% of average annual net assets in excess of $800 million. The Fund's management fee for its last fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 was _____% of average annual net assets for each class of shares. The Sub-Advisor. On February 28, 1997, the Manager retained the Sub-Advisor to provide day-to-day portfolio management for the Fund. Prior to that date and from the inception of the Fund, the Sub-Advisor had been the Fund's investment advisor. The Sub-Advisor has operated as an investment advisor to investment companies and institutional investors since its organization in 1980, and as of December 31, 2000, the Sub-Advisor or its parent Oppenheimer Capital advised accounts having assets in excess of $_____ billion. The Sub-Advisor is located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 49th Floor, New York, New York 10105-4800. The Manager, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Advisor an annual fee under the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor. The fee is calculated as a percentage of the fee the Fund pays the Manager. The rate is 40% of the advisory fee collected by the Manager based on the net assets of the Fund as of February 28, 1997, and remaining 120 days later, plus 30% of the fee collected by the Manager on assets in excess of that amount. In each case the fee is calculated after any waivers of the Manager's fee from the Fund. The Sub-Advisor is a majority-owned subsidiary of Oppenheimer Capital. Oppenheimer Capital is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PIMCO Advisors L.P. The general partners of PIMCO Advisors are PIMCO Partners, G.P. and PIMCO Advisors Holdings L.P. Allianz AG has majority ownership of PIMCO Advisors and its subsidiaries, including Oppenheimer Capital and the Sub-Advisor. Portfolio Manager. The portfolio manager of the Fund is John Lidenthal, who is employed by the Sub-Advisor. He is the person primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Mr. Lidenthal, a __________________ of Oppenheimer Capital, became the Fund's portfolio manager in July 2000. ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT How to Buy Shares HOW DO YOU BUY SHARES? You can buy shares several ways as described below. The Fund's Distributor, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., may appoint certain 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. 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 Buy 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 1.800.525.7048 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 transfer 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 (and up to four other Oppenheimer funds) 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. HOW MUCH MUST YOU INVEST? You can buy Fund shares with a minimum initial investment of $1,000. You can make additional investments at any time with as little as $25. There are reduced minimum investments under special investment plans. o With Asset Builder Plans, 403(b) plans, Automatic Exchange Plans and military allotment plans, you can make initial and subsequent investments for as little as $25. You can make additional purchases of at least $25 can be made by telephone through AccountLink. o Under retirement plans, such as IRAs, pension and profit-sharing plans and 401(k) plans, you can start your account with as little as $250. If your IRA is started under an Asset Builder Plan, the $25 minimum applies. Additional purchases may be as little as $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 Denver, Colorado, or after any agent appointed by the Distributor receives the order and sends it to the Distributor. o Net asset value. The Fund calculates the net asset value of each class of shares as of the close of The New York Stocks 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., New York time, but may close earlier on some days. All references to time in this Prospectus mean "New York o time". The net asset value per share is determined 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. To determine net asset value, the Fund's Board of Directors has established procedures to value the Fund's securities, in general based on market value. The Board has adopted special procedures for valuing illiquid and restricted securities and obligations for which market values cannot be readily obtained. Because some foreign securities trade in markets and exchanges that operate on U.S. holidays and weekends, the values of some of the Fund's foreign investments may change significantly on days when investors cannot buy or redeem Fund shares. 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 of day The New York Stock 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 New York Stock 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. Otherwise, the order will receive the next offering price that is determined. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT CLASSES OF SHARES DOES THE FUND OFFER? The Fund offers investors four 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 $500,000 for certain retirement plans). The amount of that initial 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. There is also an asset-based sales charge on Class A shares. 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 six 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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%, as described in "How Can You Buy Class C Shares?" below. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLASS N SHARES. Class N shares are offered only through retirement plans that purchase $500,000 or more of Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds or that have assets of $500,000 or more or 100 or more of eligible plan participants. Non-retirement plan investors cannot buy Class N shares directly. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 or Class C. 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 probably consider purchasing 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. And for investors who 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 $500,000 or more of Class B shares or $1 million or more of Class C shares from a single investor. 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 or Class C shareholders. Other features may not be advisable (because of the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge) for Class B or Class C 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 and Class C shareholders will be reduced by the additional expenses borne by those classes that are not borne by Class A shares, such as the Class B and Class C asset-based sales charge described below and in the Statement of Additional Information. Share certificates are not available for Class B and Class C shares, and if you are considering using your shares as collateral for a loan, that may be a factor to consider. How Do Share Classes Affect Payments to my 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 commissions 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. 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 the special conditions apply. 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 commission. The Distributor reserves the right to reallow the entire commission to dealers. The current sales charge rates and commissions paid to dealers and brokers are as follows: - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Front-End Sales Charge As a Front-End Sales Charge As Percentage of a Percentage of Net Amount Commission As Percentage Offering Price Invested of Offering Price Amount of Purchase - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Less than $25,000 5.75% 6.10% 4.75% - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- $25,000 or more but less than $50,000 5.50% 5.82% 4.75% - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- $50,000 or more but less than $100,000 4.75% 4.99% 4.00% - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- $100,000 or more but less than $250,000 3.75% 3.90% 3.00% - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- $250,000 or more but less than $500,000 2.50% 2.56% 2.00% - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- $500,000 or more but less than $1 million 2.00% 2.04% 1.60% - ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
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 for certain purchases by particular types of retirement plans described in Appendix C to the Statement of Additional Information. 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 those retirement accounts, which are not permitted in the Fund). For those retirement plan accounts, the concession is 1.0% of the first $2.5 million, plus 0.50% of the next $2.5 million, plus 0.25% of purchases over $5 million, based on the cumulative purchases during the prior 12 months ending with the current purchase. In either case, the concession will be paid only on purchases that were not previously subject to a front-end sales charge and dealer concession.1 That concessions will not be paid on purchases of shares of $1 million or more (including any right of accumulation) by a retirement plan that pays for the purchase with the redemption of Class C shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds. If you redeem any of those shares within an 18-month "holding period" measured from the end 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 (1) the aggregate net asset value of the redeemed shares (excluding shares purchased by reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions) or (2) the original net asset value of the redeemed shares. However, the Class A contingent deferred sales charge will not exceed the aggregate amount of the commissions 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. Can You Reduce Class A Sales Charges? You may be eligible to buy Class A shares at reduced sales charge rates under the Fund's "Right of Accumulation" or a Letter of Intent, as described in "Reduced Sales Charges" in the Statement of Additional Information. The Class A initial and contingent sales charges are not imposed in the circumstances described in Appendix C to the Statement of Additional Information. 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 6 years of the end 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: - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on Redemptions in That Years Since Beginning of Month in Which Purchase Order was Year Accepted (As % of Amount Subject to Charge) - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 0 - 1 5.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 1 - 2 4.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 2 - 3 3.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 3 - 4 3.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 4 - 5 2.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 5 - 6 1.0% - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 6 and following None - ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
In the table, a "year" is a 12-month period. In applying the 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 you hold convert, any other Class B shares that were acquired by the 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 end 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 only through retirement plans that purchase $500,000 or more of Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds or that have assets of $500,000 or more or 100 or more eligible participants. Non-retirement plan investors cannot buy Class N shares directly. Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges in plan participant accounts including a 1% contingent deferred sales charge if you redeem your shares within 18 months after the retirement plan first purchased shares of the Fund or the retirement plan eliminates the Fund as an investment option within 18 months after the Fund was selected. 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 Denver) and the special account features applicable to purchasers of those other classes described elsewhere in this prospectus do not apply to Class N shares. Instructions for purchasing redeeming, exchanging or transferring Class N shares must be submitted by the plan , not by plan participants for whose benefit the shares are held. DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12B-1) PLANS Distribution and Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan for Class A shares. Under the plan the Fund currently pays an asset-based sales charge to the Distributor at an annual rate of 0.15% of average annual net assets of Class A shares of the Fund (the Board of Directors can set this rate up to 0.25%). The Fund also pays a service fee to the Distributor of 0.25% of the average annual net assets of Class A shares. The Distributor currently uses all of the service fee and a portion of the asset-based sales charge it receives 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. 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 compensate 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% per year on Class B shares and on Class C shares and the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.25% on class N shares. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan. 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 increases Class N expenses by up to 0.25% of the net assets per year of the respective class. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing 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 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 sales of Class B shares is therefore 4.00% of the purchase price. Distributor retains the Class B asset-based sales charge. The Distributor currently pays sales concessions 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 1.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor plans to pay the asset-based sales charge as an ongoing commission to the dealer on Class C shares that have been outstanding for a year or more. The Distributor currently pays sales concessions of 1.00% of the purchase price of Class N Shares to dealers from its own resources at the time of sale. The Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge on Class N Shares. 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 1.800.852.8457. 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 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 special PhoneLink number, 1.800.533.3310. Purchasing Shares. You may purchase shares in amounts up to $100,000 by phone, by calling 1.800.533.3310. 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 1.800.525.7048 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 WEB SITE. You can obtain information about the Fund, as well as your account balance, on the OppenheimerFunds Internet web site, at http://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 web site. To perform account transactions, you must first obtain a personal identification number (PIN) by calling the Transfer Agent at 1.800.533.3310. If you do not want to have Internet account transaction capability for your account, please call the Transfer Agent at 1.800.525.7048. At times, the web site 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. REINVESTMENT PRIVILEGE. If you redeem some or all of your Class A or Class B shares of the Fund, you have up to 6 months to reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds in Class A shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds without paying a sales charge. This privilege applies only to Class A shares that you purchased subject to an initial sales charge and to Class A or Class B shares on which you paid a contingent deferred sales charge when you redeemed them. This privilege does not apply to Class C and Class N shares. You must be sure to ask the Distributor for this privilege when you send your payment. 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, rollover IRAs and Education IRAs. SEP-IRAs. These are Simplified Employee Pensions 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 or 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 1.800.525.7048, 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 $100,000 or more 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 the 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 wire. To find out how to set up this feature on your account or to arrange a wire, call the Transfer Agent at 1.800.852.8457. HOW DO YOU SELL SHARES BY MAIL? Write a letter of instructions 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 request to: requests by mail: OppenheimerFunds Services OppenheimerFunds Services P.O. Box 5270 10200 E. Girard Avenue, Building D Denver, Colorado 80217-5270 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 New York Stock 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 retirement plan account or under a share certificate by telephone. o To redeem shares through a service representative, call 1.800.852.8457 o To redeem shares automatically on PhoneLink, call 1.800.533.3310 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? TelephoneRedemptions Paid by Check. Up to $100,000 may be redeemed by telephone in any 7-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. TelephoneRedemptions Through Accountlink. 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. 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 the retirement plan terminates or Class N shares of all Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an investment option of the plan within 18 months after the plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed. If you purchase shares subject to 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. With respect to Class N shares, if you redeem your shares within 18 calendar months of the end of the calendar month in which the retirement plan first purchased shares of the Fund or the retirement plan eliminates the Fund as an investment option within 18 calendar months of the end of the calendar month in which the Fund was selected, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed on the plan. If the retirement plan terminates or Class N Shares of all Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an investment option of the plan within 18 months after the plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund, a 1% contingent deferred sales will be imposed. 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, (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 Oppenheimerfund 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 Shares of the Fund can be purchased by exchanging shares of other Oppenheimer funds on the same basis. 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 7 days before you can exchange them. After the account is open 7 days, you can exchange shares every 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. 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. TelephoneExchange Requests. Telephone exchange requests may be made either by calling a service representative at 1.800.852.8457, or by using PhoneLink for automated exchanges by calling 1.800.533.3310. 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 EXCHANGES? There are certain exchange policies you should be aware of: o Shares are normally redeemed from one fund and purchased from the other fund in the exchange transaction on the same regular business day on which the Transfer Agent receives an exchange request that is in proper form. 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. However, either fund may delay the purchase of shares of the fund you are exchanging into up to seven days if it determines it would be disadvantaged by a same-day exchange. For example, the receipt of multiple exchange requests from a "market timer" might require the Fund to sell securities at a disadvantageous time and/or price. o Because excessive trading can hurt fund performance and harm shareholders, the Fund reserves the right to refuse any exchange request that it believes will disadvantage it, or to refuse multiple exchange requests submitted by a shareholder or dealer. o The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. Although the Fund will attempt to provide you notice whenever it is required by applicable law to do so, it may impose these changes at any time for emergency purposes. 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. 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 Directors at any time the Board believes it is in the Fund's best interest to do so. Telephonetransaction privileges for purchases, redemptions or exchanges may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Fund at any time. 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 can 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 by AccountLink or (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 forwarding a check or processing a payment via AccountLink 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 $500 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. "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 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 mailing expense. If you want to receive multiple copies of these materials, you may call the Transfer Agent at 1.800.525.7048. You may also notify the Transfer Agent in writing. Individual copies of prospectuses and reports will be sent to you 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 on an annual basis, on a date selected by the Board of Directors. Dividends and distributions paid on Class A shares will generally be higher than dividends for Class B and Class C shares, which normally have higher expenses than Class A. 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 ARE YOUR CHOICES 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 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. Avoid "Buying a Distribution". If you buy shares on or just before the ex-dividend date or just before the Fund declares a capital gain distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive a portion of the price back as a taxable dividend or capital gain. Remember,There May be Taxes on Transactions. Because the Fund's share price fluctuates, 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 personal 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 5 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Fund's independent accountants, whose report, along with the Fund's financial statements, is included in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available on request. For More Information on Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc.: 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, and other information about the Fund or your account: By Telephone: Call OppenheimerFunds Services toll-free: 1.800.525.7048 By Mail: Write to: OppenheimerFunds Services P.O. Box 5270 Denver, Colorado 80217-5270 On the Internet: You can send us a request by e-mail or read or download documents on the OppenheimerFunds web site: http://www.oppenheimerfunds.com You can also obtain copies of the Statement of Additional Information and other Fund documents and reports by visiting the SEC's Public Information Room in Washington, D.C. (Phone 1.202.942.8090) or the EDGAR database on the SEC's Internet web site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained upon 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. The Fund's shares are distributed by: OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. SEC File No. 811-04797 PR0835.001.0200 Printed on recycled paper. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112 1.800.525.7048 Statement of Additional Information dated February 8, 2001 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 8, 2001. It should be read together with the Prospectus, which may be obtained 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 web site at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Contents About the Fund Page Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks........... The Fund's Investment Policies............................................. Other Investment Techniques and Strategies................................. Investment Restrictions.................................................... How the Fund is Managed ........................................................ Organization and History................................................... Directors 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 Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes.............................. Additional Information About the Fund........................................... Financial Information About the Fund Report of Independent Accountants............................................... Financial Statements............................................................ Appendix A: Ratings Definitions..............................................A-1 Appendix B: Corporate Industry Classifications...............................B-1 Appendix C: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers....................C-1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 invests in. Additional information is also provided about the Fund's investment Manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc., and the strategies that the Fund might use to try to achieve its objective. The Fund's Investment Policies. The composition of the Fund's portfolio and the techniques and strategies that the Fund's Sub-Advisor, OpCap Advisors, 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 techniques and strategies at some times or not at all. In selecting securities for the Fund's portfolio, the Sub-Advisor evaluates the merits of particular securities primarily through the exercise of its own investment analysis. In the case of corporate issuers, 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 securities, the Sub-Advisor may also consider 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 and other factors when evaluating the securities of issuers in a particular country. |X| Investments in Equity Securities. While the Fund currently emphasizes investments in equity securities of mid-size companies, the Fund does not limit its investments in equity securities to issuers having a market capitalization of a specified size or range, and therefore can invest in securities of small-, mid- and large-capitalization issuers. At times, the Fund might focus its equity investments in securities of one or more capitalization ranges, based upon the Sub-Advisor's judgment of where the best market opportunities are to seek the Fund's objective. At times, the market may favor or disfavor securities of issuers of a particular capitalization range, and securities of mid-and small-capitalization issuers may be subject to greater price volatility in general than securities of larger companies. Therefore, if the Fund has substantial investments in mid-and/or smaller-capitalization companies at times of market volatility, the Fund's share price could fluctuate more than that of funds focusing on larger-capitalization issuers. |_| Value Investing. In selecting equity investments for the Fund's portfolio, the portfolio manager currently uses a value investing style. In using a value approach, the portfolio manager seeks stock and other equity securities that appear to be temporarily undervalued, by various measures, such as price/earnings ratios. This approach is subject to change and might not necessarily be used in all cases. Value investing seeks stocks having prices that are low in relation to their real worth or future prospects, in the hope that the Fund will realize appreciation in the value of its holdings when other investors realize the intrinsic value of the stock. Using value investing requires research as to the issuer's underlying financial condition and prospects. Some of the measures used to identify these securities include, among others: |_| Price/Earnings ratio, which is the stock's price divided by its earnings per share. A stock having a price/earnings ratio lower than its historical range, or the market as a whole or that of similar companies may offer attractive investment opportunities. |_| Price/book value ratio, which is the stock price divided by the book value of the company per share, which measures the company's stock price in relation to its asset value. |_| Dividend Yield is measured by dividing the annual dividend by the stock price per share. |_| Valuation of Assets which compares the stock price to the value of the company's underlying assets, including their projected value in the marketplace and liquidation value. |_| 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. 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. Preferred stock also generally has a preference over common stock on the distribution of a corporation's assets in the event of liquidation of the corporation. 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 may be "participating" stock, which means that it may be entitled to a dividend exceeding the stated dividend in certain cases. |_| 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. The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its net assets in warrants. That limit does not apply to warrants that have been acquired in units or attached to other securities. |_| Convertible Securities. Convertible securities are debt securities that are convertible into an issuer's common stock. Convertible securities rank senior to common stock in a corporation's capital structure and therefore are subject to less risk than common stock in case of the issuer's bankruptcy or liquidation. 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 rates rise. If the conversion value exceeds the investment value, the security will behave more like an equity security: 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. While some convertible securities are a form of debt security, in many cases their conversion feature (allowing conversion into equity securities) may cause them to be regarded by the Sub-Advisor more as "equity equivalents." As a result, the rating assigned to the security has less impact on the Sub-Advisor's investment decision with respect to convertible securities than in the case of non-convertible debt fixed income securities. To determine whether convertible securities should be regarded as "equity equivalents," the Sub-Advisor may consider 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. |X| Investments in Debt Securities. The Fund can invest in a variety of domestic and foreign debt securities including bonds, notes, debentures and other debt securities, including U.S. Government securities. It can also invest in short-term debt securities primarily for liquidity or defensive purposes. Because the Fund currently emphasizes investments in equity securities, such as stocks, it is not anticipated that more than 25% of the Fund's assets will be invested in debt securities under normal market conditions. Foreign debt securities are subject to the risks of foreign investing described below. In general, domestic and foreign debt securities are also subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. |_| Credit Risk. In making investments in debt securities, the Sub-Advisor may rely to some extent on the ratings of ratings organizations or it may use its own research to evaluate a security's creditworthiness. The Fund's debt investments can include investment grade and below investment-grade bonds (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). Investment-grade bonds are bonds rated at least "Baa" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., at least "BBB" by Standard & Poor's Rating Service or Duff & Phelps, Inc., or that have comparable ratings by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. If the 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 Sub-Advisor to be of comparable quality to bonds rated as investment grade by a rating organization. The debt security ratings definitions of Moody's, Standard & Poor's, Fitch, Inc. and IBCA are included in Appendix A to this Statement of Additional Information. |_| 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 fixed-income investments, and a decline in general interest rates will tend to increase their value. In addition, debt securities with longer maturities, which tend to have higher yields, are subject to potentially greater fluctuations in value from changes in interest rates than obligations with shorter maturities. Fluctuations in the market value of the Fund's portfolio securities after the Fund buys them normally do not affect the interest income payable on those securities (unless the security's interest is payable on a variable rate pegged to particular 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. |_| U.S. Government Securities. Obligations of U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities (including mortgage-backed securities) may or may not be guaranteed or supported by the "full faith and credit" of the United States. Some are backed by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; others, by discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agencies' obligations; while others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality. All U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. If the securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the owner of the securities must look principally to the agency issuing the obligation for repayment and might not be able to assert a claim against the United States in the event that the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The Fund will invest in U.S. Government securities of such agencies and instrumentalities only when the Sub-Advisor is satisfied that the credit risk with respect to such instrumentality is minimal. |_| Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. While it is not currently anticipated that the Fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in lower-grade debt securities, the Fund can invest a portion of its assets in these securities. Because lower-grade securities tend to offer higher yields than investment-grade securities, the Fund could invest in lower grade securities if the Sub-Advisor is trying to achieve greater income. In some cases, the appreciation possibilities of lower-grade securities might be a reason they are selected for the Fund's portfolio. "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 Duff & Phelps, or similar ratings by other rating organizations. If they are unrated, and are determined by the Sub-Advisor to be of comparable quality to debt securities rated below investment grade, they are included in determining the percentage of the Fund's assets that can be invested in lower-grade securities. The Fund can invest in securities rated as low as "C" or "D." Some of the special credit risks of lower-grade securities are discussed in the Prospectus. 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. However, the Fund's limitations on these investments may reduce some of the risks to the Fund, as will the Fund's policy of diversifying its investments. Additionally, to the extent they can be converted into stock, convertible securities may be less subject to some of these risks 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 Duff & Phelps are investment grade and are not regarded as junk bonds, those securities may be subject to special risks, and have some speculative characteristics. |X| Money Market Instruments. The following is a brief description of the types of money market securities the Fund can invest in. Those money market securities are high-quality, short-term debt instruments that are issued by the U.S. Government, corporations, banks or other entities. They may have fixed, variable or floating interest rates. |_| U.S. Government Securities. These include obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, described above. |_| Bank Obligations. The Fund can buy time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances. Time deposits, other than overnight deposits, may be subject to withdrawal penalties and, if so, they are deemed "illiquid" investments. The Fund can purchase bank obligations that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC insures the deposits of member banks up to $100,000 per account. Insured bank obligations may have a limited market and a particular investment of this type may be deemed "illiquid" unless the Board of Directors of the Fund determines that a readily-available market exists for that particular obligation, or unless the obligation is payable at principal amount plus accrued interest on demand or within seven days after demand. |_| Commercial Paper. The Fund can invest in commercial paper if it is rated within the top two rating categories of Standard & Poor's and Moody's. If the paper is not rated, it may be purchased if issued by a company having a credit rating of at least "AA" by Standard & Poor's or "Aa" by Moody's. 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 Sub-Advisor 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, unless they have a demand feature permitting them to be put back to the issuer within seven days. The Fund does not intend that its investments in variable amount master demand notes will exceed 5% of its total assets. |X| Foreign Securities. The Fund can purchase equity and debt securities issued by foreign companies or foreign governments or their agencies. "Foreign securities" include equity and debt securities of companies organized under the laws of countries other than the United States and debt securities of foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities. Those securities may be traded on foreign securities exchanges or in the foreign over-the-counter markets. Securities of foreign issuers that are represented by American Depository Receipts, European Depository Receipts or Global Depository Receipts, or that are listed on a U.S. securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter markets are considered "foreign securities" for the purpose of the Fund's investment allocations. That is because they are subject to many of the special considerations and risks, discussed below, that apply to foreign securities traded and held abroad. 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. 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 growth 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 stock 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 foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities may or may not be supported by the full faith and credit of the foreign government. The Fund may 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. |_| 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 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, stock 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 growth 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 Sub-Advisor will consider these factors when evaluating securities in these markets. |X| 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% annually. The Fund's portfolio turnover rate will fluctuate from year to year, but the Fund does not expect to have a portfolio turnover rate of 100% or more. Increased portfolio turnover creates 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. 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. |X| Investing in Small, Unseasoned Companies. The Fund may invest in securities of small, unseasoned companies. These are companies that have been in operation for less than three years, including the operations of any predecessors. Securities of these companies may be subject to volatility in their prices. They may have a limited trading market, which may adversely affect the Fund's ability to dispose of them and can reduce the price the Fund might be able to obtain for them. Other investors that own a security issued by a small, unseasoned issuer for which there is limited liquidity might trade the security when the Fund is attempting to dispose of its holdings of that security. In that case the Fund might receive a lower price for its holdings than might otherwise be obtained. |X| Investing in Other Investment Companies. The Fund can invest up to 10% of its total assets in shares of other investment companies. It can invest up to 5% of its total assets in any one investment company (but cannot own more than 3% of the outstanding voting stock of that company). These limits do not apply to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of another investment company. Because the Fund would be subject to its ratable share of the other investment company's expenses, the Fund will not make these investments unless the Sub-Advisor believes that the potential investment benefits justify the added costs and expenses. |X| "When-Issued" and "Delayed-Delivery" Transactions. The Fund can invest in securities on a "when-issued" basis and can purchase or sell securities on a "delayed-delivery" or "forward commitment" 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. The Fund limits its when-issued commitments to not more than 15% of its net assets. 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 (generally within 45 days of the date the offer is accepted). 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 Sub-Advisor 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. The Fund will engage in when-issued transactions to secure what the Sub-Advisor considers to be an advantageous price and yield at the time of entering into the obligation. 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 Sub-Advisor 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 for its portfolio 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. |X| 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. 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 Fund's Board of Directors 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. 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. Repurchase agreements, considered "loans" under 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 Sub-Advisor will monitor the vendor's creditworthiness to confirm that the vendor is financially sound and will continuously monitor the collateral's value. |X| Reverse Repurchase Agreements. The Fund can use reverse repurchase agreements and would normally do so as a cash management tool. These agreements create leverage, a speculative investment technique. The Fund does not currently use reverse repurchase agreements, but may do so in the future. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it segregates on its books an amount of cash or U.S. Government securities equal in value to the purchase price of the securities it has committed to buy, plus accrued interest, until the payment is made to the seller. Before the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, the Manager evaluates the creditworthiness of the seller, typically a bank or broker-dealer. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered to be a form of borrowing by the Fund and are subject to the Fund's limitations on borrowing. These agreements are subject to certain risks. The market value of the securities retained in lieu of sale by the Fund may decline more or appreciate more than the securities the Fund has sold but is obligated to repurchase. If the buyer of the securities under the agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, there may be delays in the Fund's use of the proceeds. |X| Illiquid and Restricted Securities. 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 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. |X| Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund can lend its portfolio securities to certain types of eligible borrowers approved by the Board of Directors. It may do so to try to provide income or to raise cash for liquidity purposes. As a fundamental policy, these loans are limited to not more than one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets. There are some risks in connection with securities lending. The Fund might experience a delay in receiving additional collateral to secure a loan, or a delay in recovery of the loaned securities. The Fund presently does not intend to engage in loans of securities, but if the Fund does lend its securities, those loans are not expected to exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets. The Fund must receive collateral for a loan. Under current applicable regulatory requirements (which are subject to change), on each business day the loan collateral must be at least equal to the value of the loaned securities. It must consist of cash, bank letters of credit, 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 amounts demanded by the Fund if the demand meets the terms of the letter. The terms of the letter of credit and the issuing bank both must be satisfactory to the Fund. When it lends securities, the Fund receives amounts equal to the dividends or interest on loaned securities. It also receives one or more of (a) negotiated loan fees, (b) interest on securities used as collateral, and (c) interest on any short-term debt securities purchased with such loan collateral. Either type of interest may be shared with the borrower. The Fund may also pay reasonable finder's, custodian and administrative fees in connection with these loans. The terms of the Fund's loans must meet applicable tests under the Internal Revenue Code and must permit the Fund to reacquire loaned securities on five days' notice or in time to vote on any important matter. |X| Borrowing. As a fundamental policy, the Fund cannot borrow money except as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes, and loans may not exceed one third of the lower of the market value or cost of its total assets. Additionally, as part of that fundamental policy, the Fund will not purchase securities at times when loans exceed 5% of its total assets. The Fund may borrow only from banks. Under current regulatory requirements, borrowings can be made only to the extent that the value of the Fund's assets, less its liabilities other than borrowings, is equal to at least 300% of all borrowings (including the proposed borrowing). If the value of the Fund's assets fails to meet this 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 these loans, 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. Additionally, the Fund's net asset value per share might fluctuate more than that of funds that do not borrow. |X| Hedging. Although the Fund can use hedging instruments, it is not obligated to use them in seeking its objective. It does not currently contemplate using them to any significant degree. The Fund may use hedging 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. To do so, the Fund could: |_| sell futures contracts, |_| buy puts on such futures or on securities, or |_| write covered calls on securities or futures. 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: |_| buy futures, or |_| buy calls on such futures or on securities. 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 stock indices (these are referred to as "stock index futures"), (2) foreign currencies (these are referred to as "forward contracts"), and (3) commodities (these are referred to as "commodity futures"). A broadly-based stock index is used as the basis for trading stock index futures. These indices may in some cases be based on stocks of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries. A stock index assigns relative values to the common stocks included in the index and its value fluctuates in response to the changes in value of the underlying stocks. A stock index cannot be purchased or sold directly. These contracts obligate the seller to deliver, and the purchaser to take, cash to settle the futures transactions. 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. 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 money 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 options on broadly-based stock indices, securities, foreign currencies and stock index futures. |_| Writing Covered Call Options. The Fund can write (that is, sell) covered calls. If the Fund sells a call option, it must be covered. For options on securities, that means the Fund must own the security subject to the call while the call is outstanding. For stock index options, that means the call must be covered by segregating liquid assets to enable the Fund to satisfy its obligations if the call is exercised. Up to 25% of the Fund's total assets may be subject to calls the Fund writes. When the Fund writes a call on a security, it receives cash (a premium). For calls on securities, 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 a call on a stock index 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. Settlement of puts and calls on broadly-based stock indices is in cash. Gain or loss on options on stock indices depends on changes in the index in question (and thus on price movements in the stock market generally). The Fund's custodian, or a securities depository acting for the custodian, 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. The 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 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 escrowed assets in escrow 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 segregating an equivalent dollar amount of liquid assets. The Fund will segregate additional liquid assets if the value of the segregated assets drops below 100% of the current value of the future. Because of this segregation 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 stock indices, foreign currencies or stock index futures. If the Fund writes a put, the put must be covered by segregated liquid assets. The Fund will not write puts if, as a result, more than 25% of the Fund's net assets would have to be segregated to cover such put options. 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 settle the transaction in cash with the buyer of the put at the exercise price, even if the value of the underlying 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 settle in cash at the exercise price. That price will usually exceed the market value of the investment at that time. 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 settle the transaction in cash at the exercise price. The Fund has no control over when it may be required to settle the transaction, 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. 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 buy calls on securities it intends to purchase and puts on securities that it owns. The Fund may purchase calls 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. Buying a call on a security or future gives the Fund 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. In the case of a purchase of a call on a stock index, if the Fund exercises the call during the call period, a seller of a corresponding call on the same index will pay the Fund an amount of cash to settle the call if the closing level of the stock index upon which the call is based is greater than the exercise price of the call. That cash payment is equal to the difference between the closing price of the call and the exercise price of the call times a specified multiple (the "multiplier") which determines the total dollar value for each point of difference. When the Fund buys a put, it pays a premium. It has the right during the put period to require a seller of a corresponding put, upon the Fund's exercise of its put, to buy the underlying security (in the case of puts on securities or futures) or in the case of puts on stock indices, to deliver cash to the Fund to settle the put if the closing level of the stock index upon which the put is based is less than the exercise price of the put. That cash payment is determined by the multiplier, in the same manner as described above as to calls. Buying a put on a security or future enables the Fund to sell the underlying investment to a seller of a corresponding put on the same 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 either 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 put on a stock index, the put protects the Fund to the extent that the index moves in a similar pattern to the securities the Fund holds. The Fund can resell the put. The resale price of the put will vary inversely with 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 the expiration date. In the event of a decline in price of the underlying investment, the Fund could exercise or sell the put at a profit to attempt to offset some or all of its loss on its portfolio securities. 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 Sub-Advisor 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 Sub-Advisor 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. |_| 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 Sub-Advisor 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 may affect its costs. The Fund's option activities could affect its portfolio turnover rate and brokerage commissions. The exercise of calls written by the Fund could 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 may 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 limits its exposure in foreign currency exchange contracts in a particular foreign currency to the amount of its assets denominated in that currency or a closely-correlated 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 may 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 may suffer a substantial decline against a foreign currency, it might 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 Sub-Advisor 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. |_| Regulatory Aspects of Hedging Instruments. When using futures and options on futures, the Fund is required to operate within certain guidelines and restrictions with respect to the use of futures as established by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC"). In particular, the Fund is exempted from registration with the CFTC as a "commodity pool operator" if the Fund complies with the requirements of Rule 4.5 adopted by the CFTC. The Rule does not limit the percentage of the Fund's assets that may be used for futures margin and related options premiums for a bona fide hedging position. However, under the Rule, the Fund must limit its aggregate initial futures margin and related options premiums to not more than 5% of the Fund's net assets for hedging strategies that are not considered bona fide hedging strategies under the Rule. Under the Rule, the Fund must also use short futures and options on futures solely for bona fide hedging purposes within the meaning and intent of the applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act. 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 or Sub-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 cash or readily marketable short-term debt instruments in an amount equal to the market value of the securities underlying the future, less the margin deposit applicable to it. The account must be a segregated account or accounts held by the Fund's custodian bank. |X| 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. Investment Restrictions |X| 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: |_| 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 |_| 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 Directors 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. |_| 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 own more than 10% of that issuer's voting securities. This limitation 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. |_| The Fund cannot lend money or property to any person. However, the Fund can purchase fixed income securities consistent with the Fund's investment objective and policies. The Fund may also make loans of portfolio securities, in an amount that does not exceed one-third of the Fund's total assets. Additionally, the Fund can enter into repurchase agreements. For the purpose of this restriction, collateral arrangements with respect to stock options, options on securities and stock indices, stock index futures and options on such futures are not deemed to be loans of assets. |_| The Fund cannot its concentrate investments. That means it cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in any industry. |_| The Fund cannot purchase real estate or in interests in real estate. However, the Fund can purchase or sell securities of companies that deal in real estate or interests in real estate. |_| The Fund cannot invest for the purpose of exercising control over management of any company. |_| The Fund cannot underwrite securities of other companies. 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. |_| The Fund cannot invest or hold securities of any issuer if officers and directors of the Fund or its Manager or Sub-Advisor individually beneficially own more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of that issuer and together own more than 5% of the securities of that issuer. |_| The Fund cannot invest in physical commodities or physical commodity contracts. However, the Fund may buy and sell hedging instruments to the extent specified in its Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information from time to time. The Fund can also buy and sell options futures, and securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities or whose investment return is linked to changes in the price of physical commodities. |_| The Fund cannot pledge, mortgage or hypothecate any of its assets. However, the Fund can pledge assets to secure permitted borrowings and in connection with collateral arrangements with respect to options and futures. |_| The Fund cannot issue senior securities, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. However, the Fund can enter into repurchase agreements, lend its portfolio securities and borrow money from banks for temporary or emergency purposes. For purposes of the Fund's policy not to concentrate its investments as described above, the Fund has adopted the industry classifications set forth in Appendix B to this Statement of Additional Information. This is not a fundamental policy. |X| Does the Fund Have Any Restrictions That Are Not Fundamental? The Fund has a number of other investment restrictions that are not fundamental policies, which means that they can be changed by the Board of Directors without shareholder approval. |_| The Fund cannot purchase oil, gas or other mineral leases, rights, royalty contracts or exploration or development programs. However, the Fund can invest in securities of companies that invest in or sponsor such programs. |_| The Fund cannot purchase securities on margin (except for short-term loans that are necessary for the clearance of transactions) or make short sales of securities. 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. 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. How the Fund is Managed Organization and History. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company organized as a Maryland corporation in 1986. The Fund commenced its operations on February 13, 1987 as a closed-end investment company with a "dual-purpose" structure. The Fund originally had two objectives: (1) long-term capital appreciation and preservation of capital, and (2) current income and long-term growth of income. The Fund originally had common stock, denominated as "capital shares," and preferred stock, denominated as "income shares." Under the Fund's original dual-purpose structure, the capital shares were entitled to all of the Fund's gains and losses on its assets, and no Fund expenses were allocated to those shares. The income shares were entitled to all of the Fund's income and bore all of the Fund's operating expenses. The income shares were redeemed on January 31, 1997, and the Fund's dual-purpose structure was terminated. On March 3, 1997, the Fund was converted to an open-end management investment company with a single investment objective of capital appreciation. The outstanding capital shares of the Fund were re-denominated as Class A shares of common stock, which bear their allocable share of Fund expenses. The Fund is governed by a Board of Directors, which is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders under Maryland law. The Directors 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 Board of Directors has the power, without shareholder approval, to divide unissued shares of the Fund into two or more classes. The Board has done so, and the Fund currently has four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class N. All classes invest in the same investment portfolio. 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. The Directors are authorized to create new series and classes of shares. The Directors may reclassify unissued shares of the Fund or its series or classes into additional series or classes of shares. The Directors 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. |X| Meetings of Shareholders. Although the Fund is not required by Maryland law to hold annual meetings, it may hold shareholder meetings from time to time on important matters. The Fund's shareholders have the right to call a meeting to remove a Director or to take certain other action described in the Articles of Incorporation of the Fund's parent corporation. The Fund will hold meetings when required to do so by the Investment Company Act or other applicable law. The Fund will hold a meeting when the Directors call a meeting or upon proper request of shareholders. If the Fund receives a written request of the record holders of at least 25% of the outstanding shares eligible to be voted at a meeting to call a meeting for a specified purpose (which might include the removal of a Director), the Fund will call a meeting of shareholders for that specified purpose. Shareholders of the different classes of the Fund vote together in the aggregate on certain matters at shareholders' meetings. Those matters include the election of Directors and ratification of appointment of the independent auditors. Shareholders of a particular series or class vote separately on proposals that affect that series or class. Shareholders of a series or class that is not affected by a proposal are not entitled to vote on the proposal. For example, only shareholders of a particular series vote on any material amendment to the investment advisory agreement for that series. Only shareholders of a particular class of a series vote on certain amendments to the Distribution and/or Service Plans if the amendments affect only that class. Directors and Officers of the Fund. The Fund's Directors and officers and their principal occupations and business affiliations during the past five years are listed below. Directors denoted with an asterisk (*) below are deemed to be "interested persons" of the Fund under the Investment Company Act. All of the Directors are also trustees, directors or managing general partners of the following Oppenheimer funds: Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc., Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds, a series Fund having the following series: Oppenheimer Quest Small Cap Fund, Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund and Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund, Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc., Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc., Rochester Portfolio Series, a series Fund having one series: Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund, Rochester Fund Municipals, Bond Fund Series, a series Fund having one series: Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund, and Oppenheimer MidCap Fund Ms. Macaskill and Messrs. Bishop, Doll, Donohue, Farrar, Wixted and Zack, who are officers of the Fund, respectively hold the same offices of the other Oppenheimer funds listed above. As of ____________ ____, 2001, the Directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The foregoing statement does not reflect shares held of record by an employee benefit plan for employees of the Manager other than shares beneficially owned under that plan by the officers of the Fund listed below. Ms. Macaskill and Mr. Donohue, are trustees of that plan. Bridget A. Macaskill, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President, Age: 52. Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203 President (since June 1991), Chief Executive Officer (since September 1995) and a Director (since December 1994) of the Manager; President and director (since June 1991) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, an investment adviser subsidiary of the Manager; Chairman and a director of Shareholder Services, Inc. (since August 1994) and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (since September 1995), transfer agent subsidiaries of the Manager; President (since September 1995) and a director (since October 1990) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., the Manager's parent holding company; President (since September 1995) and a director (since November 1989) of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., a holding company subsidiary of the Manager; a director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since July 1996); President and a director (since October 1997) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd., an offshore fund management subsidiary of the Manager and of Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc; President and a director of other Oppenheimer funds; a director of Prudential Corporation plc (a U.K. financial service company). Paul Y. Clinton, Trustee, Age: 70. 39 Blossom Avenue, Osterville, Massachusetts 02655 Principal of Clinton Management Associates, a financial and venture capital consulting firm; Trustee of Capital Cash Management Trust, a money-market fund and Narragansett Tax-Free Fund, a tax-exempt bond fund; Director of OCC Cash Reserves, Inc. and Trustee of OCC Accumulation Trust, both of which are open-end investment companies. Formerly: Director, External Affairs, Kravco Corporation, a national real estate owner and property management corporation; President of Essex Management Corporation, a management consulting company; a general partner of Capital Growth Fund, a venture capital partnership; a general partner of Essex Limited Partnership, an investment partnership; President of Geneve Corp., a venture capital fund; Chairman of Woodland Capital Corp., a small business investment company; and Vice President of W.R. Grace & Co. Thomas W. Courtney, Trustee, Age: 67. 833 Wyndemere Way, Naples, Florida 34105 Principal of Courtney Associates, Inc. (venture capital firm); former General Partner of Trivest Venture Fund (private venture capital fund); former President of Investment Counseling Federated Investors, Inc.; Trustee of Cash Assets Trust, a money market fund; Director of OCC Cash Reserves, Inc., and Trustee of OCC Accumulation Trust, both of which are open-end investment companies; former President of Boston Company Institutional Investors; Trustee of Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust and Tax Free Trust of Arizona, tax-exempt bond funds; Director of several privately owned corporations; former Director of Financial Analysts Federation. Robert G. Galli, Trustee, Age: 67. 19750 Beach Road, Jupiter, FL 33469 A Trustee or Director of other Oppenheimer funds. Formerly he held the following positions: Vice Chairman of the Manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (October 1995 - December 1997); Executive Vice President of the Manager (December 1977 - October 1995); Executive Vice President and a director (April 1986 - October 1995) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, an investment advisor subsidiary of the Manager. Lacy B. Herrmann, Trustee, Age: 71. 380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, New York 10017 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aquila Management Corporation, the sponsoring organization and manager, administrator and/or sub-Adviser to the following open-end investment companies, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of each: Churchill Cash Reserves Trust, Aquila Cascadia Equity Fund, Pacific Capital Cash Assets Trust, Pacific Capital U.S. Treasuries Cash Assets Trust, Pacific Capital Tax-Free Cash Assets Trust, Prime Cash Fund, Narragansett Insured Tax-Free Income Fund, Tax-Free Fund For Utah, Churchill Tax-Free Fund of Kentucky, Tax-Free Fund of Colorado, Tax-Free Trust of Oregon, Tax-Free Trust of Arizona, Hawaiian Tax-Free Trust, and Aquila Rocky Mountain Equity Fund; Vice President, Director, Secretary, and formerly Treasurer of Aquila Distributors, Inc., distributor of the above funds; President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Capital Cash Management Trust ("CCMT"), and an Officer and Trustee/Director of its predecessors; President and Director of STCM Management Company, Inc., sponsor and adviser to CCMT; Chairman, President and a Director of InCap Management Corporation, formerly sub-adviser and administrator of Prime Cash Fund and Short Term Asset Reserves; Director of OCC Cash Reserves, Inc., and Trustee of OCC Accumulation Trust, both of which are open-end investment companies; Trustee Emeritus of Brown University. George Loft, Trustee, Age: 86. 51 Herrick Road, Sharon, Connecticut 06069 Private Investor; Director of OCC Cash Reserves, Inc., and Trustee of OCC Accumulation Trust, both of which are open-end investment companies. O. Leonard Darling, Vice President, Age: 58. Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203 Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President of the Manager (since 6/99); Chairman and Director of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since 6/99); formerly Chief Executive Officer of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (12/ 98-6/99); Trustee (1993 - present) of Awhtolia College - Greece. Andrew J. Donohue, Secretary, Age: 50. Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203 Executive Vice President (since January 1993), General Counsel (since October 1991) and a Director (since September 1995) of the Manager; Executive Vice President and General Counsel (since September 1993) and a director (since January 1992) of the Distributor; Executive Vice President, General Counsel and a director of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Services, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and (since September 1995) Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc.; President and a director of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since September 1995); President, General Counsel and a director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since July 1996); General Counsel (since May 1996) and Secretary (since April 1997) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Vice President and a director of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc (since October 1997); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds. Robert Bishop, Assistant Treasurer, Age: 42. 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112 Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting (since May 1996); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds; formerly an Assistant Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting (April 1994 - May 1996), and a Fund Controller for the Manager. Scott T. Farrar, Assistant Treasurer, Age: 35. 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112 Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting (since May 1996); Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc (since October 1997); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds; formerly an Assistant Vice President of the Manager/Mutual Fund Accounting (April 1994 - May 1996), and a Fund Controller for the Manager. Brian W. Wixted, Treasurer, Age: 41. 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112 Senior Vice President and Treasurer (since April 1999) of the Manager; Treasurer of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Services, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since April 1999); Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. (since April 1999); Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since April 1999); formerly Principal and Chief Operating Officer, Bankers Trust Company - Mutual Fund Services Division (March 1995 - March 1999); Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CS First Boston Investment Management Corp. (September 1991 - March 1995); and Vice President and Accounting Manager, Merrill Lynch Asset Management (November 1987 - September 1991). Robert G. Zack, Assistant Secretary, Age: 52. Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203 Senior Vice President (since May 1985) and Associate General Counsel (since May 1981) of the Manager, Assistant Secretary of Shareholder Services, Inc. (since May 1985), and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (since November 1989); Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc (since October 1997); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds. |X| Remuneration of Directors. The officers of the Fund and one Director, Ms. Macaskill, are affiliated with the Manager and receive no salary or fee from the Fund. The remaining Directors of the Fund received the compensation shown below. The compensation from the Fund was paid during its fiscal year ended October 31, 2000. The table below also shows the total compensation from all of the Oppenheimer funds listed above, including the compensation from the Fund, and from two other funds that are not Oppenheimer funds but for which the Sub-Advisor acts as investment advisor. That amount represents compensation received as a director, trustee, or member of a committee of the Board during the calendar year 2000. - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Total Compensation From all Oppenheimer Aggregate Compensation Retirement Benefits Accrued Quest/Rochester Funds Director's Name from the Fund 1 as Fund Expenses (10 Funds)2 - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Paul Y. Clinton $ $ $ 3 - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Thomas W. Courtney $ $ $ 3 - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Robert G. Galli $ $ $ 4 - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- Lacy B. Herrmann $ $ $ 3 - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------- George Loft $ $ $ 3 - --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------
1. Aggregate compensation includes fees and any retirement plan benefits for a Director. 2. For the 2000 calendar year. Each series of an investment company is considered a separate "fund" for this purpose. 3. Total Compensation for the 2000 calendar year includes compensation from two funds for which the Sub-Advisor acts as the investment advisor. 4. Total compensation for the 2000 calendar year also includes compensation received for serving as a Trustee or Director of ____ other Oppenheimer funds. |X| Retirement Plan for Directors. The Fund has adopted a retirement plan that provides for payments to retired Directors. Payments are up to 80% of the average compensation paid during a Director's five years of service in which the highest compensation was received. A Director must serve as Director for any of the Oppenheimer Quest/Rochester/MidCap funds listed above for at least 15 years to be eligible for the maximum payment. Each Director's retirement benefits will depend on the amount of the Director's future compensation and length of service. Therefore the amount of those benefits cannot be determined at this time, nor can we estimate the number of years of credited service that will be used to determine those benefits. |X| Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. The Board of Directors has adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan for disinterested directors 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 Director is periodically adjusted as though an equivalent amount had been invested in shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds selected by the Director. The amount paid to the Director under the plan will be determined based upon the performance of the selected funds. Deferral of Directors' 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 Director or to pay any particular level of compensation to any Director. Pursuant to an Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund may invest in the funds selected by the Director under the plan without shareholder approval for the limited purpose of determining the value of the Director's deferred fee account. |X| Major Shareholders. As of __________ ___, 2001 the only persons who owned of record or were known by the Fund to own of record 5% or more of any class of the Fund's outstanding shares were: Salomon Smith Barney Inc., 333 West 34th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10001, which owned for the benefit of its client _____________ Class A shares (representing ______% of the Class A shares then outstanding); and Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc., 4800 Deer Lake Drive East, Floor 3, Jacksonville, Florida, 32246-6484, which owned for the benefit of its clients _____________ shares (representing ______% of the Class B shares then outstanding). As of the date hereof, the Manager is the sole owner of Class N Shares. The Manager. The Manager is wholly-owned by Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., a holding company controlled by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. The Manager became the Fund's investment advisor on February 28, 1997. |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 Securities and Exchange Commission and can be reviewed and copied at 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 http://www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained, after paying a duplication fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov., or by writing to the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. |X| 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 handles the Fund's day-to-day business and permits the Manager to enter into sub-advisory agreements with other registered investment advisors to obtain specialized services for the Fund, as long as the Fund is not obligated to pay any additional fees for those services. The Manager has retained the Sub-Advisor pursuant to a separate Sub-Advisory Agreement, under which the Sub-Advisor buys and sells portfolio securities for the Fund. The portfolio manager of the Fund is employed by the Sub-Advisor and is the person who is principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio, as described below. The investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the Manager 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 Manager also calculates the Fund's net asset value without additional compensation. 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 calculation of the Fund's net asset values per share, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, fees to certain Directors, 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. - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- Management Fees Paid to Gross Management Fee (without Fiscal Year ended 10/31: OppenheimerFunds, Inc.1 giving effect to Manager's waiver) - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- 1998 $2,223,087 $2,871,810 - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- 1999 $2,539,256 $2,747,591 - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- 2000 $ $ - ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
1. Amounts shown for 1998 and 1999 are net of the Manager's waiver of a portion of its fee, that was in effect until February 28, 1999. 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 resulting from a good faith error or omission on its part with respect to any of its duties under the agreement. The agreement permits the Manager to act as investment advisor for any other person, firm or corporation and to use the names "Oppenheimer" and "Quest for Value" 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 names "Oppenheimer" or "Quest for Value" as part of its name. The Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor is a majority-owned subsidiary of Oppenheimer Capital, a registered investment advisor. From the Fund's inception on April 30, 1980, until November 22, 1995, the Sub-Advisor (which was then named Quest for Value Advisors) or the Sub-Advisor's parent served as the Fund's investment advisor. The Sub-Advisor acts as investment advisor to other investment companies and for other investors. On November 4, 1997, PIMCO Advisors L.P., a registered investment advisor with $125 billion in assets under management through various subsidiaries and affiliates, acquired control of Oppenheimer Capital and the Sub-Advisor. On November 30, 1997, Oppenheimer Capital merged with a subsidiary of PIMCO Advisors. As a result, Oppenheimer Capital and the Sub-Advisor became indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of PIMCO Advisors. PIMCO Advisors has two general partners: PIMCO Partners, G.P., a California general partnership, and PIMCO Advisors Holdings L.P. (formerly Oppenheimer Capital, L.P.), an New York Stock Exchange-listed Delaware limited partnership of which PIMCO Partners, G.P. is the sole general partner. PIMCO Partners, G.P. beneficially owns or controls (through its general partner interest in Oppenheimer Capital, L.P.) more than 80% of the units of limited partnership of PIMCO Advisors. PIMCO Partners, G.P. has two general partners. The first of these is Pacific Investment Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Financial Asset Management Company, a direct subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Company ("Pacific Life"). The managing general partner of PIMCO Partners, G.P. is PIMCO Partners L.L.C. ("PPLLC"), a California limited liability company. PPLLC's members are the Managing Directors (the "PIMCO Managers") of Pacific Investment Management Company, a subsidiary of PIMCO Advisors (the "PIMCO Subpartnership"). The PIMCO Managers are: William H. Gross, Dean S. Meiling, James F. Muzzy, William F. Podlich, III, Brent R. Harris, John L. Hague, William S. Thompson Jr., William C. Powers, David H. Edington, Benjamin Trosky, William R. Benz, II and Lee R. Thomas, III. PIMCO Advisors is governed by a Management Board, which consists of sixteen members, pursuant to a delegation by its general partners. PIMCO Partners G.P. has the power to designate up to nine members of the Management Board and the PIMCO Subpartnership, of which the PIMCO Managers are the Managing Directors, has the power to designate up to two members. In addition, PIMCO Partners, G.P., as the controlling general partner of PIMCO Advisors, has the power to revoke the delegation to the Management Board and exercise control of PIMCO Advisors. As a result, Pacific Life and/or the PIMCO Managers may be deemed to control PIMCO Advisors. Pacific Life and the PIMCO Managers disclaim such control. Allianz AG has majority ownership of PIMCO Advisors and its subsidiaries, including Oppenheimer Capital and Sub-Advisor. |X| The Sub-Advisory Agreement. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall regularly provide investment advice with respect to the Fund and invest and reinvest cash, securities and the property comprising the assets of the Fund. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Advisor agrees not to change the portfolio manager of the Fund without the written approval of the Manager. The Sub-Advisor also agrees to provide assistance in the distribution and marketing of the Fund. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Manager pays the Sub-Advisor an annual fee in monthly installments, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. The fee paid to the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory agreement is paid by the Manager, not by the Fund. The fee is equal to 40% of the investment advisory fee collected by the Manager from the Fund based on the total net assets of the Fund as of February 28, 1997 (the "Base Amount") that remained in the Fund 120 days later, plus 30% of the investment advisory fee collected by the Manager based on the total net assets of the Fund that exceed the Base Amount. In each case the fee is calculated after any waivers by the Manager of its fee. The Sub-Advisory Agreement states that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of its duties or obligations, the Sub-Advisor shall not be liable to the Manager for any act or omission in the course of or connected with rendering services under the Sub-Advisory Agreement or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security. Brokerage Policies of the Fund Brokerage Provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement. One of the duties of the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory Agreement is to arrange the portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Fund's investment advisory agreement with the Manager and the Sub-Advisory Agreement contain provisions relating to the employment of broker-dealers to effect the Fund's portfolio transactions. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are authorized to employ broker-dealers, including "affiliated" brokers, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act. They may employ broker-dealers that they think, in their 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 and the Sub-Advisor need not seek competitive commission bidding. However, they are 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 Directors. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor may select brokers (other than affiliates) that provide brokerage and/or research services for the Fund and/or the other accounts over which the Manager, the Sub-Advisor or their respective affiliates have investment discretion. The concessions paid to such brokers may be higher than another qualified broker would charge, if the Manager or Sub-Advisor, as applicable, makes a good faith determination that the concessions 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 Manager and the Sub-Advisor may also consider sales of shares of the Fund and other investment companies for which the Manager or an affiliate serves as investment advisor. The Sub-Advisory Agreement permits the Sub-Advisor to enter into "soft-dollar" arrangements through the agency of third parties to obtain services for the Fund. Pursuant to these arrangements, the Sub-Advisor will undertake to place brokerage business with broker-dealers that pay third parties that provide services. Any such "soft-dollar" arrangements will be made in accordance with policies adopted by the Fund's Board of Directors and in compliance with applicable law. Brokerage Practices. Brokerage for the Fund is allocated subject to the provisions of the investment advisory agreement and the Sub-Advisory agreement and the procedures and rules described above. Generally, the Sub-Advisor's portfolio traders allocate brokerage based upon recommendations from the Fund's portfolio manager. In certain instances, portfolio managers may directly place trades and allocate brokerage. In either case, the Sub-Advisor'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. The Sub-Advisor serves as investment manager to a number of clients, including other investment companies, and may in the future act as investment manager or advisor to others. It is the practice of the Sub-Advisor to allocate purchase or sale transactions among the Fund and other clients whose assets it manages in a manner it deems equitable. In making those allocations, the Sub-Advisor considers several main factors, including the respective investment objectives, the relative size of portfolio holdings of the same or comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment, the size of investment commitments generally held and the opinions of the persons responsible for managing the portfolios of the Fund and each other client's accounts. When orders to purchase or sell the same security on identical terms are placed by more than one of the funds and/or other advisory accounts managed by the Sub-Advisor or its affiliates, the transactions are generally executed as received, although a fund or advisory account that does not direct trades to a specific broker (these are called "free trades") usually will have its order executed first. Orders placed by accounts that direct trades to a specific broker will generally be executed after the free trades. All orders placed on behalf of the Fund are considered free trades. However, having an order placed first in the market does not necessarily guarantee the most favorable price. Purchases are combined where possible for the purpose of negotiating brokerage commissions. In some cases that practice might have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the security in a particular transaction for the Fund. Most purchases of debt obligations are principal transactions at net prices. Instead of using a broker for those transactions, the Fund normally deals directly with the selling or purchasing principal or market maker unless the Sub-Advisor determines that a better price or execution can be obtained by using the services of a broker. Purchases of portfolio securities from underwriters include a commission or concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter. Purchases from dealers include a spread between the bid and asked prices. The Fund seeks to obtain prompt execution of these orders at the most favorable net price. The investment advisory agreement and the Sub-Advisory agreement permit the Manager and the Sub-Advisor 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 Sub-Advisor 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 Sub-Advisor's other accounts. Investment research may be supplied to the Sub-Advisor 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 Sub-Advisor in a non-research capacity (such as bookkeeping or other administrative functions), then only the percentage or component that provides assistance to the Sub-Advisor in the investment decision-making process may be paid in concession dollars. The research services provided by brokers broadens the scope and supplements the research activities of the Sub-Advisor. That research provides additional views and comparisons for consideration, and helps the Sub-Advisor 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 Sub-Advisor provides information to the Manager and the Board about the concessions paid to brokers furnishing such services, together with the - --------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Total Brokerage Concessions Paid Fiscal by the Fund 1 Year Ended: - --------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 10/31/98 $373,116 - --------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 10/31/99 $384,6612 - --------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 10/31/00 ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 1. Amounts do not include spreads or concessions on principal transactions on a net trade basis. 2. In the fiscal year ended 10/31/00, the amount of transactions directed to brokers for research services was $_____________ and the amount of the concessions 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 shares of the Fund's classes of shares. The Distributor is not obligated to sell a specific number of shares. Expenses normally attributable to sales are borne by the Distributor. The compensation paid to (or retained by) the Distributor from the sale of shares or on the redemption of shares during the Fund's three most recent fiscal years is shown in the table below. - --------------- ------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------- Fiscal Year Aggregate Class A Front-End Concessions on Concessions on Concessions on Ended 10/31: Front-End Sales Sales Charges Class A Shares Class B Shares Class C Shares Charges on Class Retained by Advanced by Advanced by Advanced by A Shares Distributor Distributor1 Distributor1 Distributor1 - --------------- ------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------- - --------------- ------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------- 1998 $330,196 $99,219 $27,620 $291,004 $22,732 - --------------- ------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------- - --------------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------- 1999 $275,544 $66,902 $72,675 $253,910 $22,634 - --------------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------- - --------------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------- 2000 $ $ $ $ $ - --------------- ------------------- --------------------- ----------------- -------------------- ------------------- 1. The Distributor advances concessions payments to dealers for certain sales of Class A shares and for sales of Class B and Class C shares from its own resources at the time of sale. - ----------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------- Class A Contingent Deferred Class B Contingent Deferred Class C Contingent Deferred Fiscal Year Sales Charges Retained by Sales Charges Retained by Sales Charges Retained by Ended 10/31 Distributor Distributor Distributor - ----------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------- - ----------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2000 $ $ $ - ----------------- ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Distribution and Service Plans. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class N shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act. Under those plans the Fund compensates 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. Under the plans, the Manager and the Distributor may make payments to affiliates and, in their sole discretion, from time to time, may use their own resources (at no direct cost to the Fund) to make payments to brokers, dealers or other financial institutions for distribution and administrative services they perform. The Manager may use its profits from the advisory fee it receives from the Fund. In their sole discretion, the Distributor and the Manager may increase or decrease the amount of payments they make from their own resources to plan recipients. 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 Directors and its Independent Directors 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 Directors 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 Directors and the Independent Directors 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 after six years, the Fund must obtain the approval of both Class A and Class B shareholders for a proposed material amendment to the Class A plan that would materially increase payments under the plan. That approval must be by a "majority" (as defined in the Investment Company Act) 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 Directors at 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 Directors. Each plan states that while it is in effect, the selection and nomination of those Directors of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund is committed to the discretion of the Independent Directors. 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 Directors. Under the plan 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 Directors. The Board of Directors has set no minimum amount of assets to qualify for payments under the plans. |X| Service Plans. Under the service plans, 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 shares of a particular Class, A, B, C or N. 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 service plans permits compensation to the Distributor at a rate of up to 0.25% of average annual net assets of the applicable class. The Board has set the rate at that level. While the plans permit the Board to authorize payments to the Distributor to reimburse itself for services under the plan, the Board has not yet done so. The Distributor makes payments to plan recipients quarterly at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average annual net assets consisting of shares of the applicable class held in the accounts of the recipients or their customers. |X| Service and Distribution Plan Fees. Under each plan, service fees and distribution 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. The plans compensate the Distributor at a flat rate for its services and costs in distributing shares and servicing accounts, whether the Distributor's expenses are more or less than the amounts paid by the Fund under the plans during the period for which the fee is paid. The types of services recipients provide are similar to the services provided under the service plan described above. The plans permit 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 the shares are purchased. After the first year shares are outstanding, 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 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. Under the Class A plan, the Distributor currently pays a portion of the asset-based sales charge to brokers, dealers and financial institutions. 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 it receives on Class C shares as an ongoing commission 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 and/or Class N service fee and the asset-based sales charge to the dealer quarterly in lieu of paying the sales commissions and service fee in advance at the time of purchase. The asset-based sales charges 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 charges to the Distributor for its services rendered in distributing Class A, Class B, Class C and Class N shares. The payments are made to the Distributor in recognition that the Distributor: o pays sales commissions to authorized brokers and dealers at the time of sale and pays service fees as described above, o may finance payment of sales commissions 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 shares, and 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution Fees Paid to the Distributor in the Fiscal Year Ended 10/31/00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- Class: Total Payments Under Amount Retained by Distributor's Distributor's Unreimbursed Expenses Aggregate Unreimbursed as % of Net Assets of Plan Distributor Expenses Under Plan Class ---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- ---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- Class A Plan $ $ $ % ---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- ---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- Class B Plan $ $ $ % ---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- ---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- Class C Plan $ $ $ % ---------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ -----------------------
All payments under the 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 1.800.525.7048 or by visiting the OppenheimerFunds Internet web site at http://www.oppenheimerfunds.com. The Fund's illustrations of its performance data in advertisements must comply with rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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. Those returns must be shown for the 1-, 5- and 10-year periods (or the life of the class, if less) ending as of the most recently ended calendar quarter prior to the publication of the advertisement (or its submission for publication). 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: |_| 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. |_| The Fund's performance returns do not reflect the effect of taxes on dividends and capital gains distributions. |_| An investment in the Fund is not insured by the FDIC or any other Government agency. |_| The principal value of the Fund's shares and total returns are not guaranteed and normally will fluctuate on a daily basis. |_| When an investor's shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. |_| Total returns for any given past period represent historical performance information and are not, and should not be considered, a prediction of future 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 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. |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 5.75% (as a percentage of the offering price) is deducted from the initial investment ("P") (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% contingent deferred sales charge is deducted for returns for the 1-year period. Class N shares are first being offered as of the date hereof; accordingly total return information is not provided for such shares. The historical performance of Class A shares is restated to reflect the fees and expenses of Class A that were in effect as of March 3, 1997, without giving effect to any fee waivers, to reflect the re-denomination of the Fund's prior capital shares (which bore no expenses) as Class A shares after the Fund converted to an open-end investment company. |_| 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: 1/n (ERV) (---) -1 = Average Annual Total Return ( P ) |_| 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 P |_| 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. 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. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fund's Total Returns for the Periods Ended 10/31/00 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cumulative Total Average Annual Total Returns Class of Returns (10 years or Shares Life of Class) - -------------- ------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- 5-Year 10-Year 1-Year (or life-of-class) (or life-of-class) - -------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- - -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ After Without After Without After Without After Without Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge - -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ - -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Class A % % % % % % % 1 % 1 - -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ - -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Class B % 2 % 2 % % % 2 % 2 N/A N/A - -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ - -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Class C % 3 % 3 % % % 3 % 3 N/A N/A - -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
1. Inception of Class A: 2/13/87. Class A returns have been restated, as described above, to reflect Class A fees and expenses that were in effect on 3/3/97, when the offering of the Fund's Class A shares as an open-end fund commenced. 2. Inception of Class B: 3/3/97 3. Inception of Class C: 3/3/97 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 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 based on stated fund classifications. Lipper currently ranks the Fund's performance against all other multi-cap value funds. 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. |X| Morningstar Rankings. From time to time the Fund may publish the ranking and/or star rating of the performance of its classes of shares by Morningstar, Inc., an independent mutual fund monitoring service. Morningstar rates and ranks mutual funds in broad investment categories: domestic stock funds, international stock funds, taxable bond funds and municipal bond funds. The Fund is included among domestic stock funds. Morningstar proprietary star ratings reflect historical risk-adjusted total investment return. Investment return measures a fund's (or class's) one-, three-, five- and ten-year average annual total returns (depending on the inception of the fund or class) in excess of 90-day U.S. Treasury bill returns after considering the fund's sales charges and expenses. Risk is measured by a fund's (or class's) performance below 90-day U.S. Treasury bill returns. Risk and investment return are combined to produce star rankings reflecting performance relative to the average fund in a fund's category. Five stars is the "highest" ranking (top 10% of funds in a category), four stars is "above average" (next 22.5%), three stars is "average" (next 35%), two stars is "below average" (next 22.5%) and one star is "lowest" (bottom 10%). The current star ranking is the fund's (or class's) 3-year ranking or its combined 3- and 5-year ranking (weighted 60%/40% respectively), or its combined 3-, 5-, and 10-year ranking (weighted 40%, 30% and 30%, respectively), depending on the inception date of the fund (or class). Rankings are subject to change monthly. The Fund may also compare its total return ranking to that of other funds in its Morningstar category, in addition to its star ratings. Those total return rankings are percentages from one percent to one hundred percent and are not risk adjusted. For example, if a fund is in the 94th percentile, that means that 94% of the funds in the same category performed better than it did. |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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A B O U T Y O U R A C C O U N T - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. AccountLink. When shares are purchased through AccountLink, each purchase must be at least $25. 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 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 3 days after the transfers are initiated. 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. |X| Right of Accumulation. To qualify for the lower sales charge rates that apply to larger purchases of Class A shares, you and your spouse can add together: |_| Class A and Class B shares you purchase for your individual accounts, or for your joint accounts, or for trust or custodial accounts on behalf of your children who are minors, |_| current purchases of Class A and Class B shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds to reduce the sales charge rate that applies to current purchases of Class A shares, and |_| Class A and Class B shares of Oppenheimer funds you previously purchased subject to an initial or contingent deferred sales charge to reduce the sales charge rate for current purchases of Class A shares, provided that you still hold your investment in one of the Oppenheimer funds. A fiduciary can count all shares purchased for a trust, estate or other fiduciary account (including one or more employee benefit plans of the same employer) that has multiple accounts. The Distributor will add the value, at current offering price, of the shares you previously purchased and currently own to the value of current purchases to determine the sales charge rate that applies. The reduced sales charge will apply only to current purchases. You must request it when you buy shares. |X| The Oppenheimer Funds. The Oppenheimer funds are those mutual funds for which the Distributor acts as the distributor or the sub-distributor and currently include the following: Oppenheimer Bond Fund Oppenheimer Main Street California Municipal Fund Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Growth & Income Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund Oppenheimer MidCap Fund Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Disciplined Allocation Fund Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Disciplined Value Fund Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Discovery Fund Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Emerging Technologies Fund Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund Oppenheimer Europe Fund Oppenheimer Quest Small Cap Fund Oppenheimer Florida Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Global Fund Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund Oppenheimer Growth Fund Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer High Yield Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund Oppenheimer Insured Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Growth Fund Oppenheimer Intermediate Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund Oppenheimer International Bond Fund Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust Oppenheimer International Growth Fund Oppenheimer World Bond Fund Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Large Cap Growth Fund Rochester Fund Municipals Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund and the following money market funds: Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust Centennial America Fund, L. P. Centennial Tax Exempt Trust Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust Oppenheimer Cash Reserves Centennial Government Trust Oppenheimer Money Market Fund,Inc. Centennial Money Market Trust There is an initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares of each of the Oppenheimer funds 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. |X| Letters of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent, 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. A Letter of Intent 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 of Intent 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 of Intent 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 of Intent. 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 of Intent. If the total eligible purchases made during the Letter of Intent period do not equal or exceed the intended purchase amount, the commissions 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 of Intent 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 commissions allowed or paid to the dealer over the amount of commissions that apply to the actual amount of purchases. The excess commissions 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 of Intent. If the intended purchase amount under a Letter of Intent entered into by an OppenheimerFunds prototype 401(k) plan is not purchased by the plan by the end of the Letter of Intent period, there will be no adjustment of commissions 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 of Intent period will be deducted. It is the responsibility of the dealer of record and/or the investor to advise the Distributor about the Letter in placing any purchase orders for the investor during the Letter of Intent 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 thirteen-month Letter of Intent period, the escrowed shares will be promptly released to the investor. 3. If, at the end of the thirteen-month Letter of Intent 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. To establish an Asset Builder Plan to buy shares directly from a bank account, you must enclose a check (minimum $25) for the initial purchase with your application. 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 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 automatically debited, normally four to five business days prior to the investment dates selected in the Application. Neither the Distributor, the Transfer Agent nor the Fund shall be responsible for any delays in purchasing shares resulting from delays in ACH transmissions. Before initiating Asset Builder payments, obtain a prospectus of the selected fund(s) from the Distributor or your financial advisor and request an application from the Distributor, complete it and return it. The amount of the Asset Builder investment may be changed or the automatic investments may be terminated at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent requires a reasonable period (approximately 15 days) after receipt of such 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 charge or at reduced sales charge rates, as described in Appendix C 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. 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 $3 million in assets (other than assets invested in money market funds) invested in applicable investments, then the retirement plan may purchase only Class B shares of the Oppenheimer funds. Any retirement plans in that category that currently invest in Class B shares of the Fund will have their Class B shares converted to Class A shares of the Fund when the plan's applicable investments reach $5 million. 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 value 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 a class of shares and the dividends payable on a class of shares will be reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that class. Those expenses include the asset-based sales charges to which Class A, 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 are normally 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 any order in the amount of $500,000 or more for Class B shares or $1 million or more for Class C shares on behalf of a single investor (not including dealer "street name" or omnibus accounts). That is because generally it will be more advantageous for that investor to purchase Class A shares of the Fund. |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 after six years 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. |X| Allocation of Expenses. The Fund pays expenses related to its daily operations, such as custodian fees, Directors' 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 value 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 Directors, 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). 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 New York Stock 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., New York 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). The Exchange's most recent annual announcement (which is subject to change) states that it will close on New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. 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 U.S. holidays) or after 4:00 P.M. on a regular business day. The Fund's net asset values will not be calculated on those days, and the values of some of the Fund's portfolio securities may change significantly on those 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 New York Stock 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 New York Stock Exchange, will not be reflected in the Fund's calculation of its net asset values that day unless the Board of Directors determines that the event is likely to effect a material change in the value of the security. The Manager may make that determination, under procedures established by the Board. |X| Securities Valuation. The Fund's Board of Directors has established procedures for the valuation of the Fund's securities. In general those procedures are as follows: |_| Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange or on NASDAQ 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, 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. |_| 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 Directors, 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. |_| 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 Directors or obtained by the Manager from two active market makers in the security on the basis of reasonable inquiry. |_| 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 Directors 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. |_| 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. |_| 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 Directors. 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, as applicable, as determined by a pricing service approved by the Board of Directors 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 on the valuation date. If not, the value shall be the closing bid price on the principal exchange or on NASDAQ on the valuation date. If the put, call or future is not traded on an exchange or on NASDAQ, 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 Information on how to sell shares of the Fund is stated in the Prospectus. The information below provides additional information about the procedures and conditions for redeeming shares. Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months of a redemption, a shareholder may reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds of: |_| Class A shares purchased subject to an initial sales charge or Class A shares on which a contingent deferred sales charge was paid, or |_| 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 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, the Board of Directors 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 Directors 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 $500 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 or Class C contingent deferred sales charge will be followed in determining the order in which shares are transferred. Selling Shares by Wire. The wire of redemptions 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 wire. Distributions From Retirement Plans. Requests for distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored 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 persons) 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 New York Stock 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 and Class C shareholders should not establish withdrawal plans, because of the imposition of the contingent deferred sales charge on such withdrawals (except where the 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. |X| 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 $25. 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. |X| 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. To use shares held under the Plan as collateral for a debt, the Planholder may request issuance of a portion of the shares in certificated form. Upon written request from the Planholder, the Transfer Agent will determine the number of shares for which a certificate may be issued without causing the withdrawal checks to stop. However, should such uncertificated shares become exhausted, Plan withdrawals will terminate. 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 by calling the Distributor at 1.800.525.7048. o All of the Oppenheimer funds currently offer Class A, B and C shares except Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc., Centennial Money Market Trust, Centennial Tax Exempt Trust, Centennial Government Trust, Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust, Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust, and Centennial America Fund, L.P., which only offer Class A shares. Oppenheimer Main Street California Municipal Fund currently offers only Class A and Class B shares. o Class B and Class C 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 Only certain Oppenheimer Funds currently offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund may not be exchanged for shares of any other Fund. 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 share 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 Class A shares of Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund are not available by exchange of shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund or Class A shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves. 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 o 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 Class X shares of Limited Term New York Municipal Fund can be exchanged only for Class B shares of other Oppenheimer funds and no exchanges may be made to Class X 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 wxchange shares of other Oppenheimer funds for shares of Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund. 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 any early withdrawal charge or contingent deferred sales charge. 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 at the time the shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. are purchased. If requested, they must supply proof of entitlement to this privilege. 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. |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. However, when Class A shares acquired by exchange of Class A shares of other Oppenheimer funds purchased subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed within 18 months of the end 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. The Class B contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on Class B shares acquired by exchange if they are redeemed within 6 years of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class B 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. With respect to Class N shares, if you redeem your shares within 18 months of the retirement plan's first purchase or the retirement plan eliminates the Fund as a plan investment option within 18 months of selecting the Fund, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed on the plan. When Class B or Class C 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 or the Class C 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. With respect to Class N shares, if you redeem your shares within 18 months of the retirement plan's first purchase or the retirement plan eliminates the Fund as a plan investment option within 18 months of selecting the Fund, a 1% contingent deferred sales charge will be imposed on the plan. Shareholders owning shares of more than one class must specify which class of shares they wish to exchange. |_| 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. The Fund may accept requests for exchanges of up to 50 accounts per day from representatives of authorized dealers that qualify for this privilege. |_| 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. When you exchange some or all of your shares from one fund to another, any special account features 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. 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. For full or partial exchanges of an account made by telephone, any special account features such as Asset Builder Plans and Automatic Withdrawal Plans will be switched to the new account unless the Transfer Agent is instructed otherwise. 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 shares. That is because of the effect of the higher 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 each class 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 and Distributions. The federal tax treatment of the Fund's dividends and capital gains distributions is briefly highlighted in the Prospectus. 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. 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. However, the Board of Directors 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. The Fund intends to qualify as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (although it reserves the right not to qualify). 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 the Fund's shares are held in a retirement account or the shareholder is otherwise exempt from tax). If the Fund qualifies as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code, it will not be liable for federal income taxes on amounts paid by it as dividends and distributions. The Fund qualified as a regulated investment company in its last fiscal year. The Internal Revenue Code contains a number of complex tests relating to qualification which the Fund might not meet in any particular year. If it did not so qualify, the Fund would be treated for tax purposes as an ordinary corporation and receive no tax deduction for payments made to shareholders. 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. 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. The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fixed annual maintenance fee for each shareholder account and reimburses the Transfer Agent for its out-of-pocket expenses. 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. Citibank, N.A. 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 will be 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 Accountants. KPMG LLP are the independent accountants of the Fund. They audit the Fund's financial statements and perform other related audit services. They also act as accountants for certain other funds advised by the Manager and its affiliates. Prior to March 2000, PricewaterCoopers LLP served as the Fund's independent accountants. 1 No concessions will be paid 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. 2 However, that commission 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. 3 This provision does not apply to IRAs. 4 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs. 5 This provision does not apply to IRAs. 6 This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans. 7 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs. Appendix A RATINGS DEFINITIONS 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Long-Term (Taxable) Bond Ratings Aaa: Bonds 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 rated "Ca" represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings. C: Bonds 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. Con. (...): Bonds for which the security depends on the completion of some act or the fulfillment of some condition are rated conditionally. These bonds are secured by (a) earnings of projects under construction, (b) earnings of projects unseasoned in operating experience, (c) rentals that begin when facilities are completed, or (d) payments to which some other limiting condition attaches. The parenthetical rating denotes probable credit stature upon completion of construction or elimination of the basis of the condition. 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. Short-Term Ratings - Taxable Debt These ratings apply to the ability of issuers to honor senior debt obligations having an original maturity not exceeding one year: 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 Rating Services - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Long-Term Credit Ratings AAA: Bonds 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: Bonds 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: Bonds 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: Bonds 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 Bonds 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: Bonds rated "BB" are less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, these 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: Bonds 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: Bonds 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: Bonds rated "CC" are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. C: A subordinated debt or preferred stock obligation rated "C" is 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 has been 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: Bonds rated "D" are in default. Payments on the obligation are not being made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard and Poor's believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The "D" rating will also 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. The "r" symbol is attached to the ratings of instruments with significant noncredit risks. Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings A-1: Obligation is rated in the highest category. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, a plus (+) sign designation indicates the obligor's capacity to meet its financial obligation is extremely strong. A-2: Obligation 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: Obligation 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: Obligation 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: Obligation 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: Obligation is in payment default. Payments on the obligation have not been made on the due date even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard and Poor's believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The "D" rating will also be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized. Fitch, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Long-Term Credit 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 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. Appendix B Industry Classifications Aerospace/Defense Food and Drug Retailers Air Transportation Gas Utilities Asset-Backed Health Care/Drugs Auto Parts and Equipment Health Care/Supplies & Services Automotive Homebuilders/Real Estate Bank Holding Companies Hotel/Gaming Banks Industrial Services Beverages Information Technology Broadcasting Insurance Broker-Dealers Leasing & Factoring Building Materials Leisure Cable Television Manufacturing Chemicals Metals/Mining Commercial Finance Nondurable Household Goods Communication Equipment Office Equipment Computer Hardware Oil - Domestic Computer Software Oil - International Conglomerates Paper Consumer Finance Photography Consumer Services Publishing Containers Railroads & Truckers Convenience Stores Restaurants Department Stores Savings & Loans Diversified Financial Shipping Diversified Media Special Purpose Financial Drug Wholesalers Specialty Printing Durable Household Goods Specialty Retailing Education Steel Electric Utilities Telecommunications-Long Distance Electrical Equipment Telephone - Utility Electronics Textile,Apparel&Home Furnishings Energy Services Tobacco Entertainment/Film Trucks and Parts Environmental Wireless Services Food 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, Class C or Class N 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. - ------------------------- 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 A 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. 1. 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 Class A 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, SIMPLE4. 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 Class A 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 enabling those plans to purchase Class A shares at net asset value but subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge. I. Applicability of Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Cases 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 of the end 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 commission described in the Prospectus under "Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge."2 This waiver provision applies to: |_| Purchases of Class A shares aggregating $1 million or more. |_| Purchases by a Retirement Plan (other than an IRA or 403(b)(7) custodial plan) that: (1) buys shares costing $500,000 or more, or (2) has, at the time of purchase, 100 or more eligible employees or total plan assets of $500,000 or more, or (3) certifies 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 Asset Management, L.P. ("MLAM"), 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 MLAM (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). |_| Purchases by a Retirement Plan whose record keeper had a cost-allocation agreement with the Transfer Agent on or before May 1, 1999. 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 commissions 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 commissions 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 through a broker-dealer that has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor to allow the broker's customers to purchase and pay for shares of Oppenheimer funds using the proceeds of shares redeemed in the prior 30 days from a mutual fund (other than a fund managed by the Manager or any of its subsidiaries) on which an initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge was paid. This waiver also applies to shares purchased by exchange of shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. that were purchased and paid for in this manner. This waiver must be requested when the purchase order is placed for shares of the Fund, and the Distributor may require evidence of qualification for this waiver. |_| Shares purchased with the proceeds of maturing principal units of any Qualified Unit Investment Liquid Trust Series. |_| 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. (4) Hardship withdrawals, as defined in the plan.3 (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.4 (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 Retirement Plans having 500 or more eligible employees, except distributions due to termination of all of the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option under the Plan. |_| For distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver. 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, including a 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 requested in writing by a Retirement Plan sponsor of Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund in amounts of $1 million or more held by the Retirement Plan for more than one year, if the redemption proceeds are invested in Class A shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds. |_| Distributions 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.5 (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.6 (9) On account of the participant's 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) 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) Distributions from Retirement Plans having 500 or more eligible employees, but excluding distributions made because of the Plan's elimination as investment options under the Plan of all of the Oppenheimer funds that had been offered. (13) 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. (14) 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. |_| Redemptions of Class B shares, Class C shares or Class N 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, Class C shares and Class N 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 Quest Small Cap Value Fund Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Value Fund Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund 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 Investment Quality Income Fund Quest for Value Global Income Fund Quest for Value New York Tax-Exempt Fund Quest for Value National Tax-Exempt 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. - ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Number of Eligible Employees Initial Sales Charge as a Initial Sales Charge as a Commission as % of or Members % of Offering Price % of Net Amount Invested Offering Price - ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- 9 or Fewer 2.50% 2.56% 2.00% - ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- At least 10 but not more 2.00% 2.04% 1.60% than 49 - ------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: |_| 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. |_| 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: |_| 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 |_| 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: |_| 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); |_| 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 |_| 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. 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): o Oppenheimer U. S. Government Trust, o Oppenheimer Bond Fund, o Oppenheimer Disciplined Value Fund and o 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. |_| 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. |_| 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; (4) 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 commission 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; o (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. Shareholders of Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund, Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust, Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund and Oppenheimer Equity 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 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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet Web Site: www.oppenheimerfunds.com Investment Advisor OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048-0203 Sub-Advisor OpCap Advisors 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 49th Floor New York, New York 10105-4800 Distributor OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. Two World Trade Center New York, New York 10048-0203 Transfer Agent OppenheimerFunds Services P.O. Box 5270 Denver, Colorado 80217 1.800.525.7048 Custodian Bank Citibank, N.A. 111 Wall Street New York, New York 10005 Independent Accountants KPMG LLP 707 Seventeenth Street Denver, Colorado 80202 Legal Counsel Mayer Brown & Platt 1675 Broadway New York, New York 10019-5820 Appendix to Prospectus of Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc. Graphic Material included in the Prospectus of Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc. (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 three most recent calendar years, without deducting sales charges. Set forth below are the relevant data points that will appear on the bar chart. Calendar Year Annual Total Ended Returns 12/31/91 % 12/31/92 % 12/31/93 % 12/31/94 % 12/31/95 % 12/31/96 % 12/31/97 % 12/31/98 % 12/31/99 % 12/31/00 % PX835.0200 OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. FORM N-1A PART C OTHER INFORMATION Item 23. Exhibits (a) (i) Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Fund dated 3/3/97: Previously filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, 2/21/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Articles Supplementary to Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Fund: To be filed by amendment. (b) (i) By-Laws revised as of 2/28/97 of the Fund: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, 11/25/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Amendment No. 1 to By-Laws of the Fund dated 2/4/97: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, 11/25/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (iii)Amendment No. 2 to By-Laws of the Fund dated 7/22/98: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, 12/22/98, and incorporated herein by reference. (c) (i) Specimen Class A Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, 11/27/96, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Specimen Class B Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, 11/27/96, and incorporated herein by reference. (iii)Specimen Class C Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A, 11/27/96, and incorporated herein by reference. (iv) Specimen Class N Shares Certificate: Filed herewith. (d) (i) Investment Advisory Agreement dated 2/28/97: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, 11/25/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Subadvisory Agreement dated 3/10/00: To be Filed by Amendment. (e) (i) General Distributor's Agreement dated 2/28/97: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, 11/25/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Form of Dealer Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 9/30/94, and incorporated herein by reference. (iii)Form of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. Broker Agreement: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 9/30/94, and incorporated herein by reference. (iv) Form of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. Agency Agreement: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No. 33-17850), 9/30/94, and incorporated herein by reference. (v) Broker Agreement between OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and Newbridge Securities dated 10/1/86: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 of Oppenheimer Special Fund (Reg. No. 2-45272), 11/1/86, refiled with Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 of Oppenheimer Special Fund (Reg. No. 2-45272), 8/22/94, pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-T, and incorporated herein by reference. (f) (i) Form of Deferred Compensation Plan for Disinterested Trustees/Directors: Filed with post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Quest for Value Funds (Reg. No. 33-15489), 12/21/98, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Form of Individual Retirement Account Trust Agreement: Previously filed as Exhibit 14 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 of Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust (Reg. No. 2-76645), 8/25/93, and incorporated herein by reference. (iii)Form of prototype Standardized and Non-Standardized Profit-Sharing Plan and Money Purchase Pension Plan for self-employed persons and corporations: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 of Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund (File No. 33-33799), 1/31/92, and refiled with Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund (Reg. No. 33-33799), 12/1/94, pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-T, and incorporated herein by reference. (iv) Form of Tax-Sheltered Retirement Plan and Custody Agreement for employees of public schools and tax-exempt organizations: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Growth Fund (Reg. No. 2-45272), 10/21/94, and incorporated herein by reference. (v) Form of Simplified Employee Pension IRA: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund (Reg. No. 2-33043), 10/28/94, and incorporated herein by reference. (vi) Form of SAR-SEP Simplified Employee Pension IRA: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Mortgage Income Fund, (File No. 33-6614), 2/20/94, and incorporated herein by reference. (vii)Form of Prototype 401(k) plan: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Strategic Income & Growth Fund (33-47378), 9/28/95, and incorporated herein by reference. (viii) Retirement Plan for Non-Interested Trustees or Directors: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 of Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds, 12/21/98, and incorporated herein by reference. (g) (i) Custody Agreement dated 1/1/89: Filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, 2/21/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Foreign Custody Agreement between Registrant and Citibank, N.A. dated 9/14/98: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 of Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds, 12/21/98, and incorporated herein by reference. (iii)Global Custodian Services Agreement between Registrant and Citibank, N.A. dated 9/14/98: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 of Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc., 1/28/99, and incorporated herein by reference. (h) Not applicable. (i) (a) Opinion and Consent of Counsel dated 2/13/87: Previously filed as Exhibit 10 to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 and incorporated herein by reference. (b) Opinion and Consent of Counsel dated 2/21/97: Previously filed with Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, 2/21/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (j) Independent Auditors Consent & Report: To be filed by Amendment. (k) Not applicable. (l) (i) Investment Letter dated 12/4/86 from OppenheimerFunds, Inc. to Registrant: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, 11/25/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Investment Letter dated 2/28/97 from Quest for Value Advisors, Inc.: Previously filed as Exhibit 1 to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 2, 2/21/97, and incorporated herein by reference. (m) (i) Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class A shares dated 2/3/98: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, 12/22/98, and incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class B shares dated 2/3/98: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, 12/22/98, and incorporated herein by reference. (iii)Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class C shares dated 2/3/98: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, 12/22/98, and incorporated herein by reference. (iv) Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class N Shares: To be filed by amendment. (n) Oppenheimer Funds Multiple Class Plan under Rule 18f-3 updated through 8/22/00: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund (Reg. No. 2-49887), 11/20/00, and incorporated herein by reference. - -- Powers of Attorney (including Certified Board resolutions): Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, 11/25/97, and incorporated herein by reference. - -- Power of Attorney (including Certified Board resolution) for Robert G. Galli: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 of Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds, 12/21/98, and incorporated herein by reference. (o) Power of Attorney (including Certified Board resolution) for Brian W. Wixted: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc., (Reg. No. 333-16881), 2/22/00, and incorporated herein by reference. (p) Amended and Restated Code of Ethics of the OppenheimerFunds dated March 1, 2000 under Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940: Filed with the Initial Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund (Reg. No. 333-44176), 8/21/00, 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 Articles of Amendment and Restatement 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 directors, 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 director, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, 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. (a)(1) The directors and executive officers of OpCap Advisors, their positions and their other business affiliations and business experience for the past two years are 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. Name and Current Position Other Business and Connections with OppenheimerFunds, Inc. During the Past Two Years Amy Adamshick, Scudder Kemper Investment Vice President (July 1998 - May 2000 Charles E. Albers, Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds (since April 1998); a Chartered Financial Analyst. Edward Amberger, Assistant Vice President None. Janette Aprilante, Assistant Vice President None. Victor Babin, Senior Vice President None. Bruce L. Bartlett, Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. George Batejan, Executive Vice President/ Chief Information Officer Formerly Senior Vice President (until May 1998). Kevin Baum Assistant Vice President None Connie Bechtolt, Assistant Vice President None. Kathleen Beichert, Vice President None. Rajeev Bhaman, Vice President None. Mark Binning Assistant Vice President None. Robert J. Bishop, Vice President Vice President of Mutual Fund Accounting (since May 1996); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds. John R. Blomfield, Vice President None. Chad Boll, Assistant Vice President None Scott Brooks, Vice President None. Jeffrey Burns, Vice President, Assistant Counsel Stradley, Ronen Stevens and Young, LLP (February 1998-September 1999). Bruce Burroughs, Vice President Adele Campbell, Assistant Vice President & Assistant Treasurer: Rochester Division Formerly, Assistant Vice President of Rochester Fund Services, Inc. Michael A. Carbuto, Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds; Vice President of Centennial Asset Management Corporation. John Cardillo, Assistant Vice President None. Elisa Chrysanthis Assistant Vice President None. H.C. Digby Clements, Vice President: Rochester Division None. O. Leonard Darling, Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer and Director Chairman of the Board and a director (since June 1999) and Senior Managing Director (since December 1998) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; a director (since March 2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc.; Trustee (1993) of Awhtolia College - Greece; formerly Chief Executive Officer of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (December 1998 - June 1999). John Davis Assistant Vice President EAB Financial (April 1998-February 1999). Robert A. Densen, Senior Vice President None. Ruggero de'Rossi Vice President Formerly, Chief Strategist at ING Barings (July 1998 - March 2000). Sheri Devereux, Vice President None. Max Dietshe Vice President Deloitte & Touche LLP (1989-1999). Craig P. Dinsell Executive Vice President None. Steven Dombrower Vice President John Doney, Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. Andrew J. Donohue, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Director Executive Vice President (since September 1993) and a director (since January 1992) of the Distributor; Executive Vice President, General Counsel (since September 1995) and a director (since August 1994) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Services, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since March 2000), and of PIMCO Trust Company (since May 2000); President and a director of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since September 1995) and of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since July 1996); Vice President and a director (since September 1997) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc; a director (since April 2000) of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, a charitable trust program established by the Manager; General Counsel (since May 1996) and Secretary (since April 1997) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; an officer of other Oppenheimer funds. Bruce Dunbar, Vice President None. John Eiler None. Vice President Daniel Engstrom, Assistant Vice President None. Armond Erpf Assistant Vice President None. George Evans, Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. Edward N. Everett, Assistant Vice President None. George Fahey, Vice President None. Leslie A. Falconio, Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds (since 6/99). Scott Farrar, Vice President Assistant Treasurer of Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc (since October 1997); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds. Katherine P. Feld, Vice President, Senior Counsel and Secretary Vice President and Secretary of the Distributor; Secretary and Director of Centennial Asset Management Corporation; Vice President and Secretary of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.; Secretary of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. Ronald H. Fielding, Senior Vice President; Chairman: Rochester Division An officer, Director and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds; presently he holds the following other positions: Director (since 1995) of ICI Mutual Insurance Company; Governor (since 1994) of St. John's College; Director (since 1994 - present) of International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House.. David Foxhoven, Assistant Vice President Formerly Manager, Banking Operations Department (July 1996 - November 1998). Colleen Franca, Assistant Vice President None. Crystal French Vice President None. Dan Gangemi, Vice President None. Subrata Ghose Assistant Vice President Formerly, Equity Analyst at Fidelity Investments (1995 - March 2000). Charles Gilbert, Assistant Vice President None. Alan Gilston, Vice President None. Jill Glazerman, Vice President None. Paul Goldenberg, Vice President Formerly, President of Advantageware (September 1992 - September 1999). Mikhail Goldverg Assistant Vice President None. Laura Granger, Vice President Formerly, Portfolio Manager at Fortis Advisors (July 1998-October 2000). Jeremy Griffiths, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp.; Executive Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; President. Chief Executive Officer and director of PIMCO Trust Company; director of OppenheimerFunds, Legacy Program (charitable trust program); Vice President of OFI Private Investments, Inc. and a Member and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Robert Grill, Senior Vice President None. Robert Guy, Senior Vice President None. Robert Haley, Assistant Vice President None. Kelly Haney, Assistant Vice President None. Thomas B. Hayes, Vice President None. Dennis Hess None. Assistant Vice President Dorothy Hirshman, Assistant Vice President None Merryl Hoffman, Vice President and Senior Counsel None Merrell Hora, Assistant Vice President None. Scott T. Huebl, Vice President None. Margaret Hui Assistant Vice President Formerly Vice President - Syndications of Sanwa Bank California (January 1998 - September 1999). James Hyland, Assistant Vice President Formerly Manager of Customer Research for Prudential Investments (February 1998 - July 1999). David Hyun, Vice President Formerly portfolio manager, technology analyst and research associate at Fred Alger Management, Inc. (August 1993 - June 2000). Steve Ilnitzki, Senior Vice President Formerly Vice President of Product Management at Ameritrade (until March 2000). Kathleen T. Ives, Vice President None. William Jaume, Vice President Senior Vice President (since April 2000) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation. Frank Jennings, Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. Andrew Jordan, Assistant Vice President None. Deborah Kaback, Vice President and Senior Counsel Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Oppenheimer Capital (April 1989-November 1999). Lewis Kamman Vice President Senior Consultant for Bell Atlantic Network Integration, Inc. (June 1997-December 1998). Jennifer Kane Assistant Vice President None. Lynn Oberist Keeshan Senior Vice President Formerly (until March 1999) Vice President, Business Development and Treasury at Liz Claiborne, Inc. Thomas W. Keffer, Senior Vice President None. Erica Klein, Assistant Vice President None. Walter Konops, Assistant Vice President None. Avram Kornberg, Senior Vice President None. Jimmy Kourkoulakos, Assistant Vice President. None. John Kowalik, Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager for certain OppenheimerFunds. Joseph Krist, Assistant Vice President None. Christopher Leavy Senior Vice President Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (1997-September 2000) and an Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Crestar Asset Management (1995-1997). Michael Levine, Vice President None. Shanquan Li, Vice President None. Mitchell J. Lindauer, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel None. Malissa Lischin Assistant Vice President Formerly Associate Manager, Investment Management Analyst at Prudential (1996 - March 2000). David Mabry, Vice President None. Bridget Macaskill, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director President, Chief Executive Officer and a director (since March 2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc., an investment adviser subsidiary of the Manager; Chairman and a director of Shareholder Services, Inc. (since August 1994) and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (since September 1995), transfer agent subsidiaries of the Manager; President (since September 1995) and a director (since October 1990) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp., the Manager's parent holding company; President (since September 1995) and a director (since November 1989) of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., a holding company subsidiary of the Manager; President and a director (since October 1997) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd., an offshore fund management subsidiary of the Manager and of Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc; a director of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since July 1991) and of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since July 1996), investment adviser subsidiaries of the Manager; a director (since April 2000) of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program, a charitable trust program established by the Manager; a director of Prudential Corporation plc (a U.K. financial service company); President and a trustee of other Oppenheimer funds; formerly President of the Manager (June 1991 - August 2000). Steve Macchia, Vice President None. Marianne Manzolillo, Assistant Vice President Formerly, Vice President for DLJ High Yield Research Department (February 1993 - July 2000). Luann Mascia None. Vice President Philip T. Masterson, Vice President None. Loretta McCarthy, Executive Vice President None. Lisa Migan, Assistant Vice President None. Andrew J. Mika Senior Vice President Formerly a Second Vice President for Guardian Investments (June 1990 - October 1999). Joy Milan Assistant Vice President None. Denis R. Molleur, Vice President and Senior Counsel None. Nikolaos Monoyios, Vice President A Vice President and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. John Murphy, President, Chief Operating Officer and Director President of MassMutual Institutional Funds and the MML Series Funds until September 2000. Kenneth Nadler, Vice President None. David Negri, Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. Barbara Niederbrach, Assistant Vice President None. Robert A. Nowaczyk, Vice President None. Ray Olson, Assistant Vice President None. Gina M. Palmieri, Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds (since June 1999). Frank Pavlak, Vice President Formerly.Branch Chief of Investment Company Examinations at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (January 1981 - December 1998). James Phillips Assistant Vice President None. David Pellegrino Vice President None. Jane Putnam, Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. Michael Quinn, Assistant Vice President None. Julie Radtke, Vice President None. Thomas Reedy, Vice President Vice President (since April 1999) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; an officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. John Reinhardt, Vice President: Rochester Division None David Robertson, Senior Vice President Formerly, Director of Sales and Marketing for Schroder Investment Management of North America (March 1998 - March 2000). Jeffrey Rosen, Vice President None. Marci Rossell, Vice President and Corporate Economist Economist with Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (April 1996 - March 1999). Richard H. Rubinstein, Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. Lawrence Rudnick, Assistant Vice President None. James Ruff, Executive Vice President President and director of the Distributor; Vice President (since March 2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc. Andrew Ruotolo Executive Vice President President and director of Shareholder Services, Inc.; formerly Chief Operations Officer for American International Group (August 1997-September 1999). Rohit Sah, Assistant Vice President None. Valerie Sanders, Vice President None. Kenneth Schlupp Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President (since March 2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc. Jeff Schneider, Vice President Formerly (until May 1999) Director, Personal Decisions International. Ellen Schoenfeld, Vice President None. Brooke Schoenfeld None Vice President Allan Sedmak Assistant Vice President None. Jennifer Sexton, Vice President None. Martha Shapiro, Assistant Vice President None. Connie Song, Assistant Vice President None. Richard Soper, Vice President None. Keith Spencer, Vice President None. Cathleen Stahl, Vice President Assistant Vice President & Manager of Women & Investing Program Richard A. Stein, Vice President: Rochester Division Assistant Vice President (since 1995) of Rochester Capitol Advisors, L.P. Arthur Steinmetz, Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. Jayne Stevlingson, Vice President None. Gregg Stitt, Assistant Vice President None. John Stoma, Senior Vice President None. Deborah Sullivan, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Counsel Formerly, Associate General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary and Vice President of Winmill & Co. Inc. (formerly Bull & Bear Group, Inc.), CEF Advisers, Inc. (formerly Bull & Bear Advisers, Inc.), Investor Service Center, Inc. and Midas Management Corporation (November 1997 - March 2000). Kevin Surrett, Assistant Vice President Assistant Vice President of Product Development At Evergreen Investor Services, Inc. (June 1995 - May 1999). Michael Sussman None Assistant Vice President James C. Swain, Vice Chairman of the Board Chairman, CEO and Trustee, Director or Managing Partner of the Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds; formerly, President and Director of Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Shareholder Services, Inc. Susan Switzer, Assistant Vice President None. Anthony A. Tanner, Vice President: Rochester Division None. Paul Temple, Vice President Formerly (until May 2000) Director of Product Development at Prudential. Angela Uttaro, Assistant Vice President None. Mark Vandehey, Vice President None. Maureen VanNorstrand, Assistant Vice President None. Annette Von Brandis, Assistant Vice President None. Phillip Vottiero, Vice President Chief Financial officer for the Sovlink Group (April 1996 - June 1999). Sloan Walker Vice President Teresa Ward, Vice President None. Jerry Webman, Senior Vice President Senior Investment Officer, Director of Fixed Income. Barry Weiss, Assistant Vice President Fitch IBCA (1996 - January 2000) Christine Wells, Vice President None. Joseph Welsh, Assistant Vice President None. Catherine White, Assistant Vice President Formerly, Assistant Vice President with Gruntal & Co. LLC (September 1998 - October 2000); member of the American Society of Pension Actuaries (ASPA) since 1995. William L. Wilby, Senior Vice President Senior Investment Officer, Director of International Equities; Senior Vice President of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation. Donna Winn, Senior Vice President Vice President (since March 2000) of OFI Private Investments, Inc. Philip Witkower, Senior Vice President Formerly Vice President of Prudential Investments (1993 - November 2000) Brian W. Wixted, Senior Vice President and Treasurer Treasurer (since March 1999) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., of OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since March 2000) and of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc (since May 2000); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since May 2000) of PIMCO Trust Company; Assistant Treasurer (since March 1999) of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. and of Centennial Asset Management Corporation; an officer of other Oppenheimer funds; formerly Principal and Chief Operating Officer, Bankers Trust Company - Mutual Fund Services Division (March 1995 - March 1999). Carol Wolf, Senior Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds; serves on the Board of Chinese Children Adoption International Parents Council, Supporters of Children, and the Advisory Board of Denver Children's Hospital Oncology Department. Kurt Wolfgruber Senior Vice President Senior Investment Officer, Director of Domestic Equities; member of the Investment Product Review Committee and the Executive Committee of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; formerly (until April 2000) a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. Caleb Wong, Vice President An officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds (since June 1999) . Robert G. Zack, Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Associate General Counsel Assistant Secretary of Shareholder Services, Inc. (since May 1985), Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (since November 1989), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and Oppenheimer Millennium Funds plc (since October 1997); an officer of other Oppenheimer funds. Jill Zachman, Assistant Vice President: Rochester Division None. Neal Zamore, Vice President Director e-Commerce; formerly (until May 2000) Vice President at GE Capital. Mark Zavanelli, Assistant Vice President None. Arthur J. Zimmer, Senior Vice President Senior Vice President (since April 1999) of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation; Vice President of Centennial Asset Management Corporation; an officer and/or portfolio manager of certain Oppenheimer funds. Susan Zimmerman, Vice President None. The Oppenheimer Funds include the New York-based Oppenheimer Funds, the Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds and the Oppenheimer Quest /Rochester Funds, as set forth below: New York-based Oppenheimer Funds Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund Oppenheimer Discovery Fund Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund Oppenheimer Emerging Technologies Fund Oppenheimer Enterprise Fund Oppenheimer Europe Fund Oppenheimer Global Fund Oppenheimer Global Growth & Income Fund Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund Oppenheimer Growth Fund Oppenheimer International Growth Fund Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund Oppenheimer Large Cap Growth Fund Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Multi-Sector Income Trust Oppenheimer Multi-State Municipal Trust Oppenheimer Multiple Strategies Fund Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Series Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Trinity Core Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Growth Fund Oppenheimer Trinity Value Fund Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust Oppenheimer World Bond Fund Quest/Rochester Funds Limited Term New York Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund Oppenheimer MidCap Fund Oppenheimer Quest Capital Value Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Quest For Value Funds Oppenheimer Quest Global Value Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Quest Value Fund, Inc. Rochester Fund Municipals Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds Centennial America Fund, L.P. Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust Centennial Government Trust Centennial Money Market Trust Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust Centennial Tax Exempt Trust Oppenheimer Cash Reserves Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund Oppenheimer High Yield Fund Oppenheimer Integrity Funds Oppenheimer International Bond Fund Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. Oppenheimer Municipal Fund Oppenheimer Real Asset Fund Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund Oppenheimer Total Return Fund, Inc. Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds Panorama Series Fund, Inc. The address of OppenheimerFunds, Inc., the New York-based Oppenheimer Funds, the Quest Funds, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., HarbourView Asset Management Corp., Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc., and Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. is Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203. The address of the Denver-based Oppenheimer Funds, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., OppenheimerFunds Services, Centennial Asset Management Corporation, Centennial Capital Corp., and Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. is 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, Colorado 80112. The address of the Rochester-based funds is 350 Linden Oaks, Rochester, New York 14625-2807. Name & Current Position Other Business and Connections with OpCap Advisors During the Past Two Years Mark Degenhart, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Linda S. Ferrante, Portfolio Manager Managing Director of Oppenheimer Capital. John Giusio, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Richard J. Glasebrook, II, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Managing Director of Oppenheimer Capital Colin Glinsman, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Managing Director of Oppenheimer Capital. Louis Goldstein, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Senior Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Matthew Greenwald, Portfolio Manager Senior Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Alan Gutmann, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Senior Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Benjamin Gutstein, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Assistant Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Vikki Y. Hanges, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Senior Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Francis A. LeCates, Jr., Director of Research Managing Director of Oppenheimer Capital. Elisa A. Mazen, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Senior Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital International Division. Timothy McCormack, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Senior Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital; formerly Assistant Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Susan Murphy, President of an affiliate President of OCC Cash Management Services Division and Oppenheimer Capital Trust Company; Managing Director of Oppenheimer Capital. Eric Retzlaff, Senior Vice President Senior Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Anthony Orlando Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer . Frank Poli Secretary Chief Legal Officer of PIMCO Advisors, L.P.; Secretary of Oppenheimer Capital Kenneth M. Poovey Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer of Oppenheimer Capital; Chief Operating Officer of PIMCO Advisors, L.P. Elliot Weiss Vice President Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. Jeffrey Whittington, Portfolio Manager Senior Vice President of Oppenheimer Capital. The address of OpCap Advisors is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 49th Floor, New York, New York 10105-4800. For information as to the business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature of the officers of OpCap Advisors and Oppenheimer Capital, reference is made to their respective Forms ADV filed under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which are incorporated herein by reference. 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 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: Name & Principal Positions & Offices Positions & Offices Business Address with Underwriter with Registrant Jason Bach Vice President None 31 Raquel Drive Marietta, GA 30064 William Beardsley (2) Vice President None Peter Beebe Vice President None 876 Foxdale Avenue Winnetka, IL 60093 Douglas S. Blankenship Vice President None 17011 Woodbank Spring, TX 77379 Kevin Brosmith Senior Vice President None. 856 West Fullerton Chicago, IL 60614 Susan Burton(2) Vice President None Robert Coli Vice President None 12 White Tail Lane Bedminster, NJ 07921 William Coughlin Vice President None 1730 N. Clark Street #3203 Chicago, IL 60614 Jeff Damia(2) Vice President None Stephen Demetrovits(2) Vice President None Christopher DeSimone Vice President None 5105 Aldrich Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55419 Michael Dickson Vice President None 21 Trinity Avenue Glastonburg, CT 06033 Joseph DiMauro Vice President None 244 McKinley Avenue Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 Steven Dombrowser Vice President None Andrew John Donohue(2) Executive Vice Secretary G. Patrick Dougherty (2) Vice President None Cliff Dunteman Vice President None 940 Wedgewood Drive Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Wendy H. Ehrlich Vice President None 4 Craig Street Jericho, NY 11753 Kent Elwell Vice President None 35 Crown Terrace Yardley, PA 19067 George Fahey Vice President None 9 Townview Ct. Flemington, NJ 08822 Eric Fallon Vice President None 10 Worth Circle Newton, MA 02158 Katherine P. Feld(2) Vice President and None Corporate Secretary Mark Ferro Vice President None 43 Market Street Breezy Point, NY 11697 Ronald H. Fielding(3) Vice President None Brian Flahive Assistant Vice President None John ("J") Fortuna(2) Vice President None Ronald R. Foster Senior Vice President None 11339 Avant Lane Cincinnati, OH 45249 Victoria Friece(1) Assistant Vice President None Luiggino Galleto Vice President None 10302 Riesling Court Charlotte, NC 28277 Michelle Gans Vice President None 18771 The Pines Eden Prairie, MN 55347 L. Daniel Garrity Vice President None 27 Covington Road Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Lucio Giliberti Vice President None 6 Cyndi Court Flemington, NJ 08822 Ralph Grant(2) Senior Vice President/ None National Sales Manager Michael Guman Vice President None 3913 Pleasent Avenue Allentown, PA 18103 Tonya Hammet Assistant Vice President None Webb Heidinger Vice President None 90 Gates Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Phillip Hemery Vice President None 184 Park Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 Edward Hrybenko (2) Vice President None Brian Husch(2) Vice President None Richard L. Hymes(2) Assistant Vice President None Byron Ingram(1) Assistant Vice President None Kathleen T. Ives(1) Vice President None Eric K. Johnson Vice President None 28 Oxford Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941 Mark D. Johnson Vice President None 409 Sundowner Ridge Court Wildwood, MO 63011 Elyse Jurman Vice President None 1194 Hillsboro Mile, #51 Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062 John Kavanaugh Vice President None 2 Cervantes Blvd., Apt. #301 San Francisco, CA 94123 Brian G. Kelly Vice President None 60 Larkspur Road Fairfield, CT 06430 Michael Keogh(2) Vice President None Lisa Klassen(1) Assistant Vice President None Richard Klein Senior Vice President None 4820 Fremont Avenue So. Minneapolis, MN 55409 Brent Krantz Vice President None 2609 SW 149th Place Seattle, WA 98166 Oren Lane Vice President None 5286 Timber Bend Drive Brighton, MI 48116 Dawn Lind Vice President None 21 Meadow Lane Rockville Centre, NY 11570 James Loehle Vice President None 30 Wesley Hill Lane Warwick, NY 10990 John Lynch (2) Vice President None Michael Magee(2) Vice President None Steve Manns Vice President None 1941 W. Wolfram Street Chicago, IL 60657 Todd Marion Vice President None 3 St. Marks Place Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 LuAnn Mascia(2) Assistant Vice President None Theresa-Marie Maynier Vice President None 2421 Charlotte Drive Charlotte, NC 28203 Anthony Mazzariello Vice President None 704 Beaver Road Leetsdale, PA 15056 John McDonough Vice President None 3812 Leland Street Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Kent McGowan Vice President None 18424 12th Avenue West Lynnwood, WA 98037 Laura Mulhall(2) Senior Vice President None Charles Murray Vice President None 18 Spring Lake Drive Far Hills, NJ 07931 Wendy Murray Vice President None 32 Carolin Road Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Denise-Marie Nakamura Vice President None 4111 Colony Plaza Newport Beach, CA 92660 John Nesnay Vice President None 9511 S. Hackberry Street Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Kevin Neznek(2) Vice President None Chad V. Noel Vice President None 2408 Eagleridge Drive Henderson, NV 89014 Raymond Olson(1) Assistant Vice President None & Treasurer Alan Panzer Assistant Vice President None 925 Canterbury Road, Apt. #848 Atlanta, GA 30324 Kevin Parchinski Vice President None 8409 West 116th Terrace Overland Park, KS 66210 Gayle Pereira Vice President None 2707 Via Arboleda San Clemente, CA 92672 Brian Perkes Vice President None 8734 Shady Shore Drive Frisco, TX 75034 Charles K. Pettit Vice President None 22 Fall Meadow Drive Pittsford, NY 14534 Bill Presutti(2) Vice President None Steve Puckett Vice President None 5297 Soledad Mountain Road San Diego, CA 92109 Elaine Puleo(2) Senior Vice President None Christopher Quinson Vice President None Minnie Ra Vice President None 100 Dolores Street, #203 Carmel, CA 93923 Dustin Raring Vice President None 184 South Ulster Denver, CO 80220 Michael Raso Vice President None 16 N. Chatsworth Ave. Apt. 301 Larchmont, NY 10538 Douglas Rentschler Vice President None 677 Middlesex Road Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230 Michelle Simone Richter(2) Assistant Vice President None Ruxandra Risko(2) Vice President None David Robertson(2) Senior Vice President, None Director of Variable Accounts Kenneth Rosenson Vice President None 26966 W. Malibu Cove Colony Drive Malibu, CA 90265 James Ruff(2) President & Director None William Rylander (2) Vice President None Alfredo Scalzo Vice President None 9616 Lale Chase Island Way Tampa, FL 33626 Michael Sciortino Vice President None 785 Beau Chene Drive Mandeville, LA 70471 Eric Sharp Vice President None 862 McNeill Circle Woodland, CA 95695 Kristen Sims (2) Vice President None Douglas Smith Vice President None 808 South 194th Street Seattle,WA 98148 David Sturgis Vice President None 81 Surrey Lane Boxford, MA 01921 Brian Summe Vice President None 239 N. Colony Drive Edgewood, KY 41017 Michael Sussman(2) Vice President None Andrew Sweeny Vice President None 5967 Bayberry Drive Cincinnati, OH 45242 George Sweeney Senior Vice President None 5 Smokehouse Lane Hummelstown, PA 17036 Scott McGregor Tatum Vice President None 704 Inwood Southlake, TX 76092 Martin Telles(2) Senior Vice President None David G. Thomas Vice President None 2200 North Wilson Blvd. Suite 102-176 Arlington, VA 22201 Tanya Valency (2) Assistant Vice President None Mark Vandehey(1) Vice President None Brian Villec (2) Vice President None Andrea Walsh(1) Vice President None Suzanne Walters(1) Assistant Vice President None Michael Weigner Vice President None 5722 Harborside Drive Tampa, FL 33615 Donn Weise Vice President None 3249 Earlmar Drive Los Angeles, CA 90064 Marjorie Williams Vice President None 6930 East Ranch Road Cave Creek, AZ 85331 Philip Witkower Senior Vice President None Cary Wozniak Vice President None 18808 Bravata Court San Diego, CA 92128 Gregor Yuska(2) Vice President None (1) 6803 South Tucson Way, Englewood, CO 80112 (2) Two World Trade Center, New York, NY 10048 (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, Englewood, Colorado 80112. 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 City of New York and State of New York on the 1st day of December, 2000. OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. By: /s/ Bridget A. Macaskill* ----------------------------- Bridget A. Macaskill, Chairman of the Board and President 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/ Bridget A. Macaskill* Chairman of the Board, December 1, 2000 - --------------------------- President (Chief Bridget A. Macaskill Executive Officer) and Trustee /s/ Brian W. Wixted - --------------------------- Treasurer (Chief December 1, 2000 Brian W. Wixted Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Paul Y. Clinton* Director December 1, 2000 - --------------------------- Paul Y. Clinton /s/ Thomas W. Courtney* Director December 1, 2000 - --------------------------- Thomas W. Courtney /s/ Robert G. Galli - --------------------------- Director December 1, 2000 Robert G. Galli /s/ Lacy B. Herrmann* Director December 1, 2000 - --------------------------- Lacy B. Herrmann /s/ George Loft* Director December 1, 2000 - --------------------------- George Loft *By: /s/ Robert G. Zack ------------------------------- Robert G. Zack, Attorney-in-fact OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 23 (c) (iv) Specimen Class N Shares 835partc-n01 EX-99 2 0002.txt SPECIMEN SHARE CERTIFICATE OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. Class N Share Certificate (8-1/2" x 11") I. FRONT OF CERTIFICATE (All text and other matter lies within 8-1/4" x 10-3/4" decorative border, -------------------- 5/16" wide) (upper left corner, box with heading: NUMBER [of shares] (upper right corner) [share certificate no.] XX-000000 (upper right box, CLASS A SHARES below cert. no.) (centered below boxes) OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. A MARYLAND BUSINESS TRUST (at left) THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT (at right) SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS (box with number) CUSIP (at left) is the owner of (centered) FULLY PAID CLASS A SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. (hereinafter called the "Fund"), transferable only on the books of the Fund By the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust of the Fund to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Fund and the signatures of its duly authorized officers. (at left of seal) Dated: (at right of seal) (signature) (signature) /s/ Brian W. Wixted /s/ Bridget A. Macaskill - ----------------------- ------------------------ TREASURER PRESIDENT (centered at bottom) 1-1/2" diameter facsimile seal with legend OPPENHEIMER QUEST CAPITAL VALUE FUND, INC. SEAL 1986 COMMONWEALTH OF MARYLAND (at lower right, printed vertically) Countersigned OPPENHEIMERFUNDS SERVICES [A DIVISION OF OPPENHEIMERFUNDS, INC.] Denver (CO.) Transfer Agent By ____________________________ Authorized Signature II. BACK OF CERTIFICATE (text reads from top to bottom of 11" dimension) ------------------- The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations. TEN COM - as tenants in common TEN ENT - as tenants by the entirety JT TEN WROS NOT TC - as joint tenants with rights of suvivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF GIFT/TRANSFER MIN ACT - __________________ Custodian _______________ (Cust) (Minor) UNDER UGMA/UTMA ___________________ (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not on above list. For Value Received .............. hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE AND PROVIDE CERTIFICATION BY TRANSFEREE (box for identifying number) (Please print or type name and address of assignee) ________________________________________________Class A Shares of beneficial interest represented by the within certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________________ Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named Fund with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: ______________________ Signed: __________________________ ----------------------------------- (Both must sign if joint owners) Signature(s) __________________________ guaranteed Name of Guarantor by: _____________________________ Signature of Officer/Title (text printed NOTICE:The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond vertically to right correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of the of above paragraph certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. (text printed in Signatures must be guaranteed by a financial box to left of institution of the type described in the current signature(s)) prospectus of the Fund. PLEASE NOTE: This document contains a watermark OppenheimerFunds when viewed at an angle. It is invalid without this "four hands" watermark: logotype THIS SPACE MUST NOT BE COVERED IN ANY WAY 835/Certif/N00 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----