UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-07489
Oppenheimer International Growth 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)
(Zip code)
Robert G. Zack, Esq.
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
498 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10018
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 768-3200
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Date of fiscal year end: November 30
Date of reporting period: December 1, 2002 - May 31, 2003
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS May 31, 2003 / Unaudited
Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Common Stocks--97.0%
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Consumer Discretionary--13.6%
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Automobiles--0.6%
Porsche AG, Preferred 8,944 $ 3,433,560
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Distributors--0.1%
Medion AG 13,504 636,897
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Household Durables--1.8%
Groupe SEB SA 1 79,289 7,432,484
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Thomson 1 222,820 3,831,460
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11,263,944
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Internet & Catalog Retail--2.1%
LG Home Shopping, Inc. 207,880 13,341,552
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Leisure Equipment & Products--1.0%
Konica Corp. 676,000 6,200,176
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Media--7.0%
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc 1 551,329 5,988,679
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Grupo Televisa SA, Sponsored GDR 1 137,200 4,232,620
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Mediaset SpA 645,700 5,900,849
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News Corp. Ltd. 617,000 4,672,031
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Reed Elsevier plc 396,799 3,256,979
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Societe Television Francaise 1 200,110 5,916,935
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Sogecable SA 1 423,000 6,134,316
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Wolters Kluwer NV 234,199 2,963,876
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Zee Telefilms Ltd. 1 2,339,700 4,259,429
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43,325,714
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Specialty Retail--1.0%
New Dixons Group plc 3,398,240 6,430,470
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Consumer Staples--2.0%
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Beverages--1.5%
Foster's Group Ltd. 994,534 2,773,817
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Pernod-Ricard SA 64,590 6,426,853
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9,200,670
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Food & Staples Retailing--0.5%
Carrefour SA 65,670 2,940,442
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Energy--0.8%
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Oil & Gas--0.8%
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. 382,500 5,049,000
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Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Financials--12.8%
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Commercial Banks--5.8%
ABN Amro Holding NV 154,200 $ 2,983,410
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Anglo Irish Bank Corp. 1,523,700 13,386,985
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Banco Espirito Santo SA 211,575 3,185,202
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Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara Scrl 449,542 6,736,005
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Lloyds TSB Group plc 421,790 3,092,403
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (The) 157,390 4,087,080
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Societe Generale, Cl. A 44,270 2,717,958
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36,189,043
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Diversified Financial Services--7.0%
3i Group plc 671,731 6,471,119
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Ackermans & van Haaren NV 1 171,610 3,027,587
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Collins Stewart Tullett plc 2,189,776 13,561,202
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Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. 265,500 2,083,288
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ICICI Bank Ltd., Sponsored ADR 1 689,900 4,649,926
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Marschollek, Lautenschlaeger und Partner AG (MLP) 1 790,035 9,728,721
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Van der Moolen Holding NV 306,700 3,787,615
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43,309,458
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Health Care--17.0%
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Biotechnology--0.2%
Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc 1 197,210 1,563,799
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies--2.7%
Amersham plc 609,610 4,674,172
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Art Advanced Research Technologies, Inc. 1,2,3 1,901,125 2,491,826
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Centerpulse AG 1 16,588 4,553,119
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Essilor International SA 66,960 2,724,923
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Ortivus AB, B Shares 1,3 710,800 2,232,645
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16,676,685
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued
Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Health Care Providers & Services--1.6%
Fresenius AG, Preference 94,493 $ 4,392,172
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Nicox SA 1 850,949 5,394,547
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9,786,719
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Pharmaceuticals--12.5%
Aventis SA 80,370 4,195,116
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Biovail Corp. 1 64,500 3,008,280
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Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 153,000 2,775,887
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GlaxoSmithKline plc 326,350 6,442,840
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Marshall Edwards, Inc. 1,2 875,000 3,440,535
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NeuroSearch AS 1 273,200 2,834,766
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Novogen Ltd. 1,3 6,312,615 17,688,547
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Pliva d.d., GDR 4 221,950 2,994,106
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Sanofi-Synthelabo SA 1 96,090 6,142,433
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Shionogi & Co. Ltd. 457,000 6,445,876
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SkyePharma plc 1 16,789,970 15,473,164
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Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. 159,000 6,234,773
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77,676,323
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Industrials--19.9%
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Aerospace & Defense--3.2%
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA
(Embraer), Preference 5,356,546 19,675,266
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Air Freight & Logistics--0.2%
Sinotrans Ltd. 1 4,200,000 1,211,733
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Commercial Services & Supplies--3.4%
Amadeus Global Travel Distribution SA 1 1,007,600 5,842,488
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BTG plc 1 2,793,110 4,438,809
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Buhrmann NV 1 1,046,558 4,160,473
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Magnus Holding NV 1,3 1,249,880 558,618
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Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA 434,649 6,390,155
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21,390,543
Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Construction & Engineering--4.8%
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV 1,317,061 $29,680,015
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Electrical Equipment--2.2%
SGL Carbon AG 1 366,436 4,788,229
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Ushio, Inc. 787,000 9,126,449
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13,914,678
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Industrial Conglomerates--3.1%
Aalberts Industries NV 1,090,879 18,988,953
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Machinery--2.4%
GSI Lumonics, Inc. 1 545,600 3,437,280
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Halma plc 2,915,306 5,904,643
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Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. 1 289,246 5,624,227
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14,966,150
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Transportation Infrastructure--0.6%
Eurotunnel SA 1 5,303,725 2,931,849
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ICTS International NV 136,200 651,036
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3,582,885
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Information Technology--24.0%
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Communications Equipment--1.1%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB, B Shares 6,398,600 6,589,574
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Computers & Peripherals--1.8%
Logitech International SA 1 230,183 9,764,375
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Toshiba Corp. 516,424 1,567,342
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11,331,717
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments--4.3%
Epcos AG 1 200,447 2,727,694
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Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 246,100 3,528,795
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Imagineer Co. Ltd. 105,000 482,839
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Keyence Corp. 33,510 5,894,824
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Omron Corp. 512,318 7,251,824
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Tandberg ASA 1 1,583,700 6,838,737
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26,724,713
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Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Internet Software & Services--2.3%
T-Online International AG 1 504,558 $ 4,717,816
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Yahoo Japan Corp. 1 798 9,741,064
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14,458,880
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IT Services--2.8%
Altran Technologies SA 1 564,190 4,014,611
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Infosys Technologies Ltd. 112,700 6,405,348
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NIIT Ltd. 1,484,600 3,743,074
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United Internet AG 218,982 3,399,735
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17,562,768
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Office Electronics--1.5%
Canon, Inc. 225,000 9,405,961
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment--4.0%
ASM International NV 1 746,600 11,542,436
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Jenoptik AG 1 1,066,597 13,034,027
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24,576,463
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Software--6.2%
Eidos plc 1 3,136,140 8,426,476
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Infogrames Entertainment SA 1 699,527 4,664,985
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Software AG 1 244,371 3,196,076
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UBI Soft Entertainment SA 1 865,221 16,383,838
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Unit 4 Agresso NV 1 954,730 5,446,093
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38,117,468
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Telecommunication Services--6.2%
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Diversified Telecommunication Services--1.6%
BT Group plc 1,937,620 6,110,912
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Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. 1 2,038,900 3,911,289
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10,022,201
Market Value
Shares See Note 1
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Wireless Telecommunication Services--4.6%
KDDI Corp. 3,433 $11,911,667
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SK Telecom Co. Ltd. 20,100 3,166,667
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Telecom Italia Mobile SpA 744,900 3,898,708
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Vodafone Group plc 1 4,212,300 9,144,119
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28,121,161
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Utilities--0.7%
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Electric Utilities--0.7%
Solidere, GDR 1,4 855,700 4,257,107
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $715,436,347) 601,602,688
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Preferred Stocks--1.3%
Ceres, Inc.:
$4.00 Cv., Series C-1 1,2 44,515 289,347
Cv., Series C 1,2 600,000 3,900,000
Cv., Series D 1,2 418,000 2,717,000
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Oxagen Ltd., Cv. 1,2 2,142,875 1,228,773
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Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $7,296,760) 8,135,120
Units
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Rights, Warrants and Certificates--0.2%
Ceres Group, Inc.:
Series C Wts.,
Exp. 8/28/06 1,2 20,032 --
Series D Wts.,
Exp. 12/31/30 1,2 41,800 --
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Marshall Edwards, Inc.,
Wts., Exp. 11/30/03 1,2 875,000 799,351
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UBI Soft Entertainment SA Wts., Exp. 5/14/06 1 865,221 671,636
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Total Rights, Warrants and Certificates (Cost $0) 1,470,987
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS Unaudited / Continued
Principal Market Value
Amount See Note 1
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Joint Repurchase Agreements--0.7%
Undivided interest of 2.88% in joint
repurchase agreement (Market Value
$152,071,000) with Banc One Capital
Markets, Inc., 1.23%, dated 5/30/03, to
be repurchased at $4,384,449 on 6/2/03,
collateralized by U.S. Treasury Nts.,
3.625%--5.625%, 8/31/03--5/15/08, with
a value of $84,261,270 and U.S. Treasury
Bonds, 3.375%, 4/30/04, with a value of
$70,968,802 (Cost $4,384,000) $4,384,000 $ 4,384,000
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Total Investments,
at Value
(Cost $727,117,108) 99.2% 615,592,795
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Other Assets Net of Liabilities 0.8 4,813,310
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Net Assets 100.0% $620,406,105
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Distribution of investments representing geographic
holdings, as a percentage of total investments at
value, is as follows:
Geographic Holdings Market Value Percent
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Great Britain $106,295,639 17.3%
The Netherlands 80,762,525 13.1
Japan 80,567,477 13.1
France 76,390,070 12.4
Germany 50,054,927 8.1
Australia 28,574,930 4.5
India 25,052,354 4.1
Korea, Republic of South 22,132,446 3.6
Brazil 19,675,266 3.2
Spain 18,366,959 3.0
Italy 16,535,562 2.7
United States 15,097,978 2.5
Switzerland 14,317,494 2.3
Ireland 13,386,985 2.2
Norway 11,887,737 1.9
Sweden 8,822,219 1.4
Canada 5,929,106 1.0
Lebanon 4,257,107 0.7
Mexico 4,232,620 0.7
Portugal 3,185,202 0.5
Belgium 3,027,587 0.5
Croatia 2,994,106 0.5
Denmark 2,834,766 0.5
China 1,211,733 0.2
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Total $615,592,795 100.0%
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Footnotes to Statement of Investments
1. Non-income producing security.
2. Identifies issues considered to be illiquid or restricted--See Note 6 of
Notes to Financial Statements.
3. Affiliated company. Represents ownership of at least 5% of the voting
securities of the issuer, and is or was an affiliate, as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, at or during the period ended May 31, 2003.
The aggregate fair value of securities of affiliated companies held by
the Fund as of May 31, 2003 amounts to $22,971,636. Transactions during the
period in which the issuer was an affiliate are as follows:
Unrealized
Shares Gross Gross Shares Appreciation Realized
November 30, 2002 Additions Reductions May 31, 2003 (Depreciation) Loss
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Stocks and/or Warrants
Art Advanced Research Technologies, Inc. 1,901,125 -- -- 1,901,125 $ (5,008,174) $ --
Magnus Holding NV 1,206,580 43,300 -- 1,249,880 (5,286,451) --
Novogen Ltd. 6,549,983 147,700 385,068 6,312,615 8,724,690 71,793
Ortivus AB, B Shares 698,400 26,800 14,400 710,800 (6,127,451) 278,606
Oxagen Ltd., Cv.* 1,250,000 892,875 -- 2,142,875 (981,927) --
UBI Soft Entertainment SA* 938,841 -- 73,620 865,221 (12,788,295) 2,541,268
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$(21,467,608) $2,891,667
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* No longer an affiliate as of May 31, 2003.
4. 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 $7,251,213 or 1.17% of the Fund's net
assets as of May 31, 2003.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
10 | OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Unaudited
May 31, 2003
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Assets
Investments, at value--see accompanying statement:
Unaffiliated companies (cost $696,448,086) $ 592,621,159
Affiliated companies (cost $30,669,022) 22,971,636
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615,592,795
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Cash 1,419,879
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Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts 5,267
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Receivables and other assets:
Investments sold 5,623,332
Interest and dividends 3,751,680
Shares of beneficial interest sold 3,576,954
Other 5,151
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Total assets 629,975,058
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Liabilities
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts 1,708
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Payables and other liabilities:
Investments purchased 4,667,510
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed 3,916,932
Shareholder reports 268,224
Distribution and service plan fees 231,557
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees 166,994
Trustees' compensation 155,061
Other 160,967
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Total liabilities 9,568,953
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Net Assets $ 620,406,105
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Composition of Net Assets
Paid-in capital $1,088,793,217
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Overdistributed net investment income (933,233)
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Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign
currency transactions (356,058,255)
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Net unrealized depreciation on investments and
translation of assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies (111,395,624)
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Net Assets $ 620,406,105
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11 | OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Unaudited / Continued
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Net Asset Value Per Share
Class A Shares:
Net asset value and redemption price per share (based on net assets of
$374,776,193 and 32,074,250 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $11.68
Maximum offering price per share (net asset value plus sales charge
of 5.75% of offering price) $12.39
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Class B Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent
deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net
assets of $144,395,838 and 12,902,714 shares of beneficial interest
outstanding) $11.19
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Class C Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent
deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net
assets of $87,673,340 and 7,827,992 shares of beneficial interest
outstanding) $11.20
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Class N Shares:
Net asset value, redemption price (excludes applicable contingent
deferred sales charge) and offering price per share (based on net
assets of $13,560,734 and 1,174,273 shares of beneficial interest
outstanding) $11.55
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS Unaudited
For the Six Months Ended May 31, 2003
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Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,056,809) $ 6,654,074
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Interest 66,325
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Total investment income 6,720,399
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Expenses
Management fees 2,184,294
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Distribution and service plan fees:
Class A 389,897
Class B 691,256
Class C 395,381
Class N 28,826
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Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees:
Class A 1,594,422
Class B 481,301
Class C 229,852
Class N 29,023
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Shareholder reports 183,096
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Custodian fees and expenses 120,818
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Trustees' compensation 21,048
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Other 146,857
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Total expenses 6,496,071
Less reduction to custodian expenses (1,198)
Less voluntary waiver of transfer and shareholder servicing
agent fees--Class A (1,139,455)
Less voluntary waiver of transfer and shareholder servicing
agent fees--Class B (284,327)
Less voluntary waiver of transfer and shareholder servicing
agent fees--Class C (97,889)
Less voluntary waiver of transfer and shareholder servicing
agent fees--Class N (7,575)
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Net expenses 4,965,627
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Net Investment Income 1,754,772
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments:
Unaffiliated companies (145,423,426)
Affiliated companies (2,891,667)
Foreign currency transactions 21,488,307
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Net realized loss (126,826,786)
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Net change in unrealized appreciation on:
Investments 70,955,468
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies 62,609,557
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Net change 133,565,025
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Net realized and unrealized gain 6,738,239
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations $ 8,493,011
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Six Months Year
Ended Ended
May 31, 2003 November 30,
(Unaudited) 2002
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Operations
Net investment income $ 1,754,772 $ 2,798,149
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Net realized loss (126,826,786) (140,431,293)
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Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) 133,565,025 (85,001,129)
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations 8,493,011 (222,634,273)
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Dividends and/or Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income:
Class A (3,451,365) (1,561,357)
Class B (393,792) --
Class C (280,451) --
Class N (141,834) (22,162)
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Beneficial Interest Transactions
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from beneficial interest transactions:
Class A 11,895,306 (31,271,131)
Class B (15,819,033) (19,682,917)
Class C (1,863,954) 2,247,648
Class N 1,507,978 10,497,750
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Net Assets
Total decrease (54,134) (262,426,442)
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Beginning of period 620,460,239 882,886,681
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End of period [including undistributed
(overdistributed) net investment income of
$(933,233) and $1,579,437, respectively] $620,406,105 $ 620,460,239
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Six Months Year
Ended Ended
May 31, 2003 Nov. 30,
Class A (Unaudited) 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.63 $14.96 $19.77 $19.22 $15.11 $14.37
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Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income (loss) .05 .12 .06 (.01) (.02) .05
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .11 (3.41) (3.93) .77 5.02 .91
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Total from investment operations .16 (3.29) (3.87) .76 5.00 .96
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Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.11) (.04) -- -- (.13) --
Distributions from net realized gain -- -- (.94) (.21) (.76) (.22)
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Total dividends and/or distributions
to shareholders (.11) (.04) (.94) (.21) (.89) (.22)
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Net asset value, end of period $11.68 $11.63 $14.96 $19.77 $19.22 $15.11
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Total Return, at Net Asset Value 1 1.46% (22.04)% (20.58)% 3.92% 35.31% 6.78%
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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $374,776 $358,097 $535,615 $478,680 $208,981 $186,859
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Average net assets (in thousands) $331,338 $512,319 $536,366 $418,537 $180,719 $175,022
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Ratios to average net assets: 2
Net investment income (loss) 0.96% 0.62% 0.62% 0.22% (0.15)% 0.44%
Expenses, gross 2.16% 1.64% 1.42% 1.38% 1.55% 1.40% 3
Expenses, net 1.47% 4,5 1.56% 4,5 1.42% 4,6 1.38% 4 1.55% 4 1.40%
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Portfolio turnover rate 28% 46% 33% 61% 75% 82%
1. 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 of less than one
full year.
2. Annualized for periods of less than one full year.
3. Expense ratio has been calculated without adjustment for the reduction to
custodian expenses.
4. Reduction to custodian expenses less than 0.01%.
5. Net of voluntary waiver of transfer agent fees.
6. Voluntary waiver of transfer agent fees less than 0.01%.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
15 | OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Six Months Year
Ended Ended
May 31, 2003 Nov. 30,
Class B (Unaudited) 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.10 $14.34 $19.14 $18.75 $14.76 $14.15
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Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment loss (.02) (.03) (.01) (.08) (.14) (.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .14 (3.21) (3.85) .68 4.92 .86
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Total from investment operations .12 (3.24) (3.86) .60 4.78 .83
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Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.03) -- -- -- (.03) --
Distributions from net realized gain -- -- (.94) (.21) (.76) (.22)
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Total dividends and/or distributions
to shareholders (.03) -- (.94) (.21) (.79) (.22)
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Net asset value, end of period $11.19 $11.10 $14.34 $19.14 $18.75 $14.76
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Total Return, at Net Asset Value 1 1.08% (22.59)% (21.23)% 3.16% 34.32% 5.95%
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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $144,396 $161,074 $230,085 $273,243 $176,021 $142,127
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Average net assets (in thousands) $138,540 $200,304 $262,745 $276,393 $145,203 $125,772
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Ratios to average net assets: 2
Net investment income (loss) 0.11% (0.12)% (0.15)% (0.56)% (0.91)% (0.34)%
Expenses, gross 2.65% 2.39% 2.17% 2.14% 2.31% 2.18% 3
Expenses, net 2.24% 4,5 2.31% 4,5 2.17% 4,6 2.14% 4 2.31% 4 2.18%
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Portfolio turnover rate 28% 46% 33% 61% 75% 82%
1. 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 of less than one
full year.
2. Annualized for periods of less than one full year.
3. Expense ratio has been calculated without adjustment for the reduction to
custodian expenses.
4. Reduction to custodian expenses less than 0.01%.
5. Net of voluntary waiver of transfer agent fees.
6. Voluntary waiver of transfer agent fees less than 0.01%.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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Six Months Year
Ended Ended
May 31, 2003 Nov. 30,
Class C (Unaudited) 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 11.12 $ 14.37 $ 19.16 $ 18.77 $ 14.78 $ 14.17
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Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss) -- 1 (.01) -- 1 (.04) (.13) (.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .12 (3.24) (3.85) .64 4.91 .86
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Total from investment operations .12 (3.25) (3.85) .60 4.78 .83
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Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.04) -- -- -- (.03) --
Distributions from net realized gain -- -- (.94) (.21) (.76) (.22)
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Total dividends and/or distributions
to shareholders (.04) -- (.94) (.21) (.79) (.22)
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Net asset value, end of period $11.20 $11.12 $14.37 $19.16 $18.77 $14.78
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Total Return, at Net Asset Value 2 1.06% (22.62)% (21.16)% 3.16% 34.28% 5.94%
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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $87,673 $ 89,456 $114,084 $113,230 $49,242 $36,776
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Average net assets (in thousands) $79,284 $106,551 $122,775 $ 98,110 $39,641 $32,460
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Ratios to average net assets: 3
Net investment income (loss) 0.12% (0.12)% (0.14)% (0.53)% (0.92)% (0.34)%
Expenses, gross 2.53% 2.37% 2.17% 2.14% 2.32% 2.17% 4
Expenses, net 2.28% 5,6 2.29% 5,6 2.17% 5,7 2.14% 5 2.32% 5 2.17%
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Portfolio turnover rate 28% 46% 33% 61% 75% 82%
1. Less than $0.005 per share.
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 of less than one
full year.
3. Annualized for periods of less than one full year.
4. Expense ratio has been calculated without adjustment for the reduction to
custodian expenses.
5. Reduction to custodian expenses less than 0.01%.
6. Net of voluntary waiver of transfer agent fees.
7. Voluntary waiver of transfer agent fees less than 0.01%.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Continued
Six Months Year
Ended Ended
May 31, 2003 Nov. 30,
Class N (Unaudited) 2002 2001 1
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Per Share Operating Data
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 11.55 $ 14.93 $ 18.74
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Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income .05 .09 .01
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .09 (3.38) (3.82)
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Total from investment operations .14 (3.29) (3.81)
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Dividends and/or distributions to shareholders:
Dividends from net investment income (.14) (.09) --
Distributions from net realized gain -- -- --
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Total dividends and/or distributions to shareholders (.14) (.09) --
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Net asset value, end of period $11.55 $11.55 $14.93
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Total Return, at Net Asset Value 2 1.28% (22.18)% (20.33)%
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Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) $13,561 $11,833 $3,102
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Average net assets (in thousands) $11,566 $ 9,195 $1,152
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Ratios to average net assets: 3
Net investment income 0.64% 0.19% 0.18%
Expenses, gross 1.95% 1.80% 1.74%
Expenses, net 1.82% 4,5 1.72% 4,5 1.74% 4,6
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Portfolio turnover rate 28% 46% 33%
1. For the period from March 1, 2001 (inception of offering) to November 30,
2001.
2. Assumes an investment on the business day before the first day of the fiscal
period (or inception of offering), 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 of less than one full year.
3. Annualized for periods of less than one full year.
4. Reduction to custodian expenses less than 0.01%.
5. Net of voluntary waiver of transfer agent fees.
6. Voluntary waiver of transfer agent fees less than 0.01%.
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited
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1. Significant Accounting Policies
Oppenheimer International Growth 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 long-term
capital appreciation. The Fund's investment advisor is OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
(the Manager).
The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Class N 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. All classes of
shares have identical rights and voting privileges. Earnings, net assets and
net asset value per share may differ by minor amounts due to each class having
its own expenses directly attributable to that class. Classes A, B, C and N
have separate distribution and/or service plans. Class B shares will
automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the date of purchase.
The Fund assesses a 2% fee on the proceeds of fund shares that are redeemed
(either by selling or exchanging to another Oppenheimer fund) within 30 days of
their purchase. The fee, which is retained by the Fund, is accounted for as an
addition to paid-in capital.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund.
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Securities Valuation. Securities listed or traded on National Stock Exchanges
or other domestic or foreign exchanges 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. 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
(including restricted securities) for which quotations are not readily
available are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations, a portfolio
pricing service authorized by the Board of Trustees, or at their fair value.
Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures
under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. Short-term "money market type"
debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued at
amortized cost (which approximates market value).
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Foreign Currency Translation. The accounting records of the Fund are maintained
in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are
translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange. Amounts related
to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are
translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such
transactions.
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.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
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1. Significant Accounting Policies Continued
Joint Repurchase Agreements. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds of the
Manager, may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
repurchase agreement accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements, secured by U.S. government securities. Securities
pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank
until the agreements mature. Each agreement 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
of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
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Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains and Losses. Income, expenses (other than
those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated daily
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.
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Federal Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to comply with provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute all of its 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.
As of May 31, 2003, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes
an estimated unused capital loss carryforward of $350,827,007. This estimated
capital loss carryforward represents the carryforward as of the end of the last
fiscal year, increased for losses deferred under tax accounting rules for the
current fiscal year and is increased or decreased by capital losses or gains
realized in the first six months of the current fiscal year. During the six
months ended May 31, 2003, the Fund did not use carryforward to offset capital
gains realized. During the year ended November 30, 2002, the Fund did not use
carryforward to offset capital gains realized.
As of November 30, 2002, the Fund had available for federal income tax purposes
unused capital loss carryforwards as follows:
Expiring
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2009 $ 80,843,212
2010 110,808,862
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Total $191,652,074
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Trustees' Compensation. The Fund has adopted an unfunded retirement plan for
the Fund's independent trustees. Benefits are based on years of service and
fees paid to each trustee during the years of service. During the six months
ended May 31, 2003, the Fund's projected benefit obligations were increased by
$7,092 and payments of $5,518 were made to retired trustees, resulting in an
accumulated liability of $147,393 as of May 31, 2003.
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The Board of Trustees has adopted a deferred compensation 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. Under the plan, the compensation deferred is invested by the Fund in the
fund(s) selected by the trustee. 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.
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Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to
shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations,
are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
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Classification of Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Net investment
income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement
and tax purposes primarily because of the recognition of certain foreign
currency gains (losses) as ordinary income (loss) for 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.
The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended May 31,
2003 and the year ended November 30, 2002 was as follows:
Six Months Ended Year Ended
May 31, 2003 November 30, 2002
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Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income $4,267,442 $1,583,519
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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, which includes accretion of discount and
amortization of premium, is accrued as earned.
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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.
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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 income and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
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2. Shares of Beneficial Interest
The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of no par value shares of
beneficial interest of each class. Transactions in shares of beneficial
interest were as follows:
Six Months Ended May 31, 2003 Year Ended November 30, 2002
Shares Amount Shares Amount
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Class A
Sold 22,776,319 $ 234,618,552 33,647,674 $ 459,353,682
Dividends and/or
distributions reinvested 273,353 2,963,154 72,548 1,078,074
Redeemed (21,762,607) (225,686,400) (38,737,554) (491,702,887)
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Net increase (decrease) 1,287,065 $ 11,895,306 (5,017,332) $ (31,271,131)
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Class B
Sold 1,209,975 $ 12,232,329 3,357,028 $ 43,682,417
Dividends and/or
distributions reinvested 32,768 341,309 -- --
Redeemed (2,851,334) (28,392,671) (4,887,846) (63,365,334)
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Net decrease (1,608,591) $ (15,819,033) (1,530,818) $ (19,682,917)
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Class C
Sold 1,972,068 $ 19,786,575 3,445,371 $ 45,475,541
Dividends and/or
distributions reinvested 21,255 221,691 -- --
Redeemed (2,209,970) (21,872,220) (3,342,511) (43,227,893)
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Net increase (decrease) (216,647) $ (1,863,954) 102,860 $ 2,247,648
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Class N
Sold 860,278 $ 9,233,865 5,337,188 $ 69,369,904
Dividends and/or
distributions reinvested 12,795 137,297 1,499 22,157
Redeemed (723,608) (7,863,184) (4,521,688) (58,894,311)
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Net increase 149,465 $ 1,507,978 816,999 $ 10,497,750
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3. Purchases and Sales of Securities
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other
than short-term obligations, for the six months ended May 31, 2003, were
$155,578,728 and $168,656,737, respectively.
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4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees. Management fees paid to the Manager were in accordance with
the investment advisory agreement with the Fund which provides for a fee at an
annual rate of 0.80% of the first $250 million of average annual net assets of
the Fund, 0.77% of the next $250 million, 0.75% of the next $500 million, 0.69%
of the next $1 billion, and 0.67% of average annual net assets in excess of $2
billion.
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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 $19.75 per account fee.
OFS has voluntarily agreed to limit transfer and shareholder servicing agent
fees for all classes, up to an annual rate of 0.35% of average net assets per
class. This undertaking may be amended or withdrawn at any time.
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Distribution and Service Plan (12b-1) Fees. Under its General Distributor's
Agreement with the Manager, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. (the
Distributor) acts as the Fund's principal underwriter in the continuous public
offering of the different classes of shares of the Fund.
The compensation paid to (or retained by) the Distributor from the sale of
shares or on the redemption of shares is shown in the table below for the
period indicated.
Aggregate Class A Concessions Concessions Concessions Concessions
Front-End Front-End on Class A on Class B on Class C on Class N
Sales Charges Sales Charges Shares Shares Shares Shares
Six Months on Class A Retained by Advanced by Advanced by Advanced by Advanced by
Ended Shares Distributor Distributor 1 Distributor 1 Distributor 1 Distributor 1
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May 31, 2003 $656,494 $82,514 $421,145 $270,071 $72,281 $23,845
1. The Distributor advances concession payments to dealers 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.
Class A Class B Class C Class N
Contingent Contingent Contingent Contingent
Deferred Deferred Deferred Deferred
Sales Charges Sales Charges Sales Charges Sales Charges
Retained by Retained by Retained by Retained by
Six Months Ended Distributor Distributor Distributor Distributor
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May 31, 2003 $48,490 $242,311 $82,232 $19,631
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Service Plan for Class A Shares. The Fund has adopted a Service Plan for Class
A Shares. It reimburses the Distributor for a portion of its costs incurred for
services provided to accounts that hold Class A shares. Reimbursement is made
quarterly at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average annual net assets of
Class A shares of the Fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2003, payments
under the Class A Plan totaled $389,897, all of which were paid by the
Distributor to recipients, and included $16,654 paid to an affiliate of the
Manager. Any unreimbursed expenses the Distributor incurs with respect to Class
A shares in any fiscal year cannot be recovered in subsequent years.
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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. Under the
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
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4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates Continued
plans, the Fund pays the Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of
0.75% per year on Class B shares and on Class C shares and the Fund pays the
Distributor an annual asset-based sales charge of 0.25% per year on Class N
shares. The Distributor also receives a service fee of 0.25% per year under
each plan.
Distribution fees paid to the Distributor for the six months ended May 31,
2003, were as follows:
Distributor's
Distributor's Aggregate
Aggregate Unreimbursed
Unreimbursed Expenses as %
Total Payments Amount Retained Expenses of Net Assets
Under Plan by Distributor Under Plan of Class
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Class B Plan $691,256 $539,364 $5,087,608 3.52%
Class C Plan 395,381 96,455 2,347,791 2.68
Class N Plan 28,826 24,793 177,150 1.31
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5. Foreign Currency Contracts
A foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign
currency at a future date, at a negotiated rate. The Fund may enter into
foreign currency contracts for operational purposes and to seek to protect
against adverse exchange rate fluctuations. Risks to the Fund include the
potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.
The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual
commitments held by the Fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or
depreciation are determined using foreign currency exchange rates as provided
by a reliable bank, dealer or pricing service. Unrealized appreciation and
depreciation on foreign currency contracts are reported in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities as a receivable or payable and in the Statement of
Operations with the change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation.
The Fund may realize a gain or loss upon the closing or settlement of the
foreign currency transactions. Such realized gains and losses are reported with
all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Statement of Operations.
As of May 31, 2003, the Fund had outstanding foreign currency contracts as
follows:
Contract
Expiration Amount Valuation as of Unrealized Unrealized
Contract Description Dates (000s) May 31, 2003 Appreciation Depreciation
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Contracts to Purchase
Euro [EUR] 6/2/03 215EUR $ 253,086 $ -- $ 1,625
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Contracts to Sell
Euro [EUR] 6/2/03 129EUR 152,118 -- 83
Swiss Franc [CHF] 6/2/03 2,017CHF 1,548,840 3,158 --
Japanese Yen [JPY] 6/2/03 33,728JPY 281,993 2,109 --
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5,267 83
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Total Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation $5,267 $1,708
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6. Illiquid or Restricted Securities
As of May 31, 2003, investments in securities included issues that are illiquid
or restricted. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement
transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have
contractual restrictions on resale, and are valued under methods approved by
the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value. A security may also be
considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if its valuation
has not changed for a certain period of time. The Fund intends to invest no
more than 10% of its net assets (determined at the time of purchase and
reviewed periodically) in illiquid or restricted securities. Certain restricted
securities, eligible for resale to qualified institutional investors, are not
subject to that limitation. The aggregate value of illiquid or restricted
securities subject to this limitation as of May 31, 2003 was $14,866,832, which
represents 2.40% of the Fund's net assets, of which $11,426,298 is considered
restricted. Information concerning restricted securities is as follows:
Unrealized
Acquisition Valuation as of Appreciation
Security Dates Cost May 31, 2003 (Depreciation)
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Stocks and/or Warrants
Art Advanced Research Technologies, Inc. 6/19/01 $7,500,000 $2,491,826 $(5,008,174)
Ceres Group, Inc., Series C Wts., Exp.
8/28/06 10/25/01 -- -- --
Ceres Group, Inc., Series D Wts., Exp.
12/31/30 10/4/01 -- -- --
Ceres, Inc., $4.00 Cv., Series C-1 2/6/01 178,060 289,348 111,288
Ceres, Inc., Cv., Series C 1/6/99 2,400,000 3,900,000 1,500,000
Ceres, Inc., Cv., Series D 3/15/01 2,508,000 2,717,000 209,000
Marshall Edwards, Inc., Wts., Exp.
11/30/03 7/22/02 -- 799,351 799,351
Oxagen Ltd., Cv. 12/20/00 2,210,700 1,228,773 (981,927)
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7. Borrowing and Lending Arrangements
Interfund Borrowing and Lending Arrangements. Commencing November 12, 2002, the
Fund entered into an "interfund borrowing and lending arrangement" with other
funds in the Oppenheimer funds complex, to allow funds to borrow for liquidity
purposes. The arrangement was initiated pursuant to exemptive relief granted by
the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow these affiliated funds to lend
money to, and borrow money from, each other, in an attempt to reduce borrowing
costs below those of bank loan facilities. Under the arrangement the Fund may
lend money to other Oppenheimer funds and may borrow from other Oppenheimer
funds at a rate set by the Fund's Board of Trustees, based upon a recommendation
by the investment manager. The Fund's borrowings, if any, are subject to asset
coverage requirements under the Investment Company Act and the provisions of the
SEC order and other applicable regulations. If the Fund borrows money, there is
a risk that the loan could be called on
25 | OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unaudited / Continued
7. Borrowing and Lending Arrangements Continued
one day's notice, in which case the Fund might have to borrow from a bank at
higher rates if a loan were not available from another Oppenheimer fund. If the
Fund lends money to another fund, it will be subject to the risk that the other
fund might not repay the loan in a timely manner, or at all.
The Fund had no interfund borrowings or loans outstanding during the six
months ended or at May 31, 2003.
26 | OPPENHEIMER INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS - NOT REQUIRED
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT - NOT REQUIRED
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES - NOT REQUIRED
ITEM 5. RESERVED
ITEM 6. RESERVED
ITEM 7. NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 8. RESERVED
ITEM 9. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Based on their evaluation of registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(c)) as of May 31, 2003, registrant's
principal executive officer and principal financial officer found
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures to be appropriately
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
registrant in the reports that it files under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (a) is accumulated and communicated to registrant's
management, including its principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure, and (b) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported,
within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b) There have been no significant changes in registrant's internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
registrant's internal controls subsequent to the date of the most
recent evaluation as indicated, including no significant deficiencies
or material weaknesses that required corrective action.
ITEM 10. EXHIBITS ATTACHED HERETO. (ATTACH CERTIFICATIONS AS EXHIBITS)