-----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, TATFGE6/jp4OmTAbsnDmWfvvOgOdDkhEW9QgC4dlpBB0mf//8gENnkv+ZgaIok6B sPlgB/w8lAEEzzW8pxVL3A== 0000728889-09-001524.txt : 20090813 0000728889-09-001524.hdr.sgml : 20090813 20090813120413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000728889-09-001524 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-14 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090813 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090813 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000850134 IRS NUMBER: 841120195 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-14 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-161316 FILM NUMBER: 091009286 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY CITY: CENTENNIAL STATE: CO ZIP: 80112-3924 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-768-3200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY CITY: CENTENNIAL STATE: CO ZIP: 80112-3924 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC FUNDS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940330 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OPPENHEIMER TOTAL INCOME FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890906 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000850134 S000008495 OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND C000023318 A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000927972 S000003789 MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund C000010533 Class A MSCAX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000850134 S000008495 OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND C000023321 N CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000927972 S000003789 MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund C000010535 Class N MISNX CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000850134 S000008495 OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND C000023322 Y CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000927972 S000003789 MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund C000010534 Class L MISLX C000010536 Class S MSRSX C000010537 Class Y MISYX N-14 1 body.htm N-14 PAGE, PROXY STATEMENT, PART C

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-14

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933     / X /

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. __     / /

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. __     / /

OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

303-768-3200

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(Registrant's Area Code and Telephone Number)

Robert G. Zack, Esq.
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10148
(212) 323-0250

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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.

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(Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering)

Title of Securities Being Registered: Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund.
 
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on September
14, 2009 pursuant to Rule 488.
 
No filing fee is due because of reliance on Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This Registration Statement contains the following pages and documents:
 
Front Cover
Contents Page
 

Part A

Combined Prospectus and Information Statement of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund
 

Part B

Statement of Additional Information
 

Part C

Other Information
Signatures
Exhibits

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MassMutual Premier Funds

1295 State Street
Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

6803 South Tucson Way
Centennial, Colorado 80112

Acquisition of MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund by

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of this Information Statement

This Information Statement is available at http://www.massmutual.com/retire

PROSPECTUS/INFORMATION STATEMENT

September __, 2009

The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) of the MassMutual Premier Funds (“Premier Funds” or the “Trust”) are distributing this Prospectus/Information Statement in connection with the merger of the MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund (“Strategic Income Fund”) into the Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund (“Oppenheimer Fund” and, together with the Strategic Income Fund, the “Funds”) (the “Merger”). This Prospectus/Information Statement is being delivered on or about September 22, 2009 to shareholders of record of the Strategic Income Fund as of August 28, 2009.

The Trust is distributing this Prospectus/Information Statement solely for your information in connection with action to be taken by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) (in its capacity as the majority shareholder of the Strategic Income Fund, the “Majority Shareholder”). The Majority Shareholder anticipates approving the Merger by written consent on or about a date that is 20 days following the date of this Prospectus/Information Statement, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

THE TRUSTEES ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY, AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND A PROXY.

The Strategic Income Fund is a diversified series of the Trust and is located at 1295 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01111; 1-888-309-3539. The Oppenheimer Fund is a diversified fund and is located at 6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. As a result of the Merger, each shareholder of the Strategic Income Fund will receive shares of the Oppenheimer Fund equal in value at the date of the exchange to the value of the shareholder’s Strategic Income Fund shares. This Prospectus/Information Statement explains concisely what you should know regarding the Merger and about the Oppenheimer Fund. Please read this Prospectus/Information Statement and keep it for future reference.

This document is required under the federal securities laws and is provided solely for informational purposes.

The following documents have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and are incorporated into this Prospectus/Information Statement by reference to the extent they contain information about the Strategic Income Fund:

(i) the prospectus of the Premier Funds, dated March 2, 2009, and supplemented May 1, 2009 and July 10, 2009 (the “Premier Prospectus”); (ii) the statement of additional information of the Premier Funds, dated March 2, 2009, and supplemented May 27, 2009 (the “Premier SAI”); (iii) the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and audited financial statements included in the Premier Funds’ Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008; and (iv) the unaudited financial statements included in the Premier Funds’ Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended April 30, 2009.

The following documents have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and are incorporated into this Prospectus/Information Statement by reference to the extent they contain information about the Oppenheimer Fund:

(i) the prospectus of the Oppenheimer Fund, dated January 28, 2009, and supplemented March 31, 2009 and May 15, 2009 (the “Oppenheimer Prospectus”); (ii) the statement of additional information of the Oppenheimer Fund, dated January 28, 2009, revised May 11, 2009 (the “Oppenheimer Fund SAI”); (iii) the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and audited financial statements included in the Oppenheimer Fund’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008; and (iv) the unaudited financial statements included in the Oppenheimer Fund’s Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended March 31, 2009.

Shareholders may obtain free copies of any of the above related to the Strategic Income Fund, request other information about the Strategic Income Fund, or make shareholder inquiries, by calling toll-free at 1-888-309-3539, or by writing to the Trust at 1295 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01111-0111. To obtain free copies of any of the above related to the Oppenheimer Fund, visit the Fund’s website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com , call toll-free at 1-800-CALL OPP (225-5677) or write to the Oppenheimer Fund’s Transfer Agent, OppenheimerFunds Services, at P.O. Box 5270, Denver Colorado 80217.

You may review and copy information about the Funds at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. You may call the SEC at 1-202-551-8090 for information about the operation of the public reference room. You may obtain copies of this information, with payment of a duplication fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You may also access reports and other information about the Funds on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS/INFORMATION STATEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS/INFORMATION STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS/INFORMATION STATEMENT AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY MASSMUTUAL PREMIER
FUNDS OR OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND. THIS PROSPECTUS/INFORMATION STATEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY MASSMUTUAL PREMIER FUNDS OR OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SYNOPSIS: MERGER OF STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INTO OPPENHEIMER FUND

Overview of the Merger

Rationale for the Merger

Comparison of Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies
and Risk of the Funds

Comparison of Fees and Expenses of the Funds and Estimated Fees and Expenses Following the Merger

Investment Performance of the Funds

Management’s Discussion of Oppenheimer Fund’s Performance

Portfolio Turnover

Investment Advisers, Portfolio Managers and Advisory Fees

Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER

Agreement and Plan of Reorganization

Trustees’ Considerations Relating to the Merger

Description of the Merger Shares

Federal Income Tax Consequences

Additional Tax Considerations

Pro-Forma Capitalization

NO SHAREHOLDER PROXIES WILL BE SOLICITED

Share Ownership

OTHER INFORMATION AND COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE FUNDS

Fundamental investment Restrictions

Share Classes

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans

Payments to Financial Intermediaries and Service Providers

Calculating the Share Price

Purchase and Redemption Procedures

Minimum Balance Fee

Short-Term Trading Policy

Exchange Privileges

Distribution and Tax Policies

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Pending Litigation

Description of the Shares: Voting Rights and Shareholders

Shareholder Liability

Financial Statements

Exhibit 1—Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization

Enclosures—Prospectus of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund dated January 28, 2009,
revised May 11, 2009
 

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SYNOPSIS: MERGER OF STRATEGIC INCOME FUND INTO OPPENHEIMER FUND

The following provides an overview of key points regarding the Merger. This information is qualified in its entirety by the remainder of the Prospectus/Information Statement, which contains additional information and further details regarding the Merger.

Overview of the Merger

The Trustees of the Strategic Income Fund unanimously approved the Merger on behalf of the Strategic Income Fund, subject to the approval of a majority of the Fund’s shareholders. The Majority Shareholder of the Strategic Income Fund has indicated that it will approve the Merger, which will be accomplished pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”), attached hereto as Exhibit 1. After the Majority Shareholder approves the Merger, pursuant to the Agreement, substantially all of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund will be transferred to the Oppenheimer Fund in exchange for shares of the Oppenheimer Fund (the “Merger Shares”) with a value equal to the value of the Strategic Income Fund’s assets net of liabilities, and for the assumption by the Oppenheimer Fund of certain of the liabilities of the Strategic Income Fund as described in the Agreement. Immediately following the transfer, the Merger Shares received by the Strategic Income Fund will be distributed to its shareholders, pro rata, with the holders of:

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Class A shares of Strategic Income Fund receiving Class A shares of the Oppenheimer Fund,


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Class N shares of Strategic Income Fund receiving Class N shares of the Oppenheimer Fund, and

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Class L, Class S and Class Y shares of Strategic Income Fund receiving Class Y shares of the Oppenheimer Fund ,


in accordance with such shareholders’ percentage ownership interest in such class of shares of the Strategic Income Fund on the valuation date, which is anticipated to be on or about October [22], 2009. The Strategic Income Fund will then be liquidated and dissolved.

It is intended that, as a result of the Merger, each shareholder of the Strategic Income Fund will receive, without paying any sales charges and on a tax-free basis (for federal income tax purposes), a number of full and fractional:

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Class A shares of the Oppenheimer Fund with an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Class A shares of the Strategic Income Fund;


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Class N shares of the Oppenheimer Fund with an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Class N shares of the Strategic Income Fund; or

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Class Y shares of the Oppenheimer Fund with an aggregate net asset value equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Class L, Class S and Class Y shares of the Strategic Income Fund , as applicable;


held by such shareholder immediately prior to the closing of the Merger.

By approving the Agreement, the Majority Shareholder of the Strategic Income Fund is approving the Merger, including the liquidation and dissolution of the Strategic Income Fund.

Rationale for the Merger

MassMutual, the investment adviser to the Trust (in such capacity, the “Adviser”), believes the Merger offers shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund the opportunity to invest in a larger fund with similar investment policies to those of the Strategic Income Fund, with the potential to achieve economies of scale over time because costs will be spread over a larger asset base. In addition, MassMutual believes the Merger will provide shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund access to a larger Fund that is managed by the same portfolio managers and that has a record of favorable long-term total returns, and may result in more stable cash flows relative to the cash flows experienced in the Strategic Income Fund.

The Trustees of the Strategic Income Fund have carefully considered MassMutual’s recommendations. Following a review of the anticipated benefits and costs of the Merger to the shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund, the Trustees of the Strategic Income Fund, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Premier Funds or MassMutual (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”)), unanimously determined that the Merger is in the best interest of the shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund and that the interests of the Strategic Income Fund’s shareholders would not be diluted as a result of the Merger. For a discussion of the Trustees’ deliberations, see “Information About the Merger—Trustees’ Considerations Relating to the Merger.”

Comparison of the Investment Objectives, Principal Investment Strategies and Risks of the Funds

Investment Objectives

The investment objectives of the Funds are substantially similar. Each Fund seeks high current income by investing mainly in debt securities. The investment objective of the Oppenheimer Fund is a fundamental investment objective and cannot be changed without the approval of the Fund’s shareholders. The investment objective of the Strategic Income Fund is not a fundamental investment objective.

Principal Investment Strategies

Both Funds are managed by the same portfolio management team and the investment strategies and process for the two Funds are similar. Both Funds invest mainly in debt securities of issuers in three market sectors: (i) foreign governments and companies, (ii) U.S. government securities and (iii) lower-rated high-yield securities of U.S. and foreign companies (commonly called “junk bonds”). These debt securities typically include:

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foreign government and U.S. government bonds and notes,


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collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs),

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other mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities,

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participation interests in loans and investments in loan pools,

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“structured” notes, and

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lower-grade, high-yield domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations.


Under normal market conditions, each Fund invests in each of these three market sectors. However, neither Fund is required to invest in all three sectors at all times and the amount of either Fund’s assets in each of the three sectors will vary over time. Each Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in any one sector at any time, if the portfolio managers believe that the Funds can achieve their objective without undue risk. Each Fund can invest in issuers in any market capitalization range – large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap – and can buy securities having short-, medium- or long-term maturities.

Each Fund’s foreign investments may include debt securities of issuers in developed markets or emerging markets. Each Fund also uses derivative investments for hedging purposes or for investment purposes. These include options, futures, forward contracts, mortgage-related securities, swaps and “structured” notes.

In selecting securities to buy or sell for each Fund, the portfolio managers analyze the overall investment opportunities and risks among the three sectors in which each Fund invests. The portfolio managers’ overall strategy seeks to build a broadly diversified portfolio of debt securities to help moderate the special risks of investing in high-yield debt securities and foreign securities. Each Fund may try to take advantage of any lack of correlation in the movement of securities prices among the three sectors. When buying or selling securities, the portfolio managers look for the following (some of which may vary in particular cases and may change over time):

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securities offering high current income,


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overall portfolio diversification by seeking securities whose market prices tend to move in different directions, and

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relative values among the three major market sectors in which the Fund invests.


The portfolio managers may sell securities when the analytics underlying the factors discussed above no longer appear favorable to either Fund. Each Fund’s diversification strategies, both with respect to securities in different sectors and securities issued by different companies and governments, are intended to help reduce the volatility of the Fund’s share prices while seeking current income.

As discussed above, the investment policies and strategies of the two Funds are similar. The principal differences between the portfolios of the Funds over time have been the result of differences in cash flows in the respective Fund which, for example, may have caused one Fund to have to sell certain securities while the other Fund continued to hold the same securities.

Principal Investment Risks

The principal investment risks of each Fund are similar. Following is a discussion of those principal investment risks. For more detail regarding the investment strategies and policies of the Oppenheimer Fund, see the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus.

Market Risk. Market risk is the general risk of unfavorable market-induced changes in the value of a security. A Fund is subject to market risk when it invests some or all of its assets in debt securities. Debt securities are obligations of an issuer to pay principal and/or interest at a fixed, variable or floating interest rate over a predetermined period. Payments of principal or interest may be at fixed intervals, only at maturity or upon the occurrence of stated events or contingencies. If interest rates rise close to or higher than the specified rate, those securities are likely to be worth less and the value of the Fund will likely fall. If interest rates fall, most securities held by a Fund paying higher rates of interest will likely be worth more, and the Fund’s value will likely increase.

This kind of market risk, also called interest rate risk, is generally greater for debt securities with longer maturities and portfolios with longer durations. “Duration” is the average of the periods remaining for payments of principal and interest on a Fund’s debt securities, weighted by the dollar amount of each payment. It is used to determine the sensitivity of the security’s value to changes in interest rates. Even the highest quality debt securities are subject to interest rate risk. Market risk is generally greater for lower-rated securities or comparable unrated securities.

The value of a debt security can also decline in response to changes in market, economic, industry, political, and regulatory conditions that affect a particular type of debt security or issuer or debt securities generally.

Credit Risk. Debt securities are subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt security might not make interest and principal payments on the security as they become due. If the issuer fails to pay interest, a Fund’s income might be reduced, and if the issuer fails to repay principal, the value of that security and of the Fund’s shares might fall. A downgrade in an issuer’s credit rating or other adverse news about an issuer can reduce the market value of that issuer’s securities. While each Fund’s investments in U.S. government securities are subject to little credit risk, each Fund’s other investments in debt securities, particularly high-yield, lower-grade debt securities, are subject to risks of default.

Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities.Because each Fund can invest without limit in securities below investment grade to seek high income, each Fund’s credit risks are greater than those of funds that buy only investment-grade bonds. Lower-grade debt securities may be subject to greater market fluctuations and greater risks of loss of income and principal than investment-grade debt securities (particularly during general economic downturns). Securities that are (or that have fallen) below investment grade are exposed to a greater risk that the issuers of those securities might not meet their debt obligations. The market for these securities may be less liquid, making it difficult for each Fund to value or sell them at an acceptable price. These risks can reduce each Fund’s share prices and the income it earns.

Management Risk. Management risk is the chance that poor security selection will cause a Fund to underperform relative to other funds with similar investment objectives. The portfolio managers manage each Fund according to traditional methods of active investment management, which involves the buying and selling of securities based upon economic, financial and market analysis and investment judgment. The portfolio managers may fail to ascertain properly the appropriate mix of securities for any particular economic cycle. The portfolio managers apply their investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that they will produce the desired result. Also, the timing of movements from one type of security to another could have a negative effect on the overall investment performance of a Fund. The performance of an investment in certain types of securities may depend more on the portfolio managers’ analysis than would be the case for other types of securities.

Risks of Foreign Investing. Each Fund can invest without limit in foreign government and corporate debt securities in both developed and emerging markets. Each Fund will normally invest significant amounts of its assets in foreign securities. While foreign securities may offer special investment opportunities, they also have special risks that can reduce each Fund’s share prices and income.
     The change in value of a foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in that foreign currency. Currency rate changes can also affect the distributions each Fund makes from the income it receives from foreign securities if foreign currency values change against the U.S. dollar. Foreign investing can result in higher transaction and operating costs for each Fund. Foreign issuers are not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements that U.S. companies are subject to.
     The value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, 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.

Special Risks of Emerging Markets. Each Fund can buy securities in emerging and developing markets. They present risks not found in more mature markets. Those securities may be more difficult to value and sell at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of issuers in more developed markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that a Fund might not receive the sale proceeds of a security on a timely basis.
     Emerging markets might have less developed trading markets and exchanges than developed markets, and less developed legal and accounting systems. Investments may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions on withdrawing the sales proceeds of securities from the country. Economies of developing countries may be more dependent on relatively few industries that may be highly vulnerable to local and global changes. Governments may be more unstable and present greater risks of nationalization or restrictions on foreign ownership of securities of local companies. These investments may be substantially more volatile than debt securities of issuers in the U.S. and other developed countries and may be very speculative.

Additionally, if either Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in foreign securities, it might expose the Fund to “time-zone arbitrage” attempts by investors seeking to take advantage of the differences in value of foreign securities that might result from events occurring after the close of the foreign securities market on which a foreign security is traded and before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) that day, when each Fund’s net asset value is calculated. If such time-zone arbitrage were successful, it might dilute the interests of other shareholders. However, each Fund’s use of “fair value pricing” to adjust the closing market prices of foreign securities under certain circumstances, to reflect what the advisers and each Fund’s Board believe to be fair value, may help deter those activities.

Interest Rate Risks. The values of debt securities, including U.S. government securities, are subject to change when prevailing interest rates change. When interest rates fall, the values of already-issued debt securities generally rise. When interest rates rise, the values of already-issued debt securities generally fall, and they may sell at a discount from their face amount. The magnitude of these fluctuations will often be greater for debt securities having longer maturities than for shorter-term debt securities. Each Fund’s share prices can go up or down when interest rates change because of the effect of the changes on the value of the Fund’s investments in debt securities. Also, if interest rates fall, each Fund’s investments in new securities at lower yields will reduce the Fund’s income.

Prepayment Risk. Prepayment risk is the risk that the issuer of a security can prepay the principal prior to the security’s expected maturity. The prices and yields of mortgage-related securities are determined, in part, by assumptions about the cash flows from the rate of payments of the underlying mortgages. Changes in interest rates may cause the rate of expected prepayments of those mortgages to change. In general, prepayments increase when general interest rates fall and decrease when general interest rates rise. Securities subject to prepayment risk, including the mortgage-related securities that the Fund buys, have greater potential for losses when interest rates rise than other types of debt securities.
     The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult to predict and may increase the volatility of the price. Interest-only and principal-only “stripped” securities can be particularly volatile when interest rates change. If each Fund buys mortgage-related securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause each Fund to lose a portion of its principal investment represented by the premium the Fund paid.
     If prepayments of mortgages underlying a CMO occur faster than expected when interest rates fall, the market value and yield of the CMO could be reduced. If interest rates rise rapidly, prepayments may occur at slower rates than expected, which could have the effect of lengthening the expected maturity of a short- or medium-term security. That could cause its value to fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates. In turn, this could cause the value of each Fund’s shares to fall more.

Risks Of 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. Options, futures, structured notes and mortgage-related securities are some of the derivatives each Fund typically uses.
     If the issuer of the derivative does not pay the amount due, either Fund can lose money on the investment. Also, the underlying security or investment on which the derivative is based, and the derivative itself, might not perform the way the portfolio managers expected it to perform. If that happens, each Fund’s share prices could fall, and the Fund could get less income than expected, or its hedge might be unsuccessful. Some derivatives may be illiquid, making it difficult to value or sell them at an acceptable price. Using derivatives can increase the volatility of each Fund’s share prices.

Leveraging Risk. When a Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its portfolio, the value of an investment in that Fund will be more volatile and all other risks will tend to be compounded. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The use of leverage may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions to satisfy its obligations when it may not be advantageous to do so. A Fund may take on leveraging risk by investing collateral from securities loans, by using derivatives, by entering into reverse repurchase agreements and by borrowing money to repurchase shares or to meet redemption requests. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the investment. Leveraging may increase the assets on which the investment adviser’s fee is based.

Sector Allocation Risks. In allocating each Fund’s investments among the three principal sectors in which the Fund invests to seek to take advantage of the lack of correlation of the performance of these sectors, the portfolio managers’ expectations about the relative performance of those sectors may be inaccurate, and each Fund’s returns might be less than other funds using similar strategies.

Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to sell or to close out at favorable prices or times. The ability of a Fund to dispose of such illiquid securities at advantageous prices may be greatly limited, and a Fund may have to continue to hold such securities during periods when the portfolio managers would otherwise have sold them. In addition, a Fund may hold a position in a security that is large relative to the typical trading volume for that security, which can make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of the position at an advantageous time or price. Market values for illiquid securities may not be readily available, and there can be no assurance that any fair value assigned to an illiquid security at any time will accurately reflect the price a Fund might receive upon the sale of that security. Investments in derivatives, structured assets such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, foreign securities and securities having small market capitalization, substantial market and/or credit risk, and unregistered or restricted securities tend to involve greater liquidity risk.

Other Risks. In the short term, the values of debt securities can fluctuate substantially because of interest rate changes. Prices of foreign debt securities, particularly in emerging markets, and of high-yield securities can be volatile, and the prices of the Funds’ shares and its income can go up and down substantially because of events affecting foreign markets or issuers or events affecting the high-yield market. The Funds are generally more aggressive and have more risks than funds that focus on U. S. government securities and investment-grade bonds, but the sector diversification strategy may help make the Funds less volatile than funds that focus solely on investments in high-yield bonds or a single foreign sector, such as emerging markets. Each Fund has other investment strategies, policies, practices and restrictions which, together with their related risks, are also set forth in each Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information.

Portfolio Turnover

A change in the securities held by a fund is known as “portfolio turnover.” Each Fund may engage in active and frequent trading to try to achieve its investment objective and does not take portfolio turnover into account when making investment decisions; as a result each Fund can experience a high rate of portfolio turnover (greater than 100%) in any given fiscal year. When this happens, a Fund can incur greater brokerage and other transaction costs which are borne by the Fund and its shareholders. However, in most cases, each Fund does not pay brokerage commissions on debt securities it buys. If the Fund realizes capital gains when it sells securities, it generally must pay those gains to shareholders, increasing its taxable distributions. The portfolio turnover rate for the Oppenheimer Fund was 72% and 71% for its fiscal years ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The portfolio turnover rate for the Strategic Income Fund was 131% and 125% for its fiscal years ended October 31, 2007 and 2008, respectively. The Financial Highlights table in each Fund’s prospectus shows the Funds’ turnover rates during the past five fiscal years for the Oppenheimer Fund and since the inception of the Strategic Income Fund.

Comparison of Fees and Expenses of the Funds and Estimated Fees and Expenses Following the Merger

The following tables are intended to help you compare the fees and expenses of the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund and to analyze the estimated expenses that the combined Fund is expected to bear in the first year following the Merger. The tables show the fees and expenses for each Fund as of March 31, 2009. The column titled "Oppenheimer Fund Combined Pro Forma" shows what the fees and expenses are expected to be, assuming the Merger takes place and is based on expenses as of March 31, 2009. Expenses may vary in future years.

Shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund will not pay a sales charge in connection with the shares of the Oppenheimer Fund received in the Merger.

As shown in the second table titled “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” further below, the management fees of the combined Fund (0.52%) will be lower than the management fees currently paid by the Strategic Income Fund (0.55%). Additionally,

·     

For Class A shares, the Total Annual Operating Expenses of Class A shares of the combined Fund (0.97%) are expected to be lower than the current total (1.31%) or net (1.19%) expenses of Class A shares of the Strategic Income Fund.


·     

For Class L shares, the Total Annual Operating Expenses of the Class Y shares of the combined Fund (0.84%) are expected to be lower than the current total (1.06%) or net (0.92%) expenses of the Class L shares of Strategic Income Fund.

·     

For Class N shares, the Total Annual Operating Expenses of the Class N shares of the combined Fund (1.51%) are expected to be lower than the current total expenses (1.61%) of the Class N shares of the Strategic Income Fund. After taking into account certain voluntary fee waivers, the Net Fund Expenses of the Class N shares of the combined Fund (1.38%) are also expected to be lower than the current net expenses of the Class N shares of the Strategic Income Fund (1.41%). (See notes 5, 8 and 10 for additional information of the fee waivers related to the Oppenheimer Fund.)

·     

For Class S shares, the Total Annual Operating Expenses of the Class Y shares of the combined Fund (0.84%) are expected to be lower than the current total expenses (0.86%) of the Class S shares of the Strategic Income Fund. After taking into account certain voluntary fee waivers, the Net Fund Expenses of the Class Y shares of the combined Fund (0.71% through February 28, 2010 and 0.81% from March 1, 2010 through the first anniversary of the Merger) are also expected to be lower than the current net expenses (0.74%) of the Class S shares of the Strategic Income Fund through February 28, 2010 or the total expenses (0.86%) of the Class S shares of the Strategic Income Fund from March 1, 2010 through the first anniversary of the Merger. (See notes 5, 8 and 10 for additional information of the fee waivers related to the Oppenheimer Fund .)

·     

For Class Y shares, the Total Annual Operating Expenses the Total Annual Operating Expenses of the Class Y shares of the combined Fund (0.84%) are expected to be lower than the current total expenses (0.91%) of the Class Y shares of the Strategic Income Fund. After taking into account certain voluntary fee waivers, the Net Fund Expenses of the Class Y shares of the combined Fund (0.71% through February 28, 2010 and 0.81% from March 1, 2010 through the first anniversary of the Merger) are also expected to be lower than the current net expenses (0.79%) of the Class Y shares of the Strategic Income Fund through February 28, 2010 or the total expenses (0.91%) of the Class Y shares of the Strategic Income Fund from March 1, 2010 through the first anniversary of the Merger. (See notes 5, 8 and 10 for additional information of the fee waivers related to the Oppenheimer Fund.)

·     

As described in note 7 following the table, MassMutual has previously entered into a written agreement to cap the fees and expenses of the Strategic Income Fund through February 28, 2010 so that the Net Fund expenses would not exceed 0.71% for Class S and 0.76% for Class Y. In connection with the Merger, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), the investment adviser for the Oppenheimer Fund, has agreed to continue that expense cap by implementing a voluntary fee waiver and/or reimbursement from the date of the Merger through February 28, 2010 to the extent necessary to ensure that the total operating expenses of Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund do not exceed 0.71% for the same time period. Furthermore, OFI also has agreed to voluntarily waive 0.02% of expenses for the period from March 1, 2010 through the first anniversary date of the Merger with respect to Class Y shares of the surviving, combined Fund.

(It is possible that, upon the expiration of the voluntary expense waivers, the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of the Oppenheimer Fund will exceed the current net expenses of the Strategic Income Fund.)

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Transaction Expenses

Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Fund (Class A)

Oppenheimer Fund Combined

Pro Forma (Class A)

Maximum sales charge imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price)

Class A: 4.75%
Class N: None
 
Class L: None
Class S: None
Class Y: None

Class A: 4.75%
Class N: None
 
Class Y: None

Class A: 4.75%
Class N: None
 
Class Y: None

Maximum deferred sales charge (as a % of either the redemption amount or initial investment, whichever is lower)

Class A: None1
Class N: 1.00% 2
Class L: None
Class S: None
Class Y: None

Class A: None3
Class N:1.00%4
 
Class Y: None

Class A: None3
Class N: 1.00%4
 
Class Y: None

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

(Based on Assets as of March 31, 2009)

Fee and Expense Comparison
(Class A shares)

Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Fund

Combined
Pro Forma Expenses

Management Fee

0.55%

0.52%

0.52%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.25%

0.25%

0.25%

Other Expenses

0.48%

0.19%

0.19%5

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses6

0.03%

0.01%

0.01%

Total Annual Operating Expenses

1.31%

0.97%

0.97%

Less Waiver or Expense Reimbursement

-0.12%

N/A8

N/A8

Net Fund Expenses10

1.19%7

N/A9

N/A

       

Fee and Expense Comparison
(Class L shares )

(compared to Oppenheimer Fund’s

Class Y shares)

Strategic Income Fund
(Class L)

Oppenheimer Fund
(Class Y)

Combined
Pro Forma Expenses

Management Fee

0.55%

0.52%

0.52%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Other Expenses

0.48%

0.29%

0.31%5

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses6

0.03%

0.01%

0.01%

Total Annual Operating Expenses

1.06%

0.82%

0.84%

Less Waiver or Expense Reimbursement

-0.14%

N/A8

N/A8,

Net Fund Expenses10

0.92%7

N/A9

N/A

       

Fee and Expense Comparison

(Class N shares)

Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Fund

Combined
Pro Forma Expenses

Management Fee

0.55%

0.52%

0.52%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.50%

0.50%

0.50%

Other Expenses

0.53%

0.48%

0.48%5

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses6

0.03%

0.01%

0.01%

Total Annual Operating Expenses

1.61%

1.51%8

1.51%

Less Waiver or Expense Reimbursement

-0.20%

N/A8

N/A8

Net Fund Expenses10

1.41%7

N/A9

N/A

Fee and Expense Comparison

(Class S shares)

(compared to Oppenheimer Fund’s
Class Y shares)

Strategic Income Fund

(Class S)

Oppenheimer Fund

(Class Y)

Combined
Pro Forma Expenses

Management Fee

0.55%

0.52%

0.52%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Other Expenses

0.28%

0.29%

0.31%5

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses6                              

     

  0.03%

           0.01%

0.01%

Total Annual Operating Expenses

0.86%

0.82%

0.84%

Less Waiver or Expense Reimbursement

-0.12%

N/A8

N/A8

Net Fund Expenses10

0.74%7

N/A9

N/A

Fee and Expense Comparison

(Class Y shares)

 

Strategic Income Fund1

(Class Y)

Oppenheimer Fund1

(Class Y)

Combined
Pro Forma Expenses3

Management Fee

 

0.55%

0.52%

0.52%

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees

 

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Other Expenses

 

0.33%

0.29%

0.31%5

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses6

0.03%

0.01%

0.01%

Total Annual Operating Expenses

 

0.91%

0.82%

0.84%

Less Waiver or Expense Reimbursement

 

-0.12%

N/A8

N/A8,10

Net Fund Expenses10

 

0.79%7

N/A9

N/A

1. A contingent deferred sales charge may apply to shares redeemed within 18 months of purchase from initial investments of $1 million or more.

2. Applies to shares redeemed within 18 months of purchase.

3. A Class A contingent deferred sales charge may apply to redemptions of investments of $1 million or more or to certain retirement plan redemptions. See “How to Buy Shares” for details.

4. Applies to shares redeemed within 18 months of a retirement plan’s first purchase of Class N shares.

5. Other Expenses with respect to the Oppenheimer Fund include transfer agent fees, custodial fees, and accounting and legal expenses that the Fund pays. The Other Expenses in the table for the Oppenheimer Fund are based on, among other things, the fees the Fund would have paid if the transfer agent had not waived a portion of its fees under a voluntary undertaking to limit those fees to 0.35% of average daily net assets per fiscal year for all classes. That undertaking may be amended or withdrawn at any time. For the Fund's fiscal period ended March 31, 2009, the transfer agent fees did not exceed that expense limitation for Class A shares and Y shares. The transfer agent fee for Class N shares was 0.47% for the period ended March 31, 2009 and, therefore was limited to 0.35%. The Fund also receives certain credits from the Fund's custodian that, during the fiscal year, reduced its custodial expenses for all share classes by less than 0.01% of average daily net assets.

6. "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" for the Oppenheimer Fund includes fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund with respect to the Fund's investments in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC. The calculation of the "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" is based on the total annual expense ratios of those funds, without giving effect to any fee waivers or reimbursements. Any material change in the Fund's allocations to Acquired Funds might increase or decrease those expenses.
The Acquired Fund fees and expenses for the Strategic Income Fund represent approximate expenses borne indirectly by the Fund in its most recent fiscal year through investments in other pooled investment vehicles. The amount of Acquired Fund fees and expenses may change in the coming year due to a number of factors including, among others, a change in allocation of the Fund’s investments among other pooled investment vehicles.
7. The Strategic Income Fund’s expenses in the above table reflect a written agreement by MassMutual to cap the fees and expenses of the Fund (other than extraordinary litigation and legal expenses, or other non-recurring or unusual expenses), excluding the Acquired Fund fees and expenses, through February 28, 2010, to the extent that Net Fund Expenses would otherwise exceed 0.71%, 0.76%, 0.89%, 1.16% and 1.38% for Classes S, Y, L, A and N, respectively. The Net Fund Expenses shown in the above table may exceed these amounts because Acquired Fund fees and expenses are excluded from the cap. The agreement cannot be terminated unilaterally by MassMutual.
8. OFI will voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse the Oppenheimer Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect
management fees incurred through the Fund's investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC. Those reimbursements, as percentages of average daily net assets were 0.01% for Class A, Class N and Class Y shares.
9. After all of the above waivers and credits, the actual "Net Fund Expenses" of the Oppenheimer Fund, as percentages of average daily net assets were 0.96% for Class A shares, 1.38% for Class N shares and 0.81% for Class Y shares.
10. In connection with the Merger, OFI has agreed to implement a voluntary fee waiver and/or reimbursement from the date of the merger through February 28, 2010 to the extent necessary to ensure that the total operating expenses of Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund do not exceed 0.71% for the same time period.
Furthermore, OFI has agreed to voluntarily waive 0.02% of expenses with respect to Class Y shares for the period from March 1, 2010 through the first anniversary of the Merger. After all of the above waivers and credits, the actual "Net Fund Expenses" of the combined Fund, as percentages of average daily net assets are expected to be 0.96% for Class A shares, 1.38% for Class N shares and 0.71% for Class Y shares during the period from Merger date through February 28, 2010 and 0.96% for Class A shares, 1.38% for Class N shares and 0.81% for Class Y shares during the period from March 1, 2010 through the first anniversary of the Merger.

Examples of Fund Expenses

The examples below are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Strategic Income Fund, the Oppenheimer Fund, and the surviving pro-forma Oppenheimer Fund after the Merger. These examples assume an annual return for each class of 5%, the operating expenses described in the tables above and reinvestment of your dividends and distributions. Your actual costs may be higher or lower because expenses will vary over time. For each $10,000 investment, you would pay the following projected expenses if you redeemed your shares after the number of years shown or held your shares for the number of years shown without redeeming, according to the following examples.

Strategic Income Fund

(based on Total Annual Operating Expenses)

If shares are redeemed1:

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$603

$873

$1,163

$1,989

Class L

$109

$339

$588

$1,301

Class N

$265

$512

$883

$1,926

Class S

$88

$276

$479

$1,065

Class Y

$93

$291

$506

$1,125

Strategic Income Fund

(based on Total Annual Operating Expenses)

If shares are not redeemed2:

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$603

$873

$1,163

$1,989

Class L

$109

$339

$588

$1,301

Class N

$165

$512

$883

$1,926

Class S

$88

$276

$479

$1,065

Class Y

$93

$291

$506

$1,125

Strategic Income Fund

(based on Net Fund Expenses)

If shares are redeemed1:

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$591

$837

$1,102

$1,858

Class L

$94

$295

$512

$1,136

Class N

$245

$449

$776

$1,703

Class S

$76

$237

$413

$922

Class Y

$81

$253

$440

$982

Strategic Income Fund

(based on Net Fund Expenses)
 

If shares are not redeemed2:

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$591

$837

$1,102

$1,858

Class L

$94

$295

$512

$1,136

Class N

$145

$449

$776

$1,703

Class S

$76

$237

$413

$922

Class Y

$81

$253

$440

$982

Oppenheimer Fund

If shares are redeemed1:

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$570

$771

$988

$1,614

Class N

$255

$481

$830

$1,815

Oppenheimer Fund

If shares are not redeemed2:

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

Class A

$570

$771

$988

$1,614

Class N

$155

$481

$830

$1,815

Class Y

$84

$263

$457

$1,108

Pro Forma Surviving Oppenheimer Fund
(Post-Merger)

If shares are redeemed1:

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Class A

$570

$771

$988

$1,614

Class N

$255

$481

$830

$1,815

Class Y

$86

$269

$468

$1,041

Pro Forma Surviving Oppenheimer Fund
(Post-Merger)

If shares are not redeemed2:

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Class A

$570

$771

$988

$1,614

Class N

$155

$481

$830

$1,815

Class Y

$86

$269

$468

$1,041

1. In the “If shares are redeemed” examples, expenses include the initial sales charge for Class A and the applicable Class N contingent deferred sales charges.

2.      In the “If shares are not redeemed” examples, the Class A expenses include the initial sales charge, but Class N expenses do not include the contingent deferred sales charges. There is no sales charge on Class Y shares.

Investment Performance of the Funds

The charts and tables below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund by showing changes in each Fund’s performance from year to year, and by comparing each Fund’s returns with those of a broad measure of market performance. The first chart shows changes in the performance of the Strategic Income Fund’s Class A Shares; and the second chart shows changes in the performance of the Oppenheimer Fund’s Class A Shares. Sales charges and taxes are not reflected in the returns in these bar charts. If sales charges and taxes were reflected, the returns would be lower than those shown. Class A shares represent an investment in the same portfolio of securities as the other classes of shares. Annual returns would differ to the extent the different classes do not have the same expenses as Class A shares.

Past performance is not necessarily an indication of future results. It is possible to lose money on an investment in either Fund. Neither Fund may achieve its investment objective. Each Fund’s performance after the period shown may differ significantly from its performance during such period. No assurance can be given that the Oppenheimer Fund will achieve any particular level of performance after the Merger.

[INSERT BAR CHARTS]

Strategic Income Fund

           

‘05

‘06

07

‘08

           

1.78%

7.04%

9.01%

-20.18%

Best Quarter:

4th Quarter 2006

3.74%

Worst Quarter:

4th Quarter 2008

-14.39%

Year-to-date as of 6/30/09 is 2.65% with sales charge and 7.77% without sales charge.

Oppenheimer Fund

‘99

‘00

‘01

‘02

‘03

‘04

‘05

‘06

'07

‘08

4.04%

2.21%

3.52%

6.85%

19.60%

9.62%

4.16%

7.68%

9.22%

-16.50%

Best Quarter:

2nd Quarter 2003

6.55%

Worst Quarter:

4th Quarter 2008

-11.16%

Year-to-date as of 6/30/09 is 1.93% with sales charge and 7.01% without sales charge.

The following tables list average annual total returns through 12/31/2008 over the past one-, five- and ten- years (for the Oppenheimer Fund) and the past one-year and since inception date of December 31, 2004 (for the Strategic Income Fund), including any applicable sales charges. These tables are intended to provide you with some indication of the risks of investing in each Fund by comparing each Fund’s performance with that of an index. At the bottom of the table, you can compare the performance of each Fund with that of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and Citigroup World Government Bond Index, each a broad-based market index. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. corporate and government bonds. The Citigroup World Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index of debt securities of major foreign government bond markets. The indices performance includes reinvestment of income but does not reflect transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. The Funds’ investments vary from those in the indices. Each Fund’s past investment performance, both before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Strategic Income Fund1

 

1 Year

Since Inception (12/31/04)

Class A Shares +

Return Before Taxes
Return After Taxes on Distributions

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-23.97%
-24.72%
 
-15.59%

-2.52%

-3.87%

-2.82%

Class L Shares

-19.98%

-1.07%

Class N Shares+

-21.19%

-1.54%

Class S Shares

-19.80%

-0.86%

Class Y Shares

-19.90%

-0.94%

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2

5.24%

4.73%4

Citigroup World Government Bond Index3

10.89%

5.01%4

(1) Performance shown does not reflect fees that may be paid by investors for administrative services or group annuity contract charges.
 (2) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of fixed-rate investment-grade securities with at least one year to maturity, combining the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Bond Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government-Related Bond Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate Bond Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Bond Index. The Index does not incur expenses or reflect any deduction for taxes and cannot be purchased directly by investors.  
(3) The Citigroup World Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index of debt securities of major foreign government bond markets. The Index does not incur expenses or reflect any deduction for taxes and cannot be purchased directly by investors.

 (4) From 1/3/05  

+ Performance for Class A and Class N shares of the Fund reflects any applicable sales charge.

Oppenheimer Fund

Average Annual Total Returns
for the periods ended December 31, 2008

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years (or life of class if less)

Class A Shares (inception 1/22/81)

Return Before Taxes
Return After Taxes on Distributions

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

-20.47%
-22.05%
-13.16%

1.32%
-0.86%
-0.04%

4.15%
1.49%

1.93%

Class N Shares (inception 3/1/01)

-17.74%

1.94%

4.32%

Class Y Shares (inception 1/26/98)

-16.12%

2.61%

4.92%

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 1

5.24%

4.65%

5.63%

5.53%*

Citigroup World Government Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 2

10.89%

6.05%

5.90%

8.00%*

* From 2/28/01.

 (1) The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of fixed-rate investment-grade securities with at least one year to maturity, combining the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Bond Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government-Related Bond Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate Bond Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Bond Index. The Index does not incur expenses or reflect any deduction for taxes and cannot be purchased directly by investors.  
(2) The Citigroup World Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index of debt securities of major foreign government bond markets. The Index does not incur expenses or reflect any deduction for taxes and cannot be purchased directly by investors.

The after-tax returns shown are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. In certain cases, the figure representing “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than the other return figures for the same period. A higher after-tax return results when a capital loss occurs upon redemption and translates into an assumed tax deduction that benefits the shareholder. After-tax returns on distributions and the sale of Fund shares assumes a complete sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period, resulting in capital gains taxes or tax benefits when capital losses occur. Actual after-tax returns will depend on your individual tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to you if you hold your Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

Management’s Discussion of the Oppenheimer Funds Performance

A discussion of the performance of the Oppenheimer Fund can be found in its annual report dated September 30, 2008. More current information is available in the Fund’s semi-annual report dated March 31, 2009.

Investment Advisers, Portfolio Managers and Advisory Fees

Oppenheimer Fund. OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”), a majority owned, indirect subsidiary of MassMutual, serves as the investment adviser to the Oppenheimer Fund. OFI is located at Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10281-1008 and has been an investment adviser since 1960. OFI and a subsidiary manage funds with more than 6 million shareholder accounts as of December 31, 2008.

Strategic Income Fund. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), located at 1295 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01111, is the investment adviser for the Strategic Income Fund and is responsible for providing all necessary investment management and administrative services. Founded in 1851, MassMutual is a mutual life insurance company that provides a broad range of insurance, money management, retirement and asset accumulation products and services for individuals and businesses. As of December 31, 2008, MassMutual, together with its subsidiaries, had assets under management of approximately $363 billion.

OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (“OFI Institutional”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFI, manages the investments of the Strategic Income Fund. OFI Institutional is located at Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10281-1008.

Portfolio Managers.

Each Fund’s portfolio is managed by Arthur P. Steinmetz (the lead portfolio manager), Krishna Memani, Joseph Welsh and Caleb Wong, who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund's investments. Mr. Steinmetz has been a portfolio manager of the Oppenheimer Fund since October 1989 and a Vice President of the Fund since May 2003. Messrs. Memani, Welsh and Wong have been portfolio managers and Vice Presidents of the Oppenheimer Fund since April 1, 2009.

Mr. Steinmetz has been Director of Fixed-Income Investments of OFI since January 2009 and a Senior Vice President of OFI since March 1993. He is a portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mr. Memani has been a Senior Vice President and Head of the Investment Grade Fixed Income Team of OFI since March 2009. Mr. Memani was a Managing Director and Head of the U.S. and European Credit Analyst Team at Deutsche Bank Securities from June 2006 through January 2009. He was the Chief Credit Strategist at Credit Suisse Securities from August 2002 through March 2006. He was a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments from September 1998 through June 2002. He is a portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mr. Welsh, CFA, has been the Head of OFI's High Yield Corporate Debt Team since April 2009 and a portfolio manager and Vice President of OFI since December 2000. Mr. Welsh is a portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mr. Wong has been a Vice President of OFI since June 1999 and has worked in fixed-income quantitative research and risk management for OFI since July 1996. He has been a member of OFI’s Asset Allocation Committee since April 2005. Mr. Wong is a portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

The statement of additional information provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts he manages and his ownership of Fund shares.

Advisory Fee for the Oppenheimer Fund. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Oppenheimer Fund pays OFI an advisory fee, calculated on the daily net assets of the Fund, at an annual rate that declines on additional assets as the Fund grows: 0.75% of the first $200 million of average annual net assets of the Fund, 0.72% of the next $200 million, 0.69% of the next $200 million, 0.66% of the next $200 million, 0.60% of the next $200 million, 0.50% of the next $4 billion and 0.48% of average annual net assets in excess of $5 billion. The Fund’s advisory fee for the period ended September 30, 2008 was 0.51% of average annual net assets for each class of shares.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Oppenheimer Fund’s investment advisory contract is available in the Fund’s Annual Report to shareholders for the period ended September 30, 2008.

Advisory Fee for the Strategic Income Fund. In 2008, the Strategic Income Fund paid MassMutual an investment management fee of 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Strategic Income Fund’s investment advisory contracts is available in the Fund’s semi-annual report to shareholders dated April 30, 2008.

The Strategic Income Fund also pays MassMutual an administrative and shareholder service fee at an annual rate based on a percentage of daily net assets for the applicable class of shares. The fee for each share class of the Fund is 0.14% for Class S shares; 0.19% for Class Y shares; 0.34% for Class L and Class A shares; and 0.39% for Class N shares.

The Fund’s statement of additional information provides additional information about each portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and each portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in the Strategic Income Fund.

Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger

For federal income tax purposes, the merger of the Strategic Income Fund into the Oppenheimer Fund, although not free from doubt, is expected to be a tax-free reorganization. Accordingly, no gain or loss is expected to be recognized by the Strategic Income Fund or its shareholders directly as a result of the Merger. At any time before the consummation of the Merger, a shareholder may redeem shares, likely resulting in recognition of gain or loss to such shareholder for federal income tax purposes. Certain other tax consequences are discussed below under “Information About the Merger—Federal Income Tax Consequences.”

The Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization. Prior to or at the time of the Merger, the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund will have received an opinion from K&L Gates, LLP (“K&L Gates”) that the Merger between the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund has been structured so that no gain or loss will be realized by the Strategic Income Fund or its shareholders for federal income tax purposes as a result of receiving Oppenheimer Fund shares or as a result of the Oppenheimer Fund assuming liabilities of the Strategic Income Fund in connection with the Merger. The holding period and aggregate tax basis of shares of Oppenheimer Fund that are received by each Strategic Income Fund shareholder will be the same as the holding period and aggregate tax basis of the shares of the Strategic Income Fund previously held by such shareholder, provided that such shares of the Strategic Income Fund are held as capital assets. In addition, the holding period and tax basis of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund in the hands of the Oppenheimer Fund as a result of the Merger will be the same as the tax basis and holding period of such assets in the hands of the Strategic Income Fund immediately prior to the Merger. No gain or loss will be recognized by the Oppenheimer Fund upon the receipt of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund in exchange for shares of the Oppenheimer Fund and the assumption by the Oppenheimer Fund of the Strategic Income Fund’s liabilities.

     The opinion will be based on certain factual representations made by the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund and will also be based on customary assumptions. It is possible that the IRS could disagree with K&L Gates’ opinion.
     Because the Merger will end the tax year of the Strategic Income
Fund, the Strategic Income Fund may accelerate distributions to its shareholders. Specifically, on or before the date of the Merger, the Strategic Income Fund is expected to declare and pay a distribution that will have the effect, together with any previous distributions, of distributing to its shareholders all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the deduction for dividends paid), its net tax-exempt income, if any, and its net capital gain for the short tax year ending on the date of the Merger, with the amount of such distribution to be determined after taking into account any available capital loss carryforwards and any investment company taxable income and net capital gain resulting from dispositions (if any) of portfolio securities in connection with the Merger.
     In addition,
a portion of the portfolio assets of the Strategic Income Fund may be sold in connection with the Merger. The actual tax impact of such sales will depend on the difference between the price at which such portfolio assets are sold and the Strategic Income Fund’s basis in such assets. Any capital gains recognized from these sales on a net basis will, if and to the extent such net capital gains are not able to be offset with other capital losses or capital loss carryforwards of the Strategic Income Fund, be distributed to the Strategic Income Fund shareholders as capital-gain dividends (to the extent of net realized long-term capital gains distributed) and/or ordinary dividends (to the extent of net realized short-term capital gains distributed) during or with respect to the year of sale, and such distributions will be taxable to shareholders.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER

General. The Merger will be effected pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between the Funds. The form of the Agreement is attached to this Prospectus/Information Statement as Exhibit 1.

Although the term “merger” is used for ease of reference, the transaction is structured as a transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund to the Oppenheimer Fund in exchange for the assumption by the Oppenheimer Fund of certain of the liabilities of the Strategic Income Fund, as set forth in the Agreement and for the issuance and delivery to the Strategic Income Fund of (i) shares of Class A and Class N of the Oppenheimer Fund equal in aggregate value to the net value of the assets attributable to shares of the corresponding class transferred to the Oppenheimer Fund; and (ii) shares of Class Y of the Oppenheimer Fund equal in aggregate value to the net value of the assets attributable to shares of Class L, Class S and Class Y of the Strategic Income Fund transferred to the Oppenheimer Fund.

After receipt of the Merger Shares, the Strategic Income Fund will distribute the Merger Shares of Class A, Class N and Class Y to its shareholders of the corresponding class (as described above), in proportion to their existing shareholdings, in complete liquidation of the Strategic Income Fund, and the legal existence of the Strategic Income Fund will be terminated. Each shareholder of the Strategic Income Fund will receive a number of full and fractional Merger Shares equal in value at the date of the exchange to the aggregate value of the shareholder’s Strategic Income Fund shares.

Prior to the date of the transfer, the Strategic Income Fund will declare a distribution to shareholders that will have the effect of distributing to shareholders all of its remaining investment company income (computed without regard to the deduction for dividends paid) and net realized capital gains, if any, through the date of the transfer.

The Trustees of the Strategic Income Fund have voted unanimously to approve the Merger and to recommend that shareholders also approve the Merger. Because MassMutual, the holder of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Strategic Income Fund, has indicated that it will approve the Merger by written consent, no shareholder proxies will be solicited.

The investment restrictions of the Strategic Income Fund will be temporarily amended to the extent necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. The Merger will be governed by the Agreement, which provides that the Oppenheimer Fund will acquire substantially all of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund in exchange for the assumption by the Oppenheimer Fund of certain of the liabilities of the Strategic Income Fund as described in the Agreement and for the issuance of Merger Shares equal in value to the value of the transferred assets net of assumed liabilities, all as of the Exchange Date (anticipated to be October 23, 2009, or such other date as may be agreed upon by the parties (the “Valuation Time”)). The following discussion of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Agreement.

The Strategic Income Fund will sell substantially all of its assets to the Oppenheimer Fund, and in exchange, the Oppenheimer Fund will assume certain of the liabilities of the Strategic Income Fund as described in the Agreement and deliver to the Strategic Income Fund a number of full and fractional: (i) Class A Merger Shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the value of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund attributable to Class A shares; (ii) Class N Merger Shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the value of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund attributable to Class N shares; (iii) Class Y Merger Shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the value of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund attributable to Class L shares; (iv) Class Y Merger Shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the value of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund attributable to Class S shares; and (v) Class Y Merger Shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the value of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund attributable to Class Y shares, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in the Agreement, less the value of the liabilities of the Strategic Income Fund assumed by the Oppenheimer Fund attributable to shares of such class of the Strategic Income Fund (as described above). MassMutual has agreed separately to indemnify the Trustees of the Strategic Income Fund against certain losses, to the extent they arise in respect of liabilities not assumed by the Oppenheimer Fund in the Merger, and insurance and any assets of the Strategic Income Fund are insufficient to hold the Trustees harmless from the losses. 

Immediately following the Exchange Date, the Strategic Income Fund will distribute pro rata to its shareholders of record as of the close of business on the Exchange Date the full and fractional Merger Shares received by the Strategic Income Fund, with Merger Shares of each class (as described above) being distributed to holders of shares of the corresponding class of the Strategic Income Fund. As a result of the transaction, shareholders of Class A, Class L, Class N, Class S, and Class Y shares of the Strategic Income Fund will receive a number of Class A, Class N and Class Y (in the case of Class L, Class S and Class Y) Merger Shares, respectively, of the Oppenheimer Fund equal in aggregate value at the Exchange Date to the value of the Strategic Income Fund shares of the corresponding class (except that Class L and Class S will receive Class Y Merger Shares) held by the shareholder. This distribution will be accomplished by the establishment of accounts on the share records of the Oppenheimer Fund in the name of such Strategic Income Fund shareholder, each account representing the respective number of full and fractional Merger Shares of each class due such shareholder. New certificates for Merger Shares will not be issued.

The consummation of the Merger is subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement, any one of which may be waived. The Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time, before or after approval by the shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund, prior to the Exchange Date, by mutual consent of the Oppenheimer Fund and the Strategic Income Fund or, if any condition set forth in the Agreement has not been fulfilled and has not been waived by the party entitled to its benefits, by such party.

The fees and expenses for the Merger are estimated to be $100,000 for the Strategic Income Fund and $40,000 for the Oppenheimer Fund. All such fees and expenses of the Strategic Income Fund are to be paid by OFI. All such fees and expenses of the Oppenheimer Fund are to be borne by the Class Y shares of the Oppenheimer Fund which is expected to primarily benefit as a result of the reduced net expenses following the implementation of the two voluntary waivers that OFI has voluntarily agreed to implement for Class Y shares following the Merger. (See the previous discussion under “Comparison of Fees and Expenses Before and Following the Merger.”)

Trustees’ Considerations Relating to the Merger

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Strategic Income Fund held on June 23, 2009, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered whether to approve the Merger on behalf of the Strategic Income Fund. As part of its review process, the Trustees reviewed materials provided by MassMutual and were represented by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. The Trustees reviewed and considered information with respect to, among other things, the Funds’ respective investment objectives and policies, management fees, distribution fees and other operating expenses; historical performance and asset size also were considered by the Trustees. In addition, the Trustees considered that the costs of the Merger would be paid by OFI.

The Trustees considered that the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund have substantially similar investment objectives and the same investment strategy. The Trustees also considered that the Funds’ principal risk characteristics are very similar and that any differences between the Funds’ fundamental and non-fundamental investment restrictions are immaterial. The Trustees considered that the Oppenheimer Fund has outperformed the Strategic Income Fund each year of the Strategic Income Fund’s existence.

The Board considered that the Merger is expected to result in a significantly larger fund, having combined assets over $7.9 billion. The Board also considered that the Merger would not result in any meaningful cost to shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund based on tax considerations, since only 0.1% of the Fund’s shareholders are taxable shareholders.

The Board considered that for Class A and Class L shareholders, the Total Annual Operating Expenses of the combined Fund are expected to be lower than the current total or net expenses of Class A and Class L shares of the Strategic Income Fund. For Class N shareholders, the Total Annual Operating Expenses of the combined Fund are expected to be lower than the current total expenses of Class N shares of the Strategic Income Fund, and the Net Fund Expenses of the combined Fund are expected to be the same as the net expenses of Class N shares of the Strategic Income Fund. For Class S and Class Y shareholders, the Total Annual Operating Expenses of the combined Fund are expected to be lower than the current total expenses of Class S and Class Y shares of the Strategic Income Fund, and the Net Fund Expenses of the combined Fund are expected to be lower than the current net expenses of Class S and Class Y shares of the Strategic Income Fund through February 28, 2010, the date on which the current expense caps on the Strategic Income Fund expire.

The Trustees considered that the procedures for purchases, exchanges and redemptions of shares of both Funds are similar and that both Funds offer the same investor services and options to shareholders.

The Trustees also considered the terms and conditions of the Merger, including that there would be no sales charge imposed in effecting the Merger and that the Merger is expected to be structured as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes. Shareholders are not expected to recognize any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes directly as a result of the Merger. The Trustees also considered that the Strategic Income Fund would not incur any fees or expenses in connection with the Merger. The Trustees concluded that the Strategic Income Fund’s participation in the transaction was in the best interests of the Fund and that the Merger would not result in a dilution of the interests of existing shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund.

After consideration of the above factors, other considerations, and such information as the Trustees of the Strategic Income Fund deemed relevant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the Merger and the Agreement.

The Board of Trustees of the Oppenheimer Fund met on June 23, 2009 and also determined that the Merger was in the best interests of the Oppenheimer Fund and its shareholders and that no dilution would result to those shareholders. The Trustees on behalf of the Oppenheimer Fund, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the Merger and the Agreement.

Description of the Merger Shares

Merger Shares will be issued to the Strategic Income Fund’s shareholders in accordance with the procedures under the Agreement as described above. The Merger Shares are Class A, Class N, and Class Y shares of the Oppenheimer Fund. The Strategic Income Fund’s shareholders receiving Merger Shares will not pay an initial sales charge on such shares. Each class of Merger Shares has the same characteristics as shares of the corresponding class of the Strategic Income Fund. For more information on the characteristics of each class of Merger Shares, please see “Additional Information About the Oppenheimer Fund” and the Oppenheimer Fund SAI.

Shareholders should contact MassMutual at 1-888-309-3539 for questions or requests related to their holdings of the Strategic Income Fund. Following the Merger, Oppenheimer Fund will not have any account information, including tax-related information, regarding a shareholders previous holdings of the Strategic Income Fund.

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

Federal Income Tax Consequences.

As a condition to the obligation of the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund to consummate the Merger, the Funds will receive a tax opinion from K&L Gates, counsel to the Oppenheimer Fund and its Independent Trustees (which opinion will be based on certain factual representations made by the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund and certain customary assumptions), to the effect that, on the basis of the existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), current administrative rules and court decisions, generally for federal income tax purposes, except as noted below:

  

(i)

the acquisition by the Oppenheimer Fund of substantially all of the assets of the Strategic Income Fund solely in exchange for Merger Shares and the assumption by the Oppenheimer Fund of certain of the liabilities of the Strategic Income Fund as described in the Agreement, followed by the distribution by the Strategic Income Fund to its shareholders of Merger Shares in complete liquidation of the Strategic Income Fund, all pursuant to the Agreement, will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund will each be a “party to a reorganization ” within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;

  

(ii)

under Section 361 of the Code, no gain or loss will be recognized by the Strategic Income Fund upon the transfer of the Strategic Income Fund’s assets to the Oppenheimer Fund in exchange for Merger Shares and the assumption of certain of the Strategic Income Fund’s liabilities by the Oppenheimer Fund as described in the Agreement or upon the distribution of the Merger Shares by the Strategic Income Fund to its shareholders in liquidation of the Strategic Income Fund;

  

(iii)

under Section 354 of the Code, no gain or loss will be recognized by shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund on the distribution of Merger Shares to them in exchange for their shares of the Strategic Income Fund;

  

(iv)

under Section 358 of the Code, the aggregate tax basis of the Merger Shares received by each Strategic Income Fund shareholder will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the Strategic Income Fund ’s shares exchanged therefor;

  

(v)

under Section 1223(1) of the Code, a Strategic Income Fund shareholder’s holding period in the Merger Shares received by such shareholder pursuant to the Agreement will include the holding period for the Strategic Income Fund shares exchanged therefor, provided that at the time of the reorganization the Strategic Income Fund shares are held by such shareholder as a capital asset;

  

(vi)

under Section 1032 of the Code, no gain or loss will be recognized by the Oppenheimer Fund upon the receipt of assets of the Strategic Income Fund pursuant to the Agreement in exchange for Merger Shares and the assumption by the Oppenheimer Fund of the liabilities of the Strategic Income Fund;

  

(vii)

under Section 362(b) of the Code, the Oppenheimer Fund’s tax basis in the assets of the Strategic Income Fund transferred to it pursuant to the Agreement will be the same as the tax basis of such assets in the hands of the Strategic Income Fund immediately prior to the transfer;

  

(viii)

under Section 1223(2) of the Code, the Oppenheimer Fund’s holding period in the assets of the Strategic Income Fund will include the Strategic Income Fund ’s holding period in such assets; and

  

(ix)

the Oppenheimer Fund will succeed to and take into account the items of the Strategic Income Fund described in Section 381(c) of the Code, subject to the conditions and limitations specified in Sections 381, 382, 383 and 384 of the Code and Regulations thereunder.

K&L Gates will express no view with respect to the effect of the reorganization on any transferred asset as to which any unrealized gain or loss is required to be recognized at the end of a taxable year or upon the termination thereof, or upon the transfer of such asset, without reference to whether such a termination or transfer would otherwise be a taxable transaction under federal income tax principles.

The consummation of the Merger will terminate the taxable year of the Strategic Income Fund. Prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Strategic Income Fund is expected to declare a distribution to shareholders, which together with all previous distributions, will have the effect of distributing to its shareholders all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to the deduction for dividends paid), its net tax-exempt income, if any, and its net capital gain, if any, through the consummation of the Merger. This distribution to shareholders will accelerate the recognition of gain or loss to shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund.

This description of the federal income tax consequences of the Merger is made without regard to the particular facts and circumstances of any shareholder. Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers as to the specific consequences to them of the Merger, including the applicability and effect of state, local and other tax laws.

Additional Tax Considerations

At the close of its taxable year ended October 31, 2008, the Strategic Income Fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $3.2 million. As of April 30, 2009, the Strategic Income Fund had additional net realized capital losses of about $26 million. Capital loss carryforwards are used to reduce the amount of realized capital gains that a Fund is required to distribute to its shareholders in order to avoid paying taxes on undistributed capital gain.

If the Merger occurs, the tax attributes of the Oppenheimer Fund and the Strategic Income Fund, including any capital loss carryforwards that could have been used by each Fund to offset its future realized capital gains, will be shared by the surviving combined Fund, subject to the limitations noted below.

The Oppenheimer Fund’s ability to use the pre-Merger losses of the Strategic Income Fund to offset post-Merger gains of the combined Fund is expected to be limited as a result of the Merger due to the application of loss limitation rules under federal tax law. In particular, it is anticipated that the ability of the Oppenheimer Fund, as the surviving combined Fund, to use the Strategic Income Fund’s pre-Merger capital losses (including capital loss carryforwards and possibly net unrealized losses) to offset future realized capital gains will be subject to an annual limitation. The annual limitation amount would generally be determined by multiplying the “federal long-term tax-exempt rate” (the applicable rate as of July 2009 was 4.58%) by the value of the outstanding shares of the Strategic Income Fund (possibly subject to adjustments for purposes of these rules) immediately prior to the Merger. The Strategic Income Fund's net asset value as of July 31, 2009, was approximately $282 million. Furthermore, capital losses may generally be carried forward for only eight years in the case of regulated investment companies. Other tax rules could prohibit the use for five years following the Merger of one Fund’s pre-Merger capital losses (including both capital loss carryforwards and “built-in losses” (i.e., net unrealized losses)) against the other Fund’s “built-in gains” (i.e., net unrealized gains). The actual effect of these limitations will depend on, among other things, the amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses (including carryforwards) in each Fund at the time of the Merger.

As a result of these limitations, as well as the spreading of the losses remaining available over a larger asset base, former Strategic Income Fund shareholders may receive taxable distributions of capital gains from Oppenheimer Fund at times when distributions, if any, of capital gains from Strategic Income Fund would have been offset by capital losses if the Merger had not occurred.

The actual effects of the tax principles described above will depend on the relevant facts and circumstances at and after the time of the Merger. Accordingly, the manner in which these principles will apply may change, and, at a minimum, the specific percentages and other amounts noted above will change, prior to the Merger, including because of market developments and shareholder activity in the Funds. The application of these rules may accelerate taxable gain distributions to shareholders of the combined Fund.

Pro Forma Capitalization

The following table shows, on an unaudited basis, the capitalization of the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund as of March 31, 2009, and on a pro forma combined basis, giving effect to the acquisition of assets at net asset value as of that date.

The table below, however, should not be relied upon to reflect the number of shares to be received in the Merger. The capitalitzation of the Funds and, consequently, the pro forma capitalization of the combined Oppenheimer Fund are likely to be different at the effective time of completion of the Merger because of market movements and daily share purchase and redemption activities, as well as the effect of other ongoing operations of the Funds prior to completion of the Merger. The actual number of shares to be received will depend upon the net asset value and number of shares outstanding of each Fund at the time of the Merger.

Strategic Income Fund

Net Assets

Shares
Outstanding

Net Asset Value
Per Share

Class A

$28,733,232

3,747,231

$7.67

Class L

$180,611,050

23,323,793

$7.74

Class N

$673,920

87,333

$7.72

Class S

$29,179,666

3,771,199

$7.74

Class Y

$10,496,395

1,356,591

$7.74

TOTAL

$249,694,262

32,286,148

 

TOTAL

$249,694,262

32,286,148

 

Oppenheimer Fund

Net Assets

Shares
Outstanding

Net Asset Value
Per Share

Class A

$5,440,452,904

1,668,720,009

$3.26

Class B

$333,367,936

101,914,352

$3.27

Class C

$1,101,368,046

338,495,592

$3.25

Class N

$151,349,702

46,391,574

$3.26

Class Y

$238,508,890

73,214,283

$3.26

TOTAL

$7,265,047,478

2,228,735,810

 

Oppenheimer
(Pro Forma Surviving Fund)*

Net Assets

Shares
Outstanding

Net Asset Value
Per Share

Class A

$5,469,186,135

1,677,533,194

$3.26

Class B

$333,367,936

101,914,352

$3.27

Class C

$1,101,368,046

338,495,592

$3.25

Class N

$152,023,622

46,598,143

$3.26

Class Y

$458,796,001

140,835,087

$3.26

TOTAL

$7,514,741,740

2,305,376,368

 

*      Reflects the issuance of 8,813,186 Class A shares, 206,025 Class N shares and 67,620,705 Class Y shares of the Oppenheimer Fund in a tax-free exchange for the net assets of the Strategic Income Fund, aggregating $249,694,262.

NO SHAREHOLDER PROXIES WILL BE SOLICITED

     Approval of the Merger requires the approval of not only a majority of the Strategic Income Fund’s Trustees, but also a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Strategic Income Fund. Under the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, shareholders are entitled to one vote per share, with fractional shares voting proportionally, and separate classes vote together as one group on matters, such as the Merger, that affect classes equally. As of [August 28], 2009, there were ___________ shares of record of the Strategic Income Fund entitled to vote, of which MassMutual, through its separate accounts, owned approximately ___________, or approximately ____% of the Fund. MassMutual has indicated that, on or about October [23], 2009, it will execute a Consent of Majority Shareholder approving the Merger. Since MassMutual, the holder of record of more than a majority of the outstanding shares of the Strategic Income Fund as of [August 28], 2009, the record date, has indicated that it will consent to the Merger, no shareholder proxies will be solicited in connection with the Merger and no meeting of shareholders will be held.

As of [August 28], 2009, the Strategic Income Fund had the following shares outstanding:

 

Strategic Income Fund

  

Number of Shares Outstanding

Class S

  

 

Class Y

  

 

Class L

  

 

Class A

  

 

Class N

  

 

Share Ownership

As of [August 28], 2009, the respective officers and Trustees of the Strategic Income Fund and Oppenheimer Fund as a group beneficially owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund, respectively.

To the best of the knowledge of the Funds, the following shareholders owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund as of [August 28], 2009 (those persons who beneficially own more than 25% of a particular class of shares may be deemed to control such class):

[To be provided]

OTHER INFORMATION AND COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE FUNDS

Fundamental Investment Restrictions of the Funds

Both the Strategic Income Fund and the Oppenheimer Fund have certain additional fundamental investment restrictions that can only be changed with shareholder approval. Generally, these investment restrictions are similar between the Funds. Please see the statements of additional information for each Fund for descriptions of those investment restrictions.

Share Classes

The Oppenheimer Fund offers the following classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y. Only Class A, Class N and Class Y shares are involved in the Merger. The Strategic Income Fund offers the following classes of shares: A, L, N, S and Y and each class is involved in the Merger. Each class of Oppenheimer Fund shares has a separate distribution arrangement and bears its own distribution expenses (See “Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans” further below). More detailed descriptions of the distribution arrangements applicable to the shares of the Oppenheimer Fund and shares of the Strategic Income Fund are contained in each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information.

Oppenheimer Fund

 The following is a summary description of charges and fees for the Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of the Oppenheimer Fund that will be received by the Strategic Income Fund shareholders in the Merger.

Class A Shares.Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value of the shares plus, in most cases, an initial sales charge. The Fund receives the amount of your investment, minus the sales charge, to invest for your account. In some cases, Class A purchases may qualify for a reduced sales charge or a sales charge waiver, as described in the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus or Oppenheimer Fund SAI.

The Class A sales charge rate varies depending on the amount of your purchase. A portion or all of the sales charge may be retained by OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (“OFDI”) or paid to the shareholder’s broker, dealer or other financial intermediary as a concession. The current sales charge rates and concessions paid are shown in the table below. There is no initial sales charge on Class A purchases of $1 million or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge may apply.

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

     Amount of Purchase

Front-End Sales
Charge As a
Percentage of
Offering Price

Front-End Sales
Charge As a
Percentage of Net
Amount Invested

Concession As a
Percentage of
Offering Price

Less than $50,000

4.75%

4.98%

4.00%

$50,000 or more but less than $100,000

4.50%

4.71%

3.75%

$100,000 or more but less than $250,000

3.50%

3.63%

2.75%

$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%

Due to rounding, the actual sales charge for a particular transaction may be higher or lower than the rates listed above.

Reduced Sales Charges and Other Related Fees. Class A shares of the Oppenheimer Fund may pay a front-end initial sales charge of up to 4.75% of the offering price and, as indicated below, are subject to distribution-related fees. No front-end sales charge will be imposed on the Class A shares of the Oppenheimer Fund received by Class A of the Strategic Income Fund shareholders as a result of the Merger. The Oppenheimer Fund does not charge a redemption fee.

Class N Shares. Class N shares are offered to retirement plans (including IRAs and 403(b) plans) that purchase $500,000 or more of Oppenheimer funds Class N shares or to group retirement plans (which do not include IRAs and 403(b) plans) held in omnibus accounts that have assets of $500,000 or more or have 100 or more eligible participants. Class N shares are sold at net asset value without an initial sales charge. Class N shares are subject to an asset-based sales charge that is calculated daily based on an annual rate of 0.25%. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% will be imposed on the redemption of Class N shares, if: the group retirement plan is terminated, or Class N shares of all Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an investment option of the plan, and the Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after the plan’s first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund; or Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after an IRA or 403(b) plan’s first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund. Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on plan participant accounts.

Class Y Shares. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value per share without a sales charge directly to institutional investors that have special agreements with OFDI for this purpose. They may include insurance companies, registered investment companies, employee benefit plans and Section 529 plans, among others. An institutional investor that buys Class Y shares for its customers’ accounts may impose charges on those accounts. The procedures for buying, selling, exchanging and transferring the Fund’s other classes of shares (other than the time those orders must be received by OFDI or Transfer Agent at their Colorado office) and some of the special account features available to investors buying those other classes of shares do not apply to Class Y shares. Instructions for buying, selling, exchanging or transferring Class Y shares must be submitted by the institutional investor, not by its customers for whose benefit the shares are held.

Strategic Income Fund

The Strategic Income Fund offers the following classes of shares: Class S, Class Y, Class L, Class A and Class N. Class A shares have up-front sales charges and Class N shares have contingent deferred sales charges. Only Class A and Class N shares charge Rule 12b-1 fees. The Strategic Income Fund does not charge a redemption fee.

Class S, Class Y and Class L shares are primarily offered to institutional investors through institutional distribution channels, such as employer-sponsored retirement plans or through broker-dealers, financial institutions or insurance companies. Class A and N shares are primarily offered through other distribution channels, such as broker-dealers or financial institutions. The different Classes have different fees, expenses and/or minimum investor size requirements. The difference in the fee structures among the Classes is the result of their separate arrangements for shareholder and distribution services and is not the result of any difference in amounts charged by MassMutual for investment advisory services. Accordingly, management fees do not vary by Class. Different fees and expenses of a Class will affect performance of that Class. For actual past expenses of each share class, see the fund-by-fund information earlier in this Prospectus/Information Statement. Investors may receive different levels of service in connection with investments in different classes of shares and intermediaries may receive different levels of compensation in connection with each share class.

 Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans

OFDI, a subsidiary of OFI, acts as underwriter of the shares of the Oppenheimer Fund. MML Distributors, LLC ("MML Distributors"), a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, acts as underwriter of shares of the Strategic Income Fund. The underwriters distribute each Fund’s shares directly or through broker-dealers, banks, or other financial intermediaries.

Oppenheimer Fund

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Oppenheimer Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares that reimburses the OFDI for a portion of the costs of maintaining accounts and providing services to Class A shareholders. The Oppenheimer Fund makes these payments quarterly, calculated at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Class A shares daily net assets. OFDI currently uses all of those fees to pay brokers, dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries for providing personal service and maintaining the accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares.

Distribution and Service Plans for Class N Shares. The Oppenheimer Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans for Class N shares to pay OFDI for distributing those share classes, maintaining accounts and providing shareholder services. Under the plans, the Oppenheimer Fund pays OFDI an asset-based sales charge for Class N shares calculated at 0.25% of the daily net assets of that class. The Oppenheimer Fund also pays a service fee under the plans at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class N. Altogether, these fees increase the Class N annual expenses by 0.50%, calculated on the daily net assets of the applicable class. Because these fees are paid out of the Oppenheimer Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.

Use of Plan Fees: OFDI uses the service fees to compensate brokers, dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries for maintaining accounts and providing personal services to Class N shareholders in the applicable share class. OFDI normally pays intermediaries the 0.25% service fee in advance for the first year after shares are purchased and then pays that fee periodically.

Class N Shares: At the time of a Class N share purchase, OFDI generally pays financial intermediaries a sales concession of 0.75% of the purchase price from its own resources. Therefore, the total amount, including the advance of the service fee that OFDI pays the intermediary at the time of a Class N purchase is 1.00% of the purchase price. OFDI normally retains the asset-based sales charge on Class N shares. For Class N shares purchased in certain omnibus group retirement plans OFDI may pay the intermediary the asset-based sales charge and service fee during the first year instead of paying a sales concession and the first year’s service fees at the time of purchase.

Strategic Income Fund

The Strategic Income Fund has adopted Rule 12b-1 Plans for Class A and Class N shares of the Fund. Under the Class A Rule 12b-1 Plan, the Fund is permitted to pay distribution and service fees at the annual rate of 0.25%, in the aggregate, of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. Distribution fees may be paid to brokers or other financial intermediaries for providing services in connection with the distribution and marketing of Class A shares and for related expenses. Service fees may be paid to brokers or other financial intermediaries for providing personal services to Class A shareholders and/or maintaining Class A shareholder accounts and for related expenses. Compensation under the Class A Rule 12b-1 Plan for service fees is paid to MassMutual, through MML Distributors, and compensation under the Plan for distribution fees is paid to MML Distributors. MassMutual and MML Distributors are entitled to retain a portion of the fees generated by an account, or may reallow the full amount to the brokers or other intermediaries. MassMutual may pay any Class A Rule 12b-1 service fees to brokers or other financial intermediaries in advance for the first year after the shares are sold. After the shares have been held for a year, MassMutual will pay the service fees on a quarterly basis.

Under the Class N Rule 12b-1 Plan the Fund pays MML Distributors an annual distribution fee of 0.25%. The Fund also pays 0.25% in service fees to MassMutual each year under the Class N Rule 12b-1 Plan. MassMutual is entitled to retain a portion of the fees generated by an account, or may reallow the full amount to brokers or other financial intermediaries for providing personal services to Class N shareholders and/or maintaining Class N shareholder accounts and for related expenses. MassMutual may pay the 0.25% service fees to brokers or other financial intermediaries in advance for the first year after the shares are sold. After the shares have been held for a year, MassMutual pays the service fees on a quarterly basis. MML Distributors is entitled to retain a portion of the fees generated by an account, or may reallow the full amount to brokers or other financial intermediaries for providing services in connection with the distribution and marketing of Class N shares and for related expenses.

Payments to Financial Intermediaries and Service Providers

Oppenheimer Fund

OFI and OFDI, in their discretion, may also make payments to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries or to service providers for distribution and/or shareholder servicing activities. Those payments are made out of OFI’s and/or OFDI’s own resources and/or assets, including from the revenues or profits derived from the advisory fees OFI receives from the Fund. Those cash payments, which may be substantial, are paid to many firms having business relationships with OFI and Distributor and are in addition to any distribution fees, servicing fees, or transfer agency fees paid directly or indirectly by the Fund to these financial intermediaries an d any commissions OFDI pays to these firms out of the sales charges paid by investors. Payments by OFI or Distributor from their own resources are not reflected in the tables in the “Fees and Expenses of the Fund” section of this Prospectus/Information or the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus because they are not paid by the Fund.

The financial intermediaries that may receive those payments include firms that offer and sell Fund shares to their clients, or provide shareholder services to the Fund, or both, and receive compensation for those activities. The financial intermediaries that may receive payments include your securities broker, dealer or financial adviser, sponsors of fund “supermarkets,” sponsors of fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, sponsors of college and retirement savings programs, banks, trust companies and other intermediaries offering products that hold Fund shares, and insurance companies that offer variable annuity or variable life insurance products.

In general, these payments to financial intermediaries can be categorized as “distribution-related” or “servicing” payments. Payments for distribution-related expenses, such as marketing or promotional expenses, are often referred to as “revenue sharing.” Revenue sharing payments may be made on the basis of the sales of shares attributable to that intermediary, the average net assets of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds attributable to the accounts of that intermediary and its clients, negotiated lump sum payments for distribution services provided, or similar fees. In some circumstances, revenue sharing payments may create an incentive for a financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds to its customers. These payments also may give an intermediary an incentive to cooperate with OFDI’s marketing efforts. A revenue sharing payment may, for example, qualify the Fund for preferred status with the intermediary receiving the payment or provide representatives of OFDI with access to representatives of the intermediary’s sales force, in some cases on a preferential basis over funds of competitors. Additionally, as firm support, OFI or Distributor may reimburse expenses related to educational seminars and “due diligence” or training meetings (to the extent permitted by applicable laws or the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), designed to increase sales representatives’ awareness about Oppenheimer funds, including travel and lodging expenditures. However, OFI does not consider a financial intermediary’s sale of shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds when selecting brokers or dealers to effect portfolio transactions for the funds.

Various factors are used to determine whether to make revenue sharing payments. Possible considerations include, without limitation, the types of services provided by the intermediary, sales of Fund shares, the redemption rates on accounts of clients of the intermediary or overall asset levels of Oppenheimer funds held for or by clients of the intermediary, the willingness of the intermediary to allow OFDI to provide educational and training support for the intermediary’s sales personnel relating to the Oppenheimer funds, the availability of the Oppenheimer funds on the intermediary’s sales system, as well as the overall quality of the services provided by the intermediary and OFI or OFDI’s relationship with the intermediary. OFI and OFDI have adopted guidelines for assessing and implementing each prospective revenue sharing arrangement. To the extent that financial intermediaries receiving distribution-related payments from OFI or OFDI sell more shares of the Oppenheimer funds or retain more shares of the funds in their client accounts, OFI and OFDI benefit from the incremental management and other fees they receive with respect to those assets.

Payments may also be made by OFI, OFDI or the Transfer Agent to financial intermediaries to compensate or reimburse them for administrative or other client services provided such as sub-transfer agency services for shareholders or retirement plan participants, omnibus accounting or sub-accounting, participation in networking arrangements, account set-up, recordkeeping and other shareholder services. Payments may also be made for administrative services related to the distribution of Fund shares through the intermediary. Firms that may receive servicing fees include retirement plan administrators, qualified tuition program sponsors, banks and trust companies, and others.

These fees may be used by the service provider to offset or reduce fees that would otherwise be paid directly to them by certain account holders, such as retirement plans. The Oppenheimer Fund SAI contains more information about revenue sharing and service payments made by OFI or OFDI. Your broker, dealer or other financial intermediary may charge you fees or commissions in addition to those disclosed in the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus. You should ask your financial intermediary for details about any such payments it receives from OFI or OFDI and their affiliates, or any other fees or expenses it charges.

Strategic Income Fund

MML Distributors may directly, or through MassMutual, pay a sales concession of up to 1.00% of the purchase price of Class N, Class A and Class L shares to brokers or other financial intermediaries from its own resources at the time of sale. However, the total amount paid to brokers or other financial intermediaries at the time of sale of Class N and Class A shares, including any advance of Rule 12b-1 service fees by MassMutual, may be only 1.00% of the purchase price. In addition, MassMutual may directly, or through MML Distributors, pay up to 0.25% of the amount invested to intermediaries who provide services on behalf of Class S, Class Y, Class L, Class A or Class N shares. This compensation is paid by MassMutual, not from Fund assets. The payments on account of Class S, Class Y, Class L, Class A or Class N shares is based on criteria established by MassMutual. In the event that amounts paid by the Fund to MassMutual as administrative or management fees are deemed indirect financing of distribution or servicing costs for Class S, Class Y or Class L shares, the Fund has adopted distribution and servicing plans (i.e., Rule 12b-1 Plans) authorizing such payments. No additional fees are paid by the Fund under these plans. Compensation paid by the Fund to brokers or other intermediaries for providing services on account of Class A or Class N shares is described above under Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plans.” Annual compensation paid on account of Class S, Class Y, Class L, Class A or Class N shares is paid quarterly, in arrears.

 MassMutual may also make payments, out of its own assets, to intermediaries, including broker-dealers, insurance agents and other service providers that relate to the sale of the Fund or certain of MassMutual’s variable annuity contracts for which the Fund is an underlying investment option.

 This compensation may take the form of:

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Payments to administrative service providers that provide enrollment, recordkeeping and other services to pension plans;


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Cash and non-cash benefits, such as bonuses and allowances or prizes and awards, for certain brokers, administrative service providers and MassMutual insurance agents;

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Payments to intermediaries for, among other things, training of sales personnel, conference support, marketing or other services provided to promote awareness of MassMutual’s products;

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Payments to broker-dealers and other intermediaries that enter into agreements providing MML Distributors with access to representatives of those firms or with other marketing or administrative services; and

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Payments under agreements with MassMutual not directly related to the sale of specific variable annuity contracts or the Fund, such as educational seminars and training or pricing services.


These compensation arrangements are not offered to all intermediaries and the terms of the arrangements may differ among intermediaries. These arrangements may provide an intermediary with an incentive to recommend one mutual fund over another, one share class over another, or one insurance or annuity contract over another.

Calculating the Share Price

Both Funds calculate their shares prices in a similar manner.

Oppenheimer Fund

Oppenheimer Fund calculates the net asset value of each class of shares as of the close of the NYSE on each day the NYSE is open for trading (referred to as a “regular business day”). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, but may close earlier on some days.

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

Oppenheimer Fund’s Board has adopted valuation procedures for Oppenheimer Fund and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for fair value determinations to OFI’s Valuation Committee. Fair value determinations by OFI are subject to review, approval and ratification by Oppenheimer Fund’s Board at its next scheduled meeting after the fair valuations are determined. In determining whether current market prices are readily available and reliable, OFI monitors the information it receives in the ordinary course of its investment management responsibilities for significant events that it believes in good faith will affect the market prices of the securities of issuers held by Oppenheimer Fund. Those may include events affecting specific issuers (for example, a halt in trading of the securities of an issuer on an exchange during the trading day) or events affecting securities markets (for example, a foreign securities market closes early because of a natural disaster). Oppenheimer Fund uses fair value pricing procedures to reflect what OFI and Oppenheimer Fund’s Board believes to be more accurate values for Oppenheimer Fund’s portfolio securities, although it may not always be able to accurately determine such values. In addition, the discussion of “time zone arbitrage” describes effects that Oppenheimer Fund’s fair value pricing policy is intended to counteract.

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

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

Strategic Income Fund

The Strategic Income Fund determines its NAV at the market close (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) every day the NYSE is open (“Business Day”). The Trust calculates the NAV of each class of shares of the Strategic Income Fund separately. The NAV for shares of a class of the Strategic Income Fund is determined by adding the current value of all of the Strategic Income Fund’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the liabilities attributable to that class and then dividing the resulting number by the total outstanding shares of the class.

The Strategic Income Fund’s assets are valued based on market value of the Strategic Income Fund’s total portfolio. Securities are typically valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service. However, valuation methods approved by the Strategic Income Fund’s Board of Trustees which are intended to reflect fair value may be used by the Strategic Income Fund’s Valuation Committee when pricing service information is not readily available or when a security’s value is believed to have been materially affected by a significant event, such as a natural disaster, an economic event like a bankruptcy filing, or a substantial fluctuation in domestic or foreign markets, that has occurred after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market). In such a case, a Strategic Income Fund’s value for a security is likely to be different from the last quoted market price or pricing service information. In addition, a fair value pricing service is used to assist in the pricing of foreign securities. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, it is possible that the value determined for a particular asset may be materially different from the value realized upon such asset’s sale.

Purchase and Redemption Procedures

Investments in the Funds are not insured. The minimum initial purchase requirement for Class A shares of Oppenheimer Fund is $1,000. There is a $50 minimum for subsequent purchases of shares of Oppenheimer Fund. Both Funds reserve the right to reject any purchase order. All funds invested in each Fund are invested in full and fractional shares. For more information on the pricing and purchasing of shares of each Fund, see each Fund’s prospectus.

The Oppenheimer Fund provides for telephone, mail, checkwriting, Internet, or wire redemption of shares at net asset value as next determined after receipt of a redemption request on each day the NYSE is open for trading. Each Fund reserves the right to redeem in-kind, under certain circumstances, by paying the redeeming shareholder the proceeds of a redemption in securities rather than in cash. The Oppenheimer Fund may involuntarily redeem shareholders’ accounts that have less than the minimum initial investment of invested funds. For more information on redeeming shares of each Fund, see each Fund’s prospectus.

Shares of the Strategic Income Fund are bought through an agreement with MassMutual which describes how a shareholder will need to submit buy, sell and exchange orders. Purchase orders must be accompanied by sufficient funds. A shareholder can pay by check or Federal Funds wire transfer. Any buy, sell or exchange order must be submitted in “good form” as described in the agreement.

Minimum Balance Fee

As stated in the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus, a $12 annual “Minimum Balance Fee” is assessed on each Fund account with a share balance valued under $500. The Minimum Balance Fee is automatically deducted from each such Fund account in September. See Oppenheimer Fund’s statement of additional information for information about the circumstances under which this fee will not be assessed. Small accounts may be involuntarily redeemed by the Fund if the value has fallen below $500 for reasons other than a decline in the market value of the shares.. Oppenheimer Fund reserves the authority to modify Minimum Balance Fees in its discretion.

Strategic Income Fund does not assess a small account fee on its accounts.

Exchange Privileges or Short-Term Trading Policies

Oppenheimer Fund

Shareholders of the Oppenheimer Fund may exchange all or part of their Fund shares for shares of the same class of other Oppenheimer funds that offer the exchange privilege. For example, a Shareholder can exchange Class A shares of the Fund only for Class A shares of another fund. A list of the Oppenheimer funds that are currently available for exchanges can be obtained by calling 1-800-225-5677. The funds available for exchange can change from time to time. The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. The Oppenheimer Fund will provide 60 days’ notice of any material change in the exchange privilege unless applicable law allows otherwise.

The OppenheimerFunds exchange privilege affords investors the ability to switch their investments among Oppenheimer funds if their investment needs change. However, there are limits on that privilege. Frequent purchases, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares may interfere with the Manager’s ability to manage the Fund’s investments efficiently, increase its transaction and administrative costs and/or affect its performance, depending on various factors, such as the size of the Fund, the nature of its investments, the amount of Fund assets the portfolio manager maintains in cash or cash equivalents, the aggregate dollar amount and the number and frequency of trades.

If large dollar amounts are involved in exchange or redemption transactions, the Fund might be required to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable times to meet those transaction requests, and the Fund’s brokerage or administrative expenses might be increased. Therefore, the Manager and the Fund’s Board have adopted the following policies and procedures to detect and prevent frequent and/or excessive exchanges or purchase and redemption activity, while addressing the needs of investors who seek liquidity in their investment and the ability to exchange shares as their investment needs change. There is no guarantee that those policies and procedures, described below, will be sufficient to identify and deter all excessive short-term trading.

Limitations on Frequent Exchanges

30-Day Hold. If a direct shareholder exchanges shares of another Oppenheimer fund account for shares of the Fund, his or her Fund account will be “blocked” from exchanges into any other fund for a period of 30 calendar days from the date of the exchange, subject to certain exceptions described below. Likewise, if a Fund shareholder exchanges Fund shares for shares of another eligible Oppenheimer fund, that fund account will be “blocked” from further exchanges for 30 calendar days. The block will apply to the full account balance and not just to the amount exchanged into the account. For example, if a shareholder exchanged $2,000 from one fund into another fund in which the shareholder already owned shares worth $10,000, then, following the exchange, the full account balance ($12,000 in this example) would be blocked from exchanges into another fund for a period of 30 calendar days. A shareholder whose account is registered on the Fund’s books showing the name, address and tax ID number of the beneficial owner is a “direct shareholder.”

Exceptions to 30-Day Hold

Exchanges Into Money Market Funds. A direct shareholder will be permitted to exchange shares of a stock or bond fund for shares of an eligible money market fund any time, even if the shareholder has exchanged shares into the stock or bond fund during the prior 30 days. However, all of the shares held in that money market fund would then be blocked from further exchanges into another fund for 30 calendar days.

Dividend Reinvestments and Class B Share Conversions. The reinvestment of dividends or distributions from one fund to purchase shares of another fund and the conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares will not be considered exchanges for purposes of imposing the 30-day limit.

Asset Allocation Programs. Investment programs by Oppenheimer “funds-of-funds” that entail rebalancing investments in underlying Oppenheimer funds will not be subject to these limits. However, third-party asset allocation and rebalancing programs will be subject to the 30-day limit described above. Asset allocation firms that want to exchange shares held in accounts on behalf of their customers must identify themselves to the Transfer Agent and execute an acknowledgement and agreement to abide by these policies with respect to their customers’ accounts. “On-demand” exchanges outside the parameters of portfolio rebalancing programs will also be subject to the 30- day limit.

Automatic Exchange Plans. Accounts that receive exchange proceeds through automatic or systematic exchange plans that are established through the Transfer Agent will not be subject to the 30-day block as a result of those automatic or systematic exchanges but may be blocked from exchanges, under the 30-day limit, if they receive proceeds from other exchanges.

Redemptions of Shares. These exchange policy limits do not apply to redemptions of shares. Shareholders are permitted to redeem their shares on any regular business day, subject to the terms of the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus.

Limitations on Exchanges in Omnibus Accounts. If shares of the Oppenheimer Fund are held through a financial adviser or other firm such as a broker-dealer, a bank, an insurance company separate account, an investment adviser, an administrator or a trustee of a retirement plan that holds a shareholder’ shares in an account under its name (these are sometimes referred to as “omnibus” or “street name” accounts), that financial intermediary may impose its own restrictions or limitations to discourage short-term or excessive trading. Shareholders should consult their financial intermediary to find out what trading restrictions, including limitations on exchanges, may apply. The Fund, the Distributor, the Manager and the Transfer Agent encourage those financial intermediaries to apply the Fund’s policies to their customers who invest indirectly in the Fund. However, the Transfer Agent may not be able to detect excessive short-term trading activity in accounts maintained in “omnibus” or “street name” form where the underlying beneficial owners are not identified. The Transfer Agent will attempt to monitor overall purchase and redemption activity in those accounts to seek to identify patterns that may suggest excessive trading by the underlying owners. If evidence of possible excessive trading activity is observed by the Transfer Agent, the financial intermediary that is the registered owner will be asked to review the account activity, and to confirm to the Transfer Agent and the Fund that appropriate action has been taken to curtail any excessive trading activity.

Other Limitations on Exchanges. There are a number of other special conditions and limitations that apply to certain types of exchanges. Those conditions and circumstances are described in the section “How to Exchange Shares” in the Oppenheimer Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. For information about sales charges that may apply to exchanges of shares see the sections “Contingent Deferred Sales Charges” and “Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers” above.

Requirements for Exchanges of Shares. To exchange shares of the Fund, a shareholder must meet several conditions. The Fund may amend the following requirements at any time:

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Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in the shareholder’s state of residence.


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The selected fund must offer the exchange privilege.

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A shareholder must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the selected fund. Generally, exchanges may be made only between identically registered accounts, unless all account owners send written exchange instructions with a signature guarantee.

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Before exchanging into a fund, a shareholder should obtain its prospectus and should read it carefully.

Timing of Exchange Transactions. Exchanged shares are normally redeemed from one fund and the proceeds are reinvested in the fund selected for exchange on the same regular business day on which the Transfer Agent or its agent (such as a financial intermediary holding the investor’s shares in an “omnibus” or “street name” account) receives an exchange request that conforms to these policies. The request must be received by the close of the NYSE that day in order to receive that day’s net asset value on the exchanged shares. For requests received after the close of the NYSE the shares being exchanged will be valued at the next net asset value calculated after the request is received. The Transfer Agent may delay transmitting the proceeds from an exchange for up to five business days, however, if it determines, in its discretion, that an earlier transmittal of the redemption proceeds would be detrimental to either the fund from which shares are being exchanged or the fund into which the exchange is being made. The exchange proceeds will be invested in the new fund at the next net asset value calculated after the proceeds are received. In the event that a delay in the reinvestment of proceeds occurs, the Transfer Agent will notify the shareholder or his or her financial intermediary.

Taxes on Exchanges. For tax purposes, an exchange of shares of the Fund is considered a sale of those shares and a purchase of the shares of the fund into which the shareholder is exchanging. Therefore, an exchange may result in a capital gain or loss for tax purposes.

OTHER LIMITS ON SHARE TRANSACTIONS. The Fund may impose other limits on transactions that it believes would be disruptive and may refuse any purchase or exchange order.

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Right to Refuse Purchase and Exchange Orders. The Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent may refuse any purchase or exchange order in their discretion and are not obligated to provide notice before rejecting an order.


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Right to Terminate or Suspend Account Privileges. The Transfer Agent may, in its discretion, limit or terminate trading activity by any person, group or account that it believes would be disruptive, even if the activity has not exceeded the policies outlined in th e Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus. As part of the Transfer Agent’s procedures to detect and deter excessive trading activity, the Transfer Agent may review and consider the history of frequent trading activity in all accounts in the Oppenheimer funds known to be under common ownership or control. The Transfer Agent may send a written warning to a shareholder that the Transfer Agent believes may be engaging in disruptive or excessive trading activity; however, the Transfer Agent reserves the right to suspend or terminate the ability to purchase or exchange shares, with or without warning, for any account that the Transfer Agent determines, in the exercise of its discretion, has engaged in such trading activity.

Strategic Income Fund

MassMutual has adopted policies and procedures to help identify those individuals or entities MassMutual determines may be engaging in excessive trading and/or market timing trading activities. MassMutual monitors trading activity to enforce these procedures. However, those who engage in such activities may employ a variety of techniques to avoid detection. Therefore, despite MassMutual’s efforts to prevent excessive trading and/or market timing trading activities, there can be no assurance that MassMutual will be able to identify all those who trade excessively or employ a market timing strategy and curtail their trading in every instance.

The monitoring process involves scrutinizing transactions in Fund shares that exceed certain monetary thresholds or numerical limits within a specified period of time. Trading activity identified by either, or a combination, of these factors, or as a result of any other information actually available at the time, will be evaluated to determine whether such activity might constitute excessive trading and/or market timing activity. When trading activity is determined by the Fund or MassMutual, in their sole discretion, to be excessive in nature, certain account-related privileges, such as the ability to place purchase, redemption and exchange orders over the internet, may be suspended for such account.
 

Distribution and Tax Policies

The Oppenheimer Fund distributes its net realized gains at least annually to shareholders of record on the dividend record date and intends to declare dividends from its investment company taxable net income on each regular business day and to pay those dividends monthly.

Dividends and distributions are reinvested in additional shares of the same class of the respective Fund, or paid in cash, as a shareholder has elected. For further information concerning each Fund's dividends, distributions and tax treatment, see “Taxation and Distributions” in Strategic Income Fund’s prospectus and “Taxation” in Strategic Income Fund’s statement of additional information and “Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes” in the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus. For information on the tax consequences to Strategic Income Fund shareholders of the Merger, see the section titled “Merger Information - Federal Income Tax Consequences” herein.

After the Merger, shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund who have elected to have their dividends and/or distributions reinvested will have dividends and/or distributions received from Oppenheimer Fund reinvested in the same class of shares of the Oppenheimer Fund received in the Merger. Shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund who have elected to receive dividends and/or distributions in cash will receive dividends and/or distributions from Oppenheimer Fund in cash after the Merger, although they may, after the Merger, elect to have such dividends and/or distributions reinvested in additional shares of the Oppenheimer Fund.

Each Fund is qualified and intends to continue to qualify to be treated as regulated investment companies under the Code. To remain qualified as a regulated investment company, a Fund must distribute at least 90% of its taxable and tax-exempt income. While so qualified, so long as the Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment company taxable and tax-exempt income and any net realized gains to shareholders, it is expected that the Fund will not be required to pay any federal income taxes on the amounts so distributed. A 4% nondeductible excise tax will be imposed on amounts not distributed if a Fund does not meet certain distribution requirements by the end of each calendar year. Each Fund anticipates meeting such distribution requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Pending Litigation

During 2009, a number of complaints have been filed in federal courts against OFI, OFDI, or certain other mutual funds ("Defendant Funds") advised by OFI and distributed by OFDI. Each of the complaints naming a Defendant Fund also names certain officers and trustees, including the trustees of the Oppenheimer Fund. The plaintiff in each case seeks class action status on behalf of those who purchased shares of the respective Defendant Fund during a particular time period. The complaints against the Defendant Funds raise claims under federal securities laws to the effect that, among other things, the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions, that such Defendant Fund's investment policies were not followed, and that such Defendant Fund and the other defendants violated federal securities laws and regulations and certain state laws. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.

A complaint brought in state court against OFI, OFDI and another subsidiary of OFI (but not against any Fund), on behalf of the Oregon College Savings Plan Trust alleges a variety of claims, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and violation of state securities laws. Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.

Other complaints have been filed in state and federal courts, by investors who made investments through an affiliate of OFI, against OFI and certain of its affiliates, regarding the alleged investment fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff and his firm ("Madoff"). Those lawsuits, in 2008 and 2009, allege a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. None of the suits have named OFDI, any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds or any of their independent trustees or directors. None of the Oppenheimer funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff.

OFI believes that the lawsuits described above are without legal merit and intends to defend them vigorously. The Defendant Funds' Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to defend the suits vigorously on behalf of those Funds, their boards and the individual independent Trustees named in those suits. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance or OFI, OFI believes that these suits should not have any material effect on the operations of the Defendant Funds and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not impair the ability of OFI or OFDI to perform their respective duties to the Defendant Funds, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer Funds.

Form of Organization

Oppenheimer Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act, which continuously offers shares to the public. Oppenheimer Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by its Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (referred to herein as “Declaration of Trust”), Amended By-Laws, a Board of Trustees and by applicable Massachusetts and federal law. Strategic Income Fund is a series of the Trust, an open-end management investment company registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act, which continuously offers shares to the public. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is governed by its Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended (referred to herein as the “Declaration of Trust”), By-Laws, as amended, a Board of Trustees and by applicable Massachusetts and federal law.

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

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

Under the Declaration of Trust of Oppenheimer Fund, each share of Oppenheimer Fund will be entitled to one vote for each dollar or fraction of a dollar of net asset value applicable to such share. Under the Declaration of Trust of the MassMutual Premier Funds, as to any matter on which the shareholder is entitled to vote, each whole share of MassMutual Fund is entitled to one vote and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote.

The foregoing is only a summary of certain characteristics of the operations of the Declaration of Trust of Oppenheimer Fund and the Declaration of Trust of the Trust, their respective By-Laws and applicable Massachusetts law and is not a complete description of those documents or law. Shareholders should refer to the provisions of such Declaration of Trust, By-Laws, applicable Massachusetts law directly for more complete information.

Strategic Income Fund

The Trust, an open-end, management investment company, is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of Massachusetts by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated August 1, 1994, as amended. A copy of the Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The fiscal year for the Fund ends on October 31.

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees, without shareholder approval, to issue an unlimited number of shares and divide those shares into an unlimited number of series of shares, representing separate investment portfolios with rights determined by the Trustees. The Fund’s shares represent equal proportionate interests in the assets and liabilities belonging to the Fund. Shares of the Fund are transferable and have no preemptive, subscription or conversion rights. Shares of the Fund are entitled to dividends as declared by the Trustees. In the event of liquidation of the Fund, the Trustees would distribute, after paying or otherwise providing for all charges, taxes, expenses and liabilities belonging to the Fund, the remaining assets belonging to the Fund ratably among the holders of outstanding shares of the Fund.

The Trustees may divide the shares of the Fund into two or more classes having such preferences or special or relative rights and privileges as the Trustees may determine, without obtaining shareholder approval. This power is intended to allow the Trustees to provide for an equitable allocation of the effect of any future regulatory requirements that might affect various classes of shareholders differently. All shares of a particular class of a Fund represent an equal proportionate interest in the assets and liabilities belonging to that Fund allocable to that class. The Trustees have currently authorized the establishment and designation of up to 5 classes of shares for the Fund: Class A Shares, Class L Shares, Class N Shares, Class S Shares and Class Y Shares.

Shares of the Fund entitle their holders to one vote per share, with fractional shares voting proportionally, in the election of Trustees and the termination of the Trust and on other matters submitted to the vote of shareholders.

Shareholder Liability

Strategic Income Fund

Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the trust. However, the Declaration of Trust disclaims liability of the shareholders, Trustees or officers for acts or obligations of the Trust, which are binding only on the assets and property of the Trust, and require that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, contract, instrument, or certificate entered into or executed by the Trust, or its Trustees or officers. In addition, the Declaration of Trust provides that shareholders of a Fund are entitled to indemnification out of the assets of their Fund to the extent that they are held personally liable for the obligations of their Fund solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder. Thus, the risk of a shareholder of a Fund incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is considered remote since it is limited to circumstances in which the disclaimer is inoperative and his or her Fund is unable to meet its obligations.

Oppenheimer Fund

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

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

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The statement of additional information relating to this Prospectus/Information Statement includes (or incorporates by reference) the following: (i) the annual reports to shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 and of the Oppenheimer Fund dated as of September 30, 2008, both of which include the audited financial statements and financial highlights for the periods indicated therein and the reports of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), the Strategic Income Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and the Oppenheimer Fund’s former independent registered public accounting firm; and (ii) the semi-annual reports to shareholders of the Strategic Income Fund for the six-month period ended April 30,2009 and of the Oppenheimer Fund for the six-month period ended March 31, 2009, including the unaudited financial statements and financial highlights for the periods indicated therein.

At a meeting held on August 20, 2008, the Board of the Oppenheimer Fund appointed KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Oppenheimer Fund for its fiscal year 2009, replacing Deloitte, effective at the conclusion of the fiscal 2008 audit. During the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years the audit reports of Deloitte contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the Oppenheimer Fund and Deloitte on accounting principles, financial statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte would have caused it to make reference to the disagreements in connection with its reports.

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                              EXHIBIT 1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

     

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Agreement”) dated as of _________, 2009, by and between MassMutual Premier Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund (“MML Premier Fund”), Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund (“Oppenheimer Fund”), a Massachusetts business trust, and, for purposes of Section 8 only, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“OFI”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the parties are each open-end investment companies of the management type; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for the reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), of MML Premier Fund through the acquisition by Oppenheimer Fund of substantially all of the assets of MML Premier Fund in exchange for Class A, Class N and Class Y voting shares of beneficial interest (“shares”) of Oppenheimer Fund and the assumption by Oppenheimer Fund of the liabilities of MML Premier Fund (as set forth in paragraph 1(b) herein), which Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund are to be distributed by MML Premier Fund pro rata to its shareholders as contemplated in this Agreement, in complete liquidation of MML Premier Fund and complete cancellation of its shares;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.     The parties hereto hereby adopt this Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Section 368(a) of the Code as follows: The reorganization will be comprised of the acquisition by Oppenheimer Fund of substantially all of the assets of MML Premier Fund in exchange for Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund and the assumption by Oppenheimer Fund of the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund (as set forth in paragraph 1(b) herein), followed by the distribution of such Class A and Class N shares of Oppenheimer Fund to the Class A and Class N shareholders, respectively, of MML Premier Fund and of such Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund to the Class L, Class S and Class Y shareholders of MML Premier Fund in exchange for their shares of MML Premier Fund, all upon and subject to the terms of the Agreement hereinafter set forth.

     The reorganization (the “Reorganization”) will consist of (i) the transfer of the assets of the MML Premier Fund as described below in exchange solely for Class A Shares, Class N Shares, and Class Y Shares (respectively, the “Class A Acquisition Shares,” “Class N Acquisition Shares,” and “Class Y Acquisition Shares” and, together the “Oppenheimer Fund Shares”) of beneficial interest of the Oppenheimer Fund; (ii) the assumption by the Oppenheimer Fund of the Liabilities of the MML Premier Fund (as set forth in paragraph 1(b) herein); and (iii) the distribution, on or after the closing date provided in Section 4 (the “Closing Date”), of the Class A and Class N shares of Oppenheimer Fund to the Class A and Class N shareholders, respectively, of MML Premier Fund, and of such Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund to the Class L, Class S and Class Y shareholders of MML Premier Fund and the termination, dissolution and complete liquidation of the MML Premier Fund as provided herein, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement.

(a) Assets. The assets of MML Premier Fund to be acquired by Oppenheimer Fund (the “Assets”) shall consist of all property owned by MML Premier Fund, including, without limitation, all cash, securities, commodities, interests in futures and other financial instruments, claims (whether absolute or contingent, known or unknown), receivables (including dividends, interest, principal, subscriptions and other receivables), goodwill and other intangible property, any deferred or prepaid expenses shown as an asset on the books of MML Premier Fund on the Valuation Date, and all other interests, rights, privileges and powers of MML Premier Fund, except that Assets to be acquired by Oppenheimer Fund shall not include (i) the books and records belonging to MML Premier Fund (including any books and records relating to taxes), and (ii) MML Premier Fund's rights under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, MML Premier Fund shall provide or otherwise make available to Oppenheimer Fund such tax information with respect to MML Premier Fund as Oppenheimer Fund may reasonably request to allow Oppenheimer Fund to complete and file its tax returns following the Merger.

(b)Liabilities. MML Premier Fund will endeavor to discharge all of its known liabilities and obligations prior to the Closing Date. Oppenheimer Fund shall assume on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement all liabilities of MML Premier Fund set forth in MML Premier Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities (the “Liabilities”) as of the Closing Date delivered by MML Premier Fund to Oppenheimer Fund, pursuant to paragraph 10G hereof. Other than debts, liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of MML Premier Fund’s business or liabilities related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, MML Premier Fund shall use its reasonable efforts to not incur any other debts, liabilities or obligations prior to Closing.

The share transfer books of MML Premier Fund will be permanently closed at the close of business on the Valuation Date (as hereinafter defined) and only redemption requests received (or deemed received) in proper form on or prior to the close of business on the Valuation Date shall be fulfilled by MML Premier Fund; redemption requests received (or deemed received) by MML Premier Fund after the close of business on that date shall be treated as requests for the redemption of the shares of Oppenheimer Fund to be distributed to the shareholder in question as provided in Section 5 hereof.

2.     The Closing.

(a) On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), MML Premier Fund will sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver to the Oppenheimer Fund and Oppenheimer Fund will acquire the Assets of MML Premier Fund on that date, in exchange for and against delivery to MML Premier Fund on the Closing Date of a number of Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund, having an aggregate net asset value equal to the value of the Assets of MML Premier Fund so transferred and delivered.

     (b) On the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) Oppenheimer Fund shall (i) issue and deliver to the MML Premier Fund:

           (1) the number of Class A Acquisition Shares (including fractional shares, if any) determined by dividing (A) the amount of the Assets of MML Premier Fund attributable to its Class A shares, less the amount of the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund attributable to such shares, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3, by (B) the net asset value of one Class A Acquisition Share, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3;

           (2) the number of Class N Acquisition Shares (including fractional shares, if any) determined by dividing (A) the amount of the Assets of MML Premier Fund attributable to its Class N shares, less the amount of the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund attributable to such shares, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3, by (B) the net asset value of one Class N Acquisition Share, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3;

          (3) the number of Class Y Acquisition Shares (including fractional shares, if any) issuable in respect of MML Premier Fund's Class L Shares determined by dividing (A) the amount of the Assets of MML Premier Fund attributable to its Class L shares, less the amount of the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund attributable to such shares, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3, by (B) the net asset value of one Class Y Acquisition Share, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3;

(4) the number of Class Y Acquisition Shares (including fractional shares, if any) issuable in respect of MML Premier Fund's Class S Shares determined by dividing (A) the amount of the Assets of MML Premier Fund attributable to its Class S shares, less the amount of the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund attributable to such shares, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3, by (B) the net asset value of one Class Y Acquisition Share, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3;

(5) the number of Class Y Acquisition Shares (including fractional shares, if any) issuable in respect of MML Premier Fund's Class Y Shares determined by dividing (A) the amount of the Assets of MML Premier Fund attributable to its Class Y shares, less the amount of the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund attributable to such shares, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3, by (B) the net asset value of one Class Y Acquisition Share, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in Section 3; and

(ii) assume the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund as provided for in this Agreement.

     (c) Upon consummation of the transactions described in subsections (a) and (b) above, MML Premier Fund in complete liquidation shall distribute to its respective shareholders of record as of the Closing Date Oppenheimer Fund Shares received by it. Each Class A shareholder shall be entitled to receive that number of Class A Acquisition Shares equal to (i) the number of Class A shares of MML Premier Fund held by such shareholder divided by the number of such Class A shares of MML Premier Fund outstanding on such date multiplied by (ii) the total number of Class A Acquisition Shares distributable to Class A shareholders of MML Premier Fund. Each Class N shareholder shall be entitled to receive that number of Class N Acquisition Shares equal to (i) the number of Class N shares of MML Premier Fund held by such shareholder divided by the number of such Class N shares of MML Premier Fund outstanding on such date multiplied by (ii) the total number of Class N Acquisition Shares distributable to Class N shareholders of MML Premier Fund. Each Class L shareholder shall be entitled to receive that number of Class Y Acquisition Shares equal to (i) the number of Class L shares of MML Premier Fund held by such shareholder divided by the number of such Class L shares of the MML Premier Fund outstanding on such date multiplied by (ii) the total number of Class Y Acquisition Shares distributable to Class L shareholders of MML Premier Fund determined in accordance with Section 2(b)(3) above. Each Class S shareholder shall be entitled to receive that number of Class Y Acquisition Shares equal to (i) the number of Class S shares of MML Premier Fund held by such shareholder divided by the number of such Class S shares of MML Premier Fund outstanding on such date multiplied by (ii) the total number of Class Y Acquisition Shares distributable to Class S shareholders of MML Premier Fund determined in accordance with Section 2(b)(4) above. Each Class Y shareholder shall be entitled to receive that number of Class Y Acquisition Shares equal to (i) the number of Class Y shares of the MML Premier Fund held by such shareholder divided by the number of such Class Y shares of the MML Premier Fund outstanding on such date multiplied by (ii) the total number of Class Y Acquisition Shares distributable to Class Y shareholders of MML Premier Fund determined in accordance with Section 2(b)(5) above.

Such liquidation and distribution will be accomplished by the transfer of the Oppenheimer Fund Shares then credited to the account of MML Premier Fund on the books of the Oppenheimer Fund to open accounts on the share records of Oppenheimer Fund in the names of MML Premier Fund shareholders and representing the respective numbers of Oppenheimer Fund Shares due to such shareholders. Oppenheimer Fund shall not be obligated to issue certificates representing Oppenheimer Fund Shares in connection with such exchange.

3.     The net asset value of Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund and the value of the assets of MML Premier Fund to be transferred shall in each case be determined as of the close of business of The New York Stock Exchange on the Valuation Date. The computation of the net asset values of the Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund and the Class A, Class L, Class N, Class S and Class Y shares of MML Premier Fund shall be done in the manner used by Oppenheimer Fund and MML Premier Fund, respectively, in the computation of such net asset values per share as set forth in their respective prospectuses and/or statements of additional information or charter documents. The methods used by Oppenheimer Fund in such computation shall be applied to the valuation of the assets of MML Premier Fund to be transferred to Oppenheimer Fund.

MML Premier Fund will declare and pay, on or prior to the Valuation Date, a dividend or dividends which, together with all previous such dividends, shall have the effect of distributing to MML Premier Fund’s shareholders all of MML Premier Fund’s investment company taxable income for taxable years ending on or prior to the Closing Date (computed without regard to any dividends paid deduction), all of its net tax-exempt income, if any, and all of its net capital gain, if any, realized in taxable years ending on or prior to the Closing Date (after reduction for any capital loss carry-forward).

4.     The closing (the “Closing”) shall be on such date as agreed upon by the parties and will be at such time as the parties may designate or as provided below (the “Closing Date”). The business day preceding the Closing Date is herein referred to as the “Valuation Date.”

In the event that on the Valuation Date either party has, pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), or any rule, regulation or order thereunder, suspended the redemption of its shares or postponed payment therefor, the Closing Date shall be postponed until the first business day after the date when both parties have ceased such suspension or postponement; provided, however, that if such suspension shall continue for a period of 60 days beyond the Valuation Date, then the other party to this Agreement shall be permitted to terminate this Agreement without liability to either party for such termination.

5.     MML Premier Fund or its transfer agent shall supply a list of MML Premier Fund Shareholders to Oppenheimer Fund (the “Shareholder List”) not later than the Closing Date. The Shareholder List shall indicate, as of the close of business on the Valuation Date, the name and address of each shareholder of MML Premier Fund, indicating his or her share balance. Shareholders of MML Premier Fund holding certificates representing their shares shall not be required to surrender their certificates to anyone in connection with the reorganization. After the Closing Date, however, it will be necessary for such shareholders to surrender their certificates in order to redeem, transfer or pledge the shares of Oppenheimer Fund which they received. The Oppenheimer Fund will provide to MML Premier Fund evidence reasonably satisfactory to the MML Premier Fund that the Oppenheimer Fund Shares issuable pursuant to Section 2 have been credited to MML Premier Fund’s account on the books of Oppenheimer Fund. On the Closing Date, Oppenheimer Fund will provide to MML Premier Fund evidence reasonably satisfactory (such as an officer’s certificate) to MML Premier Fund that such Oppenheimer Fund Shares have been credited pro rata to open accounts in the names of MML Premier Fund shareholders as provided in Section 2.

     MML Premier Fund will pay or cause to be paid to Oppenheimer Fund any interest, cash or such dividends, rights and other payments received by it on or after the Closing Date with respect to the investments and other properties and assets of MML Premier Fund, whether accrued or contingent, received by it on or after the Closing Date. Any such distribution shall be deemed included in the assets transferred to Oppenheimer Fund at the Closing Date and shall not be separately valued unless the securities in respect of which such distribution is made shall have gone "ex" such distribution prior to the Valuation Date, in which case any such distribution which remains unpaid at the Closing Date shall be included in the determination of the value of the assets of MML Premier Fund acquired by Oppenheimer Fund.

6.     Prior to the Closing Date, Oppenheimer Fund will analyze MML Premier Fund's portfolio to ensure its composition is such that, after the Closing, Oppenheimer Fund will be in compliance with all of its investment policies and restrictions. At the Closing, MML Premier Fund shall deliver to Oppenheimer Fund two copies of a list setting forth the securities then owned by MML Premier Fund. Promptly after the Closing, MML Premier Fund shall provide Oppenheimer Fund a list setting forth the respective federal income tax bases thereof.

7.     Portfolio securities or written evidence acceptable to Oppenheimer Fund of record ownership thereof by The Depository Trust Company or through the Federal Reserve Book Entry System or any other depository approved by MML Premier Fund pursuant to Rule 17f-4 and Rule 17f-5 under the Act shall be endorsed and delivered, or transferred by appropriate transfer or assignment documents, by MML Premier Fund on the Closing Date to Oppenheimer Fund, or at its direction, to its custodian bank, in proper form for transfer in such condition as to constitute good delivery thereof in accordance with the custom of brokers and shall be accompanied by all necessary state transfer stamps, if any. The cash delivered shall be in the form of certified or bank cashiers’ checks or by bank wire or intra-bank transfer payable to the order of Oppenheimer Fund. Class A, Class N and Class Y Acquisition Shares of Oppenheimer Fund being delivered against the assets of MML Premier Fund, registered in the name of MML Premier Fund, shall be transferred to MML Premier Fund on the Closing Date. Such shares shall thereupon be assigned by MML Premier Fund to its shareholders so that the shares of Oppenheimer Fund may be distributed as provided in Section 5.

If, at the Closing Date, MML Premier Fund is unable to make delivery under this Section 7 to Oppenheimer Fund of any of its portfolio securities or cash for the reason that any of such securities purchased by MML Premier Fund, or the cash proceeds of a sale of portfolio securities, prior to the Closing Date have not yet been delivered to it or MML Premier Fund’s custodian, then the delivery requirements of this Section 7 with respect to said undelivered securities or cash will be waived and MML Premier Fund will deliver to Oppenheimer Fund by or on the Closing Date with respect to said undelivered securities or cash executed copies of an agreement or agreements of assignment in a form reasonably satisfactory to Oppenheimer Fund, together with such other documents, including a due bill or due bills and brokers’ confirmation slips as may reasonably be required by Oppenheimer Fund.

8.     All fees and expenses of Oppenheimer Fund relating to the proposed Reorganization, including without limitation legal, accounting and transfer agent expenses, will be borne by Oppenheimer Fund. All fees and expenses of MML Premier Fund relating to the proposed Reorganization, including without limitation legal, accounting and transfer agent expenses, will be borne by OFI.

9. At the Closing, each party shall deliver to the other such bills of sale, instruments of assumption of liabilities, checks, assignments, stock certificates, receipts or other documents as such other party or its counsel may reasonably request in connection with the transfer of assets, assumption of liabilities and liquidation contemplated by this Agreement.

10.     The obligations of Oppenheimer Fund hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions:

A.     The Board of Trustees of MML Premier Fund shall have authorized the execution of this Agreement, and the requisite percentage of shareholders of MML Premier Fund shall have approved this Agreement, and MML Premier Fund shall have furnished to Oppenheimer Fund copies of resolutions to that effect certified by the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary of MML Premier Fund; such shareholder approval shall have been by the affirmative vote required by applicable law and its charter documents.

B.     Oppenheimer Fund shall have received a favorable opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to MML Premier Fund for the transactions contemplated hereby, dated the Closing Date, with such assumptions and limitations as shall be in the opinion of such firm appropriate to render the opinions expressed therein, and in a form satisfactory to Oppenheimer Fund, to the following effect:

          (1) The Trust has been formed and is validly existing as a voluntary association with transferable shares of beneficial interest commonly referred to as a “Massachusetts business trust” under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and MML Premier Fund is a separate series thereof duly established in accordance with the Agreement and Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the Trust and applicable law.

(2) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust, on behalf of MML Premier Fund, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Oppenheimer Fund, is the valid and binding obligation of the Trust and MML Premier Fund enforceable against the Trust and MML Premier Fund in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and other equitable principles.

(3) The MML Premier Fund has the power as a series of a business trust to sell, assign, transfer and deliver the assets to be transferred by it hereunder.

(4) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trust on behalf of the MML Premier Fund did not, and the performance by the Trust and the MML Premier Fund of their obligations hereunder will not, violate the Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust or Bylaws, or any provision of any material agreement known to such counsel to which the Trust or the MML Premier Fund is a party or by which it is bound or, to the knowledge of such counsel, result in the acceleration of any obligation or the imposition of any penalty under any material agreement, judgment or decree to which the Trust or the MML Premier Fund is a party or by which it is bound.

          

(5) To the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Trust or the MML Premier Fund of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws or such as have been obtained.

(6) Such counsel does not know of any legal or governmental proceedings relating to the MML Premier Fund existing on or before the Closing Date required to be described in the Trust’s registration statement on Form N-1A, as most recently amended, which are not described as required.

(7) The Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act.

C.     The representations and warranties of MML Premier Fund contained herein shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, and Oppenheimer Fund shall have been furnished with a certificate of MML Premier Fund signed by the President or any Vice President and the Treasurer of MML Premier Fund, dated as of the Closing Date, to that effect.

D.     On the Closing Date, Oppenheimer Fund shall have received a certificate of the MML Premier Fund signed by an officer of MML Premier Fund acceptable to Oppenheimer Fund, stating that nothing has come to his or her attention which in his or her judgment would indicate that as of the Closing Date there were any known liabilities of a material amount, actual or contingent, of MML Premier Fund arising out of litigation brought against MML Premier Fund or claims asserted against it, or pending or to the best of his or her knowledge threatened claims or litigation not reflected in or apparent from the most recent audited financial statements and footnotes thereto of MML Premier Fund delivered to Oppenheimer Fund. Such letter may also include such additional statements relating to the scope of the review conducted by such person and his or her responsibilities and liabilities as are not unreasonable under the circumstances.

E.     Oppenheimer Fund shall have received an opinion of K&L Gates LLP, dated as of the Closing Date and in a form satisfactory to Oppenheimer Fund, and based upon such representations of the parties as K&L Gates LLP may reasonably request, to the same effect as the opinion contemplated by Section 11.E. of this Agreement.

F.     Oppenheimer Fund shall have received at the Closing all of the assets of MML Premier Fund to be conveyed hereunder, which assets shall be free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, restrictions and limitations whatsoever, except as previously disclosed to Oppenheimer Fund.

G.     Upon execution of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, MML Premier Fund will prepare and deliver to Oppenheimer Fund a statement of the assets and liabilities of MML Premier Fund (i.e., “trial balance sheet” or such similar statement) as of such date and as frequently as may be reasonably requested by Oppenheimer Fund for review and agreement by both parties to determine that the Assets and Liabilities of MML Premier Fund are being correctly identified in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. MML Premier Fund will deliver at the Closing an updated statement of assets and liabilities of MML Premier Fund as of the close of business on the Valuation Date certified by the Treasurer of MML Premier Fund.

11.     The obligations of MML Premier Fund hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions:

A.     The Board of Trustees of Oppenheimer Fund shall have authorized the execution of this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated thereby, and Oppenheimer Fund shall have furnished to MML Premier Fund copies of resolutions to that effect certified by the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary of Oppenheimer Fund.

B.     MML Premier Fund’s shareholders shall have approved this Agreement by the requisite vote of holders of the outstanding voting securities of the MML Premier Fund and MML Premier Fund shall have furnished Oppenheimer Fund copies of resolutions to that effect certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of MML Premier Fund.

C.     MML Premier Fund shall have received a favorable opinion of K&L Gates LLP, counsel to Oppenheimer Fund for the transactions contemplated hereby, dated the Closing Date, with such assumptions and limitations as shall be in the opinion of such firm appropriate to render the opinions expressed therein, and in a form satisfactory to MML Premier Fund, to the following effect:

(1) Oppenheimer Fund has been formed and is validly existing as a voluntary association with transferable shares of beneficial interest commonly referred to as a “Massachusetts business trust” under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts duly established in accordance with its Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and By-laws of the Oppenheimer Fund, as amended from time to time, and applicable law.

(2) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Oppenheimer Fund, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trust, on behalf of the MML Premier Fund, is the valid and binding obligation of the Oppenheimer Fund enforceable against the Oppenheimer Fund in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and other equitable principles.

(3) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Oppenheimer Fund did not, and the performance by the Oppenheimer Fund of its obligations hereunder will not, violate the Oppenheimer Fund’s Declaration of Trust or Bylaws, or any provision of any material agreement known to such counsel to which the Oppenheimer Fund is a party or by which it is bound or, to the knowledge of such counsel, result in the acceleration of any obligation or the imposition of any penalty under any material agreement, judgment, or decree to which the Oppenheimer Fund is a party or by which it is bound.

(4) To the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Oppenheimer Fund of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except such as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws or such as have been obtained.

(5) Such counsel does not know of any legal or governmental proceedings relating to the Oppenheimer Fund existing on or before the Closing Date required to be described in the Oppenheimer Fund’s registration statement on Form N-1A or the Registration Statement (defined herein) which are not described as required.

(6) Oppenheimer Fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act.

(7) Assuming that a consideration not less than the net asset value thereof has been paid, the Oppenheimer Fund Shares to be issued for transfer to the MML Premier Fund Shareholders as provided by this Agreement are duly authorized and upon such transfer and delivery will be validly issued, fully paid, and, except as set forth in the Registration Statement (defined herein), nonassessable Class A, Class N, and Class Y shares of beneficial interest in the Oppenheimer Fund.

D.     The representations and warranties of Oppenheimer Fund contained herein shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, and MML Premier Fund shall have been furnished with a certificate of the President or a Vice President of Oppenheimer Fund to that effect dated as of the Closing Date.

E.     MML Premier Fund shall have received an opinion of K&L Gates LLP, dated as of the Closing Date and in a form satisfactory to MML Premier Fund, and based upon such representations of the parties as K&L Gates LLP may reasonably request, that the federal tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be as follows:

(1) The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will qualify as a tax-free “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the Code, and under the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(2) MML Premier Fund and Oppenheimer Fund will each qualify as a “party to a reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(b)(2) of the Code.

(3) No gain or loss will be recognized by the shareholders of MML Premier Fund upon the distribution of Class A, Class N and/or Class Y shares in Oppenheimer Fund to the shareholders of MML Premier Fund in exchange for their MML Premier Fund shares pursuant to Section 354 of the Code.

(4) Under Section 361(a) of the Code no gain or loss will be recognized by MML Premier Fund upon the transfer of substantially all of its assets to Oppenheimer Fund in exchange for Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund and the assumption by Oppenheimer Fund of the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund or upon the distribution of such shares of Oppenheimer Fund to the shareholders of MML Premier Fund in liquidation of the MML Premier Fund.

(5) Under Section 358 of the Code, the aggregate tax basis of the Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund received by each Strategic Income Fund shareholder will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of Strategic Income Fund’s shares exchanged therefor.

(6) Under Section 1223(1) of the Code, a Strategic Income Fund shareholder’s holding period in the Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund shares received by such shareholder pursuant to the Agreement will include the holding period for Strategic Income Fund shares exchanged therefor, provided that at the time of the reorganization the Strategic Income Fund shares are held by such shareholder as a capital asset.

(7) Under Section 1032 of the Code no gain or loss will be recognized by Oppenheimer Fund by reason of the transfer to it of substantially all of MML Premier Fund’s assets in exchange for Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund and Oppenheimer Fund’s assumption of the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund.

(8) Under Section 362(b) of the Code, Oppenheimer Fund’s tax basis in the assets of Strategic Income Fund transferred to it pursuant to the Agreement will be the same as the tax basis of such assets in the hands of Strategic Income Fund immediately prior to the transfer.

(9) Under Section 1223(2) of the Code, Oppenheimer Fund’s holding period in the assets of Strategic Income Fund will include Strategic Income Fund’s holding period in such assets.

(10) Oppenheimer Fund will succeed to and take into account the items of MML Premier Fund described in Section 381(c) of the Code, subject to the conditions and limitations specified in Sections 381, 382, 383 and 384 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

G.     In connection with MML Premier Fund shareholders’ approval referred to in Section 10A of this Agreement, the Oppenheimer Fund will have prepared an Information Statement/Prospectus to be included in a registration statement on Form N-14 filed by Oppenheimer Fund under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act (the “Registration Statement”), which Oppenheimer Fund shall have filed for registration under the 1933 Act of the Oppenheimer Fund Shares to be distributed to the MML Premier Fund shareholders pursuant hereto, all in compliance with the 1933 Act and 1940 Act, and such Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued.

H.     On the Closing Date, MML Premier Fund shall have received a letter from an authorized officer of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. acceptable to MML Premier Fund, stating that nothing has come to his or her attention which in his or her judgment would indicate that as of the Closing Date there were any material, actual or contingent liabilities of Oppenheimer Fund arising out of litigation brought against Oppenheimer Fund or claims asserted against it, or pending or, to the best of his or her knowledge, threatened claims or litigation not reflected in or apparent by the most recent audited financial statements and footnotes thereto of Oppenheimer Fund delivered to MML Premier Fund. Such letter may also include such additional statements relating to the scope of the review conducted by such person and his or her responsibilities and liabilities as are not unreasonable under the circumstances.

I.     

MML Premier Fund shall have acknowledged receipt of the Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund.


J.     

Oppenheimer Fund shall have assumed the Liabilities of MML Premier Fund by an instrument reasonably acceptable to MML Premier Fund.


K.     All proceedings taken by the Oppenheimer Fund in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents incidental thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the MML Premier Fund.

12.     MML Premier Fund hereby represents and warrants the following as of the date hereof and agrees to confirm the continuing accuracy and completeness in all material respects as of the Closing Date:

A.     The audited financial statements of MML Premier Fund as of October 31, 2008 and unaudited financial statements as of April 30, 2009 heretofore furnished to Oppenheimer Fund, present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and changes in net assets of MML Premier Fund as of that date, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with the preceding year; and that from April 30, 2009 through the date hereof there have not been, and through the Closing Date there will not be, any material adverse change in the business or financial condition of MML Premier Fund, it being agreed that a decrease in the size of MML Premier Fund due to a diminution in the value of its portfolio and/or redemption of its shares shall not be considered a material or adverse change;

B.     Contingent upon the requisite approval of this Agreement by MML Premier Fund’s shareholders, MML Premier Fund has authority to transfer all of the assets of MML Premier Fund to be conveyed hereunder free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, restrictions and limitations whatsoever;

C.     The prospectus and statement of additional information, as amended and supplemented, contained in MML Premier Fund’s registration statement under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act on Form N-1A, as of the date of the filing of the last post-effective amendment thereto, as it relates to MML Premier Fund (the “MML Premier Fund Prospectus”), conformed and will as of the Closing Date conform, in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder and does not, and will not as of the Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact relating to the MML Premier Fund required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     MML Premier Fund is not in violation in any material respect of any provisions of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust or Bylaws or any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which MML Premier Fund is a party or by which MML Premier Fund or its assets are bound, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result in any such violation.

D.     There is no material known contingent liability of MML Premier Fund and no known material claim and no material legal, administrative or other proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of MML Premier Fund, threatened against MML Premier Fund, not reflected in the MML Premier Fund Prospectus , the financial statements furnished as described in this Agreement or otherwise disclosed to Oppenheimer Fund; and the MML Premier Fund does not know of any facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings; and the MML Premier Fund is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body, which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

E.     Except for this Agreement, there are no material contracts outstanding to which MML Premier Fund is a party other than those entered into in the ordinary course of its business;

F.     MML Premier Fund is a series of a Massachusetts business trust duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and has all material Federal and state authorizations necessary for it to own all of its assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted as a series of a business trust ; and the Trust is duly registered under the Act and such registration has not been rescinded or revoked and is in full force and effect;

G.     All federal and other tax returns and reports of MML Premier Fund required by law to be filed (giving effect to extensions) have been filed, and all such tax returns and reports were true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the time of their filing. All taxes of the MML Premier Fund which are due and payable have been paid. MML Premier Fund is not liable for taxes of any person other than itself and is not a party to any tax sharing or allocation agreement. All of MML Premier Fund’s liabilities for unpaid taxes have been adequately provided for on its books. To the best of the Trust’s or MML Premier Fund’s knowledge, no tax return of MML Premier Fund is currently under audit and MML Premier Fund has not had any tax deficiency or liability asserted against it by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or any state or local taxing authority that remains outstanding.

H.     MML Premier Fund has met the requirements of subchapter M of the Code for treatment as a “regulated investment company” within the meaning of Sections 851 and 852 of the Code in respect of each taxable year since the commencement of operations, and will continue to meet such requirements at all times through the Closing Date. MML Premier Fund has not at any time since its inception been liable for, nor is it now liable for, nor will it be liable for the taxable period ending on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the distributions described in Section 3) for any material income or excise tax pursuant to Section 852 or 4982 of the Code. There is no other tax liability (foreign, state, local) of MML Premier Fund except as accrued on MML Premier Fund’s books. MML Premier Fund has no earnings and profits accumulated with respect to any taxable year in which the provisions of Subchapter M of the Code did not apply. MML Premier Fund will not be subject to corporate-level taxation on the sale of any assets currently held by it as a result of the application of Section 337(d) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Except as otherwise disclosed to the Oppenheimer Fund, MML Premier Fund is in compliance in all material respects with applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service pertaining to the reporting of dividends and other distributions on and redemptions of its capital stock and has withheld in respect of dividends and other distributions and paid to the proper taxing authority all taxes required to be withheld, and is not liable for any penalties which could be imposed thereunder;

     MML Premier Fund has not received written notification from any tax authority that asserts a position contrary to any of the above representations.

I.     All issued and outstanding shares of MML Premier Fund are, and at the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable by MML Premier Fund (except as set forth in MML Premier Fund Prospectus), and will have been issued in compliance with all applicable registration or qualification requirements of federal and state securities laws. No options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase, or securities convertible into, any shares of MML Premier Fund are outstanding; and

J.     The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (including the determinations required by Rule 17a-8(a) under the 1940 Act) and by all other necessary trust action on the part of the Trust and MML Premier Fund and MML Premier Fund does not know of any facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and MML Premier Fund is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body, which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

13.     

Oppenheimer Fund hereby represents and warrants the following as of the date hereof and agrees to confirm the continuing accuracy and completeness in all material respects of the following on the Closing Date:


A.     

The audited financial statements of Oppenheimer Fund as of September 30, 2008, and unaudited financial statements as of March 31, 2009 heretofore furnished to MML Premier Fund, present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and changes in net assets of Oppenheimer Fund, as of that date, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with the preceding year; and that from March 31, 2009, through the date hereof there have not been, and through the Closing Date there will not be, any material adverse changes in the business or financial condition of Oppenheimer Fund, it being understood that a decrease in the size of Oppenheimer Fund due to a diminution in the value of its portfolio and/or redemption of its shares shall not be considered a material or adverse change


The prospectus and statement of additional information, as amended and supplemented, contained in Oppenheimer Fund’s registration statement under the 1933 Act and 1940 Act on Form N-1A, as of the date of the filing of the last post-effective amendment thereto (the “Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus”), conformed, and will as of the Closing Date conform, in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder and does not, and will not as of the Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact relating to the Oppenheimer Fund required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     Oppenheimer Fund is not in violation in any material respect of any provisions of Oppenheimer Fund’s Declaration of Trust or Bylaws or any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which the Oppenheimer Fund is a party or by which Oppenheimer Fund or its assets are bound, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result in any such violation.

     There is no material known contingent liability of Oppenheimer Fund and no material known claim and no material legal, administrative or other proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Oppenheimer Fund, threatened against Oppenheimer Fund, not reflected in the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus and the Oppenheimer Fund does not know of any facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and the Oppenheimer Fund is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body, which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

B.     

Except for this Agreement, there are no material contracts outstanding to which Oppenheimer Fund is a party other than those entered into in the ordinary course of its business;


C.     

Oppenheimer Fund is a Massachusetts business trust duly organized, validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and has all material federal and state authorizations necessary for it to own all its assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted and to carry out its obligations under this Agreement; the Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of Oppenheimer Fund which it issues to MML Premier Fund pursuant to this Agreement, when issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, will conform to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement and will be duly registered under the 1933 Act and in the states where registration is required; and Oppenheimer Fund is duly registered under the Act and such registration has not been revoked or rescinded and is in full force and effect;


D.     

All federal and other tax returns and reports of Oppenheimer Fund required by law to be filed (giving effect to extensions) have been filed, and all such tax returns and reports were true, correct, and complete in all material respects as of the time of their filing. All taxes of Oppenheimer Fund that are due and payable have been paid. Oppenheimer Fund is not liable for taxes of any person other than itself and is not a party to any tax sharing or allocation agreement. All of Oppenheimer Fund’s liabilities for unpaid taxes have been adequately provided for on its books. To the best of the knowledge of Oppenheimer Fund, no tax return of Oppenheimer Fund is currently under audit and Oppenheimer Fund has not had any tax deficiency or liability asserted against it by the IRS or any state or local taxing authority that remains outstanding. To the extent tax returns with respect to the taxable year of Oppenheimer Fund ended September 30, 2009 have not been filed, such returns will be filed when required and the amount of any tax due with respect to such taxable year shall be timely paid;


F.      Oppenheimer Fund has met the requirements of subchapter M of the Code for treatment as a “regulated investment company” within the meaning of Sections 851 and 852 of the Code in respect of each taxable year since the commencement of operations, and will continue to meet such requirements at all times through the Closing Date. Oppenheimer Fund has not at any time since its inception been liable for nor is it now liable for any material income or excise tax pursuant to Section 852 or 4982 of the Code. There is no other tax liability (foreign, state, or local) of Oppenheimer Fund except as accrued on Oppenheimer Fund’s books. Oppenheimer Fund has no earnings and profits accumulated with respect to any taxable year in which the provisions of Subchapter M of the Code did not apply. Oppenheimer Fund will not be subject to corporate-level taxation on the sale of any assets currently held by it as a result of the application of Section 337(d) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Except as otherwise disclosed to MML Premier Fund, Oppenheimer Fund is in compliance in all material respects with applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service pertaining to the reporting of dividends and other distributions on and redemptions of its capital stock and has withheld in respect of dividends and other distributions and paid to the proper taxing authority all taxes required to be withheld, and is not liable for any penalties which could be imposed thereunder.

Oppenheimer Fund has not received written notification from any tax authority that asserts a position contrary to any of the above representations.

G.     Oppenheimer Fund has no current plan or intention (i) to dispose of any of the assets transferred to it by MML Premier Fund, other than in the ordinary course of business, (ii) to redeem or reacquire any of the Class A, Class N or Class Y shares issued by it in the Reorganization other than pursuant to valid requests of shareholders pursuant to Section 22(e) of the 1940 Act, or (iii) to change any of its investment objectives, strategies, policies, risks or restrictions before, on or after the Closing Date. Neither Oppenheimer Fund nor any person related to Oppenheimer Fund (as defined in section 1.368-1(e)(4) of the Treasury Regulations) has acquired or will acquire, directly or indirectly, MML Premier Fund shares with consideration other than Oppenheimer Fund shares.

H.     After consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Oppenheimer Fund intends to operate its business in a substantially unchanged manner.

I.      The Registration Statement, and any amendment thereto, from the date of such materials shall (i) not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not materially misleading, provided, however, that the representations and warranties made in this subparagraph 13.I shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing by the MML Premier Fund for use therein; and (ii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and rules and regulations thereunder.

     The authorized capital of the Oppenheimer Fund consists of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, all with $0.001 par value per share, of such number of different series as the Board of Trustees of the Trust may authorize from time to time. The outstanding shares of beneficial interest in the Oppenheimer Fund as of the Closing Date will be divided into Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares, each having the characteristics described in the Registration Statement or the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus. All issued and outstanding shares of the Oppenheimer Fund, including the Oppenheimer Fund Shares issued hereunder, are, and at the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable (except as set forth in the Oppenheimer Fund Prospectus) by the Oppenheimer Fund, and will have been issued in compliance with all applicable registration or qualification requirements of federal and state securities laws. No options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase, or securities convertible into, any shares of the Oppenheimer Fund are outstanding.

     The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Oppenheimer Fund (including the determinations required by Rule 17a-8(a) under the 1940 Act) and by all other necessary trust action on the part of the Oppenheimer Fund, and the Oppenheimer Fund does not know of any facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and the Oppenheimer Fund is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body, which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

     The books and records of the Oppenheimer Fund made available to the MML Premier Fund and/or its counsel are substantially true and correct and contain no material misstatements or omissions with respect to the operations of the Oppenheimer Fund.

     No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Oppenheimer Fund of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, or state securities or blue sky laws, as applicable.

The Oppenheimer Fund will use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals and authorizations required by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and such of the state securities or blue sky laws necessary to continue its operations after the Closing Date.

14.     Each party hereby represents to the other that no broker or finder has been employed by it with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Oppenheimer Fund hereby represents to and covenants with MML Premier Fund that, if the reorganization becomes effective, Oppenheimer Fund will treat each shareholder of MML Premier Fund who received any of Oppenheimer Fund’s shares as a result of the reorganization as having made the minimum initial purchase of shares of Oppenheimer Fund received by such shareholder for the purpose of making additional investments in shares of Oppenheimer Fund, regardless of the value of the shares of Oppenheimer Fund received.

15.     Oppenheimer Fund agrees that it will prepare and file the Registration Statement which shall contain a preliminary form of information statement and prospectus contemplated by Rule 145 under the 1933 Act. Oppenheimer Fund agrees that it will use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective

Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, MML Premier Fund covenants and agrees to liquidate and dissolve in accordance with applicable law, following the Closing.

16.      Further conditions precedent to the parties:

A. On the Closing Date, the Commission shall not have issued an unfavorable report under Section 25(b) of the 1940 Act, nor instituted any proceeding seeking to enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under Section 25(c) of the 1940 Act and no action, suit or other proceeding shall be threatened or pending before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein.

B.     All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and permits of federal, state and local regulatory authorities (including those of the Commission and of state blue sky and securities authorities) deemed necessary by the Trust, the MML Premier Fund, or the Oppenheimer Fund to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain any such consent, order or permit would not involve a risk of a material adverse effect on the assets or properties of the Oppenheimer Fund or the MML Premier Fund.

17. Entire Agreement; Survival of Warranties
 
     This Agreement supersedes all previous correspondence and oral communications between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, constitutes the only understanding with respect to such subject matter and may not be changed except by a letter of agreement signed by each party hereto.
 
     With the exception of the obligations expressly contemplated by Section 1 or 2 of this Agreement to be performed after the Closing and the indemnification obligation set forth in Section 18A hereof, the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement or in any other document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall not survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder.

18. Indemnification.
 
     A. Indemnification by Oppenheimer Fund. Oppenheimer Fund will indemnify and hold harmless, out of the assets of Oppenheimer Fund but no other assets, the Trust, MML Premier Fund, its trustees, and its officers (for purposes of this paragraph, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages, and liabilities at any time imposed upon or reasonably incurred by any one or more of the Indemnified Parties in connection with, arising out of, or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding in which any one or more of the Indemnified Parties may be involved or with which any one or more of the Indemnified Parties may be threatened by reason of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission by Oppenheimer Fund on Form N-14 relating to the Oppenheimer Fund Shares issuable hereunder, or any amendment or supplement to any thereof, or arising out of, or based upon, the omission or alleged omission to state in any of the foregoing a material fact required to be stated therein or

B. Indemnification by MML Premier Fund. MML Premier Fund will indemnify and hold harmless, out of the assets of MML Premier Fund but no other assets, Oppenheimer Fund, its trustees, and its officers (for purposes of this paragraph, the “Oppenheimer Indemnified Parties”) against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages, and liabilities at any time imposed upon or reasonably incurred by any one or more of the Oppenheimer Indemnified Parties in connection with, arising out of, or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding in which any one or more of the Oppenheimer Indemnified Parties may be involved or with which any one or more of the Oppenheimer Indemnified Parties may be threatened by reason of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission, in the Registration Statement of a material fact, in reliance on information provided by MML Premier Fund to Oppenheimer Fund in writing for inclusion in the Registration Statement insofar as such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission relates to MML Premier Fund.

18.      The obligations of the parties shall be subject to the right of either party to abandon and terminate this Agreement for any reason and there shall be no liability for damages or other recourse available to a party not so terminating this Agreement, provided, however, that in the event that a party shall terminate this Agreement without reasonable cause, the party so terminating shall, upon demand, reimburse the party not so terminating for all expenses, including reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees incurred in connection with this Agreement.

19.     The Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all taken together shall constitute one Agreement. The rights and obligations of each party pursuant to this Agreement shall not be assignable.

20.     All prior or contemporaneous agreements and representations are merged into this Agreement, which constitutes the entire contract between the parties hereto. No amendment or modification hereof shall be of any force and effect unless in writing and signed by the parties and no party shall be deemed to have waived any provision herein for its benefit unless it executes a written acknowledgment of such waiver.

21.     A copy of the Trust's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated August 1, 1994, as amended, to which reference is hereby made is on file at the office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and elsewhere as required by law. This Agreement was executed or made by or on behalf of the Trust and the MML Premier Fund by the Trustees or officers of the Trust as Trustees or officers and not individually and the obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any of them or the shareholders of MML Premier Fund individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of MML Premier Fund.

     Any and all obligations or liabilities of MML Premier Fund arising under or in respect of this Agreement shall be those of the MML Premier Fund, and shall not otherwise be obligations or liabilities of the Trust, and, for clarity, under no circumstances will any other series of the Trust have any obligation or liability under or in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

22. A copy of the Oppenheimer Fund’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated September 25, 2002, to which reference is hereby made is on file at the office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and elsewhere as required by law. This Agreement was executed or made by or on behalf of the Oppenheimer Fund by the Trustees or officers of the Oppenheimer Fund as Trustees or officers and not individually and the obligations of this Agreement are not binding upon any of them or the shareholders of the Oppenheimer Fund individually but are binding only upon the assets and property of the Oppenheimer Fund.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed and attested by its officers thereunto duly authorized on the date first set forth above.

MASSMUTUAL PREMIER FUNDS, on behalf of MASSMUTUAL PREMIER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

By:     ______________________

[name]
[title]

OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

By:      ______________________

Robert G. Zack

Secretary

                         For purposes of Section 8 only:

                         

                         OPPENHEIMERFUNDS, INC.

By:      ______________________

                              Robert G. Zack

                              Executive Vice President &

                              General Counsel

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


TO PROSPECTUS/INFORMATION STATEMENT

Dated September __, 2009

Reorganization of

MASSMUTUAL PREMIER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
into
OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

This Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”) to the Prospectus/Information Statement dated September __, 2009 relates specifically to the proposed merger of MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund (“Strategic Income Fund”) into Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund (“Oppenheimer Fund”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of ________, 2009 (the “Merger”).

This SAI consists of this Cover Page and the following documents which are incorporated into this SAI by reference: (i) the statement of additional information of the Premier Funds, dated March 2, 2009, and supplemented May 27, 2009; and (ii) and the statement of additional information of Oppenheimer Fund dated January 28, 2009, revised May11, 2009, which includes audited financial statements of Oppenheimer Fund for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008.

This SAI is not a prospectus; you should read this SAI in conjunction with the Prospectus/Information Statement dated September __, 2009, relating to the Merger. You can request a copy of the Prospectus/Information Statement by calling MassMutual Fund at 1.888.309.3539 or by writing MassMutual Fund at 1295 State Street, Springfield, MA 01111.

PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Pro forma financial statements demonstrating the effect of the Merger on the Oppenheimer Fund are not necessary because the net asset value of the Strategic Income Fund does not exceed ten percent of the net asset value of the Oppenheimer Fund as of August 12, 2009.

OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

FORM N-14

PART C
 
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 15. - Indemnification

Reference is made to the provisions of Article Seventh of Registrant's Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit 16(1) to this Registration Statement, and incorporated herein by reference.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person, Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 16. - Exhibits

(1)     Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated September 25, 2002: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 23, (11/22/02), and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)     (i) Amended and Restated By-Laws dated as of October 24, 2000: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, (1/25/01), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
     (ii) Amendment No. 1 dated as of October 23, 2001
to the Amended and Restated By-Laws dated as of October 24, 2000: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, (2/1/07), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
     (iii) Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 16, 2002 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws dated as of October 24, 2000: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, (2/1/07), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
     (iv) Amendment No. 3 dated as of March 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated By-Laws dated as of October 24, 2000: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, (2/1/07), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
(3)     Not Applicable.
 
(4)     Not Applicable.

(5)     (i)     Specimen Class A Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (1/28/02), and incorporated herein by reference.

     (ii)     Specimen Class B Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (1/28/02), and incorporated herein by reference.

     (iii)     Specimen Class C Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (1/28/02), and incorporated herein by reference.

     (iv)     Specimen Class N Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (1/28/02), and incorporated herein by reference.

     (v)     Specimen Class Y Share Certificate: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (1/28/02), and incorporated herein by reference.

(6)     Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, (2/1/07), and incorporated herein by reference.

(7)     (i)     General Distributor's Agreement dated 10/13/92: Previously filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 5, (12/3/92), and refiled with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, (1/31/95), pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-T, and incorporated herein by reference.

(ii)     Form of Dealer Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No.33-17850), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(iii)     Form of Broker Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No.33-17850), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(iv)     Form of Agency Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No.33-17850), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

     (v)     Form of Trust Company Fund/SERV Purchase Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer High Yield Fund (Reg. No. 2-62076), (10/26/01), and incorporated herein by reference.
 
     (vi)     Form of Trust Company Agency Agreement of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc. (Reg. No.33-17850), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(8)     Form of Oppenheimer Funds Compensation Deferral Plan, As Amended and Restated

Effective January 1, 2008: Previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund (Reg. No. 333-146105), (5/29/09), and incorporated herein by reference.

(9) Global Custody Agreement dated August 16, 2002: Previously filed with Post-Effective

Amendment No. 51 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund (Reg. No. 2-69719), (10/23/06), and incorporated herein by reference.

(10)     (i)     Amended and Restated Service Plan and Agreement for Class A shares dated as of October 28, 2005: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, (2/1/07), and incorporated herein by reference.

(ii)     Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class B shares dated as of October 28, 2005: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, (2/1/07), and incorporated herein by reference.

(iii)     Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class C shares dated as of October 28, 2005: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, (2/1/07), and incorporated herein by reference.

(iv)     Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan and Agreement for Class N shares dated as of October 28, 2005: Previously filed with Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 29, (2/1/07), and incorporated herein by reference.

     (v) Oppenheimer Funds Multiple Class Plan under Rule 18f-3 updated through 8/20/08: Previously filed with the Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Senior Floating rate Fund (Reg. No. 333-128848), (11/26/08), and incorporated herein by reference.

(11)     Opinion and Consent of K&L Gates LLP: Filed Herewith.
 
(12)     Tax Opinion: to be filed by Amendment
 
(13)     Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP: Filed Herewith.

(14)     Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP: Filed Herewith.

(15)     No Applicable.

(16)     

Powers of Attorney dated August 20, 2008 for all Trustees/Directors and Officers: Previously filed with the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Target Distribution Fund (Reg. No. 333-153032), (10/29/08), and incorporated herein by reference.


(17)     

(a) Registrant’s prospectus dated January 28, 2009, and supplemented March 31, 2009 and May 15, 2009: Filed Herewith.


     (b) Registrant’s statement of additional information dated January 28, 2009, revised May 11, 2009: Filed Herewith.

Item 17. – Undertakings

(1)     The undersigned registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the Securities Act [17 CFR 230.145c], the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for the reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.

(2)     The undersigned registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement or the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them.

(3) The undersigned Registrant agrees to file an opinion of counsel supporting the tax consequences of the proposed reorganization as an amendment to this registration statement within a reasonable time after receipt of such opinion.


SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed on behalf of the registrant, in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 11th day of August, 2009.

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

By: /s/ John V. Murphy*
---------------------------------------------

John V. Murphy, President,

Principal Executive Officer & Trustee

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on the dates indicated:

Signatures                              Title                                                                   Date

/s/ William Armstrong*          Chairman of the

William Armstrong                 Board of Trustees                                               August 11, 2009

          
 

/s/ John V. Murphy*                President, Principal
John V. Murphy                       Executive Officer and Trustee                            August 11, 2009

 
 

/s/ Brian W. Wixted*              Treasurer, Principal                                            August 11, 2009
Brian W. Wixted                     Financial & Accounting Officer

/s/ George C. Bowen*            Trustee                                                                August 11, 2009

George C. Bowen
 
 

/s/ Edward L. Cameron*          Trustee                                                              August 11, 2009

Edward L. Cameron
 
 

/s/ John S. Fossel*                    Trustee                                                             August 11, 2009

John S. Fossel
 
 

/s/ Sam Freedman*                    Trustee                                                             August 11, 2009
Mary F. Miller
 
 

/s/ Beverly L. Hamilton*           Trustee                                                             August 11, 2008

Beverly L. Hamilton
 

/s/ Robert J. Malone*                Trustee                                                             August 11, 2009

Robert J. Malone
 
 

/s/ F. William Marshall, Jr.*     Trustee                                                              August 11, 2009

F. William Marshall, Jr.

*By:     /s/ Kathleen T. Ives     
     Kathleen T. Ives, Attorney-in-Fact


OPPENHEIMER STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description

(11)     Opinion and Consent of K&L Gates.

 

(13)     Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

 

(14)     Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

(17)     (a) Registrant’s prospectus dated January 28, 2009, and supplemented March 31, 2009 and May 15, 2009.

     (b) Registrant’s statement of additional information dated January 28, 2009, revised May 11, 2009.

EX-99.11 2 opinion.htm OPINION OF COUNSEL


 

 

August 12, 2009
 

OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

6803 South Tucson Way
Centennial, CO 80112

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel to Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Acquiring Fund”), in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of a registration statement on Form N-14 on August 11, 2009 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), registering Class A, Class N and Class Y shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Fund (the “Shares”) to be issued pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) adopted by the Acquiring Fund and the MassMutual Premier Strategic income Fund, a series of MassMutual Premier Funds, a Massachusetts Business Trust (the “Acquired Fund”). The Plan provides for the transfer of the Acquired Fund’s assets to and the assumption of the Acquired Fund’s liabilities by the Acquiring Fund in exchange solely for a number of Shares determined in the manner specified in the Plan, such Shares to be distributed to the Acquired Fund’s shareholders upon the subsequent liquidation of the Acquired Fund.
     You have requested our opinion as to the matters set forth below in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement. For purposes of rendering that opinion, we have examined the Registration Statement, the Plan, the Declaration of Trust of the Acquiring Fund, as amended, the Bylaws of the Acquiring Fund, as amended, and the actions of the Acquiring Fund that provide for the issuance of the Shares, and we have made such other investigation as we have deemed appropriate. We have examined and relied upon certificates of public officials and, as to certain matters of fact that are material to our opinion; we have also relied on a certificate of an officer of the Acquiring Fund. In rendering our opinion, we have also made the assumptions that are customary in opinion letters of this kind. We have not verified any of those assumptions.

     Our opinion, as set forth herein, is based on the facts in existence and the laws in effect on the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that, in our experience, generally are applicable to the issuance of shares by entities such as the Acquiring Fund. We express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

     

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

1.     The Shares to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement have been duly authorized for issuance by the Acquiring Fund; and

2.     When issued and consideration therefore has been paid in accordance with the Plan, the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. In this regard, however, we note that the Acquiring Fund is a Massachusetts business trust and, under certain circumstances, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust could be held personally liable for the obligations of the Acquiring Fund.

This opinion is rendered solely in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC in connection with the Registration Statement. In giving our consent we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

Very truly yours,

                                   /s/ K&L Gates LLP

EX-99.13 3 consentdt1.htm AUDITORS' CONSENT

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated January 5, 2009, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund appearing in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR of MassMutual Premier Funds for the year ended October 31, 2008. We also consent to the references to us under “Financial Statementsincluded in the Prospectus/Information Statement of such Registration Statement.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

August 10, 2009

EX-99.14 4 consentdt2.htm AUDITORS' CONSENT

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund on Form N-14 of our report dated November 18, 2008, appearing in the Statement of Additional Information, which was included in the Registration Statement filed on January 28, 2009 and incorporated by reference in this filing, and to the references to us under the headings "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information and "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus, which are also part of the Registration Statement filed on January 28, 2009.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Denver, Colorado

August 11, 2009

EX-99.17A 5 strategicincomerevisedpspb.htm PROSPECTUS, SUPPLEMENTS

Oppenheimer
Strategic Income Fund

Prospectus dated January 28, 2009
Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund is a mutual fund that seeks high current income by investing mainly in debt securities in three market sectors: debt securities of foreign governments and companies, U.S. government securities, and lower-rated high-yield securities of U.S. and foreign companies.
This prospectus contains important information about the Fund's objective, 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.

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund


Contents

ABOUT THE FUND

3

The Fund's Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies

4

Main Risks of Investing in the Fund

8

The Fund's Past Performance

9

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

12

About the Fund's Investments

22

How the Fund is Managed

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

23

About Your Account

24

Choosing a Share Class

31

The Price of Fund Shares

33

How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares

46

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

49

Financial Highlights

 



ABOUT THE FUND

The Fund's Investment Objective and Principal Investment Strategies

WHAT IS THE FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE? The Fund seeks high current income by investing mainly in debt securities.

THE FUND'S MAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. The Fund invests mainly in debt securities of issuers in three market sectors:

  • Foreign governments and companies,
  • U.S. Government securities, and
  • Lower rated high-yield securities of U.S. and foreign companies (commonly referred to as "junk bonds").



What is a Debt Security? A debt security is a security representing money borrowed by the issuer that must be repaid, specifying the amount of principal, the interest or discount rate, and the time or times at which payments are due.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests in each of the three market sectors. However, the Fund is not required to invest in all three sectors at all times, and the amount of its assets in each of the three sectors will vary over time. The Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in any one sector at any time, if the Fund's portfolio manager believes that the Fund can achieve its objective without undue risk. The Fund's foreign investments may include debt securities of issuers in both developed or emerging markets. The Fund has no requirements regarding the range of maturities of the debt securities it can buy or the market capitalization of the issuers of those securities.

The Fund's investments typically include:

  • Foreign and U.S. Government bonds and notes,
  • Collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs),
  • Other mortgage-related securities,
  • Lower-grade, high-yield domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations,
  • "Structured" notes,
  • Participation interests in loans and investments in loan pools,
  • Asset-backed securities.

The Fund's debt securities may be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations such as Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("Standard &Poor's") or may be unrated. Lower-grade debt securities are those rated below "Baa" by Moody's or below "BBB" by Standard & Poor's or that have comparable ratings from other nationally-recognized rating organizations. Additionally, unrated debt securities may be determined to be comparable to securities rated below investment grade by the Manager. The Fund can buy investment-grade securities, although it normally invests a substantial part of its assets in debt securities below investment-grade, and can do so without limit.

The Fund also uses certain types of derivative instruments for investment purposes or hedging including: options, futures, forward contracts, swaps, certain mortgage-related securities and "structured" notes.

HOW THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER DECIDES WHAT SECURITIES TO BUY OR SELL. In selecting securities, the Fund's portfolio manager analyzes the overall investment opportunities and risks among the three sectors in which the Fund invests. The portfolio manager seeks to build a broadly diversified portfolio to try to moderate the special risks of investing in high-yield debt instruments and foreign securities. The Fund's diversification strategies, with respect to securities in different sectors and securities issued by different companies or governments, are intended to help reduce the volatility of the Fund's share prices while seeking current income. The Fund may try to take advantage of any lack of correlation in the movement of securities prices among the three sectors. The portfolio manager currently focuses on the following factors, which may vary in particular cases and may change over time:

  • Securities offering high current income,
  • Securities whose market prices tend to move in different directions (to seek overall portfolio diversification), and
  • Relative values among the three major market sectors in which the Fund invests.

The Fund may sell securities that the portfolio manager believes are no longer favorable with regard to the above factors.

WHO IS THE FUND DESIGNED FOR? The Fund is designed primarily for investors seeking high current income from a fund that invests in a variety of domestic and foreign debt securities, including government securities and lower-grade debt securities. Those investors should be willing to assume the greater risks of short-term share price fluctuations and the special credit risks that are typical for a fund that invests mainly in lower grade fixed-income securities and foreign securities. The Fund does not seek capital appreciation. Because the Fund's income will fluctuate, it is not designed for investors needing an assured level of current income. The Fund is intended to be a long-term investment, not a short-term trading vehicle. The Fund is not a complete investment program and may not be appropriate for all investors. You should carefully consider your own investment goals and risk tolerance before investing in the Fund.

Main Risks of Investing in the Fund

All investments have some degree of risk. The value of the Fund's shares fluctuates as the value of the Fund's investments changes, and may decline. The value of the Fund's investments may change because of broad changes in the markets in which the Fund invests or from more specific factors like those described below. There is also the risk that poor security selection could cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar objectives. When you redeem your shares, they may be worth more or less than what you paid for them. These risks mean that you can lose money by investing in the Fund.

MAIN RISKS OF INVESTING IN DEBT SECURITIES. Debt securities (also referred to as "fixed-income securities") may be subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment risk and extension risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make interest and principal payments on the security as they become due. If an issuer fails to pay interest or to repay principal, the Fund's income or share value might be reduced. The extent of this risk varies based on the terms of the particular security and the financial condition of the issuer. Adverse news about an issuer or a downgrade in an issuer's credit rating, for any reason, can reduce the market value of the issuer's securities. The value of debt securities are also subject to change when prevailing interest rates change. When prevailing interest rates fall, the values of already-issued debt securities generally rise. When prevailing interest rates rise, the values of already-issued debt securities generally fall, and they may sell at a discount from their face amount or from the amount the Fund paid for them. Interest rate changes generally have a greater effect on longer-term debt securities than on shorter-term securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt securities may prepay principal more quickly than expected and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as "prepayment risk." When interest rates rise, debt securities may be repaid more slowly than expected and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as "extension risk." Interest rate changes may have different effects on variable or floating rate securities than they do on securities with fixed interest rates.

Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. Lower-grade securities may offer opportunities for larger returns than higher-grade securities but may be subject to wider market fluctuations and greater risk of loss of income and principal than investment-grade securities. While investment-grade securities are subject to risks of non-payment of interest and principal, in general those risks are greater for higher-yielding lower-grade bonds, whether rated or unrated. There also may be less of a market for lower-grade securities and therefore they may be harder to sell at an acceptable price.

Because the Fund can invest without limit in lower-grade securities, the Fund's credit risks are greater than those of funds that buy only investment-grade securities.

FIXED-INCOME MARKET RISKS. Recent developments relating to subprime mortgages have adversely affected fixed-income securities markets in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. The values of many types of debt securities have been reduced, including debt securities that are not related to mortgage loans. These developments have reduced the willingness of some lenders to extend credit and have made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms or at all. In addition, broker-dealers and other market participants have been less willing to make a market in some types of debt instruments, which has impacted the liquidity of those instruments. These developments may also have a negative effect on the broader economy. There is a risk that the lack of liquidity or other adverse credit market conditions may hamper the Fund's ability to sell the debt securities in which it invests or to find and purchase suitable debt instruments.

SECTOR ALLOCATION RISK. In allocating investments among its three principal market sectors, the Fund seeks to take advantage of the potential lack of performance correlation between those sectors. There is the risk that the Manager's evaluations regarding the sectors' relative performance may be incorrect and those sectors may all perform in a similar manner under certain market conditions.

RISKS OF FOREIGN INVESTING. While foreign securities may offer special investment opportunities, they are also subject to special risks. Foreign issuers are usually not subject to the same accounting and disclosure requirements as U.S. companies are subject to, which may make it difficult to evaluate a foreign company's operations or financial condition. A 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 and of any income or distributions the Fund may receive on those securities. Additionally, the value of foreign investments may be affected by exchange control regulations, expropriation or nationalization of a company's assets, foreign taxes, higher transaction and other costs, delays in settlement of transactions, changes in economic or monetary policy in the U.S. or abroad, or other political and economic factors.

Foreign Currency Risk. A change in the 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. If the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency will be worth less in U.S. dollars and if the U.S. dollar decreases in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency will be worth more in U.S. dollars. The dollar value of foreign investments may also be affected by exchange controls.

The Fund can also invest in derivative instruments linked to foreign currencies. 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 derivatives linked to that foreign currency.

Special Risks of Developing and Emerging Markets. Developing or emerging market countries generally have less developed securities markets or exchanges. Securities of companies in developing or emerging market countries may be more difficult to sell at an acceptable price and their prices may be more volatile than securities of companies in countries with more mature markets. Settlements of trades may be subject to greater delays so that the proceeds of a sale of a security may not be received on a timely basis. The economies of developing or emerging market countries may be more dependent on relatively few industries that may be highly vulnerable to local and global changes. Developing or emerging market countries may have less developed legal and accounting systems, and investments in those countries may be subject to greater risks of government restrictions, including confiscatory taxation, expropriation or nationalization of company assets, restrictions on foreign owner ship of local companies and restrictions on withdrawing assets from the country. Their governments may also be more unstable than the governments of more developed countries. The value of the currency of a developing or emerging market country may fluctuate more than the currencies of countries with more mature markets. Investments in companies in developing or emerging market countries may be considered speculative.

Time-Zone Arbitrage. The Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers that are traded in U.S. or foreign markets. If the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in securities traded in foreign markets, it may be exposed to "time-zone arbitrage" attempts by investors seeking to take advantage of differences in the values of foreign securities that might result from events that occur after the close of the foreign securities market on which a security is traded and before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") that day, when the Fund's net asset value is calculated. If such time-zone arbitrage were successful, it might dilute the interests of other shareholders. However, the Fund's use of "fair value pricing" under certain circumstances, to adjust the closing market prices of foreign securities to reflect what the Manager and the Board believe to be their fair value, may help deter those activities.

RISKS OF DERIVATIVE INVESTMENTS. Derivatives may be volatile and may involve significant risks. Derivative transactions may require the payment of premiums and can increase portfolio turnover. For example, if a call option sold by the Fund were exercised on an investment that had increased in value above the call price, the Fund would be required to sell the investment at the call price and would not be able to realize any additional profit.

Certain derivative investments held by the Fund may be illiquid, making it difficult to close out an unfavorable position. The underlying security or other instrument on which a derivative is based, or the derivative itself, may not perform the way the Manager expects it to. As a result, the Fund could realize little or no income or lose principal from the investment, or a hedge might be unsuccessful. The Fund may also lose money on a derivative investment if the issuer fails to pay the amount due.

For some derivatives, it is possible for the Fund to lose more than the amount invested in the derivative instrument.

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There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Debt securities are subject to credit and interest rate risks that can affect their values and the share prices of the Fund. The values of high-yield debt securities can fluctuate substantially because of interest rate changes and perceptions about the high-yield market among investors. Foreign debt securities can be volatile, and the price of the Fund's shares can go up and down substantially, particularly in emerging markets. The Fund is likely to be more volatile and have more risks than funds that focus on U.S. government securities and investment-grade bonds, but its sector diversification strategy may help make it less volatile than funds that focus solely on investments in high-yield bonds or a single foreign sector, such as emerging markets.

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. The bar chart shows the yearly performance of the Fund's Class A shares for the last 10 calendar years.


For the period from 1/1/08 through 12/31/08, the cumulative return before taxes for Class A shares was -16.50%. Sales charges and taxes are not included in the calculations of return in this bar chart, and if those charges and taxes were included, the returns may be less than those shown. During the period shown in the bar chart, the highest return before taxes for a calendar quarter was 6.55% (2nd qtr 03) and the lowest return before taxes for a calendar quarter was -11.16% (4th qtr 08).

The following table shows the average annual total returns of each class of the Fund's shares before taxes compared to broad-based market indices. After-tax returns are also shown for Class A shares. They are calculated using the highest individual Federal income tax rates in effect during the periods shown and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. The after-tax returns are based on certain assumptions mandated by regulation and your actual after-tax returns may differ from those shown, depending on your individual tax situation. After-tax returns will vary for the other share classes and are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred or tax-exempt arrangements (for example, individual retirement accounts, 401(k) plans, 529 plans or tax-exempt institutional investors). The Fund's past investment performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended December 31, 2008 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
(or life of
class, if less)
Class A Shares (inception 10-16-89)
Return Before Taxes (20.47%) 1.32% 4.15%
Return After Taxes on Distributions (22.05%) (0.86%) 1.49%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares (13.16%) (0.04%) 1.93%
Class B Shares (inception 11-30-92) (21.10%) 1.22% 4.19%
Class C Shares (inception 5-26-95) (17.74%) 1.60% 3.91%
Class N Shares (inception 3-1-01) (17.40%) 1.94% 4.32%
Class Y Shares (inception 1-26-98) (16.12%) 2.61% 4.92%
Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index 5.24% 4.65% 5.63%
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 5.53%*
Citigroup World Government Bond Index 10.89% 6.05% 5.90%
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) 8.00%*

* From 2-28-01

The average annual total returns measure the performance of a hypothetical account and assume that all dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in additional shares. The Fund's performance is compared to the performance of the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (formerly known as the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index), an unmanaged index of U.S. corporate and government bonds, and the Citigroup World Government Bond Index, an unmanaged index of debt securities of major foreign government bond markets. The index performance includes income reinvestment but does not reflect any transaction costs, fees, expenses or taxes. The calculation of the Fund's performance reflects the following sales charges: for Class A, the current maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%; for Class B, the contingent deferred sales charge of 5% for the "1 Year" period and 2% for the "5 Years" period; and for Class C and Class N, the 1% contingent deferred sales charge for the " 1 Year" period. There is no sales charge for Class Y shares. Because Class B shares convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the Class B "10 Year" performance does not include any contingent deferred sales charge and is based on the Class A performance for the period after 72 months.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables are provided to help you understand the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. Shareholders pay certain expenses directly, such as sales charges. The Fund pays other expenses for management of its assets, administration, distribution of its shares and other services. Since those expenses are paid from the Fund's assets, all shareholders pay those expenses indirectly.

The numbers below are based on the Fund's expenses during its fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. Expenses may vary in future years.

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

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
Class Y
Shares
Management Fees 0.51% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51% 0.51%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00% 1.00% 0.50% n/a
Other Expenses5 0.15% 0.22% 0.15% 0.31% 0.15%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Total Annual Operating Expenses7 0.93% 1.75% 1.68% 1.34% 0.68%

1. A Class A contingent deferred sales charge may apply to redemptions of investments of $1 million or more or to certain retirement plan redemptions. See "How to Buy Shares" for details.
2. Applies to redemptions in the first year after purchase. The contingent deferred sales charge gradually declines from 5% to 1% during years one through six and is eliminated after that.
3. Applies to shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
4. Applies to shares redeemed within 18 months of a retirement plan's first purchase of Class N shares.
5. "Other expenses" include transfer agent fees, custodial fees, and accounting and legal expenses that the Fund pays. The Transfer Agent has voluntarily undertaken to the Fund to limit the transfer agent fees to 0.35% of average daily net assets per fiscal year for all classes. That undertaking may be amended or withdrawn at any time. For the Fund's fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, the transfer agent fees did not exceed that e xpense limitation. The Fund also receives certain credits from the Fund's custodian that, during the fiscal year, reduced its custodial expenses for all share classes by less than 0.01% of average daily net assets.
6. "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" includes fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund with respect to the Fund's investments in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC. The calculation of the "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" is based on the total annual expense ratios of those funds, without giving effect to any fee waivers or reimbursements. Any material change in the Fund's allocations to Acquired Funds might increase or decrease those expenses.
7. The Manager will voluntarily waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund's investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, L LC and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC. After all of the above waivers and credits, the actual "Total Annual Operating Expenses", as percentages of average daily net assets were 0.89% for Class A shares, 1.71% for Class B shares, 1.64% for Class C shares, 1.30% for Class N shares and 0.64% for Class Y shares.

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. These examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Fund's expenses will vary over time, however, and your actual costs may be higher or lower.

The first example assumes that you redeem all of your shares at the end of the periods. The second example assumes that you keep your shares. Based on these assumptions your expenses would be as follows:

If shares are redeemed: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Shares $566 $759 $967 $1,569
Class B Shares $679 $856 $1,157 $1,659*
Class C Shares $272 $534 $920 $2,003
Class N Shares $237 $427 $739 $1,623
Class Y Shares $70 $218 $380 $849

If shares are not redeemed: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Shares $566 $759 $967 $1,569
Class B Shares $179 $556 $957 $1,659*
Class C Shares $172 $534 $920 $2,003
Class N Shares $137 $427 $739 $1,623
Class Y Shares $70 $218 $380 $849

In the first example, expenses include the initial sales charge for Class A and the applicable Class B, Class C and Class N contingent deferred sales charges. In the second example, the Class A expenses include the sales charge, but Class B, Class C and Class N expenses do not include contingent deferred sales charges. There is no sales charge on Class Y shares.

* Since Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the Class B expenses for years 7 through 10 are based on Class A expenses.

In evaluating the Fund's expenses, it is important to remember that mutual funds offer you the opportunity to combine your resources with those of many other investors to obtain professional portfolio management, exposure to a larger number of markets and issuers, reliable custody for investment assets, liquidity, and convenient recordkeeping and reporting services. Funds also offer investment benefits to individuals without the expense and inconvenience of buying and selling individual securities. Because a fund is a pooled investment, however, shareholders may bear certain fund operating costs as a result of the activities of other fund investors. Because some investors may use fund services more than others, or may have smaller accounts or more frequent account activity, those activities may increase the Fund's overall expenses, which are indirectly borne by all of the Fund's shareholders.

About the Fund's Investments

The allocation of the Fund's portfolio among different types of investments will vary over time and 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 FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS. The following strategies and types of investments are the ones that the Fund considers to be the most important in seeking to achieve its investment objective and the following risks are those the Fund expects its portfolio to be subject to as a whole.

DEBT SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in debt securities, including: foreign and U.S. Government bonds and notes, collateralized mortgage obligations and other mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, participation interests in loans, investments in loan pools, "structured" notes, lower-grade, high-yield domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations, and "zero-coupon" and "stripped" securities.

Debt securities may be subject to the following risks:

  • Interest Rate Risk. The values of debt securities usually change when prevailing interest rates change. When interest rates rise, the values of outstanding debt securities generally fall, and those securities may sell at a discount from their face amount. When interest rates fall, the values of already-issued debt securities generally rise. However, when interest rates fall, the Fund's investments in new securities may be at lower yields and may reduce the Fund's income. The values of longer-term debt securities usually change more than the values of shorter-term debt securities when interest rates change.

The Fund may also buy zero-coupon or "stripped" securities, which may be particularly sensitive to interest rate changes. Interest rate changes may have different effects on the values of mortgage-related securities because of prepayment and extension risks.

  • Prepayment Risk. Certain fixed-income securities are subject to the risk of unanticipated prepayment. That is the risk that when interest rates fall, borrowers will prepay the loans that underlie these securities more quickly than expected, causing the issuer of the security to repay the principal prior to the security's expected maturity. The Fund may need to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate, reducing its income. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If the Fund buys those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause it to lose a portion of its principal investment represented by the premium. The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult to predict and may increase the security's price volatility. Interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the income flows and prepayment assumptions about those investments.
  • Extension Risk. If interest rates rise rapidly, repayments of principal on certain debt securities may occur at a slower rate than expected and the expected maturity of those securities could lengthen as a result. Those securities generally have a greater potential for loss when prevailing interest rates rise, which could cause their value to fall sharply.
  • Credit Risk. Debt securities are also subject to credit risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a security might not make interest and principal payments on the security as they become due. Securities directly issued by the U.S. Treasury and certain agencies that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government have little credit risk, and other U.S. Government securities generally have lower credit risks, while securities issued by private issuers or certain foreign governments generally have greater credit risks. If an issuer fails to pay interest, the Fund's income might be reduced, and if an issuer fails to repay principal, the values of the security might fall. The extent of this risk varies based on the terms of the particular security and the financial condition of the issuer. A downgrade in an issuer's credit rating or other adverse news about an issuer can reduce the market value of that issuer's securities.

Credit Quality. The Fund may invest in securities that are rated or unrated. "Investment grade" securities are rated in one of the top four rating categories by nationally-recognized statistical rating organizations such as Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. "Lower grade" securities are those that are rated below those categories.

Credit ratings evaluate the expectation that scheduled interest and principal payments will be made in a timely manner. They do not reflect any judgment of market risk. Rating agencies might not always change their credit rating of an issuer in a timely manner to reflect events that could affect the issuer's ability to make timely payments on its obligations. In selecting securities for the Fund's portfolio and evaluating their income potential and credit risk, the Manager does not rely solely on ratings by rating organizations but evaluates business and economic factors affecting issuers as well. The ratings definitions of the principal ratings organizations are included in an Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information.

U.S. Government Securities. The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies and instrumentalities. Some of those securities are directly issued by the U.S. Treasury and are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. "Full faith and credit" means that the taxing power of the U.S. Government is pledged to the payment of interest and repayment of principal on a security.

Some securities issued by U.S. Government agencies, such as Government National Mortgage Corporation pass-through mortgage obligations ("Ginnie Maes"), are also backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Others are supported by the right of the agency to borrow an amount from the U.S. Government (for example, "Fannie Mae" bonds issued by Federal National Mortgage Corporation and "Freddie Mac" obligations issued by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation). Others are supported only by the credit of the agency (for example obligations issued by the Federal Home Loan Banks). On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a new independent regulatory agency, placed the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship and the U.S. Department of Treasury made a commitment to purchase mortgage-backed securities from the companies through December 2009. The U.S. Department of Treasury also entered into a new secured lendin g credit facility with those companies and a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement. Under those agreements, the Treasury will ensure that each company maintains a positive net worth.

U.S. Treasury Securities. Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States for payment of interest and repayment of principal and have little credit risk. Some of the securities that are issued directly by the U.S. Treasury are: Treasury bills (having maturities of one year or less when issued), Treasury notes (having maturities of from one to ten years when issued), Treasury bonds (having maturities of more than ten years when issued) and Treasury Inflation-Protection Securities ("TIPS"). While U.S. Treasury securities have little credit risk, they are subject to price fluctuations from changes in interest rates prior to their maturity.

Mortgage-Related Government Securities. The Fund can buy interests in pools of residential or commercial mortgages, in the form of collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and other "pass-through" mortgage securities. They may be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, or its agencies and instrumentalities. CMOs may be issued in different series, each having different interest rates and maturities.

CMOs that are U.S. Government securities have collateral to secure payment of interest and principal. The collateral is either in the form of mortgage pass-through certificates issued or guaranteed by a U.S. agency or instrumentality or mortgage loans insured by a U.S. Government agency. The prices and yields of CMOs are determined, in part, by assumptions about the rate of payments of the underlying mortgages and are subject to prepayment and extension risks.

Private-Issuer Securities. The Fund can also invest in securities issued by private issuers, including mortgage-backed securities.

Mortgage-Related Private Issuer Securities. Primarily these investments include multi-class debt or pass-through certificates secured by mortgage loans, which may be issued by banks, savings and loans, mortgage bankers and other non-governmental issuers. Private-issuer securities may include mortgage-backed securities with respect to both residential and commercial properties.

CMOs and other mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers are not U.S. Government securities. Those securities are subject to greater credit risks than U.S. Government securities. Private issuer securities are subject to the credit risks of the issuers as well as to interest rate risks, although in some cases they may be supported by insurance or guarantees. The prices and yields of private issuer mortgage-related securities are also subject to prepayment and extension risk.

Asset-Backed Securities. Asset-backed securities are fractional interests in pools of loans, other assets or receivables. They are issued by trusts or other special purpose vehicles and are collateralized by the loans, other assets or receivables that make up the pool. The trust or other issuer passes the income from the underlying pool to the investor. Neither the Fund nor the Manager selects the loans or other assets that are included in the pools or the collateral backing those pools. Asset-backed securities are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. Certain asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment and extension risks.

Forward Rolls. The Fund can enter into "forward roll" transactions (also referred to as "mortgage dollar rolls") with respect to mortgage-related securities. In this type of transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-related security to a buyer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security at a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities that have been sold. The Fund will bear the risk that the market value of the securities might decline below the price at which the Fund is obligated to repurchase them or that the counterparty might default in its obligations.

A substantial portion of the Fund's assets may be subject to forward roll transactions at any given time.

Zero-Coupon Securities. The Fund may invest in convertible "zero-coupon" securities, which pay no interest prior to their maturity date or another specified date in the future but are issued at a discount from their face value. Interest rate changes generally cause greater fluctuations in the prices of zero-coupon securities than in interest-paying securities of the same or similar maturities. The Fund may be required to pay a dividend of the imputed income on a zero-coupon security at a time when it has not actually received the income.

Stripped Securities. "Stripped" securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security, such as Treasury securities whose coupons have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank. Some mortgage related securities may be stripped, with each component having a different proportion of principal or interest payments. One class might receive all the interest payments, all the principal payments or some proportional amount of interest and principal. Interest rate changes may cause greater fluctuations in the prices of stripped securities than in other debt securities of the same or similar maturities. The market for these securities may be limited, making it difficult for the Fund to sell its holdings at an acceptable price. The Fund may be required to pay out the imputed income on a stripped security as a dividend, at a time when it has not actually received the income.

Participation Interest in Loans. These securities represent an undivided fractional interest in a loan obligation of a borrower. They are typically purchased from banks or dealers that have made the loan, or are members of the loan syndicate, and that act as the servicing agent for the interest. The loans may be to foreign or U.S. companies. Participation interests are subject to the credit risk of the servicing agent as well as the credit risk of the borrower. If a fund purchases a participation interest, it may be only able to enforce its rights through the lender. The Fund can also buy interests in trusts and other entities that hold loan obligations. In that case the Fund will be subject to the trust's credit risks as well as the credit risks of the underlying loans.

Investments in Loan Investment Pools. The Fund can also buy interests in trusts and other pooled entities that invest primarily or exclusively in loan obligations, including entities sponsored or advised by the Manager or an affiliate. The loans underlying these investments may include loans to foreign or U.S. borrowers, may be collateralized or uncollateralized and may be rated above or below investment grade or may be unrated. The Manager expects that from time to time investments in loan investment pools may exceed 15% of the Fund's net assets.

These investments are subject to the risk of default by the borrower, interest rate and prepayment risk, as well as credit risks of the pooled entity that holds the loan obligations.

High-Yield, Lower-Grade Debt Securities. The Fund may invest in high-yield, lower-grade, fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. Those securities may include, among others: bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stock, loan participation interests, "structured" notes, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities. There are no limits on the amount of the Fund's assets that can be invested in securities rated below investment grade. The Fund may invest in securities rated as low as "C" or "D" or that are in default at the time the Fund buys them. Those securities are generally considered speculative.

Price Arbitrage. Because the Fund may invest in high yield bonds that may trade infrequently, investors might seek to trade fund shares based on their knowledge or understanding of the value of those securities (this is sometimes referred to as "price arbitrage"). If such price arbitrage were successful, it might interfere with the efficient management of the Fund's portfolio and the Fund may be required to sell securities at disadvantageous times or prices to satisfy the liquidity requirements created by that activity. Successful price arbitrage might also dilute the value of fund shares held by other shareholders.

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS. The Fund can buy a variety of securities issued by foreign governments and companies, as well as "supra-national" entities, such as the World Bank. The Fund's foreign investments primarily include bonds, debentures and notes. The Fund's foreign investments can be denominated in U.S. dollars or in foreign currencies. While foreign securities may offer special investment opportunities, they are also subject to special risks.

DIVERSIFICATION AND CONCENTRATION. The Fund is a diversified fund. It attempts to reduce its exposure to the risks of individual stocks by diversifying its investments across a broad number of different companies. The Fund will not concentrate more than 25% of its total assets in issuers in any one industry. At times, however, the Fund may emphasize investments in some industries more than others.

DERIVATIVE INVESTMENTS. The Fund can invest in a number of different types of "derivative" investments. A derivative is an investment whose value depends on (or is derived from) the value of an underlying security, asset, interest rate, index or currency. Derivatives may allow the Fund to increase or decrease its exposure to certain markets or risks.

The Fund may use derivatives to seek to increase its investment return or for hedging purposes. The Fund is not required to use derivatives in seeking its investment objective or for hedging and might not do so.

Options, futures, forward contracts, swaps, "structured" notes, and certain mortgage-related securities are some of the derivatives that the Fund may use. The Fund may also use other types of derivatives that are consistent with its investment strategies or hedging purposes.

"Structured" Notes. "Structured" notes are specially-designed derivative debt investments. The terms of the instrument may be "structured" by the purchaser and the issuer of the note. Payments of principal or interest on these notes may be linked to the value of an index (such as a currency or securities index), an individual security, or a commodity. The value of these notes will normally rise or fall in response to the changes in the performance of the underlying security, index or commodity.

Structured notes are subject to interest rate risk. Structured notes are also subject to credit risk both with respect to the borrower (referred to as "counter-party" risk) and with respect to the issuer of the underlying investment. If the underlying investment or index does not perform as anticipated, the investment might pay less interest than the stated coupon payment or repay less principal upon maturity. The price of structured notes may be very volatile and they may have a limited trading market, making it difficult to value them or sell them at an acceptable price.

In some cases, the Fund may invest in structured notes that pay an amount based on a multiple of the relative change in value of the asset or reference. This type of note increases the potential for income but at a greater risk of loss than a typical debt security of the same maturity and credit quality.

Credit Default Swaps. A credit default swap enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a credit event, such as an issuer's failure to make timely payments of interest or principal, bankruptcy or restructuring. The terms of the instrument are generally negotiated by the Fund and the swap counterparty. A swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument.

Generally, if the Fund buys credit protection using a credit default swap, the Fund will make fixed payments to the counterparty and if a credit event occurs, the Fund will deliver the defaulted bonds underlying the swap to the swap counterparty and the counterparty will pay the Fund par for the bonds. If the Fund sells credit protection using a credit default swap, generally the Fund will receive fixed payments from the counterparty and if a credit event occurs, the Fund will pay the swap counterparty par for the defaulted bonds underlying the swap and the swap counterparty will deliver the bonds to the Fund. If the credit swap is on a basket of securities, the notional value of the swap is reduced by the par amount of the defaulted bonds, and the fixed payments are then made on the reduced notional value.

Credit default swaps are subject to credit risk on the underlying investment and to counterparty credit risk. If the counterparty fails to meet its obligations the Fund may lose money. Credit default swaps are also subject to the risk that the Fund will not properly assess the cost of the underlying investment. If the Fund is selling credit protection, there is a risk that a credit event will occur and that the Fund will have to pay par value on defaulted bonds. If the Fund is buying credit protection, there is a risk that no credit event will occur and the Fund will receive no benefit for the premium paid.

Interest Rate Swaps. In an interest rate swap, the Fund and another party exchange the right to receive interest payments on a security or other reference rate. For example, they might swap the right to receive floating rate payments for the right to receive fixed rate payments. The terms of the instrument are generally negotiated by the Fund and the swap counterparty. An interest rate swap may be embedded within a structured note or other derivative instrument.

Interest rate swaps are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. An interest rate swap transaction could result in losses if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated. Interest Rate swaps are also subject to counterparty risk. If the counterparty fails to meet its obligations, the Fund may lose money.

Total Return Swaps. In a total return swap transaction, one party agrees to pay the other party an amount equal to the total return on a defined underlying asset or a non-asset reference during a specified period of time. The underlying asset might be a security or basket of securities or a non-asset reference such as a securities index. In return, the other party would make periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or on the total return from a different underlying asset or non-asset reference.

Total return swaps could result in losses if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated. Total return swaps can have the potential for unlimited losses. They are also subject to counterparty risk. If the counterparty fails to meet its obligations, the Fund may lose money.

Hedging. Hedging transactions are intended to reduce the risks of securities in the Fund's portfolio. If the Fund uses a hedging instrument at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, however, the hedge might be unsuccessful or could reduce the Fund's return or create a loss.

The Fund is not required to use derivatives in seeking its investment objective or for hedging and might not do so.

Risks of Derivative Investments. Derivatives may be volatile and may involve significant risks. Derivative transactions may require the payment of premiums and can increase portfolio turnover. For example, if a call option sold by the Fund were exercised on an investment that had increased in value above the call price, the Fund would be required to sell the investment at the call price and would not be able to realize any additional profit. Certain derivative investments held by the Fund may be illiquid, making it difficult to close out an unfavorable position. The underlying security or other instrument on which a derivative is based, or the derivative itself, may not perform the way the Manager expects it to. As a result, the Fund could realize little or no income or lose principal from the investment, or a hedge might be unsuccessful.

OTHER INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS. The Fund can also use the investment techniques and strategies described below. The Fund might not use all of these techniques or strategies or might only use them from time to time.

Common Stock and Other Equity Investments. Equity securities include common stock, preferred stock, rights, warrants and certain debt securities that are convertible into common stock. Equity investments may be exchange-traded or over-the-counter securities. Common stock represents an ownership interest in a company. It ranks below preferred stock and debt securities in claims for dividends and in claims for assets of the issuer in a liquidation or bankruptcy.

Preferred stock has a set dividend rate and ranks ahead of common stocks and behind debt securities in claims for dividends and for assets of the issuer in a liquidation or bankruptcy. The dividends on preferred stock may be cumulative (they remain a liability of the company until paid) or non-cumulative. The fixed dividend rate of preferred stocks may cause their prices to behave more like those of debt securities. When interest rates rise, the value of preferred stock having a fixed dividend rate tends to fall.

A convertible security is one that can be converted into or exchanged for a set amount of common stock of an issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or according to a price formula. Convertible debt securities pay interest and convertible preferred stocks pay dividends until they mature or are converted, exchanged or redeemed. Convertible securities may provide more income than common stock but they generally provide less income than comparable non-convertible debt securities. Convertible securities are subject to credit and interest rate risk. The credit ratings of convertible securities generally has less impact on the value of the securities than they do for non-convertible debt securities, however.

Risks of Investing in Equity Securities. Stocks and other equity securities fluctuate in price in response to changes in equity markets in general. Equity markets may experience great short-term volatility and may fall sharply at times. Different markets may behave differently from each other and U.S. equity markets may move in the opposite direction from one or more foreign markets.

The prices of equity securities generally do not all move in the same direction at the same time and a variety of factors can affect the price of a particular company's securities. These factors may include: poor earnings reports, a loss of customers, litigation, or changes in government regulations affecting the company or its industry.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions. The Fund may purchase securities on a "when-issued" basis and may purchase or sell such securities on a "delayed-delivery" basis. When-issued and delayed-delivery securities are purchased at a price that is fixed at the time of the transaction, with payment and delivery of the security made at a later date. During the period between purchase and settlement, the Fund makes no payment to the issuer and no interest accrues to the Fund from the investment.

The securities are subject to changes in value from market fluctuations during the period until settlement and the value of the security on the delivery date may be more or less than the Fund paid. The Fund may lose money if the value of the security declines below the purchase price.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities. Investments that do not have an active trading market, or that have legal or contractual limitations on their resale, are generally referred to as "illiquid" securities. Illiquid securities may be difficult to value or to sell promptly at an acceptable price or may require registration under applicable securities laws before they can be sold publicly. Securities that have limitations on their resale are referred to as "restricted securities." Certain restricted securities that are eligible for resale to qualified institutional purchasers may not be regarded as illiquid.

The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Manager monitors the Fund's holdings of illiquid securities on an ongoing basis to determine whether to sell any of those securities to maintain adequate liquidity.

Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may loan its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and financial institutions to seek income. The Fund has entered into a securities lending agreement with The Goldman Sachs Trust Company, doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending ("Goldman Sachs") for that purpose. Under the agreement, Goldman Sachs will generally bear the risk that a borrower may default on its obligation to return loaned securities. The Fund, however, will be responsible for the risks associated with the investment of cash collateral, including any collateral invested in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may lose money on its investment of cash collateral or may fail to earn sufficient income on its investment to meet its obligations to the borrower.

The Fund's portfolio loans must comply with the collateralization and other requirements of the Fund's securities lending agreement, its securities lending procedures and applicable government regulations.

The Fund limits loans of portfolio securities to not more than 25% of its net assets.

Conflicts of Interest. The investment activities of the Manager and its affiliates in regard to other accounts they manage may present conflicts of interest that could disadvantage the Fund and its shareholders. The Manager or its affiliates may provide investment advisory services to other funds and accounts that have investment objectives or strategies that differ from, or are contrary to, those of the Fund. That may result in another fund or account holding investment positions that are adverse to the Fund's investment strategies or activities. Other funds or accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates may have conflicting interests arising from investment objectives that are similar to those of the Fund. Those funds and accounts may engage in, and compete for, the same types of securities or other investments as the Fund or invest in securities of the same issuers that have different, and possibly conflicting, characteristics. The trading and other investment activities of th ose other funds or accounts may be carried out without regard to the investment activities of the Fund and, as a result, the value of securities held by the Fund or the Fund's investment strategies may be adversely affected. The Fund's investment performance will usually differ from the performance of other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates and the Fund may experience losses during periods in which other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates achieve gains. The Manager has adopted policies and procedures designed to address potential conflicts of interest identified by the Manager; however, such policies and procedures may also limit the Fund's investment activities and affect its performance.

Investments in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund can invest its free cash balances in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, to provide liquidity or for defensive purposes. The Fund invests in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, rather than purchasing individual short-term investments, to seek a higher yield than it could obtain on its own. Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is part of the Oppenheimer Family of Funds. It invests in a variety of short-term, high-quality, dollar-denominated money market instruments issued by the U.S. Government, domestic and foreign corporations, other financial institutions, and other entities. Those investments may have a higher rate of return than the investments that would be available to the Fund directly. At the time of an investment, the Fund cannot always predict what the yield of the Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund will be because of the wide variety of instruments that fund holds in its portfolio. The return on those investments may, in some cases, be lower than the return that would have been derived from other types of investments that would provide liquidity. As a shareholder, the Fund will be subject to its proportional share of the expenses of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund's Class E shares, including its advisory fee. However, the Manager will waive a portion of the Fund's advisory fee to the extent of the Fund's share of the advisory fee paid to the Manager by Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments. For temporary defensive purposes in times of adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in investments that may be inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment strategies. Generally, the Fund would invest in shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund or in the types of money market instruments in which Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund invests or in other short-term U.S. Government securities. The Fund might also hold these types of securities as interim investments pending the investment of proceeds from the sale of Fund shares or the sale of Fund portfolio securities or to meet anticipated redemptions of Fund shares. To the extent the Fund invests in these securities, it might not achieve its investment objective.

Portfolio Turnover. A change in the securities held by the Fund is known as "portfolio turnover." The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading to try to achieve its investment objective and may have a portfolio turnover rate of over 100% annually. Increased portfolio turnover may result in higher brokerage fees or other transaction costs, which can reduce performance. If the Fund realizes capital gains when it sells investments, it generally must pay those gains to shareholders, increasing its taxable distributions. The Financial Highlights table at the end of this prospectus shows the Fund's portfolio turnover rates during past fiscal years.

CHANGES TO THE FUND'S INVESTMENT POLICIES. The Fund's fundamental investment policies cannot be changed without the approval of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting shares; however, the Fund's Board can change non-fundamental policies without a shareholder vote. Significant policy changes will be described in supplements to this prospectus. The Fund's investment objective is a fundamental policy. Other investment restrictions that are fundamental policies are listed in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. An investment policy is not fundamental unless this prospectus or the Statement of Additional Information states that it is.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund's portfolio holdings are included in semi-annual and annual reports that are distributed to its shareholders within 60 days after the close of the applicable reporting period. The Fund also discloses its portfolio holdings in its Statements of Investments on Form N-Q, which are public filings that are required to be made with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 60 days after the end of the Fund's first and third fiscal quarters. Therefore, the Fund's portfolio holdings are made publicly available no later than 60 days after the end of each of its fiscal quarters.

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

How the Fund is Managed

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

The Manager has been an investment adviser since 1960. The Manager and a subsidiary managed funds with more than 6 million shareholder accounts as of December 31, 2008. The Manager is located at Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008.

Advisory Fees. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Manager an advisory fee, calculated on the daily net assets of the Fund, at an annual rate that declines on additional assets as the Fund grows: 0.75% of the first $200 million of average annual net assets of the Fund, 0.72% of the next $200 million, 0.69% of the next $200 million, 0.66% of the next $200 million, 0.60% of the next $200 million, 0.50% of the next $4 billion and 0.48% of average annual net assets in excess of $5 billion. The Fund's advisory fee for the period ended September 30, 2008 was 0.51% of average annual net assets for each class of shares.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees' approval of the Fund's investment advisory contract is available in the Fund's Annual Report to shareholders for the period ended September 30, 2008.

Portfolio Managers. The Fund's portfolio is managed by Arthur P. Steinmetz, who has been primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investments since October 1989 and has been sole portfolio manager and Vice President of the Fund since May 2003.

Mr. Steinmetz has been the Director of Fixed Income of the Manager since January 2009, Vice President of the Manager since October 2003 and of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation since March 2000. He is a portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the portfolio manager's compensation, other accounts he manages and his ownership of Fund shares.

ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT

About Your Account

Where Can You Buy Fund Shares? Oppenheimer funds may be purchased either directly or through a variety of "financial intermediaries" that offer Fund shares to their clients. Financial intermediaries include securities dealers, financial advisors, brokers, banks, trust companies, insurance companies and the sponsors of fund "supermarkets," fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs or college and retirement savings programs.

WHAT CLASSES OF SHARES DOES THE FUND OFFER? The Fund offers investors five different classes of shares. The different classes of shares represent investments in the same portfolio of securities, but the classes are subject to different expenses and will usually have different share prices. When you buy shares, be sure to specify the class of shares you wish to purchase. 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 will pay an initial sales charge on investments up to $1 million for regular accounts or lesser amounts for certain retirement plans or if you qualify for certain fee waivers. The amount of the sales charge will vary depending on the amount you invest. The sales charge rates for different investment amounts are listed in "About Class A Shares" below.


Class B Shares. If you buy Class B shares, you will pay no sa les charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an annual asset-based sales charge (distribution fee) over a period of approximately six years. If you sell your shares within 6 years after buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge. The amount of the contingent deferred sales charge varies depending on how long you own your shares, as described in "About Class B Shares" below.


Class C Shares. If you buy Class C shares, you will pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an ongoing asset-based sales charge. If you sell your shares within 12 months after buying them, you will normally pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0%, as described in "About Class C Shares" below.


Class N Shares. Class N shares are available only through certain retirement plans. If you buy Class N shares, you pay no sales charge at the time of purchase, but you will pay an ongoing asset-base d sales charge. If you sell your shares within 18 months after the retirement plan's first purchase of Class N shares, you may pay a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0%, as described in "About Class N Shares" below.


Class Y Shares. Class Y shares are offered only to certain institutional investors that have a special agreement with the Distributor and to present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager and its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals. See "About Class Y Shares" below.

Certain sales charge waivers may apply to purchases or redemptions of Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class N shares. More information about those waivers is available in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, or by clicking on the hyperlink "Sales Charges & Breakpoints" under the heading "Fund Information" on the OppenheimerFunds website at "www.oppenheimerfunds.com."

WHAT IS THE MINIMUM INVESTMENT? In most cases, you can buy Fund shares with a minimum initial investment of $1,000 and make additional investments with as little as $50. The minimum additional investment requirement does not apply to reinvested dividends from the Fund or from other Oppenheimer funds or to omnibus account purchases. A $25 minimum applies to additional investments through an Asset Builder Plan, an Automatic Exchange Plan or a government allotment plan established before November 1, 2002. Reduced initial minimums are available in certain circumstances, including under the following investment plans:

  • For most types of retirement accounts that OppenheimerFunds offers, the minimum initial investment is $500.
  • For certain retirement accounts that have automatic investments through salary deduction plans, there is no minimum initial investment.
  • For an Asset Builder Plan or Automatic Exchange Plan or a government allotment plan, the minimum initial investment is $500.
  • For certain fee-based programs that have an agreement with the Distributor, a minimum initial investment of $250 applies.

Minimum Account Balance. A $12 annual "minimum balance fee" is assessed on Fund accounts with a value of less than $500. The fee is automatically deducted from each applicable Fund account annually in September. See the Statement of Additional Information for information about the circumstances under which this fee will not be assessed. Small accounts may be involuntarily redeemed by the Fund if the value has fallen below $500 for reasons other than a decline in the market value of the shares.

Choosing a Share Class

CHOOSING A SHARE CLASS. Once you decide that the Fund is an appropriate investment for you, deciding which class of shares is best suited to your needs depends on a number of factors that you should discuss with your financial advisor. The Fund's operating costs that apply to a share class and the effect of the different types of sales charges on your investment will affect your investment results over time. For example, the net asset value and the dividends of Class B, Class C, and Class N shares will be reduced by additional expenses borne by those classes such as the asset-based sales charge.

Two of the factors to consider are how much you plan to invest and, while future financial needs cannot be predicted with certainty, how long you plan to hold your investment. For example, with larger purchases that qualify for a reduced initial sales charge on Class A shares, the effect of paying an initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares may be less over time than the effect of the asset-based sales charges on Class B, Class C, or Class N shares. For retirement plans that qualify to purchase Class N shares, Class N will generally be the most advantageous share class. If your goals and objectives change over time and you plan to purchase additional shares, you should re-evaluate each of the factors to see if you should consider a different class of shares.

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. 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.

  • 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, if you do not plan to hold your shares for six years or more), you should consider investing in Class C shares. That is because of the effect of the initial sales charge on Class A shares or the Class B contingent deferred sales charge if you redeem within six years.
  • Investing for the Longer Term. If you are investing less than $100,000 for the longer term and do not expect to need access to your money for six years or more, Class B shares may be appropriate.
  • Amount of Your Investment. Your choice will also depend on how much you plan to invest. For shorter-term investments of less than $100,000, Class C shares might be the appropriate choice because there is no initial sales charge on Class C shares, and the contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to shares you redeem after holding them for one year or more. However, if you plan to invest more than $100,000, and as your investment horizon increases toward six years, Class C shares might not be as advantageous as Class A shares. That is because over time the ongoing asset-based sales charge on Class C shares will have a greater impact on your account than the reduced front-end sales charge available for Class A share purchases of $100,000 or more. If you invest $1 million or more, in most cases Class A shares will be the most advantageous choice, no matter how long you intend to hold your shares.
The Distributor normally will not accept purchase orders from a single investor for more than $100,000 of Class B shares or for $1 million or more of Class C shares. Dealers or other financial intermediaries purchasing shares for their customers in omnibus accounts are responsible for determining the suitability of a particular share class for an investor.

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

How Do Share Classes Affect Payments to Your Financial Intermediary? The 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 or contingent deferred sales charge on Class A shares: to compensate the Distributor for concessions and expenses it pays to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries for selling Fund shares. Those financial intermediaries may receive different compensation for selling different classes of shares. The Manager or Distributor may also pay dealers or other financial intermediaries additional amounts from their own resources based on the value of Fund shares held by the intermediary for its own account or held for its customers' accounts. For more information about those payments, see "Payments to Financial Intermediaries and Service Providers" below.

ABOUT CLASS A SHARES. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is the net asset value of the shares (described below) plus, in most cases, an initial sales charge. The Fund receives the amount of your investment, minus the sales charge, to invest for your account. In some cases, Class A purchases may qualify for a reduced sales charge or a sales charge waiver, as described below or in the Statement of Additional Information.

The Class A sales charge rate varies depending on the amount of your purchase. A portion or all of the sales charge may be retained by the Distributor or paid to your broker, dealer or other financial intermediary as a concession. The current sales charge rates and concessions paid are shown in the table below. There is no initial sales charge on Class A purchases of $1 million or more, but a contingent deferred sales charge (described below) may apply.

Amount of Purchase Front-End Sales Charge As a Percentage of Offering Price Front-End Sales Charge As a Percentage of Net Amount Invested Concession As a Percentage of Offering Price
Less than $50,000 4.75% 4.98% 4.00%
$50,000 or more but less than $100,000 4.50% 4.71% 3.75%
$100,000 or more but less than $250,000 3.50% 3.63% 2.75%
$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%

Due to rounding, the actual sales charge for a particular transaction may be higher or lower than the rates listed above.

Reduced Class A Sales Charges. Under a "Right of Accumulation" or a "Letter of Intent" you may be eligible to buy Class A shares of the Fund at the reduced sales charge rates that would apply to a larger purchase. The Fund reserves the right to modify or to cease offering these programs at any time.

  • Right of Accumulation. To qualify for the reduced Class A sales charge that would apply to a larger purchase than you are currently making, you can add the value of shares you or your spouse currently own or other purchases you are currently making to the value of your Class A share purchase of the Fund. You may count Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds and Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units in adviser sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or the Distributor serves as the "Program Manager" or "Program Distributor." In totaling your holdings, you may count shares held in:

° your individual accounts (including IRAs, 403(b) plans and eligible 529 plans),
° your joint accounts with your spouse,
° accounts you or your spouse hold as trustees or custodians on behalf of
your children who are minors.

A fiduciary can apply rights of accumulation to all shares purchased for a trust, estate or other fiduciary account that has multiple accounts (including employee benefit plans for the same employer and Single K plans for the benefit of a sole proprietor).

Your Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which you have not paid a sales charge will not be counted for this purpose.

If you are buying shares directly from the Fund, you must inform the Distributor of your eligibility and holdings at the time of your purchase in order to qualify for the Right of Accumulation. If you are buying shares through a financial intermediary you must notify the intermediary of your eligibility for the Right of Accumulation at the time of your purchase. To count eligible shares held in accounts at other firms, you may be requested to provide the Distributor or your current financial intermediary with a copy of account statements showing your current holdings of the Fund, other eligible Oppenheimer funds or qualifying 529 plans. To determine which Class A sales charge rate you qualify for on your current purchase the Distributor or other intermediary through which you are buying shares will calculate the value of your eligible shares based on their current offering price. Shares purchased under a Letter of Intent may also qualify as eligible holdings under a Right of Accumulation.

  • Letter of Intent. You may also qualify for reduced Class A sales charges by submitting a Letter of Intent to the Distributor. A Letter of Intent is a written statement of your intention to purchase a specified value of Class A, Class B or Class C shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds or Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G or Class H unit purchases in adviser sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or Distributor serves as the Program Manager or Program Distributor, over a 13-month period. The total amount of your intended purchases will determine the reduced sales charge rate that will apply to your Class A share purchases during that period. You must notify the Distributor or your financial intermediary of any qualifying 529 plan purchases or purchases through other financial intermediaries.

Purchases of Class N or Class Y shares, purchases made by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, purchases of Class A shares with redemption proceeds under the "reinvestment privilege" described below, and purchases of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which a sales charge has not been paid do not count as "qualified shares" for satisfying the terms of a Letter of Intent.

Submitting a Letter of Intent does not obligate you to purchase the specified amount of shares. If you do not complete the anticipated purchases, you will be charged the difference between the sales charge that you paid and the sales charge that would apply to the actual value of shares you purchased. A certain portion of your shares will be held in escrow by the Fund's Transfer Agent for this purpose. Please refer to "How to Buy Shares – Letters of Intent" in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information for more information about Letters of Intent and these escrow provisions. You may also be able to apply the Right of Accumulation to purchases you make under a Letter of Intent.

Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. There is no initial sales charge on Class A purchases of shares of one or more of the Oppenheimer funds totaling $1 million or more. However, those Class A shares may be subject to a 1.0% contingent deferred sales charge if they are redeemed within an 18 month "holding period" measured from the beginning of the calendar month in which they were purchased (except for shares purchased in certain retirement plans, as described below). That sales charge will be calculated on the lesser of the original net asset value of the redeemed shares or the aggregate net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption.

The Class A contingent deferred sales charge does not apply to shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gain distributions and will not exceed the aggregate amount of the concessions the Distributor pays on all of your purchases of Class A shares, of all Oppenheimer funds, that are subject to the contingent deferred sales charge.

The Distributor pays concessions from its own resources equal to 1.0% of Class A purchases of $1 million or more (other than purchases by certain retirement plans). The concession will not be paid on shares purchased by exchange or shares that were previously subject to a front-end sales charge and concession.

Class A Purchases by Certain Retirement Plans. There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of the Fund by retirement plans that have $1 million or more in plan assets or by certain retirement plans or platforms offered through financial intermediaries or other service providers.

In addition, there is no contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions of certain Class A retirement plan shares offered through financial intermediaries or other service providers. There is no contingent deferred sales charge on redemptions of Class A group retirement plan shares purchased after March 1, 2007 except for shares of certain group retirement plans that were established prior to March 1, 2007 ("grandfathered retirement plans"). Shares purchased in grandfathered retirement plans are subject to the contingent deferred sales charge if they are redeemed within 18 months after purchase.

The Distributor does not pay a concession on Class A retirement plan purchases after March 1, 2007 except on purchases by grandfathered retirement plans and plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets. The concession for grandfathered retirement plan purchases after March 1, 2007 is 0.25%. For purchases of Class A shares by retirement plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets (within the first six months from the time the account was established), the Distributor may pay financial intermediaries concessions equal to 0.25% of the purchase price from its own resources at the time of sale. Those payments are subject to certain exceptions described in "Retirement Plans" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ABOUT CLASS B SHARES. Class B shares are sold at net asset value per share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class B shares are redeemed within six years from the beginning of the calendar month in which they were purchased, a contingent deferred sales charge will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. Class B shares are also subject to an asset-based sales charge that is calculated daily based on an annual rate of 0.75%. The Class B contingent deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge are paid to compensate the Distributor for providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class B shares.

The amount of the Class B contingent deferred sales charge will depend on the number of years since you invested, according to the following schedule:

Years since Beginning of Month in Which Purchase Order was Accepted Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on Redemptions in That Year (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%
More than 6 None

In the table, a "year" is a 12-month period. In applying the contingent deferred sales charge, all purchases are considered to have been made on the first regular business day of the month in which the purchase was made.

Automatic Conversion of Class B Shares. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares six years (72 months) after you purchase them. This conversion eliminates the Class B asset-based sales charge, however, the shares will be subject to the ongoing Class A fees and expenses. The conversion is based on the relative net asset value of the two classes, and no sales load or other charge is imposed. When any Class B shares that you hold convert to Class A shares, all other Class B shares that were acquired by reinvesting dividends and distributions on the converted shares will also convert. For further information on the conversion feature and its tax implications, see "Class B Conversion" in the Statement of Additional Information.

ABOUT CLASS C SHARES. Class C shares are sold at net asset value per share without an initial sales charge. However, if Class C shares are redeemed within a holding period of 12 months from the beginning of the calendar month in which they were purchased, a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% may be deducted from the redemption proceeds. Class C shares are also subject to an asset-based sales charge that is calculated daily based on an annual rate of 0.75%. The Class C contingent deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge are paid to compensate the Distributor for providing distribution-related services to the Fund in connection with the sale of Class C shares.

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

Class N shares are sold at net asset value without an initial sales charge. Class N shares are subject to an asset-based sales charge that is calculated daily based on an annual rate of 0.25%. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% will be imposed on the redemption of Class N shares, if:

  • The group retirement plan is terminated, or Class N shares of all Oppenheimer funds are terminated as an investment option of the plan, and the Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after the plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund; or
  • Class N shares are redeemed within 18 months after an IRA or 403(b) plan's first purchase of Class N shares of any Oppenheimer fund.

Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on plan participant accounts. For more information about buying and selling shares through a retirement plan, see the section "Investment Plans and Services - Retirement Plans" below.

ABOUT CLASS Y SHARES. Class Y shares are sold at net asset value per share without a sales charge directly to institutional investors that have special agreements with the Distributor for this purpose. They may include insurance companies, registered investment companies, employee benefit plans and Section 529 plans, among others.

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

Present or former officers, directors, trustees and employees (and their eligible family members) of the Fund, the Manager, its affiliates, its parent company and the subsidiaries of its parent company, and retirement plans established for the benefit of such individuals, are also permitted to purchase Class Y shares of the Fund.

The Price of Fund Shares

THE PRICE OF FUND SHARES. Shares may be purchased at their offering price which is the net asset value per share plus any initial sales charge that applies. Shares are redeemed at their net asset value per share less any contingent deferred sales charge that applies. The net asset value that applies to a purchase or redemption order is the next one calculated after the Distributor receives the order, in proper form as described in this prospectus, or after any agent appointed by the Distributor receives the order in proper form as described in this prospectus. Your financial intermediary can provide you with more information regarding the time you must submit your purchase order and whether the intermediary is an authorized agent for the receipt of purchase and redemption orders.

Net Asset Value. The Fund calculates the net asset value of each class of shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"), on each day the NYSE is open for trading (referred to in this prospectus as a "regular business day"). The NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, but may close earlier on some days.

The Fund determines the net assets of each class of shares by subtracting the class-specific expenses and the amount of the Fund's liabilities attributable to the share class from the market value of the Fund's securities and other assets attributable to the share class. The Fund's "other assets" might include, for example, cash and interest or dividends from its portfolio securities that have been accrued but not yet collected. The Fund's securities are valued primarily on the basis of current market quotations.

The net asset value per share for each share class is determined by dividing the net assets of the class by the number of outstanding shares of that class.

Fair Value Pricing. If market quotations are not readily available or (in the Manager's judgment) do not accurately reflect the fair value of a security, or if after the close of the principal market on which a security held by the Fund is traded and before the time as of which the Fund's net asset value is calculated that day, an event occurs that the Manager learns of and believes in the exercise of its judgment will cause a material change in the value of that security from the closing price of the security on the principal market on which it is traded, that security may be valued by another method that the Board believes would more accurately reflect the security's fair value.

In determining whether current market prices are readily available and reliable, the Manager monitors the information it receives in the ordinary course of its investment management responsibilities. It seeks to identify significant events that it believes, in good faith, will affect the market prices of the securities held by the Fund. Those may include events affecting specific issuers (for example, a halt in trading of the securities of an issuer on an exchange during the trading day) or events affecting securities markets (for example, a foreign securities market closes early because of a natural disaster).

The Board has adopted valuation procedures for the Fund and has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for fair value determinations to the Manager's "Valuation Committee." Those determinations may include consideration of recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security, developments in the markets and their performance, and current valuations of foreign or U.S. indices. Fair value determinations by the Manager are subject to review, approval and ratification by the Board at its next scheduled meeting after the fair valuations are determined.

The Fund's use of fair value pricing procedures involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different from the value that could be realized upon the sale of that security. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the same time at which the Fund determines its net asset value per share.

Pricing Foreign Securities. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities primarily traded on foreign exchanges. Because many foreign markets close hours before the Fund values its foreign portfolio holdings, significant events, including broad market movements, may occur during that time that could potentially affect the values of foreign securities held by the Fund.

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

Because some foreign securities trade in markets and on exchanges that operate on weekends and U.S. holidays, the values of some of the Fund's foreign investments may change on days when investors cannot buy or redeem Fund shares.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. If you redeem shares during their applicable contingent deferred sales charge holding period, the contingent deferred sales charge generally will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. In some circumstances you may be eligible for one of the waivers described in "Sales Charge Waivers" below and in the "Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers" Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information. You must advise the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary of your eligibility for a waiver when you place your redemption request.

A contingent deferred sales charge will be based on the net asset value of the redeemed shares at the time of redemption or the original net asset value, whichever is lower. A contingent deferred sales charge is not imposed on:

  • any increase in net asset value over the initial purchase price,
  • shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions, or
  • shares eligible for a sales charge waiver (see "Sales Charge Waivers" below).

The Fund redeems shares in the following order:

  • shares acquired by the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions,
  • other shares that are not subject to the contingent deferred sales charge, and
  • shares held the longest during the holding period.

You are not charged a contingent deferred sales charge when you exchange shares of the Fund for shares of other Oppenheimer funds. However, if you exchange your shares within the applicable holding period, your original holding period will carry over to the shares you acquire, even if the new fund has a different holding period.

SALES CHARGE WAIVERS. The Fund and the Distributor offer the following opportunities to purchase shares without front-end or contingent deferred sales charges. The Fund reserves the right to amend or discontinue these programs at any time without prior notice.

  • Dividend Reinvestment. Dividends or capital gains distributions may be reinvested in shares of the Fund, or any of the other Oppenheimer funds into which shares of the Fund may be exchanged, without a sales charge.
  • Exchanges of Shares. There is no sales charge on exchanges of shares except for exchanges of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which you have not paid a sales charge.
  • Reinvestment Privilege. There is no sales charge on reinvesting the proceeds from redemptions of Class A shares or Class B shares that occurred within the previous six months if you paid an initial or contingent deferred sales charge on the redeemed shares. This reinvestment privilege does not apply to reinvestment purchases made through automatic investment options. You must advise the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary that you qualify for the waiver at the time you submit your purchase order.

In addition, the "Sales Charge Waivers" Appendix to the Statement of Additional Information provides detailed information about certain other initial sales charge and contingent deferred sales charge waivers and arrangements. A description of those sales charge waivers and arrangements is available for viewing on the OppenheimerFunds website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com (follow the hyperlink "Sales Charges & Breakpoints," under the heading "Fund Information") and may also be ordered by calling 1.800.225.5677. You must advise the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary that you qualify for one of those waivers at the time you submit your purchase order or redemption request.

How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares

HOW TO BUY SHARES. You can buy shares in several ways. The Distributor has appointed certain financial intermediaries, including brokers, dealers and others, as servicing agents to accept purchase and redemption orders. The Distributor or servicing agent must receive your order, in proper form, by the close of the NYSE for you to receive that day's offering price. If your order is received on a day when the NYSE is closed or after it has closed, the order will receive the next offering price that is determined. To be in proper form, your purchase order must comply with the procedures described below. The Distributor, in its sole discretion, may reject any purchase order for the Fund's shares.

Buying Shares Through a Financial Intermediary. You can buy shares through any servicing agent (a broker, dealer, or other financial intermediary) that has a sales agreement with the Distributor. Your servicing agent will place your order with the Distributor on your behalf. A servicing agent may charge a processing fee for that service. Your account information will be shared with the financial intermediary designated as the dealer of record for the account.

Buying Shares Through the Distributor. 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. If you want to purchase shares directly from the Distributor, complete an OppenheimerFunds new account application and mail it with a check payable in U.S. dollars to "OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc." to the address on the back cover. If you do not list a dealer on your application, the Distributor is designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as your agent to purchase the shares and Class A shares are your only purchase option. Class B, Class C or Class N shares may not be purchased by a new investor directly from the Distributor without the investor designating another registered broker-dealer. However, if a current investor no longer has a broker-dealer of record for an existing Class B, Class C or Class N account, the Distributor is automatically designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as your agent to purchase the shares.

  • Involuntary Redemptions. In some circumstances, involuntary redemptions may be made to repay the Distributor for losses from the cancellation of share purchase orders.

Identification Requirements. Federal regulations may require the Fund to obtain your name, your date of birth (for a natural person), your residential street address or principal place of business, and your Social Security Number, Employer Identification Number or other government-issued identification when you open an account. Additional information may be required to open a corporate account or in certain other circumstances. The Fund or the Transfer Agent may use this information to verify your identity. The Fund may not be able to establish an account if the necessary information is not received. The Fund may also place limits on account transactions while it is in the process of verifying your identity. Additionally, if the Fund is unable to verify your identity after your account is established, the Fund may be required to redeem your shares and close your account.

Suspension of Share Offering. The offering of Fund shares may be suspended during any period in which the determination of net asset value is suspended, and may be suspended by the Board at any time the Board believes it is in the Fund's best interest to do so.

HOW TO SELL SHARES. You can generally redeem (sell) some or all of your shares on any regular business day. You may redeem your shares by writing a letter, by wire, by telephone or on the internet. You can also set up an Automatic Withdrawal Plan to redeem shares on a regular basis. The redemption of Fund shares may be suspended under certain circumstances described in the Statement of Additional Information. 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 your financial intermediary or the Transfer Agent for assistance.

Redemption Price. Your shares will be redeemed at net asset value less any applicable sales charge or other fees. The net asset value used will be the next one calculated after your order is received, in proper form, by the Transfer Agent or your authorized financial intermediary. To be in proper form, your redemption order must comply with the procedures described below. The redemption price for shares will change from day-to-day because the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio and the Fund's expenses fluctuate. The redemption price will normally differ for each class of shares. The redemption price of your shares may be more or less than their original cost.

Redemptions "In-Kind." Shares may be "redeemed in-kind" under certain circumstances (such as a lack of liquidity in the Fund's portfolio to meet redemptions). That means that the redemption proceeds will be paid in securities from the Fund's portfolio. If the Fund redeems your shares in-kind, you may bear transaction costs and will bear market risks until such securities are converted into cash.

Options for Receiving Redemption Proceeds


  • By Check. The Fund will normally send redemption proceeds by check to the address on your account statement.
  • By AccountLink. If you have linked your Fund account to your bank account with AccountLink (described below), you may have redemption proceeds transferred directly into your account. Normally the transfer to your bank is initiated on the bank business day after the redemption. You will not receive dividends on the proceeds of redeemed shares while they are waiting to be transferred.
  • By Wire. You can arrange to have redemption proceeds sent by Federal Funds wire to an account at a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve wire system. The redemption proceeds will normally be transmitted on the next bank business day after the shares are redeemed. You will not receive dividends on the proceeds of redeemed shares while they are waiting to be transmitted.

Checkwriting. To write checks against your Fund account, you may request that privilege on your account application. To establish checkwriting privileges for an existing account, contact the Transfer Agent for signature cards. The signature cards must be signed (with a signature guarantee) by all owners on the account and returned to the Transfer Agent. Shareholders with joint accounts may choose to have checks paid with only one owner's signature. If you previously signed a signature card to establish checkwriting in another Oppenheimer fund with the same registration, simply call the Transfer Agent (at the number on the back cover) to request checkwriting for this Fund. Checks will be sent to you when all of the required information is received.

  • Checks may be written to the order of whomever you wish, but may not be cashed at the bank the checks are payable through or by the Fund's custodian bank.
  • Checks must be written for at least $500. Checks will not be accepted if they are written for less than $500, including checks that indicate a $100 minimum.
  • Checks cannot be paid if they are written for more than your account value. Remember, your account may fluctuate in value and you should not write a check close to the total account value.
  • If your Fund account number has changed, don't use your existing checks. New checks will be sent to you.
  • You may not write a check that would require the Fund to redeem shares that were purchased by check or Asset Builder Plan payments within the prior 10 days.
  • Checkwriting privileges are not available for accounts holding shares that are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
  • Checkwriting privileges are not available for shares that are held in a retirement account.

Payment Delays. Payment for redeemed shares is usually made within seven days after the Transfer Agent receives redemption instructions in proper form. For accounts registered in the name of a broker-dealer, payment will normally be forwarded to the broker-dealer within three business days. The Transfer Agent may delay processing redemption payments for recently purchased shares 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. Under unusual circumstances, the right to redeem shares or the payment of redemption proceeds may be delayed or suspended as permitted under the Investment Company Act.

THE OPPENHEIMERFUNDS EXCHANGE PRIVILEGE. You can exchange all or part of your Fund shares for shares of the same class of other Oppenheimer funds that offer the exchange privilege. For example, you can exchange Class A shares of the Fund only for Class A shares of another fund. You can obtain a list of the Oppenheimer funds that are currently available for exchanges by calling a service representative at the telephone number on the back of this prospectus. The funds available for exchange can change from time to time. The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. You will receive 60 days' notice of any material change in the exchange privilege unless applicable law allows otherwise.

The OppenheimerFunds exchange privilege affords investors the ability to switch their investments among Oppenheimer funds if their investment needs change. However, there are limits on that privilege. Frequent purchases, redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares may interfere with the Manager's ability to manage the Fund's investments efficiently, increase its transaction and administrative costs and/or affect its performance, depending on various factors, such as the size of the Fund, the nature of its investments, the amount of Fund assets the portfolio manager maintains in cash or cash equivalents, the aggregate dollar amount and the number and frequency of trades.

If large dollar amounts are involved in exchange or redemption transactions, the Fund might be required to sell portfolio securities at unfavorable times to meet those transaction requests, and the Fund's brokerage or administrative expenses might be increased. Therefore, the Manager and the Fund's Board have adopted the following policies and procedures to detect and prevent frequent and/or excessive exchanges or purchase and redemption activity, while addressing the needs of investors who seek liquidity in their investment and the ability to exchange shares as their investment needs change. There is no guarantee that those policies and procedures, described below, will be sufficient to identify and deter all excessive short-term trading.

Limitations on Frequent Exchanges

30-Day Hold. If a direct shareholder exchanges shares of another Oppenheimer fund account for shares of the Fund, his or her Fund account will be "blocked" from exchanges into any other fund for a period of 30 calendar days from the date of the exchange, subject to certain exceptions described below. Likewise, if a Fund shareholder exchanges Fund shares for shares of another eligible Oppenheimer fund, that fund account will be "blocked" from further exchanges for 30 calendar days. The block will apply to the full account balance and not just to the amount exchanged into the account. For example, if a shareholder exchanged $2,000 from one fund into another fund in which the shareholder already owned shares worth $10,000, then, following the exchange, the full account balance ($12,000 in this example) would be blocked from exchanges into another fund for a period of 30 calendar days. A shareholder whose account is registered on the Fund's books showing the name, address and tax ID number of the beneficial owner is a "direct shareholder."

Exceptions to 30-Day Hold

  • Exchanges Into Money Market Funds. A direct shareholder will be permitted to exchange shares of a stock or bond fund for shares of an eligible money market fund any time, even if the shareholder has exchanged shares into the stock or bond fund during the prior 30 days. However, all of the shares held in that money market fund would then be blocked from further exchanges into another fund for 30 calendar days.
  • Dividend Reinvestments and Class B Share Conversions. The reinvestment of dividends or distributions from one fund to purchase shares of another fund and the conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares will not be considered exchanges for purposes of imposing the 30-day limit.
  • Asset Allocation Programs. Investment programs by Oppenheimer "funds-of-funds" that entail rebalancing investments in underlying Oppenheimer funds will not be subject to these limits. However, third-party asset allocation and rebalancing programs will be subject to the 30-day limit described above. Asset allocation firms that want to exchange shares held in accounts on behalf of their customers must identify themselves to the Transfer Agent and execute an acknowledgement and agreement to abide by these policies with respect to their customers' accounts. "On-demand" exchanges outside the parameters of portfolio rebalancing programs will also be subject to the 30-day limit.
  • Automatic Exchange Plans. Accounts that receive exchange proceeds through automatic or systematic exchange plans that are established through the Transfer Agent will not be subject to the 30-day block as a result of those automatic or systematic exchanges but may be blocked from exchanges, under the 30-day limit, if they receive proceeds from other exchanges.
  • Redemptions of Shares. These exchange policy limits do not apply to redemptions of shares. Shareholders are permitted to redeem their shares on any regular business day, subject to the terms of this prospectus.

Limitations on Exchanges in Omnibus Accounts. If you hold your Fund shares through a financial adviser or other firm such as a broker-dealer, a bank, an insurance company separate account, an investment adviser, an administrator or a trustee of a retirement plan that holds your shares in an account under its name (these are sometimes referred to as "omnibus" or "street name" accounts), that financial intermediary may impose its own restrictions or limitations to discourage short-term or excessive trading. You should consult your financial intermediary to find out what trading restrictions, including limitations on exchanges, may apply. The Fund, the Distributor, the Manager and the Transfer Agent encourage those financial intermediaries to apply the Fund's policies to their customers who invest indirectly in the Fund. However, the Transfer Agent may not be able to detect excessive short-term trading activity in accounts maintained in "omnibus" or "street name" form where the underlying beneficial owners are not identified. The Transfer Agent will attempt to monitor overall purchase and redemption activity in those accounts to seek to identify patterns that may suggest excessive trading by the underlying owners. If evidence of possible excessive trading activity is observed by the Transfer Agent, the financial intermediary that is the registered owner will be asked to review the account activity, and to confirm to the Transfer Agent and the Fund that appropriate action has been taken to curtail any excessive trading activity.

Other Limitations on Exchanges. There are a number of other special conditions and limitations that apply to certain types of exchanges. Those conditions and circumstances are described in the section "How to Exchange Shares" in the Statement of Additional Information. For information about sales charges that may apply to exchanges of shares see the sections "Contingent Deferred Sales Charges" and "Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers" above.

Requirements for Exchanges of Shares. To exchange shares of the Fund, you must meet several conditions. The Fund may amend the following requirements at any time:

  • Shares of the fund selected for exchange must be available for sale in your state of residence.
  • The selected fund must offer the exchange privilege.
  • You must meet the minimum purchase requirements for the selected fund.
  • Generally, exchanges may be made only between identically registered accounts, unless all account owners send written exchange instructions with a signature guarantee.
  • Before exchanging into a fund, you should obtain its prospectus and should read it carefully.

Timing of Exchange Transactions. Exchanged shares are normally redeemed from one fund and the proceeds are reinvested in the fund selected for exchange on the same regular business day on which the Transfer Agent or its agent (such as a financial intermediary holding the investor's shares in an "omnibus" or "street name" account) receives an exchange request that conforms to these policies. The request must be received by the close of the NYSE that day in order to receive that day's net asset value on the exchanged shares. For requests received after the close of the NYSE the shares being exchanged will be valued at the next net asset value calculated after the request is received. The Transfer Agent may delay transmitting the proceeds from an exchange for up to five business days, however, if it determines, in its discretion, that an earlier transmittal of the redemption proceeds would be detrimental to either the fund from which shares are being exchanged or the fund into which the ex change is being made. The exchange proceeds will be invested in the new fund at the next net asset value calculated after the proceeds are received. In the event that a delay in the reinvestment of proceeds occurs, the Transfer Agent will notify you or your financial intermediary.

Taxes on Exchanges. For tax purposes, an exchange of shares of the Fund is considered a sale of those shares and a purchase of the shares of the fund into which you are exchanging. Therefore, an exchange may result in a capital gain or loss for tax purposes.

OTHER LIMITS ON SHARE TRANSACTIONS. The Fund may impose other limits on transactions that it believes would be disruptive and may refuse any purchase or exchange order.

  • Right to Refuse Purchase and Exchange Orders. The Distributor and/or the Transfer Agent may refuse any purchase or exchange order in their discretion and are not obligated to provide notice before rejecting an order.
  • Right to Terminate or Suspend Account Privileges. The Transfer Agent may, in its discretion, limit or terminate trading activity by any person, group or account that it believes would be disruptive, even if the activity has not exceeded the policies outlined in this prospectus. As part of the Transfer Agent's procedures to detect and deter excessive trading activity, the Transfer Agent may review and consider the history of frequent trading activity in all accounts in the Oppenheimer funds known to be under common ownership or control. The Transfer Agent may send a written warning to a shareholder that the Transfer Agent believes may be engaging in disruptive or excessive trading activity; however, the Transfer Agent reserves the right to suspend or terminate the ability to purchase or exchange shares, with or without warning, for any account that the Transfer Agent determines, in the exercise of its discretion, has engaged in such trading activity.

HOW TO SUBMIT SHARE TRANSACTION REQUESTS. Share transactions may be requested by telephone or internet, in writing, through your financial advisor, or by establishing one of the Investor Services plans described below. Certain transactions may also be submitted by fax.

Internet and Telephone Transaction Requests. Purchase, redemption and exchange requests may be submitted on the OppenheimerFunds internet website, www.oppenheimerfunds.com. Those requests may also be made by calling the telephone number on the back cover and either speaking to a service representative or accessing PhoneLink, the OppenheimerFunds automated telephone system that enables shareholders to perform certain account transactions automatically using a touch-tone phone.

You will need to obtain a user I.D. and password to execute transactions through PhoneLink or on the internet. Some internet and telephone transactions require the Oppenheimer AccountLink feature, described below, that links your Fund account with an account at a U.S. bank or other financial institution. The Transfer Agent will record any telephone calls to verify data concerning transactions.

The following policies apply to internet and telephone transactions:

  • Purchases through AccountLink that are submitted through PhoneLink or on the internet are limited to $100,000.
  • Purchases through AccountLink that are submitted by calling a service representative are limited to $250,000.
  • Redemptions that are submitted by telephone or on the internet and request the proceeds to be paid by check, must be made payable to all owners of record of the shares and must be sent to the address on the account statement. Telephone or internet redemptions paid by check may not exceed $100,000 in any seven-day period. This service is not available within 30 days of changing the address on an account.
  • Redemptions by telephone or on the internet that are sent to your bank account through AccountLink are not subject to any dollar limits.
  • Exchanges submitted by telephone or on the internet may be made only between accounts that are registered with the same name(s) and address.
  • Shares for which share certificates have been issued may not be redeemed or exchanged by telephone or on the internet.
  • Shares held in an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored qualified retirement plan account may not be redeemed or exchanged by telephone or on the internet.

The Transfer Agent has adopted procedures to confirm that telephone and internet instructions are genuine. Callers are required to provide service representatives with tax identification numbers and other account data and PhoneLink and internet users are required to use PIN numbers. The Transfer Agent will also send you written confirmations of share transactions. The Transfer Agent and the Fund will not be liable for losses or expenses that occur from telephone or internet instructions reasonably believed to be genuine.

Telephone or internet transaction privileges may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Fund at any time. The Fund will provide you notice of such changes whenever it is required to do so by applicable law.

Purchases and Redemptions by Federal Funds Wire. Shares purchased through the Distributor may be paid for by Federal Funds wire. Redemption proceeds may also be transmitted by wire. The minimum wire purchase or redemption is $2,500. There is a $10 fee for each wire redemption request. Before sending a wire purchase, call the Distributor's Wire Department at 1.800.225.5677 to notify the Distributor of the wire and to receive further instructions. To set up wire redemptions on your account or to arrange for a wire redemption, call the Transfer Agent at the telephone number on the back of this prospectus for information.

Written Transaction Requests. You can send purchase, exchange or redemption requests to the Transfer Agent at the address on the back cover. Your request must include:

  • The Fund's name;
  • For existing accounts, the Fund account number (from your account statement);
  • For new accounts, a completed account application;
  • For purchases, a check payable to the Fund or to OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.;
  • For redemptions, any special payment instructions;
  • For redemptions or exchanges, the dollar amount or number of shares to be redeemed or exchanged;
  • For redemptions or exchanges, any share certificates that have been issued (exchanges or redemptions of shares for which certificates have been issued cannot be processed until the Transfer Agent receives the certificates);
  • For individuals, the names and signatures of all registered owners exactly as they appear in the account registration;
  • For corporations, partnerships or other businesses or as a fiduciary, the name of the entity as it appears in the account registration and the names and titles of any individuals signing on its behalf; and
  • Other documents requested by the Transfer Agent to assure that the person purchasing, redeeming or exchanging shares is properly identified and has proper authorization to carry out the transaction.

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. A notary public seal will not be accepted for these requests (other situations might also require a signature guarantee):

  • You wish to redeem more than $100,000 and receive a check;
  • The redemption check is not payable to all shareholders listed on the account statement;
  • The redemption check is not sent to the address of record on your account statement;
  • Shares are being transferred to a Fund account with a different owner or name; or
  • 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 signature guarantee from a number of financial institutions, including:

  • a U.S. bank, trust company, credit union or savings association,
  • a foreign bank that has a U.S. correspondent bank,
  • a U.S. registered dealer or broker in securities, municipal securities or government securities, or
  • a U.S. national securities exchange, a registered securities association or a clearing agency.

Fax Requests. You may send requests for certain types of account transactions to the Transfer Agent by fax. Please call the number on the back of this prospectus for information about which transactions may be handled this way. Transaction requests submitted by fax are subject to the same rules and restrictions as the written, telephone and internet requests described in this prospectus. However, requests that require a signature guarantee may not be submitted by fax.

Submitting Transaction Requests Through Your Financial Intermediary. You can submit purchase, redemption or exchange requests through any broker, dealer or other financial intermediary that has a special agreement with the Distributor. The broker, dealer or other intermediary will place the order with the Distributor on your behalf. A broker or dealer may charge a processing fee for that service. If your shares are held in the name of your financial intermediary, you must redeem them through that intermediary. Intermediaries that perform account transactions for their clients by participating in "Networking" through the National Securities Clearing Corporation are responsible for obtaining their clients' permission to perform those transactions, and are responsible to their clients who are shareholders of the Fund if the intermediary performs any transaction erroneously or improperly.

Client Account Exchanges by Financial Intermediaries. The Fund and the Transfer Agent permit brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries to submit exchange requests on behalf of their customers, unless that authority has been revoked. The Fund or the Transfer Agent may limit or refuse exchange requests submitted by such financial intermediaries if, in the Transfer Agent's judgment, exercised in its discretion, the exchanges would be disruptive to any of the funds involved in the transaction.

INVESTMENT PLANS AND 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 that is an Automated Clearing House (ACH) member. AccountLink lets you:

  • transmit funds electronically to purchase shares by internet, by telephone or automatically through an Asset Builder Plan. The purchase payment will be debited from your bank account.
  • have the Transfer Agent send redemption proceeds or dividends and distributions directly to your bank account.

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

Asset Builder Plan. Under an Asset Builder Plan, you may purchase shares of the Fund automatically. An Asset Builder Plan is available only if you have established AccountLink with a bank or other financial institution. Payments to purchase Fund shares will be debited from your linked account.

To establish an Asset Builder Plan at the time you initially purchase Fund shares, complete the "Asset Builder Plan" information on the account application. To add an Asset Builder Plan to an existing account, use the Asset Builder Enrollment Form. You may change the amount of your Asset Builder payment or you can terminate your automatic investments at any time by writing to the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent requires a reasonable period (approximately 10 days) after receipt of your instructions to implement the requested changes. For more details, see the account application, the Asset Builder Enrollment Form and the Statement of Additional Information. Those documents are available by contacting the Distributor or may be downloaded from our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com. The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering Asset Builder Plans at any time without prior notice.

Automatic Redemption and Exchange Plans. The Fund has several plans that enable you to redeem shares automatically or exchange them for shares of another Oppenheimer fund on a regular basis. Please call the Transfer Agent or consult the Statement of Additional Information for details.

Retirement Plans. The Distributor offers a number of different retirement plans that individuals and employers can use. The procedures for buying, selling, exchanging and transferring shares, and the account features applicable to other share classes, generally do not apply to Class N shares offered through a group retirement plan. However, the time that transaction requests must be received in order to purchase, redeem or exchange shares at the net asset value calculated on any business day is the same for all share classes. Purchase, redemption, exchange and transfer requests for a group retirement plan must be submitted by the plan administrator, not by plan participants. Retirement plans that hold shares of Oppenheimer funds in an omnibus account for the benefit of plan participants (other than OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Single DB Plus plans) are not permitted to make initial purchases of Class A shares that would be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Class B shares are not offered to new omnibus group retirement plans. The types of retirement plans that the Distributor offers include:

  • Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). These include regular IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and rollover IRAs.
  • SEP-IRAs. These are Simplified Employee Pension Plan IRAs for small business owners or self-employed individuals.
  • 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans. These are tax-deferred plans for employees of eligible tax-exempt organizations, such as schools, hospitals and charitable organizations.
  • 401(k) Plans. These are special retirement plans for employees of businesses.
  • Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans. These plans are designed for businesses and self-employed individuals.

Retirement Plan Accounts. To open an OppenheimerFunds retirement plan account, please call the Distributor for retirement plan documents, which include applications and important plan information.

Less Paper, Less Waste. To avoid sending duplicate copies of Fund materials to households, the Fund will mail only one copy of each prospectus, annual and semi-annual report and annual notice of the Fund's privacy policy to shareholders having the same last name and address on the Fund's records. The consolidation of these mailings, called "householding," benefits the Fund through lower printing costs and reduced mailing expense.

If you prefer to receive multiple copies of these materials, you may call the Transfer Agent at the number on the back of this prospectus or you may notify the Transfer Agent in writing. Multiple copies of prospectuses, reports and privacy notices will be sent to you commencing within 30 days after the Transfer Agent receives your request to stop householding.

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12b-1) PLANS


Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class A shares that reimburses the Distributor for a portion of the costs of maintaining accounts and providing services to Class A shareholders. The Fund makes these payments quarterly, calculated at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the Class A shares daily net assets. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay brokers, dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries for providing personal service and maintaining the 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 pay the Distributor for distributing those share classes, maintaining accounts and providing shareholder services. Under the plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an asset-based sales charge for Class B and Class C shares calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% of the daily net assets of those classes and for Class N shares calculated at 0.25% of the daily net assets of that class. The Fund also pays a service fee under the plans at an annual rate of 0.25% of the daily net assets of Class B, Class C and Class N. Altogether, these fees increase the Class B and Class C annual expenses by 1.00% and increase the Class N annual expenses by 0.50%, calculated on the daily net assets of the applicable class. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than other types of sales charges.

Use of Plan Fees: The Distributor uses the service fees to compensate brokers, dealers, banks and other financial intermediaries for maintaining accounts and providing personal services to Class B, Class C or Class N shareholders in the applicable share class. The Distributor normally pays intermediaries the 0.25% service fee in advance for the first year after shares are purchased and then pays that fee periodically.

Class B Shares: The Distributor currently pays a sales concession of 3.75% of the purchase price of Class B shares to dealers from its own resources at the time of sale. Including the advance of the service fee, the total amount paid by the Distributor to the dealer at the time of sale of Class B shares is therefore 4.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor normally retains the Class B asset-based sales charge. However, for ongoing purchases of Class B shares by certain retirement plans, the Distributor may pay the intermediary the asset-based sales charge and service fee during the first year after purchase instead of paying a sales concession and the first year's service fees at the time of purchase. See the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions.

Class C Shares: At the time of a Class C share purchase, the Distributor generally pays financial intermediaries a sales concession of 0.75% of the purchase price from its own resources. Therefore, the total amount, including the advance of the service fee, that the Distributor pays the intermediary at the time of a Class C share purchase is 1.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor normally retains the asset-based sales charge on Class C share purchases during the first year and then pays that fee to the intermediary as an ongoing concession. For Class C share purchases in certain omnibus group retirement plans or through the OppenheimerFunds Record(k)eeper Pro program, the Distributor pays the intermediary the asset-based sales charge during the first year instead of paying a sales concession at the time of purchase. The Distributor pays the service fees it receives on those shares to the intermediary or to FASCore, LLC for providing shareholder services to those acco unts. See the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions to these arrangements.

Class N Shares: At the time of a Class N share purchase, the Distributor generally pays financial intermediaries a sales concession of 0.75% of the purchase price from its own resources. Therefore, the total amount, including the advance of the service fee, that the Distributor pays the intermediary at the time of a Class N purchase is 1.00% of the purchase price. The Distributor normally retains the asset-based sales charge on Class N shares. For Class N shares purchased in certain omnibus group retirement plans the Distributor may pay the intermediary the asset-based sales charge and service fee during the first year instead of paying a sales concession and the first year's service fees at the time of purchase. See the Statement of Additional Information for exceptions to these arrangements.

PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. The Manager and the Distributor, in their discretion, may also make payments to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries or to service providers for distribution and/or shareholder servicing activities. Those payments are made out of the Manager's and/or the Distributor's own resources and/or assets, including from the revenues or profits derived from the advisory fees the Manager receives from the Fund. Those cash payments, which may be substantial, are paid to many firms having business relationships with the Manager and Distributor and are in addition to any distribution fees, servicing fees, or transfer agency fees paid directly or indirectly by the Fund to these financial intermediaries and any commissions the Distributor pays to these firms out of the sales charges paid by investors. Payments by the Manager or Distributor from their own resources are not reflected in the tables in the "Fees and Expenses of the Fund" section of this prospectus because they are not paid by the Fund.

The financial intermediaries that may receive those payments include firms that offer and sell Fund shares to their clients, or provide shareholder services to the Fund, or both, and receive compensation for those activities. The financial intermediaries that may receive payments include your securities broker, dealer or financial adviser, sponsors of fund "supermarkets," sponsors of fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, sponsors of college and retirement savings programs, banks, trust companies and other intermediaries offering products that hold Fund shares, and insurance companies that offer variable annuity or variable life insurance products.

In general, these payments to financial intermediaries can be categorized as "distribution-related" or "servicing" payments. Payments for distribution-related expenses, such as marketing or promotional expenses, are often referred to as "revenue sharing." Revenue sharing payments may be made on the basis of the sales of shares attributable to that intermediary, the average net assets of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds attributable to the accounts of that intermediary and its clients, negotiated lump sum payments for distribution services provided, or similar fees. In some circumstances, revenue sharing payments may create an incentive for a financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds to its customers. These payments also may give an intermediary an incentive to cooperate with the Distributor's marketing efforts. A revenue sharing payment may, for example, qualify the Fund for preferred status with the intermediary recei ving the payment or provide representatives of the Distributor with access to representatives of the intermediary's sales force, in some cases on a preferential basis over funds of competitors. Additionally, as firm support, the Manager or Distributor may reimburse expenses related to educational seminars and "due diligence" or training meetings (to the extent permitted by applicable laws or the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), formerly known as the NASD) designed to increase sales representatives' awareness about Oppenheimer funds, including travel and lodging expenditures. However, the Manager does not consider a financial intermediary's sale of shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds when selecting brokers or dealers to effect portfolio transactions for the funds.

Various factors are used to determine whether to make revenue sharing payments. Possible considerations include, without limitation, the types of services provided by the intermediary, sales of Fund shares, the redemption rates on accounts of clients of the intermediary or overall asset levels of Oppenheimer funds held for or by clients of the intermediary, the willingness of the intermediary to allow the Distributor to provide educational and training support for the intermediary's sales personnel relating to the Oppenheimer funds, the availability of the Oppenheimer funds on the intermediary's sales system, as well as the overall quality of the services provided by the intermediary and the Manager or Distributor's relationship with the intermediary. The Manager and Distributor have adopted guidelines for assessing and implementing each prospective revenue sharing arrangement. To the extent that financial intermediaries receiving distribution-related payments from the Manager or Distributor s ell more shares of the Oppenheimer funds or retain more shares of the funds in their client accounts, the Manager and Distributor benefit from the incremental management and other fees they receive with respect to those assets.

Payments may also be made by the Manager, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent to financial intermediaries to compensate or reimburse them for administrative or other client services provided such as sub-transfer agency services for shareholders or retirement plan participants, omnibus accounting or sub-accounting, participation in networking arrangements, account set-up, recordkeeping and other shareholder services. Payments may also be made for administrative services related to the distribution of Fund shares through the intermediary. Firms that may receive servicing fees include retirement plan administrators, qualified tuition program sponsors, banks and trust companies, and others. These fees may be used by the service provider to offset or reduce fees that would otherwise be paid directly to them by certain account holders, such as retirement plans.

The Statement of Additional Information contains more information about revenue sharing and service payments made by the Manager or the Distributor. Your broker, dealer or other financial intermediary may charge you fees or commissions in addition to those disclosed in this prospectus. You should ask your financial intermediary for details about any such payments it receives from the Manager or the Distributor and their affiliates, or any other fees or expenses it charges.

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS. The Fund intends to declare and pay dividends monthly from its net investment income. The Fund may also realize capital gains on the sale of portfolio securities, in which case it may make distributions out of any net short-term or long-term capital gains annually. The Fund may also make supplemental distributions of dividends and capital gains following the end of its fiscal year. The Fund has no fixed dividend rate and cannot guarantee that it will pay any dividends or capital gains distributions in a particular year.

Dividends and distributions are paid separately for each share class. The dividends and capital gains distributions paid on Class A and Class Y shares will generally be higher than those on Class B, Class C and Class N shares, since those share classes normally have higher expenses than Class A and Class Y shares.

Options for Receiving Dividends and Distributions. When you open your Fund account, you can specify on your application how you want to receive distributions of dividends and capital gains. To change that option, you must notify the Transfer Agent. There are four payment options available:

  • Reinvest All Distributions in the Fund. You can elect to reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions in additional shares of the Fund.
  • Reinvest Only Dividends or Capital Gains. You can elect to reinvest some types of distributions in the Fund while receiving the other types of distributions by check or having them sent to your bank account through AccountLink. Different treatment is available for distributions of dividends, short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains.
  • Receive All Distributions in Cash. You can elect to receive all dividends and capital gains distributions by check or have them sent to your bank through AccountLink.
  • Reinvest Your Distributions in Another Oppenheimer Fund. You can reinvest all of your dividends and capital gains distributions in another Oppenheimer fund that is available for exchanges. You must have an existing account in the same share class in the selected fund.

TAXES. If your shares are not held in a tax-deferred retirement account, you should be aware of the following tax consequences of investing in the Fund. Fund distributions, whether taken in cash or in additional shares, are subject to Federal income tax and may be subject to state or local taxes. Distributions paid from short-term capital gains and net investment income are taxable as ordinary income and distributions from net long-term capital gain are taxable as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have held your shares. In taxable years beginning before 2011, long-term capital gains of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers are taxed at a special reduced rate.

In the case of individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers, for taxable years beginning before 2011, certain dividends (including certain dividends from foreign corporations) are taxable at the lower rate applicable to long-term capital gains. In the case of certain corporations, some dividends are eligible for the dividends-received deduction. To the extent the Fund's distributions are paid from these types of dividends, and provided certain other shareholder level requirements are satisfied, the Fund's individual and non-corporate shareholders will be eligible to claim the reduced tax rate for the distributions and the Fund's corporate shareholders will be eligible to claim the dividends-received deduction.

Foreign countries may impose withholding and other taxes on the Fund's dividend and interest income. Provided that at the end of the fiscal year more than 50% of the Fund's assets are invested in stocks and securities of foreign corporations or governments, the Fund may make an election under the Internal Revenue Code allowing shareholders to take a credit or deduction on their Federal income tax returns for the foreign taxes paid by the Fund.

After the end of each calendar year the Fund will send you and the Internal Revenue Service statements showing the amount of any taxable distributions you received in the previous year and will separately identify any portion of these distributions that qualify for taxation as long-term capital gains or for any other special tax treatment.

The Fund has qualified and intends to qualify each year to be taxed as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code by satisfying certain income, asset diversification and income distribution requirements, but reserves the right not to so qualify. In each year that it qualifies as a regulated investment company, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on its income that it distributes to shareholders.

If you are neither a lawful permanent resident nor a citizen of the United States, or if you are a foreign entity, the Fund's ordinary income dividends (which include distributions of net short-term capital gain) generally will be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless a lower rate applies under an income tax treaty. For the Fund's taxable year beginning September 1, 2008, certain distributions that are designated by the Fund as interest-related dividends or short-term gain dividends and paid to a foreign shareholder may be eligible for an exemption from U.S. withholding tax. To the extent the Fund's distributions are derived from dividends, they will not be eligible for this exemption.

By law, your dividends and redemption proceeds will be subject to a withholding tax if you are not a corporation and have not provided a taxpayer identification number or social security number or if the number you have provided is incorrect.

Avoid "Buying a Distribution." If you buy shares on or just before the ex-dividend date, or just before the Fund declares a capital gains distribution, you will pay the full price for the shares and then receive a portion of the price back as a taxable dividend or capital gain.

Remember, There May be Taxes on Transactions. Because the Fund's share prices fluctuate, you may have a capital gain or loss when you sell or exchange your shares. A capital gain or loss is the difference between the price you paid for the shares and the price you receive when you sell or exchange 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, resulting in a reduction in the basis in their shares. If this occurs, the Fund will notify you.

This information is only a summary of certain Federal income tax information about your investment. You are encouraged to consult your tax adviser about the effect of an investment in the Fund on your particular tax situation and about any changes to the Internal Revenue Code that may occur from time to time. Additional information about the tax effects of investing in the Fund is contained in the Statement of Additional Information.

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights Table is presented to help you understand the Fund's financial performance for the past five fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the Fund's financial statements, is included in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request. KPMG LLP has been appointed as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund for fiscal year end 2009. See the Statement of Additional Information for additional information.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Financial Highlights Tables

Class A Year Ended September 30, 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $4.41 $4.18 $4.34 $4.23 $4.08
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income .241 .231 .211 .211 .20
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.40) .23 (.05) .19 .15
Total from investment operations (.16) .46 .16 .40 .35
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.29) (.23) (.32) (.29) (.20)
Net asset value, end of period $3.96 $4.41 $4.18 $4.34 $4.23
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2 (4.01)% 11.14% 3.77% 9.77% 8.73%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $7,719,384 $6,430,790 $5,077,400 $4,766,576 $4,117,666
Average net assets (in thousands) $7,560,427 $5,655,265 $4,888,392 $4,392,321 $4,025,554
Ratios to average net assets:3
Net investment income 5.44% 5.25% 5.03% 4.82% 4.69%
Total expenses 0.91%4 0.90%4 0.93% 0.94% 0.95%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses 0.89% 0.89% 0.92% 0.94% 0.95%
Portfolio turnover rate5 71% 72% 96% 103% 90%


1. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
3. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
4. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 2008 0.92%
Year Ended September 30, 2007 0.91%
5. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase Transactions Sale Transactions
Year Ended September 30, 2008 $1,979,370,856 $1,852,400,340
Year Ended September 30, 2007 $3,319,818,108 $3,509,387,791
Year Ended September 30, 2006 $4,097,005,267 $4,231,030,059
Year Ended September 30, 2005 $4,436,804,790 $4,469,108,355
Year Ended September 30, 2004 $5,593,936,243 $5,563,251,032


Class B Year Ended September 30, 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $4.42 $4.20 $4.35 $4.24 $4.10
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income .201 .191 .181 .171 .16
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.39) .22 (.05) .20 .15
Total from investment operations (.19) .41 .13 .37 .31
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.25) (.19) (.28) (.26) (.17)
Net asset value, end of period $3.98 $4.42 $4.20 $4.35 $4.24
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2 (4.54)% 9.99% 3.23% 8.94% 7.66%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $483,485 $569,523 $718,742 $ 918,651 $1,163,555
Average net assets (in thousands) $540,865 $635,237 $802,936 $1,021,022 $1,424,322
Ratios to average net assets:3
Net investment income 4.61% 4.43% 4.25% 4.05% 4.16%
Total expenses 1.73%4 1.71%4 1.71% 1.70% 1.69%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses 1.71% 1.70% 1.71% 1.69% 1.69%
Portfolio turnover rate5 71% 72% 96% 103% 90%


1. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
3. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
4. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 2008 1.74%
Year Ended September 30, 2007 1.72%
5. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase Transactions Sale Transactions
Year Ended September 30, 2008 $1,979,370,856 $1,852,400,340
Year Ended September 30, 2007 $3,319,818,108 $3,509,387,791
Year Ended September 30, 2006 $4,097,005,267 $4,231,030,059
Year Ended September 30, 2005 $4,436,804,790 $4,469,108,355
Year Ended September 30, 2004 $5,593,936,243 $5,563,251,032


Class C Year Ended September 30, 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $4.40 $4.18 $4.33 $4.22 $4.07
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income .201 .191 .181 .171 .17
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.38) .22 (.05) .20 .15
Total from investment operations (.18) .41 .13 .37 .32
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.26) (.19) (.28) (.26) (.17)
Net asset value, end of period $3.96 $4.40 $4.18 $4.33 $4.22
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2 (4.52)% 10.06% 3.22% 8.96% 7.95%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $1,493,804 $1,086,918 $857,843 $788,217 $710,085
Average net assets (in thousands) $1,381,340 $959,439 $814,425 $748,199 $716,206
Ratios to average net assets:3
Net investment income 4.68% 4.49% 4.27% 4.07% 4.06%
Total expenses 1.66%4 1.66%4 1.68% 1.69% 1.69%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses 1.64% 1.65% 1.68% 1.69% 1.69%
Portfolio turnover rate5 71% 72% 96% 103% 90%


1. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
3. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
4. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 20081.67%
Year Ended September 30, 20071.67%
5. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase TransactionsSale Transactions
Year Ended September 30, 2008$1,979,370,856$1,852,400,340
Year Ended September 30, 2007$3,319,818,108$3,509,387,791
Year Ended September 30, 2006$4,097,005,267$4,231,030,059
Year Ended September 30, 2005$4,436,804,790$4,469,108,3 55
Year Ended September 30, 2004$5,593,936,243$5,563,251,032


Class N Year Ended September 30, 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $4.41 $4.19 $4.34 $4.23 $4.08
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income .221 .211 .191 .191 .17
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.39) .22 (.04) .19 .16
Total from investment operations (.17) .43 .15 .38 .33
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.27) (.21) (.30) (.27) (.18)
Net asset value, end of period $3.97 $4.41 $4.19 $4.34 $4.23
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2 (4.17)% 10.42% 3.60% 9.27% 8.28%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $186,353 $145,685 $108,324 $83,287 $52,969
Average net assets (in thousands) $175,884 $126,935 $ 94,281 $69,480 $40,043
Ratios to average net assets:3
Net investment income 5.03% 4.84% 4.62% 4.37% 4.19%
Total expenses 1.32%4 1.32%4 1.33% 1.40% 1.38%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses 1.30% 1.31% 1.33% 1.40% 1.38%
Portfolio turnover rate5 71% 72% 96% 103% 90%


1. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
3. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
4. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 20081.33%
Year Ended September 30, 20071.33%
5. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase TransactionsSale Transactions
Year Ended September 30, 2008$1,979,370,856$1,852,400,340
Year Ended September 30, 2007$3,319,818,108$3,509,387,791
Year Ended September 30, 2006$4,097,005,267$4,231,030,059
Year Ended September 30, 2005$4,436,804,790$4,469,108,355
Year Ended September 30, 2004$5,593,936,243$5,563,251,032


Class Y Year Ended September 30, 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $4.39 $4.17 $4.32 $4.22 $4.07
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income .251 .241 .221 .211 .21
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.38) .22 (.04) .19 .14
Total from investment operations (.13) .46 .18 .40 .35
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.30) (.24) (.33) (.30) (.20)
Net asset value, end of period $3.96 $4.39 $4.17 $4.32 $4.22
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2 (3.33)% 11.28% 4.35% 9.73% 8.80%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $313,760 $347,689 $179,309 $62,824 $150,699
Average net assets (in thousands) $220,416 $260,589 $118,239 $68,656 $213,632
Ratios to average net assets:3
Net investment income 5.68% 5.61% 5.38% 4.84% 4.80%
Total expenses 0.66%4 0.56%4 0.58% 1.16% 1.29%
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses 0.64% 0.55% 0.58% 0.80% 0.90%
Portfolio turnover rate5 71% 72% 96% 103% 90%


1. Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
3. Annualized for periods less than one full year.
4. Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
Year Ended September 30, 20080.67%
Year Ended September 30, 20070.57%
5. The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
Purchase TransactionsSale Transactions
Year Ended September 30, 2008$1,979,370,856$1,852,400,340
Year Ended September 30, 2007$3,319,818,108$3,509,387,791
Year Ended September 30, 2006$4,097,005,267$4,231,030,059
Year Ended September 30, 2005$4,436,804,790$4,469,108,355
Year Ended September 30, 2004$5,593,936,243$5,563,251,032


INFORMATION AND SERVICES

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 (it is legally part of this prospectus).
ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS. The Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual Reports provide additional information about the Fund's investments and performance. 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 Request More Information

You can request the above documents, the notice explaining the Fund's privacy policy, and other information about the Fund, without charge, by:

Telephone: Call OppenheimerFunds Services toll-free: 1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)
Mail: Use the following address for regular mail:
OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
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Use the following address for courier or express mail:
OppenheimerFunds Services
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Internet: You may request documents, and read or download certain documents at www.oppenheimerfunds.com

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

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



The Fund's SEC File No.: 811-5724

PR0230.001.0109

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

Supplement dated March 31, 2009 to the
Prospectus dated January 28, 2009

This supplement amends the Prospectus of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund") dated January 28, 2009.

Effective April 1, 2009, the section titled "How the Fund is Managed – Portfolio Managers," on page 22 of the Prospectus, is deleted in its entirety and is replaced by the following:

Portfolio Managers. The Fund’s portfolio is managed by Arthur P. Steinmetz, the lead portfolio manager, Krishna Memani, Joseph Welsh and Caleb Wong, who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investments. Mr. Steinmetz has been a portfolio manager and Vice President of the Fund since October 1989 and a Vice President of the Fund since May 2003. Messrs. Memani, Welsh and Wong are portfolio managers and Vice Presidents of the Fund beginning April 1, 2009.

Mr. Steinmetz has been Director of Fixed-Income Investments of the Manager since January 2009 and a Senior Vice President of the Manager since March 1993. He is a portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mr. Memani has been a Senior Vice President and Head of the Investment Grade Fixed Income Team of the Manager since March 2009. Mr. Memani was a Managing Director and Head of the U.S. and European Credit Analyst Team at Deutsche Bank Securities from June 2006 through January 2009. He was the Chief Credit Strategist at Credit Suisse Securities from August 2002 through March 2006. He was a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments from September 1998 through June 2002. He is a portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mr. Welsh, CFA, has been the Head of the Manager's High Yield Corporate Debt Team since April 2009 and a Vice President of the Manager since December 2000. He was an Assistant Vice President of the Manager from December 1996 to November 2000 and a high yield bond analyst of the Manager from January 1995 to December 1996. He was a senior bond analyst with W.R. Huff Asset Management from November 1991 to December 1994. Mr. Welsh is a portfolio manager and officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mr. Wong has been a Vice President of the Manager since June 1999 and has worked in fixed-income quantitative research and risk management for the Manager since July 1996. He has been a member of the Manager’s Asset Allocation Committee since April 2005. Mr. Wong is a portfolio manager and an officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

March 31, 2009                                                                   PS0230.034

Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer RochesterTM Ohio Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer RochesterTM Virginia Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series

Oppenheimer Select Value Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series: Fixed Income Active

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund

Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Fund

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Quest International Value Fund, Inc.SM

Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund

Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund

Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund

Oppenheimer RochesterTM Arizona Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund

Oppenheimer RochesterTM Maryland Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund

Oppenheimer RochesterTM Massachusetts Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund

Oppenheimer RochesterTM Michigan Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer U S Government Trust

Oppenheimer RochesterTM Minnesota Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Value Fund

Oppenheimer RochesterTM National Municipals

RochesterTM Fund Municipals

Oppenheimer RochesterTM North Carolina Municipal Fund

 

Prospectus Supplement dated May 15, 2009

This supplement amends the Prospectus of each of the above referenced funds (each a "Fund") as follows and is in addition to any other supplement(s):

1.     

The sub-section titled "Right of Accumulation" in the section titled "Choosing a Share Class – About Class A Shares – Reduced Class A Sales Charges" is deleted in its entirety and is replaced by the following:


·     

Right of Accumulation. To qualify for the reduced Class A sales charge that would apply to a larger purchase than you are currently making, you can add the value of shares that you and your spouse currently own, and other purchases that you are currently making, to the value of your Class A share purchase of the Fund. You may count Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds and Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units in adviser sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or the Distributor serves as the "Program Manager" or "Program Distributor. " The Distributor or the financial intermediary through which you are buying shares will determine the value of the shares you currently own based on the greater of their current offering price or the amount you paid for the shares. For purposes of calculating that value, the Distributor will only take into consideration the value of shares owned as of December 31, 2007 and any shares purchased subsequently. The value of any shares that you have redeemed and the value of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which you have not paid a sales charge will not be counted for this purpose.


In totaling your holdings, you may count shares held in:

·     

your individual accounts (including IRAs, 403(b) plans and eligible 529 plans),

·     

your joint accounts with your spouse,

·     

accounts you or your spouse hold as trustees or custodians on behalf of your children who are minors.


A fiduciary can apply rights of accumulation to all shares purchased for a trust, estate or other fiduciary account that has multiple accounts (including employee benefit plans for the same employer and Single K plans for the benefit of a sole proprietor).

If you are buying shares directly from the Fund, you must inform the Distributor of your eligibility and holdings at the time of your purchase in order to qualify for the Right of Accumulation. If you are buying shares through a financial intermediary you must notify the intermediary of your eligibility for the Right of Accumulation at the time of your purchase.

To count eligible shares held in accounts at other firms, you may be requested to provide the Distributor or your current financial intermediary with a copy of account statements showing your current holdings of the Fund, other eligible Oppenheimer funds or qualifying 529 plans. Shares purchased under a Letter of Intent may also qualify as eligible holdings under a Right of Accumulation.

2.     

The following is added to the section titled "How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Shares – How to Buy Shares " at the end of the paragraph titled "Buying Shares Through the Distributor":


If you submit a purchase request to the Distributor without designating the fund you wish to invest in, your investment will be made in Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. This policy does not apply to purchases by or for certain retirement plans or accounts. For more information regarding undesignated investments, please call the Transfer Agent at the number on the back cover of this prospectus.

3.     

The third bullet point in the section titled "How to Submit Share Transaction Requests – Internet and Telephone Transaction Requests" is deleted in its entirety and is replaced by the following :


·     

Redemptions that are submitted by telephone or on the internet and request the proceeds to be paid by check, must be made payable to all owners of record of the shares and must be sent to the address on the account statement. Telephone or internet redemptions paid by check may not exceed $100,000 in any seven-day period. This service is not available within 15 days after changing the address on an account.


May 15, 2009     

PS0000.051

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Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

6803 South Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924

1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)

Statement of Additional Information dated January 28, 2009, revised May 11, 2009

This Statement of Additional Information is not a Prospectus. This document contains additional information about the Fund and supplements information in the Prospectus dated January 28, 2009, as supplemented from time to time. It should be read together with the Prospectus. You can obtain the Prospectus by writing to the Fund's Transfer Agent, OppenheimerFunds Services, at P.O. Box 5270, Denver, Colorado 80217, or by calling the Transfer Agent at the toll-free number shown above, or by downloading it from the OppenheimerFunds Internet website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com.

Contents

 

Page

About the Fund

 

Additional Information About the Fund's Investment Policies and Risks

 

The Fund's Investment Policies

 

Other Investment Techniques and Strategies

 

Investment Restrictions

 

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

 

How the Fund is Managed

 

Organization and History

 

Trustees and Officers of the Fund

 

The Manager

 

Brokerage Policies of the Fund

 

Distribution and Service Plans

 

Payments to Fund Intermediaries

 

Performance of the Fund

 
   

About Your Account

 

How To Buy Shares

 

How To Sell Shares

 

How To Exchange Shares

 

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

 

Additional Information About the Fund

 
   

Financial Information About the Fund

 

Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Financial Statements

 
   

Appendix A: Ratings Definitions

 

Appendix B: Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers

 


A B O U T T H E F U N D

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 ("SAI") contains supplemental information about those policies and risks and the types of securities that the Fund's investment manager, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the "Manager"), can select for the Fund. Additional information is also provided about the strategies that the Fund may 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 Manager may use in selecting portfolio securities will vary over time. The Fund is not required to use all of the investment techniques and strategies described below in seeking its goal. It may use some of the investment techniques and strategies at some times or not at all.
 

     In selecting securities for the Fund's portfolio, the Manager evaluates the merits of particular securities primarily through the exercise of its own investment analysis. For example, with respect to corporate securities, 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 its competitors), the effect of general market and economic conditions on the issuer's business, and legislative proposals that might affect the issuer.

     The Manager might also consider the trading activity in the issuer's securities, present and anticipated cash flow, estimated current value of its assets in relation to their historical cost, the issuer's experience and managerial expertise, responsiveness to changes in interest rates and business conditions, debt maturity schedules, and current and future borrowing requirements.
 

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Foreign Securities. The Fund expects to have substantial investments in foreign securities. For the most part, these will be debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign companies or governments, including "supra-national" entities. "Foreign securities" include equity and debt securities of companies organized under the laws of countries other than the United States and debt securities issued or guaranteed by governments other than the U.S. government or by foreign supra-national entities. They also include securities of companies (including those that are located in the United States or organized under U.S. law) that derive a significant portion of their revenue or profits from foreign businesses, investments or sales, or that have a significant portion of their assets abroad. They may be traded on foreign securities exchanges or in the foreign over-the-counter markets.


The percentage of the Fund's assets that will be allocated to foreign securities will vary over time depending on a number of factors. Those factors may include the relative yields of foreign and U.S. securities, the economies of foreign countries, the condition of a country's financial markets, the interest rate climate of particular foreign countries and the relationship of particular foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar. The Manager analyzes fundamental economic criteria (for example, relative inflation levels and trends, growth rate forecasts, balance of payments status, and economic policies) as well as technical and political data.

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

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 United States, 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.

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Foreign Debt Obligations. The Fund may buy debt obligations of foreign governments and corporations. These securities 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.

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

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

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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:


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reduction of income by foreign taxes;


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fluctuation in value of foreign investments due to changes in currency rates or currency control regulations (for example, currency blockage) or due to currency devaluation;


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transaction charges for currency exchange;


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lack of public information about foreign issuers;


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lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards in foreign countries comparable to those applicable to domestic issuers;


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less volume on foreign exchanges than on U.S. exchanges;


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greater volatility and less liquidity on foreign markets than in the U.S.;


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less governmental regulation of foreign issuers, stock exchanges and brokers than in the U.S.;


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foreign exchange contracts;


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greater difficulties in commencing lawsuits;


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higher brokerage commission rates than in the U.S.;


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increased risks of delays in settlement of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio securities;


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foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends;


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possibilities in some countries of expropriation, nationalization, confiscatory taxation, political, financial or social instability or adverse diplomatic developments; and


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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.

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Special Risks of Emerging Markets. Emerging and developing markets abroad may also offer special opportunities for investing but have greater risks than more developed foreign markets, such as those in Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. There may be even less liquidity in their securities markets, and settlements of purchases and sales of securities may be subject to additional delays. They are subject to greater risks of limitations on the repatriation of income and profits because of currency restrictions imposed by local governments. Those countries may also be subject to the risk of greater political and economic instability, which can greatly affect the volatility of prices of securities in those countries. The Manager will consider these factors when evaluating securities in these markets, because the selection of those securities must be consistent with the Fund's investment objective.


·     Currency Risk. The Fund may purchase securities denominated in foreign currencies and in derivative instruments linked to foreign currencies. A change in the value of such foreign currency against the U.S. dollar will result in a change in the U.S. dollar value of securities denominated in or derivatives linked to that foreign currency and 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.

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

     Investing in PFICs involves the risks associated with investing in foreign securities, as described above. There are also the risks that the Fund may not realize that a foreign corporation it invests in is a PFIC for federal tax purposes. Federal tax laws impose severe tax penalties for failure to properly report investment income from PFICs. Following industry standards, the Fund makes every effort to ensure compliance with federal tax reporting of these investments. PFICs are considered foreign securities for the purposes of the Fund's minimum percentage requirements or limitations of investing in foreign securities.
 
     Subject to the limits under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act"), the Fund may also invest in foreign mutual funds which are also deemed PFICs (since nearly all of the income of a mutual fund is generally passive income). Investing in these types of PFICs may allow exposure to various countries because some foreign countries limit, or prohibit, all direct foreign investment in the securities of companies domiciled therein.
 
     In addition to bearing their proportionate share of a fund's expenses (management fees and operating expenses), shareholders will also indirectly bear similar expenses of such entities. Additional risks of investing in other investment companies are described below under "Investment in Other Investment Companies."

n     Debt Securities. The Fund can invest in a variety of debt securities to seek its objective. Foreign debt securities are subject to the risks of foreign securities described above.

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


The Fund's debt investments can include high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds (commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). Investment-grade bonds are bonds rated at least "Baa" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), at least "BBB" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("Standard & Poor's") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch"), or that have comparable ratings by another nationally-recognized rating organization.

In making investments in debt securities, the Manager may rely to some extent on the ratings of ratings organizations or it may use its own research to evaluate a security's credit-worthiness. If securities the Fund buys are unrated, they are assigned a rating by the Manager of comparable quality to bonds having similar yield and risk characteristics within a rating category of a rating organization.

 

The Fund does not have investment policies establishing specific maturity ranges for the Fund's investments, and they may be within any maturity range (short, medium or long) depending on the Manager's evaluation of investment opportunities available within the debt securities markets. The Fund may shift its investment focus to securities with longer maturities as interest rates decline and to securities with shorter maturities as interest rates rise.

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Special Risks of Lower-Grade Securities. The Fund can invest without limit in lower-grade debt securities, if the Manager believes it is consistent with the Fund's objective. Because lower-rated securities tend to offer higher yields than investment grade securities, the Fund may invest in lower-grade securities to try to achieve higher income.


     "Lower-grade" debt securities are those rated below "investment grade" which means they have a rating lower than "Baa" by Moody's or lower than "BBB" by Standard & Poor's or Fitch, or similar ratings by other rating organizations. If they are unrated, and are determined by the Manager to be of comparable quality to debt securities rated below investment grade, they are considered part of the Fund's portfolio of lower-grade securities. The Fund can invest in securities rated as low as "C" or "D" or which may be in default at the time the Fund buys them.

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

     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 Fitch are investment grade and are not regarded as junk bonds, those securities may be subject to special risks, and have some speculative characteristics. Definitions of the debt security ratings categories of the principal rating organizations are included in Appendix A to this SAI.

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


Fluctuations in the market value of fixed-income securities after the Fund buys them will not affect the interest payable on those securities, nor the cash income from them. 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.

·     Prepayment Risk. Certain fixed-income securities are subject to the risk of unanticipated prepayment. That is the risk that when interest rates fall, borrowers will prepay the loans that underlie these securities more quickly than expected, causing the issuer of the security to repay the principal prior to the security's expected maturity. The Fund may need to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate, reducing its income. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If the Fund buys those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause it to lose a portion of its principal investment represented by the premium. The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult to predict and may increase the security's price volatility. Interest-only and principal-only securities are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, which can affect not only their prices but can also change the income flows and prepayment assumptions about those investments.

·     Extension Risk. If interest rates rise rapidly, repayments of principal on certain debt securities may occur at a slower rate than expected and the expected maturity of those securities could lengthen as a result. Those securities generally have a greater potential for loss when prevailing interest rates rise, which could cause their value to fall sharply.

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


     Mortgage-related securities that are issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government have relatively little credit risk (depending on the nature of the issuer) but are subject to interest rate risks and prepayment risks, as described in the Prospectus. Mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers have greater credit risk.
 
     As with other debt securities, the prices of mortgage-related securities tend to move inversely to changes in interest rates. The Fund can buy mortgage-related securities that have interest rates that move inversely to changes in general interest rates, based on a multiple of a specific index. Although the value of a mortgage-related security may decline when interest rates rise, the converse is not always the case.
 
     In periods of declining interest rates, mortgages are more likely to be prepaid. Therefore, a mortgage-related security's maturity can be shortened by unscheduled prepayments on the underlying mortgages, and it is not possible to predict accurately the security's yield. The principal that is returned earlier than expected may have to be reinvested in other investments having a lower yield than the prepaid security. As a result, these securities may be less effective as a means of "locking in" attractive long-term interest rates, and they may have less potential for appreciation during periods of declining interest rates, than conventional bonds with comparable stated maturities.

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

     During periods of rapidly rising interest rates, prepayments of mortgage-related securities may occur at slower than expected rates. Slower prepayments effectively may lengthen a mortgage-related security's expected maturity. Generally, that would cause the value of the security to fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates. If the prepayments on the Fund's mortgage-related securities were to decrease broadly, the Fund's effective duration, and therefore its sensitivity to interest rate changes, would increase.
 
     As with other debt securities, the values of mortgage-related securities may be affected by changes in the market's perception of the creditworthiness of the entity issuing the securities or guaranteeing them. Their values may also be affected by changes in government regulations and tax policies.
 

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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations. CMOs are multi-class bonds that are backed by pools of mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through certificates. They may be collateralized by:


(1)     

pass-through certificates issued or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac,


(2)     

unsecuritized mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans' Affairs,


(3)     

unsecuritized conventional mortgages,


(4)     

other mortgage-related securities, or


(5)     

any combination of these.


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

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


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

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

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U.S. Government Mortgage-Related Securities. The Fund can invest in a variety of mortgage-related securities that are issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, some of which are described below. On September 7, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a new independent regulatory agency, placed the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation into conservatorship and the U.S. Department of Treasury made a commitment to purchase mortgage-backed securities from the companies through December 2009. The U.S. Department of Treasury also entered into a new secured lending credit facility with those companies and a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement. Under those agreements, the Treasury will ensure that each company maintains a positive net worth.


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GNMA Certificates. The Government National Mortgage Association is a wholly-owned corporate instrumentality of the United States within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. GNMA's principal programs involve its guarantees of privately-issued securities backed by pools of mortgages. Ginnie Maes are debt securities representing an interest in one mortgage or a pool of mortgages that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration or the Farmers Home Administration or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration.


The Ginnie Maes in which the Fund invests are of the "fully modified pass-through" type. They provide that the registered holders of the Ginnie Maes will receive timely monthly payments of the pro-rata share of the scheduled principal payments on the underlying mortgages, whether or not those amounts are collected by the issuers. Amounts paid include, on a pro rata basis, any prepayment of principal of such mortgages and interest (net of servicing and other charges) on the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Ginnie Maes, whether or not the interest on the underlying mortgages has been collected by the issuers.

The Ginnie Maes purchased by the Fund are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by GNMA. In giving that guaranty, GNMA expects that payments received by the issuers of Ginnie Maes on account of the mortgages backing the Ginnie Maes will be sufficient to make the required payments of principal of and interest on those Ginnie Maes. However, if those payments are insufficient, the guaranty agreements between the issuers of the Ginnie Maes and GNMA require the issuers to make advances sufficient for the payments. If the issuers fail to make those payments, GNMA will do so.

Under Federal law, the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of all amounts that may be required to be paid under any guaranty issued by GNMA as to such mortgage pools. An opinion of an Assistant Attorney General of the United States, dated December 9, 1969, states that such guaranties "constitute general obligations of the United States backed by its full faith and credit." GNMA is empowered to borrow from the United States Treasury to the extent necessary to make any payments of principal and interest required under those guaranties.

Ginnie Maes are backed by the aggregate indebtedness secured by the underlying FHA-insured, FMHA-insured or VA-guaranteed mortgages. Except to the extent of payments received by the issuers on account of such mortgages, Ginnie Maes do not constitute a liability of those issuers, nor do they evidence any recourse against those issuers. Recourse is solely against GNMA. Holders of Ginnie Maes (such as the Fund) have no security interest in or lien on the underlying mortgages.

Monthly payments of principal will be made, and additional prepayments of principal may be made, to the Fund with respect to the mortgages underlying the Ginnie Maes owned by the Fund. All of the mortgages in the pools relating to the Ginnie Maes in the Fund are subject to prepayment without any significant premium or penalty, at the option of the mortgagors. While the mortgages on 1-to-4-family dwellings underlying certain Ginnie Maes have a stated maturity of up to 30 years, it has been the experience of the mortgage industry that the average life of comparable mortgages, as a result of prepayments, refinancing and payments from foreclosures, is considerably less.

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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac" or "FHLMC") Certificates. FHLMC, a corporate instrumentality of the United States, issues FHLMC Certificates representing interests in mortgage loans. FHLMC guarantees to each registered holder of a FHLMC Certificate timely payment of the amounts representing a holder's proportionate share in:


(i)     

interest payments less servicing and guarantee fees,


(ii)     

principal prepayments, and


(iii)     

the ultimate collection of amounts representing the holder's proportionate interest in principal payments on the mortgage loans in the pool represented by the FHLMC Certificate, in each case whether or not such amounts are actually received.


     The obligations of FHLMC under its guarantees are obligations solely of FHLMC and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States.

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Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Certificates. Fannie Mae, a federally-chartered and privately-owned corporation, issues Fannie Mae Certificates which are backed by a pool of mortgage loans. Fannie Mae guarantees to each registered holder of a Fannie Mae Certificate that the holder will receive amounts representing the holder's proportionate interest in scheduled principal and interest payments, and any principal prepayments, on the mortgage loans in the pool represented by such Certificate, less servicing and guarantee fees, and the holder's proportionate interest in the full principal amount of any foreclosed or other liquidated mortgage loan. In each case the guarantee applies whether or not those amounts are actually received. The obligations of Fannie Mae under its guarantees are obligations solely of Fannie Mae and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities other than Fannie Mae.


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

     Mortgage securities may be partially stripped so that each class receives some interest and some principal. However, they may be completely stripped. In that case all of the interest is distributed to holders of one type of security, known as an "interest-only" security, or "I/O," and all of the principal is distributed to holders of another type of security, known as a "principal-only" security or "P/O." Strips can be created for pass-through certificates or CMOs.
 
     The yields to maturity of I/Os and P/Os are very sensitive to principal repayments (including prepayments) on the underlying mortgages. If the underlying mortgages experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund might not fully recoup its investment in an I/O based on those assets. If underlying mortgages experience less than anticipated prepayments of principal, the yield on the P/Os based on them could decline substantially.

n     Derivatives. The Fund can invest in a variety of derivative investments, including swaps, "structured" notes, convertible notes, options, forward contracts and futures contracts, to seek income or for hedging purposes. The use of derivatives requires special skills and knowledge of investment techniques that are different than what is required for normal portfolio management.  If the Manager uses a derivative instrument at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, the use of derivatives may reduce the Fund's return.

     The Fund may use derivative instruments under different circumstances in pursuit of the Fund's investment objective. For example, the Fund may use a derivative instrument when it provides greater liquidity than the underlying security, a pricing advantage or lower transaction cost. Although it is not obligated to do so, the Fund can use derivatives to hedge. To attempt to protect against declines in the market value of the Fund's portfolio, to permit the Fund to retain unrealized gains in the value of portfolio securities which have appreciated, or to facilitate selling securities for investment reasons, the Fund could:

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sell futures contracts,


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buy puts on such futures or on securities, or


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write covered calls on securities or futures. Covered calls may also be used to increase the Fund's income, but the Manager does not expect to engage extensively in that practice.


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

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buy futures, or


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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 strategies the Fund can use are described below. The Fund may employ new hedging strategies when they are developed, if those investment methods are consistent with the Fund's investment objectives and are permissible under applicable regulations governing the Fund.

·     "Structured" Notes. The Fund can invest in "structured" notes, which are specially-designed derivative debt investments whose principal payments or interest payments are linked to the value of an underlying asset, such as an equity or debt security, currency, or commodity, or non-asset reference, such as an interest rate or index. The terms of the instrument may be "structured" by the purchaser (the Fund) and the borrower issuing the note.

The values of these notes will fall or rise in response to changes in the values of the underlying asset or reference and the Fund might receive less principal or interest if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated. In some cases, these notes may pay an amount based on a multiple of the relative change in value of the asset or reference. This type of note offers the potential for increased income or principal payments but at a greater risk of loss than a typical debt security of the same maturity and credit quality.

The values of these notes are also subject to both credit risk (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations) and interest rate risk and therefore the Fund could receive more or less than it originally invested when a note matures. The prices of these notes may be very volatile and they may have a limited trading market, making it difficult for the Fund to value them or sell them at an acceptable price.

·     Swaps. The Fund may enter into swap agreements, including interest rate, total return, credit default and volatility swaps. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified period of time typically ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or the difference between the returns) earned or realized on a particular asset, such as an equity or debt security, commodity or currency, or non-asset reference, such as an interest rate or index. The swapped returns are generally calculated with respect to a notional amount, that is, the return on a particular dollar amount invested in the underlying asset or reference. The Fund may enter into swaps, including credit default swaps, that refer to an asset that the Fund does not own. The Fund may enter into a swap agreement to, among other reasons, gain exposure to certain markets in the most economical way possible, protect against currency fluctuations, or reduce risk arising from ownership of a particular security or instrument. The Fund will identify liquid assets on the Fund's books (such as cash or U.S. government securities) to cover any amounts it could owe under swaps that exceed the amounts it is entitled to receive, and it will adjust that amount daily, as needed.

The Fund may enter into swap transactions with certain counterparties pursuant to master netting agreements. A master netting agreement provides that all swaps done between the Fund and that counterparty shall be regarded as parts of an integral agreement. If amounts are payable on a particular date in the same currency in respect of more than one swap transaction, the amount payable shall be the net amount. In addition, the master netting agreement may provide that if one party defaults generally or on any swap, the counterparty can terminate all outstanding swaps with that party.

The use of swap agreements by the Fund entails certain risks. The swaps market is generally unregulated. There is no central exchange or market for swap transactions and therefore they are less liquid investments than exchange-traded instruments and may be considered illiquid by the Fund. Swap agreements entail credit risk arising from the possibility that the counterparty will default. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund's loss will consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Fund has not yet received. The Manager will monitor the creditworthiness of counterparties to the Fund's swap transactions on an ongoing basis. The Fund's successful use of swap agreements is dependent upon the Manager's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Swap agreements may effectively add leverage to the Fund's portfolio because the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap.

·     Interest Rate Swaps. The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps. In an interest rate swap, the Fund and another party exchange the right to receive or the obligation to pay interest on a security or other reference rate. For example, they might swap the right to receive floating rate payments for fixed rate payments. There is a risk that, based on movements of interest rates, the payments made by the Fund under a swap agreement will be greater than the payments it receives.

·     Total Return Swaps. The Fund may enter into total return swaps, under which one party agrees to pay the other the total return of a defined underlying asset, such as a security or basket of securities, or non-asset reference, such as a securities index, during the specified period in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return from different underlying assets or references. Total return swaps could result in losses if the underlying asset or reference does not perform as anticipated by the Manager.

·     Credit Default Swaps. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps. A credit default swap enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a credit event, such as an issuer's failure to make timely payments of interest or principal, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may seek to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection against the occurrence of a credit event by a specified issuer. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, both directly ("unfunded swaps") and indirectly ( "funded swaps") in the form of a swap embedded within a structured security. Unfunded and funded credit default swaps may refer to a single security or a basket of securities. Credit default swaps may refer to permissible investments indentified in the Prospectus and this SAI, including mortgage-related securities.

If the Fund buys credit protection using a credit default swap and a credit event occurs, the Fund will deliver the defaulted bonds underlying the swap and the swap counterparty will pay the par amount of the bonds. If the Fund sells credit protection using a credit default swap and a credit event occurs, the Fund will pay the par amount of the defaulted bonds underlying the swap and the swap counterparty will deliver the bonds. If the swap is on a basket of securities, the notional amount of the swap is reduced by the par amount of the defaulted bonds, and the fixed payments are then made on the reduced notional amount.

Risks of credit default swaps include counterparty credit risk (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations) and the risk that the Fund will not properly assess the cost of the instrument based on the lack of transparency in the market. If the Fund is selling credit protection, there is a risk that a credit event will occur and that the Fund will have to pay par value on defaulted bonds. If the Fund is buying credit protection, there is a risk that no credit event will occur and the Fund will receive no benefit for the premium paid. In addition, if the Fund is buying credit protection and a credit event does occur, there is a risk when the Fund does not own the underlying security, that the Fund will have difficulty acquiring the bond on the open market and may receive adverse pricing.

·     Volatility Swap Contracts. The Fund may enter into volatility swaps to hedge the direction of volatility in a particular asset or non-asset reference, or for other non-speculative purposes. For volatility swaps, counterparties agree to buy or sell volatility at a specific level over a fixed period. Volatility swaps are subject to credit risks (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations), and the risk that the Manager is incorrect in forecasts of volatility of the underlying asset or reference.

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

      Futures. The Fund can buy and sell futures contracts that relate to debt securities (these are referred to as "interest rate futures"), broadly-based securities indices ("stock index futures" and "bond index futures"), foreign currencies, commodities and an individual stock ("single stock futures").

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

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

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

     No 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 exchange-traded and over-the-counter put options ("puts") and call options ("calls"), including index options, securities options, currency options, commodities options and options on futures.

           Writing Call Options. The Fund may write (that is, sell) calls. If the Fund sells a call option, it must be covered. That means the Fund must own the security subject to the call while the call is outstanding, or the call must be covered by segregating or indentifying liquid assets on the Fund's books to enable the Fund to satisfy its obligations if the call is exercised. There is no limit on the amount of the Fund's total assets that may be subject to covered calls the Fund writes.

     From time to time, the Fund will write a call option that is not covered as indicated above but where the Fund will maintain, with its custodian for the term of the option, liquid assets in a segregated account having a value equal to the fluctuating market value of the optioned securities or currencies. While such an option would be "covered" with sufficient collateral to satisfy SEC prohibitions on issuing senior securities, this type of strategy would expose the funds to the risks of writing uncovered options. When writing uncovered call options, the Fund is subject to the risk of having to purchase the security or currency subject to the option at a price higher than the exercise price of the option. As the price of a security or currency could appreciate substantially, the Fund's loss could be significant.

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

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

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

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

The Fund may also write calls on a futures contract without owning the futures contract or securities deliverable under the contract. To do so, at the time the call is written, the Fund must cover the call by segregating or identifying an equivalent dollar amount of liquid assets as identified in the Fund's books. The Fund will segregate or indentify additional liquid assets if the value of the segregated or identified assets drops below 100% of the current value of the future. Because of this 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 may write (that is, sell) put options.

A put option on securities gives the purchaser the right to sell, and the writer the obligation to buy, the underlying investment at the exercise price during the option period. A put must be covered by segregating liquid assets on the Fund's books.

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

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

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

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

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

           Purchasing Puts and Calls. The Fund may purchase call options. When the Fund buys a call (other than in a closing purchase transaction), it pays a premium. The Fund then has the right to buy the underlying investment from a seller of a corresponding call on the same investment during the call period at a fixed exercise price.

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

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

Buying a put on an investment the Fund does not own (such as an index or a 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.

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.

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

      Buying and Selling Options on Foreign Currencies. The Fund can buy and sell exchange-traded and over-the-counter put options and call options on foreign currencies. The Fund could use these calls and puts to try to protect against declines in the dollar value of foreign securities and increases in the dollar cost of foreign securities the Fund wants to acquire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     There is a risk in using short hedging by selling futures or purchasing puts on broadly-based indices or futures to attempt to protect against declines in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities. The risk is that the prices of the futures or the applicable index will correlate imperfectly with the behavior of the cash prices of the Fund's securities. For example, it is possible that while the Fund has used derivative 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 derivative 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 derivative 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 derivative 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 derivative 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 hedge position 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 can use 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 can 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 a foreign currency might suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar, it could enter into a forward contract to sell an amount of that foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of the Fund's portfolio securities denominated in that foreign currency. When the Fund believes that the U.S. dollar might suffer a substantial decline against a foreign currency, it could enter into a forward contract to buy that foreign currency for a fixed dollar amount. Alternatively, the Fund could enter into a forward contract to sell a different foreign currency for a fixed U.S. dollar amount if the Fund believes that the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency to be sold pursuant to its forward contract will fall whenever there is a decline in the U.S. dollar value of the currency in which portfolio securities of the Fund are denominated. That is referred to as a "cross hedge."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

·     Asset Coverage for Forward Contracts, Options, Futures, Options on Futures, Swaps and Short Sales. The Fund will comply with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and other applicable regulatory bodies with respect to coverage of options written by the Fund on securities and indexes, currency, interest rate and security index futures contracts and options on these futures contracts, forward currency contracts and short sales. These guidelines may, in certain instances, require segregation by the Fund of cash or liquid securities with its custodian or a designated sub-custodian to the extent the Fund's obligations with respect to these strategies are not otherwise "covered" through ownership of the underlying security or financial instrument or by other portfolio positions, or by other means consistent with applicable regulatory policies. Segregation of a large percentage of the Fund's assets could impede the Manager's ability to manage the Fund's portfolio.

Most swap agreements entered into by the Fund would calculate the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a "net basis" (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments). Consequently the Fund's current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the "net amount"). The Fund's current obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by the segregation of liquid assets having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued unpaid net amounts owed.

To the extent that the Fund enters into swaps on other than a net basis, the amount maintained in a segregated account will be the full amount of the Fund's obligations, if any, with respect to such swaps, accrued on a daily basis in an amount equal to or greater than the market value of the liabilities under the swap agreement or the amount it would have cost the Fund initially to make an equivalent direct investment, plus or minus any amount the Fund is obligated to pay or is to receive under the swap agreement. Inasmuch as segregated accounts are established for these transactions, the investment adviser and the Fund believe such obligations do not constitute senior securities and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to its borrowing restrictions. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreement related to the transaction.

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

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

Under the Investment Company Act, when the Fund purchases a future, it must maintain 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.

      Tax Aspects of Certain Derivative 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 mark-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:

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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


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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.

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

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


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


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


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Zero-Coupon U.S. Government Securities. The Fund may buy zero-coupon U.S. government securities. These will typically be U.S. Treasury Notes and Bonds that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons, the coupons themselves, or certificates representing interests in those stripped debt obligations and coupons.


      Zero-coupon securities do not make periodic interest payments and are sold at a deep discount from their face value at maturity. The buyer recognizes a rate of return determined by the gradual appreciation of the security, which is redeemed at face value on a specified maturity date. This discount depends on the time remaining until maturity, as well as prevailing interest rates, the liquidity of the security and the credit quality of the issuer. The discount typically decreases as the maturity date approaches.

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

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

n     Other Zero-Coupon Securities. The Fund may buy zero-coupon and delayed-interest securities, and "stripped" securities of corporations and of foreign government issuers. These are similar in structure to zero-coupon and "stripped" U.S. government securities, but in the case of foreign government securities, they may or may not be backed by the "full faith and credit" of the issuing foreign government. Zero-coupon securities issued by foreign governments and by corporations will be subject to greater credit risks than U.S. government zero-coupon securities.

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

      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.

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

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

n     Participation Interests in Loans and Loan Investment Pools. The Fund may invest in participation interests, subject to the Fund's limitation on investments in illiquid investments. A participation interest is an undivided interest in a loan made by the issuing financial institution in the proportion that the buyer's participation interest bears to the total principal amount of the loan. The issuing financial institution may have no obligation to the Fund other than to pay the Fund the proportionate amount of the principal and interest payments it receives. The Fund can also buy interests in trusts and other pooled entities that invest primarily or exclusively in loan obligations, including entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate.

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

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

The value of an asset-backed security is affected by changes in the market's perception of the asset backing the security, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the loan pool, the originator of the loans, or the financial institution providing any credit enhancement, and is also affected if any credit enhancement has been exhausted. The risks of investing in asset-backed securities are ultimately related to payment of consumer loans by the individual borrowers. As a purchaser of an asset-backed security, the Fund would generally have no recourse to the entity that originated the loans in the event of default by a borrower. The underlying loans are subject to prepayments, which may shorten the weighted average life of asset-backed securities and may lower their return, in the same manner as in the case of mortgage-backed securities and CMOs, described above. Unlike mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities typically do not have the benefit of a security interest in the underlying collateral.

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Event-Linked Bonds. The Fund may invest in "event-linked" bonds or interests in trusts and other pooled entities that invest primarily or exclusively in event-linked bonds, including entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate. Event-linked bonds, which are sometimes referred to as "catastrophe" bonds, are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other occurrence that leads to physical or economic loss. In some cases, the trigger event will not be deemed to have occurred unless the event is of a certain magnitude (based on scientific readings) or causes a certain measurable amount of loss to the issuer, a particular industry group or a reference index. If the trigger event occurs prior to maturity, the Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal and additional interest. The Fund may also invest in similar bonds where the Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal and additional interest if the mortality rate in a geographic area exceeds a stated threshold prior to maturity whether or not a particular catastrophic event has occurred.  Event-linked bonds may be issued by government agencies, insurance companies, reinsurers, and financial institutions, among other issuers, or special purpose vehicles associated with the foregoing. Often event-linked bonds provide for extensions of maturity in order to process and audit loss claims in those cases when a trigger event has occurred or is likely to have occurred. An extension of maturity may increase a bond's volatility.


Event-linked bonds may expose the Fund to certain other risks, including issuer default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences. Lack of a liquid market may result in higher transaction costs and the possibility that the Fund may be forced to liquidate positions when it would not be advantageous to do so. Event-linked bonds are typically rated by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organization and the Fund will only invest in event-linked bonds that meet the credit quality requirements for the Fund.

     |X|     Floating Rate and Variable Rate Obligations. Some securities the Fund can purchase have variable or floating interest rates. Variable rates are adjusted at stated periodic intervals. Variable rate obligations can have a demand feature that allows the Fund to tender the obligation to the issuer or a third party prior to its maturity. The tender may be at par value plus accrued interest, according to the terms of the obligations.
 

     The interest rate on a floating rate demand note is adjusted automatically according to a stated prevailing market rate, such as a bank's prime rate, the 91-day U.S. Treasury Bill rate, or some other standard. The instrument's rate is adjusted automatically each time the base rate is adjusted. The interest rate on a variable rate note is also based on a stated prevailing market rate but is adjusted automatically at specified intervals of not less than one year. Generally, the changes in the interest rate on such securities reduce the fluctuation in their market value. As interest rates decrease or increase, the potential for capital appreciation or depreciation is less than that for fixed-rate obligations of the same maturity. The Manager may determine that an unrated floating rate or variable rate demand obligation meets the Fund's quality standards by reason of being backed by a letter of credit or guarantee issued by a bank that meets those quality standards.

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

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


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

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

When the Fund engages in when-issued and delayed-delivery transactions, it does so for the purpose of acquiring or selling securities consistent with its investment objective and policies for its portfolio or for delivery pursuant to options contracts it has entered into, and not for the purposes of investment leverage. Although the Fund will enter into when-issued or delayed-delivery purchase transactions to acquire securities, the Fund 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 deliver 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.

n     Short Sales. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against the potential decline in value of a security that the Fund owns or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to create a position that is economically similar to a short sale. Making short sales in securities that it does not own exposes a Fund to risks associated with those securities. As a result, if a Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, it will likely underperform similar mutual funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. A Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund closes the position. A Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although a Fund's gain is limited to the price at which it sold the security short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security, less the price at which the security was sold and may, theoretically, be unlimited.

The Fund will comply with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable regulatory bodies with respect to coverage of short sales. These guidelines may, in certain instances, require segregation by the Fund of cash or liquid securities with its custodian or a designated sub-custodian to the extent the Fund's obligations with respect to these strategies are not otherwise "covered" through ownership of the underlying security or by other means consistent with applicable regulatory policies. Segregation of a large percentage of the Fund's assets could impede the Manager's ability to manage the Fund's portfolio.

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

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

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

     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 Manager will monitor the vendor's creditworthiness to confirm that the vendor is financially sound and will monitor the collateral's value on an on-going basis.

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

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

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

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

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

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Investments in Equity Securities. The Fund can invest limited amounts of its assets in securities other than debt securities, including certain types of equity securities of both foreign and U.S. companies. However, it does not anticipate investing significant amounts of its assets in these securities as part of its normal investment strategy. Those equity securities include preferred stocks, rights and warrants, and securities convertible into common stock. Certain equity securities may be selected because they may provide dividend income.


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


Other factors can affect a particular stock's price, such as poor earnings reports by the issuer, loss of major customers, major litigation against the issuer, or changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its industry. The Fund can invest in securities of large companies and mid-size companies, but may also buy stocks of small companies, which may have more volatile stock prices than large companies.

·     Preferred Stocks. Unlike common stock, preferred stock typically 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.

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 call/redemption provisions prior to maturity, which can be a negative feature 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. Preferred stock may be "participating" stock, which means that it may be entitled to a dividend exceeding the stated dividend in certain cases. 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.

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


     While some convertible securities are a form of debt security, in many cases their conversion feature (allowing conversion into equity securities) causes them to be regarded by the Manager more as "equity equivalents." As a result, the rating assigned to the security has less impact on the Manager's investment decision than in the case of non-convertible fixed income securities.

To determine whether convertible securities should be regarded as "equity equivalents," the Manager examines the following factors:

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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,


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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


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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.


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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.


n     Loans of Portfolio Securities. The Fund may lend its portfolio securities pursuant to a Securities Lending Agency Agreement (the "Securities Lending Agreement") with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending ("Goldman Sachs"), subject to the restrictions stated in the Prospectus. The Fund will lend portfolio securities to attempt to increase its income. Goldman Sachs has agreed, in general, to guarantee the obligations of borrowers to return loaned securities and to be responsible for certain expenses relating to securities lending. Under the Securities Lending Agreement, the Fund's securities lending procedures and applicable regulatory requirements (which are subject to change), the Fund must receive collateral from the borrower consisting of cash, bank letters of credit or securities of the U.S. Government (or its agencies or instrumentalities). On each business day, the amount of collateral that the Fund has received must at least equal the value of the loaned securities. If the Fund receives cash collateral from the borrower, the Fund may invest that cash in certain high quality, short-term investments specified in its securities lending procedures. The Fund will be responsible for the risks associated with the investment of cash collateral, including the risk that the Fund may lose money on the investment or may fail to earn sufficient income to meet its obligations to the borrower.

The terms of the Fund's portfolio loans must comply with all applicable regulations and with the Fund's Securities Lending Procedures adopted by the Board. The terms of the loans must permit the Fund to recall loaned securities on five business days' notice and the Fund will seek to recall loaned securities in time to vote on any matters that the Manager determines would have a material effect on the Fund's investment. The Securities Lending Agreement may be terminated by either Goldman Sachs or the Fund on 30 days' written notice.

     n     Borrowing for Leverage. The Fund has the ability to borrow from banks on an unsecured basis to invest the borrowed funds in portfolio securities. This speculative technique is known as "leverage." The Fund cannot borrow money in excess of 33% of the value of its total assets (including the amount borrowed). The Fund may borrow only from banks and/or affiliated investment companies. Borrowing may entail "leverage," and may be a speculative investment strategy. Any borrowing will be made only from banks and, pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act, will 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, in the manner set forth in the Investment Company Act. 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 for leverage. Additionally, the Fund's net asset value per share might fluctuate more than that of funds that do not borrow. Currently, the Fund does not contemplate using this technique in the next year but if it does so, it will not likely be to a substantial degree.

Temporary Defensive and Interim Investments. For temporary defensive purposes in times of adverse or unstable market, economic or political conditions, the Fund can invest up to 100% of its assets in investments that may be inconsistent with the Fund's principal investment strategies. Generally the Fund would invest in shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund or in the types of money market instruments described above or in other short-term U.S. Government securities. The Fund might also hold these types of securities as interim investments pending the investment of proceeds from the sale of Fund shares or the sale of Fund portfolio securities or to meet anticipated redemptions of Fund shares. To the extent the Fund invests in these securities, it might not achieve its investment objective.

Investment Restrictions

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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:


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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


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more than 50% of the outstanding shares.


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

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


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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 it would then own more than 10% of that issuer's voting securities. This limit applies to 75% of the Fund's total assets. The limit does not apply to securities issued by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other investment companies.


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The Fund cannot invest 25% or more of its total assets in any one industry. That limit does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities. Each foreign government is treated as an "industry" and utilities are divided according to the services they provide.


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


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The Fund cannot make loans except (a) through lending of securities, (b) through the purchase of debt instruments or similar evidences of indebtedness, (c) through an inter-fund lending program with other affiliated funds, provided that no such loan may be made if, as a result, the aggregate of such loans would exceed 33 1/3% of the value of its total assets (taken at market value at the time of such loans), and (d) through repurchase agreements.


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The Fund cannot invest in real estate, physical commodities or commodity contracts. However, the Fund may: (1) invest in debt securities secured by real estate or interests in real estate, or issued by companies, including real estate investment trusts, that invest in real estate or interests in real estate; (2) invest in hedging instruments permitted by any of its other investment policies; and (3) buy and sell options, futures, securities or other instruments backed by, or the investment return from which is linked to changes in the price of, physical commodities or currencies.


·     

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


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

n     

Does the Fund Have Additional Restrictions That Are Not "Fundamental" Policies?


For purposes of the Fund's policy not to concentrate its investments as described above, the Fund has adopted classifications of industries and groups of related industries. These classifications are not fundamental policies.

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

·     

Public Disclosure. The Fund's portfolio holdings are made publicly available no later than 60 days after the close of each of the Fund's fiscal quarters in its semi-annual report to shareholders, its annual report to shareholders, or its Statements of Investments on Form N-Q. Those documents are publicly available at the SEC. In addition, the top 20 month-end holdings may be posted on the OppenheimerFunds' website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com (select the Fund's name under the "View Fund Information for:" menu) with a 15-day lag. The Fund may release a more restrictive list of holdings (e.g., the top five or top 10 portfolio holdings) or may release no holdings if that is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Other general information about the Fund's portfolio investments, such as portfolio composition by asset class, industry, country, currency, credit rating or maturity, may also be posted.


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

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

A list of the top 20 portfolio securities holdings (based on invested assets), listed by security or by issuer, as of the end of each month may be disclosed to third parties (subject to the procedures below) no sooner than 15 days after month-end.

Except under special limited circumstances discussed below, month-end lists of the Fund's complete portfolio holdings may be disclosed no sooner than 30-days after the relevant month-end, subject to the procedures below. If the Fund's complete portfolio holdings have not been disclosed publicly, they may be disclosed pursuant to special requests for legitimate business reasons, provided that:

·     

The third-party recipient must first submit a request for release of Fund portfolio holdings, explaining the business reason for the request;


·     

Senior officers (a Senior Vice President or above) in the Manager 's Portfolio and Legal departments must approve the completed request for release of Fund portfolio holdings; and

·     

The third-party recipient must sign the Manager's portfolio holdings non-disclosure agreement before receiving the data, agreeing to keep information that is not publicly available regarding the Fund's holdings confidential and agreeing not to trade directly or indirectly based on the information.

The Fund's complete portfolio holdings positions may be released to the following categories of entities or individuals on an ongoing basis, provided that such entity or individual either (1) has signed an agreement to keep such information confidential and not trade on the basis of such information or (2) is subject to fiduciary obligations, as a member of the Fund's Board, or as an employee, officer and/or director of the Manager, Distributor, or Transfer Agent, or their respective legal counsel, not to disclose such information except in conformity with these policies and procedures and not to trade for his/her personal account on the basis of such information:

·     

Employees of the Fund's Manager, Distributor and Transfer Agent who need to have access to such information (as determined by senior officers of such entity),


·     

The Fund's independent registered public accounting firm,


·     

Members of the Fund's Board and the Board's legal counsel,

·     

The Fund's custodian bank,

·     

A proxy voting service designated by the Fund and its Board,

·     

Rating/ranking organizations (such as Lipper and Morningstar),

·     

Portfolio pricing services retained by the Manager to provide portfolio security prices, and

·     

Dealers, to obtain bids (price quotations if securities are not priced by the Fund's regular pricing services).

Portfolio holdings information of the Fund may be provided, under limited circumstances, to brokers and/or dealers with whom the Fund trades and/or entities that provide investment coverage and/or analytical information regarding the Fund's portfolio, provided that there is a legitimate investment reason for providing the information to the broker, dealer or other entity. Month-end portfolio holdings information may, under this procedure, be provided to vendors providing research information and/or analytics to the Fund, with at least a 15-day delay after the month end, but in certain cases may be provided to a broker or analytical vendor with a 1-2 day lag to facilitate the provision of requested investment information to the Manager to facilitate a particular trade or the portfolio manager's investment process for the Fund. Any third party receiving such information must first sign the Manager's portfolio holdings non-disclosure agreement as a pre-condition to receiving this information.
 
Portfolio holdings information (which may include information on individual securities positions or multiple securities) may be provided to the entities listed below (1) by portfolio traders employed by the Manager in connection with portfolio trading, and (2) by the members of the Manager's Security Valuation Group and Accounting Departments in connection with portfolio pricing or other portfolio evaluation purposes:

·     

Brokers and dealers in connection with portfolio transactions (purchases and sales)


·     

Brokers and dealers to obtain bids or bid and asked prices (if securities held by the Fund are not priced by the Fund's regular pricing services)

·     

Dealers to obtain price quotations where the Fund is not identified as the owner.

Portfolio holdings information (which may include information on the Fund's entire portfolio or individual securities therein) may be provided by senior officers of the Manager or attorneys on the legal staff of the Manager, Distributor, or Transfer Agent, in the following circumstances:

·     

Response to legal process in litigation matters, such as responses to subpoenas or in class action matters where the Fund may be part of the plaintiff class (and seeks recovery for losses on a security) or a defendant,


·     

Response to regulatory requests for information (the SEC, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), state securities regulators, and/or foreign securities authorities, including without limitation requests for information in inspections or for position reporting purposes),

·     

To potential sub-advisers of portfolios (pursuant to confidentiality agreements),

·     

To consultants for retirement plans for plan sponsors/discussions at due diligence meetings (pursuant to confidentiality agreements),

·     

Investment bankers in connection with merger discussions (pursuant to confidentiality agreements).

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

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

Any permitted release of otherwise non-public portfolio holdings information must be in accordance with the then-current policy on approved methods for communicating confidential information.

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

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

ABG Securities

Fixed Income Securities

Nomura Securities

ABN AMRO

Fortis Securities

Oppenheimer & Co.

AG Edwards

Fox-Pitt, Kelton

Oscar Gruss

Allen & Co

Friedman, Billing, Ramsey

OTA

American Technology Research

Gabelli

Pacific Crest Securities

Auerbach Grayson

Garp Research

Piper Jaffray Inc.

Avondale

Gartner

Portales Partners

Banc of America Securities

George K Baum & Co.

Punk Ziegel & Co

Barra

Goldman Sachs

Raymond James

BB&T

Howard Weil

RBC

Bear Stearns

HSBC

Reuters

Belle Haven

ISI Group

RiskMetrics/ISS

Bloomberg

ITG

Robert W. Baird

BMO Capital Markets

Janco

Roosevelt & Cross

BNP Paribas

Janney Montgomery

Russell

Brean Murray

Jefferies

Sandler O'Neill

Brown Brothers

JMP Securities

Sanford C. Bernstein

Buckingham Research Group

JNK Securities

Scotia Capital Markets

Canaccord Adams

Johnson Rice & Co

Sidoti

Caris & Co.

JP Morgan Securities

Simmons

CIBC World Markets

Kaufman Brothers

Sanders Morris Harris

Citigroup Global Markets

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Societe Generale

CJS Securities

Keijser Securities

Soleil Securities Group

Cleveland Research

Kempen & Co. USA Inc.

Standard & Poors

Cogent

Kepler Equities/Julius Baer Sec

Stanford Group

Collins Stewart

KeyBanc Capital Markets

State Street Bank

Cowen & Company

Lazard Freres & Co

Stephens, Inc.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC

Leerink Swann

Stifel Nicolaus

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux N.A. Inc.

Lehman Brothers

Stone & Youngberg

Credit Suisse

Loop Capital Markets

Strategas Research

Data Communique

Louise Yamada Tech Research

Sungard

Daiwa Securities

MainFirst Bank AG

Suntrust Robinson Humphrey

Davy

Makinson Cowell US Ltd

SWS Group

Deutsche Bank Securities

McAdams Wright

Think Equity Partners

Dougherty Markets

Merrill Lynch

Thomas Weisel Partners

Dowling

Miller Tabak

Thomson Financial

Empirical Research

Mizuho Securities

UBS

Enskilda Securities

Moodys Research

Virtusa Corporation

Exane BNP Paribas

Morgan Stanley

Wachovia Securities

Factset

Natixis Bleichroeder

Wedbush

Fidelity Capital Markets

Ned Davis Research Group

Weeden

First Albany

Needham & Co

William Blair

How the Fund is Managed

Organization and History. The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company with an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest. The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust in May 1989.

n     Classes of Shares. The Trustees are authorized, without shareholder approval, to create new series and classes of shares, to reclassify unissued shares into additional series or classes and to 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, preemptive rights or subscription rights. Shares may be voted in person or by proxy at shareholder meetings.

The Fund currently has five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y. All classes invest in the same investment portfolio. Each class of shares:

·     

has its own dividends and distributions,


·     

pays certain expenses which may be different for the different classes,


·     

will generally have a different net asset value,


·     

will generally have separate voting rights on matters in which interests of one class are different from interests of another class, and


·     

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 a 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.

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

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

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

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

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

     The Audit Committee held 5 meetings during the Fund's fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The Review Committee held 4 meetings during the Fund's fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The Governance Committee held 3 meetings during the Fund's fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

The Board of Trustees has an Audit Committee, a Review Committee and a Governance Committee. Each committee is comprised solely of Trustees who are not "interested persons" under the Investment Company Act (the "Independent Trustees"). The members of the Audit Committee are George C. Bowen (Chairman), Edward L. Cameron, Robert J. Malone and F. William Marshall, Jr. The Audit Committee furnishes the Board with recommendations regarding the selection of the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm (also referred to as the "independent Auditors"). Other main functions of the Audit Committee, outlined in the Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to: (i) reviewing the scope and results of financial statement audits and the audit fees charged; (ii) reviewing reports from the Fund's independent Auditors regarding the Fund's internal accounting procedures and controls; (iii) reviewing reports from the Manager's Internal Audit Department; (iv)  reviewing certain reports from and meet periodically with the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer; (v) maintaining a separate line of communication between the Fund's independent Auditors and the Independent Trustees; (vi) reviewing the independence of the Fund's independent Auditors; and (vii) pre-approving the provision of any audit or non-audit services by the Fund's independent Auditors, including tax services, that are not prohibited by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to the Fund, the Manager and certain affiliates of the Manager.

The Review Committee is comprised solely of Independent Trustees. The members of the Review Committee are Sam Freedman (Chairman), Jon S. Fossel and Beverly L. Hamilton. Among other duties, as set forth in the Review Committee's Charter, the Review Committee reports and makes recommendations to the Board concerning the fees paid to the Fund's transfer agent and the Manager and the services provided to the Fund by the transfer agent and the Manager. The Review Committee also reviews the adequacy of the Fund's Codes of Ethics, the Fund's investment performance as well as the policies and procedures adopted by the Fund to comply with the Investment Company Act and other applicable law.

The Governance Committee is comprised solely of Independent Trustees. The members of the Governance Committee are Robert J. Malone (Chairman), William Armstrong, Edward L. Cameron, Beverly L. Hamilton and F. William Marshall, Jr. The Governance Committee has adopted a charter setting forth its duties and responsibilities. Among other duties, the Governance Committee reviews and oversees the Fund's governance guidelines, the adequacy of the Fund's Code of Ethics and the nomination of Trustees, including Independent Trustees. The Governance Committee has adopted a process for shareholder submission of nominees for board positions. Shareholders may submit names of individuals, accompanied by complete and properly supported resumes, for the Governance Committee's consideration by mailing such information to the Governance Committee in care of the Fund. The Governance Committee may consider such persons at such time as it meets to consider possible nominees. The Governance Committee, however, reserves sole discretion to determine which candidates for Trustees and Independent Trustees it will recommend to the Board and/or shareholders and it may identify candidates other than those submitted by Shareholders. The Governance Committee may, but need not, consider the advice and recommendation of the Manager and/or its affiliates in selecting nominees. The full Board elects new Trustees except for those instances when a shareholder vote is required.

Shareholders who desire to communicate with the Board should address correspondence to the Board or an individual Board member and may submit their correspondence electronically at www.oppenheimerfunds.com under the caption "contact us" or by mail to the Fund at the address below.

Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Except for Mr. Murphy, each of the Trustees is an Independent Trustee. All of the Trustees are also trustees or directors of the following Oppenheimer/Centennial funds (referred to as "Board II Funds"):

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust

Oppenheimer Cash Reserves

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust II

Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Trust III

Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Integrity Funds

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund

Panorama Series Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

 

Oppenheimer Main Street Funds, Inc.

 

Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund

Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund

Centennial Government Trust

Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC

Centennial Money Market Trust

Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC

Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust

Oppenheimer Municipal Fund

Centennial Tax Exempt Trust

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund

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

Messrs. Memani, Steinmetz, Welsh, Wong, Edwards, Legg, Murphy, Petersen, Vandehey, Wixted and Zack and Mss. Bullington, Bloomberg, Ives and Ruffle, who are officers of the Fund, hold the same offices with one or more of the other Board II Funds. As of January 2, 2009, the Trustees and officers of the Fund, as a group, owned of record or beneficially less than 1% of any class of shares of the Fund. The foregoing statement does not reflect ownership of shares held of record by an employee benefit plan for employees of the Manager, other than the shares beneficially owned under that plan by the officers of the Board II Funds. In addition, none of the Independent Trustees (nor any of their immediate family members) owns securities of either the Manager or the Distributor, or of any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Manager or the Distributor, of the Board II Funds.

Biographical Information. The Trustees and officers, their positions with the Fund, length of service in such position(s), and principal occupations and business affiliations during at least the past five years are listed in the charts below. The charts also include information about each Trustee's beneficial share ownership in the Fund and in all of the registered investment companies that the Trustee oversees in the Oppenheimer family of funds ("Supervised Funds"). The address of each Trustee in the chart below is 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term, or until his or her resignation, retirement, death or removal.

Independent Trustees

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Age

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen

Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Aggregate Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned in All Supervised Funds

As of December 31, 2008

William L. Armstrong,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees since 2003, Trustee since 1999
Age: 71

President, Colorado Christian University (since 2006); Chairman, Cherry Creek Mortgage Company (since 1991), Chairman, Centennial State Mortgage Company (since 1994), Chairman, The El Paso Mortgage Company (since 1993); Chairman, Ambassador Media Corporation (since 1984); Chairman, Broadway Ventures (since 1984); Director of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (oil and gas drilling/production company) (since 1992), Campus Crusade for Christ (non-profit) (since 1991); Former Director, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. (non-profit organization) (2002-2006); former Chairman of: Transland Financial Services, Inc. (private mortgage banking company) (1997-2003), Great Frontier Insurance (1995-2000), Frontier Real Estate, Inc. (residential real estate brokerage) (1994-2000) and Frontier Title (title insurance agency) (1995-2000); former Director of the following: UNUMProvident (insurance company) (1991-2004), Storage Technology Corporation (computer equipment company) (1991-2003) and International Family Entertainment (television channel) (1992-1997); U.S. Senator (January 1979-January 1991). Oversees 41 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

None

Over $100,000

George C. Bowen,

Trustee since 1999
Age: 72

Assistant Secretary and Director of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (December 1991-April 1999); President, Treasurer and Director of Centennial Capital Corporation (June 1989-April 1999); Chief Executive Officer and Director of MultiSource Services, Inc. (March 1996-April 1999); Mr. Bowen held several positions with the Manager and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Manager (September 1987-April 1999). Oversees 41 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

$10,001-$50,000

Over $100,000

Edward L. Cameron,

Trustee since 1999
Age: 70

Member of The Life Guard of Mount Vernon (George Washington historical site) (June 2000 – June 2006); Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (accounting firm) (July 1974-June 1999); Chairman of Price Waterhouse LLP Global Investment Management Industry Services Group (accounting firm) (July 1994-June 1998). Oversees 41 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

None

Over $100,000

Jon S. Fossel,

Trustee since 1990
Age: 66

Director of UNUMProvident (insurance company) (since June 2002); Director of Northwestern Energy Corp. (public utility corporation) (since November 2004); Director of P.R. Pharmaceuticals (October 1999-October 2003); Director of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (non-profit organization) (February 1998-February 2003 and February 2005-February 2007); Chairman and Director (until October 1996) and President and Chief Executive Officer (until October 1995) of the Manager; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the following: Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. ("OAC") (parent holding company of the Manager), Shareholders Services, Inc. and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (until October 1995). Oversees 41 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

None

Over $100,000

Sam Freedman,

Trustee since 1996
Age: 68

Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since September 1984). Mr. Freedman held several positions with the Manager and with subsidiary or affiliated companies of the Manager (until October 1994). Oversees 41 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Over $100,000

Over $100,000

Beverly L. Hamilton,

Trustee since 2002
Age: 62

Studies (educational organization) (since February 2000); Board Member of Middlebury College (educational organization) (since December 2005); Director of The California Endowment (philanthropic organization) (since April 2002); Director (February 2002-2005) and Chairman of Trustees (2006-2007) of the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula; Director (October 1991-2005) and Vice Chairman (since 2006) of American Funds' Emerging Markets Growth Fund, Inc. (mutual fund); President of ARCO Investment Management Company (February 1991-April 2000); Member of the investment committees of The Rockefeller Foundation (2001-2006) and The University of Michigan (since 2000); Advisor at Credit Suisse First Boston's Sprout venture capital unit (venture capital fund) (1994-January 2005); Trustee of MassMutual Institutional Funds (investment company) (1996-June 2004); Trustee of MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (April 1989-June 2004); Member of the investment committee of Hartford Hospital (2000-2003); and Advisor to Unilever (Holland) pension fund (2000-2003). Oversees 41 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

None

Over $100,000

Robert J. Malone,

Trustee since 2002
Age: 64

Board of Directors of Opera Colorado Foundation (non-profit organization) (since March 2008); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (since 2006); Director of Jones International University (educational organization) (since August 2005); Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Steele Street Bank & Trust (commercial banking) (since August 2003); Director of Colorado UpLIFT (charitable organization) (since 1986); Trustee of the Gallagher Family Foundation (non-profit organization) (since 2000); Former Chairman of U.S. Bank-Colorado (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp and formerly Colorado National Bank) (July 1996-April 1999); Director of Commercial Assets, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (1993-2000); Director of Jones Knowledge, Inc. (2001-July 2004); and Director of U.S. Exploration, Inc. (oil and gas exploration) (1997-February 2004). Oversees 41 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Over $100,000

Over $100,000

F. William Marshall, Jr.,

Trustee since 2000
Age: 66

Trustee of MassMutual Select Funds (formerly MassMutual Institutional Funds) (investment company) (since 1996) and MML Series Investment Fund (investment company) (since 1996); Trustee of Worcester Polytech Institute (since 1985); Chairman (since 1994) of the Investment Committee of the Worcester Polytech Institute (private university); President and Treasurer of the SIS Funds (private charitable fund) (since January 1999); Chairman of SIS & Family Bank, F.S.B. (formerly SIS Bank) (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999); and Executive Vice President of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc. (commercial bank) (January 1999-July 1999). Oversees 43 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.*

None

Over $100,000

*     Includes two open-end investment companies: MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund. In accordance with the instructions for SEC Form N-1A, for purposes of this section only, MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund are included in the "Fund Complex." The Manager does not consider MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund to be part of the OppenheimerFunds' "Fund Complex" as that term may be otherwise interpreted.

Mr. Murphy is an "Interested Trustee" because he is affiliated with the Manager by virtue of his positions as an officer and director of the Manager, and as a shareholder of its parent company. The address of Mr. Murphy is Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10281-1008. Mr. Murphy serves as a Trustee for an indefinite term, or until his resignation, retirement, death or removal. He serves as an officer for an indefinite term, which would end: (a) upon the request of the Board, (b) if he is no longer an officer of the Manager, (c) if a material change in his duties occurs that are inconsistent with a position as officer the Fund, or (d) upon his resignation, retirement, or death. Mr. Murphy was elected as a Trustee of the Fund with the understanding that in the event he ceases to be the chief executive officer of the Manager, he will resign as a Trustee of the Fund and the other Board II Funds (defined above) for which he is a director or trustee.

Interested Trustee and Officer

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Age

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years; Other Trusteeships/Directorships Held; Number of Portfolios in the Fund Complex Currently Overseen

Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned in the Fund

Aggregate Dollar Range Of Shares Beneficially Owned in All Supervised Funds

As of December 31, 2008

John V. Murphy,

Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer since 2001
Age: 59

Chairman and Director of the Manager (since June 2001); Chief Executive Officer of the Manager (June 2001-December 2008); President of the Manager (September 2000-February 2007); President and director or trustee of other Oppenheimer funds; President and Director of Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp. ( "OAC") (the Manager's parent holding company) and of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (holding company subsidiary of the Manager) (since July 2001); Director of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (subsidiary of the Manager) (November 2001-December 2006); Chairman and Director of Shareholder Services, Inc. and of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (transfer agent subsidiaries of the Manager) (since July 2001); President and Director of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Manager) (since July 2001); Director of the following investment advisory subsidiaries of the Manager: OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation, Trinity Investment Management Corporation and Tremont Capital Management, Inc. (since November 2001), HarbourView Asset Management Corporation and OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since July 2001); President (since November 2001) and Director (since July 2001) of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc.; Executive Vice President of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (OAC's parent company) (since February 1997); Director of DLB Acquisition Corporation (holding company parent of Babson Capital Management LLC) (since June 1995); Chairman (since October 2007) and Member of the Investment Company Institute's Board of Governors (since October 2003). Oversees 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

$10,001-$50,000

Over $100,000

The addresses of the officers in the chart below are as follows: for Messrs. Steinmetz, Memani, Wong, Edwards and Zack and Mss. Bloomberg and Ruffle, Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281-1008, for Messrs. Welsh, Legg, Petersen, Vandehey and Wixted and Mss. Bullington and Ives, 6803 S. Tucson Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112-3924. Each officer serves for an indefinite term, which would end: (a) upon the request of the Board, (b) if he or she is no longer an officer of the Manager, (c) if a material change in his or her duties occurs that are inconsistent with a position as officer the Fund, or (d) upon his or her resignation, retirement, or death.

Other Officers of the Fund

Name, Position(s) Held with the Fund, Length of Service, Age

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

Arthur P. Steinmetz,

Vice President and Portfolio Manager since 1989

Age: 50

Senior Vice President of the Manager (since March 1993) and of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since March 2000). An officer of 5 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Krishna Memani

Vice President and Portfolio Manager since 2009

Age: 49

Senior Vice President and Head of the Investment Grade Fixed Income Team of the Manager (since March 2009). Mr. Memani was a Managing Director and Head of the U.S. and European Credit Analyst Team at Deutsche Bank Securities (June 2006-January 2009). He was the Chief Credit Strategist at Credit Suisse Securities (August 2002-March 2006). He was a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Putnam Investments (September 1998-June 2002). An officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Joseph Welsh,

Vice President and Portfolio Manager since 2009

Age: 35

Head of the Manager's High Yield Corporate Debt Team since April 2009, Vice President of the Manager since December 2000 and a CFA. He was an Assistant Vice President of the Manager (December 1996-November 2000) and a high yield bond analyst of the Manager (January 1995-December 1996). An officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Caleb Wong,

Vice President and Portfolio Manager since 2009

Age: 43

Vice President of the Manager since June 1999; employed in fixed-income quantitative research and risk management for the Manager (since July 1996). An officer of other portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Mark S. Vandehey,

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2004
Age: 58

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager (since March 2004); Chief Compliance Officer of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since March 2004); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc., Centennial Asset Management Corporation and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since June 1983); Former Vice President and Director of Internal Audit of the Manager (1997-February 2004). An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian W. Wixted,

Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer since 1999

Age: 49

Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Manager (since March 1999); Treasurer of the following: HarbourView Asset Management Corporation, Shareholder Financial Services, Inc., Shareholder Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. and Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since March 1999), OFI Private Investments, Inc. (since March 2000), OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc (since May 2000), OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since November 2000), and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (charitable trust program established by the Manager) (since June 2003); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of OFI Trust Company (trust company subsidiary of the Manager) (since May 2000); Assistant Treasurer of the following: OAC (since March 1999), Centennial Asset Management Corporation (March 1999-October 2003) and OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (April 2000-June 2003). An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Brian S. Petersen,

Assistant Treasurer since 2004
Age: 38

Vice President of the Manager (since February 2007); Assistant Vice President of the Manager (August 2002-February 2007); Manager/Financial Product Accounting of the Manager (November 1998-July 2002). An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex

Stephanie Bullington,

Assistant Treasurer since 2008
Age: 31

Assistant Vice President of the Manager (since October 2005); Assistant Vice President of ButterField Fund Services (Bermuda) Limited, part of The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (Butterfield) (February 2004-June 2005; Fund Accounting Officer of Butterfield Fund Services (Bermuda) Limited (September 2003-February 2004. An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Robert G. Zack,

Vice President and Secretary since 2001
Age: 60

Executive Vice President (since January 2004) and General Counsel (since March 2002) of the Manager; General Counsel and Director of the Distributor (since December 2001); General Counsel of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since December 2001); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of HarbourView Asset Management Corporation (since December 2001); Secretary and General Counsel of OAC (since November 2001); Assistant Secretary (since September 1997) and Director (since November 2001) of OppenheimerFunds International Ltd. and OppenheimerFunds plc; Vice President and Director of Oppenheimer Partnership Holdings, Inc. (since December 2002); Director of Oppenheimer Real Asset Management, Inc. (since November 2001); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. and Shareholder Services, Inc. (since December 2001); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director of OFI Private Investments, Inc. and OFI Trust Company (since November 2001); Vice President of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program (since June 2003); Senior Vice President and General Counsel of OFI Institutional Asset Management, Inc. (since November 2001); Director of OppenheimerFunds International Distributor Limited (since December 2003); Senior Vice President (May 1985-December 2003). An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Lisa I. Bloomberg,

Assistant Secretary since 2004
Age: 40

Vice President (since 2004) and Deputy General Counsel (since May 2008); of the Manager; Associate Counsel of the Manager (May 2004-May 2008); First Vice President (April 2001-April 2004), Associate General Counsel (December 2000-April 2004) of UBS Financial Services, Inc. An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Kathleen T. Ives,

Assistant Secretary since 2001
Age: 43

Vice President (since June 1998), Deputy General Counsel (since May 2008) and Assistant Secretary (since October 2003) of the Manager; Vice President (since 1999) and Assistant Secretary (since October 2003) of the Distributor; Assistant Secretary of Centennial Asset Management Corporation (since October 2003); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Shareholder Services, Inc. (since 1999); Assistant Secretary of OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program and Shareholder Financial Services, Inc. (since December 2001); Senior Counsel of the Manager (October 2003-May 2008). An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Taylor V. Edwards,

Assistant Secretary since 2008

Age : 41

Vice President and Assistant Counsel of the Manager (since February 2007); Assistant Vice President and Assistant Counsel of the Manager (January 2006-January 2007); Formerly an Associate at Dechert LLP (September 2000-December 2005). An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Randy G. Legg,

Assistant Secretary since 2008

Age : 43

Vice President (since June 2005) and Associate Counsel (since January 2007) of the Manager; Assistant Vice President (February 2004-June 2005 and Assistant Counsel (February 2004-January 2007) of the Manager. An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Adrienne M. Ruffle,

Assistant Secretary since 2008

Age : 31

Vice President (since February 2007) and Assistant Counsel (since February 2005) of the Manager; Assistant Vice President of the Manager (February 2005-February 2007); Associate (September 2002-February 2005) at Sidley Austin LLP. An officer of 105 portfolios in the OppenheimerFunds complex.

Remuneration of the Officers and Trustees. The officers and the interested Trustee of the Fund, who are affiliated with the Manager, receive no salary or fee from the Fund. The Independent Trustees received the compensation shown below from the Fund for serving as a Trustee and member of a committee (if applicable), with respect to the Fund's fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The total compensation from the Fund and fund complex represents compensation received for serving as a Trustee and member of a committee (if applicable) of the Boards of the Fund and other funds in the OppenheimerFunds complex during the calendar year ended December 31, 2008.

Name of Trustee and Other Fund Position(s) (as applicable)

Aggregate Compensation From the Fund (1) Fiscal year ended September 30, 2008

Total Compensation From the Fund and Fund Complex(2)
Year ended
December 31, 200 8

William L. Armstrong

Chairman of the Board and
Governance Committee Member

$22,788

$261,000

George C. Bowen

Audit Committee Member

$17,523

$208,800

Edward L. Cameron

Audit Committee Chairman

$15,900

$174,000

Jon S. Fossel

Review Committee Member

$15,192

$174,000

Sam Freedman

Review Committee Chairman

$17,471

$200,100

Beverly Hamilton

Review Committee Member and
Governance Committee Member

$15,192(3)

$165,300

Robert J. Malone

Governance Committee Chairman and

Audit Committee Member

$17,471

$200,100

F. William Marshall, Jr.

Audit Committee Member and Governance Committee Member

$15,192

$174,000(4)

1.     

"Aggregate Compensation From the Fund" includes fees and deferred compensation, if any.


2.     

In accordance with SEC regulations, for purposes of this section only, "Fund Complex" includes the Oppenheimer funds, the MassMutual Institutional Funds, the MassMutual Select Funds and the MML Series Investment Fund, the investment adviser for which is the indirect parent company of the Fund's Manager. The Manager also serves as the Sub-Advisor to the following: MassMutual Premier International Equity Fund, MassMutual Premier Main Street Fund, MassMutual Premier Strategic Income Fund, MassMutual Premier Capital Appreciation Fund, and MassMutual Premier Global Fund. The Manager does not consider MassMutual Institutional Funds, MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund to be part of the OppenheimerFunds' "Fund Complex" as that term may be otherwise interpreted.


3.     

Includes $15,192 deferred by Ms. Hamilton under the "Compensation Deferral Plan" described below.


4.     

Includes $123,750 compensation paid to Mr. Marshall for serving as a Trustee for MassMutual Select Funds and MML Series Investment Fund.


n     

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


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

n     Major Shareholders. As of January 2, 2009, the only persons or entities who owned of record or were known by the Fund to own beneficially 5% or more of any class of the Fund's outstanding shares were:

Charles Schwab & Co, Inc., Special Custody Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers, Attn: Mutual Funds, 101 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94104-4211, which owned 386,777,393.178 Class A shares (21.48% of the Class A shares then outstanding).
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers, Attn: Fund Admn #97G06, 4800 Deer Lake Drive E, Fl 3, Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484, which owned 32,981,879.874 Class C shares (9.39% of the Class C shares then outstanding).
 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Attn: Cindy Tempesta, 7th Floor, 333 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001-2483, which owned 19,029,096.416 Class C shares (5.41% of the Class C shares then outstanding).
 
MLPF&S for the Sole Benefit of its Customers, Attn: Fund Admn #97G06, 4800 Deer Lake Drive E, Fl 3, Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484, which owned 7,599,341.340 Class N shares (16.54% of the Class C shares then outstanding).
 
Orchard Trust Co LLC, FBO Oppen RecordkeeperPro, 8515 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO 80111-5002, which owned 3,318,214.879 Class N shares (7.22% of the Class N shares then outstanding).

LPL Financial, FBO Customer Accounts, Attn: Mutual Fund Operations, PO Box 509046, San Diego, CA 92150-9046, which owned 12,094,124.341 Class Y shares (15.92% of the Class Y shares then outstanding).
 

New Mexico Savings Plan, SE, Ages 6-8 Years Portfolio, Attn. Amy Sullivan, c/o Oppenheimerfunds, PO Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270 which owned 8,012,993.146 Class Y shares (10.55% of Class Y shares then outstanding).

Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Attn: Cindy Tempesta, 7th Floor, 333 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001-2483, which owned 5,403,778.126 Class Y shares (7.11% of the Class Y shares then outstanding).

Wachovia Bank FBO, Various Retirement Plans, 1525 West Wt Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28288-1076, which owned 5,069,239.313 Class Y shares (6.67% of the Class Y shares then outstanding).

New Mexico Savings Plan, TEP, SE Diversified Income A, B & C Portfolio, Attn. Amy Sullivan, PO Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270 which owned 4,802,188.313 Class Y shares (6.32% of Class Y shares then outstanding).

New Mexico Savings Plan, SE Moderately Aggressive Portfolio, Attn. Amy Sullivan, PO Box 5270, Denver, CO 80217-5270 which owned 4,449,418.082 Class Y shares (5.85% of Class Y shares then outstanding).

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

n     

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


The Code of Ethics is an exhibit to the Fund's registration statement filed with the SEC and can be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information about the hours of operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1.202.551.8090. The Code of Ethics can also be viewed as part of the Fund's registration statement on the SEC's EDGAR database at the SEC's Internet website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained, after paying a duplicating 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.

n     Portfolio Proxy Voting. The Fund has adopted Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, which include Proxy Voting Guidelines, under which the Fund votes proxies relating to securities held by the Fund ("portfolio proxies"). OppenheimerFunds, Inc. generally undertakes to vote portfolio proxies with a view to enhancing the value of the company's stock held by the Funds. The Fund has retained an independent, third party proxy voting agent to vote portfolio proxies in accordance with the Fund's Proxy Voting Guidelines and to maintain records of such portfolio proxy voting. The Portfolio Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures include provisions to address conflicts of interest that may arise between the Fund and the Manager or the Manager's affiliates or business relationships. Such a conflict of interest may arise, for example, where the Manager or an affiliate of the Manager manages or administers the assets of a pension plan or other investment account of the portfolio company soliciting the proxy or seeks to serve in that capacity. The Manager and its affiliates generally seek to avoid such material conflicts of interest by maintaining separate investment decision making processes to prevent the sharing of business objectives with respect to proposed or actual actions regarding portfolio proxy voting decisions. Additionally, the Manager employs the following procedures, as long as OFI determines that the course of action is consistent with the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders: (1) if the proposal that gives rise to the conflict is specifically addressed in the Proxy Voting Guidelines, the Manager will vote the portfolio proxy in accordance with the Proxy Voting Guidelines, provided that they do not provide discretion to the Manager on how to vote on the matter; (2) if such proposal is not specifically addressed in the Proxy Voting Guidelines or the Proxy Voting Guidelines provide discretion to the Manager on how to vote, the Manager will vote in accordance with the third-party proxy voting agent's general recommended guidelines on the proposal provided that the Manager has reasonably determined that there is no conflict of interest on the part of the proxy voting agent; and (3) if neither of the previous two procedures provides an appropriate voting recommendation, the Manager may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Manager on how to vote the proposal or may abstain from voting. The Proxy Voting Guidelines' provisions with respect to certain routine and non-routine proxy proposals are summarized below:

·     

The Fund evaluates director nominees on a case-by-case basis, examining the following factors, among others: composition of the board and key board committees, experience and qualifications, attendance at board meetings, corporate governance provisions and takeover activity, long-term company performance and the nominee's investment in the company.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals requiring the position of chairman to be filled by an independent director unless there are compelling reasons to recommend against the proposal such as a counterbalancing governance structure.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals asking that a majority of directors be independent. The Fund generally supports proposals asking that a board audit, compensation, and/or nominating committee be composed exclusively of independent directors.


·     

The Fund generally supports shareholder proposals to reduce a super-majority vote requirement, and opposes management proposals to add a super-majority vote requirement.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals to allow shareholders the ability to call special meetings.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals to allow or make easier shareholder action by written consent.


·     

The Fund generally votes against proposals to create a new class of stock with superior voting rights.


·     

The Fund generally votes against proposals to classify a board.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals to eliminate cumulative voting.


·     

The Fund generally opposes re-pricing of stock options without shareholder approval.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals to require majority voting for the election of directors.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals seeking additional disclosure of executive and director pay information.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals seeking disclosure regarding the company's, board's or committee's use of compensation consultants.


·     

The Fund generally supports "pay-for-performance" proposals that align a significant portion of total compensation of senior executives to company performance.


·     

The Fund generally supports having shareholder votes on poison pills.


·     

The Fund generally supports proposals calling for companies to adopt a policy of not providing tax gross-up payments.


·     

In the case of social, political and environmental responsibility issues, the Fund will generally abstain where there could be a detrimental impact on share value or where the perceived value if the proposal was adopted is unclear or unsubstantiated.  The Fund generally supports proposals that would clearly have a discernible positive impact on short- or long-term share value, or that would have a presently indiscernible impact on short- or long-term share value but promotes general long-term interests of the company and its shareholders.


     The Fund is required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30th, no later than August 31st of each year. The Fund's Form N-PX filing is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund toll-free at 1.800.525.7048 and (ii) on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

The Investment Advisory Agreement. The Manager provides investment advisory and management services to the Fund under an investment advisory agreement between the Manager and the Fund. The Manager selects securities for the Fund's portfolio and handles its day-to-day business. The portfolio manager of the Fund is employed by the Manager and is the person who is principally responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio. Other members of the Manager's Fixed Income Portfolio Team provide the portfolio managers with counsel and support in managing the Fund's portfolio.

The agreement requires the Manager, at its expense, to provide the Fund with adequate office space, facilities and equipment. It also requires the Manager to provide and supervise the activities of all administrative and clerical personnel required to provide effective administration for the Fund. Those responsibilities include the compilation and maintenance of records with respect to its operations, the preparation and filing of specified reports, and composition of proxy materials and registration statements for continuous public sale of shares of the Fund.
 
The Fund pays expenses not expressly assumed by the Manager under the advisory agreement. The advisory agreement lists examples of expenses paid by the Fund. The major categories relate to interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, fees to certain Trustees, legal and audit expenses, custodian and transfer agent expenses, share issuance costs, certain printing and registration costs and non-recurring expenses, including litigation costs. The management fees paid by the Fund to the Manager are calculated at the rates described in the Prospectus, which are applied to the assets of the Fund as a whole. The fees are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of the Fund's net assets represented by that class. The management fees paid by the Fund to the Manager during its last three fiscal years were:
 

Fiscal Year ended 9/30:

Management Fees Paid to OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

2006

$35,160,731

2007

$39,478,329

2008

$50,268,336

The investment advisory agreement states that in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under the investment advisory agreement, the Manager is not liable for any loss the Fund sustains in connection with matters to which the agreement relates.

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

Pending Litigation. During 2009, a number of complaints have been filed in federal courts against the Manager, the Distributor, and certain other mutual funds ("Defendant Funds") advised by the Manager and distributed by the Distributor. The complaints naming the Defendant Funds also name certain officers and trustees and former trustees of the respective Defendant Fund. The plaintiffs are seeking class action status on behalf of those who purchased shares of the respective Defendant Fund during a particular time period. The complaints against the Defendant Funds raise claims under federal securities laws to the effect that, among other things, the disclosure documents of the respective Defendant Fund contained misrepresentations and omissions, that such Defendant Fund's investment policies were not followed, and that such Defendant Fund and the other defendants violated federal securities laws and regulations. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.

     A complaint brought in state court against the Manager, the Distributor and another subsidiary of the Manager (but not against the Fund), on behalf of the Oregon College Savings Plan Trust alleges a variety of claims, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and violation of state securities laws. Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.
 

Other complaints have been filed in state and federal courts, by investors who made investments through an affiliate of the Manager, against the Manager and certain of its affiliates, regarding the alleged investment fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff and his firm ("Madoff"). Those lawsuits, in 2008 and 2009, allege a variety of claims, including breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, and violation of federal and state securities laws and regulations, among others. They seek unspecified damages, equitable relief and an award of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. None of the suits have named the Distributor, any of the Oppenheimer mutual funds or any of their independent Trustees or Directors. None of the Oppenheimer funds invested in any funds or accounts managed by Madoff.

The Manager believes that the lawsuits described above are without legal merit and intends to defend them vigorously. The Defendant Funds' Boards of Trustees have also engaged counsel to defend the suits vigorously on behalf of those Funds, their boards and the individual independent Trustees named in those suits. While it is premature to render any opinion as to the likelihood of an outcome in these lawsuits, or whether any costs that the Defendant Funds may bear in defending the suits might not be reimbursed by insurance, the Manager believes that these suits should not impair the ability of the Manager or the Distributor to perform their respective duties to the Fund, and that the outcome of all of the suits together should not have any material effect on the operations of any of the Oppenheimer Funds.

Portfolio Managers. The Fund's portfolio is managed by Arthur Steinmetz, Krishna Memani, Joseph Welsh and Caleb Wong (each is referred to as a "Portfolio Manager" and collectively they are referred to as the "Portfolio Managers"). They are the persons who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investments.

Other Accounts Managed. In addition to managing the Fund's investment portfolio, Messrs. Steinmetz, Memani, Welsh and Wong also manage other investment portfolios and other accounts, on behalf of the Manager or its affiliates. The following table provides information regarding the other portfolios and accounts managed by Messrs. Steinmetz, Memani, Welsh and Wong as of September 30, 2008. No portfolio or account has an advisory fee based on performance.

Portfolio Managers

Registered Investment Companies Managed

Total Assets in Registered Investment Companies Managed1

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed

Total Assets in Other Pooled Investment Vehicles Managed1

Other Accounts Managed

Total Assets
in Other Accounts Managed
1,2

Art Steinmetz

9

$17,809

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Krishna Memani3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Joseph Welsh3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Caleb Wong3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1. In millions.
2. Does not include personal accounts of portfolio managers and their families, which are subject to the Code of Ethics.
3. Messrs. Memani, Welsh and Wong
did not become portfolio managers until April 2009.

As indicated above, the Portfolio Managers also manage other funds and accounts. Potentially, at times, those responsibilities could conflict with the interests of the Fund. That may occur whether the investment objectives and strategies of the other funds or accounts are the same as, or different from, the Fund's investment objectives and strategies. For example the Portfolio Managers may need to allocate investment opportunities between the Fund and another fund or account having similar objectives or strategies, or he may need to execute transactions for another fund or account that could have a negative impact on the value of securities held by the Fund. Not all funds and accounts advised by the Manager have the same management fee. If the management fee structure of another fund or account is more advantageous to the Manager than the fee structure of the Fund, the Manager could have an incentive to favor the other fund or account. However, the Manager's compliance procedures and Code of Ethics recognize the Manager's fiduciary obligation to treat all of its clients, including the Fund, fairly and equitably, and are designed to preclude the Portfolio Managers from favoring one client over another. It is possible, of course, that those compliance procedures and the Code of Ethics may not always be adequate to do so. At various times, the Fund's Portfolio Managers may manage other funds or accounts with investment objectives and strategies similar to those of the Fund, or he may manage funds or accounts with different investment objectives and strategies.

<     Compensation of the Portfolio Managers. The Fund's Portfolio Managers are employed and compensated by the Manager, not the Fund. Under the Manager's compensation program for its Portfolio Managers and portfolio analysts, Fund performance is the most important element of compensation with half of annual cash compensation based on relative investment performance results of the funds or accounts they manage, rather than on the financial success of the Manager. This is intended to align the portfolio managers and analysts interests with the success of the funds and accounts and their shareholders. The Manager's compensation structure is designed to attract and retain highly qualified investment management professionals and to reward individual and team contributions toward creating shareholder value. As of September 30, 2008, the Portfolio Manager's compensation consisted of three elements: a base salary, an annual discretionary bonus and eligibility to participate in long-term awards of options and stock appreciation rights in regard to the common stock of the Manager's holding company parent as well as restricted shares of such common stock. Senior portfolio managers may also be eligible to participate in the Manager's deferred compensation plan.

The base pay component of each portfolio manager is reviewed regularly to ensure that it reflects the performance of the individual, is commensurate with the requirements of the particular portfolio, reflects any specific competence or specialty of the individual manager, and is competitive with other comparable positions. The annual discretionary bonus is determined by senior management of the Manager and is based on a number of factors, including, a fund's pre-tax performance for periods of up to five years, measured against an appropriate Lipper benchmark selected by management. The majority (80%) is based on three and five year data, with longer periods weighted more heavily. Below median performance in all three periods results in an extremely low, and in some cases no, performance based bonus. The Lipper benchmark used with respect to the Fund is Lipper- Multi-Sector Income Funds. Other factors considered include management quality (such as style consistency, risk management, sector coverage, team leadership and coaching) and organizational development. The Portfolio Managers' compensation is not based on the total value of the Fund's portfolio assets, although the Fund's investment performance may increase those assets. The compensation structure is also intended to be internally equitable and serve to reduce potential conflicts of interest between the Fund and other funds and accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers. The compensation structure of the other funds and accounts currently managed by the Portfolio Managers is the same as the compensation structure of the Fund, described above.

n     Ownership of Fund Shares. As of September 30, 2008, the Portfolio Managers beneficially owned shares of the Fund as follows:

Portfolio Manager

Range of Shares Beneficially
Owned in the Fund

Arthur Steinmetz

$100,001-$500,000

Krishna Memani

N/A

Joseph Welsh

N/A

Caleb Wong

N/A

Brokerage Policies of the Fund

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

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

Brokerage Practices Followed by the Manager. The Manager allocates brokerage for the Fund subject to the provisions of the investment advisory agreement and other applicable rules and procedures described below.

The Manager's portfolio traders allocate brokerage based upon recommendations from the Manager's portfolio managers, together with the portfolio traders' judgment as to the execution capability of the broker or dealer. In certain instances, portfolio managers may directly place trades and allocate brokerage. In either case, the Manager's executive officers supervise the allocation of brokerage.

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

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

Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act prohibits any fund from compensating a broker or dealer for promoting or selling the fund's shares by (1) directing to that broker or dealer any of the fund's portfolio transactions, or (2) directing any other remuneration to that broker or dealer, such as commissions, mark-ups, mark downs or other fees from the fund's portfolio transactions, that were effected by another broker or dealer (these latter arrangements are considered to be a type of "step-out" transaction). In other words, a fund and its investment adviser cannot use the fund's brokerage for the purpose of rewarding broker-dealers for selling the fund's shares.

However, the Rule permits funds to effect brokerage transactions through firms that also sell fund shares, provided that certain procedures are adopted to prevent a quid pro quo with respect to portfolio brokerage allocations. As permitted by the Rule, the Manager has adopted procedures (and the Fund's Board of Trustees has approved those procedures) that permit the Fund to direct portfolio securities transactions to brokers or dealers that also promote or sell shares of the Fund, subject to the "best execution" considerations discussed above. Those procedures are designed to prevent: (1) the Manager's personnel who effect the Fund's portfolio transactions from taking into account a broker's or dealer's promotion or sales of the Fund shares when allocating the Fund's portfolio transactions, and (2) the Fund, the Manager and the Distributor from entering into agreements or understandings under which the Manager directs or is expected to direct the Fund's brokerage directly, or through a "step-out" arrangement, to any broker or dealer in consideration of that broker's or dealer's promotion or sale of the Fund's shares or the shares of any of the other Oppenheimer funds.

The investment advisory agreement permits the Manager to allocate brokerage for research services. The research services provided by a particular broker may be useful both to the Fund and to one or more of the other accounts advised by the Manager or its affiliates. Investment research may be supplied to the Manager by the broker or 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, analytical software and similar products and services. If a research service also assists the Manager in a non-research capacity (such as bookkeeping or other administrative functions), then only the percentage or component that provides assistance to the Manager in the investment decision-making process may be paid in commission dollars.

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

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

During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Fund paid the total brokerage commissions indicated in the chart below. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, the Fund did not execute any transactions through or pay any commissions to firms that provide research services.

Fiscal Year Ended 9/30:

Total Brokerage Commissions Paid by the Fund*

2006

$585,342

2007

$3,772,455

2008

$1,365,775

*     Amounts do not include spreads or commissions on principal transactions on a net trade basis.

Distribution and Service Plans

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

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

Fiscal Year Ended 9/30:

Aggregate Front-End Sales Charges on Class A Shares

Class A Front-End Sales Charges Retained by Distributor*

2006

$8,273,871

$2,199,785

2007

$8,209,684

$2,315,213

2008

$12,416,615

$3,145,243

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

Fiscal Year Ended 9/30:

Concessions on Class A Shares Advanced by Distributor*

Concessions on Class B Shares Advanced by Distributor*

Concessions on Class C Shares Advanced by Distributor*

Concessions on Class N Shares Advanced by Distributor*

2006

$542,407

$2,261,892

$1,622,013

$115,660

2007

$538,634

$1,945,831

$1,477,442

$72,094

2008

$985,655

$3,264,014

$3,652,344

$108,189

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

Fiscal Year Ended 9/30:

Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor

Class B Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor

Class C Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor

Class N Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Retained by Distributor

2006

$43,415

$1,701,540

$113,735

$28,600

2007

$45,817

$1,005,718

$103,452

$4,011

2008

$43,456

$862,138

$289,591

$9,779

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

     Under the Plans, the Manager and the Distributor may make payments to affiliates. In their sole discretion, they may also from time to time make substantial payments from their own resources, which include the profits the Manager derives from the advisory fees it receives from the Fund, to compensate brokers, dealers, financial institutions and other intermediaries for providing distribution assistance and/or administrative services or that otherwise promote sales of the Fund's shares. These payments, some of which may be referred to as "revenue sharing," may relate to the Fund's inclusion on a financial intermediary's preferred list of funds offered to its clients.
 
     Unless a plan is terminated as described below, the plan continues in effect from year to year but only if the Fund's Board of Trustees and its Independent Trustees specifically vote annually to approve its continuance. Approval must be by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on continuing the plan. A plan may be terminated at any time by the vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees or by the vote of the holders of a "majority" (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the outstanding shares of that class.
 
     The Board of Trustees and the Independent Trustees must approve all material amendments to a plan. An amendment to increase materially the amount of payments to be made under a plan must be approved by shareholders of the class affected by the amendment. Because Class B shares of the Fund automatically convert into Class A shares 72 months after purchase, the Fund must obtain the approval of both Class A and Class B shareholders for a proposed material amendment to the Class A plan that would materially increase payments under the plan. That approval must be by a majority of the shares of each class, voting separately by class.
 
     While the plans are in effect, the Treasurer of the Fund shall provide separate written reports on the plans to the Board of Trustees 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 Trustees.
 
     Each plan states that while it is in effect, the selection and nomination of those Trustees of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund is committed to the discretion of the Independent Trustees. This does not prevent the involvement of others in the selection and nomination process as long as the final decision as to selection or nomination is approved by a majority of the Independent Trustees.

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

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Class A Service Plan Fees. Under the Class A service plan, the Distributor currently uses the fees it receives from the Fund to pay brokers, dealers and other financial institutions (referred to as "recipients") for personal services and account maintenance services they provide for their customers who hold Class A shares. The services include, among others, answering customer inquiries about the Fund, assisting in establishing and maintaining accounts in the Fund, making the Fund's investment plans available and providing other services at the request of the Fund or the Distributor. The Class A service plan permits reimbursements to the Distributor at a rate of up to 0.25% of average annual net assets of Class A shares. The Distributor makes payments to recipients periodically at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average annual Class A share net assets held in the accounts of the recipients or their customers.


     The Distributor does not receive or retain the service fee on Class A shares in accounts for which the Distributor has been listed as the broker-dealer of record. While the plan permits the Board to authorize payments to the Distributor to reimburse itself for services under the plan, the Board has not yet done so, except in the case of shares purchased prior to March 1, 2007 with respect to certain group retirement plans that were established prior to March 1, 2001 ("grandfathered retirement plans"). Prior to March 1, 2007, the Distributor paid the 0.25% service fee for grandfathered retirement plans in advance for the first year and retained the first year's service fee paid by the Fund with respect to those shares. After the shares were held for a year, the Distributor paid the ongoing service fees to recipients on a periodic basis. Such shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge if they are redeemed within 18 months. If Class A shares purchased in a grandfathered retirement plan prior to March 1, 2007 are redeemed within 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 those fees. For Class A shares purchased in grandfathered retirement plans on or after March 1, 2007, the Distributor does not make any payment in advance and does not retain the service fee for the first year. Such shares are not subject to the contingent deferred sales charge.

     For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 payments under the Class A plan totaled $18,622,941, of which $2,555 was retained by the Distributor under the arrangement described above, regarding grandfathered retirement accounts, and included $625,191 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent years. The Distributor may not use payments received under the Class A plan to pay any of its interest expenses, carrying charges, or other financial costs, or allocation of overhead.
 

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


     Each plan permits the Distributor to retain both the asset-based sales charges and the service fees or to pay recipients the service fee on a periodic basis, without payment in advance. However, the Distributor currently intends to pay the service fee to recipients in advance for the first year after Class B, Class C and Class N shares are purchased. After the first year Class B, Class C or Class N shares are outstanding, after their purchase, the Distributor makes service fee payments periodically on those shares. The advance payment is based on the net asset value of shares sold. Shares purchased by exchange do not qualify for the advance service fee payment. If Class B, Class C or Class N shares are redeemed during the first year after their purchase, the recipient of the service fees on those shares will be obligated to repay the Distributor a pro rata portion of the advance payment of the service fee made on those shares. Class B, Class C or Class N shares may not be purchased by a new investor directly from the Distributor without the investor designating another registered broker-dealer. If a current investor no longer has another broker-dealer of record for an existing account, the Distributor is automatically designated as the broker-dealer of record, but solely for the purpose of acting as the investor's agent to purchase the shares. In those cases, the Distributor retains the asset-based sales charge paid on Class B, Class C and Class N shares, but does not retain any service fees as to the assets represented by that account.
 
     The asset-based sales charge and service fees increase Class B and Class C expenses by 1.00% and the asset-based sales charge and service fees increase Class N expenses by 0.50% of the net assets per year of the respective classes.
 

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

     The asset-based sales charge on Class B, Class C and Class N shares allow investors to buy shares without a front-end sales charge while allowing the Distributor to compensate dealers that sell those shares. The Fund pays the asset-based sales charge to the Distributor for its services rendered in distributing Class B, Class C and Class N shares. The payments are made to the Distributor in recognition that the Distributor:

·     

pays sales concessions to authorized brokers and dealers at the time of sale and pays service fees as described above,


·     

may finance payment of sales concessions and/or the advance of the service fee payment to recipients under the plans, or may provide such financing from its own resources or from the resources of an affiliate,


·     

employs personnel to support distribution of Class B, Class C and Class N shares,


·     

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,


·     

may not be able to adequately compensate dealers that sell Class B, Class C and Class N shares without receiving payment under the plans and therefore may not be able to offer such Classes for sale absent the plans,


·     

receives payments under the plans consistent with the service fees and asset-based sales charges paid by other non-proprietary funds that charge 12b-1 fees,


·     

may use the payments under the plan to include the Fund in various third-party distribution programs that may increase sales of Fund shares,


·     

may experience increased difficulty selling the Fund's shares if payments under the plan are discontinued because most competitor funds have plans that pay dealers for rendering distribution services as much or more than the amounts currently being paid by the Fund, and


·     

may not be able to continue providing, at the same or at a lesser cost, the same quality distribution sales efforts and services, or to obtain such services from brokers and dealers, if the plan payments were to be discontinued.


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

Distribution and Service Fees Paid to the Distributor for the Fiscal Year Ended 9/30/08

Class:

Total Payments Under Plan

Amount Retained by Distributor

Distributor's Aggregate Unreimbursed Expenses Under Plan

Distributor's Unreimbursed Expenses as % of Net Assets of Class

Class B Plan

$5,406,7631

$4,236,230

$111,088,342

22.98%

Class C Plan

$13,796,3162

$3,612,195

$39,198,933

2.62%

Class N Plan

$876,3233

$273,270

$2,701,980

1.45%

1.     

Includes $46,600 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company.


2.     

Includes $244,918 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company.


3.     

Includes $30,689 paid to an affiliate of the Distributor's parent company.


     All payments under the plans are subject to the limitations imposed by the Conduct Rules of FINRA on payments of asset-based sales charges and service fees.

Payments to Fund Intermediaries

Financial intermediaries may receive various forms of compensation or reimbursement from the Fund in the form of 12b-1 plan payments as described in the preceding section of this SAI They may also receive payments or concessions from the Distributor, derived from sales charges paid by the clients of the financial intermediary, also as described in this SAI. Additionally, the Manager and/or the Distributor (including their affiliates) may make payments to financial intermediaries in connection with their offering and selling shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds, providing marketing or promotional support, transaction processing and/or administrative services. Among the financial intermediaries that may receive these payments are brokers and dealers who sell and/or hold shares of the Fund, banks (including bank trust departments), registered investment advisers, insurance companies, retirement plan and qualified tuition program administrators, third party administrators, and other institutions that have selling, servicing or similar arrangements with the Manager or Distributor. The payments to intermediaries vary by the types of product sold, the features of the Fund share class and the role played by the intermediary.

Possible types of payments to financial intermediaries include, without limitation, those discussed below.

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Payments made by the Fund, or by an investor buying or selling shares of the Fund may include:


·     

depending on the share class that the investor selects, contingent deferred sales charges or initial front-end sales charges, all or a portion of which front-end sales charges are payable by the Distributor to financial intermediaries (see " About Your Account" in the Prospectus);


·     

ongoing asset-based payments attributable to the share class selected, including fees payable under the Fund's distribution and/or service plans adopted under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act, which are paid from the Fund's assets and allocated to the class of shares to which the plan relates (see "About the Fund -- Distribution and Service Plans " above);


·     

shareholder servicing payments for providing omnibus accounting, recordkeeping, networking, sub-transfer agency or other administrative or shareholder services, including retirement plan and 529 plan administrative services fees, which are paid from the assets of a Fund as reimbursement to the Manager or Distributor for expenses they incur on behalf of the Fund.


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Payments made by the Manager or Distributor out of their respective resources and/or assets, which may include revenues or profits the Manager derives from investment advisory fees paid by the Fund. These payments are made at the discretion of the Manager and/or the Distributor. These payments, often referred to as "revenue sharing " payments, may be in addition to the payments by the Fund listed above.


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These types of payments may reflect compensation for marketing support, support provided in offering the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds through certain trading platforms and programs, transaction processing or other services;


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The Manager and Distributor each may also pay other compensation to the extent the payment is not prohibited by law or by any self-regulatory agency, such as FINRA. Payments are made based on the guidelines established by the Manager and Distributor, subject to applicable law.

These payments may provide an incentive to financial intermediaries to actively market or promote the sale of shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, or to support the marketing or promotional efforts of the Distributor in offering shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds. In addition, some types of payments may provide a financial intermediary with an incentive to recommend the Fund or a particular share class. Financial intermediaries may earn profits on these payments, since the amount of the payment may exceed the cost of providing the service. Certain of these payments are subject to limitations under applicable law. Financial intermediaries may categorize and disclose these arrangements to their clients and to members of the public in a manner different from the disclosures in the Fund's Prospectus and this SAI. You should ask your financial intermediary for information about any payments it receives from the Fund, the Manager or the Distributor and any services it provides, as well as the fees and commissions it charges.

Although brokers or dealers that sell Fund shares may also act as a broker or dealer in connection with the execution of the purchase or sale of portfolio securities by the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, a financial intermediary's sales of shares of the Fund or such other Oppenheimer funds is not a consideration for the Manager when choosing brokers or dealers to effect portfolio transactions for the Fund or such other Oppenheimer funds.

Revenue sharing payments can pay for distribution-related or asset retention items including, without limitation,

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transactional support, one-time charges for setting up access for the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds on particular trading systems, and paying the intermediary' s networking fees;


·     

program support, such as expenses related to including the Oppenheimer funds in retirement plans, college savings plans, fee-based advisory or wrap fee programs, fund "supermarkets," bank or trust company products or insurance companies' variable annuity or variable life insurance products;

·     

placement on the dealer's list of offered funds and providing representatives of the Distributor with access to a financial intermediary's sales meetings, sales representatives and management representatives.

Additionally, the Manager or Distributor may make payments for firm support, such as business planning assistance, advertising, and educating a financial intermediary's sales personnel about the Oppenheimer funds and shareholder financial planning needs.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, the following financial intermediaries and/or their respective affiliates offered shares of the Oppenheimer funds and received revenue sharing or similar distribution-related payments from the Manager or the Distributor for marketing or program support:

1st Global Capital Company

Legend Equities Corporation

Advantage Capital Corporation

Lincoln Benefit National Life

Aegon USA

Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation

Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Company

Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.

AG Edwards & Sons, Inc.

Linsco Private Ledger Financial

AIG Financial Advisors

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

AIG Life Variable Annuity

McDonald Investments, Inc.

Allianz Life Insurance Company

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Allmerica Financial Life Insurance & Annuity Company

Merrill Lynch Insurance Group

Allstate Life Insurance Company

MetLife Investors Insurance Company

American Enterprise Life Insurance

MetLife Securities, Inc.

American General Annuity Insurance

Minnesota Life Insurance Company

American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.

MML Investor Services, Inc.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Mony Life Insurance Company

Ameritas Life Insurance Company

Morgan Stanley & Company, Inc.

Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company

Multi-Financial Securities Corporation

Associated Securities Corporation

Mutual Service Corporation

AXA Advisors LLC

NFP Securities, Inc.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

Nathan & Lewis Securities, Inc.

Banc One Securities Corporation

National Planning Corporation

Cadaret Grant & Company, Inc.

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.

CCO Investment Services Corporation

New England Securities Corporation

Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.

New York Life Insurance & Annuity Company

Chase Investment Services Corporation

Oppenheimer & Company

Citicorp Investment Services, Inc.

PFS Investments, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Park Avenue Securities LLC

CitiStreet Advisors LLC

Phoenix Life Insurance Company

Citizen's Bank of Rhode Island

Plan Member Securities

Columbus Life Insurance Company

Prime Capital Services, Inc.

Commonwealth Financial Network

Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

Compass Group Investment Advisors

Protective Life Insurance Company

CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc.

Prudential Investment Management Services LLC

CUSO Financial Services, LLP

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

E*TRADE Clearing LLC

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

Edward Jones

RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.

Essex National Securities, Inc.

Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.

Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company

Securities America, Inc.

Financial Network

Security Benefit Life Insurance Company

Financial Services Corporation

Security First-Metlife Investors Insurance Company

GE Financial Assurance

SII Investments, Inc.

GE Life & Annuity

Signator Investors, Inc.

Genworth Financial, Inc.

Sorrento Pacific Financial LLC

GlenBrook Life & Annuity Company

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Great West Life & Annuity Company

Sun Life Insurance & Annuity Company of New York

GWFS Equities, Inc.

Sun Life Annuity Company Ltd.

Hartford Life Insurance Company

SunTrust Bank

HD Vest Investment Services, Inc.

SunTrust Securities, Inc.

Hewitt Associates LLC

Thrivent Financial Services, Inc.

IFMG Securities, Inc.

Towers Square Securities, Inc.

ING Financial Advisers LLC

Travelers Life & Annuity Company

ING Financial Partners, Inc.

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Invest Financial Corporation

Union Central Life Insurance Company

Investment Centers of America, Inc.

United Planners Financial Services of America

Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance Company

Wachovia Securities, Inc.

Jefferson Pilot Securities Corporation

Walnut Street Securities, Inc.

John Hancock Life Insurance Company

Waterstone Financial Group

JP Morgan Securities, Inc.

Wells Fargo Investments

Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company

Wescom Financial Services

For the year ended December 31, 2007, the following firms, which in some cases are broker-dealers, received payments from the Manager or the Distributor for administrative or other services provided (other than revenue sharing arrangements), as described above:

1st Global Capital Co.

Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc.

AG Edwards

Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.

ACS HR Solutions

Linsco Private Ledger Financial

ADP

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

AETNA Life Ins & Annuity Co.

Matrix Settlement & Clearance Services

Alliance Benefit Group

McDonald Investments, Inc.

American Enterprise Investments

Mercer HR Services

American Express Retirement Service

Merrill Lynch

American United Life Insurance Co.

Mesirow Financial, Inc.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

MetLife

Ameritrade, Inc.

MFS Investment Management

AMG (Administrative Management Group)

Mid Atlantic Capital Co.

AST (American Stock & Transfer)

Milliman USA

AXA Advisors

Morgan Keegan & Co, Inc.

Bear Stearns Securities Co.

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

Benefit Administration Company, LLC

Mutual of Omaha Life Insurance Co.

Benefit Administration, Inc.

Nathan & Lewis Securities, Inc.

Benefit Consultants Group

National City Bank

Benefit Plans Administration

National Deferred Comp

Benetech, Inc.

National Financial

Bisys

National Investor Services Co.

Boston Financial Data Services

Nationwide Life Insurance Company

Charles Schwab & Co, Inc.

Newport Retirement Services, Inc.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Northwest Plan Services, Inc.

CitiStreet

NY Life Benefits

City National Bank

Oppenheimer & Co, Inc.

Clark Consulting

Peoples Securities, Inc.

CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.

Pershing LLC

DA Davidson & Co.

PFPC

DailyAccess Corporation

Piper Jaffray & Co.

Davenport & Co, LLC

Plan Administrators, Inc.

David Lerner Associates, Inc.

Plan Member Securities

Digital Retirement Solutions, Inc.

Primevest Financial Services, Inc.

DR, Inc.

Principal Life Insurance Co.

Dyatech, LLC

Prudential Investment Management Services LLC

E*Trade Clearing LLC

PSMI Group, Inc.

Edward D Jones & Co.

Quads Trust Company

Equitable Life / AXA

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

ERISA Administrative Svcs, Inc.

Reliance Trust Co.

ExpertPlan, Inc.

Reliastar Life Insurance Company

FASCore LLC

Robert W Baird & Co.

Ferris Baker Watts, Inc.

RSM McGladrey

Fidelity

Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.

First Clearing LLC

Scottrade, Inc.

First Southwest Co.

Southwest Securities, Inc.

First Trust – Datalynx

Standard Insurance Co

First Trust Corp

Stanley, Hunt, Dupree & Rhine

Franklin Templeton

Stanton Group, Inc.

Geller Group

Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc.

Great West Life

Stifel Nicolaus & Co, Inc.

H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc.

Sun Trust Securities, Inc.

Hartford Life Insurance Co.

Symetra Financial Corp.

HD Vest Investment Services

T. Rowe Price

Hewitt Associates LLC

The 401k Company

HSBC Brokerage USA, Inc.

The Princeton Retirement Group Inc.

ICMA - RC Services

The Retirement Plan Company, LLC

Independent Plan Coordinators

TruSource Union Bank of CA

Ingham Group

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Interactive Retirement Systems

Unified Fund Services (UFS)

Invesmart (Standard Retirement Services, Inc.)

US Clearing Co.

Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc.

USAA Investment Management Co.

JJB Hillard W L Lyons, Inc.

USI Consulting Group

John Hancock

VALIC Retirement Services

JP Morgan

Vanguard Group

July Business Services

Wachovia

Kaufman & Goble

Web401K.com

Legend Equities Co.

Wedbush Morgan Securities

Legg Mason Wood Walker

Wells Fargo Bank

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Wilmington Trust

Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc./Columbia Management

 

Performance of the Fund

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

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

Use of standardized performance calculations enables an investor to compare the Fund's performance to the performance of other funds for the same periods. However, a number of factors should be considered before using the Fund's performance information as a basis for comparison with other investments:

·     

Yields and total returns measure the performance of a hypothetical account in the Fund over various periods and do not show the performance of each shareholder's account. Your account's performance will vary from the model performance data if your dividends are received in cash, or you buy or sell shares during the period, or you bought your shares at a different time and price than the shares used in the model.


·     

The Fund's performance returns may 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, its yields 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.


·     

Yields and total returns for any given past period represent historical performance information and are not, and should not be considered, a prediction of future yields or returns.


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

n     

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


·     

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


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

Standardized Yield

= 2[(

a - b

+1)6

-1 ]

cd

The symbols above represent the following factors:

a =     dividends and interest earned during the 30-day period.

b =     expenses accrued for the period (net of any expense assumptions).

c =     the average daily number of shares of that class outstanding during the 30-day period that were entitled to receive dividends.

d =     the maximum offering price per share of that class on the last day of the period, adjusted for undistributed net investment income.

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

·     

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


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

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

The Fund's Yields for the 30-Day Periods Ended 9/30/08

Class of Shares

Standardized Yield

Dividend Yield

Without
Sales
Charge

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

After Sales
Charge

Class A

5.79%

5.51%

5.84%

5.56%

Class B

4.88%

N/A

4.94%

N/A

Class C

4.99%

N/A

5.05%

N/A

Class N

5.37%

N/A

5.41%

N/A

Class Y

6.02%

N/A

6.11%

N/A

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

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

·     

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


ERV l/n

- 1

= Average Annual Total Return

P

·     

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


ATVD l/n

- 1

= Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions)

P

·     

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


ATVDR l/n

- 1

= Average Annual Total Return (After Taxes on Distributions and Redemptions)

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. There is no sales charge on Class Y shares. Each is based on the difference in net asset value per share at the beginning and the end of the period for a hypothetical investment in that class of shares (without considering front-end or contingent deferred sales charges) and takes into consideration the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.


The Fund's Total Returns for the Periods Ended 9/30/08

Class of Shares

Cumulative Total Returns (10 years or life-of-class)

Average Annual Total Returns

 

1-Year

5-Years

10-Years
(or life of class if less)

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

After Sales Charge

Without Sales Charge

Class A1

72.22%

80.81%

-8.57%

-4.01%

4.71%

5.73%

5.59%

6.10%

Class B2

72.89%

72.89%

-9.04%

-4.54%

4.59%

4.92%

5.63%

5.63%

Class C3

67.94%

67.94%

-5.42%

-4.52%

4.99%

4.99%

5.32%

5.32%

Class N4

56.85%

56.85%

-5.07%

-4.17%

5.34%

5.34%

6.12%

6.12%

Class Y5

85.06%

85.06%

-3.33%

-3.33%

6.03%

6.03%

6.35%

6.35%

1.     

Inception of Class A:     10/16/89


2.     

Inception of Class B:     11/30/92


3.     

Inception of Class C:     5/26/95


4.     

Inception of Class N:     3/1/01


5.     

Inception of Class Y:     1/26/98


Average Annual Total Returns for Class A1 Shares (After Sales Charge)
For the Periods Ended
9/30/08

 

1-Year

5-Years

10-Years

(or life of class if less)

After Taxes on Distributions

-10.67%

2.49%

2.87%

After Taxes on Distributions and Redemption of Fund Shares

-5.48%

2.75%

3.07%

1.     Inception of Class A: 10/16/89

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

n     Morningstar Ratings. From time to time the Fund may publish the star rating of the performance of its classes of shares by Morningstar, Inc. ("Morningstar"), an independent mutual fund monitoring service. Morningstar rates mutual funds in their specialized market sector. The Fund is rated among multi-sector bond category.

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

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

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

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

From time to time the Fund may include in its advertisements and sales literature the total return performance of a hypothetical investment account that includes shares of the Fund and other Oppenheimer funds. The combined account may be part of an illustration of an asset allocation model or similar presentation. The account performance may combine total return performance of the Fund and the total return performance of other Oppenheimer funds included in the account. Additionally, from time to time, the Fund's advertisements and sales literature may include, for illustrative or comparative purposes, statistical data or other information about general or specific market and economic conditions. That may include, for example,

·     

information about the performance of certain securities or commodities markets or segments of those markets,


·     

information about the performance of the economies of particular countries or regions,


·     

the earnings of companies included in segments of particular industries, sectors, securities markets, countries or regions,


·     

the availability of different types of securities or offerings of securities,


·     

information relating to the gross national or gross domestic product of the United States or other countries or regions,


·     

comparisons of various market sectors or indices to demonstrate performance, risk, or other characteristics of the Fund.



about your account

How to Buy Shares

Additional information is presented below about the methods that can be used to buy shares of the Fund. Appendix B contains more information about the special sales charge arrangements offered by the Fund, and the circumstances in which sales charges may be reduced or waived for certain classes of investors.
 
When you purchase shares of the Fund, your ownership interest in the shares of the Fund will be recorded as a book entry on the records of the Fund. The Fund will not issue or re-register physical share certificates.
 

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

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

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

Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals

Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer AMT-Free New York Municipals

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series:

Oppenheimer Balanced Fund

Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer Baring China Fund

Equity Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Baring Japan Fund

Conservative Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Baring SMA International Fund

Moderate Investor Fund

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Portfolio Series Fixed Income Active Allocation Fund

Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main Street Fund

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main Street Fund II

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund

Oppenheimer Principal Protected Main Street Fund III

Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund

Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Fund

Oppenheimer Commodity Strategy Total Return Fund

Oppenheimer Quest International Value Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund

Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund

Oppenheimer Real Estate Fund

Oppenheimer Discovery Fund

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Arizona Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Rochester Maryland Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Equity Income Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Rochester Massachusetts Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Michigan Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Opportunities Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Minnesota Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Global Value Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals

Oppenheimer Gold & Special Minerals Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester North Carolina Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Ohio Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Diversified Fund

Oppenheimer Rochester Virginia Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund

Oppenheimer Select Value Fund

Oppenheimer International Small Company Fund

Oppenheimer Senior Floating Rate Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term California Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund

Oppenheimer Limited-Term Government Fund

Oppenheimer SMA Core Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Limited Term Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer SMA International Bond Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund

Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

Oppenheimer Main Street Opportunity Fund

Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund

Oppenheimer Value Fund

Oppenheimer MidCap Fund

Limited-Term New York Municipal Fund

Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund

Rochester Fund Municipals

   

LifeCycle Funds

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2010 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2015 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2020 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2025 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2030 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2040 Fund

 

     Oppenheimer Transition 2050 Fund

 
   

And the following money market funds:

 

Oppenheimer Cash Reserves

Centennial Government Trust

Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund

Centennial Money Market Trust

Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc.

Centennial New York Tax Exempt Trust

Centennial California Tax Exempt Trust

Centennial Tax Exempt Trust

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

Letter of Intent. Under a Letter of Intent (a "Letter"), you may be able to reduce the sales charge rate that applies to your purchases of Class A shares if you purchase Class A, Class B or Class C shares of the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds or Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units purchased in advisor sold Section 529 plans, for which the Manager or the Distributor serves as the Program Manager or Program Distributor. A Letter is an investor's statement in writing to the Distributor of his or her intention to purchase a specified value of those shares or units during a 13-month period (the "Letter period"), which begins on the date of the investor's first share purchase following the establishment of the Letter. The sales charge on each purchase of Class A shares during the Letter period will be at the rate that would apply to a single lump-sum purchase of shares in the amount intended to be purchased. In submitting a Letter, the investor makes no commitment to purchase shares. However, if the investor does not fulfill the terms of the Letter within the Letter period, he or she agrees to pay the additional sales charges that would have been applicable to the purchases that were made. The investor agrees that shares equal in value to 2% of the intended purchase amount will be held in escrow by the Transfer Agent for that purpose, as described in "Terms of Escrow" below. It is the responsibility of the dealer of record and/or the investor to advise the Distributor about the Letter when placing purchase orders during the Letter period. The investor must also notify the Distributor or his or her financial intermediary of any qualifying 529 plan holdings.

     To determine whether an investor has fulfilled the terms of a Letter, the Transfer Agent will count purchases of "qualified" Class A, Class B and Class C shares and Class A, Class B, Class C, Class G and Class H units during the Letter period. Purchases of Class N or Class Y shares, purchases made by reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds, purchases of Class A shares with redemption proceeds under the Reinvestment Privilege, and purchases of Class A shares of Oppenheimer Money Market Fund, Inc. or Oppenheimer Cash Reserves on which a sales charge has not been paid do not count as "qualified" shares for satisfying the terms of a Letter. An investor will also be considered to have fulfilled the Letter if the value of the investor's total holdings of qualified shares on the last day of the Letter period, calculated at the net asset value on that day, equals or exceeds the intended purchase amount.
 

If the terms of the Letter are not fulfilled within the Letter period, the concessions previously paid to the dealer of record for the account and the amount of sales charge retained by the Distributor will be adjusted on the first business day following the expiration of the Letter period to reflect the sales charge rates that are applicable to the actual total purchases.

If total eligible purchases during the Letter period exceed the intended purchase amount and also exceed the amount needed to qualify for the next sales charge rate reduction (stated in the Prospectus), the sales charges paid may be adjusted to that lower rate. That adjustment will only be made if and when the dealer returns to the Distributor the amount of the excess concessions allowed or paid to the dealer over the amount of concessions that are applicable to the actual amount of purchases. The reduced sales charge adjustment will be made by adding to the investors account the number of additional shares that would have been purchased if the lower sales charge rate had been used. Those additional shares will be determined using the net asset value per share in effect on the date of such adjustment.

By establishing a Letter, the investor agrees to be bound by the terms of the Prospectus, this SAI and the application used for a Letter, and if those terms are amended to be bound by the amended terms and that any amendments by the Fund will apply automatically to existing Letters. Group retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code may not establish a Letter, however defined benefit plans and Single K sole proprietor plans may do so.

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Terms of Escrow That Apply to Letters of Intent.


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

     2.     If the Letter applies to more than one fund account, the investor can designate the fund from which shares will be escrowed. If no fund is selected, the Transfer Agent will escrow shares in the fund account that has the highest dollar balance on the date of the first purchase under the Letter. If there are not sufficient shares to cover the escrow amount, the Transfer Agent will escrow shares in the fund account(s) with the next highest balance(s). If there are not sufficient shares in the accounts to which the Letter applies, the Transfer Agent may escrow shares in other accounts that are linked for Right of Accumulation purposes. Additionally, if there are not sufficient shares available for escrow at the time of the first purchase under the Letter, the Transfer Agent will escrow future purchases until the escrow amount is met.

     3.     If, during the Letter period, an investor exchanges shares of the Fund for shares of another fund (as described in the Prospectus section titled "How to Exchange Shares"), the Fund shares held in escrow will automatically be exchanged for shares of the other fund and the escrow obligations will also be transferred to that fund.

     4.     If the total purchases under the Letter are less than the intended purchases specified, on the first business day after the end of the Letter period the Distributor will redeem escrowed shares equal in value to the difference between the dollar amount of the sales charges actually paid and the amount of the sales charges that would have been paid if the total purchases had been made at a single time. Any shares remaining after such redemption will be released from escrow.

     5.     If the terms of the Letter are fulfilled, the escrowed shares will be promptly released to the investor at the end of the Letter period.

     6.     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.

Asset Builder Plans. As explained in the Prospectus, you must initially establish your account with $500. Subsequently, you can establish an Asset Builder Plan to automatically purchase additional shares directly from a bank account for as little as $50. For those accounts established prior to November 1, 2002 and which have previously established Asset Builder Plans, additional purchases will remain at $25. Shares purchased by Asset Builder Plan payments from bank accounts are subject to the redemption restrictions for recent purchases described in the Prospectus. Asset Builder Plans are available only if your bank is an ACH member. Asset Builder Plans may not be used to buy shares for OppenheimerFunds employer-sponsored qualified retirement accounts.
     If you make payments from your bank account to purchase shares of the Fund, your bank account will be debited automatically. Normally the debit will be made two business days prior to the investment dates you selected on your application. Neither the Distributor, the Transfer Agent nor the Fund shall be responsible for any delays in purchasing shares that result from delays in ACH transmissions.

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

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

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

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

Classes of Shares. Each class of shares of the Fund represents an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund. However, each class has different shareholder privileges and features. The net income attributable to Class B, Class C or Class N shares and the dividends payable on Class B, Class C or Class N shares will be reduced by incremental expenses borne solely by that class. Those expenses include the asset-based sales charges to which Class B, Class C and Class N shares are subject.
 
     The availability of different classes of shares permits an investor to choose the method of purchasing shares that is more appropriate for the investor. That may depend on the amount of the purchase, the length of time the investor expects to hold shares, and other relevant circumstances. Class A shares normally are sold subject to an initial sales charge. While Class B, Class C and Class N shares have no initial sales charge, the purpose of the deferred sales charge and asset-based sales charge on Class B, Class C and Class N shares is the same as that of the initial sales charge on Class A shares – to compensate the Distributor and brokers, dealers and financial institutions that sell shares of the Fund. A salesperson who is entitled to receive compensation from his or her firm for selling Fund shares may receive different levels of compensation for selling one class of shares rather than another.
 
     The Distributor will not accept a purchase order of more than $100,000 for Class B shares or a purchase order of $1 million or more to purchase Class C shares on behalf of a single investor (not including dealer "street name" or omnibus accounts).
 

Class B, Class C or Class N shares may not be purchased by a new investor directly from the Distributor without the investor designating another registered broker-dealer.

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

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

|X|     Availability of Class N Shares. In addition to the description of the types of retirement plans which may purchase Class N shares contained in the prospectus, Class N shares also are offered to the following:

·     

to all rollover IRAs (including SEP IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs),


·     

to all rollover contributions made to Individual 401(k) plans, Profit-Sharing Plans and Money Purchase Pension Plans,


·     

to all direct rollovers from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Pinnacle and Ascender retirement plans,


·     

to all trustee-to-trustee IRA transfers,


·     

to all 90-24 type 403(b) transfers,


·     

to Group Retirement Plans (as defined in Appendix B to this SAI) which have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor for that purpose,


·     

to Retirement Plans qualified under Sections 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, the recordkeeper or the plan sponsor for which has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor,


·     

to Retirement Plans of a plan sponsor where the aggregate assets of all such plans invested in the Oppenheimer funds is $500,000 or more,


·     

to Retirement Plans with at least 100 eligible employees or $500,000 or more in plan assets,


·     

to OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Ascender 401(k) plans that pay for the purchase with the redemption proceeds of Class A shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds, and


·     

to certain customers of broker-dealers and financial advisors that are identified in a special agreement between the broker-dealer or financial advisor and the Distributor for that purpose.


The sales concession and the advance of the service fee, as described in the Prospectus, will not be paid to dealers of record on sales of Class N shares on:

·     

purchases of Class N shares in amounts of $500,000 or more by a retirement plan that pays for the purchase with the redemption proceeds of Class A shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds (other than rollovers from an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Pinnacle or Ascender 401(k) plan to any IRA invested in the Oppenheimer funds),


·     

purchases of Class N shares in amounts of $500,000 or more by a retirement plan that pays for the purchase with the redemption proceeds of Class C shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds held by the plan for more than one year (other than rollovers from an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Pinnacle or Ascender 401(k) plan to any IRA invested in the Oppenheimer funds), and


·     

on purchases of Class N shares by an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Pinnacle or Ascender 401(k) plan made with the redemption proceeds of Class A shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds.


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

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

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

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

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

Listed below are certain cases in which the Fund has elected, in its discretion, not to assess the Fund Account Fees. These exceptions are subject to change:

·     

A fund account whose shares were acquired after September 30th of the prior year;


·     

A fund account that has a balance below $500 due to the automatic conversion of shares from Class B to Class A shares. However, once all Class B shares held in the account have been converted to Class A shares the new account balance may become subject to the Minimum Balance Fee;


·     

Accounts of shareholders who elect to access their account documents electronically via eDoc Direct;


·     

A fund account that has only certificated shares and, has a balance below $500 and is being escheated;


·     

Accounts of shareholders that are held by broker-dealers under the NSCC Fund/SERV system in Networking level 1 and 3 accounts;


·     

Accounts held under the Oppenheimer Legacy Program and/or holding certain Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds;


·     

Omnibus accounts holding shares pursuant to the Pinnacle, Ascender, Custom Plus, Record(k)eeper Pro and Pension Alliance Retirement Plan programs; and


·     

A fund account that falls below the $500 minimum solely due to market fluctuations within the 12-month period preceding the date the fee is deducted.


·     

Accounts held in the Portfolio Builder Program which is offered through certain broker/dealers to qualifying shareholders.


To access account documents electronically via eDocs Direct, please visit the Service Center on our website at www.oppenheimerfunds.com and click the hyperlink "Sign Up for Electronic Document Delivery" under the heading "I Want To," or call 1.888.470.0862 for instructions.

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

Determination of Net Asset Values Per Share. The net asset values per share of each class of shares of the Fund are determined as of the close of business of the NYSE on each day that the NYSE 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 NYSE normally closes at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, but may close earlier on some other days (for example, in case of weather emergencies or on days falling before a U.S. holiday). All references to time in this SAI mean "Eastern time." The NYSE's most recent annual announcement (which is subject to change) states that it will close on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It may also close on other days.
 
     Dealers other than NYSE members may conduct trading in certain securities on days on which the NYSE is closed (including weekends and holidays) or after 4:00 p.m. on a regular business day. Because the Fund's net asset values will not be calculated on those days, the Fund's net asset values per share may be significantly affected on such days when shareholders may not purchase or redeem shares. Additionally, trading on many foreign stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets normally is completed before the close of the NYSE.
 

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 NYSE, will not be reflected in the Fund's calculation of its net asset values that day unless the Manager determines that the event is likely to effect a material change in the value of the security. The Manager, or an internal valuation committee established by the Manager, as applicable, may establish a valuation, under procedures established by the Board and subject to the approval, ratification and confirmation by the Board at its next ensuing meeting.

n     Securities Valuation. The Fund's Board of Trustees has established procedures for the valuation of the Fund's securities. In general those procedures are as follows:

·     

Equity securities traded on a U.S. securities exchange 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, 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 Trustees, or


(2)     

at the last sale price obtained by the Manager from the report of the principal exchange on which the security is traded at its last trading session on or immediately before the valuation date, or


(3)     

at the mean between the "bid" and "asked" prices obtained from the principal exchange on which the security is traded or, on the basis of reasonable inquiry, from two market makers in the security.


·     

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


·     

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


(1)     

debt instruments that have a maturity of more than 397 days when issued,


(2)     

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


(3)     

non-money market debt instruments that had a maturity of 397 days or less when issued and which have a remaining maturity of 60 days or less.


·     

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 Trustees. The pricing service may use "matrix" comparisons to the prices for comparable instruments on the basis of quality, yield and maturity. Other special factors may be involved (such as the tax-exempt status of the interest paid by municipal securities). The Manager will monitor the accuracy of the pricing services. That monitoring may include comparing prices used for portfolio valuation to actual sales prices of selected securities.

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

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

How to Sell Shares

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

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

In choosing to take advantage of the Checkwriting privilege, by signing the account application or by completing a Checkwriting card, each individual who signs:

(1)     

for individual accounts, represents that they are the registered owner(s) of the shares of the Fund in that account;


(2)     

for accounts for corporations, partnerships, trusts and other entities, represents that they are an officer, general partner, trustee or other fiduciary or agent, as applicable, duly authorized to act on behalf of the registered owner(s);


(3)     

authorizes the Fund, its Transfer Agent and any bank through which the Fund's drafts (checks) are payable to pay all checks drawn on the Fund account of such person(s) and to redeem a sufficient amount of shares from that account to cover payment of each check;


(4)     

specifically acknowledges that if they choose to permit checks to be honored if there is a single signature on checks drawn against joint accounts, or accounts for corporations, partnerships, trusts or other entities, the signature of any one signatory on a check will be sufficient to authorize payment of that check and redemption from the account, even if that account is registered in the names of more than one person or more than one authorized signature appears on the Checkwriting card or the application, as applicable;


(5)     

understands that the Checkwriting privilege may be terminated or amended at any time by the Fund and/or the Fund's bank; and


(6)     

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


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

Reinvestment Privilege. Within six months of a redemption, a shareholder may reinvest all or part of the redemption proceeds of:

·     

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, Class N or Class Y shares. The Fund may amend, suspend or cease offering this reinvestment privilege at any time as to shares redeemed after the date of such amendment, suspension or cessation. This reinvestment privilege does not apply to reinvestment purchases made through automatic investment options.
 
     Any capital gain that was realized when the shares were redeemed is taxable, and reinvestment will not alter any capital gains tax payable on that gain. If there has been a capital loss on the redemption, some or all of the loss may not be tax deductible, depending on the timing and amount of the reinvestment. Under the Internal Revenue Code, if the redemption proceeds of Fund shares on which a sales charge was paid are reinvested in shares of the Fund or another of the Oppenheimer funds within 90 days of payment of the sales charge, the shareholder's basis in the shares of the Fund that were redeemed may not include the amount of the sales charge paid. That would reduce the loss or increase the gain recognized from the redemption. However, in that case the sales charge would be added to the basis of the shares acquired by the reinvestment of the redemption proceeds.

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

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

Involuntary Redemptions. The Fund's Board of Trustees has the right to cause the involuntary redemption of the shares held in any account if the aggregate net asset value of those shares is less than $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, Class C and Class N contingent deferred sales charge will be followed in determining the order in which shares are transferred.

Distributions From Retirement Plans. Requests for distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, 403(b)(7) custodial plans, 401(k) plans or pension or profit-sharing plans should be addressed to "Trustee, OppenheimerFunds Retirement Plans," c/o the Transfer Agent at its address listed in "How To Sell Shares" in the Prospectus or on the back cover of this SAI. The request must:

(1)     

state the reason for the distribution;


(2)     

state the owner's awareness of tax penalties if the distribution is premature; and


(3)     

conform to the requirements of the plan and the Fund's other redemption requirements.


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

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

Special Arrangements for Repurchase of Shares from Dealers and Brokers. The Distributor is the Fund's agent to repurchase its shares from authorized dealers or brokers on behalf of their customers. Shareholders should contact their broker or dealer to arrange this type of redemption. The repurchase price per share will be the net asset value next computed after the Distributor receives an order placed by the dealer or broker. However, if the Distributor receives a repurchase order from a dealer or broker after the close of the NYSE 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 NYSE closes. Normally, the NYSE closes at 4:00 p.m., but may do so earlier on some days.
 
     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 can authorize the Transfer Agent to redeem shares (having a value of at least $50) automatically on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. Shares will be redeemed three business days prior to the date requested by the shareholder for receipt of the payment. Automatic withdrawals of up to $1,500 per month may be requested by telephone if payments are to be made by check payable to all shareholders of record. Payments must also be sent to the address of record for the account and the address must not have been changed within the prior 30 days. Required minimum distributions from OppenheimerFunds-sponsored retirement plans may not be arranged on this basis.
 
     Payments are normally made by check, but shareholders having AccountLink privileges (see "How To Buy Shares") may arrange to have Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments transferred to the bank account designated on the account application or by signature-guaranteed instructions sent to the Transfer Agent. Shares are normally redeemed pursuant to an Automatic Withdrawal Plan three business days before the payment transmittal date you select in the account application. If a contingent deferred sales charge applies to the redemption, the amount of the check or payment will be reduced accordingly.
 
     The Fund cannot guarantee receipt of a payment on the date requested. The Fund reserves the right to amend, suspend or discontinue offering these plans at any time without prior notice. Because of the sales charge assessed on Class A share purchases, shareholders should not make regular additional Class A share purchases while participating in an Automatic Withdrawal Plan. Class B, Class C and Class N shareholders should not establish automatic withdrawal plans, because of the potential imposition of the contingent deferred sales charge on such withdrawals (except where the Class B, Class C or Class N contingent deferred sales charge is waived as described in Appendix B to this SAI).
 

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

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

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

How to Exchange Shares

As stated in the Prospectus, shares of a particular class of Oppenheimer funds having more than one class of shares may be exchanged only for shares of the same class of other Oppenheimer funds. Shares of Oppenheimer funds that have a single class without a class designation are deemed "Class A" shares for this purpose. The prospectus of each of the Oppenheimer funds indicates which share class or classes that fund offers and provides information about limitations on the purchase of particular share classes, as applicable for the particular fund. You can also obtain a current list showing which funds offer which classes of shares by calling the Distributor at the telephone number indicated on the front cover of this SAI.

The Fund may amend, suspend or terminate the exchange privilege at any time. Although the Fund may impose those changes at any time, it will provide you with notice of the changes whenever it is required to do so by applicable law. It may be required to provide 60 days' notice prior to materially amending or terminating the exchange privilege, except in extraordinary circumstances.

|X|     How Exchanges Affect Contingent Deferred Sales Charges. No contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on exchanges of shares of any class purchased subject to a contingent deferred sales charge, with the following exceptions:

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When Class A shares of any Oppenheimer fund acquired by exchange of Class A shares of any Oppenheimer fund purchased subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed within 18 months measured from the beginning of the calendar month of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class A shares, the Class A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the redeemed shares. Except, however, with respect to Class A shares of Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals acquired prior to October 22, 2007, in which case the Class A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the acquired shares if they are redeemed within 24 months measured from the beginning of the calendar month of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class A shares.


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When Class A shares of Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals acquired prior to October 22, 2007 by exchange of Class A shares of any Oppenheimer fund purchased subject to a Class A contingent deferred sales charge are redeemed within 24 months of the beginning of the calendar month of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class A shares, the Class A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the redeemed shares.


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


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


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Except with respect to the Class B shares described in the next two paragraphs, the contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on Class B shares acquired by exchange if they are redeemed within six years of the initial purchase of the exchanged Class B shares.


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


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With respect to Class B shares of Oppenheimer Cash Reserves that were acquired through the exchange of Class B shares initially purchased in the Oppenheimer Capital Preservation Fund, the Class B contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the acquired shares if they are redeemed within five years of that initial purchase.


·     

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


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


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


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

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

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

      When you exchange some or all of your shares from one fund to another, any special account features that are available in the new fund (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.

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 SAI, or would include shares covered by a share certificate that is not tendered with the request. In those cases, only the shares available for exchange without restriction will be exchanged.

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

Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes

Dividends and Distributions. The Fund has no fixed dividend rate and there can be no assurance as to the payment of any dividends or the realization of any capital gains. The dividends and distributions paid by a class of shares will vary from time to time depending on market conditions, the composition of the Fund's portfolio, and expenses borne by the Fund or borne separately by a class. Dividends are calculated in the same manner, at the same time, and on the same day for each class of shares. However, dividends on Class B, Class C and Class N shares are expected to be lower than dividends on Class A and Class Y shares. That is because of the effect of the asset-based sales charge on Class B, Class C and Class N shares. Those dividends will also differ in amount as a consequence of any difference in the net asset values of the different classes of shares.
 
     If a dividend check or a check representing an automatic withdrawal payment is returned to the Transfer Agent by the Postal Service as undeliverable, it will be reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returned checks for the proceeds of other redemptions 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. Unclaimed accounts may be subject to state escheatment laws, and the Fund and the Transfer Agent will not be liable to shareholders or their representatives for compliance with those laws in good faith.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     The Fund may either retain or distribute to shareholders its net capital gain for each taxable year. The Fund currently intends to distribute any such amounts. If net long term capital gains are distributed and designated as a capital gain distribution, it will be taxable to shareholders as a long-term capital gain and will be properly identified in reports sent to shareholders in January of each year. Such treatment will apply no matter how long the shareholder has held his or her shares or whether that gain was recognized by the Fund before the shareholder acquired his or her shares.
 
     If the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, the Fund will be subject to tax on it at the 35% corporate tax rate. If the Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, the Fund will provide to shareholders of record on the last day of its taxable year information regarding their pro rata share of the gain and tax paid. As a result, each shareholder will be required to report his or her pro rata share of such gain on their tax return as long-term capital gain, will receive a refundable tax credit for his/her pro rata share of tax paid by the Fund on the gain, and will increase the tax basis for his/her shares by an amount equal to the deemed distribution less the tax credit.
 
     Investment income that may be received by the Fund from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign taxes withheld at the source. The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries which entitle the Fund to a reduced rate of, or exemption from, taxes on such income. The Fund may be subject to U.S. Federal income tax, and an interest charge, on certain distributions or gains from the sale of shares of a foreign company considered to be a PFIC, even if those amounts are paid out as dividends to shareholders. To avoid imposition of the interest charge, the Fund may elect to "mark to market" all PFIC shares that it holds at the end of each taxable year. In that case, any increase or decrease in the value of those shares would be recognized as ordinary income or as ordinary loss (but only to the extent of previously recognized "mark-to-market" gains).
 
     Distributions by the Fund that do not constitute ordinary income dividends or capital gain distributions will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of the shareholder's tax basis in their shares. Any excess will be treated as gain from the sale of those shares, as discussed below. Shareholders will be advised annually as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of distributions made (or deemed made) during the year. If prior distributions made by the Fund must be re-characterized as a non-taxable return of capital at the end of the fiscal year as a result of the effect of the Fund's investment policies, they will be identified as such in notices sent to shareholders.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dividend Reinvestment in Another Fund. Shareholders of the Fund may elect to reinvest all dividends and/or capital gains distributions in shares of the same class of any of the other Oppenheimer funds into which you may exchange shares. 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 or his or her financial intermediary 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 may be invested in shares of this Fund on the same basis.

Additional Information About the Fund

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

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

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

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. At a meeting held on August 20, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Fund appointed KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund for fiscal year 2009, replacing the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, effective at the conclusion of the fiscal 2008 audit. During the two most recent fiscal years the audit reports of Deloitte & Touche LLP contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the Fund and Deloitte & Touche LLP on accounting principles, financial statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche LLP would have caused it to make reference to the disagreements in connection with its reports.

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

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”), including the statement of investments, as of September 30, 2008, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
     We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
     In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of September 30, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Denver, Colorado
November 18, 2008

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS September 30, 2008
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Asset-Backed Securities—1.8%
               
Ace Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE7, Cl. A2B, 3.387%, 11/25/351
  $ 416,438     $ 413,723  
AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivables Trust 2007-1, Automobile Receivables Nts., Series 2007-1, Cl. D, 5.62%, 9/8/142
    3,354,000       2,347,800  
Argent Securities Trust 2004-W8, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-W8, Cl. A2, 3.687%, 5/25/341
    4,482,726       3,953,183  
Argent Securities Trust 2006-M3, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-M3, Cl. A2B, 3.307%, 9/25/361
    2,190,000       1,982,161  
Argent Securities Trust 2006-W5, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-W5, Cl. A2B, 3.307%, 5/26/361
    2,764,473       2,677,992  
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2006-1, Automobile Asset-Backed Securities, Series 2006-1, Cl. A3, 5.03%, 10/15/09
    1,154,834       1,155,203  
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2007-1, Automobile Asset-Backed Securities, Series 2007-1, Cl. B, 5.15%, 9/17/12
    665,000       582,575  
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2008-2, Automobile Asset-Backed Securities, Series 2008-2, Cl. A2A, 3.78%, 3/15/11
    7,480,000       7,426,422  
Capital One Auto Finance Trust, Automobile Receivables, Series 2006-C, Cl. A4, 2.518%, 5/15/131
    3,320,000       2,774,819  
Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, Automobile Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-1, Cl. A4, 2.508%, 4/15/111
    17,888,565       17,810,042  
Centex Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-A, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-A, Cl. AV2, 3.307%, 5/16/361
    2,481,563       2,431,532  
CitiFinancial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-1, Cl. AF2, 2.645%, 4/25/34
    1,331,193       1,285,637  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2006-WFH3, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-WFH3, Cl. A2, 3.307%, 10/31/361
    2,620,000       2,515,704  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2006-WFH4, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-W FH4, Cl. AS, 3.307%, 11/25/361
    4,777,000       4,478,917  
Countrywide Home Loans, Asset-Backed Certificates:
               
Series 2005-16, Cl. 2AF2, 5.382%, 5/25/361
    2,010,000       1,834,967  
Series 2005-17, Cl. 1AF1, 3.407%, 5/25/361
    16,407       16,310  
Series 2005-17, Cl. 1AF2, 5.363%, 5/25/361
    1,210,000       1,107,133  
CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-25, Cl. 2A2, 3.327%, 12/5/291
    4,054,000       3,440,774  
CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates:
               
Series 2005-G, Cl.2A, 2.718%, 12/15/351
    705,542       296,590  
Series 2006-H, Cl. 2A1A, 2.638%, 11/15/361
    257,324       80,547  
DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust, Automobile Loan Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2008-B, Cl. A2A, 3.81%, 6/8/11
    7,480,000       7,414,168  
DLJ Ltd., Collateralized Bond Obligations, Series1A, Cl. C2, 11.96%, 4/15/112,3,4
    15,000,000       150  
DVI Receivables Corp., Equipment Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2001-2, Cl. C, 4.405%, 11/11/092,4
    3,083,887       61,678  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Asset-Backed Securities Continued
               
Embarcadero Aircraft Securitization Trust, Airplane Receivable Nts., Series 2000-A, Cl. B, 8/15/252,3,4
  $ 2,730,094     $ 2,559  
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-FF10, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-FF10, Cl. A3, 3.417%, 11/25/351
    1,812,556       1,803,882  
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF10, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF10, Cl. A3, 3.297%, 7/25/361
    3,790,000       3,609,859  
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF9, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF9, Cl. 2A2, 3.317%, 7/7/361
    1,940,000       1,827,600  
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FFA, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FFA, Cl. A3, 3.327%, 9/25/361
    2,743,915       847,181  
Goldman Sachs Asset Management CBO Ltd., Sub. Collateralized Bond Obligations, Series 1A, Cl. D, 6/13/112,3,4
    6,523,018        
Green Tree Financial Corp., Manufactured Housing Contract Sr. Sub. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-5, Cl. M1, 6.95%, 5/15/29
    4,814,000       3,530,192  
Greenpoint Credit Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2000-3, Cl. IM1, 9.01%, 6/20/31
    3,819,237       846,375  
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, Motorcycle Receivable Nts., Series 2007-3, Cl. A3, 2.838%, 6/15/121
    20,870,000       20,551,403  
Home Equity Mortgage Trust 2005-1, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-1, Cl. M6, 5.363%, 6/1/35
    2,662,000       1,233,741  
Home Equity Mortgage Trust 2006-5, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-5, Cl. A1, 5.50%, 1/25/37
    1,148,723       275,202  
HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-3, Closed-End Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Nts., Series 2005-3, Cl. A1, 2.731%, 1/20/351
    1,542,191       1,305,447  
HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-4, Closed-End Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-4, Cl. A2V, 3.298%, 3/20/361
    1,520,000       1,399,756  
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2008-A, Asset-Backed Automobile Securities, Series 2008-A, Cl. A2, 4.16%, 5/16/11
    9,775,000       9,694,586  
Ice Em CLO, Collateralized Loan Obligations:
               
Series 2007-1A, Cl. B, 4.795%, 8/15/221,2
    20,040,000       14,074,092  
Series 2007-1A, Cl. C, 6.095%, 8/15/221,2
    16,980,000       10,390,062  
Series 2007-1A, Cl. D, 8.095%, 8/15/221,2
    16,980,000       9,525,780  
Lehman XS Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2005-2, Cl. 2A1B, 5.18%, 8/25/351
    691,860       688,300  
Series 2005-4, Cl. 2A1B, 5.17%, 10/25/35
    750,146       749,186  
Madison Avenue CDO Ltd., Collateralized Debt Obligations, Series 2A, Cl. C1, 0.227%, 3/24/141,2
    3,841,283       153,651  
Mastr Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2006-WMC3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-WMC3, Cl. A3, 3.307%, 8/25/361
    5,580,000       3,082,555  
NC Finance Trust, CMO Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-I, Cl. ECFD, 6.368%, 1/25/291,2
    4,475,119       570,578  
Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-2, Cl. 2A2, 3.307%, 7/1/361
    5,945,074       5,618,008  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Asset-Backed Securities Continued
               
Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-6, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-6, Cl. A3, 5.68%, 1/25/361
  $ 1,900,000     $ 1,798,724  
RAMP Series 2006-RS4 Trust, Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-RS4, Cl. A1, 3.287%, 7/25/361
    207,528       206,145  
RASC Series 2006-KS7 Trust, Home Equity Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-KS7, Cl. A2, 3.307%, 9/25/361
    6,512,004       6,211,990  
Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2007-BR2, Asset-Backed Securities, Series 2007-BR2, Cl. A2, 3.437%, 2/25/371
    2,107,558       1,212,910  
SLM Student Loan Trust, Student Loan Receivables, Series 2005-B, Cl. B, 3.219%, 6/15/391
    6,323,000       3,778,028  
Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance Trust, Home Equity Asset-Backed Obligations, Series 2005-BC3, Cl. A2B, 3.457%, 6/25/361
    784,777       781,620  
Start CLO Ltd., Asset-Backed Credit Linked Securities, Series 2006-3A, Cl. F, 19.815%, 6/7/111,2
    5,430,000       4,394,499  
Taganka Car Loan Finance plc, Automobile Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-1A, Cl. C, 5.787%, 11/14/131,2
    2,715,000       2,596,898  
Terwin Mortgage Trust, Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities, Series 2006-4SL, Cl. A1, 4.50%, 5/1/37
    570,630       212,777  
Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities 2006-2 Trust, Home Equity Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-2, Cl. A2, 3.307%, 7/25/361
    3,770,000       3,713,544  
 
             
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $243,513,798)
            182,775,157  
 
               
Mortgage-Backed Obligations—29.5%
               
Government Agency—15.0%
               
FHLMC/FNMA/Sponsored—14.6%
               
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:
               
4.50%, 7/15/19
    129,560       127,129  
4.50%, 5/15/195
    4,695,617       4,623,590  
5%, 8/15/33-12/15/34
    7,982,478       7,801,927  
6%, 4/15/17-3/15/33
    21,978,571       22,414,513  
6.50%, 4/15/18-8/15/32
    11,309,652       11,716,145  
7%, 8/15/21-12/1/23
    4,074,341       4,289,787  
7%, 10/1/315
    1,724,999       1,814,021  
7.50%, 2/15/32-4/25/36
    7,029,080       7,631,216  
8.50%, 8/15/31
    442,696       491,244  
10%, 5/15/20
    161,294       186,303  
10.50%, 6/14/20
    173,277       203,558  
11.50%, 11/14/16
    80,932       87,208  
12%, 6/14/10-6/15/17
    368,295       399,826  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Gtd. Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 1360, Cl. PZ, 7.50%, 9/15/22
    6,817,768       7,294,269  
Series 151, Cl. F, 9%, 5/15/21
    13,647       13,642  
Series 1562, Cl. Z, 7%, 7/15/23
    341,559       354,395  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
FHLMC/FNMA/Sponsored Continued
               
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Gtd. Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Multiclass Pass-Through Certificates: Continued
               
Series 1590, Cl. IA, 3.55%, 10/15/231
  $ 6,166,400     $ 6,135,506  
Series 1674, Cl. Z, 6.75%, 2/15/24
    305,482       319,990  
Series 2002-66, Cl. FG, 4.207%, 9/25/321
    6,866,726       6,932,339  
Series 2002-84, Cl. FB, 4.207%, 12/25/321
    401,007       398,710  
Series 2003-11, Cl. FA, 4.207%, 9/25/321
    547,219       545,851  
Series 2006-11, Cl. PS, 12.808%, 3/25/361
    2,791,797       2,926,083  
Series 2034, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 2/15/28
    59,231       61,538  
Series 2043, Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 4/15/28
    4,178,080       4,317,482  
Series 2053, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 4/15/28
    58,435       60,508  
Series 2055, Cl. ZM, 6.50%, 5/15/28
    1,448,347       1,492,335  
Series 2080, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 8/15/28
    2,427,183       2,513,219  
Series 2173, Cl. Z, 6.50%, 7/15/29
    10,095,589       10,303,023  
Series 2326, Cl. ZP, 6.50%, 6/15/31
    967,667       996,992  
Series 2344, Cl. FP, 3.438%, 8/15/311
    2,276,259       2,277,731  
Series 2368, Cl. TG, 6%, 10/15/16
    1,114,931       1,152,277  
Series 2410, Cl. PF, 3.468%, 2/15/321,5
    10,573,043       10,587,380  
Series 2412, Cl. GF, 3.438%, 2/15/321
    5,086,248       5,092,254  
Series 2427, Cl. ZM, 6.50%, 3/15/32
    4,558,421       4,702,240  
Series 2435, Cl. EQ, 6%, 5/15/31
    4,861,249       4,936,024  
Series 2451, Cl. FD, 3.488%, 3/15/321
    1,708,005       1,709,780  
Series 2453, Cl. BD, 6%, 5/15/17
    141,778       146,524  
Series 2461, Cl. PZ, 6.50%, 6/15/32
    296,908       310,263  
Series 2464, Cl. FI, 3.488%, 2/15/321
    1,880,377       1,883,911  
Series 2470, Cl. AF, 3.488%, 3/15/321
    2,874,953       2,921,314  
Series 2470, Cl. LF, 3.488%, 2/15/321
    1,924,807       1,925,529  
Series 2471, Cl. FD, 3.488%, 3/15/321
    3,490,327       3,473,708  
Series 2475, Cl. FB, 3.488%, 2/15/321
    2,718,654       2,726,373  
Series 2500, Cl. FD, 2.988%, 3/15/321
    604,187       598,263  
Series 2517, Cl. GF, 3.488%, 2/15/321
    1,572,710       1,565,666  
Series 2526, Cl. FE, 2.888%, 6/15/291
    785,430       777,259  
Series 2551, Cl. FD, 2.888%, 1/15/331
    600,402       593,446  
Series 2641, Cl. CE, 3.50%, 9/15/25
    2,269,186       2,258,029  
Series 2676, Cl. KY, 5%, 9/15/23
    2,516,000       2,421,576  
Series 2676, Cl. TF, 3.088%, 1/15/321
    3,589,639       3,544,129  
Series 2727, Cl. UA, 3.50%, 10/15/22
    711,982       711,539  
Series 2736, Cl. DB, 3.30%, 11/15/26
    10,690,002       10,591,567  
Series 2777, Cl. PJ, 4%, 5/15/24
    817,232       817,499  
Series 2934, Cl. NA, 5%, 4/15/24
    3,079,948       3,093,057  
Series 2936, Cl. PE, 5%, 2/1/35
    2,807,000       2,613,462  
Series 2939, Cl. PE, 5%, 2/15/35
    11,489,000       10,696,300  
Series 3025, Cl. SJ, 15.629%, 8/15/351
    3,010,658       3,182,301  
Series 3035, Cl. DM, 5.50%, 11/15/25
    7,327,599       7,407,518  
Series 3057, Cl. LG, 5%, 10/15/35
    5,000,000       4,644,343  
Series 3094, Cl. HS, 15.263%, 6/15/341
    1,614,182       1,671,607  
Series 3105, Cl. BD, 5.50%, 1/15/26
    8,122,000       7,805,698  
Series 3138, Cl. PA, 5.50%, 2/15/27
    17,375,351       17,690,787  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
FHLMC/FNMA/Sponsored Continued
               
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:
               
Series 177, Cl. IO, 11.526%, 7/1/266
  $ 2,380,561     $ 528,256  
Series 183, Cl. IO, 7.778%, 4/1/276
    941,097       184,588  
Series 192, Cl. IO, 11.023%, 2/1/286
    428,737       90,029  
Series 200, Cl. IO, 10.799%, 1/1/296
    526,484       117,989  
Series 2003-13, Cl. IO, 11.514%, 3/25/336
    4,824,803       1,159,681  
Series 2003-26, Cl. DI, 11.752%, 4/25/336
    3,153,305       674,153  
Series 2003-26, Cl. IK, 15.079%, 4/25/336
    552,608       118,144  
Series 203, Cl. IO, 1.866%, 6/1/296
    1,791,781       412,451  
Series 204, Cl. IO, (8.535)%, 5/1/296
    149,052       32,842  
Series 205, Cl. IO, 8.418%, 9/1/296
    2,315,328       584,651  
Series 206, Cl. IO, (13.169)%, 12/1/296
    744,280       181,603  
Series 207, Cl. IO, (18.708)%, 4/1/306
    849,192       211,556  
Series 2074, Cl. S, 25.837%, 7/17/286
    545,861       73,563  
Series 2079, Cl. S, 30.446%, 7/17/286
    872,320       121,703  
Series 208, Cl. IO, (6.412)%, 6/1/306
    1,536,348       371,560  
Series 212, Cl. IO, 1.558%, 5/1/316
    3,465,926       740,322  
Series 214, Cl. IO, (11.709)%, 6/1/316
    822,466       203,038  
Series 216, Cl. IO, 10.831%, 12/1/316
    8,363,377       2,144,975  
Series 224, Cl. IO, 8.162%, 3/1/336
    4,553,503       1,022,569  
Series 243, Cl. 6, 8.759%, 12/15/326
    2,749,007       625,541  
Series 2526, Cl. SE, 22.945%, 6/15/296
    1,419,272       109,312  
Series 2802, Cl. AS, 65.571%, 4/15/336
    4,013,610       302,304  
Series 2819, Cl. S, 25.569%, 6/15/346
    12,159,683       1,085,302  
Series 2920, Cl. S, 38.684%, 1/15/356
    7,314,972       617,722  
Series 3000, Cl. SE, 65.783%, 7/15/256
    9,396,682       623,418  
Series 3004, Cl. SB, 99.644%, 7/15/356
    13,973,720       970,861  
Series 3110, Cl. SL, 86.931%, 2/15/266
    2,684,185       178,811  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Series 192, Cl. PO, 6.572%, 2/1/287
    428,737       350,825  
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:
               
4.50%, 4/25/18-8/1/20
    45,088,197       44,376,763  
4.50%, 5/25/185
    8,273,429       8,169,432  
4.50%, 10/1/218
    21,130,000       20,595,157  
5%, 12/25/17-9/25/35
    186,430,096       184,252,717  
5%, 3/1/18-9/25/335
    53,559,262       52,574,068  
5%, 12/1/17-8/25/348
    34,852,372       34,229,378  
5.296%, 10/1/36
    60,122,803       60,897,827  
5.50%, 1/25/22-9/1/36
    258,925,173       259,051,969  
5.50%, 4/25/33-8/25/335
    42,796,181       42,810,163  
5.50%, 10/1/23-10/1/388
    41,300,000       41,342,989  
6%, 7/25/24-8/1/34
    60,658,655       61,818,537  
6%, 11/25/32-10/25/335
    34,997,918       35,636,343  
6%, 10/1/23-10/1/368
    50,688,000       51,468,189  
6.50%, 5/25/17-1/1/34
    23,708,755       24,568,251  
6.50%, 6/25/175
    5,986,114       6,224,843  
6.50%, 10/1/388
    34,808,000       35,694,525  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
FHLMC/FNMA/Sponsored Continued
               
Federal National Mortgage Assn.: Continued
               
7%, 11/1/17-9/25/34
  $ 32,791,836     $ 34,541,706  
7.50%, 6/25/10-1/1/33
    11,674,751       12,645,514  
8.50%, 7/1/32
    82,253       90,680  
9.50%, 4/25/20-4/8/21
    94,102       104,829  
11%, 11/8/15-2/25/26
    315,983       370,665  
13%, 6/25/15
    74,181       88,009  
15%, 5/9/13
    202,013       232,634  
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Grantor Trust:
               
Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Trust 2001-T10, Cl. IO, 33.369%, 12/25/416
    127,197,161       1,191,723  
Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Trust 2001-T3, Cl. IO, 38.858%, 11/25/406
    15,000,582       202,487  
Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security, Trust 2001-T4, Cl. IO, 27.009%, 7/25/416
    24,085,463       391,280  
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Gtd. Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Trust 1996-35, Cl. Z, 7%, 7/25/26
    325,718       339,874  
Trust 1997-45, Cl. CD, 8%, 7/18/27
    1,793,394       1,896,821  
Trust 1998-58, Cl. PC, 6.50%, 10/25/28
    2,138,813       2,205,330  
Trust 1999-14, Cl. MB, 6.50%, 4/25/29
    95,016       98,284  
Trust 1999-54, Cl. LH, 6.50%, 11/25/29
    3,779,356       3,849,573  
Trust 2001-19, Cl. Z, 6%, 5/1/31
    2,283,766       2,319,815  
Trust 2001-44, Cl. QC, 6%, 9/25/16
    303,427       313,100  
Trust 2001-51, Cl. OD, 6.50%, 10/25/31
    407,032       422,656  
Trust 2001-65, Cl. F, 3.807%, 11/25/311
    3,902,276       3,887,312  
Trust 2001-69, Cl. PF, 4.207%, 12/25/311
    4,248,395       4,261,974  
Trust 2001-70, Cl. LR, 6%, 9/25/30
    89,619       89,712  
Trust 2001-80, Cl. ZB, 6%, 1/25/32
    4,529,506       4,620,144  
Trust 2001-82, Cl. ZA, 6.50%, 1/25/32
    1,787,355       1,849,864  
Trust 2002-12, Cl. PG, 6%, 3/25/17
    2,929,584       3,023,382  
Trust 2002-19, Cl. PE, 6%, 4/25/17
    1,651,580       1,704,212  
Trust 2002-21, Cl. PE, 6.50%, 4/25/32
    4,206,969       4,326,079  
Trust 2002-29, Cl. F, 4.207%, 4/25/321
    2,057,157       2,062,990  
Trust 2002-60, Cl. FH, 4.207%, 8/25/321
    4,038,411       4,047,086  
Trust 2002-64, Cl. FJ, 4.207%, 4/25/321
    631,808       629,381  
Trust 2002-68, Cl. FH, 3.248%, 10/18/321
    1,315,436       1,307,757  
Trust 2002-81, Cl. FM, 3.707%, 12/25/321
    2,414,251       2,396,373  
Trust 2002-9, Cl. PC, 6%, 3/25/17
    3,274,678       3,379,556  
Trust 2003-116, Cl. FA, 3.607%, 11/25/331
    755,742       746,307  
Trust 2003-130, Cl. CS, 7.686%, 12/25/331
    3,217,145       2,930,968  
Trust 2003-17, Cl. EQ, 5.50%, 3/25/23
    5,484,000       5,235,965  
Trust 2003-23, Cl. EQ, 5.50%, 4/25/23
    12,312,000       11,653,008  
Trust 2003-28, Cl. KG, 5.50%, 4/25/23
    5,556,000       5,358,778  
Trust 2003-3, Cl. FM, 3.707%, 4/25/331
    2,989,952       2,970,200  
Trust 2003-81, Cl. NB, 4.50%, 11/25/14
    10,264,000       10,280,566  
Trust 2003-81, Cl. PW, 4%, 3/25/25
    2,366,530       2,360,647  
Trust 2003-84, Cl. AJ, 3%, 4/25/13
    351,768       351,162  
Trust 2003-84, Cl. GC, 4.50%, 5/25/15
    12,320,000       12,339,999  


 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
FHLMC/FNMA/Sponsored Continued
               
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Gtd. Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates: Continued
               
Trust 2004-101, Cl. BG, 5%, 1/25/20
  $ 4,413,000     $ 4,350,862  
Trust 2004-52, Cl. JR, 4.50%, 7/25/24
    3,845,823       3,847,152  
Trust 2004-W9, Cl. 2A2, 7%, 2/25/44
    1,705,550       1,817,648  
Trust 2005-100, Cl. BQ, 5.50%, 11/25/25
    3,800,000       3,617,250  
Trust 2005-31, Cl. PB, 5.50%, 4/25/35
    2,865,000       2,772,608  
Trust 2005-59, Cl. NQ, 8.858%, 5/25/351
    2,923,532       2,743,846  
Trust 2005-71, Cl. DB, 4.50%, 8/25/25
    3,510,000       3,280,066  
Trust 2006-24, Cl. DB, 5.50%, 4/25/26
    960,000       903,373  
Trust 2006-29, Cl. PA, 5.50%, 8/25/26
    12,779,088       12,918,174  
Trust 2006-46, Cl. SW, 12.441%, 6/25/361
    4,086,301       4,187,915  
Trust 2006-50, Cl. KS, 12.441%, 6/25/361
    3,433,289       3,440,232  
Trust 2006-57, Cl. PA, 5.50%, 8/25/27
    8,791,411       8,937,295  
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:
               
Trust 2001-61, Cl. SH, 35.259%, 11/18/316
    4,429,373       496,422  
Trust 2001-63, Cl. SD, 14.132%, 12/18/316
    114,326       12,950  
Trust 2001-68, Cl. SC, 11.923%, 11/25/316
    78,981       8,684  
Trust 2001-81, Cl. S, 23.723%, 1/25/326
    1,034,395       111,120  
Trust 2002-28, Cl. SA, 24.461%, 4/25/326
    734,028       75,722  
Trust 2002-38, Cl. IO, 29.217%, 4/25/326
    648,332       59,866  
Trust 2002-39, Cl. SD, 20.892%, 3/18/326
    1,008,705       99,026  
Trust 2002-48, Cl. S, 23.29%, 7/25/326
    1,174,558       126,703  
Trust 2002-52, Cl. SL, 23.262%, 9/25/326
    699,766       75,557  
Trust 2002-53, Cl. SK, 20.992%, 4/25/326
    628,780       64,051  
Trust 2002-56, Cl. SN, 25.259%, 7/25/326
    1,610,851       173,969  
Trust 2002-65, Cl. SC, 33.379%, 6/25/266
    1,984,837       216,393  
Trust 2002-77, Cl. IS, 25.75%, 12/18/326
    1,104,559       113,471  
Trust 2002-77, Cl. SH, 26.713%, 12/18/326
    1,271,704       145,021  
Trust 2002-89, Cl. S, 45.409%, 1/25/336
    6,739,072       700,773  
Trust 2002-9, Cl. MS, 22.594%, 3/25/326
    1,387,526       155,227  
Trust 2003-118, Cl. S, 33.709%, 12/25/336
    8,266,098       987,391  
Trust 2003-23, Cl. ES, 49.37%, 10/25/226
    24,227,652       2,007,176  
Trust 2003-33, Cl. SP, 39.597%, 5/25/336
    4,774,409       583,545  
Trust 2003-4, Cl. S, 34.21%, 2/25/336
    2,454,033       288,735  
Trust 2003-46, Cl. IH, (5.066)%, 6/1/336
    976,390       197,494  
Trust 2005-105, Cl. S, 67.083%, 12/25/356
    11,609,531       992,892  
Trust 2005-40, Cl. SA, 38.96%, 5/25/356
    10,916,242       896,179  
Trust 2005-40, Cl. SB, 48.607%, 5/25/356
    4,985,195       427,766  
Trust 2005-71, Cl. SA, 50.482%, 8/25/256
    5,897,373       474,590  
Trust 2005-83, Cl. SL, 61.524%, 10/25/356
    13,106,056       1,063,383  
Trust 2005-87, Cl. SE, 93.637%, 10/25/356
    49,626,435       3,228,066  
Trust 2005-87, Cl. SG, 71.435%, 10/25/356
    13,442,816       1,183,627  
Trust 2006-119, Cl. MS, 64.382%, 12/25/366
    12,279,352       1,122,119  
Trust 2006-33, Cl. SP, 53.66%, 5/25/366
    8,333,392       861,836  
Trust 2006-34, Cl. SK, 55.349%, 5/25/366
    13,244,842       1,337,394  
Trust 2006-42, Cl. CI, 28.061%, 6/25/366
    12,527,061       1,110,270  
Trust 2006-48, Cl. QA, 30.127%, 6/25/366
    8,990,028       806,642  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
FHLMC/FNMA/Sponsored Continued
               
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security: Continued
               
Trust 2006-75, Cl. SA, 55.317%, 8/25/366
  $ 8,061,686     $ 699,583  
Trust 2006-90, Cl. SX, 76.949%, 9/25/366
    10,405,897       969,910  
Trust 221, Cl. 2, 15.40%, 5/1/236
    938,615       219,870  
Trust 240, Cl. 2, 23.839%, 9/1/236
    1,561,138       391,474  
Trust 247, Cl. 2, 5.19%, 10/1/236
    369,732       93,495  
Trust 252, Cl. 2, 7.817%, 11/1/236
    109,891       27,431  
Trust 2682, Cl. TQ, 74.997%, 10/15/336
    4,669,121       334,674  
Trust 2981, Cl. BS, 82.237%, 5/15/356
    8,576,808       752,709  
Trust 301, Cl. 2, 5.434%, 4/1/296
    1,454,564       320,935  
Trust 302, Cl. 2, 2.575%, 6/1/296
    2,096,165       452,983  
Trust 303, Cl. IO, 15.145%, 11/1/296
    813,437       207,927  
Trust 313, Cl. 2, (6.399)%, 6/1/316
    5,507,449       1,360,783  
Trust 319, Cl. 2, 5.748%, 2/1/326
    85,250       20,058  
Trust 321, Cl. 2, 9.355%, 4/1/326
    6,942,009       1,621,562  
Trust 322, Cl. 2, 3.686%, 4/1/326
    345,085       77,657  
Trust 324, Cl. 2, 5.365%, 7/1/326
    5,054,486       1,158,052  
Trust 328, Cl. 2, 1.93%, 12/1/326
    12,316,565       2,746,439  
Trust 331, Cl. 5, 9.399%, 2/1/336
    5,905,224       1,317,888  
Trust 332, Cl. 2, 4.525%, 3/1/336
    15,499,409       3,401,429  
Trust 333, Cl. 2, 3.891%, 4/1/336
    11,011,915       2,416,422  
Trust 334, Cl. 12, 5.392%, 2/1/336
    7,407,379       1,714,763  
Trust 334, Cl. 3, 11.057%, 7/1/336
    1,967,520       431,636  
Trust 334, Cl. 5, 11.073%, 5/1/336
    3,536,030       785,170  
Trust 334, Cl. IO, 11.132%, 2/1/336
    4,801,836       1,079,613  
Trust 338, Cl. 2, 2.812%, 7/1/336
    9,792,991       2,152,850  
Trust 339, Cl. 7, 8.871%, 7/1/336
    17,504,524       3,815,273  
Trust 339, Cl. 8, 8.584%, 8/1/336
    1,086,715       240,470  
Trust 342, Cl. 2, 5.992%, 9/1/336
    1,560,861       351,726  
Trust 344, Cl. 2, 9.126%, 12/1/336
    7,661,196       1,697,881  
Trust 345, Cl. 9, 11.203%, 1/1/346
    6,163,591       1,225,584  
Trust 346, Cl. 2, 2.956%, 12/1/336
    10,248,872       2,254,255  
Trust 351, Cl. 10, 9.48%, 4/1/346
    1,816,814       399,926  
Trust 351, Cl. 11, 9.889%, 11/1/346
    971,738       198,600  
Trust 351, Cl. 8, 8.01%, 4/1/346
    2,939,471       590,280  
Trust 356, Cl. 10, 9.542%, 6/1/356
    2,596,773       614,596  
Trust 356, Cl. 12, 7.968%, 2/1/356
    1,345,080       318,499  
Trust 362, Cl. 12, 5.412%, 8/1/356
    159,263       37,219  
Trust 362, Cl. 13, 7.985%, 8/1/356
    168,263       39,344  
Federal National Mortgage Assn., Principal-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:
               
Trust 322, Cl. 1, 5.901%, 4/1/327
    15,805,220       12,458,215  
Trust 324, Cl. 1, 6.054%, 7/1/327
    1,262,143       1,018,760  
Vendee Mortgage Trust, Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:
               
Series 1992-2, Cl. IO, 14.254%, 9/15/226
    13,098,948       265,972  
Series 1995-2B, Cl. 2IO, 9.734%, 6/15/256
    882,053       17,528  
Series 1995-3, Cl. 1IO, 7.331%, 9/15/256
    30,156,454       275,748  
 
             
 
            1,487,244,695  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
GNMA/Guaranteed—0.4%
               
Government National Mortgage Assn.:
               
5.625%, 8/8/271
  $ 7,728     $ 7,823  
7%, 1/29/28-2/8/30
    2,036,177       2,144,246  
8%, 1/29/28-9/29/28
    752,515       826,051  
11%, 11/8/19
    17,315       19,625  
12%, 12/9/13-9/1/15
    30,282       34,983  
12.50%, 12/29/13-11/29/15
    971,227       1,100,984  
13%, 10/30/15
    1,501,991       1,719,220  
13.50%, 6/30/15
    2,014,438       2,310,865  
Government National Mortgage Assn., Gtd. Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 1999-32, Cl. ZB, 8%, 9/16/29
    8,063,842       8,816,783  
Series 2000-12, Cl. ZA, 8%, 2/16/30
    3,493,904       3,826,234  
Series 2000-7, Cl. Z, 8%, 1/16/30
    4,035,512       4,426,760  
Series 2001-62, Cl. KZ, 6.50%, 12/16/31
    11,576,722       11,958,730  
Government National Mortgage Assn., Interest-Only Stripped Mtg.-Backed Security:
               
Series 1998-19, Cl. SB, 23.961%, 7/16/286
    1,763,853       243,168  
Series 1998-6, Cl. SA, 35.723%, 3/16/286
    1,109,538       132,575  
Series 2006-47, Cl. SA, 50.597%, 8/16/366
    13,151,999       1,194,565  
 
             
 
            38,762,612  
 
               
Non-Agency—14.5%
               
Commercial—5.6%
               
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2006-5, Cl. A2, 5.348%, 10/10/11
    1,325,000       1,264,345  
Series 2008-1, Cl. A4, 6.346%, 12/1/171
    9,480,000       8,356,100  
Series 2008-1, Cl. AM, 6.389%, 1/1/181
    2,390,000       1,910,477  
Series 2008-1, Cl. AJ, 6.389%, 1/1/181
    2,380,000       1,617,899  
Banc of America Funding Corp., Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-2, Cl. 2A1, 6.50%, 7/20/32
    2,344,723       2,347,414  
Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-8, Cl. 5A1, 6.50%, 5/25/32
    2,345,554       2,174,521  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-PW13, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series PW13, Cl. A4, 5.54%, 9/1/41
    14,790,000       13,209,297  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PW18, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series PW18, Cl. A2, 5.613%, 6/1/50
    940,000       866,741  
Capital Lease Funding Securitization LP, Interest-Only Corporate-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-CTL1, (5.859)%, 6/22/246
    3,145,342       93,122  
ChaseFlex Trust 2006-2, Multiclass Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-2, Cl. A1B, 2.572%, 9/25/361
    750,823       737,096  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-17, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-17, Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 9/1/35
    9,286,000       7,872,365  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Commercial Continued
               
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-HYB8, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HYB8, Cl. 4A1, 5.573%, 12/20/351
  $ 550,923     $ 384,401  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C4, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-C4, Cl. A3, 5.915%, 3/1/491
    7,470,000       6,773,600  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2006-WF1, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-WF1, Cl. A2B, 5.536%, 3/1/36
    362,908       357,748  
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank 2007-CD4 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-CD4, Cl. A2B, 5.205%, 12/11/49
    27,603,000       25,703,221  
Series 2007-CD4, Cl. AJ, 5.398%, 12/1/49
    6,760,000       4,395,903  
CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust 2006-A5, Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-A5, Cl. 1A13, 3.657%, 10/25/361
    6,623,358       5,463,683  
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-C3, Cl. A4, 5.913%, 6/1/391
    3,960,000       3,398,954  
CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 2006-8, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-8, Cl.2A1, 3.237%, 1/25/461
    1,399,509       1,387,588  
CWALT Alternative Loan Trust 2007-8CB, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-8CB, Cl. A1, 5.50%, 5/25/37
    16,776,221       15,644,481  
Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-RS1, Cl. A2, 4.209%, 1/27/371,2
    4,268,487       2,487,728  
Series 2006-AB2, Cl. A7, 5.961%, 6/25/36
    1,370,954       1,355,575  
Series 2006-AB4, Cl. A1A, 6.005%, 10/25/36
    6,060,031       5,928,285  
Series 2006-AB3, Cl. A7, 6.36%, 7/1/36
    490,498       481,812  
DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Commercial Mtg. Obligations, Series 1997-CF2, Cl. B30C, 6.024%, 10/15/301,2
    36,400,000       17,108,000  
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-FA2, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-FA2, Cl. 1A1, 5.50%, 4/25/37
    3,693,939       3,340,924  
First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-AR3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR3, Cl. 1A1, 6.128%, 11/1/371
    14,948,623       12,176,743  
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Commercial Mtg. Obligations, Series 2004-C3, Cl. A2, 4.433%, 7/10/39
    4,445,000       4,388,280  
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-C1, Cl. F, 7.133%, 5/15/301
    2,000,000       1,990,226  
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-GG9, Cl. A2, 5.381%, 3/10/39
    9,020,000       8,426,989  
Greenwich Capital Commercial Mortgage 2007-GG11, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-GG11, Cl. A4, 5.736%, 8/1/17
    19,185,000       16,332,120  
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Commercial Mtg. Obligations, Series 2006-GG8, Cl. A4, 5.56%, 11/1/39
    4,950,000       4,390,799  
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2F, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-2F, Cl. 2A2, 5.75%, 2/1/36
    1,623,983       1,321,148  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Commercial Continued
               
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-AR1, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR1, Cl. 3A1, 5.371%, 1/1/361
  $ 2,868,623     $ 2,434,814  
Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR31, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR31, Cl. 2 A2, 5.328%, 1/1/361
    1,554,369       990,858  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-LDPX, Cl. A2S, 5.305%, 1/15/49
    9,220,000       8,577,688  
Series 2007-CB18, Cl. A4, 5.44%, 6/1/47
    14,355,000       12,011,787  
Series 2007-CB18, Cl. AM, 5.466%, 6/1/47
    16,086,000       12,346,804  
Series 2007-CB15, Cl. AJ, 5.502%, 6/1/47
    1,590,000       1,041,644  
Series 2007-LD12, Cl. A2, 5.827%, 2/15/51
    5,275,000       4,951,199  
Series 2007-LD11, Cl. A2, 5.992%, 6/15/491
    14,520,000       13,688,547  
Series 2008-C2, Cl. A4, 6.068%, 2/1/51
    21,180,000       18,309,934  
Series 2008-C2, Cl. AJ, 6.799%, 2/1/511
    8,100,000       5,735,011  
Series 2008-C2, Cl. AM, 6.799%, 2/1/51
    12,600,000       10,346,994  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-LDPX, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-LDPX, Cl. A3, 5.42%, 1/15/49
    11,190,000       9,326,053  
JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp., Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2000-C9, Cl. A2, 7.77%, 10/15/32
    14,609,326       14,773,095  
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2006-A2, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-A2, Cl. 3A4, 5.675%, 4/1/361
    7,242,422       5,123,945  
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2006-A7, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-A7, Cl. 2A2, 5.802%, 1/1/371
    3,545,599       3,215,547  
LB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1999-C2, Cl. C, 7.47%, 10/15/32
    8,115,000       8,213,932  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2000-C3, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2000-C3, Cl. A2, 7.95%, 5/15/25
    9,273,711       9,452,494  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-C1, Cl. A2, 5.084%, 2/11/31
    4,150,000       4,011,558  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C1, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-C1, Cl. A2, 5.318%, 1/15/12
    21,030,000       19,683,077  
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-C1, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2008-C1, Cl. AM, 6.317%, 4/11/411
    6,640,000       5,258,486  
Lehman Structured Securities Corp., Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-GE1, Cl. A, 2.514%, 7/26/242
    417,634       339,328  
Mastr Alternative Loan Trust, CMO Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-6, Cl. 10A1, 6%, 7/25/34
    3,663,471       3,237,265  
Mastr Asset Securitization Trust 2006-3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-3, Cl. 2A1, 3.657%, 10/25/361
    17,435,986       15,297,574  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust 2005-A9, Mtg. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-A9, Cl. 4A1, 5.492%, 12/1/351
    9,624,778       7,858,688  

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Commercial Continued
               
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2006-C1, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-C1, Cl. AJ, 5.841%, 5/1/391
  $ 2,980,000     $ 2,236,361  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-IQ16, Cl. A4, 5.809%, 12/1/49
    8,700,000       7,433,762  
Nomura Asset Securities Corp., Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-D6, Cl. A1B, 6.59%, 3/15/30
    540,994       540,866  
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Commercial Mtg. Obligations, Series 2001-C1, Cl. A2, 6.36%, 3/12/34
    9,627,000       9,646,373  
Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. II LLC, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series PRU-HTG 2000-C1, Cl. A2, 7.306%, 10/6/15
    571,000       581,303  
RALI Series 2005-QA4 Trust, Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-QA4, Cl. A32, 5.379%, 4/25/351
    429,035       298,333  
RALI Series 2007-QS6 Trust, Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-QS6, Cl. A114, 5.75%, 4/25/37
    5,333,830       4,334,044  
Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2006-A9CB, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-A9CB, Cl. A5, 6%, 9/25/36
    4,844,227       4,488,873  
Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-A12, Cl. 1A, 6.25%, 11/1/36
    3,071,813       2,312,149  
STARM Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, Cl. 2A1, 5.826%, 2/1/371
    23,674,066       18,513,027  
STARM Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-3, Cl. 1A1, 5.659%, 6/1/371,2
    8,260,573       6,814,973  
Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc., Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-AR3, Cl. A2, 3.53%, 9/19/321
    1,728,944       1,089,235  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C28, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-C28, Cl. A4, 5.572%, 10/1/48
    10,060,000       8,828,742  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C29, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-C29, Cl. A2, 5.272%, 11/15/48
    2,083,000       1,980,476  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C33, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-C33, Cl. A4, 6.10%, 2/1/511
    14,700,000       12,685,910  
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mtg. Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2007-C34, Cl. AJ, 6.148%, 5/1/461
    6,690,000       4,484,171  
Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust LLC, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-A, Cl. 1A1, 5.982%, 3/1/371
    10,892,276       10,422,474  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2006-AR14 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR14, Cl. 1A7, 5.647%, 11/1/361
    4,348,945       2,622,540  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2006-AR15 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR15, Cl. 1A, 3.695%, 11/1/461,2
    4,043,903       2,375,793  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2006-AR8 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR8, Cl. 1A4, 5.877%, 8/1/461
    19,581,043       16,270,467  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY1 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-HY1, Cl. 1A2, 5.711%, 2/25/371,2
    7,186,457       2,874,583  
Series 2007-HY1, Cl. 2A4, 5.868%, 2/1/371
    1,685,208       1,039,043  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Commercial Continued
               
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY3 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY3, Cl. 2A2, 5.668%, 3/1/371
  $ 10,109,386     $ 6,015,225  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY4 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY4, Cl. 5A1, 5.584%, 11/1/361
    1,979,608       1,551,087  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY5 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY5, Cl. 2A3, 5.658%, 5/1/371
    2,112,381       1,760,321  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-OA3 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA3, Cl. 5A, 4.079%, 4/1/471,2
    2,777,128       1,582,963  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2004-EE Trust, Mtg. Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2004-EE, Cl. 3A2, 4.261%, 12/1/341
    17,177,275       15,925,045  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2004-U Trust, Mtg. Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2004-U, Cl. A1, 5.673%, 10/1/341
    3,064,344       2,981,810  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2004-V Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-V, Cl. 1A1, 3.92%, 10/1/341
    9,927,471       9,730,336  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2004-W Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-W, Cl. B2, 4.546%, 11/1/341
    3,400,424       2,497,114  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2005-AR1 Trust, Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR1, Cl. 1A1, 4.538%, 2/1/351
    17,211,354       14,757,768  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2006-AR8 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR8, Cl. 1A3, 5.547%, 4/25/361
    10,553,533       9,997,622  
 
             
 
            568,586,696  
 
               
Manufactured Housing—0.1%
               
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2006-AR12 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR12, Cl. 2A1, 6.10%, 9/25/361
    16,895,373       14,125,785  
 
               
Multifamily—0.6%
               
Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-E, Cl. 2A2, 4.709%, 6/25/331
    7,338,670       7,319,904  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2003-46, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-46, Cl. 1A2, 4.411%, 1/19/341
    12,304,527       12,287,589  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-6, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-6, Cl. 2A1, 5.50%, 4/1/35
    1,325,032       1,164,633  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-HY1, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY1, Cl. 1A1, 5.696%, 4/25/371
    14,452,082       11,135,393  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A2, Cl. A2, 4.487%, 2/1/351
    3,940,642       3,197,212  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2003-AR10 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-AR10, Cl. A7, 4.36%, 10/1/331
    3,160,000       3,035,731  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2006-AR5 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR5, Cl. 2A1, 5.539%, 4/1/361
    26,680,750       21,341,419  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2006-AR6 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR6, Cl. 3A1, 5.093%, 3/25/361
    7,194,714       6,597,477  
 
             
 
            66,079,358  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Other—0.1%
               
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2005-S2, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-S2, Cl. 3A1, 6.735%, 2/25/321
  $ 5,287,231     $ 5,132,557  
 
               
Residential—8.1%
               
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-4, Cl. A4, 5.936%, 7/1/171
    13,250,000       11,357,741  
Series 2007-4, Cl. AM, 6.003%, 8/1/171
    16,580,000       12,964,265  
Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2004-2, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-2, Cl. 12A2, 4.395%, 5/1/341
    14,939,197       13,519,973  
Bear Stearns ARM Trust 2004-9, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-9, Cl. 23A1, 5.029%, 11/1/341
    9,444,203       8,675,514  
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust 2006-S3, Multiclass Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-S3, Cl. 1A2, 6%, 11/1/36
    10,650,000       8,063,758  
Chase Mortgage Finance Trust 2007-A1, Multiclass Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-A1, Cl. 9A1, 4.571%, 2/1/371
    9,939,970       8,898,752  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-26, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-26, Cl. 1A8, 5.50%, 11/1/35
    9,470,666       8,513,467  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-27, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-27, Cl. 2A1, 5.50%, 12/1/35
    8,483,412       7,625,925  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-31, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-31, Cl. 2A4, 5.476%, 1/1/361,2
    3,731,174       1,119,352  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2005-J4, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-J4, Cl. A7, 5.50%, 11/1/35
    5,301,000       4,121,046  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-HY3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY3, Cl. 1A1, 5.646%, 6/1/471
    8,620,326       6,766,956  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-HY4, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-HY4, Cl. 1A1, 6.092%, 9/1/471
    29,639,383       23,034,804  
Series 2007-HY4, Cl. 1A2, 6.092%, 9/1/471,2
    10,082,205       4,436,170  
Series 2007-HY4, Cl. 2A2, 6.229%, 11/1/371,2
    2,265,466       996,805  
Series 2007-HY4, Cl. 3A2, 6.40%, 11/1/371,2
    2,355,125       1,036,255  
CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust 2007-HY5, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-HY5, Cl. 1A2, 5.929%, 9/1/371,2
    11,060,927       5,641,073  
Series 2007-HY5, Cl. 2A2, 6.001%, 9/1/371,2
    2,782,702       1,363,524  
Series 2007-HY5, Cl. 3A2, 6.201%, 9/1/371,2
    6,988,967       3,354,704  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C6, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-C6, Cl. A2, 5.889%, 8/1/121
    2,810,000       2,633,559  
Series 2007-C6, Cl. A4, 5.889%, 12/1/491
    15,670,000       13,433,377  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-C7, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2008-C7, Cl. A4, 6.299%, 12/1/491
    9,690,000       8,541,135  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2005-2, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-2, Cl. 1A3, 4.952%, 5/1/351
    10,922,377       9,796,007  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Residential Continued
               
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2005-3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-3, Cl. 2A4, 5.198%, 8/1/351
  $ 21,270,732     $ 17,473,417  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2006-AR1, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR1, Cl. 3A2, 5.50%, 3/1/361,2
    11,284,916       6,093,855  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2006-AR2, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2006-AR2, Cl. 1A2, 5.523%, 3/1/361
    23,987,807       20,765,638  
Series 2006-AR2, Cl. 1AB, 5.591%, 3/1/362
    10,270,427       5,135,213  
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank 2007-CD4 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-CD4, Cl. AMFX, 5.366%, 12/1/49
    14,345,000       10,934,303  
CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust 2006-A1, Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-A1, Cl. 2A1, 5.25%, 3/1/21
    6,378,436       5,831,170  
CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust 2006-A5, Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-A5, Cl. 2A1, 5.50%, 10/1/21
    8,118,029       7,705,768  
CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust 2007-A2, Real Estate Mtg. Investment Conduit Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-A2, Cl. 1A5, 6%, 2/25/37
    14,479,451       12,839,937  
COMM 2007-C9 Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-C9, Cl. A4, 6.01%, 7/1/171
    13,180,000       11,374,091  
CWALT Alternative Loan Trust 2005-J1, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-J1, Cl. 3A1, 6.50%, 8/25/32
    6,369,643       5,584,453  
CWALT Alternative Loan Trust 2005-J3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-J3, Cl. 3A1, 6.50%, 9/25/34
    1,229,855       1,085,642  
CWALT Alternative Loan Trust 2006-43CB, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-43CB, Cl. 1A10, 6%, 2/1/372
    40,069,814       26,810,713  
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-5, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-5, Cl. 2A1, 4.485%, 5/1/341
    1,139,727       1,059,330  
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR6, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2005-AR6, Cl. 3A1, 4.56%, 9/25/351
    12,735,546       10,768,181  
Series 2005-AR6, Cl. 1A4, 4.626%, 9/1/351
    28,106,779       26,202,449  
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-AR1, Cl. 4A1, 5.827%, 3/1/371
    9,691,280       7,656,111  
Series 2007-AR1, Cl. 2A1, 5.998%, 3/1/371
    52,007,379       41,894,476  
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2006-A2, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-A2, Cl. 5A3, 4.334%, 11/1/331
    1,316,083       1,258,402  
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2007-A1, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-A1, Cl. 7A1, 5.299%, 7/1/351,2
    16,367,407       14,897,450  
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2007-A3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-A3, Cl. 3A3, 6.019%, 5/1/371,2
    4,800,341       2,570,582  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Residential Continued
               
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C7, Commercial Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-C7, Cl. A3, 5.866%, 9/11/45
  $ 4,205,000     $ 3,614,183  
Series 2007-C7, Cl. AM, 6.374%, 9/11/451
    12,810,000       10,251,866  
Lehman XS Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-10, Cl. 2A3B, 5.55%, 1/25/36
    1,634,665       1,448,909  
Mastr Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-2, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-2, Cl. 1A1, 4.951%, 4/1/361
    9,836,978       9,232,998  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust 2006-3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-3, Cl. 2A1, 6.073%, 10/25/361
    16,669,685       15,220,311  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust 2007-3, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-3, Cl. 1A1, 5.797%, 9/1/371,2
    6,632,586       6,145,643  
RALI Series 2006-QS13 Trust:
               
Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-QS13, Cl. 1A8, 6%, 9/25/36
    2,859,207       2,844,972  
Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-QS13, Cl. 1A5, 6%, 9/25/36
    12,282,686       9,269,730  
RALI Series 2006-QS5 Trust, Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-QS5, Cl. 2A2, 6%, 5/1/36
    1,548,742       1,506,682  
RALI Series 2007-QS6 Trust, Mtg. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-QS6, Cl. A28, 5.75%, 4/25/37
    4,871,096       4,355,691  
Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-A14, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A14, Cl. A1, 5.50%, 12/1/35
    9,429,000       6,424,056  
Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-A6CB, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-A6CB, Cl. A7, 6%, 6/1/35
    15,812,659       12,070,895  
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, 5.775%, 7/1/371,2
    8,281,258       3,230,519  
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., CMO:
               
Series 2001-UP2, Cl. AF2, 7.25%, 10/25/31
    99,331       99,926  
Series 2000-UP1, Cl. A2, 8%, 9/25/30
    362,325       365,298  
Salomon Smith Barney RV Trust, Recreational Vehicles Mtg. Obligations, Series 2001-1, Cl. B, 6.64%, 4/15/18
    2,407,000       2,413,491  
WaMu Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-AR12 Trust, Mtg. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-AR12, Cl. 1A8, 4.833%, 10/1/351
    9,995,454       9,298,307  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2003-AR9 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-AR9, Cl. 2A, 4.489%, 9/25/331
    4,595,068       4,441,058  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2005-AR14 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR14, Cl. 1A1, 5.051%, 12/1/351
    10,723,564       9,992,318  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2006-AR10 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR10, Cl. 1A2, 5.931%, 9/1/361
    12,446,926       11,437,129  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2006-AR14 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR14, Cl. 2A4, 5.758%, 11/1/361,2
    1,313,206       669,735  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Residential Continued
               
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY1 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-HY1, Cl. 4A1, 5.469%, 2/1/371
  $ 50,035,487     $ 42,081,105  
Series 2007-HY1, Cl. 5A1, 5.771%, 2/1/371
    28,832,300       22,264,645  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY2 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2007-HY2, Cl. 1A1, 5.614%, 12/1/361
    33,259,335       26,112,738  
Series 2007-HY2, Cl. 1A2, 5.614%, 12/1/361,2
    3,966,977       1,309,102  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY3 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY3, Cl. 4A1, 5.348%, 3/1/371
    32,698,416       27,468,003  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY4 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY4, Cl. 4A1, 5.504%, 9/25/361
    28,698,144       25,898,115  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY6 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY6, Cl. 2A1, 5.695%, 6/25/371
    14,930,576       12,190,838  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2007-HY7 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-HY7, Cl. 2A1, 5.873%, 7/1/371
    8,177,931       5,531,084  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2004-EE Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-EE, Cl. 3A1, 4.261%, 12/1/341
    7,163,089       6,640,896  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2004-R Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-R, Cl. 2A1, 4.369%, 9/1/341
    1,118,679       944,453  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2005-AR12 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR12, Cl. 2A6, 4.336%, 7/1/351
    5,797,198       4,913,251  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2005-AR16 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR16, Cl. 2A1, 4.945%, 10/1/351
    6,715,195       5,849,753  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2006-12 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-12, Cl. A1, 6%, 10/25/36
    5,857,161       5,850,954  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2006-AR10 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2006-AR10, Cl. 3A2, 4.871%, 7/1/361,2
    2,508,615       1,216,678  
Series 2006-AR10, Cl. 4A2, 5.561%, 7/1/361,2
    9,083,565       4,405,529  
Series 2006-AR10, Cl. 5A3, 5.594%, 7/1/361
    4,496,349       3,799,748  
Series 2006-AR10, Cl. 5A6, 5.594%, 7/1/361
    44,225,285       35,739,377  
Series 2006-AR10, Cl. 2A2, 5.636%, 7/1/361,2
    6,115,562       2,966,048  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2006-AR13 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates:
               
Series 2006-AR13, Cl. A2, 5.748%, 9/1/361
    36,577,373       31,210,346  
Series 2006-AR13, Cl. A4, 5.748%, 9/1/361
    29,050,000       22,642,813  
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities 2006-AR8 Trust, Mtg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR8, Cl. 2A1, 5.24%, 4/1/361
    6,928,545       5,962,970  
 
             
 
            823,167,506  
 
             
Total Mortgage-Backed Obligations (Cost $3,169,483,469)
            3,003,099,209  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
U.S. Government Obligations—3.3%
               
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Unsec. Bonds, 3.625%, 10/18/139,10
  $ 16,130,000     $ 15,706,152  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Unsec. Nts.:
               
3.375%, 4/15/099
    26,370,000       26,370,396  
3.75%, 6/28/139
    23,220,000       23,064,380  
4.125%, 9/27/139
    48,945,000       49,382,079  
5.25%, 5/21/099
    49,580,000       50,165,738  
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4.875%, 5/18/12
    20,040,000       20,836,329  
Federal National Mortgage Assn. Unsec. Nts.:
               
3.25%, 4/9/139
    47,710,000       46,487,479  
3.875%, 7/12/139
    29,450,000       29,408,623  
4.625%, 10/15/1411
    23,490,000       23,903,142  
Resolution Funding Corp. Bonds, Residual Funding STRIPS, 6.135%, 1/15/2112
    53,130,000       29,666,729  
U.S. Treasury Bonds, STRIPS, 4.955%, 2/15/165,12
    23,896,000       18,160,219  
 
             
Total U.S. Government Obligations (Cost $329,604,504)
            333,151,266  
 
               
Foreign Government Obligations—24.7%
               
 
Argentina—0.1%
               
Argentina (Republic of) Bonds:
               
3.127%, 8/3/121
    11,814,501       8,493,880  
Series GDP, 0.971%, 12/15/351
    23,710,000       1,920,510  
Series V, 7%, 3/28/11
    4,160,000       3,095,156  
Series VII, 7%, 9/12/13
    1,205,000       818,446  
 
             
 
            14,327,992  
 
               
Australia—0.1%
               
New South Wales Treasury Corp. Sr. Bonds, Series 12RG, 6%, 5/1/12
  2,880,000  AUD      2,276,505  
New South Wales Treasury Corp. Sr. Unsec. Bonds, Series 14RG, 5.50%, 8/1/14
  4,190,000  AUD      3,220,190  
 
             
 
            5,496,695  
 
               
Austria—0.1%
               
Austria (Republic of) Unsec. Unsub. Nts., Series E, 4%, 9/15/16
  9,716,000  EUR      13,413,860  
 
               
Belgium—0.1%
               
Belgium (Kingdom of) Bonds, Series 44, 5%, 3/28/35
  9,010,000  EUR      12,790,412  
 
               
Brazil—2.7%
               
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social Nts., 6.369%, 6/16/1813
    13,550,000       11,991,750  
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Bonds:
               
6%, 1/17/17
    34,465,000       33,344,888  
8%, 1/15/18
    31,680,000       34,056,000  
8.75%, 2/4/25
    1,815,000       2,137,163  
8.875%, 10/14/19
    21,300,000       25,027,500  
10.50%, 7/14/14
    17,798,000       22,469,975  

 

                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Brazil Continued
                 
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Letras Tesouro Nacional Treasury Bills, 0%, 1/1/0912
  57,340,000   BRR    $ 29,130,582  
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Nota Do Tesouro Nacional Nts.:
                 
10%, 1/10/10
  58,026,000   BRR      29,014,034  
10%, 1/1/12
  29,874,000   BRR      14,330,854  
10%, 1/1/17
  140,991,000   BRR      60,887,159  
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Nts., 7.875%, 3/7/15
    7,950,000         8,514,450  
 
               
 
              270,904,355  
 
                 
Bulgaria—0.2%
                 
Bulgaria (Republic of) Bonds:
                 
8.25%, 1/15/15
    7,080,000         7,823,400  
8.25%, 1/15/1513
    6,790,000         7,502,950  
 
               
 
              15,326,350  
 
                 
Canada—0.3%
                 
Canada (Government of) Bonds:
                 
3.50%, 6/1/13
  9,370,000   CAD      8,949,153  
5%, 6/1/37
  9,860,000   CAD      10,492,319  
Canada (Government of) Nts.:
                 
3.75%, 6/1/10
  7,035,000   CAD      6,713,145  
4.25%, 6/1/18
  4,290,000   CAD      4,203,333  
 
               
 
              30,357,950  
 
                 
Colombia—0.5%
                 
Bogota Distrio Capital Sr. Bonds, 9.75%, 7/26/2813
  9,427,000,000   COP      3,609,782  
Colombia (Republic of) Bonds:
                 
7.375%, 9/18/37
    10,402,000         10,438,407  
10.75%, 1/15/13
    8,000,000         9,410,000  
12%, 10/22/15
  14,703,000,000   COP      7,065,540  
Colombia (Republic of) Nts.:
                 
8.25%, 12/22/14
    4,050,000         4,414,500  
11.75%, 3/1/10
  5,175,000,000   COP      2,414,417  
Colombia (Republic of) Unsec. Bonds, 8.125%, 5/21/24
    4,010,000         4,411,000  
EEB International Ltd. Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 8.75%, 10/31/1413
    8,730,000         8,730,000  
 
               
 
              50,493,646  
 
                 
Costa Rica—0.1%
                 
Costa Rica (Republic of) Unsec. Bonds, 9.995%, 8/1/20
    5,424,000         6,888,480  
 
                 
Denmark—0.1%
                 
Denmark (Kingdom of) Bonds, 5%, 11/15/13
  58,430,000   DKK      11,483,479  
 
                 
Ecuador—0.0%
                 
Ecuador (Republic of) Unsec. Bonds, 10%, 8/15/301
    3,745,000         2,733,850  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Egypt—0.2%
                 
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Treasury Bills:
                 
Series 182, 11.021%, 1/6/0912
  29,825,000   EGP   $ 5,308,168  
Series 364, 8.371%, 1/6/0912
  24,925,000   EGP     4,405,508  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Unsec. Unsub. Bonds, 8.75%, 7/15/1213
  77,705,000   EGP     12,091,396  
 
               
 
              21,805,072  
 
                 
El Salvador—0.1%
                 
El Salvador (Republic of) Bonds:
                 
7.625%, 9/21/3413
    4,802,000         4,777,990  
7.65%, 6/15/3513
    10,425,000         10,268,625  
 
               
 
              15,046,615  
 
                 
France—1.8%
                 
France (Government of) Obligations Assimilables du Tresor Bonds:
                 
3.25%, 4/25/16
  39,390,000   EUR     52,133,677  
4%, 10/25/38
  29,595,000   EUR     36,715,540  
France (Government of) Treasury Nts.:
                 
3.75%, 1/12/13
  47,450,000   EUR     66,076,495  
4.50%, 7/12/12
  18,785,000   EUR     26,966,034  
 
               
 
              181,891,746  
 
                 
Germany—1.7%
                 
Germany (Federal Republic of) Bonds:
                 
Series 03, 3.75%, 7/4/13
  46,175,000   EUR     65,063,502  
Series 05, 4%, 1/4/37
  28,040,000   EUR     35,752,944  
Series 07, 4.25%, 7/4/17
  52,310,000   EUR     74,920,251  
 
               
 
              175,736,697  
 
                 
Ghana—0.1%
                 
Ghana (Republic of) Bonds, 8.50%, 10/4/1713
    9,290,000         8,825,500  
 
                 
Greece—0.3%
                 
Greece (Republic of) Bonds, 4.60%, 5/20/13
  20,960,000   EUR     29,509,625  
 
                 
Guatemala—0.1%
                 
Guatemala (Republic of) Nts.:
                 
10.25%, 11/8/1113
    3,052,000         3,402,980  
10.25%, 11/8/11
    3,208,000         3,576,920  
 
               
 
              6,979,900  
 
                 
Hungary—0.2%
                 
Hungary (Republic of) Bonds, Series 12/C, 6%, 10/24/12
  4,129,000,000   HUF     21,443,233  
 
                 
Indonesia—0.7%
                 
Indonesia (Republic of) Nts.:
                 
6.75%, 3/10/1413
    22,015,000         21,189,438  
6.90%, 1/17/1813
    15,300,000         13,973,184  
7.25%, 4/20/1513
    11,655,000         11,334,488  

 

                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Indonesia Continued
                 
Indonesia (Republic of) Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7.75%, 1/17/3813
  $ 7,320,000       $ 6,624,600  
Indonesia (Republic of) Unsec. Nts., 8.50%, 10/12/3513
    13,940,000         13,626,350  
 
               
 
              66,748,060  
 
                 
Israel—0.4%
                 
Israel (State of) Bonds:
                 
5.50%, 2/28/17
  60,080,000   ILS     17,301,656  
Series 2682, 7.50%, 3/31/14
  68,180,000   ILS     21,537,203  
 
               
 
              38,838,859  
 
                 
Italy—0.4%
                 
Italy (Republic of) Nts., Certificati di Credito del Tesoro, 4.70%, 7/1/091
  28,010,000   EUR     39,475,752  
 
                 
Japan—4.8%
                 
Japan (Government of) Bonds:
                 
2 yr., Series 269, 0.90%, 6/15/10
  14,591,000,000   JPY     137,591,395  
5 yr., Series 72, 1.50%, 6/20/13
  16,748,000,000   JPY     160,864,575  
10 yr., Series 279, 2%, 3/20/16
  2,727,000,000   JPY     27,229,744  
10 yr., Series 282, 1.70%, 9/20/16
  7,632,000,000   JPY     73,975,611  
20 yr., Series 61, 1%, 3/20/23
  4,539,000,000   JPY     37,946,134  
20 yr., Series 73, 2%, 12/20/24
  3,404,000,000   JPY     32,104,116  
20 yr., Series 75, 2.10%, 3/20/25
  1,891,000,000   JPY     18,050,422  
 
               
 
              487,761,997  
 
                 
Malaysia—0.2%
                 
Johor Corp. Malaysia (Government of) Bonds, Series P3, 1%, 7/31/122
  59,778,000   MYR     18,580,235  
 
                 
Mexico—1.3%
                 
Mexican Williams Sr. Nts., 3.578%, 11/15/081,2
    1,500,000         1,508,280  
United Mexican States Bonds:
                 
8.375%, 1/14/11
    9,990,000         10,764,225  
Series A, 6.375%, 1/16/13
    9,990,000         10,294,695  
Series M7, 8%, 12/24/081
  634,570,000   MXN     57,972,363  
Series MI10, 8%, 12/19/13
  319,920,000   MXN     28,775,199  
Series M20, 10%, 12/5/241
  205,000,000   MXN     21,310,234  
 
               
 
              130,624,996  
 
                 
Nigeria—0.9%
                 
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Nts., Series 3Y2S, 12.50%, 2/24/09
  212,600,000   NGN     1,822,957  
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Promissory Nts., Series RC, 5.092%, 1/5/10
    1,064,890         891,213  
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Treasury Bills:
                 
Series 364, 9.186%, 1/8/0912
  1,953,600,000   NGN     16,148,365  
Series 364, 9.17%, 2/5/0912
  1,532,400,000   NGN     12,535,153  
Series 364, 9.30%, 4/9/0912
  440,900,000   NGN     3,544,369  


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Nigeria Continued
                 
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Treasury Bonds:
                 
Series 3Y, 9.23%, 5/25/12
  1,559,500,000   NGN   $ 12,662,692  
Series 3Y1S, 15%, 1/27/09
  294,000,000   NGN     2,533,427  
Series 5 yr., 9.50%, 2/23/12
  697,500,000   NGN     5,770,246  
Series 5Y, 9.50%, 8/31/12
  1,552,000,000   NGN     12,568,805  
Series 5Y13, 12.99%, 9/29/11
  524,300,000   NGN     4,914,686  
Series 7Y16, 11.99%, 12/22/13
  857,700,000   NGN     7,292,437  
Series 7YR, 12.74%, 10/27/13
  341,700,000   NGN     2,999,662  
Series 10 yr., 9.35%, 8/31/17
  1,487,100,000   NGN     10,620,788  
 
               
 
              94,304,800  
 
                 
Norway—0.0%
                 
Norway (Kingdom of) Bonds, 6.50%, 5/15/13
  22,380,000   NOK     4,153,573  
 
                 
Panama—0.5%
                 
Panama (Republic of) Bonds:
                 
6.70%, 1/26/36
    10,705,000         10,169,750  
7.25%, 3/15/15
    31,618,000         32,961,765  
8.875%, 9/30/27
    4,925,000         5,774,563  
9.375%, 4/1/29
    5,500,000         6,847,500  
 
               
 
              55,753,578  
 
                 
Peru—1.6%
                 
Peru (Republic of) Bonds:
                 
7.84%, 8/12/20
  61,210,000   PEN     19,521,629  
8.375%, 5/3/16
    3,350,000         3,584,500  
9.91%, 5/5/15
  70,149,000   PEN     25,401,041  
Series 7, 8.60%, 8/12/17
  71,402,000   PEN     24,193,966  
Series 8-1, 12.25%, 8/10/11
  94,570,000   PEN     34,936,203  
Peru (Republic of) Certificates of Deposit:
                 
3.925%, 10/20/0812
  15,425,000   PEN     5,146,003  
4.066%, 4/13/0912
  1,533,000   PEN     492,482  
4.163%, 7/9/0912
  23,137,000   PEN     7,287,321  
5.711%, 1/5/0912
  71,423,000   PEN     23,461,651  
5.719%, 11/6/0812
  28,450,000   PEN     9,457,806  
Peru (Republic of) Sr. Nts., 4.54%, 2/28/1612
    14,031,213         9,242,360  
 
               
 
              162,724,962  
 
                 
Philippines—0.2%
                 
Philippines (Republic of the) Bonds:
                 
8%, 1/15/16
    17,390,000         18,389,925  
8.375%, 2/15/11
    5,050,000         5,334,063  
Philippines (Republic of the) Unsec. Bonds, 9%, 2/15/13
    930,000         1,027,650  
 
               
 
              24,751,638  


 

                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Poland—0.2%
                 
Poland (Republic of) Bonds:
                 
Series WS0922, 5.75%, 9/23/22
  8,880,000   PLZ   $ 3,683,913  
Series 0413, 5.25%, 4/25/13
  35,565,000   PLZ     14,308,771  
 
               
 
              17,992,684  
 
                 
Sweden—0.1%
                 
Sweden (Kingdom of) Bonds, Series 1049, 4.50%, 8/12/15
  70,000,000   SEK     10,544,737  
 
                 
The Netherlands—0.2%
                 
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Bonds, 5%, 7/15/11
  7,860,000   EUR     11,442,606  
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Nts., 4.50%, 7/15/17
  5,255,000   EUR     7,498,471  
 
               
 
              18,941,077  
 
                 
Turkey—2.3%
                 
Turkey (Republic of) Bonds:
                 
6.75%, 4/3/18
    11,135,000         10,466,900  
7%, 9/26/16
    20,140,000         20,190,350  
7%, 3/11/19
    9,950,000         9,414,292  
14%, 1/19/111
  38,490,000   TRY     27,635,790  
15.861%, 10/7/0912
  46,140,000   TRY     30,411,330  
16%, 3/7/121
  99,500,000   TRY     72,949,685  
18.139%, 1/13/1012
  74,380,000   TRY     46,593,108  
Series CPI, 12%, 8/14/13
  3,745,000   TRY     3,038,480  
Turkey (Republic of) Nts., 7.25%, 3/15/15
    10,915,000         10,887,713  
 
               
 
              231,587,648  
 
                 
Ukraine—0.2%
                 
Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG for the City of Kiev, Ukraine, 8.625% Nts., 7/15/1113
    20,560,000         18,504,000  
 
                 
United Kingdom—0.9%
                 
United Kingdom Gilt Bonds:
                 
4.75%, 6/7/10
  10,750,000   GBP     19,342,852  
5%, 3/7/12
  9,805,000   GBP     17,911,801  
United Kingdom Treasury Bonds:
                 
4.75%, 12/7/38
  20,965,000   GBP     38,826,883  
5%, 3/7/18
  10,470,000   GBP     19,403,415  
 
               
 
              95,484,951  
 
                 
Uruguay—0.5%
                 
Uruguay (Oriental Republic of) Bonds:
                 
4.25%, 4/5/27
  167,100,000   UYU     7,629,737  
7.625%, 3/21/36
    8,155,000         7,788,025  
Uruguay (Oriental Republic of) Unsec. Bonds:
                 
5%, 9/14/18
  232,960,000   UYU     12,599,641  
8%, 11/18/22
    19,500,000         19,597,500  
 
               
 
              47,614,903  


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Venezuela—0.5%
                 
Venezuela (Republic of) Bonds:
                 
9%, 5/7/23
  $ 9,715,000       $ 6,654,775  
9.25%, 9/15/27
    27,495,000         20,580,008  
Venezuela (Republic of) Nts., 10.75%, 9/19/13
    17,150,000         15,820,875  
Venezuela (Republic of) Unsec. Bonds, 7.65%, 4/21/25
    18,355,000         11,104,775  
 
               
 
              54,160,433  
 
               
Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $2,616,779,120)
              2,514,004,340  
 
               
 
                 
Loan Participations—0.1%
                 
Credit Suisse First Boston International, Export-Import Bank of Ukraine, 8.40% Sec. Nts., 2/9/162 (Cost $15,052,892)
    15,660,000         8,456,400  
 
                 
Corporate Bonds and Notes—17.7%
                 
AES Dominicana Energia Finance SA, 11% Sr. Nts., 12/13/1513
    3,594,000         2,965,050  
AES Panama SA, 6.35% Sr. Nts., 12/21/1613
    4,230,000         4,046,786  
AES Red Oak LLC, 8.54% Sr. Sec. Bonds, Series A, 11/30/19
    1,681,077         1,681,077  
Albertson’s, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Debs., 5/1/31
    10,865,000         10,102,527  
Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 12/15/12
    3,640,000         3,130,400  
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., 6.75% Sr. Sub. Nts., 4/1/16
    1,540,000         1,447,600  
Allied Waste North America, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., Series B, 4/15/14
    7,475,000         7,306,813  
Alrosa Finance SA:
                 
8.875% Nts., 11/17/14
    12,160,000         10,488,000  
8.875% Nts., 11/17/1413
    7,235,000         6,240,188  
AmBev International Finance Co. Ltd., 9.50% Bonds, 7/24/1713
  13,860,000   BRR     5,317,042  
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 3/1/14
    2,255,000         1,950,575  
America Movil SAB de CV, 8.46% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Bonds, 12/18/36
  33,200,000   MXN     2,676,886  
American Media Operations, Inc.:
                 
8.875% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 1/15/112
    38,178         26,915  
8.875% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 1/15/11
    1,020,000         708,900  
American Pad & Paper Co., 13% Sr. Sub. Nts., Series B, 11/15/052,3,4
    3,462,000          
American Tower Corp., 7.50% Sr. Nts., 5/1/12
    5,250,000         5,197,500  
Atlas Energy Resources LLC, 10.75% Sr. Nts., 2/1/1813
    7,255,000         6,565,775  
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/15/15
    4,835,000         4,472,375  
Autopistas del Nordeste Cayman Ltd., 9.39% Nts., 1/15/2613
    19,044,299         16,616,151  
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/15/14
    11,525,000         7,347,188  
BA Covered Bond Issuer, 4.25% Sec. Nts., 4/5/17
  8,565,000   EUR     10,970,406  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 4.25% Sec. Bonds, 7/15/14
  6,440,000   EUR     8,669,653  
Banco BMG SA, 9.15% Nts., 1/15/1613
    17,395,000         16,742,688  
Banco de Credito del Peru, 6.95% Sub. Nts., 11/7/211,13
    5,425,000         5,153,750  
Banco Hipotecario SA, 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/27/1613
    4,617,000         2,977,965  


 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued
               
Banco Invex SA, 26.137% Mtg.-Backed Certificates, Series 062U, 3/13/341,14
  17,204,645  MXN   $ 5,906,511  
Banco Pine SA, 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/17/1013
    10,210,000       9,852,650  
Bank of Scotland plc:
               
4.375% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/13/16
  31,985,000  EUR     41,064,970  
4.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 7/13/21
  14,900,000  EUR     18,133,896  
Barclays Bank plc, 6.278% Perpetual Bonds15
    17,640,000       12,913,891  
Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 9.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/1513
    2,775,000       2,643,188  
BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/18
    2,645,000       2,572,263  
Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25% Sr. Sub. Nts., 11/1/16
    2,280,000       1,938,000  
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 8.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 9/15/14
    8,180,000       6,421,300  
Biomet, Inc., 10% Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 10/15/17
    3,020,000       3,095,500  
Braskem Finance Ltd., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/5/1813
    13,570,000       12,416,550  
C10 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.722% Unsec. Perpetual Debs.13,15
    17,200,000       15,970,613  
Case New Holland, Inc., 7.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/14
    16,105,000       14,736,075  
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/1516
    5,180,000       4,040,400  
CCH I LLC/CCH I Capital Corp., 11% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/1/15
    5,995,000       3,986,675  
CCM Merger, Inc., 8% Unsec. Nts., 8/1/1313
    3,300,000       2,697,750  
CellNet Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/072,3,4
    21,747,000        
Centex Corp., 5.80% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 9/15/092
    3,285,000       3,120,750  
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/16
    11,185,000       10,262,238  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 6% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 12/15/12
    515,000       489,250  
Cinemark, Inc., 0%/9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/142,17
    5,680,000       5,488,300  
Citigroup, Inc., 8.40% Perpetual Bonds, Series E15
    6,785,000       4,626,759  
Citizens Communications Co., 6.25% Sr. Nts., 1/15/13
    14,050,000       13,224,563  
Claire’s Stores, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 6/1/17
    15,415,000       5,241,100  
Cloverie plc, 7.454% Sec. Nts., Series 2005-93, 12/20/101,2
    6,700,000       5,584,450  
Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/15
    3,640,000       3,476,200  
Constellation Brands, Inc.:
               
8.125% Sr. Sub. Nts., 1/15/12
    2,855,000       2,783,625  
8.375% Sr. Nts., 12/15/142
    2,510,000       2,497,450  
Copano Energy LLC/Copano Energy Finance Corp., 7.75% Sr. Nts., 6/1/1813
    8,410,000       7,400,800  
Coriolanus Ltd.:
               
3.359% Pass-Through Sec. Nts., 12/31/172,12
  61,920,000  BRR     21,671,512  
10.62% Sec. Nts., 8/10/102
    9,200,000       3,680,000  
Corrections Corp. of America, 7.50% Sr. Nts., 5/1/11
    2,270,000       2,272,838  
Crown Americas, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Nts., 11/15/15
    7,690,000       7,536,200  
CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., Series B, 4/1/11
    3,100,000       2,991,500  


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued
                 
Dali Capital plc/Bank of Moscow, 7.25% Sec. Nts., Series 28, Tranche 1, 11/25/09
  136,600,000   RUR   $ 5,217,002  
Dali Capital SA (ROSBANK), 8% Sec. Nts., Series 23, Tranche 1, 9/30/09
  134,000,000   RUR     4,947,983  
DaVita, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/13
    9,185,000         8,771,675  
Del Monte Corp., 8.625% Sr. Sub. Nts., 12/15/12
    3,135,000         3,119,325  
Delhaize America, Inc., 9% Unsub. Debs., 4/15/31
    8,856,000         9,301,182  
Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 12/15/15
    6,825,000         6,313,125  
Depfa ACS Bank, 3.875% Sec. Nts., 11/14/16
  1,640,000   EUR     2,087,108  
Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media West Finance Co.:
                 
8.50% Sr. Nts., 8/15/10
    489,000         433,988  
9.875% Sr. Sub. Nts., 8/15/13
    1,360,000         846,600  
Dillard’s, Inc., 6.625% Unsec. Nts., 11/15/082
    2,005,000         2,010,013  
DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 10.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/14
    6,105,000         5,876,063  
Dole Food Co., Inc.:
                 
8.625% Sr. Nts., 5/1/09
    1,991,000         1,911,360  
8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/11
    641,000         541,645  
DRS Technologies, Inc., 6.625% Sr. Nts., 2/1/16
    5,090,000         5,166,350  
EchoStar DBS Corp., 6.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/11
    7,055,000         6,508,238  
Edison Mission Energy, 7% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/15/17
    8,420,000         7,620,100  
Eirles Two Ltd.:
                 
4.692% Sec. Nts., Series 335, 4/30/121,2
    16,700,000         9,485,600  
6.082% Sec. Nts., Series 324, 4/30/121,2
    14,300,000         8,980,400  
Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA, 19.125% Nts., 6/28/1013
  8,680,000   BRR     4,561,459  
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 1/15/14
    3,495,000         3,197,925  
Enterprise Products Operating LP, 8.375% Jr. Sub. Nts., 8/1/661
    8,610,000         7,987,841  
Exodus Communications, Inc.:
                 
10.75% Sr. Nts., 12/15/092,3,4
  2,196,653   EUR      
10.75% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 12/15/092,3,4
    6,378,763          
Exsportfinans ASA, 3.50% Nts., 2/11/111
  50,480,000   EUR     62,725,236  
FairPoint Communications, Inc., 13.125% Sr. Nts., 4/1/18
    7,665,000         7,013,475  
Ferrellgas Escrow LLC/Ferrellgas Finance Escrow Corp., 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 5/1/14
    395,000         323,900  
Ferrellgas Partners LP, 6.75% Sr. Nts., 5/1/1413
    2,630,000         2,156,600  
Fiserv, Inc., 6.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 11/20/12
    5,613,000         5,447,630  
Forest Oil Corp., 7.75% Sr. Nts., 5/1/14
    4,515,000         4,289,250  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 8.375% Sr. Nts., 4/1/17
    12,570,000         12,399,940  
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust IV, 7.875% Sr. Sub. Nts., 6/15/11
    3,125,000         3,171,875  
GameStop Corp., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/1/12
    3,080,000         3,110,800  
GAZ Capital SA, 7.51% Sec. Nts., 7/31/1313
    15,360,000         14,054,400  


 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued
               
Gazprom Capital SA:
               
7.288% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/16/3713
  $ 41,570,000     $ 29,348,420  
8.146% Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4/11/1813
    6,670,000       5,802,900  
8.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/28/3413
    10,435,000       9,701,733  
Gazprom International SA, 7.201% Unsec. Bonds, 2/1/2013
    4,588,547       4,164,106  
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8% Bonds, 11/1/31
    9,760,000       3,683,121  
Goldman Sachs Capital, Inc. (The), 6.345% Sub. Bonds, 2/15/34
    11,725,000       7,707,921  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The):
               
7.857% Nts., 8/15/11
    2,800,000       2,737,000  
9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/1/15
    1,790,000       1,781,050  
Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 9.875% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 10/15/14
    6,660,000       5,827,500  
Graphic Packaging International Corp., 8.50% Sr. Nts., 8/15/11
    8,105,000       7,740,275  
Greektown Holdings, Inc., 10.75% Sr. Nts., 12/1/134,13
    6,360,000       4,420,200  
GTL Trade Finance, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 10/20/1713
    14,220,000       13,647,218  
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/1613
    9,370,000       4,825,550  
HBOS plc, 6.413% Sub. Perpetual Bonds, Series A13,15
    17,300,000       9,761,300  
HCA, Inc.:
               
6.375% Nts., 1/15/15
    7,870,000       6,236,975  
9.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/15/16
    3,635,000       3,544,125  
HealthSouth Corp., 10.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 6/15/162
    4,420,000       4,486,300  
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/15/1613
    5,430,000       5,104,200  
Hertz Corp.:
               
8.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/1/14
    1,110,000       962,925  
10.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 1/1/16
    4,375,000       3,675,000  
HSBC Bank plc:
               
10.221% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/8/0912
    17,190,000       17,740,080  
12.989% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/9/0912
    17,190,000       16,846,200  
12.045% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 1/12/1012
    22,570,000       19,681,040  
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX, 5.911% Nts., 11/30/351
    14,800,000       11,125,752  
HSBK Europe BV:
               
7.25% Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 5/3/1713
    3,440,000       2,081,200  
9.25% Sr. Nts., 10/16/1313
    40,440,000       30,936,600  
ICICI Bank Ltd.:
               
6.375% Bonds, 4/30/221,13
    18,530,000       12,801,265  
6.625% Nts., 10/3/1213
    17,600,000       16,997,728  
Idearc, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/16
    7,030,000       1,950,825  
IIRSA Norte Finance Ltd., 8.75% Sr. Nts., 5/30/2413
    18,943,665       20,080,285  
Inter-American Development Bank:
               
6.26% Nts., 12/8/091
  7,510,000  BRR     3,899,249  
11.108% Nts., 1/25/121
  4,698,500,094  COP     1,916,803  
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.625% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 4/1/13
    4,455,000       4,410,450  


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued
               
ISA Capital do Brasil SA:
               
7.875% Sr. Nts., 1/30/1213
  $ 4,195,000     $ 4,037,688  
8.80% Sr. Nts., 1/30/1713
    5,240,000       5,043,500  
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 7% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 3/1/14
    14,315,000       9,662,625  
Ispat Inland ULC, 9.75% Sr. Sec. Nts., 4/1/14
    2,715,000       2,870,189  
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 7.25% Nts., 1/15/1913
    20,225,000       20,279,810  
iStar Financial, Inc., 3.369% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/16/091
    3,320,000       2,764,056  
Jarden Corp., 7.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 5/1/17
    5,890,000       4,932,875  
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% Perpetual Bonds, Series 115
    6,360,000       5,368,673  
JPMorgan Hipotecaria su Casita:
               
6.47% Sec. Nts., 8/26/352
  21,284,360  MXN     1,628,971  
24.62% Mtg.-Backed Certificates, Series 06U, 9/25/351
  12,268,023  MXN     3,281,456  
JPMorgan Securities Ltd., Red Square Capital Ltd., 9% Collateralized Debt Obligation Nts., 11/20/0813
  217,000,000  RUR     8,224,198  
JSC Astana Finance, 9.16% Nts., 3/14/122
    26,000,000       17,995,652  
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:
               
7.75% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 5/15/13
    1,030,000       587,100  
8.875% Sr. Sub. Nts., 4/1/12
    2,405,000       1,539,200  
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (The), 7.50% Sr. Nts., 6/15/09
    2,225,000       2,236,125  
Kazmunaigaz Finance Sub BV, 9.125% Nts., 7/2/1813
    37,770,000       32,293,350  
KB Home, 8.625% Sr. Sub. Nts., 12/15/08
    2,724,000       2,737,620  
Key Energy Services, Inc., 8.375% Sr. Nts., 12/1/1413
    5,300,000       5,114,500  
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.30% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/33
    8,519,000       7,780,565  
Koppers Industry, Inc., 9.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 10/15/132
    1,340,000       1,386,900  
Kuznetski Capital SA/Bank of Moscow, 7.375% Nts., 11/26/1013
    6,585,000       5,926,500  
L-3 Communications Corp.:
               
5.875% Sr. Sub. Nts., 1/15/15
    6,915,000       6,292,650  
6.375% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., Series B, 10/15/15
    2,695,000       2,492,875  
Lamar Media Corp.:
               
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 8/15/15
    3,337,000       2,778,053  
7.25% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 1/1/13
    4,990,000       4,540,900  
Lear Corp., 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., Series B, 12/1/16
    16,595,000       11,616,500  
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 7.50% Sub. Nts., 5/11/384
    11,978,000       59,890  
Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., 7.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/1/13
    2,970,000       2,524,500  
Levi Strauss & Co., 9.75% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/15
    8,830,000       7,417,200  
Lin Television Corp., 6.50% Sr. Sub. Nts., 5/15/13
    6,103,000       4,790,855  
Majapahit Holding BV:
               
7.25% Nts., 10/17/1113
    7,460,000       7,105,650  
7.75% Nts., 10/17/1613
    10,065,000       8,605,575  
Marquee Holdings, Inc., 9.505% Sr. Nts., 8/15/141
    5,070,000       3,764,475  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued
               
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, 8.50% Bonds, Series A, 11/15/1513
  $ 6,670,000     $ 4,368,850  
MediaNews Group, Inc.:
               
6.375% Sr. Sub. Nts., 4/1/14
    2,445,000       745,725  
6.875% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 10/1/13
    8,285,000       2,526,925  
MGM Mirage, Inc.:
               
6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/15
    4,650,000       3,255,000  
8.375% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 2/1/11
    6,160,000       5,066,600  
MHP SA, 10.25% Sr. Sec. Sub. Bonds, 11/30/1113
    5,365,000       4,560,250  
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority:
               
6.125% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 2/15/13
    4,470,000       3,732,450  
8% Sr. Sub. Nts., 4/1/12
    9,710,000       8,302,050  
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:
               
9.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/1413
    4,455,000       3,541,725  
11.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 12/1/16
    5,420,000       3,712,700  
Morgan Stanley, 5.95% Sr. Unsec. Nts., Series F, 12/28/17
    7,950,000       4,987,981  
Mosaic Co. (The), 7.375% Sr. Nts., 12/1/1413
    475,000       492,114  
National Gas Co., 6.05% Nts., 1/15/3613
    8,590,000       7,496,424  
National Power Corp.:
               
5.875% Unsec. Unsub. Bonds, 12/19/16
  421,000,000  PHP     7,624,529  
6.875% Nts., 11/2/1613
    5,440,000       5,018,400  
9.625% Unsec. Bonds, 5/15/28
    12,365,000       13,879,713  
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 9/1/14
    5,485,000       4,963,925  
NewPage Corp., 10% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/1/12
    5,360,000       4,824,000  
Nextel Communications, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Nts., Series D, 8/1/15
    7,950,000       5,249,973  
Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.:
               
0%/12.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 8/1/1617
    5,645,000       3,697,475  
10% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/14
    7,605,000       7,262,775  
Nortek, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 9/1/14
    3,840,000       2,208,000  
NorthPoint Communications Group, Inc., 12.875% Nts., 2/15/102,3,4
    2,121,834        
Novelis, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/151
    5,560,000       4,865,000  
NTK Holdings, Inc., 0%/10.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/1417
    9,575,000       4,165,125  
NTL Cable plc, 9.125% Sr. Nts., 8/15/16
    6,810,000       5,737,425  
Ongko International Finance Co. BV, 10.50% Sec. Nts., 3/29/102,3,4
    5,010,000        
Orion Network Systems, Inc., 12.50% Sr. Unsub. Nts., 1/15/072,3,4
    12,879,000       129  
Panama Canal Railway Co., 7% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/1/2613
    9,240,000       7,807,800  
Park Place Entertainment Corp., 7.875% Sr. Sub. Nts., 3/15/10
    13,340,000       10,438,550  
Peabody Energy Corp., 6.875% Sr. Unsec. Nts., Series B, 3/15/13
    3,460,000       3,356,200  
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 6.625% Nts., 6/15/3813
    16,930,000       15,428,309  
Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.785% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/1/18
    25,590,000       23,369,965  
Petroleum Export Ltd. Cayman SPV, 5.265% Sr. Nts., Cl. A3, 6/15/1113
    20,439,970       20,252,862  
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.25% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 3/15/12
    8,310,000       8,071,088  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued
               
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 10.625% Sr. Sub. Nts., 4/1/17
  $ 7,651,000     $ 5,776,505  
Pokagon Gaming Authority, 10.375% Sr. Nts., 6/15/1413
    2,925,000       2,976,188  
Premier Cruise Ltd., 11% Sr. Nts., 3/15/082,3,4
    10,850,000        
Pride International, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/15/14
    3,230,000       3,100,800  
PSINet, Inc., 10.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 12/1/062,3,4
  6,650,000  EUR      
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.:
               
7.125% Sr. Sub. Nts., 4/1/16
    4,720,000       3,870,400  
8.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/1/15
    2,665,000       2,451,800  
Qwest Corp., 8.875% Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 3/15/12
    12,995,000       12,800,075  
R.H. Donnelley Corp.:
               
6.875% Sr. Nts., 1/15/13
    4,685,000       1,850,575  
6.875% Sr. Nts., Series A-2, 1/15/13
    10,645,000       4,204,775  
Rabobank Nederland, 3% Nts., 3/11/111,2
    39,030,000       35,797,848  
Radio One, Inc., 8.875% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., Series B, 7/1/11
    3,292,000       2,707,670  
Rainbow National Services LLC, 8.75% Sr. Nts., 9/1/1213
    1,785,000       1,793,925  
Real Time Data Co., 11% Nts., 5/31/092,3,4,16
    8,836,185        
Reynolds American, Inc., 7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/13
    8,170,000       8,403,752  
RSHB Capital SA/OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank:
               
7.175% Nts., 5/16/1313
    6,180,000       5,254,236  
7.75% Nts., 5/29/1813
    5,090,000       3,889,778  
Sabine Pass LNG LP:
               
7.25% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/30/13
    3,590,000       2,854,050  
7.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 11/30/16
    5,200,000       4,082,000  
Salisbury International Investments Ltd., 6.936% Sec. Nts., Series 2006-003, Tranche E, 7/20/111,2
    5,000,000       3,791,500  
Sally Holdings LLC:
               
9.25% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/15/14
    4,440,000       4,206,900  
10.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 11/15/16
    3,385,000       3,232,675  
Select Medical Corp., 7.625% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 2/1/15
    5,770,000       4,702,550  
Service Corp. International, 6.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/1/15
    5,035,000       4,418,213  
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 3/15/12
    8,005,000       7,744,838  
SLM Corp., 4.50% Nts., Series A, 7/26/10
    11,865,000       9,022,383  
Smithfield Foods, Inc.:
               
7% Sr. Nts., 8/1/11
    3,070,000       2,686,250  
8% Sr. Nts., Series B, 10/15/09
    3,980,000       3,880,500  
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75% Nts., 3/15/32
    10,080,000       7,878,931  
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.50% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 2/1/14
    18,920,000       5,676,000  
Steel Capital SA for OAO Severstal, 9.75% Sec. Nts., 7/29/132
    13,630,000       13,664,075  
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 11/1/12
    5,335,000       4,908,200  
Telefonica del Peru SA, 8% Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4/11/1613
  21,925,200  PEN     7,319,966  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Corporate Bonds and Notes Continued
               
Teligent, Inc., 11.50% Sr. Nts., 12/1/082,3,4
  $ 5,135,000     $  
Tengizchevroil LLP, 6.124% Nts., 11/15/1413
    17,065,550       13,737,768  
Tesoro Corp., 6.625% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 11/1/15
    6,120,000       5,018,400  
TGI International Ltd., 9.50% Nts., 10/3/1713
    16,200,000       16,200,000  
Tiers-BSP, 0%/8.60% Collateralized Trust, Cl. A, 6/15/9717
    14,710,000       7,405,014  
Toll Corp., 8.25% Sr. Sub. Nts., 12/1/11
    2,530,000       2,441,450  
Travelport LLC, 11.875% Sr. Unsec. Sub. Nts., 9/1/16
    2,520,000       1,820,700  
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., 8.50% Sec. Nts., 6/1/15
    3,135,000       1,301,025  
United Rentals, Inc., 7% Sr. Sub. Nts., 2/15/14
    10,040,000       7,078,200  
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.50% Sr. Sec. Nts., 6/1/1516
    5,050,000       4,734,375  
US Oncology Holdings, Inc., 8.334% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/121,16
    3,331,454       2,565,220  
US Oncology, Inc., 9% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 8/15/12
    4,905,000       4,929,525  
Vanguard Health Holding Co. I LLC, 0%/11.25% Sr. Nts., 10/1/1517
    7,025,000       6,111,750  
Vedanta Resources plc, 9.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 7/18/1813
    24,020,000       20,510,678  
Videotron Ltd., 9.125% Sr. Nts., 4/15/1813
    2,380,000       2,415,700  
VIP Finance Ireland Ltd., 9.125% Bonds, 4/30/1813
    16,800,000       13,052,592  
Virgin Media Finance plc, 8.75% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 4/15/14
    3,810,000       3,219,450  
VTB Capital SA:
               
6.25% Sr. Nts., 6/30/3513
    6,690,000       4,699,725  
6.875% Sr. Sec. Nts., 5/29/1813
    17,550,000       13,579,313  
6.315% Sub. Unsec. Nts., 2/4/15
    39,855,000       36,068,775  
Warner Music Group Corp., 7.375% Sr. Sub. Bonds, 4/15/14
    2,300,000       1,719,250  
William Lyon Homes, Inc.:
               
7.50% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 2/15/14
    410,000       161,950  
10.75% Sr. Nts., 4/1/132
    3,535,000       1,537,725  
Williams Cos., Inc. (The):
               
7.625% Nts., 7/15/19
    4,815,000       4,746,579  
8.125% Sr. Unsec. Nts., 3/15/12
    4,865,000       4,918,418  
Williams Holdings of Delaware, Inc., 6.50% Nts., 12/1/082
    1,100,000       1,098,592  
Windstream Corp.:
               
8.125% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 8/1/13
    7,680,000       7,334,400  
8.625% Sr. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 8/1/16
    5,060,000       4,693,150  
WM Covered Bond Program:
               
3.875% Sec. Nts., Series 1, 9/27/11
  27,340,000  EUR     34,384,285  
4% Sec. Mtg. Nts., Series 2, 9/27/16
  37,780,000  EUR     43,666,155  
WMG Holdings Corp., 0%/9.50% Sr. Nts., 12/15/1417
    9,658,000       5,360,190  
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.625% Nts., 12/1/14
    11,805,000       10,122,788  
 
             
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $2,131,911,842)
            1,809,014,574  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Shares     Value  
 
Preferred Stocks—0.0%
               
AmeriKing, Inc., 13% Cum. Sr. Exchangeable, Non-Vtg.2,3,4,16
    338,141     $  
Eagle-Picher Holdings, Inc., 11.75% Cum. Exchangeable, Series B, Non-Vtg.2,3
    44,000        
Fannie Mae, 8.25% Non-Cum. Sub., Series S, Non-Vtg.
    373,405       814,023  
ICG Holdings, Inc., 14.25% Exchangeable, Non-Vtg.2,3,16
    5,816        
Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust, 12% Non-Cum., Series A2
    3,414       2,603,175  
 
             
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $28,117,252)
            3,417,198  
 
               
 
Common Stocks—0.4%
               
Arco Capital Corp. Ltd.2,3,18
    2,383,674       29,795,925  
AT&T, Inc.
    213,267       5,954,415  
Global Aero Logistics, Inc.2,3
    32,791       32,791  
National Maintenance Group, Inc.3
    799,833       28,794  
Revlon, Inc., Cl A3
    339,394       5,040,001  
Southern Pacific Funding Corp., Liquidating Trust2,3
    7,998,920        
 
             
Total Common Stocks (Cost $48,989,870)
            40,851,926  
 
    Units          
 
Rights, Warrants and Certificates—0.0%
               
Global Aero Logistics, Inc. Wts., Strike Price $10, Exp. 2/28/112,3
    4,020       40  
MHP SA, GDR Wts., Strike Price 0.01 UAH, Exp. 5/8/093
    235,715       2,592,865  
 
             
Total Rights, Warrants and Certificates (Cost $30,592)
            2,592,905  
                 
    Principal          
    Amount          
 
Structured Securities—10.3%
               
Barclays Bank plc:
               
Custom Basket of African Currencies Cv. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10.25%, 5/15/0913
  $ 7,640,000       7,763,004  
Custom Basket of African Currencies Cv. Unsec. Unsub. Nts., 10.25%, 5/7/0913
    7,640,000       7,788,980  
Citibank NA New York:
               
Dominican Republic Credit Linked Nts., 12%, 2/22/1113
  56,180,000  DOP     1,401,110  
Dominican Republic Credit Linked Nts., 14.218%, 5/11/0912
  154,730,000  DOP     4,008,334  
Citigroup Funding, Inc., Custom Basket of African Currencies Credit Linked Nts., 0%, 4/29/0912
    15,280,000       15,518,215  
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.:
               
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 9.762%, 1/3/172
  26,180,000  BRR     11,045,447  
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 15.407%, 1/5/1012
  19,079,551  BRR     8,445,657  
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 12.509%, 2/26/1513
  5,641,000,000  COP     4,769,407  
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series 01, 7%, 2/26/1513
  2,091,000,000  COP     1,767,919  
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series 02, 7%, 2/26/1513
  3,187,000,000  COP     2,694,576  
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series II, 15%, 4/27/12
  4,498,269,508  COP     2,212,492  

 

                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Structured Securities Continued
                 
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.: Continued
                 
Colombia (Republic of) Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 15%, 4/27/1213
  10,490,000,000   COP   $ 5,159,549  
Colombia (Republic of) Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 15%, 4/27/12
  8,514,000,000   COP     4,187,645  
Colombia (Republic of) Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 15%, 4/27/12
  7,206,900,000   COP     3,544,711  
Dominican Republic Credit Linked Bonds, 9.85%, 11/10/0812
  76,560,000   DOP     2,152,176  
Dominican Republic Credit Linked Nts., 22%, 10/3/11
  104,800,000   DOP     3,252,905  
Dominican Republic Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 12.047%, 2/23/0912
  121,200,000   DOP     3,250,826  
Dominican Republic Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 13.182%, 2/23/0912
  229,100,000   DOP     6,144,920  
Dominican Republic Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 15%, 3/12/12
  174,700,000   DOP     4,382,120  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 5.765%, 2/5/0912
  45,450,000   EGP     7,936,797  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 6.089%, 3/5/0912
  32,610,000   EGP     5,636,859  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 6.267%, 3/26/0912
  44,450,000   EGP     7,625,464  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 6.641%, 2/19/0912
  45,040,000   EGP     7,825,128  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 7.01%, 10/30/0812
  34,080,000   EGP     6,172,582  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 7.812%, 4/16/0912
  18,040,000   EGP     3,071,605  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 7.981%, 4/2/0912
  20,590,000   EGP     3,523,387  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 8%, 4/2/0912
  36,010,000   EGP     6,162,077  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 6.529%, 3/26/0912
  44,560,000   EGP     7,644,334  
Ghana (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 13.50%, 4/2/10
  10,330,000   GHS     8,294,291  
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 11.647%, 10/15/0812
  898,000,000   NGN     7,602,250  
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 14.50%, 3/1/111,13
  1,846,000,000   NGN     17,078,031  
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series II, 14.50%, 4/4/1113
  1,342,000,000   NGN     12,456,416  
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 6.211%, 12/10/0812
  426,000,000   NGN     3,532,886  
Renins Nonlife Ltd. Credit Linked Nts., 12.50%, 5/30/122
    16,049,767         14,605,288  
Russian Federation Credit Linked Nts., 7.65%, 12/4/081,2
  78,340,000   RUR     2,991,947  
Russian Federation Credit Linked Nts., Series 2, 7.50%, 12/4/081,2
  195,600,000   RUR     7,470,319  
Ukraine Hryvnia Unsec. Credit Linked Nts., 11.94%, 1/2/10
  6,780,000   UAH     1,328,867  
Zambia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 11.399%, 6/11/0912
  5,500,000,000   ZMK     1,408,600  
Zimbabwe (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 10.076%, 11/26/0812
  4,570,000,000   ZMK     1,258,137  
Zimbabwe (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 10.717%, 3/4/0912
  9,715,000,000   ZMK     2,581,391  
Zimbabwe (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 10.793%, 2/25/0912
  9,715,000,000   ZMK     2,575,195  
Credit Suisse First Boston International:
                 
Boryspil Airport Total Return Linked Nts., 10%, 4/19/101
  16,740,000   UAH     2,528,614  
Federal Grid Co. of Unified Energy System Total Return Linked Nts., 7.10%, 12/12/081,2
  136,800,000   RUR     5,024,718  
Gazprom Total Return Linked Nts., 6.79%, 10/29/09
  271,550,000   RUR     10,617,351  
Gazprom Total Return Linked Nts., Series 002, 6.95%, 8/6/09
  266,360,000   RUR     10,227,580  
Indonesia (Republic of) Total Return Linked Nts., 12%, 9/16/11
  71,300,000,000   IDR     7,368,040  
Lukoil Credit Linked Nts., Series Fbi 105, 7.25%, 11/19/091,2
  242,139,000   RUR     9,153,363  
Moitk Total Return Linked Nts., 8.966%, 3/26/111,2
  208,910,000   RUR     7,734,407  
Moscow (City of) Credit Linked Nts., Series Fbi 101, 10%, 12/31/102
  220,335,000   RUR     8,350,593  
Moscow (City of) Credit Linked Nts., Series Fbi 98, 11%, 4/23/0913
  230,200,000   RUR     9,115,525  
NAK Naftogaz of Ukraine Credit Linked Nts., 5%, 1/20/09
    14,720,000         14,344,640  
Oreniz Total Return Linked Nts., 9.24%, 2/21/121,2
  417,305,000   RUR     13,823,458  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Structured Securities Continued
                 
Credit Suisse First Boston International: Continued
                 
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust Total Credit Linked Nts., 4.046%, 5/12/11
  $ 50,000,000       $ 49,221,375  
RuRail Total Return Linked Nts., 6.67%, 1/22/091,2
  189,120,000   RUR     7,149,133  
Ukraine (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series EMG 13, 11.94%, 12/30/092
  16,568,000   UAH     2,927,917  
Vietnam Shipping Industry Group Total Return Linked Nts., 10.50%, 1/19/172
  53,361,000,000   VND     2,073,364  
Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc. (Nassau Branch):
                 
Russian Specialized Construction and Installation Administration Credit Linked Nts., 13%, 5/20/101,2
  320,000,000   RUR     12,221,380  
Ukraine (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 11.94%, 12/30/0913
  200,000   UAH     35,344  
Ukraine (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series EMG 11, 11.94%, 12/30/092
  4,995,000   UAH     882,722  
Ukraine (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series NPC 12, 11.94%, 12/30/0913
  32,180,000   UAH     5,686,888  
Credit Suisse Group, Russian Moscoblgaz Finance Total Return Linked Nts., 9.25%, 6/24/122
  368,300,000   RUR     12,917,796  
Credit Suisse International, Federal Grid Co. of Unified Energy System Total Return Linked Nts., 8.25%, 6/22/101,2
  208,505,000   RUR     7,881,927  
Deutsche Bank AG:
                 
Argentina (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 12.479%, 12/21/112
  20,050,000   ARP     17,468,167  
Arrendadora Capita Corp. SA de CV/Capita Corp. (The) de Mexico SA de CV Credit Linked Nts., 9.09%, 1/5/112
  47,233,107   MXN     4,254,068  
Arrendadora Capita Corp. SA de CV/Capita Corp. (The) de Mexico SA de CV Credit Linked Nts., 9.65%, 1/5/112
  31,023,171   MXN     2,794,114  
Brazil Real Credit Linked Nts., 14.389%, 3/3/1012
  35,170,920   BRR     16,501,178  
Brazil Real Total Return Linked Nts., 6%, 8/18/10
  11,400,000   BRR     10,081,712  
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 13.50%, 9/16/14
  8,909,000,000   COP     4,300,641  
European Investment Bank, Russian Federation Credit Linked Nts., 5.702%, 1/19/102,12
    5,820,000         5,288,634  
Federal Grid Co. of Unified Energy System Total Return Linked Nts., Series FSK3, 7.10%, 12/16/081
  194,210,000   RUR     7,721,490  
Grupo TMM SA Credit Linked Nts., 6%, 9/7/122
    9,200,212         8,878,205  
Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan Total Return Linked Nts., Series I, 7.25%, 3/24/09
  1,409,410,000   KZT     11,589,266  
Indonesia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 9.50%, 6/22/15
    6,360,000         5,545,666  
Indonesia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series 02, 12.80%, 6/22/21
  76,200,000,000   IDR     7,112,479  
Indonesia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series III, 14.25%, 6/22/13
    6,494,933         7,076,035  
Moscow (City of) Total Return Linked Nts., Series II, 9%, 4/22/11
  199,715,000   RUR     7,702,974  
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 12.50%, 2/24/09
  369,400,000   NGN     3,202,943  
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 15%, 1/27/09
  496,600,000   NGN     4,390,296  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 1A, 10.65%, 8/4/141,2
  36,680,000   MXN     3,353,907  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 1B, 10.65%, 8/4/141,2
  7,336,000   MXN     670,781  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 1C, 10.65%, 9/24/141,2
  12,226,667   MXN     1,117,969  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2A, 12.15%, 5/22/151,2
  3,500,072   MXN     320,036  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2B, 12.15%, 5/22/151,2
  6,123,460   MXN     559,910  

 

                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Structured Securities Continued
                 
Deutsche Bank AG: Continued
                 
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2C, 12.15%, 5/22/151,2
  92,326,918   MXN   $ 8,442,090  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2D, 12.15%, 8/4/141,2
  6,728,659   MXN     615,248  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2E, 12.15%, 5/20/151,2
  4,888,497   MXN     446,989  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2F, 12.15%, 5/22/121,2
  3,122,038   MXN     285,470  
Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts., Cl. 2G, 12.15%, 5/22/151,2
  574,952   MXN     52,572  
Peru (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 4.416%, 2/20/111
    8,015,000         7,984,261  
Rosselkhozbank Total Return Linked Nts., 7.919%, 3/20/0912
  116,100,000   RUR     4,249,105  
Rosselkhozbank Total Return Linked Nts., 7.949%, 1/15/0912
  218,560,000   RUR     8,184,773  
Rosselkhozbank Total Return Linked Nts., Series 2, 7.948%, 1/16/0912
  228,940,000   RUR     8,576,702  
RuRail Total Return Linked Nts., 0%, 12/4/0912
  162,122,000   RUR     6,425,060  
RuRail Total Return Linked Nts., 6.67%, 1/26/091
  272,550,000   RUR     10,727,827  
Sberbank Total Return Linked Nts., 7.375%, 5/7/0912
  369,230,000   RUR     13,431,163  
Sberbank Total Return Linked Nts., 7.406%, 6/9/0912
  147,700,000   RUR     5,320,491  
Ukraine (Republic of) 5 yr. Credit Linked Nts., 4.05%, 8/25/10
    5,690,000         4,988,252  
Ukraine (Republic of) 5.5 yr. Credit Linked Nts., 4.05%, 3/1/11
    5,740,000         4,865,913  
Ukraine (Republic of) 6 yr. Credit Linked Nts., 4.05%, 8/29/11
    5,740,000         4,724,594  
Ukraine (Republic of) 6.5 yr. Credit Linked Nts., 4.05%, 2/29/12
    5,740,000         4,591,541  
Ukraine (Republic of) 7 yr. Credit Linked Nts., 4.05%, 8/30/12
    5,740,000         4,472,378  
Ukraine (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 10.208%, 7/3/09
  6,969,200   UAH     1,378,734  
United Mexican States Credit Linked Nts., 9.52%, 1/5/112
  30,981,245   MXN     2,790,338  
Videocon International Ltd. Credit Linked Nts., 6.26%, 12/29/09
    16,060,000         16,830,719  
Deutsche Bank AG Singapore, Vietnam Shipping Industry Group Total Return Linked Nts., 9%, 4/20/17
  128,300,000,000   VND     4,027,554  
Dresdner Bank AG, Lukoil Credit Linked Nts., Series 3, 7.04%, 12/12/111,13
  134,130,000   RUR     4,883,251  
Goldman Sachs & Co., Turkey (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 14.802%, 3/29/1712,13
  77,520,000   TRY     10,179,271  
Goldman Sachs Capital Markets LP, Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 10.48%, 2/8/3712,13
  237,059,200,000   COP     389,855  
Goldman Sachs International, Rosselkhozbank Total Return Linked Nts., 8%, 5/13/091
  374,900,000   RUR     14,030,307  
Hallertau SPC, Philippines (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series 2007-01, 5.244%, 12/20/171,2
    16,640,000         13,728,000  
Hallertau SPC Segregated Portfolio, Brazil (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series 2008-01, 9.888%, 8/2/102,4,12
  36,418,983   BRR     4,237,302  
ING Bank NV, Ukraine (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series 725, 11.89%, 12/30/092
  38,336,000   UAH     7,508,576  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA:
                 
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 10.291%, 5/16/4513
  7,895,000   BRR     6,200,226  
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 14.35%, 2/20/122
  21,280,000   BRR     8,676,836  
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 15.582%, 1/2/1512
  70,845,010   BRR     16,198,675  
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Bonds, 10.244%, 10/31/162,12
  52,420,000,000   COP     8,663,830  
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Bonds, 10.266%, 1/5/1612,13
  121,000,000,000   COP     22,419,588  
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Bonds, Series A, 10.244%, 10/31/162,12
  52,197,000,000   COP     8,626,973  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                   
    Principal          
    Amount       Value  
 
Structured Securities Continued
                 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA: Continued
                 
Peru (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 8.193%, 9/2/1512,13
  25,410,000   PEN   $ 4,575,930  
Swaziland (Kingdom of) Credit Linked Nts., 7.25%, 6/20/1013
    9,185,000         9,870,201  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA London Branch, Indonesia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 12.80%, 6/17/2113
  65,480,000,000   IDR     6,662,418  
Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. BV:
                 
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 6.357%, 4/20/1112,13
  33,443,666   BRR     14,997,487  
Microvest Capital Management LLC Credit Linked Nts., 7.55%, 5/24/122
    24,017,949         23,249,374  
Merrill Lynch:
                 
Colombia (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 10%, 11/17/162
  7,680,000,000   COP     2,991,237  
Renaissance Capital International Services Ltd. Total Return Linked Nts., 10.50%, 10/7/082
  277,000,000   RUR     9,715,529  
Morgan Stanley:
                 
Credit Linked Nts., 6.25%, 3/23/172
  15,216,000   PEN     3,280,432  
Russian Federation Total Return Linked Bonds, Series 007, Cl. VR, 5%, 8/22/34
  307,228,445   RUR     9,734,267  
Morgan Stanley & Co. International Ltd./Red Arrow International Leasing plc Total Return Linked Nts., Series A, 8.375%, 7/9/122
  119,847,408   RUR     4,203,542  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.:
                 
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 12.563%, 1/5/2212,13
  109,310,000   BRR     2,240,312  
Brazil (Federal Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 14.40%, 8/4/162
  38,023,494   BRR     15,757,700  
Eurokommerz Total Return Linked Nts., Series 1, 12.43%, 10/19/091
  845,000,000   RUR     32,930,696  
Russian Federation Total Return Linked Nts., 12.43%, 10/19/091
  400,000,000   RUR     15,588,495  
Ukraine (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 4.511%, 10/15/171,13
    21,300,000         12,354,000  
Ukraine (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series 2, 5.728%, 10/15/171,2
    5,400,000         3,240,000  
United Mexican States Credit Linked Nts., 5.64%, 11/20/1513
    300,000         299,430  
WTI Trading Ltd. Total Return Linked Nts., Series A, 15%, 3/8/122
    16,856,750         16,182,480  
WTI Trading Ltd. Total Return Linked Nts., Series C, 15%, 3/8/122
    25,304,211         24,292,042  
UBS AG:
                 
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 7.298%, 4/29/0912,13
  35,340,000   EGP     6,038,692  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 7.449%, 11/26/0812,13
  35,110,000   EGP     6,292,483  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 7.808%, 4/15/0912,13
  18,000,000   EGP     3,087,597  
Egypt (The Arab Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., Series 2, 7.54%, 4/22/0912,13
  17,840,000   EGP     3,056,886  
Ghana (Republic of) Credit Linked Nts., 14.47%, 12/28/112
  4,650,997   GHS     3,469,696  
 
               
Total Structured Securities (Cost $1,130,560,863)
            1,050,753,840  
 
 
Event-Linked Bonds—1.4%
                 
Aiolos Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 9.709%, 4/8/091,13
  5,100,000   EUR     7,115,144  
Akibare Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Cl. A, 5.762%, 5/22/121,13
    4,862,000         4,909,161  
Calabash Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Cl. A-1, 11.311%, 6/1/091,13
    6,500,000         6,752,850  
Cascadia Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.811%, 8/31/091,13
    3,950,000         3,981,600  
Cat-Mex Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Cl. A, 5.153%, 5/19/091,13
    7,450,000         7,359,855  
Champlain Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series A, 15.541%, 1/7/091,13
    5,260,000         5,295,768  

 

                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Event-Linked Bonds Continued
               
Eurus Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 9.043%, 4/8/091,13
  $ 5,790,000     $ 5,740,206  
Fhu-Jin Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Cl. B, 6.691%, 8/10/111,13
    7,010,000       7,134,077  
Foundation Re II Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 12.607%, 1/8/091,13
    3,706,000       3,641,516  
Foundation Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 6.907%, 11/24/081,13
    5,250,000       5,200,125  
Fusion 2007 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 8.809%, 5/19/091,13
    8,300,000       8,392,960  
GlobeCat Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 4.883%, 12/30/081
    5,250,000       5,244,750  
Lakeside Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 10.262%, 12/31/091,13
    10,580,000       10,895,284  
Medquake Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.904%, 5/31/101,13
    4,000,000       4,001,600  
Midori Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 5.541%, 10/24/121,13
    4,300,000       4,329,670  
Muteki Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.204%, 5/24/111,13
    5,200,000       5,176,600  
Nelson Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series 2007-I, Cl. A, 14.704%, 6/21/101,13
    8,580,000       8,634,054  
Osiris Capital plc Catastrophe Linked Combined Mortality Index Nts., Series D, 7.791%, 1/15/101,13
    3,230,000       3,247,119  
Redwood Capital X Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series C, 7.541%, 1/9/091,2
    890,000       889,911  
Residential Reinsurance 2007 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts.:
               
Series CL2, 14.311%, 6/6/111,13
    6,680,000       6,768,844  
Series CL3, 15.061%, 6/7/101,13
    3,000,000       3,084,300  
VASCO Re 2006 Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 11.314%, 6/5/091,13
    9,030,000       9,244,914  
Vega Capital Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., Series D, 0%, 6/24/112,12
    10,693,000       10,607,456  
Willow Re Ltd. Catastrophe Linked Nts., 7.924%, 6/16/101,13
    8,150,000       6,438,500  
Total Event-Linked Bonds (Cost $143,770,511)
        144,086,264  
                                 
    Expiration     Strike                
    Dates     Price     Contracts          
 
Options Purchased—0.0%
                               
Brazilian Real (BRR) Call3
    10/6/08     1.6635 BRR     111,575,000       67,068  
Brazilian Real (BRR) Call3
    10/9/08     1.7185 BRR     117,240,000       26,391  
Brazilian Real (BRR) Call3
    12/9/08     1.7142 BRR     58,595,000       142,403  
Japanese Yen (JPY) Call3
    10/9/08     104.20 JPY     6,980,000,000       532,574  
 
                             
Total Options Purchased (Cost $1,521,606)
                            768,436  
                         
    Exercise     Notional          
    Date     Amount          
 
Swaptions Purchased—0.0%
                       
J Aron & Co., Swap Counterparty, Interest Rate Swap call option; Swap Terms-Receive fixed rate of 9.32% and pay floating rate based on 28 day MXN TIIE BANXICO; terminating 5/31/223,19 (Cost $847,363)
    6/11/09     298,955,000  MXN     1,183,074  

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
                 
    Principal        
    Amount     Value  
 
Short-Term Notes—4.1%
               
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.74%, 2/26/099,20
  $ 123,000,000     $ 121,520,925  
Federal National Mortgage Assn.:
               
2.76%, 2/23/095,9
    172,070,000       170,042,843  
2.71%, 2/25/099
    123,000,000       121,530,888  
 
             
 
               
Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $413,488,111)
            413,094,656  
 
    Shares          
 
Investment Companies—10.4%
               
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E, 3.15%18,21
    715,917,178       715,917,178  
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC3,18
    3,110,084       30,789,656  
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC3,18
    34,077,174       318,518,445  
 
             
 
               
Total Investment Companies (Cost $1,101,118,384)
            1,065,225,279  
 
               
Total Investments, at Value (excluding Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Loaned) (Cost $11,374,790,177)
            10,572,474,524  
 
               
 
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Loaned—4.7%22
               
OFI Liquid Assets Fund, LLC, 3.40%18,21 (Cost $481,294,160)
    481,294,160       481,294,160  
 
               
Total Investments, at Value (Cost $11,856,084,337)
    108.4 %     11,053,768,684  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets
    (8.4 )     (856,982,223 )
     
 
               
Net Assets
    100.0 %   $ 10,196,786,461  
     
Industry classifications are unaudited.
Footnotes to Statement of Investments
Principal/notional amount and strike price are reported in U.S. Dollars, except for those denoted in the following currencies:
     
ARP
  Argentine Peso
AUD
  Australian Dollar
BRR
  Brazilian Real
CAD
  Canadian Dollar
COP
  Colombian Peso
DKK
  Danish Krone
DOP
  Dominican Republic Peso
EGP
  Egyptian Pounds
EUR
  Euro
GBP
  British Pound Sterling
GHS
  Ghana Cedi
HUF
  Hungarian Forint
IDR
  Indonesia Rupiah
ILS
  Israeli Shekel
JPY
  Japanese Yen
KZT
  Kazakhstan Tenge
MXN
  Mexican Nuevo Peso
MYR
  Malaysian Ringgit
NGN
  Nigeria Naira
NOK
  Norwegian Krone
PEN
  Peruvian New Sol
PHP
  Philippines Peso
PLZ
  Polish Zloty
RUR
  Russian Ruble
SEK
  Swedish Krona
TRY
  New Turkish Lira
UAH
  Ukraine Hryvnia
UYU
  Uruguay Peso
VND
  Vietnam Dong
ZMK
  Zambian Kwacha
Swaption Purchased abbreviation is as follows:
MXN-TIIE-BANXICO           Mexican Nuevo Peso—Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate—Banco de Mexico


 

1.   Represents the current interest rate for a variable or increasing rate security.
 
2.   Illiquid or restricted security. The aggregate value of illiquid or restricted securities as of September 30, 2008 was $728,923,186, which represents 7.15% of the Fund’s net assets, of which $15,864,972 is considered restricted. See Note 9 of accompanying Notes. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:
                                 
    Acquisition                     Unrealized  
Security   Date     Cost     Value     Depreciation  
 
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 1A, 10.65%, 8/4/14
    12/28/07     $ 3,371,014     $ 3,353,907     $ 17,107  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 1B, 10.65%, 8/4/14
    6/13/08       707,255       670,781       36,474  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 1C, 10.65%, 9/24/14
    8/13/08       1,203,116       1,117,969       85,147  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 2A, 12.15%, 5/22/15
    5/22/08       337,462       320,036       17,426  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 2B, 12.15%, 5/22/15
    6/13/08       590,355       559,910       30,445  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 2C, 12.15%, 5/22/15
    6/19/08       8,957,126       8,442,090       515,036  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 2D, 12.15%, 8/4/14
    7/9/08       652,302       615,248       37,054  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 2E, 12.15%, 5/20/15
    7/16/08       474,704       446,989       27,715  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 2F, 12.15%, 5/22/12
    8/11/08       307,336       285,470       21,866  
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.,
                               
Cl. 2G, 12.15%, 5/22/15
    8/25/08       56,708       52,572       4,136  
             
 
          $ 16,657,378     $ 15,864,972     $ 792,406  
             
3.   Non-income producing security.
 
4.   Issue is in default. See Note 1 of accompanying Notes.
 
5.   All or a portion of the security is held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts. The aggregate market value of such securities is $80,079,092. See Note 6 of accompanying Notes.
 
6.   Interest-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. These securities typically decline in price as interest rates decline. Most other fixed income securities increase in price when interest rates decline. The principal amount of the underlying pool represents the notional amount on which current interest is calculated. The price of these securities is typically more sensitive to changes in prepayment rates than traditional mortgage-backed securities (for example, GNMA pass-throughs). Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. These securities amount to $74,238,138 or 0.73% of the Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2008.
 
7.   Principal-Only Strips represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. The value of these securities generally increases as interest rates decline and prepayment rates rise. The price of these securities is typically more volatile than that of coupon-bearing bonds of the same maturity. Interest rates disclosed represent current yields based upon the current cost basis and estimated timing of future cash flows. These securities amount to $13,827,800 or 0.14% of the Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2008.
 
8.   When-issued security or delayed delivery to be delivered and settled after September 30, 2008. See Note 1 of accompanying Notes.
 
9.   Partial or fully-loaned security. See Note 10 of accompanying Notes.
 
10.   A sufficient amount of liquid assets has been designated to cover outstanding written call options. See Note 7 of accompanying Notes.

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
 
11.   A sufficient amount of securities has been designated to cover outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts. See Note 5 of accompanying Notes.
 
12.   Zero coupon bond reflects effective yield on the date of purchase.
 
13.   Represents securities sold under Rule 144A, which are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. These securities amount to $1,052,141,040 or 10.32% of the Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2008.
 
14.   Denotes an inflation-indexed security: coupon and principal are indexed to the consumer price index.
 
15.   This bond has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. Rate reported represents the current interest rate for this variable rate security.
 
16.   Interest or dividend is paid-in-kind, when applicable.
 
17.   Denotes a step bond: a zero coupon bond that converts to a fixed or variable interest rate at a designated future date.
 
18.   Is or was an affiliate, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended September 30, 2008, by virtue of the Fund owning at least 5% of the voting securities of the issuer or as a result of the Fund and the issuer having the same investment adviser. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:
                                 
    Shares     Gross     Gross     Shares  
    September 30, 2007     Additions     Reductions     September 30, 2008  
 
Arco Capital Corp. Ltd.
    2,383,674                   2,383,674  
OFI Liquid Asset Fund, LLC
          728,361,320       247,067,160       481,294,160  
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E
    808,046,388       9,146,652,719       9,238,781,929       715,917,178  
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC
          3,140,371       30,287       3,110,084  
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC
          36,200,028       2,122,854       34,077,174  
                         
                    Realized  
    Value     Income     Gain (Loss)  
 
Arco Capital Corp. Ltd.
  $ 29,795,925     $     $  
OFI Liquid Asset Fund, LLC
    481,294,160       196,868 a      
Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund, Cl. E
    715,917,178       29,036,529        
Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC
    30,789,656       336,980 b     2,173 b
Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC
    318,518,445       22,505,025 c     (6,797,802 )c
     
 
  $ 1,576,315,364     $ 52,075,402     $ (6,795,629 )
     
a.   Net of compensation to counterparties.
 
b.   Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC.
 
c.   Represents the amount allocated to the Fund from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC.
 
19.   Swap contract terms if the option was exercised on exercise date.
 
20.   A sufficient amount of liquid assets has been designated to cover outstanding written put options. See Note 7 of accompanying Notes.
 
21.   Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2008.
 
22.   The security/securities have been segregated to satisfy the forward commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 10 of accompanying Notes.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
                                                         
            Contract                                    
            Amount             Expiration             Unrealized     Unrealized  
Contract Description   Buy/Sell     (000s)             Date     Value     Appreciation     Depreciation  
 
Australian Dollar (AUD)
  Sell     112,284     AUD     10/8/08-11/3/08     $ 88,665,338     $ 1,577,116     $  
Australian Dollar (AUD)
  Buy     26,675     AUD     10/8/08       21,075,386             378,516  
Brazilian Real (BRR)
  Sell     63,600     BRR     11/4/08       33,173,406       603,076       85,756  
Brazilian Real (BRR)
  Buy     369,451     BRR     11/4/08-1/5/10       189,141,191       19,869,707       9,828,367  
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Sell     64,055     GBP     10/1/08-2/5/09       114,020,268       6,036,317       93,023  
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Buy     3,085     GBP     10/1/08-10/2/08       5,484,639             212,203  
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
  Sell     225,610     CAD     10/6/08-10/31/08       212,146,329       1,112,780       242,048  
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
  Buy     915     CAD     10/10/08       860,292             10,888  
Chilean Peso (CLP)
  Buy     16,365,000     CLP     10/22/08-11/12/08       29,558,940             975,832  
Chinese Renminbi (Yuan) (CNY)
  Buy     435,475     CNY     5/13/09-9/2/09       62,777,760             3,134,887  
Colombian Peso (COP)
  Sell     88,578,000     COP     11/4/08       40,217,778       686,655        
Czech Koruna (CZK)
  Sell     7,943     CZK     12/31/09       459,628       24,478        
Euro (EUR)
  Sell     525,750     EUR     10/1/08-2/5/09       741,470,148       47,564,042        
Euro (EUR)
  Buy     328,130     EUR     10/1/08-1/16/09       462,662,250             25,405,838  
Hungarian Forint (HUF)
  Sell     3,734,267     HUF     11/12/08-12/31/09       21,632,424       7,582       233,256  
Hungarian Forint (HUF)
  Buy     8,054,000     HUF     12/2/08       46,636,292             162,081  
Indian Rupee (INR)
  Sell     1,801,300     INR     10/20/08-11/3/08       38,357,502       197,603       268,170  
Indonesia Rupiah (IDR)
  Buy     667,485,000     IDR     10/14/08-12/19/08       69,014,354       76,430       1,298,628  
Israeli Shekel (ILS)
  Sell     93,900     ILS     10/3/08-10/30/08       27,030,505             771,186  
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Sell     11,637,000     JPY     10/1/08-2/5/09       110,541,202       64,491       1,293,331  
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Buy     35,133,000     JPY     10/1/08-3/10/09       332,331,122       16,953       6,448,495  
Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
  Buy     1,655     KWD     1/29/09       6,159,263             11,505  
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
  Sell     165,120     MYR     10/14/08-10/15/08       48,039,118             421,435  
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
  Buy     27,940     MYR     10/10/08       8,124,867             689,013  
Mexican Nuevo Peso (MXN)
  Sell     320,429     MXN     10/6/08-10/30/08       29,248,303       697,820        
Mexican Nuevo Peso (MXN)
  Buy     709,215     MXN     11/24/08       64,388,119             4,787,059  
New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
  Sell     1,930,000     TWD     10/31/08-12/2/08       59,915,773       811,650       37,989  
New Turkish Lira (TRY)
  Sell     46,465     TRY     10/20/08       36,362,166       726,755        
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
  Sell     40,435     NZD     10/10/08-10/22/08       26,989,422       1,180,175        
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
  Buy     103,415     NZD     10/31/08-1/16/09       68,437,241             5,962,856  
Norwegian Krone (NOK)
  Sell     49,165     NOK     10/10/08       8,362,872       38,529        
Norwegian Krone (NOK)
  Buy     603,465     NOK     10/6/08-1/16/09       102,340,722             6,695,099  
Peruvian New Sol (PEN)
  Sell     60,810     PEN     1/7/09       20,231,159       26,631       54,728  
Peruvian New Sol (PEN)
  Buy     36,437     PEN     11/5/08       12,186,097             751,803  
Philippines Peso (PHP)
  Sell     357,000     PHP     10/17/08       7,588,541             181,902  
Philippines Peso (PHP)
  Buy     1,015,000     PHP     10/17/08       21,575,263       330,194       78,154  
Polish Zloty (PLZ)
  Sell     280,096     PLZ     10/2/08-12/31/09       116,037,925       1,417,291       743,748  
Polish Zloty (PLZ)
  Buy     213,743     PLZ     10/2/08-10/17/08       88,599,239       165,087       5,094,073  
Qatari Riyal (QAR)
  Buy     21,650     QAR     1/29/09       5,967,343             204,264  
Russian Ruble (RUR)
  Sell     2,093,730     RUR     10/15/08-9/21/09       79,249,312       196,980       234,099  
Russian Ruble (RUR)
  Buy     936,780     RUR     11/19/08       36,263,343             2,007,722  
Saudi Riyal (SAR)
  Buy     22,790     SAR     1/29/09       6,072,926             99,044  
Singapore Dollar (SGD)
  Buy     85,130     SGD     10/10/08-10/31/08       59,314,039             476,130  
South African Rand (ZAR)
  Sell     257,780     ZAR     10/20/08       30,971,112       1,570,615        
South African Rand (ZAR)
  Buy     9,932     ZAR     12/31/09       1,107,459             110,423  
South Korean Won (KRW)
  Sell     16,086,000     KRW     10/31/08       13,389,198       254,667       66,621  
Swedish Krona (SEK)
  Sell     221,090     SEK     1/16/09       31,940,508       4,034,247        

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Continued
                                                         
            Contract                                    
            Amount             Expiration             Unrealized     Unrealized  
Contract Description   Buy/Sell     (000s)             Date     Value     Appreciation     Depreciation  
 
Swedish Krona (SEK)
  Buy       18,130     SEK     10/10/08     $ 2,619,327     $     $ 388,304  
Swiss Franc (CHF)
  Sell       2,861     CHF     10/8/08       2,547,448       31,424        
Swiss Franc (CHF)
  Buy       133,860     CHF     10/10/08-10/31/08       119,285,910             5,967,052  
Ukraine Hryvnia (UAH)
  Buy       108,680     UAH     10/17/08-1/28/09       21,118,942             903,643  
United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)
  Buy       22,060     AED     1/29/09       6,007,675             162,954  
Vietnam Dong (VND)
  Buy       98,080,000     VND     1/30/09       5,601,741             570,695  
                                             
Total unrealized appreciation and depreciation
                                          $ 89,319,295     $ 87,542,820  
                                             
Futures Contracts as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
                                         
                                    Unrealized  
            Number of     Expiration             Appreciation  
Contract Description   Buy/Sell   Contracts     Date     Value     (Depreciation)  
 
Amsterdam Exchange Index
  Buy     82       10/17/08     $ 7,650,163     $ (831,322 )
CAC40 10 Euro Index
  Sell     317       10/17/08       18,053,912       336,431  
Canadian Bond, 10 yr.
  Buy     621       12/18/08       68,369,810       (897,922 )
Cotton No. 2
  Sell     183       12/8/08       5,238,375       1,604,242  
Crude Oil
  Buy     54       10/21/08       5,434,560       (116,444 )
DAX Index
  Sell     274       12/19/08       56,780,370       1,247,831  
Euro-Bundesobligation, 5 yr.
  Buy     60       12/8/08       9,267,383       58,718  
Euro-Bundesobligation, 10 yr.
  Buy     4,542       12/8/08       735,781,876       2,475,933  
Euro-Bundesobligation, 10 yr.
  Sell     1,235       12/8/08       200,063,984       (794,472 )
Euro-Schatz
  Buy     2,315       12/8/08       340,179,494       2,611,917  
FTSE 100 Index
  Sell     421       12/19/08       37,221,466       858,477  
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index
  Sell     141       10/30/08       8,292,195       603,456  
IBEX 35 Index
  Buy     58       10/17/08       8,942,956       211,189  
Japan (Government of) Bonds, 10 yr.
  Buy     131       12/10/08       16,914,033       (76,637 )
Japan (Government of) Bonds, 10 yr.
  Sell     109       12/11/08       140,960,557       (23,636 )
London Metals Exchange Aluminum High Grade
  Buy     86       11/17/08       5,169,138       (601 )
London Metals Exchange Copper
  Buy     32       11/17/08       5,094,400       (456,333 )
London Metals Exchange Lead
  Sell     114       11/17/08       5,192,700       53,580  
London Metals Exchange Nickel
  Buy     53       11/17/08       5,008,500       (993 )
London Metals Exchange Zinc
  Buy     123       11/17/08       5,141,400       (424,810 )
Mexican Bolsa Index
  Sell     395       12/19/08       9,093,686       (324,023 )
NASDAQ 100 E-Mini Index
  Sell     994       12/19/08       31,693,690       2,539,521  
Nikkei 225 Index
  Buy     64       12/11/08       3,411,969       (184,365 )
Nikkei 225 Index
  Sell     411       12/11/08       43,745,193       3,220,930  
OMXS30 Index
  Sell     1,834       10/17/08       20,535,089       758,890  
SGX CNX Nifty Index
  Sell     1,228       10/29/08       9,656,992       417,210  
Soybean
  Sell     95       11/14/08       4,963,750       (6,021 )
Standard & Poor’s 500 E-Mini Index
  Buy     396       12/19/08       23,114,520       (573,210 )
Standard & Poor’s 500 E-Mini Index
  Sell     2,076       12/19/08       121,176,120       3,002,658  
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
  Sell     20       12/18/08       5,837,000       396,214  

 

Futures Contracts Continued
                                         
                                    Unrealized  
            Number of     Expiration             Appreciation  
Contract Description   Buy/Sell   Contracts     Date     Value     (Depreciation)  
 
Standard & Poor’s/MIB Index, 10 yr.
  Buy     47       12/19/08     $ 8,497,755     $ (273,118 )
Standard & Poor’s/Toronto Stock Exchange 60 Index
  Buy     172       12/18/08       22,888,081       (1,872,062 )
Sugar #11
  Sell     335       2/27/09       5,125,232       (7,819 )
U.S. Long Bonds, 20 yr.
  Buy     6,866       12/19/08       804,502,094       (3,757,025 )
U.S. Long Bonds, 20 yr.
  Sell     410       12/19/08       48,040,469       265,034  
U.S. Treasury Nts., 2 yr.
  Sell     5,671       12/31/08       1,210,404,063       (6,300,411 )
U.S. Treasury Nts., 5 yr.
  Buy     1,384       12/31/08       155,332,375       532,407  
U.S. Treasury Nts., 5 yr.
  Sell     2,447       12/31/08       274,637,516       (351,385 )
U.S. Treasury Nts., 10 yr.
  Buy     8,773       12/19/08       1,005,605,125       (22,885,658 )
U.S. Treasury Nts., 10 yr.
  Sell     2,543       12/19/08       291,491,375       2,213,537  
United Kingdom Long Gilt
  Sell     23       12/29/08       4,585,852       14,153  
Wheat
  Sell     155       12/12/08       5,270,000       858,383  
 
                                     
 
                                  $ (15,877,556 )
 
                                     
Written Options as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
                                                 
            Number of     Exercise     Expiration     Premiums        
Description   Type   Contracts     Price     Date     Received     Value  
 
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Put     1,865,000       1.858       10/2/08     $ 27,697     $ (155,544 )
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Put     1,845,000       1.810       10/7/08       33,144       (33,144 )
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Put     1,780,000       1.807       10/6/08       30,164       (29,720 )
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Put     1,745,000       1.856       10/1/08       23,724       (137,322 )
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Put     1,670,000       1.841       10/3/08       27,138       (109,605 )
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Call     1,865,000       1.858       10/2/08       27,697        
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Call     1,845,000       1.810       10/7/08       33,144       (33,144 )
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Call     1,780,000       1.807       10/6/08       30,164       (29,751 )
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Call     1,745,000       1.856       10/1/08       23,724        
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
  Call     1,670,000       1.841       10/3/08       27,138       (338 )
Euro (EUR)
  Put     7,815,000       1.469       10/2/08       101,198       (494,913 )
Euro (EUR)
  Put     7,685,000       1.472       10/1/08       93,564       (516,068 )
Euro (EUR)
  Put     7,450,000       1.438       10/6/08       109,343       (118,096 )
Euro (EUR)
  Put     7,390,000       1.433       10/7/08       116,840       (116,839 )
Euro (EUR)
  Put     6,425,000       1.464       10/3/08       93,479       (377,377 )
Euro (EUR)
  Call     7,815,000       1.469       10/2/08       101,198        
Euro (EUR)
  Call     7,685,000       1.472       10/1/08       93,564        
Euro (EUR)
  Call     7,450,000       1.438       10/6/08       109,343       (117,991 )
Euro (EUR)
  Call     7,390,000       1.433       10/7/08       116,840       (116,839 )
Euro (EUR)
  Call     6,425,000       1.464       10/3/08       93,479       (3,669 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Put     799,000,000       105.850       10/6/08       77,183       (103,790 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Put     785,000,000       105.900       10/2/08       72,644       (70,572 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Put     776,000,000       105.050       10/7/08       85,548       (85,546 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Put     736,000,000       105.000       10/3/08       80,399       (113,491 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Put     677,000,000       105.750       10/1/08       60,018       (56,665 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Call     799,000,000       105.850       10/6/08       77,183       (63,441 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Call     785,000,000       105.900       10/2/08       72,644       (32,578 )

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Written Options Continued
                                                 
            Number of     Exercise     Expiration     Premiums        
Description   Type     Contracts     Price     Date     Received     Value  
 
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Call     776,000,000       105.050       10/7/08     $ 85,548     $ (85,546 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Call     736,000,000       105.000       10/3/08       80,399       (29,587 )
Japanese Yen (JPY)
  Call     677,000,000       105.750       10/1/08       60,018       (12,321 )
                                     
 
                                  $ 2,064,166     $ (3,043,897 )
                                     
Credit Default Swap Contracts as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
                                                 
                    Pay/             Upfront        
        Buy/Sell   Notional     Receive             Payment        
Swap       Credit   Amount     Fixed     Termination     Received/        
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Protection   (000s)     Rate     Date     (Paid)     Value  
 
Barclays Bank plc:  
 
                                           
   
ABX.HE.AA.06-2 Index
  Sell   $ 4,120       0.170 %     5/25/46     $ 3,187,305     $ (3,185,850 )
   
CDX.NA.IG.10 Index
  Sell     32,945       1.550       6/20/13       (665,084 )     (338,197 )
   
CDX.NA.IG.10 Index
  Sell     9,885       1.550       6/20/13       (56,605 )     (101,475 )
   
CDX.NA.IG.10 Index
  Sell     13,180       1.550       6/20/13       (293,416 )     (135,299 )
   
CMBX.NA.AJ.5 Index
  Sell     3,540       0.980       2/15/51       827,431       (909,178 )
   
Nalco Co.
  Sell     1,440       4.500       9/20/13             32,653  
   
R.H. Donnelley Corp.
  Sell     1,375       5.000       9/20/10       247,500       (242,256 )
   
Station Casinos, Inc.
  Sell     1,265       5.000       6/20/13       227,700       (531,416 )
                                     
   
 
                                3,474,831       (5,411,018 )
Citibank NA, New York:      
 
                                       
   
Ambac Assurance Corp.
  Sell     16,425       8.400       12/20/08             (504,270 )
   
Cablevision Systems Corp.
  Sell     265       3.100       12/20/10             (5,143 )
   
Capmark Financial Group, Inc.
  Sell     6,155       7.125       12/20/12             (1,928,163 )
   
Capmark Financial Group, Inc.
  Sell     3,500       9.750       12/20/12             (911,510 )
   
Capmark Financial Group, Inc.
  Sell     4,180       9.700       12/20/12             (1,092,810 )
   
Ford Motor Credit Co.
  Sell     7,670       2.320       3/20/12             (2,996,275 )
   
Intelsat Ltd.
  Sell     1,030       4.300       12/20/08             4,559  
   
Intelsat Ltd.
  Sell     1,085       5.000       3/20/09             11,283  
   
Morgan Stanley
  Sell     4,835       7.800       12/20/13             (444,909 )
   
Nalco Co.
  Sell     1,385       4.170       9/20/13             13,336  
   
Nalco Co.
  Sell     1,610       3.600       9/20/12             8,966  
   
Owens-Illinois, Inc.
  Sell     1,320       2.500       6/20/13             (5,319 )
   
Pakistan
  Sell     4,860       5.100       3/20/13             (1,051,427 )
   
Reliant Energy, Inc.
  Sell     3,800       2.600       9/20/11             (255,345 )
   
Reliant Energy, Inc.
  Sell     1,580       2.450       9/20/11             (112,172 )
   
Republic of Hungary
  Buy     13,835       0.400       12/20/15             1,076,737  
   
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.
  Sell     680       8.000       12/20/13             552  
   
Tribune Co.
  Sell     1,085       5.000       3/20/10       347,200       (290,812 )
   
Tribune Co.
  Sell     1,145       5.000       3/20/10       374,988       (306,894 )
   
Tribune Co.
  Sell     1,300       5.000       3/20/10       429,000       (348,439 )
   
Tribune Co.
  Sell     1,185       5.000       3/20/10       414,750       (317,615 )


 

Credit Default Swap Contracts Continued
                                             
                    Pay/         Upfront        
        Buy/Sell   Notional     Receive         Payment        
Swap       Credit   Amount     Fixed     Termination   Received/        
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Protection   (000s)     Rate     Date   (Paid)     Value  
 
Citibank NA, New York: Continued
                                           
 
  Ukraine   Buy   $ 12,740       4.180 %   8/20/13   $     $ 1,051,496  
 
  Ukraine   Buy     11,000       6.650     10/20/13           (885 )
 
  Univision Communications, Inc.   Sell     4,940       5.000     12/20/09     345,800       (334,532 )
                                 
 
                                1,911,738       (8,739,591 )
Credit Suisse International:
                                           
 
  Aramark Corp.   Sell     1,745       6.000     3/20/13           95,759  
 
  Aramark Corp.   Sell     1,395       4.750     12/20/13           (71 )
 
  Capmark Financial Group, Inc.   Sell     1,040       6.250     12/20/12           (344,115 )
 
  Capmark Financial Group, Inc.   Sell     2,010       5.200     12/20/12           (707,549 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     21,010       5.000     6/20/13     1,127,828       (1,850,119 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.8 Index   Sell     7,900       2.750     6/20/12     397,836       (862,077 )
 
  Charter Communications Holdings LLC   Buy     755       5.000     9/20/10     (48,131 )     114,044  
 
  Charter Communications Holdings LLC   Sell     755       5.000     9/20/17     151,000       (433,686 )
 
  Charter Communications Holdings LLC   Buy     635       7.000     9/20/10           76,315  
 
  Charter Communications Holdings LLC   Sell     635       5.000     9/20/17     127,000       (364,756 )
 
  Development Bank of Kazakhstan   Sell     20,660       3.750     2/20/13           (2,220,993 )
 
  Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.7 Index   Sell     4,732       3.250     12/20/11     (169,471 )     (216,369 )
 
  Eastman Kodak Co.   Buy     2,810       3.700     12/20/18           3,996  
 
  Eastman Kodak Co.   Sell     2,810       3.650     12/20/13           (1,175 )
 
  El Paso Corp.   Sell     1,100       2.800     3/20/18           (35,563 )
 
  Ford Motor Credit Co.   Sell     3,390       2.550     3/20/12           (1,310,162 )
 
  Ford Motor Credit Co.   Sell     10,620       2.385     3/20/12           (4,136,172 )
 
  GMAC LLC   Sell     6,195       1.390     3/20/17           (3,648,714 )
 
  Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.   Sell     3,285       5.000     3/20/10     209,419       (403,702 )
 
  Intelsat Ltd.   Sell     1,050       4.400     3/20/09           7,854  
 
  Intelsat Ltd.   Sell     110       5.750     3/20/09           1,545  
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     225       4.000     12/20/12           (85,778 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     870       12.000     3/20/09           (80,787 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     1,800       4.150     12/20/12           (680,858 )
 
  Joint Stock Co. “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan”   Sell     4,040       4.950     3/20/13           (679,039 )
 
  Massey Energy Co.   Sell     1,295       5.000     3/20/13           48,515  
 
  Massey Energy Co.   Sell     615       5.000     3/20/13           23,040  
 
  MGM Mirage   Sell     1,380       8.400     12/20/13           (44,119 )
 
  NJSC Naftogaz   Sell     8,905       3.250     4/20/11           (1,428,007 )
 
  Owens-Illinois, Inc.   Sell     775       2.500     6/20/13           (3,123 )
 
  Reliant Energy, Inc.   Sell     1,175       5.750     12/20/13           337  


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Credit Default Swap Contracts Continued
                                             
                    Pay/         Upfront        
        Buy/Sell   Notional     Receive         Payment        
Swap       Credit   Amount     Fixed     Termination   Received/        
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Protection   (000s)     Rate     Date   (Paid)     Value  
 
Credit Suisse
International:
Continued
                                       
 
  Rite Aid Corp.   Sell   $ 285       7.500 %   3/20/09   $     $ (13,127 )
 
  Tenet Healthcare Corp.   Sell     3,475       4.050     12/20/08           11,356  
 
  Tribune Co.   Sell     850       6.350     12/20/08           (24,462 )
 
  Tribune Co.   Sell     190       5.000     12/20/09     41,800       (45,378 )
 
  Tribune Co.   Sell     840       5.000     12/20/09     193,200       (201,081 )
 
  TXU Corp.   Sell     3,050       1.530     6/20/11           (411,195 )
 
  TXU Corp.   Sell     1,560       1.610     6/20/11           (207,521 )
 
  Univision Communications, Inc.   Sell     355       14.600     3/20/09           13,100  
                                 
 
                                2,030,481       (20,043,837 )
Deutsche
Bank AG:
                                           
 
  ABX.HE.AA.06-2 Index   Sell     1,980       0.170     5/25/46     237,581       (1,531,064 )
 
  ABX.HE.AAA.06-2 Index   Sell     4,760       0.110     5/25/46     237,971       (1,478,577 )
 
  ABX.HE.AAA.06-2 Index   Sell     4,760       0.110     5/25/46     237,927       (1,478,577 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     30,380       5.000     6/20/13     974,692       (2,675,232 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     24,300       5.000     6/20/13     1,419,187       (2,139,833 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     21,570       5.000     6/20/13     1,433,506       (1,899,432 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     13,870       5.000     6/20/13     1,240,594       (1,209,719 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     20,840       5.000     6/20/13     1,939,278       (2,410,852 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.9 Index   Sell     20,077       3.750     12/20/12     (40,138 )     (2,621,023 )
 
  Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.   Sell     7,590       9.000     12/20/08           116,431  
 
  Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.   Sell     2,075       8.500     12/20/08           29,301  
 
  Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.   Sell     7,600       9.750     12/20/08           130,484  
 
  CVRD Inco Ltd.   Buy     3,245       0.630     3/20/17           140,054  
 
  Dow Jones CDX.NA.HY.7 Index   Sell     13,281       3.250     12/20/11     (475,222 )     (607,237 )
 
  Ford Motor Co.   Sell     7,775       6.000     12/20/16           (3,090,031 )
 
  Ford Motor Co.   Sell     9,450       5.800     12/20/16           (3,798,253 )
 
  Ford Motor Co.   Sell     11,810       5.850     12/20/16           (4,733,525 )
 
  Ford Motor Credit Co.   Sell     12,095       2.390     3/20/12           (4,709,544 )
 
  Ford Motor Credit Co.   Sell     4,740       2.340     3/20/12           (1,849,956 )
 
  General Motors Corp.   Sell     6,220       4.750     12/20/16           (3,339,991 )
 
  General Motors Corp.   Sell     7,555       4.680     12/20/16           (4,061,529 )
 
  GMAC LLC   Sell     6,465       1.370     3/20/17           (3,812,612 )
 
  Intelsat Ltd.   Sell     425       4.400     3/20/09           3,179  
 
  Intelsat Ltd.   Sell     1,070       4.750     3/20/09           9,826  
 
  Intelsat Ltd.   Sell     650       5.000     3/20/09           6,759  
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     3,165       3.000     12/20/08           (212,206 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     4,375       5.850     12/20/08           (264,498 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     1,410       4.320     12/20/12           (528,574 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     1,930       4.500     12/20/12           (716,604 )


 

Credit Default Swap Contracts Continued
                                             
                    Pay/         Upfront        
        Buy/Sell   Notional     Receive         Payment        
Swap       Credit   Amount     Fixed     Termination   Received/        
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Protection   (000s)     Rate     Date   (Paid)     Value  
 
Deutsche Bank AG: Continued
                                           
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell   $ 2,100       12.000 %   3/20/09   $     $ (195,003 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     2,220       4.000     12/20/12           (846,344 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     5,435       2.925     12/20/08           (365,346 )
 
  Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.   Sell     2,680       2.070     3/20/09           (2,359,343 )
 
  Owens-Illinois, Inc.   Sell     375       2.500     6/20/13           (1,511 )
 
  Republic of Peru   Buy     7,440       1.710     12/20/16           149,418  
 
  Vale Overseas Ltd.   Sell     3,245       1.050     3/20/17           (237,467 )
 
  Washington Mutual, Inc.   Sell     1,055       4.500     12/20/08           (379,913 )
                                 
 
                                7,205,376       (52,968,344 )
Goldman Sachs Capital Markets LP:
                                           
 
  ABX.HE.AA.06-2 Index   Sell     725       0.170     5/25/46     59,734       (560,617 )
 
  General Motors Corp.   Sell     6,220       4.950     12/20/16           (3,328,995 )
 
  GMAC LLC   Sell     3,825       1.390     3/20/17           (2,252,838 )
 
  GMAC LLC   Sell     3,210       1.390     3/20/17           (1,890,617 )
 
  GMAC LLC   Sell     5,330       1.370     3/20/17           (3,143,267 )
 
  GMAC LLC   Sell     6,625       1.390     3/20/17           (3,901,973 )
 
  Lennar Corp.   Sell     1,465       2.900     12/20/08           (11,935 )
 
  MGM Mirage   Sell     2,280       8.400     12/20/13           (72,892 )
 
  Nalco Co.   Sell     1,380       4.250     9/20/13           17,653  
 
  Nalco Co.   Sell     1,735       3.700     9/20/12           15,514  
 
  Rite Aid Corp.   Sell     585       8.060     3/20/09           (25,442 )
 
  Univision Communications, Inc.   Sell     520       5.000     6/20/09     52,000       (35,072 )
 
  Univision Communications, Inc.   Sell     145       5.000     6/20/09     15,950       (9,780 )
                                 
 
                                127,684       (15,200,261 )
Goldman Sachs International:
                                           
 
  ABX.HE.AA.06-2 Index   Sell     2,050       0.170     5/25/46     809,702       (1,585,192 )
 
  ABX.HE.AAA.06-2 Index   Sell     1,700       0.110     5/25/46     188,031       (528,063 )
 
  Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   Sell     1,445       6.350     5/20/13           (100,669 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     30,200       5.000     6/20/13     878,736       (2,659,381 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.3 Index   Sell     4,100       1.470     12/13/49     504,074       (851,544 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.4 Index   Sell     4,100       0.960     2/17/51     707,141       (1,005,849 )
 
  Dole Food Co., Inc.   Sell     1,220       5.000     6/20/13     161,650       (167,230 )
 
  Dole Food Co., Inc.   Buy     1,220       5.000     6/20/09     (39,650 )     (6,739 )
 
  Dole Food Co., Inc.   Buy     1,700       5.000     6/20/09     (63,750 )     (9,390 )
 
  Dole Food Co., Inc.   Sell     1,700       5.000     6/20/13     225,250       (233,026 )
 
  Dole Food Co., Inc.   Buy     2,430       5.000     6/20/09     (78,975 )     (13,422 )
 
  Dole Food Co., Inc.   Sell     2,430       5.000     6/20/13     321,975       (333,090 )
 
  Dole Food Co., Inc.   Buy     1,210       5.000     6/20/09     (39,325 )     (6,683 )
 
  Dole Food Co., Inc.   Sell     1,210       5.000     6/20/13     160,325       (165,860 )
 
  Idearc, Inc.   Sell     5,240       5.000     9/20/09     550,200       (539,325 )


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Credit Default Swap Contracts Continued
                                             
                    Pay/         Upfront        
        Buy/Sell   Notional     Receive         Payment        
Swap       Credit   Amount     Fixed     Termination   Received/        
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Protection   (000s)     Rate     Date   (Paid)     Value  
 
Goldman Sachs
International:
Continued
                                       
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell   $ 4,855       3.950 %   12/20/12   $     $ (1,855,727 )
 
  JSC VTB Bank   Buy     8,340       7.400     5/28/13           1,168  
 
  Nalco Co.   Sell     2,735       4.700     9/20/13           83,645  
 
  Nalco Co.   Sell     1,515       4.700     9/20/13           46,333  
 
  R.H. Donnelley Corp.   Sell     1,930       5.000     9/20/10     424,600       (340,040 )
 
  Rite Aid Corp.   Sell     5,805       5.000     12/20/09     413,606       (364,359 )
 
  Station Casinos, Inc.   Sell     750       5.000     6/20/13     132,188       (312,256 )
 
  Ukraine   Buy     27,320       4.220     8/20/13           2,215,461  
 
  Univision Communications, Inc.   Sell     30       5.000     6/20/09     1,800       (2,023 )
                                 
 
                                5,257,578       (8,733,261 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, NY Branch:
                                           
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     30,380       5.000     6/20/13     1,012,667       (2,675,232 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     8,545       5.000     6/20/13     764,303       (745,281 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     10,405       5.000     6/20/13     968,243       (1,203,691 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.8 Index   Sell     9,479       2.750     6/20/12     477,354       (1,034,385 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.9 Index   Sell     16,682       3.750     12/20/12     17,552       (2,177,724 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.3 Index   Sell     12,600       1.470     12/13/49     2,786,785       (2,616,940 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.3 Index   Sell     2,100       1.470     12/13/49     251,761       (436,157 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.4 Index   Sell     2,100       0.960     2/17/51     355,655       (515,191 )
 
  Constellation Brands, Inc.   Sell     1,340       3.970     9/20/13           39,089  
 
  Dean Foods Co.   Sell     1,560       1.050     6/20/11           (96,445 )
 
  Dean Foods Co.   Sell     715       1.080     6/20/11           (43,680 )
 
  Dean Foods Co.   Sell     3,040       1.030     6/20/11           (189,427 )
 
  Dean Foods Co.   Sell     3,035       1.060     6/20/11           (186,893 )
 
  Ford Motor Co.   Sell     7,775       6.000     12/20/16           (3,090,031 )
 
  General Motors Corp.   Sell     9,450       4.750     12/20/16           (5,074,424 )
 
  Idearc, Inc.   Sell     820       5.000     9/20/09     106,600       (84,399 )
 
  Morgan Stanley   Sell     5,690       7.800     12/20/13           (523,585 )
 
  Nalco Co.   Sell     1,520       4.650     9/20/13           43,483  
 
  Republic of Turkey   Sell     6,635       2.680     9/20/13           (68,735 )
 
  Republic of Turkey   Sell     8,250       2.640     8/20/13           (63,913 )
 
  Univision Communications, Inc.   Sell     355       5.000     6/20/09     46,150       (23,943 )
                                 
 
                                6,787,070       (20,767,504 )
Merrill Lynch International:
                                           
 
  El Paso Corp.   Sell     1,165       2.900     3/20/18           (30,310 )
 
  El Paso Corp.   Sell     2,975       2.890     3/20/18           (79,278 )
 
  Ford Motor Co.   Sell     6,480       5.300     12/20/12           (2,156,661 )
 
  General Motors Corp.   Sell     4,315       4.050     12/20/12           (2,146,530 )
 
  Reliant Energy, Inc.   Sell     1,805       2.050     9/20/11           (146,432 )


 

Credit Default Swap Contracts Continued
                                             
                    Pay/         Upfront        
        Buy/Sell   Notional     Receive         Payment        
Swap       Credit   Amount     Fixed     Termination   Received/        
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Protection   (000s)     Rate     Date   (Paid)     Value  
 
Merrill Lynch
International:
Continued
                                           
 
  Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.   Sell   $ 1,645       6.800 %   6/20/13   $     $ (75,289 )
 
  Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.   Sell     1,305       6.700     6/20/13           (63,989 )
 
  Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.   Sell     1,705       7.950     12/20/13           (1,594 )
 
  TXU Corp.   Sell     3,060       1.580     6/20/11           (409,116 )
 
  TXU Corp.   Sell     3,060       1.590     6/20/11           (408,431 )
 
  TXU Corp.   Sell     3,850       1.620     6/20/11           (511,288 )
 
  TXU Corp.   Sell     4,450       2.060     6/20/11           (547,109 )
 
  TXU Corp.   Sell     3,050       1.530     6/20/11           (411,195 )
 
  Ukraine   Buy     27,320       4.300     8/20/13           2,136,670  
                                 
 
                                      (4,850,552 )
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.:
                                           
 
  ABX.HE.AA.06-2 Index   Sell     625       0.170     5/25/46     49,932       (483,290 )
 
  ABX.HE.AA.06-2 Index   Sell     1,320       0.170     5/25/46     131,994       (1,020,709 )
 
  ABX.HE.AAA.06-2 Index   Sell     3,130       0.110     5/25/46     970,137       (972,258 )
 
  Aramark Corp.   Sell     1,895       5.920     3/20/13           98,568  
 
  Capmark Financial Group, Inc.   Sell     1,135       7.400     12/20/12           (349,276 )
 
  Capmark Financial Group, Inc.   Sell     1,045       7.150     12/20/12           (326,839 )
 
  CDX North America Investment Grade Index   Sell     26,555       3.000     3/23/13           (1,707,361 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     30,260       5.000     6/20/13     1,042,289       (2,664,665 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.9 Index   Sell     15,345       3.750     12/20/12     82,344       (2,003,247 )
 
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Sell     9,885       1.550     6/20/13     (142,163 )     (101,475 )
 
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Sell     19,765       1.550     6/20/13     (363,028 )     (202,898 )
 
  CDX.NA.IG.10 Index   Sell     32,950       1.550     6/20/13     (689,567 )     550,627  
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.3 Index   Sell     5,300       1.470     12/13/49     696,234       (1,106,374 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.3 Index   Sell     8,390       1.470     12/13/49     1,399,132       (1,742,550 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.4 Index   Sell     8,390       0.960     2/17/51     1,725,673       (2,058,311 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.4 Index   Sell     5,300       0.960     2/17/51     900,531       (1,309,826 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.5 Index   Sell     3,560       0.980     2/15/51     823,056       (914,314 )
 
  CMBX.NA.AJ.5 Index   Sell     3,330       0.980     2/15/51     2,148,340       (855,243 )
 
  Ford Motor Co.   Sell     2,705       5.900     12/20/16           (1,081,139 )
 
  Ford Motor Co.   Sell     7,775       6.150     12/20/16           (3,063,791 )
 
  Frangosul SA Agro Avicola   Sell     50,090       6.000     8/29/13           210,829  
 
  General Motors Corp.   Sell     2,175       4.620     12/20/16           (1,170,423 )
 
  General Motors Corp.   Sell     6,220       4.900     12/20/16           (3,331,743 )
 
  Istanbul Bond Co. SA for Finansbank   Sell     25,090       1.300     3/24/13           (2,203,251 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     2,870       4.860     12/20/12           (1,045,086 )
 
  Joint Stock Co. “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan”   Sell     8,080       4.880     3/20/13           (1,374,505 )
 
  Joint Stock Co. “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan”   Sell     8,090       4.780     3/20/13           (1,399,701 )


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Credit Default Swap Contracts Continued
                                             
                    Pay/         Upfront        
        Buy/Sell   Notional     Receive         Payment        
Swap       Credit   Amount     Fixed     Termination   Received/        
Counterparty   Reference Entity   Protection   (000s)     Rate     Date   (Paid)     Value  
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.: Continued
                                           
 
  Lennar Corp.   Sell   $ 1,090       2.900 %   12/20/08   $     $ (8,880 )
 
  R.H. Donnelley Corp.   Sell     835       5.000     9/20/10     150,300       (147,116 )
 
  Republic of Turkey   Buy     8,330       2.670     9/20/13           89,697  
 
  Yasar   Sell     3,390       8.500     10/20/09           103,978  
 
  Yasar   Sell     3,390       8.750     6/20/10           92,889  
                                 
 
                                8,925,204       (31,497,683 )
UBS AG:
                                           
 
  ABX.HE.AAA.06-2 Index   Sell     2,770       0.110     5/25/46     865,481       (860,432 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     30,370       5.000     6/20/13     989,134       (2,674,351 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     8,545       5.000     6/20/13     764,303       (745,281 )
 
  CDX.NA.HY.10 Index   Sell     6,935       5.000     6/20/13     645,340       (802,268 )
 
  iStar Financial, Inc.   Sell     1,035       4.560     12/20/12           (383,058 )
 
  Massey Energy Co.   Sell     960       5.050     9/20/12           45,855  
 
  Massey Energy Co.   Sell     1,610       5.100     9/20/12           79,602  
 
  Republic of The Philippines   Sell     9,895       1.450     6/20/17           (1,158,302 )
 
  Ukraine   Buy     3,670       4.180     8/20/13           302,903  
 
  Univision Communications, Inc.   Sell     280       5.000     6/20/09     25,200       (18,885 )
 
                                3,289,458       (6,214,217 )
                                 
 
                              $ 39,009,420     $ (174,426,268 )
                                 
Interest Rate Swap Contracts as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
                                               
Swap   Notional           Paid by   Received by     Termination        
Counterparty   Amount           the Fund   the Fund     Date     Value  
 
Banco Santander Central Hispano SA
    18,790,000   BRR   BZDI     14.000 %     1/3/12     $ 211,964  
Banco Santander SA, Inc.:
                                             
 
    81,010,000   MXN   MXN TIIE BANXICO     8.570       5/3/18       (215,419 )
 
    71,200,000   MXN   MXN TIIE BANXICO     8.645       5/17/18       (157,667 )
 
    19,010,000   BRR   BZDI     13.550       1/2/17       (144,785 )
 
                                           
 
                                          (517,871 )
Barclays Bank plc:
                                             
 
    3,677,000,000   HUF   Six-Month HUF BUBOR Reuters     7.820       9/19/13       3,612  
 
    24,700,000   EUR   Six-Month
EUR EURIBOR
    4.688       9/17/18       (79,594 )


 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts Continued
                                                 
Swap   Notional             Paid by   Received by   Termination        
Counterparty   Amount             the Fund   the Fund   Date     Value  
 
Barclays Bank plc: Continued
                                               
 
    24,700,000     EUR   Six-Month EUR EURIBOR       4.703 %   9/17/18     $ (38,667 )
 
    34,000,000                 4.228 % Three-Month
USD BBA LIBOR
    9/17/18       197,778  
 
    34,000,000                 4.225   Three-Month
USD BBA LIBOR
    9/17/18       204,646  
 
    24,580,000     EUR   Six-Month EUR EURIBOR       4.670     9/18/18       (128,483 )
 
    34,020,000                 4.035   Three-Month
USD BBA LIBOR
    9/18/18       735,546  
 
    82,350,000     MXN   MXN TIIE       9.270     7/17/26       174,210  
 
                                             
 
                                            1,069,048  
Citibank NA, New York
    750,000,000     CZK   Six-Month CZK PRIBOR PRBO       3.560     9/27/10       75,384  
Credit Suisse International
    84,250,000     MXN   MXN TIIE       8.300     12/17/26       (574,377 )
Deutsche Bank AG:
                                               
 
    80,180,000     NZD   Three-Month NZD BBR FRA       6.910     9/10/18       (1,052,203 )
 
    24,640,000     EUR   Six-Month EUR EURIBOR       4.669     9/18/18       (131,503 )
 
    34,010,000                 3.980   Three-Month
USD BBA LIBOR
    9/18/18       768,150  
 
    153,800,000     SEK   Three-Month SEK STIBOR SIDE       5.110     7/16/18       872,314  
 
                                             
 
                                            456,758  
Goldman Sachs Capital Markets LP
    154,850,000     MXN   MXN TIIE       8.140     1/10/18       (68,233 )
Goldman Sachs International:
                                               
 
    66,200,000     CNY       4.000   CNY CFXSREPOFIX01     2/16/17       (179,581 )
 
    153,800,000     SEK   Three-Month SEK STIBOR SIDE       5.080     7/17/18       609,553  
 
    61,770,000     PLZ   Six-Month PLZ WIBOR WIBO       6.140     8/26/10       (25,340 )
 
    6,810,000     BRR   BZDI       14.100     1/2/17       1,335  
 
    115,200,000     SEK   Three-Month SEK STIBOR SIDE       4.840     8/21/18       281,103  
 
    43,920,000     BRR   BZDI       13.900     1/2/17       (589,685 )
 
                                             
 
                                            97,385  


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Interest Rate Swap Contracts Continued
                                           
Swap   Notional       Paid by   Received by     Termination        
Counterparty   Amount       the Fund   the Fund     Date     Value  
 
J Aron & Co.:
                                         
 
    94,770,000   MXN   MXN TIIE     9.150 %     8/27/26     $ 183,466  
 
            One-Month MXN                        
 
    40,600,000   MXN   TIIE BANXICO     9.330       9/16/26       143,207  
 
    34,060,000   BRR   BZDI     12.920       1/2/14       (606,794 )
 
    16,960,000   BRR   BZDI     12.870       1/2/14       (318,754 )
 
    33,770,000   BRR   BZDI     12.710       1/4/10       (95,210 )
 
    66,840,000   BRR   BZDI     12.610       1/4/10       (235,551 )
 
    73,600,000   BRR   BZDI     12.390       1/2/12       (988,837 )
 
    19,925,000   BRR   BZDI     14.160       1/2/17       11,706  
 
    92,950,000   BRR   BZDI     14.890       1/4/10       1,852,015  
 
    130,000   BRR   BZDI     12.260       1/2/15       (3,640 )
 
    60,000   BRR   BZDI     12.290       1/2/15       (1,643 )
 
    18,790,000   BRR   BZDI     14.050       1/2/12       214,097  
 
    19,160,000   BRR   BZDI     13.670       1/2/17       (145,908 )
 
    26,190,000   BRR   BZDI     13.100       1/2/17       (422,255 )
 
    29,700,000   BRR   BZDI     14.300       1/2/17       81,410  
 
                                       
 
                                      (332,691 )
 
                                         
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA:
                                     
 
            MXN                        
 
    68,760,000   MXN   TIIE BANXICO     9.320       6/1/18       138,243  
 
            Six-Month HUF                        
 
    1,947,000,000   HUF   BUBOR Reuters     7.880       8/12/13       7,074  
 
            One-Month MXN                        
 
    537,550,000   MXN   TIIE BANXICO     8.369       4/23/18       (1,955,465 )
 
            Six-Month CZK                        
 
    616,000,000   CZK   PRIBOR PRBO     3.560       9/12/10       52,686  
 
            Six-Month HUF                        
 
    1,711,000,000   HUF   BUBOR Reuters     7.890       9/12/13       1,920  
 
    44,120,000   BRR   BZDI     13.900       1/2/17       (591,860 )
 
    73,600,000   BRR   BZDI     12.380       1/2/12       (998,854 )
 
            Six-Month CZK                        
 
    756,100,000   CZK   PRIBOR PRBO     3.470       9/18/10       (6,120 )
 
            Six-Month HUF                        
 
    2,903,000,000   HUF   BUBOR Reuters     8.480       6/6/13       265,655  
 
    37,410,000   BRR   BZDI     13.910       1/2/12       423,642  
 
                    Three-Month                  
 
    1,735,740,000   TWD       2.685 % TWD Telerate       9/8/18       (37,258 )
 
                    Three-Month                
 
    199,000,000   ZAR       9.705   ZAR JIBAR SAFEX       8/4/18       (374,124 )
 
            Six-Month PLZ                        
 
    40,860,000   PLZ   WIBOR WIBO     6.040       8/8/13       227,565  
 
                                       
 
                                      (2,846,896 )


 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts Continued
                                           
Swap   Notional       Paid by   Received by     Termination        
Counterparty   Amount       the Fund   the Fund     Date     Value  
 
Merrill Lynch
            MXN TIIE                        
Capital Services, Inc.
    92,040,000   MXN   BANXICO     8.570 %     5/11/18     $ (244,750 )
Morgan Stanley:
                                         
 
    19,370,000   BRR   BZDI     14.880       1/2/17       144,209  
 
    19,370,000   BRR   BZDI     14.860       1/2/17       135,190  
 
                                       
 
                                      279,399  
 
                                         
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.:
                    Six-Month                  
 
    38,630,000   EUR       4.713 % EURIBOR       8/22/17       (350,119 )
 
                    Six-Month                  
 
    416,200,000   NOK       4.985   NOK NIBOR NIBR       1/18/11       13,602  
 
            Three-Month                        
 
    165,730,000   SEK   SEK STIBOR SIDE     4.260       1/18/11       227,825  
 
            Six-Month                        
 
    17,590,000   EUR   EUR EURIBOR     3.996       1/18/11       22,980  
 
            Six-Month                        
 
    28,450,000   CHF   CHF BBA LIBOR     2.660       1/18/11       277,996  
 
    15,700,000   BRR   BZDI     13.930       1/2/17       (119,732 )
 
                                       
 
                                      72,552  
 
                                         
UBS AG:
                    Three-Month                  
 
    175,600,000   ILS       5.010   ILS TELBOR01       8/28/10       70,796  
 
            Three-Month                        
 
    39,350,000   ILS   ILS TELBOR01     5.880       8/28/10       44,160  
 
                    Three-Month                  
 
    179,600,000   ILS       5.020   ILS TELBOR01       9/4/10       79,753  
 
            Three-Month                        
 
    40,150,000   ILS   ILS TELBOR01     5.850       9/4/18       55,985  
 
                    Three-Month                  
 
    201,000,000   ZAR       9.740   ZAR JIBAR SAFEX       8/1/18       (836,762 )
 
    20,800,000   BRR   BZDI     14.340       1/2/17       57,222  
 
                                       
 
                                      (528,846 )
 
                                       
 
                                    $ (2,851,174 )
 
                                       
Notional amount is reported in U.S. Dollars (USD), except for those denoted in the following currencies:
     
BRR
  Brazilian Real
CHF
  Swiss Franc
CNY
  Chinese Renminbi (Yuan)
CZK
  Czech Koruna
EUR
  Euro
HUF
  Hungarian Forint
ILS
  Israeli Shekel
MXN
  Mexican Nuevo Peso
NOK
  Norwegian Krone
NZD
  New Zealand Dollar
PLZ
  Polish Zloty
SEK
  Swedish Krona
TWD
  New Taiwan Dollar
ZAR
  South African Rand


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Index abbreviations are as follows:
     
BANIXCO
  Banco de Mexico
BBA LIBOR
  British Bankers’ Association London-Interbank Offered Rate
BBR FRA
  Bank Bill Rate Forward Rate Agreement
BUBOR Reuters
  Budapest Interbank Offered Rate
BZDI
  Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate
CFXSREPOFIX01
  7 Days Repurchase Fixing Rates
EURIBOR
  Euro Interbank Offered Rate
JIBAR
  South Africa Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate
NIBOR NIBR
  Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate
PRIBOR PRBO
  Prague Interbank Offering Rate
SAFEX
  South African Futures Exchange
STIBOR SIDE
  Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate
TELBOR01
  Tel Aviv Interbank Offered Rate 1 Month
TIIE
  Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate
WIBOR WIBO
  Poland Warsaw Interbank Offer Bid Rate
Total Return Swap Contracts as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
                                 
    Notional         Paid by   Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount         the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Citibank NA:
                               
 
  $ 39,800,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA Index widen, pays the spread change*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA Index narrow, receives the spread change*   2/1/09   $ (1,107,535 )
 
    19,900,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA Index widen, pays the spread change plus 15 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA Index narrow, receives the spread change*   2/1/09     (557,077 )
 
                             
 
                            (1,664,612 )


 

Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                               
    Notional       Paid by   Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount       the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Citibank NA,
                             
New York:
                             
 
    3,540,366,549   JPY   One-Month JPYBBA LIBOR plus 40 basis points and if negative, the absolute value of the Total Return of a custom basket of securities   If positive, the Total Return of a custom basket of securities   4/14/09   $ (3,787,211 )
 
    17,825,578   GBP   One-Month GBP BBA LIBOR plus 35 basis points and if negative, the absolute value of the Total Return of a custom basket of securities   If positive, the Total Return of a custom basket of securities   5/8/09     (5,338,216 )
 
                           
 
                          (9,125,427 )
Deutsche Bank AG:
                             
 
    13,250,000       Six-Month
USD BBA
LIBOR
  5.46% times UDI   5/13/15     3,726,330  
 
    7,260,000       Six-Month
USD LIBOR
  5.25% times UDI   6/23/15     1,760,455  
 
                           
 
                          5,486,785  
Deutsche Bank
AG, London
    26,866,931       One-Month USD BBA LIBOR plus 20 basis points and if negative, the absolute value of the Total Return of a custom equity basket   If positive, the Total Return of a custom equity basket   10/5/09     (2,128,572 )


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                                 
    Notional         Paid by   Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount         the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Goldman Sachs
                               
Group, Inc. (The):
                               
 
  $ 7,490,000         Six-Month
USD BBA
LIBOR
  5.10% times UDI   1/14/15   $ 2,123,231  
 
    7,490,000         Six-Month
BBA LIBOR
  5.08% times UDI   1/20/15     2,146,707  
 
    22,600,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   3/1/09     (1,237,781 )
 
    5,100,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change plus 50 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   3/1/09     (275,432 )
 
    31,800,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change plus 250 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   3/1/09     (1,723,943 )


 

Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                                 
    Notional         Paid by   Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount         the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Goldman Sachs
                               
Group, Inc. (The): Continued
                               
 
  $ 13,860,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change plus 200 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   3/1/09   $ (754,589 )
 
    35,000,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change minus 50 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   12/1/08     (1,920,084 )
 
    17,540,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   1/1/09     (957,698 )
 
    6,195,000         If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   11/1/08     (333,355 )


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                             
    Notional     Paid by   Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount     the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Goldman Sachs
Group, Inc. (The):
Continued
                           
 
  $ 66,920,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   2/1/09   $ (3,652,020 )
 
    128,070,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Banc of America Securities LLC AAA 10 yr CMBS Daily Index widen, pays the spread change minus 660 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Banc of America Securities LLC AAA 10 yr CMBS Daily Index narrow, receives the spread change*   3/31/09     (3,915,255 )
 
                         
 
                        (10,500,219 )
 
                           
Goldman Sachs
International:
                           
 
  16,686,375 BRR   If negative, the absolute value of the Total Return of the BOVESPA 10/08 Index   If positive, the Total Return of the BOVESPA 10/08 Index   10/16/08     (1,421,240 )
 
    108,598,260     One-Month USD BBA LIBOR plus 30 basis points and if negative, the absolute value of the Total Return of a custom equity basket   If positive, the Total Return of a custom equity basket   6/8/09     (11,901,060 )


 

Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                             
    Notional     Paid by   Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount     the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Goldman Sachs
International:
Continued
                           
 
  $ 1,808,147     One-Month USD BBA LIBOR and if negative, the absolute value of the MSCI Daily Total Return New Belgium USD Market Index   If positive, the Total Return of the MSCI Daily Total Return New Belgium USD Market Index   10/8/08   $ (358,402 )
 
    9,103,713     One-Month USD BBA LIBOR and if negative, the absolute value of the MSCI Daily Total Return New Belgium USD Market Index   If positive, the Total Return of the MSCI Daily Total Return New Belgium USD Market Index   10/8/08     (1,553,710 )
 
    2,536,807     One-Month USD BBA LIBOR and if negative, the absolute value of the MSCI Daily Net Belgium USD Market Index   If positive, the Total Return of the MSCI Daily Net Belgium USD Market Index   10/8/08     (608,139 )
 
                         
 
                        (15,842,551 )
JPMorgan Chase
    16,730,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change minus 130 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   2/1/09     (905,204 )


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                                 
    Notional     Paid by     Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount     the Fund     the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Merrill Lynch Capital
Services, Inc.:
                               
 
  $ 43,500,000       0.053 %   The Constant Maturity Option Price divided by 10,000%   8/13/17   $ (708,470 )
 
    177,060,000       0.047     The Constant Maturity Option Price divided by 10,000   6/11/17     5,840,383  
 
                             
 
                            5,131,913  
Morgan Stanley:
                               
 
    71,400,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA Index widen, pays the spread change*     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA Index narrow, receives the spread change*   3/1/09     (1,992,664 )
 
    21,750,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change plus 250 basis points*     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   3/1/09     (1,170,376 )
 
    12,860,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change plus 250 basis points*     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   3/1/09     (700,857 )


 

Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                             
    Notional     Paid by   Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount     the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Morgan Stanley:
Continued
                           
 
  $ 40,850,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change minus 50 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   12/1/08   $ (2,221,445 )
 
    10,430,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change minus 65 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   12/1/08     (567,756 )
 
    13,270,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change minus 95 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   2/1/09     (714,064 )
 
    13,270,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change minus 95 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   2/1/09     (721,760 )


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                             
    Notional     Paid by   Received by   Termination      
Swap Counterparty   Amount     the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Morgan Stanley:
Continued
                           
 
  $ 32,190,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   1/1/09   $ (1,752,541 )
 
    22,200,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change minus 70 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   2/1/09     (1,213,046 )
 
    30,990,000     If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index widen, pays the spread change minus 50 basis points*   If credit spreads as represented by the Lehman Brothers U.S. CMBS AAA 8.5+ Index narrow, receives the spread change*   2/1/09     (1,680,031 )
 
  14,808,800 EUR   One-Month EUR BBA LIBOR plus 25 basis points and if negative, the absolute value of the Total Return of a custom basket of securities   If positive, the Total Return of a custom basket of securities   3/6/09     (3,193,732 )
 
                         
 
                        (15,928,272 )


 

Total Return Swap Contracts Continued
                         
    Notional   Paid by   Received by   Termination    
Swap Counterparty   Amount   the Fund   the Fund   Date   Value  
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.
  936,780,000  RUR Three-Month
USD BBA LIBOR
  7.75% from debt obligations of JSC Rushydro and OJSC Saratovskaya HPP   12/26/13   $ (4,848,540 )
 
                       
Morgan Stanley
International
  14,783,700  EUR One-Month EUR BBA LIBOR plus 30 basis points and if negative, the absolute value of the Total Return of a custom basket of securities   If positive, the Total Return of a custom basket of securities   10/7/08     (1,513,215 )
 
                       
 
                    (6,361,755 )
 
                       
 
                  $ (51,837,914 )
 
                       
*   The CMBS Indexes are representative indexes of segments of the commercial mortgage backed securities market. These indexes are measured by movements in the credit spreads of the underlying holdings. As the credit market perceives an improvement in the credit quality of an Index’s underlying holdings and reduced probability of default, the spread of an index narrows. As the credit market perceives a decrease in credit quality and an increased probability of default on an Index’s underlying holdings, the spread widens.
Notional amount is reported in U.S. Dollars (USD), except for those denoted in the following currencies:
     
BRR
  Brazilian Real
EUR
  Euro
GBP
  British Pound Sterling
JPY
  Japanese Yen
RUR
  Russian Ruble
 
   
Abbreviations are as follows:
 
BBA LIBOR
  British Bankers’ Association London-Interbank Offered Rate
BOVESPA
  Bovespa Index that trades on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange
CMBS
  Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
LIBOR
  London Interbank Offered Rate
MSCI
  Morgan Stanley Capital International
UDI
  Unidad de Inversion (Unit of Investment)


 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Continued
Footnotes to Statement of Investments Continued
Currency Swaps as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:
                             
Swap   Notional   Paid by   Received by     Termination    
Counterparty   Amount (000s)   the Fund   the Fund     Date   Value  
 
Credit Suisse International:
                           
 
  11,360,000 TRY   Three Month
USD BBA LIBOR
    16.75 %   2/26/12   $ 1,256,193  
 
  4,575,000 TRY   Three-Month
USD BBA LIBOR
    17.25     2/7/12     611,688  
 
  6,900,000 TRY   Three-Month
USD BBA LIBOR
    17.30     2/9/12     914,297  
 
                           
 
                        2,782,178  
 
                           
Merrill Lynch International
  7,160,000 TRY   Three-Month
BBA LIBOR
    17.10     2/6/12     1,195,897  
 
                           
 
                      $ 3,978,075  
 
                           
Notional amount is reported in U.S. Dollars (USD), except for those denoted in the following currency:

TRY            New Turkish Lira
Index abbreviation is as follows:
BBA LIBOR British Bankers’ Association London-Interbank Offered Rate

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES September 30, 2008
         
Assets
       
Investments, at value—see accompanying statement of investments:
       
Unaffiliated companies (cost $10,237,916,683)
  $ 9,477,453,320  
Affiliated companies (cost $1,618,167,654)
    1,576,315,364  
 
     
 
    11,053,768,684  
Cash
    27,735,138  
Cash—foreign currencies (cost $4,774,799)
    4,784,827  
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
    89,319,295  
Swaps, at value (upfront payment received $15,652,824)
    23,625,199  
Unrealized appreciation on unfunded purchase commitments
    454,174  
Receivables and other assets:
       
Interest, dividends and principal paydowns
    115,670,607  
Investments sold (including $44,058,279 sold on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)
    57,377,813  
Closed foreign currency contracts
    43,451,855  
Shares of beneficial interest sold
    26,395,465  
Other
    518,906  
 
     
Total assets
    11,443,101,963  
 
       
Liabilities
       
Options written, at value (premiums received $2,064,166)— see accompanying statement of investments
    3,043,897  
Return of collateral for securities loaned
    481,294,160  
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
    87,542,820  
Swaps, at value (upfront payment received $23,356,596)
    248,762,480  
Payables and other liabilities:
       
Investments purchased (including $167,733,860 purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis)
    188,681,711  
Closed foreign currency contracts
    86,873,008  
Payable for terminated investment contracts
    48,844,528  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed
    40,700,019  
Futures margins
    30,184,228  
Due to custodian
    12,962,908  
Dividends
    8,647,888  
Distribution and service plan fees
    6,490,807  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees
    1,126,276  
Shareholder communications
    610,534  
Trustees’ compensation
    106,336  
Other
    443,902  
 
     
Total liabilities
    1,246,315,502  
 
       
Net Assets
  $ 10,196,786,461  
 
     

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Continued
         
Composition of Net Assets
       
Par value of shares of beneficial interest
  $ 2,572,414  
Additional paid-in capital
    11,726,376,205  
Accumulated net investment income
    138,138,414  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions
    (664,663,924 )
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    (1,005,636,648 )
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 10,196,786,461  
 
     
 
       
Net Asset Value Per Share
       
 
       
Class A Shares:
       
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of $7,719,383,456 and 1,947,132,045 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.96  
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge of 4.75% of offering price)
  $ 4.16  
 
       
Class B Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $483,485,270 and 121,555,179 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.98  
 
       
Class C Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $1,493,804,376 and 377,560,053 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.96  
 
       
Class N Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net assets of $186,353,113 and 46,974,925 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.97  
 
       
Class Y Shares:
       
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share (based on net assets of $313,760,246 and 79,191,913 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)
  $ 3.96  

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Year Ended September 30, 2008
         
Allocation of Income and Expenses from Master Funds1
       
Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC:
       
Dividends
  $ 6,107  
Interest
    375,741  
Expenses2
    (44,868 )
 
     
Net investment income from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC
    336,980  
Net investment income allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC:
       
Dividends
    2,080,991  
Interest
    21,539,423  
Expenses3
    (1,115,389 )
 
     
Net investment income from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC
    22,505,025  
 
       
Investment Income
       
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $469,268)
    567,111,279  
Dividends:
       
Unaffiliated companies (net of foreign withholding taxes of $27,495)
    2,507,773  
Affiliated companies
    29,036,529  
Fee income
    2,100,913  
Income from investment of securities lending cash collateral, net:
       
Unaffiliated companies
    391,085  
Affiliated companies
    196,868  
Other income
    71,655  
 
     
Total investment income
    601,416,102  
 
       
Expenses
       
Management fees
    50,268,336  
Distribution and service plan fees:
       
Class A
    18,622,941  
Class B
    5,406,763  
Class C
    13,796,316  
Class N
    876,323  
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:
       
Class A
    8,554,342  
Class B
    926,966  
Class C
    1,630,802  
Class N
    495,078  
Class Y
    277,123  
1.   The Fund invests in certain affiliated mutual funds that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes. See Note 1 of accompanying Notes.
 
2.   Net of expense waivers and/or reimbursements of $221.
 
3.   Net of expense waivers and/or reimbursements of $46,874.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Continued
         
Expenses Continued
       
Shareholder communications:
       
Class A
  $ 1,133,396  
Class B
    155,966  
Class C
    208,333  
Class N
    18,854  
Class Y
    12,426  
Custodian fees and expenses
    609,106  
Trustees’ compensation
    136,344  
Other
    420,953  
 
     
Total expenses
    103,550,368  
Less reduction to custodian expenses
    (30,646 )
Less waivers and reimbursements of expenses
    (1,721,861 )
 
     
Net expenses
    101,797,861  
 
       
Net Investment Income
    522,460,246  
 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments from unaffiliated companies (including premiums on options exercised)
    (35,397,546 )
Closing and expiration of option contracts written
    15,840,377  
Closing and expiration of futures contracts
    109,834,008  
Foreign currency transactions
    152,811,785  
Short positions
    892,241  
Swap contracts
    (85,449,130 )
Allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC
    2,173  
Allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC
    (6,797,802 )
 
     
Net realized gain
    151,736,106  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    (667,717,540 )
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    (254,223,966 )
Futures contracts
    (7,880,949 )
Option contracts written
    (910,743 )
Short positions
    (49,242 )
Swap contracts
    (208,970,813 )
Unfunded loan commitments
    454,174  
Allocated from Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC
    (479,025 )
Allocated from Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC
    (35,414,080 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized depreciation
    (1,175,192,184 )
 
       
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ (500,995,832 )
 
     

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                 
Year Ended September 30,   2008     2007  
 
Operations
               
Net investment income
  $ 522,460,246     $ 388,873,931  
Net realized gain
    151,736,106       228,599,247  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    (1,175,192,184 )     155,720,385  
       
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
    (500,995,832 )     773,193,563  
 
               
Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders
               
Dividends from net investment income:
               
Class A
    (494,418,504 )     (296,916,438 )
Class B
    (31,451,076 )     (28,156,208 )
Class C
    (78,943,422 )     (43,047,658 )
Class N
    (10,729,833 )     (6,142,076 )
Class Y
    (13,912,150 )     (14,610,638 )
       
 
    (629,454,985 )     (388,873,018 )
 
               
Beneficial Interest Transactions
               
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from beneficial interest transactions:
               
Class A
    2,145,982,862       1,070,926,051  
Class B
    (32,104,276 )     (183,763,262 )
Class C
    572,201,995       180,462,840  
Class N
    61,007,867       30,962,123  
Class Y
    (456,356 )     156,078,981  
       
 
    2,746,632,092       1,254,666,733  
 
               
Net Assets
               
Total increase
    1,616,181,275       1,638,987,278  
Beginning of period
    8,580,605,186       6,941,617,908  
       
 
               
End of period (including accumulated net investment income of $138,138,414 and $92,702,994, respectively)
  $ 10,196,786,461     $ 8,580,605,186  
       

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                         
Class A           Year Ended September 30,   2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 4.41     $ 4.18     $ 4.34     $ 4.23     $ 4.08  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    .24 1     .23 1     .21 1     .21 1     .20  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.40 )     .23       (.05 )     .19       .15  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.16 )     .46       .16       .40       .35  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.29 )     (.23 )     (.32 )     (.29 )     (.20 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.96     $ 4.41     $ 4.18     $ 4.34     $ 4.23  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (4.01) %     11.14 %     3.77 %     9.77 %     8.73 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 7,719,384     $ 6,430,790     $ 5,077,400     $ 4,766,576     $ 4,117,666  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 7,560,427     $ 5,655,265     $ 4,888,392     $ 4,392,321     $ 4,025,554  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                       
Net investment income
    5.44 %     5.25 %     5.03 %     4.82 %     4.69 %
Total expenses
    0.91 %4     0.90 % 4     0.93 %     0.94 %     0.95 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    0.89 %     0.89 %     0.92 %     0.94 %     0.95 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate5
    71 %     72 %     96 %     103 %     90 %
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
         
Year Ended September 30, 2008
    0.92 %
Year Ended September 30, 2007
    0.91 %
5.   The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
                 
    Purchase Transactions     Sale Transactions  
 
Year Ended September 30, 2008
  $ 1,979,370,856     $ 1,852,400,340  
Year Ended September 30, 2007
  $ 3,319,818,108     $ 3,509,387,791  
Year Ended September 30, 2006
  $ 4,097,005,267     $ 4,231,030,059  
Year Ended September 30, 2005
  $ 4,436,804,790     $ 4,469,108,355  
Year Ended September 30, 2004
  $ 5,593,936,243     $ 5,563,251,032  

 

                                         
Class B          Year Ended September 30,   2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 4.42     $ 4.20     $ 4.35     $ 4.24     $ 4.10  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    .20 1     .19 1     .18 1     .17 1     .16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.39 )     .22       (.05 )     .20       .15  
             
Total from investment operations
    (.19 )     .41       .13       .37       .31  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.25 )     (.19 )     (.28 )     (.26 )     (.17 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.98     $ 4.42     $ 4.20     $ 4.35     $ 4.24  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (4.54) %     9.99 %     3.23 %     8.94 %     7.66 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 483,485     $ 569,523     $ 718,742     $ 918,651     $ 1,163,555  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 540,865     $ 635,237     $ 802,936     $ 1,021,022     $ 1,424,322  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                       
Net investment income
    4.61 %     4.43 %     4.25 %     4.05 %     4.16 %
Total expenses
    1.73 %4     1.71 %4     1.71 %     1.70 %     1.69 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.71 %     1.70 %     1.71 %     1.69 %     1.69 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate5
    71 %     72 %     96 %     103 %     90 %
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
         
Year Ended September 30, 2008
    1.74 %
Year Ended September 30, 2007
    1.72 %
5.   The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
                 
    Purchase Transactions     Sale Transactions  
Year Ended September 30, 2008
  $ 1,979,370,856     $ 1,852,400,340  
Year Ended September 30, 2007
  $ 3,319,818,108     $ 3,509,387,791  
Year Ended September 30, 2006
  $ 4,097,005,267     $ 4,231,030,059  
Year Ended September 30, 2005
  $ 4,436,804,790     $ 4,469,108,355  
Year Ended September 30, 2004
  $ 5,593,936,243     $ 5,563,251,032  

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
                                         
Class C           Year Ended September 30,   2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 4.40     $ 4.18     $ 4.33     $ 4.22     $ 4.07  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    .20 1     .19 1     .18 1     .17 1     .17  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.38 )     .22       (.05 )     .20       .15  
             
Total from investment operations
    (.18 )     .41       .13       .37       .32  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.26 )     (.19 )     (.28 )     (.26 )     (.17 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.96     $ 4.40     $ 4.18     $ 4.33     $ 4.22  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (4.52) %     10.06 %     3.22 %     8.96 %     7.95 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1,493,804     $ 1,086,918     $ 857,843     $ 788,217     $ 710,085  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 1,381,340     $ 959,439     $ 814,425     $ 748,199     $ 716,206  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                       
Net investment income
    4.68 %     4.49 %     4.27 %     4.07 %     4.06 %
Total expenses
    1.66 %4     1.66 %4     1.68 %     1.69 %     1.69 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.64 %     1.65 %     1.68 %     1.69 %     1.69 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate5
    71 %     72 %     96 %     103 %     90 %
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
         
Year Ended September 30, 2008
    1.67 %
Year Ended September 30, 2007
    1.67 %
5.   The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
                 
    Purchase Transactions     Sale Transactions  
 
Year Ended September 30, 2008
  $ 1,979,370,856     $ 1,852,400,340  
Year Ended September 30, 2007
  $ 3,319,818,108     $ 3,509,387,791  
Year Ended September 30, 2006
  $ 4,097,005,267     $ 4,231,030,059  
Year Ended September 30, 2005
  $ 4,436,804,790     $ 4,469,108,355  
Year Ended September 30, 2004
  $ 5,593,936,243     $ 5,563,251,032  

 

                                         
Class N           Year Ended September 30,   2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 4.41     $ 4.19     $ 4.34     $ 4.23     $ 4.08  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    .22 1     .21 1     .19 1     .19 1     .17  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.39 )     .22       (.04 )     .19       .16  
             
Total from investment operations
    (.17 )     .43       .15       .38       .33  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.27 )     (.21 )     (.30 )     (.27 )     (.18 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.97     $ 4.41     $ 4.19     $ 4.34     $ 4.23  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (4.17) %     10.42 %     3.60 %     9.27 %     8.28 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 186,353     $ 145,685     $ 108,324     $ 83,287     $ 52,969  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 175,884     $ 126,935     $ 94,281     $ 69,480     $ 40,043  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                       
Net investment income
    5.03 %     4.84 %     4.62 %     4.37 %     4.19 %
Total expenses
    1.32 %4     1.32 %4     1.33 %     1.40 %     1.38 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    1.30 %     1.31 %     1.33 %     1.40 %     1.38 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate5
    71 %     72 %     96 %     103 %     90 %
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
         
Year Ended September 30, 2008
    1.33 %
Year Ended September 30, 2007
    1.33 %
5.   The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
                 
    Purchase Transactions     Sale Transactions  
 
Year Ended September 30, 2008
  $ 1,979,370,856     $ 1,852,400,340  
Year Ended September 30, 2007
  $ 3,319,818,108     $ 3,509,387,791  
Year Ended September 30, 2006
  $ 4,097,005,267     $ 4,231,030,059  
Year Ended September 30, 2005
  $ 4,436,804,790     $ 4,469,108,355  
Year Ended September 30, 2004
  $ 5,593,936,243     $ 5,563,251,032  

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
                                         
Class Y          Year Ended September 30,   2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  
 
Per Share Operating Data
                                       
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 4.39     $ 4.17     $ 4.32     $ 4.22     $ 4.07  
 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income
    .25 1     .24 1     .22 1     .21 1     .21  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (.38 )     .22       (.04 )     .19       .14  
     
Total from investment operations
    (.13 )     .46       .18       .40       .35  
 
Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (.30 )     (.24 )     (.33 )     (.30 )     (.20 )
 
 
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 3.96     $ 4.39     $ 4.17     $ 4.32     $ 4.22  
     
 
                                       
Total Return, at Net Asset Value2
    (3.33) %     11.28 %     4.35 %     9.73 %     8.80 %
 
                                       
Ratios/Supplemental Data
                                       
 
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 313,760     $ 347,689     $ 179,309     $ 62,824     $ 150,699  
 
Average net assets (in thousands)
  $ 220,416     $ 260,589     $ 118,239     $ 68,656     $ 213,632  
 
Ratios to average net assets:3
                                       
Net investment income
    5.68 %     5.61 %     5.38 %     4.84 %     4.80 %
Total expenses
    0.66 %4     0.56 %4     0.58 %     1.16 %     1.29 %
Expenses after payments, waivers and/or reimbursements and reduction to custodian expenses
    0.64 %     0.55 %     0.58 %     0.80 %     0.90 %
 
Portfolio turnover rate5
    71 %     72 %     96 %     103 %     90 %
1.   Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
 
2.   Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal period, with all dividends and distributions reinvested in additional shares on the reinvestment date, and redemption at the net asset value calculated on the last business day of the fiscal period. Sales charges are not reflected in the total returns. Total returns are not annualized for periods less than one full year. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
 
3.   Annualized for periods less than one full year.
 
4.   Total expenses including indirect expenses from affiliated funds, excluding investments in Master Funds, were as follows:
         
Year Ended September 30, 2008
    0.67 %
Year Ended September 30, 2007
    0.57 %
5.   The portfolio turnover rate excludes purchase and sale transactions of To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities as follows:
                 
    Purchase Transactions     Sale Transactions  
 
Year Ended September 30, 2008
  $ 1,979,370,856     $ 1,852,400,340  
Year Ended September 30, 2007
  $ 3,319,818,108     $ 3,509,387,791  
Year Ended September 30, 2006
  $ 4,097,005,267     $ 4,231,030,059  
Year Ended September 30, 2005
  $ 4,436,804,790     $ 4,469,108,355  
Year Ended September 30, 2004
  $ 5,593,936,243     $ 5,563,251,032  

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income by investing mainly in debt securities. The Fund’s investment adviser is OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (the “Manager”).
     The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class N and Class Y shares. Class A shares are sold at their offering price, which is normally net asset value plus a front-end sales charge. Class B, Class C and Class N shares are sold without a front-end sales charge but may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”). Class N shares are sold only through retirement plans. Retirement plans that offer Class N shares may impose charges on those accounts. Class Y shares are sold to certain institutional investors without either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC, however, the institutional investor may impose charges on those accounts. All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder communications, directly attributable to that class. Class A, B, C and N have separate distribution and/or service plans. No such plan has been adopted for Class Y shares. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares 72 months after the date of purchase.
     The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Securities Valuation. The Fund calculates the net asset value of its shares as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Securities may be valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or a portfolio pricing service authorized by the Board of Trustees. Securities traded on a registered U.S. securities exchange are valued based on the last sale price of the security traded on that exchange prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. Securities whose principal exchange is NASDAQ® are valued based on the closing price reported by NASDAQ prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the last sale price on the prior trading day, if it is within the spread of the closing “bid” and “asked” prices, and if not, at the closing bid price. Securities traded on foreign exchanges are valued based on the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded, as identified by the portfolio pricing service, prior to the time when the Fund’s assets are valued. In the absence of a sale, the security is valued at the official closing price on the principal exchange. Corporate, government and municipal debt instruments having a remaining maturity in excess of sixty days and all mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and other asset-backed securities will be valued at the mean between the “bid” and “asked” prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value. Securities whose values have been materially affected by what the Manager identifies as a significant event occurring before the Fund’s assets are valued but after the close of their respective exchanges will be fair valued. Fair value is determined in good faith using consistently applied procedures under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. Shares of a registered investment company that are not traded on an exchange are valued at the acquired investment company’s net asset value per share. “Money market-type” debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued at cost adjusted by the amortization of discount or premium to maturity (amortized cost), which approximates market value.
Structured Securities. The Fund invests in structured securities whose market values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked to the performance of underlying foreign currencies, interest rate spreads, stock market indices, prices of individual securities, commodities or other financial instruments or the occurrence of other specific events. The structured securities are often leveraged, increasing the volatility of each note’s market value relative to the change in the underlying linked financial element or event. Fluctuations in value of these securities are recorded as unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured security is sold or matures.
Event-Linked Bonds. The Fund invests in “event-linked” bonds. Event-linked bonds, which are sometimes referred to as “catastrophe” bonds, are fixed income securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest is contingent on the non-occurrence of a specific trigger event, such as a hurricane, earthquake, or other occurrence that leads to physical or economic loss. If the trigger event occurs prior to maturity, the Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal in addition to interest otherwise due from the security. Event-linked bonds may expose the Fund to certain other risks, including issuer default, adverse regulatory or jurisdictional interpretations, liquidity risk and adverse tax consequences. The Fund records the net change in market value of event-linked bonds on the Statement of Operations as a change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. The Fund records a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations upon the sale or maturity of such securities.
Securities on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis. The Fund may purchase securities on a “when-issued” basis, and may purchase or sell securities on a “delayed delivery” basis. “When-issued” or “delayed delivery” refers to securities whose terms and indenture are available and for which a market exists, but which are not available for immediate delivery. Delivery and payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a when-issued basis normally takes place within six months and possibly as long as two years or more after the trade date. During this period, such securities do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation and may increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the volatility of the Fund’s net asset value to the extent the Fund executes such transactions while remaining substantially fully invested. When the Fund engages in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions, it relies on the buyer or seller, as the case may be, to complete the transaction. Their failure to do so may cause the Fund to lose the opportunity to obtain or dispose of the security at a price and yield it considers advantageous. The Fund maintains internally designated assets with a market value equal to or greater than the amount of its purchase commitments. The Fund may also sell securities that it purchased on a when-issued basis or forward commitment prior to settlement of the original purchase.
As of September 30, 2008, the Fund had purchased securities issued on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis and sold securities issued on a delayed delivery basis as follows:
         
    When-Issued or Delayed  
    Delivery Basis Transactions  
 
Purchased securities
  $ 167,733,860  
Sold securities
    44,058,279  
The Fund may enter into “forward roll” transactions with respect to mortgage-related securities. In this type of transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-related security to a buyer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) at a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities that have been sold. The Fund records the incremental difference between the forward purchase and sale of each forward roll as realized gain (loss) on investments or as fee income in the case of such transactions that have an associated fee in lieu of a difference in the forward purchase and sale price.
     Risks of entering into forward roll transactions include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the agreement; the potential of the Fund to receive inferior securities at redelivery as compared to the securities sold to the counterparty; counterparty credit risk. To assure its future payment of the purchase price, the Fund maintains internally designated assets with a market value equal to or greater than the payment obligation under the roll.
Securities Sold Short. The Fund may short sell when-issued securities for future settlement. The value of the open short position is recorded as a liability, and the Fund records an unrealized gain or loss for the change in value of the open short position. The Fund records a realized gain or loss when the short position is closed out.
     As of September 30, 2008, the Fund had no securities sold short.
Credit Risk. The Fund invests in high-yield, non-investment-grade bonds, which may be subject to a greater degree of credit risk. Credit risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest or principal payments or both as they become due. The Fund may acquire securities in default, and is not obligated to dispose of securities whose issuers subsequently default. As of September 30, 2008, securities with an aggregate market value of $8,781,908, representing 0.09% of the Fund’s net assets, were in default.
Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies and amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and foreign investment income are translated into U.S. dollars as of the close of the Exchange, normally 4:00 P.M. Eastern time, on each day the Exchange is open for trading. Foreign exchange rates may be valued primarily using a reliable bank, dealer or service authorized by the Board of Trustees.
     Reported net realized gains and losses from foreign currency transactions arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, exchange rate fluctuations between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation on the translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies arise from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, including investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
     The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
Investment in Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund. The Fund is permitted to invest daily available cash balances in an affiliated money market fund. The Fund may invest the available cash in Class E shares of Oppenheimer Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) to seek current income while preserving liquidity. IMMF is a registered open-end management investment company, regulated as a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Manager is also the investment adviser of IMMF. The Fund’s investment in IMMF is included in the Statement of Investments. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of IMMF’s Class E expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in IMMF.
Investments in Oppenheimer Master Funds. The Fund is permitted to invest in entities sponsored and/or advised by the Manager or an affiliate. Certain of these entities in which the Fund invests are mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that expect to be treated as partnerships for tax purposes, specifically Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC and Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC (the “master funds”). Each master fund has its own investment risks, and those risks can affect the value of the Fund’s investments and therefore the value of the Fund’s shares. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in one master fund than in another, the Fund will have greater exposure to the risks of that master fund.

     The investment objective of Oppenheimer Master Loan Fund, LLC is to seek as high a level of current income and preservation of capital as is consistent with investing primarily in loans and other debt securities. The investment objective of Oppenheimer Master Event-Linked Bond Fund, LLC is to seek a high level of current income principally derived from interest on debt securities. The Fund’s investments in the master funds are included in the Statement of Investments. The Fund recognizes income and gain/(loss) on its investments in each master fund according to its allocated pro-rata share, based on its relative proportion of total outstanding master fund shares held, of the total net income earned and the net gain/(loss) realized on investments sold by the master funds. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of master funds’s expenses, including its management fee. The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investment in the master funds.
Investments in OFI Liquid Assets Fund, LLC. The Fund is permitted to invest cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending activities. Pursuant to the Fund’s Securities Lending Procedures, the Fund may invest cash collateral in, among other investments, an affiliated money market fund. OFI Liquid Assets Fund, LLC (“LAF”) is a limited liability company whose investment objective is to seek current income and stability of principal. The Manager is also the investment adviser of LAF. LAF is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. However, LAF does comply with the investment restrictions applicable to registered money market funds set forth in Rule 2a-7 adopted under the Investment Company Act. The Fund’s investment in LAF is included in the Statement of Investments. As a shareholder, the Fund is subject to its proportional share of LAF’s expenses, including its management fee of 0.08%.
Investments With Off-Balance Sheet Market Risk. The Fund enters into financial instrument transactions (such as swaps, futures, options and other derivatives) that may have off-balance sheet market risk. Off-balance sheet market risk exists when the maximum potential loss on a particular financial instrument is greater than the value of such financial instrument, as reflected in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains and Losses. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated on a daily basis to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to comply with provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments not offset by capital loss carryforwards, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state jurisdictions. The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax return filings generally remain open for the three preceding fiscal reporting period ends.
The tax components of capital shown in the following table represent distribution requirements the Fund must satisfy under the income tax regulations, losses the Fund may be able to offset against income and gains realized in future years and unrealized appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes.
                         
                    Net Unrealized  
                    Depreciation  
                    Based on Cost of  
                    Securities and  
Undistributed   Undistributed     Accumulated     Other Investments  
Net Investment   Long-Term     Loss     for Federal Income  
Income   Gain     Carryforward1,2,3,4,5,6,7     Tax Purposes  
 
$   —
  $     $ 685,159,324     $ 817,821,398  
1.   As of September 30, 2008, the Fund had $673, 576,102 of net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, and thereby reduce future taxable gain distributions. As of September 30, 2008, details of the capital loss carryforwards were as follows:
         
Expiring        
 
2009
  $ 56,817,462  
2010
    195,082,729  
2011
    298,761,186  
2012
    122,914,725  
 
     
Total
  $ 673,576,102  
 
     
2.   As of September 30, 2008, the Fund had $9,247,907 of post-October losses available to offset future realized capital gains, if any. Such losses, if unutilized, will expire in 2017.
 
3.   The Fund had $832,870 of post-October passive foreign investment company losses which were deferred.
 
4.   The Fund had $1,502,445 of straddle losses which were deferred.
 
5.   During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, the Fund utilized $27,107,866 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.
 
6.   During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, the Fund utilized $73,657,199 of capital loss carryforward to offset capital gains realized in that fiscal year.
 
7.   During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, $208,198,241 of unused capital loss carryforward expired.
Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to timing of dividends and distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or net realized gain was recorded by the Fund.
Accordingly, the following amounts have been reclassified for September 30, 2008. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications.
                 
    Reduction     Reduction  
    to Accumulated     to Accumulated  
Reduction to   Net Investment     Net Realized Loss  
Paid-in Capital   Loss     on Investments  
$237,219,998
  $ 152,430,159     $ 84,789,839  


 

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007 was as follows:
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30, 2008     September 30, 2007  
Distributions paid from:
               
Ordinary income
  $ 629,454,985     $ 388,873,018  
The aggregate cost of securities and other investments and the composition of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities and other investments for federal income tax purposes as of September 30, 2008 are noted in the following table. The primary difference between book and tax appreciation or depreciation of securities and other investments, if applicable, is attributable to the tax deferral of losses or tax realization of financial statement unrealized gain or loss.
         
Federal tax cost of securities
  $ 11,862,679,693  
Federal tax cost of other investments
    377,976,556  
 
     
Total federal tax cost
  $ 12,240,656,249  
 
     
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 212,789,896  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,030,611,294 )
 
     
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (817,821,398 )
 
     
Trustees’ Compensation. The Board of Trustees has adopted a compensation deferral plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Fund. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the Trustee under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of the Fund or in other Oppenheimer funds selected by the Trustee. The Fund purchases shares of the funds selected for deferral by the Trustee in amounts equal to his or her deemed investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets are included as a component of “Other” within the asset section of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of trustees’ fees under the plan will not affect the net assets of the Fund, and will not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance to the compensation deferral plan.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Capital gain distributions, if any, are declared and paid annually.
Investment Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign dividends where the ex-dividend date may have passed. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Discount and premium, which are included in interest income on the Statement of Operations, are amortized or accreted daily.
Custodian Fees. “Custodian fees and expenses” in the Statement of Operations may include interest expense incurred by the Fund on any cash overdrafts of its custodian account during the period. Such cash overdrafts may result from the effects of failed trades in portfolio securities and from cash outflows resulting from unanticipated shareholder redemption activity. The Fund pays interest to its custodian on such cash overdrafts, to the extent they are not offset by positive cash balances maintained by the Fund, at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. The “Reduction to custodian expenses” line item, if applicable, represents earnings on cash balances maintained by the Fund during the period. Such interest expense and other custodian fees may be paid with these earnings.
Security Transactions. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
Indemnifications. The Fund’s organizational documents provide current and former trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
Other. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares of beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
                                 
    Year Ended September 30, 2008     Year Ended September 30, 2007  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
 
Class A
                               
Sold
    811,998,259     $ 3,547,497,776       374,243,875     $ 1,621,225,351  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    90,115,039       391,099,372       52,588,260       227,757,694  
Acquisition-Note 13
                59,159,381       260,892,868  
Redeemed
    (414,282,055 )     (1,792,614,286 )     (240,334,556 )     (1,038,949,862 )
     
Net increase
    487,831,243     $ 2,145,982,862       245,656,960     $ 1,070,926,051  
     
 
                               
Class B
                               
Sold
    44,735,111     $ 196,102,890       24,227,240     $ 105,145,550  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    5,601,817       24,423,440       4,782,734       20,771,577  
Redeemed
    (57,591,324 )     (252,630,606 )     (71,427,424 )     (309,680,389 )
     
Net decrease
    (7,254,396 )   $ (32,104,276 )     (42,417,450 )   $ (183,763,262 )
     
 
                               
Class C
                               
Sold
    182,971,353     $ 798,051,215       72,545,647     $ 313,480,785  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    13,833,361       59,900,893       7,574,819       32,747,903  
Redeemed
    (66,390,652 )     (285,750,113 )     (38,441,106 )     (165,765,848 )
     
Net increase
    130,414,062     $ 572,201,995       41,679,360     $ 180,462,840  
     
 
                               
Class N
                               
Sold
    23,832,269     $ 104,021,888       13,299,138     $ 57,565,717  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    2,007,889       8,716,192       1,188,326       5,153,772  
Redeemed
    (11,902,534 )     (51,730,213 )     (7,326,966 )     (31,757,366 )
     
Net increase
    13,937,624     $ 61,007,867       7,160,498     $ 30,962,123  
     
 
                               
Class Y
                               
Sold
    85,589,372     $ 372,176,959       36,588,605     $ 157,983,527  
Dividends and/or distributions reinvested
    2,700,353       11,630,892       3,321,638       14,364,136  
Redeemed
    (88,220,405 )     (384,264,207 )     (3,767,180 )     (16,268,682 )
     
Net increase (decrease)
    69,320     $ (456,356 )     36,143,063     $ 156,078,981  
     
3. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term obligations and investments in IMMF, for the year ended September 30, 2008, were as follows:
                 
    Purchases     Sales  
 
Investment securities
  $ 5,316,528,977     $ 4,234,250,187  
U.S. government and government agency obligations
    653,639,593       700,305,709  
To Be Announced (TBA) mortgage-related securities
    1,979,370,856       1,852,400,340  

 

4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees. Under the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Manager a management fee based on the daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate as shown in the following table:
         
Fee Schedule        
 
Up to $200 million
    0.75 %
Next $200 million
    0.72  
Next $200 million
    0.69  
Next $200 million
    0.66  
Next $200 million
    0.60  
Next $4 billion
    0.50  
Over $5 billion
    0.48  
Transfer Agent Fees. OppenheimerFunds Services (“OFS”), a division of the Manager, acts as the transfer and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. The Fund pays OFS a per account fee. For the year ended September 30, 2008, the Fund paid $11,659,492 to OFS for services to the Fund.
     Additionally, Class Y shares are subject to minimum fees of $10,000 annually for assets of $10 million or more. The Class Y shares are subject to the minimum fees in the event that the per account fee does not equal or exceed the applicable minimum fees. OFS may voluntarily waive the minimum fees.
Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor’s Agreement with the Fund, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in the continuous public offering of the Fund’s classes of shares.

Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan (the “Plan”) for Class A shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Plan, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made periodically at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average annual net assets of Class A shares of the Fund. The Distributor currently uses all of those fees to pay dealers, brokers, banks and other financial institutions periodically for providing personal service and maintenance of accounts of their customers that hold Class A shares. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent periods. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plan are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Distribution and Service Plans for Class B, Class C and Class N Shares. The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plans (the “Plans”) for Class B, Class C and Class N shares under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to compensate the Distributor for its services in connection with the distribution of those shares and servicing accounts. Under the Plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.75% on Class B and Class C shares and 0.25% on Class N shares. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under each plan. If either the

Class B, Class C or Class N plan is terminated by the Fund or by the shareholders of a class, the Board of Trustees and its independent trustees must determine whether the Distributor shall be entitled to payment from the Fund of all or a portion of the service fee and/or asset-based sales charge in respect to shares sold prior to the effective date of such termination. The Distributor’s aggregate uncompensated expenses under the Plans at September 30, 2008 for Class B, Class C and Class N shares were $111,088,342, $39,198,933 and $2,701,980, respectively. Fees incurred by the Fund under the Plans are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Sales Charges. Front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) do not represent expenses of the Fund. They are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment or from redemption proceeds prior to remittance, as applicable. The sales charges retained by the Distributor from the sale of shares and the CDSC retained by the Distributor on the redemption of shares is shown in the following table for the period indicated.
                                         
            Class A     Class B     Class C     Class N  
    Class A     Contingent     Contingent     Contingent     Contingent  
    Front-End     Deferred     Deferred     Deferred     Deferred  
    Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges     Sales Charges  
    Retained by     Retained by     Retained by     Retained by     Retained by  
Year Ended   Distributor     Distributor     Distributor     Distributor     Distributor  
 
September 30, 2008
  $ 3,145,243     $ 43,456     $ 862,138     $ 289,591     $ 9,779  
Waivers and Reimbursements of Expenses. OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees for all classes to 0.35% of average annual net assets per class. This undertaking may be amended or withdrawn at any time.
     The Manager will waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in an amount equal to the indirect management fees incurred through the Fund’s investments in IMMF and Master Funds. During the year ended September 30, 2008, the Manager waived $1,721,861 for management fees.
5. Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts (“forward contracts”) for the purchase or sale of a foreign currency at a negotiated rate at a future date.
     Forward contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Forward contracts will be valued daily based upon the closing prices of the forward currency rates determined at the close of the Exchange as provided by a bank, dealer or pricing service. The resulting unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a receivable or payable and in the Statement of Operations within the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). At contract close, the difference between the original cost of the contract and the value at the close date is recorded as a realized gain (loss) in the Statement of Operations.
     Risks to the Fund include both market and credit risk. Market risk is the risk that the value of the forward contract will depreciate due to unfavorable changes in the exchange rates. Credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty will default. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund’s loss will consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Fund has not yet received.
6. Futures Contracts
A futures contract is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a financial instrument at a negotiated price on a stipulated future date. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts and may also buy or write put or call options on these futures contracts.
     Futures contracts traded on a commodities or futures exchange will be valued at the final settlement price or official closing price on the principal exchange as reported by such principal exchange at its trading session ending at, or most recently prior to, the time when the Fund’s assets are valued.
     Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses.
     Futures contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Securities held in collateralized accounts to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts are noted in the Statement of Investments. Cash held by the broker to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts and the receivable and/or payable for the daily mark to market for the variation margin are noted in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. Realized gains (losses) are reported in the Statement of Operations at the closing or expiration of futures contracts.
     Risks of entering into futures contracts (and related options) include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to liquidate the contract or enter into an offsetting position and, if used for hedging purposes, the risk that the price of the contract will correlate imperfectly with the prices of the Fund’s securities.
7. Option Activity
The Fund may buy and sell put and call options, or write put and covered call options. When an option is written, the Fund receives a premium and becomes obligated to sell or purchase the underlying security at a fixed price, upon exercise of the option.
     Options are valued daily based upon the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the option is traded. The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the option, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased or the proceeds of the security sale are adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid.

Upon the expiration or closing of the option transaction, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations.
     Securities designated to cover outstanding call or put options are noted in the Statement of Investments where applicable. Options written are reported in a schedule following the Statement of Investments and as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
     The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk that there may be an illiquid market where the Fund is unable to close the contract.
Written option activity for the year ended September 30, 2008 was as follows:
                                 
    Call Options     Put Options  
    Number of     Amount of     Number of     Amount of  
    Contracts     Premiums     Contracts     Premiums  
 
Options outstanding as of September 30, 2007
    16,070,000     $ 101,920       16,070,000     $ 102,047  
Options written
    65,920,365,000       16,315,035       59,017,500,000       15,903,847  
Options closed or expired
    (34,510,050,000 )     (8,369,207 )     (28,699,205,000 )     (7,902,851 )
Options exercised
    (27,607,715,000 )     (7,015,665 )     (26,515,695,000 )     (7,070,960 )
     
Options outstanding as of September 30, 2008
    3,818,670,000     $ 1,032,083       3,818,670,000     $ 1,032,083  
     
8. Swap Contracts
The Fund may enter into privately negotiated agreements with a counterparty to exchange or “swap” payments at specified future intervals based on the return of an asset (such as a stock, bond or currency) or non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index). The swap agreement will specify the “notional” amount of the asset or non-asset reference to which the contract relates. As derivative contracts, swaps typically do not have an associated cost at contract inception. At initiation, contract terms are typically set at market value such that the value of the swap is $0. If a counterparty specifies terms that would result in the contract having a value other than $0 at initiation, one counterparty will pay the other an upfront payment to equalize the contract. Subsequent changes in market value are calculated based upon changes in the performance of the asset or non-asset reference multiplied by the notional value of the contract. Contract types may include credit default, interest rate, total return, and currency swaps.
     Swaps are marked to market daily using quotations primarily from pricing services, counterparties or brokers. Swap contracts are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. The value of the contracts is separately disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is comprised of the change in the valuation of the swap combined with the accrued interest due to (owed by) the Fund at termination or settlement. The net change in this amount during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. Any payment received or paid to initiate a contract is recorded as a cost of the swap in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and as a component of unrealized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations until contract termination; upon contract termination, this amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations. Excluding amounts paid at contract initiation as described above, the Fund also records any periodic payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations.
     Risks of entering into swap contracts include credit, market and liquidity risk. Credit risk arises from the possibility that the counterparty fails to make a payment when due or otherwise defaults under the terms of the contract. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund’s loss will consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Fund has not yet received. Market risk is the risk that the value of the contract will depreciate due to unfavorable changes in the performance of the asset or non-asset reference. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund may be unable to close the contract prior to its termination.

Credit Default Swap Contracts. A credit default swap is a bilateral contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection on a debt security against a defined-issuer credit event, such as the issuer’s failure to make timely payments of interest or principal on the debt security, bankruptcy or restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps either by buying or selling protection on a single security or a basket of securities (the “reference asset”).
     The buyer of protection pays a periodic fee, similar to an insurance premium, to the seller of protection based on the notional amount of debt securities underlying the swap contract. The seller of protection agrees to compensate the buyer of protection for future potential losses as a result of a credit event on the reference asset. The contract effectively transfers the credit event risk of the reference asset from the buyer of protection to the seller of protection.
     The ongoing value of the contract will fluctuate throughout the term of the contract based primarily on the credit risk of the reference asset. If the credit quality of the reference asset improves relative to the credit quality at contract initiation, the buyer of protection may have an unrealized loss greater than the anticipated periodic fee owed. This unrealized loss would be the result of current credit protection being cheaper than the cost of credit protection at contract initiation. If the buyer elects to terminate the contract prior to its maturity, and there has been no credit event, this unrealized loss will become realized. If the contract is held to maturity, and there has been no credit event, the realized loss will be equal to the periodic fee paid over the life of the contract.
     If there is a credit event, the buyer of protection can exercise its rights under the contract and receive a payment from the seller of protection equal to the notional amount of the reference asset less the market value of the reference asset. Upon exercise of the contract the difference between the value of the underlying reference asset and the notional amount is recorded as realized gain (loss) and is included on the Statement of Operations.
     Risks of credit default swaps include credit, market and liquidity risk. Additional risks include but are not limited to: the cost of paying for credit protection if there are no credit events or the cost of selling protection when a credit event occurs (paying the notional amount to the protection buyer); and pricing transparency when assessing the value of a credit default swap.
Interest Rate Swap Contracts. An interest rate swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on interest rates. One cash flow stream will typically be a floating rate payment based upon a specified interest rate while the other is typically a fixed interest rate.
     Risks of interest rate swaps include credit, market and liquidity risk. Additional risks include but are not limited to, interest rate risk. There is a risk, based on future movements of interest rates that the payments made by the Fund under a swap agreement will be greater than the payments it received.
Total Return Swap Contracts. A total return swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic payments based on asset or non-asset references. One cash flow is typically based on a non-asset reference (such as an interest rate or index) and the other on the total return of a reference asset (such as a security or a basket of securities). The total return of the reference asset typically includes appreciation or depreciation on the reference asset, plus any interest or dividend payments.
     Risks of total return swaps include credit, market and liquidity risk.
Currency Swaps. A currency swap is an agreement between counterparties to exchange different currencies equivalent to the notional value at contract inception and reverse the exchange of the same notional values of those currencies at contract termination. The contract may also include periodic exchanges of cash flows based on a specified index or interest rate.
     Risks of currency swaps include credit, market and liquidity risk. Additional risks of currency swaps include, but are not limited to, exchange rate risk. Due to the exchange of currency at contract termination, changes in currency exchange rates may result in the Fund paying an amount greater than the amount received. There is also a risk, based on movements of interest rates or indexes that periodic payments made by the Fund will be greater than the payments received.
Swaption Transactions. The Fund may enter into a swaption contract which grants the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into an interest rate swap at a preset rate within a specified period of time. The purchaser pays a premium to the swaption writer who bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset rate on the underlying interest rate swap.

Swaptions are marked to market daily using primarily quotations from counterparties and brokers. Written swaptions are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments. Written swaptions are reported as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The difference between the premium received or paid, and market value of the swaption, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation is reported in the Statement of Operations. When a swaption is exercised, the cost of the swap is adjusted by the amount of premium paid or received. Upon the expiration or closing of an unexercised swaption contract, a gain or loss is reported in the Statement of Operations for the amount of the premium paid or received.
     Swaption contracts written by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk as they obligate the Fund, not its counterparty, to perform. The Fund generally will incur a greater risk when it writes a swaption than when it purchases a swaption. When the Fund writes a swaption it will become obligated, upon exercise of the option, according to the terms of the underlying agreement. When the Fund purchases a swaption it only risks losing the amount of the premium it paid if the option expires unexercised. However, when the Fund purchases a swaption there is a risk that the counterparty will fail to perform or otherwise default on its obligations under the swaption contract.
9. Illiquid or Restricted Securities
As of September 30, 2008, investments in securities included issues that are illiquid or restricted. 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 may have a contractual restriction on its resale and is valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. The Fund will not invest more than 15% of its net assets (determined at the time of purchase and reviewed periodically) in illiquid and restricted securities. Certain restricted securities, eligible for resale to qualified institutional purchasers, may not be subject to that limitation. Securities that are illiquid or restricted are marked with an applicable footnote on the Statement of Investments. Restricted securities are reported on a schedule following the Statement of Investments.
10. Securities Lending
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The loans are secured by collateral (either securities, letters of credit, or cash) in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and cost in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund continues to receive the economic benefit of interest or dividends paid on the securities loaned in the form of a substitute payment received from the borrower and recognizes the gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. As of September 30, 2008, the Fund had on loan securities valued at $469,476,276. Collateral of $481,294,160 was received for the loans, all of which was received in cash and subsequently invested in approved instruments.
11. Unfunded Purchase Commitments
Pursuant to the terms of certain indenture agreements, the Fund has unfunded purchase commitments of $51,373,723 at September 30, 2008. The Fund generally will maintain with its custodian, liquid investments having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of unfunded purchase loan commitments. The following commitments are subject to funding based on the borrower’s discretion. The Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the time of the request by the borrower. These commitments have been excluded from the Statement of Investments.
As of September 30, 2008, the Fund had unfunded purchase commitments as follows:
                 
    Commitment        
    Termination     Unfunded  
    Date     Amount  
 
Deutsche Bank AG, Opic Reforma I Credit Linked Nts.
    10/23/13     $ 20,883,723  
                                 
                    Commitment        
    Interest     Termination     Unfunded     Unrealized  
    Rate     Date     Amount     Appreciation  
 
Deutsche Bank AG; An unfunded commitment that Oppenheimer receives 0.125% quarterly; and will pay out, upon request, up to 30,490,000 USD to a Peruvian Trust through Deutsche Bank’s Global Note Program. Upon funding requests, the unfunded portion decreases and new structured securities will be created and held by the Fund to maintain a consistent exposure level.
    0.50 %     9/20/10     $ 30,490,000     $ 454,174  
12. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. As of September 30, 2008, the Manager does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will materially impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.
     In March 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. This standard requires enhanced disclosures about derivative and hedging activities, including qualitative disclosures about how and why the Fund uses derivative instruments, how these activities are accounted for, and their effect on the Fund’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of SFAS No. 161 and its impact on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.
13. Acquisition of Atlas Strategic Income Fund
On May 10, 2007, the Fund acquired all of the net assets of Atlas Strategic Income Fund, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization approved by the Atlas Strategic Income Fund shareholders on March 23, 2007. The Fund issued (at an exchange ratio of 1.049645 for Class A to one share of Atlas Strategic Income Fund) 59,159,381, shares of beneficial interest for Class A valued at $260,892,868 in exchange for the net assets, resulting in combined Class A net assets of $5,988,114,190 on May 10, 2007. The net assets acquired included net unrealized appreciation of $12,016,003. The exchange qualifiedas a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes.
14. Change In Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Unaudited)
At a meeting held on August 20, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Fund appointed KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to the Fund for fiscal year 2009, replacing the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP, effective at the conclusion of the fiscal 2008 audit. During the two most recent fiscal years the audit reports of Deloitte & Touche LLP contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the Fund and Deloitte & Touche LLP on accounting principles, financial statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte & Touche LLP would have caused it to make reference to the disagreements in connection with its reports.

 

 

 

Appendix A

RATINGS DEFINITIONS

Below are summaries of the rating definitions used by the Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations ("NRSROs") listed below. Those ratings represent the opinion of the NRSRO as to the credit quality of issues that they rate. The summaries below are based upon publicly available information provided by the NRSROs.

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

Long-Term Ratings: Bonds and Preferred Stock Issuer Ratings

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caa: Bonds and preferred stock rated "Caa" are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

Ca: Bonds and preferred stock rated "Ca" represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.
 

C: Bonds and preferred stock rated "C" are the lowest class of rated bonds and can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.
 
Moody's applies numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 in each generic rating classification from "Aa" through "Caa." The modifier "1" indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier "2" indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier "3" indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Advanced refunded issues that are secured by certain assets are identified with a # symbol.

Prime Rating System (Short-Term Ratings – Taxable Debt)

These ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to honor senior financial obligations and contracts. Such obligations generally have an original maturity not exceeding one year, unless explicitly noted.

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

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

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

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

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

Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings

Issue credit ratings are based in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

·     

Likelihood of payment-capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;


·     

Nature of and provisions of the obligation; and

·     

Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

The issue ratings definitions are expressed in terms of default risk. As such, they pertain to senior obligations of an entity. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above.

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

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

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

BBB: An obligation rated "BBB" 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.
 

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

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

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

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

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

C: Subordinated debt or preferred stock obligations rated "C" are currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The "C" rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action taken, but payments on this obligation are being continued. A "C" also will be assigned to a preferred stock issue in arrears on dividends or sinking fund payments, but that is currently paying.
 
D: An obligation rated "D" is in payment default. The "D" rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's believes that such payments will be made during such grace period. The "D" rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action if payments on an obligation are jeopardized.
 

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

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

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

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

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

N.R. Not rated. 

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

Bond Investment Quality Standards

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

Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings

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

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

A-2: A short-term obligation rated "A-2" is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.
 

A-3: A short-term obligation rated "A-3" exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.
 

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

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

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

Notes:
A Standard & Poor's note rating reflects the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes maturing beyond three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. The following criteria will be used in making that assessment:

·     

Amortization schedule - the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will
be treated as a note; and


·     

Source of payment - the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely
it will be treated as a note.

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

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

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

Fitch, Inc.

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

International Long-Term Credit Ratings

The following ratings scale applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings.

Investment Grade:

AAA: Highest Credit Quality. "AAA" ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in the case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA: Very High Credit Quality. "AA" ratings denote a very low expectation of credit risk. They indicate a very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.
 

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

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

Speculative Grade:

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

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

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

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

Entities rated in this category have defaulted on some or all of their obligations. Entities rated "DDD" have the highest prospect for resumption of performance or continued operation with or without a formal reorganization process. Entities rated "DD" and "D" are generally undergoing a formal reorganization or liquidation process; those rated "DD" are likely to satisfy a higher portion of their outstanding obligations, while entities rated "D" have a poor prospect for repaying all obligations.
 
Plus (+) and minus (-) signs may be appended to a rating symbol to denote relative status within the major rating categories. Plus and minus signs are not added to the
"AAA" category or to categories below "CCC," nor to short-term ratings other than "F1" (see below).

International Short-Term Credit Ratings

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

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

F2: Good credit quality. A satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, but the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of higher ratings.
 

F3: Fair credit quality. Capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate. However, near-term adverse changes could result in a reduction to non-investment grade.
 

B: Speculative. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus vulnerability to near-term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.
 

C: High default risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

D: Default. Denotes actual or imminent payment default.

Appendix B
 
OppenheimerFunds Special Sales Charge Arrangements and Waivers

In certain cases, the initial sales charge that applies to purchases of Class A shares2 of the Oppenheimer funds or the contingent deferred sales charge that may apply to Class A, Class B or Class C shares may be waived.3 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 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 created or qualified under Sections 401(a) or 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code,

2)     non-qualified deferred compensation plans,

3)     employee benefit plans4

4)     Group Retirement Plans5

5)     403(b)(7) custodial plan accounts

6)     Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs"), including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs or SIMPLE plans

The interpretation of these provisions as to the applicability of a special arrangement or waiver in a particular case is in the sole discretion of the Distributor or the transfer agent (referred to in this document as the "Transfer Agent") of the particular Oppenheimer fund. These waivers and special arrangements may be amended or terminated at any time by a particular fund, the Distributor, and/or OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (referred to in this document as the "Manager").

Waivers that apply at the time shares are redeemed must be requested by the shareholder and/or dealer in the redemption request.

I.     

Applicability of Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Cases


Purchases of Class A Shares of Oppenheimer Funds That Are Not Subject to Initial Sales Charge but May Be Subject to the Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (unless a waiver applies).
 

     There is no initial sales charge on purchases of Class A shares of any of the Oppenheimer funds in the cases listed below. However, these purchases may be subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge if redeemed within 18 months (24 months in the case of shares of Oppenheimer Rochester National Municipals and Rochester Fund Municipals purchased prior to October 22, 2007) of the beginning of the calendar month of their purchase, as described in the Prospectus (unless a waiver described elsewhere in this Appendix applies to the redemption). Additionally, on shares purchased under these waivers that are subject to the Class A contingent deferred sales charge, the Distributor will pay the applicable concession described in the Prospectus under "Class A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge."6 This waiver provision applies to:

q     

Purchases of Class A shares aggregating $1 million or more.


q     

Purchases of Class A shares, prior to March 1, 2007, by a Retirement Plan that was permitted to purchase such shares at net asset value but subject to a contingent deferred sales charge prior to March 1, 2001. That included plans (other than IRA or 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans) that: 1) bought shares costing $500,000 or more, 2) had at the time of purchase 100 or more eligible employees or total plan assets of $500,000 or more, or 3) certified to the Distributor that it projects to have annual plan purchases of $200,000 or more.


q     

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.

q     

Purchases of Class A shares by Retirement Plans that have any of the following record-keeping arrangements:


1)     The record keeping is performed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. ("Merrill Lynch") on a daily valuation basis for the Retirement Plan. On the date the plan sponsor signs the record-keeping service agreement with Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $3 million or more of its assets invested in (a) mutual funds, other than those advised or managed by Merrill Lynch Investment Management, L.P. ("MLIM"), that are made available under a Service Agreement between Merrill Lynch and the mutual fund's principal underwriter or distributor, and (b) funds advised or managed by MLIM (the funds described in (a) and (b) are referred to as "Applicable Investments").

2)     The record keeping for the Retirement Plan is performed on a daily valuation basis by a record keeper whose services are provided under a contract or arrangement between the Retirement Plan and Merrill Lynch. On the date the plan sponsor signs the record keeping service agreement with Merrill Lynch, the Plan must have $5 million or more of its assets (excluding assets invested in money market funds) invested in Applicable Investments.

3)     The record keeping for a Retirement Plan is handled under a service agreement with Merrill Lynch and on the date the plan sponsor signs that agreement, the Plan has 500 or more eligible employees (as determined by the Merrill Lynch plan conversion manager).

II.     

Waivers of Class A Sales Charges of Oppenheimer Funds


A.     Waivers of Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges for Certain Purchasers.

Class A shares purchased by the following investors are not subject to any Class A sales charges (and no concessions are paid by the Distributor on such purchases):

q     

The Manager or its affiliates.


q     

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.


q     

Registered management investment companies, or separate accounts of insurance companies having an agreement with the Manager or the Distributor for that purpose.


q     

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.


q     

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).


q     

Dealers, brokers, banks or registered investment advisers 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.


q     

Investment advisers 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.


q     

"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.


q     

Clients of investment advisers 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 adviser 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.


q     

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.


q     

Accounts for which Oppenheimer Capital (or its successor) is the investment adviser (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.


q     

A unit investment trust that has entered into an appropriate agreement with the Distributor.


q     

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.


q     

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.


q     

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.


q     

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.


q     

Effective March 1, 2007, purchases of Class A shares by a Retirement Plan that was permitted to purchase such shares at net asset value but subject to a contingent deferred sales charge prior to March 1, 2001. That included plans (other than IRA or 403(b)(7) Custodial Plans) that: 1) bought shares costing $500,000 or more, 2) had at the time of purchase 100 or more eligible employees or total plan assets of $500,000 or more, or 3) certified to the Distributor that it projects to have annual plan purchases of $200,000 or more.


q     

Effective October 1, 2005, taxable accounts established with the proceeds of Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Plans.


q     

Purchases of Class A shares by former shareholders of Atlas Strategic Income Fund in any Oppenheimer fund into which shareholders of Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund may exchange.


q     

Purchases prior to June 15, 2008 by former shareholders of Oppenheimer Tremont Market Neutral Fund, LLC or Oppenheimer Tremont Opportunity Fund, LLC, directly from the proceeds from mandatory redemptions.


B.     Waivers of the Class A Initial and Contingent Deferred Sales Charges in Certain Transactions.

1.     

Class A shares issued or purchased in the following transactions are not subject to sales charges (and no concessions are paid by the Distributor on such purchases):


q     

Shares issued in plans of reorganization, such as mergers, asset acquisitions and exchange offers, to which the Fund is a party.


q     

Shares purchased by the reinvestment of dividends or other distributions reinvested from the Fund or other Oppenheimer funds or unit investment trusts for which reinvestment arrangements have been made with the Distributor.


q     

Shares purchased by certain Retirement Plans that are part of a retirement plan or platform offered by banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors or insurance companies, or serviced by recordkeepers.


q     

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.


q     

Shares purchased in amounts of less than $5.


2.     

Class A shares issued and purchased in the following transactions are not subject to sales charges (a dealer concession at the annual rate of 0.25% is paid by the Distributor on purchases made within the first 6 months of plan establishment):


q     

Retirement Plans that have $5 million or more in plan assets.


q     

Retirement Plans with a single plan sponsor that have $5 million or more in aggregate assets invested in Oppenheimer funds.


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:

q     

To make Automatic Withdrawal Plan payments that are limited annually to no more than 12% of the account value adjusted annually.


q     

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).


q     

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.7


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.8

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.

q     

For distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.


q     

For distributions from retirement plans that have $10 million or more in plan assets and that have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor.


q     

For distributions from retirement plans which are part of a retirement plan product or platform offered by certain banks, broker-dealers, financial advisors, insurance companies or record keepers which have entered into a special agreement with the Distributor.


q     

At the sole discretion of the Distributor, the contingent deferred sales charge may be waived for redemptions of shares requested by the shareholder of record within 60 days following the termination by the Distributor of the selling agreement between the Distributor and the shareholder of record's broker-dealer of record for the account.


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:

q     

Shares redeemed involuntarily, as described in "Shareholder Account Rules and Policies," in the applicable Prospectus.


q     

Redemptions from accounts other than Retirement Plans following the death or disability of the last surviving shareholder. The death or disability must have occurred after the account was established, and for disability you must provide evidence of a determination of disability by the Social Security Administration.


q     

The contingent deferred sales charges are generally not waived following the death or disability of a grantor or trustee for a trust account. The contingent deferred sales charges will only be waived in the limited case of the death of the trustee of a grantor trust or revocable living trust for which the trustee is also the sole beneficiary. The death or disability must have occurred after the account was established, and for disability you must provide evidence of a determination of disability (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code).


q     

Distributions from accounts for which the broker-dealer of record has entered into a special agreement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.


q     

At the sole discretion of the Distributor, the contingent deferred sales charge may be waived for redemptions of shares requested by the shareholder of record within 60 days following the termination by the Distributor of the selling agreement between the Distributor and the shareholder of record's broker-dealer of record for the account.


q     

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.


q     

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.


q     

Redemptions of Class C shares of an Oppenheimer fund in amounts of $1 million or more requested in writing by a Retirement Plan sponsor and submitted more than 12 months after the Retirement Plan's first purchase of Class C shares, if the redemption proceeds are invested to purchase Class N shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds.


q     

Distributions9 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.10

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.11

9)     On account of the participant's separation from service.12

10)     Participant-directed redemptions to purchase shares of a mutual fund (other than a fund managed by the Manager or a subsidiary of the Manager) offered as an investment option in a Retirement Plan if the plan has made special arrangements with the Distributor.

11)     Distributions made on account of a plan termination or "in-service" distributions, if the redemption proceeds are rolled over directly to an OppenheimerFunds-sponsored IRA.

12)     For distributions from a participant's account under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan after the participant reaches age 59½, as long as the aggregate value of the distributions does not exceed 10% of the account's value, adjusted annually.

13)     Redemptions of Class B shares under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan for an account other than a Retirement Plan, if the aggregate value of the redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of the account's value, adjusted annually.

14)     For distributions from 401(k) plans sponsored by broker-dealers that have entered into a special arrangement with the Distributor allowing this waiver.

q     

Redemptions of Class B shares or Class C shares under an Automatic Withdrawal Plan from an account other than a Retirement Plan if the aggregate value of the redeemed shares does not exceed 10% of the account's value annually.


q     

Redemptions of Class B shares by a Retirement Plan that is either created or qualified under Section 401(a) or 401(k)(excluding owner-only 401(k) plans) of the Internal Revenue Code or that is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, either (1) purchased after June 30, 2008, or (2) beginning on July 1, 2011, held longer than three years.


q     

Redemptions by owner-only 401(k) plans of Class B shares purchased after June 30, 2008.


B.     Waivers for Shares Sold or Issued in Certain Transactions.

The contingent deferred sales charge is also waived on Class B and Class C shares sold or issued in the following cases:

q     

Shares sold to the Manager or its affiliates.


q     

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.


q     

Shares issued in plans of reorganization to which the Fund is a party.


q     

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 adviser to those former Quest for Value Funds. Those funds include:

Oppenheimer Rising Dividends Fund, Inc.          Oppenheimer Small- & Mid- Cap Value Fund

Oppenheimer Quest Balanced Fund                  Oppenheimer Quest International Value Fund, Inc.

Oppenheimer Quest Opportunity Value Fund

     These arrangements also apply to shareholders of the following funds when they merged (were reorganized) into various Oppenheimer funds on November 24, 1995:

Quest for Value U.S. Government Income Fund       Quest for Value New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Quest for Value Investment Quality Income Fund     Quest for Value National Tax-Exempt Fund

Quest for Value Global Income Fund                        Quest for Value California Tax-Exempt Fund

     All of the funds listed above are referred to in this Appendix as the "Former Quest for Value Funds." The waivers of initial and contingent deferred sales charges described in this Appendix apply to shares of an Oppenheimer fund that are either:

q     

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


q     

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.

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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 or Members

Initial Sales Charge as a % of Offering Price

Initial Sales Charge as a % of Net Amount Invested

Concession as % of Offering Price

9 or Fewer

2.50%

2.56%

2.00%

At least 10 but not more than 49

2.00%

2.04%

1.60%

     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.
 

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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.


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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.
 

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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.


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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 sales charge rates and waivers for Class A and Class B shares described in the respective Prospectus (or this Appendix) of the following Oppenheimer funds (each is referred to as a "Fund" in this section):

Oppenheimer U. S. Government Trust,
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund,
Oppenheimer Value Fund and

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.

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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.

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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 concession in connection with the purchase of shares of any registered investment management company;

6)     in connection with the redemption of shares of the Fund due to a combination with another investment company by virtue of a merger, acquisition or similar reorganization transaction;

7)     in connection with the Fund's right to involuntarily redeem or liquidate the Fund;

8)     in connection with automatic redemptions of Class A shares and Class B shares in certain retirement plan accounts pursuant to an Automatic Withdrawal Plan but limited to no more than 12% of the original value annually; or

9)     as involuntary redemptions of shares by operation of law, or under procedures set forth in the Fund's Articles of Incorporation, or as adopted by the Board of Directors of the Fund.

VI.     

Special Reduced Sales Charge for Former Shareholders of Advance America Funds, Inc.


Shareholders of Oppenheimer AMT-Free Municipals, Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust, Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund and Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund who acquired (and still hold) shares of those funds as a result of the reorganization of series of Advance America Funds, Inc. into those Oppenheimer funds on October 18, 1991, and who held shares of Advance America Funds, Inc. on March 30, 1990, may purchase Class A shares of those four Oppenheimer funds at a maximum sales charge rate of 4.50%.

VII.     

Sales Charge Waivers on Purchases of Class M Shares of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund


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 current Class M shareholders, 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 a sales charge:

q     

the Manager and its affiliates,


q     

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 adviser of the Fund for their employees,


q     

registered management investment companies or separate accounts of insurance companies that had an agreement with the Fund's prior investment adviser or distributor for that purpose,


q     

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,


q     

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,


q     

dealers, brokers, or registered investment advisers 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


q     

dealers, brokers or registered investment advisers 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 adviser provides administrative services.

 

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

2 Certain waivers also apply to Class M shares of Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund.

3 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.

4 An "employee benefit plan" means any plan or arrangement, whether or not it is "qualified" under the Internal Revenue Code, under which Class N shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds are purchased by a fiduciary or other administrator for the account of participants who are employees of a single employer or of affiliated employers. These may include, for example, medical savings accounts, payroll deduction plans or similar plans. The fund accounts must be registered in the name of the fiduciary or administrator purchasing the shares for the benefit of participants in the plan.

5 The term "Group Retirement Plan" means any qualified or non-qualified retirement plan for employees of a corporation or sole proprietorship, members and employees of a partnership or association or other organized group of persons (the members of which may include other groups), if the group has made special arrangements with the Distributor and all members of the group participating in (or who are eligible to participate in) the plan purchase shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds through a single investment dealer, broker or other financial institution designated by the group. Such plans include 457 plans, SEP-IRAs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE plans and 403(b) plans other than plans for public school employees. The term "Group Retirement Plan" also includes qualified retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans and IRAs that purchase shares of an Oppenheimer fund or funds through a single investment dealer, broker or other financial institution that has made special arrangements with the Distributor.

6 However, that concession will not be paid on purchases of shares in amounts of $1 million or more (including any right of accumulation) by a Retirement Plan that pays for the purchase with the redemption proceeds of Class C shares of one or more Oppenheimer funds held by the Plan for more than one year.

7 This provision does not apply to IRAs.

8 This provision only applies to qualified retirement plans and 403(b)(7) custodial plans after your separation from service in or after the year you reached age 55.

9 The distribution must be requested prior to Plan termination or the elimination of the Oppenheimer funds as an investment option under the Plan.

10 This provision does not apply to IRAs.

11 This provision does not apply to loans from 403(b)(7) custodial plans and loans from the OppenheimerFunds-sponsored Single K retirement plan.

12 This provision does not apply to 403(b)(7) custodial plans if the participant is less than age 55, nor to IRAs.


 


Oppenheimer Strategic Income Fund

Internet Website:

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Investment Adviser

OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10281-1008

Distributor

OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc.

Two World Financial Center
225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10281-1008

Transfer Agent

OppenheimerFunds Services
P.O. Box 5270
Denver, Colorado 80217
1.800.CALL OPP (225.5677)

Custodian Bank

JPMorgan Chase Bank
4 Chase Metro Tech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11245

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG llp

707 Seventeenth Street

Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Counsel

K&L Gates LLP
70 West Madison Street, Suite 3100
Chicago, Illinois 60602

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