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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS, A PGIM BUSINESS   |   MUTUAL FUNDS
Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund
PROSPECTUS June 21, 2016  
As with all mutual funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the Fund's shares, nor has the SEC determined that this prospectus is complete or accurate. It is a criminal offense to state otherwise.
Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), member SIPC. Prudential Fixed Income is a unit of PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), a registered investment adviser. PIMS and PGIM are Prudential Financial companies. © 2016 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. The Prudential logo and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
Objective
Primary objective is to maximize current income. Secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation when consistent with primary objective.
PRUDENTIAL FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
A: FRFAX C: FRFCX Q: PFRIX Z: FRFZX    
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Table of Contents
3 FUND SUMMARY
3 INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
3 FUND FEES AND EXPENSES
4 INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
7 MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
7 BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
8 TAX INFORMATION
8 PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIaries
9 MORE ABOUT THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL AND NON-PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
9 INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
12 RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
17 HOW THE FUND IS MANAGED
17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
17 MANAGER
18 INVESTMENT SUBADVISER
18 PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
20 DISTRIBUTOR
20 DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
21 FUND DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX ISSUES
21 DISTRIBUTIONS
22 TAX ISSUES
23 IF YOU SELL OR EXCHANGE YOUR SHARES
24 HOW TO BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE FUND SHARES
24 HOW TO BUY SHARES
34 HOW TO SELL YOUR SHARES
37 HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR SHARES
40 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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FUND SUMMARY
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
The primary investment objective of the Fund is to maximize current income . Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective , but only when consistent with the Fund's primary investment objective of seeking to maximize current income.
FUND FEES AND EXPENSES
The tables below describe the sales charges, fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and an eligible group of related investors purchase, or agree to purchase in the future, $100,000 or more in shares of the Fund or other funds in the Prudential Investments family of funds. More information about these discounts is available from your financial professional and is explained in Reducing or Waiving Class A's and Class C’s Sales Charges on page 26 of the Fund's Prospectus and in Rights of Accumulation on page 47 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
  Class A Class C Class Q Class Z
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 3.25% None None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or net asset value at redemption) 1.00% 1.00% None None
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends and other distributions None None None None
Redemption fee None None None None
Exchange fee None None None None
Maximum account fee (accounts under $10,000) $15 $15 None None
    
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
  Class A Class C Class Q Class Z
Management fees .70% .70% .70% .70%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees .25% 1.00% None None
+ Other expenses .39% .39% .29% .39%
= Total annual Fund operating expenses 1.34% 2.09% .99% 1.09%
– Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (.29)% (.29)% (.19)% (.29)%
= Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (1) 1.05% 1.80% .80% .80%
(1) The manager has contractually agreed through June 30, 2017 to limit net annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, taxes, interest and brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses) of each class of shares to 0.80% of the Fund's average daily net assets. This waiver may not be terminated prior to June 30, 2017 without the prior approval of the Fund’s Board of Directors.
Example. The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then, except as indicated, redeem all your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same (except that fee waivers or reimbursements, if any, are only reflected in the 1-Year figures) and that all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
  If Shares Are Redeemed If Shares Are Not Redeemed
Share Class 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
Class A $429 $708 $1,008 $1.861 $429 $708 $1,008 $1,861
Class C $283 $627 $1,097 $2,398 $183 $627 $1,097 $2,398
Class Q $82 $296 $529 $1,196 $82 $296 $529 $1,196
Class Z $82 $318 $573 $1,303 $82 $318 $573 $1,303
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Portfolio Turnover. The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the Fund's most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 55% of the average value of its portfolio.
INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE
Principal Investment Strategies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities. Floating rate loans are debt obligations that have interest rates which adjust or “float” periodically (normally on a monthly or quarterly basis) based on a generally recognized base rate such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate offered by one or more major US banks.
Most floating rate loans are senior in rank (“senior loans”) in the event of bankruptcy to most other securities of the issuer, such as common stock or publicly-issued bonds. Floating rate loans are often secured by specific collateral of the issuer so that holders of the loans will have a priority claim on those assets in the event of default or bankruptcy of the issuer. Floating rate loans are often structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as agent for the holders of the loan. Loans can be acquired directly through the agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder's portion of the loan.
The Fund has no requirement as to the maturity or quality of the debt instruments it may buy, or as to the market capitalization of those instruments. The Fund may invest primarily in senior loans that are rated below investment grade or unrated senior loans of comparable quality at the time of purchase as determined by the Fund’s subadviser. Instruments rated below investment grade are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.” A description of security ratings is provided in an Appendix to the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans that are not secured by any specific collateral. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in senior loans made to foreign-domiciled borrowers and other foreign securities, including securities of issuers located in emerging market countries, which may be denominated in US dollars or non-US currencies.
Principal Risks. All investments have risks to some degree. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.
Risks of Investments in Loans. The Fund's ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignment or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund's access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value loans or sell loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund's ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in the Prospectus. In some instances, loans and loan participations are not rated by independent credit rating agencies; in such instances, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the investment subadviser's credit analysis of the borrower, or in the case of
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a loan participation, of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-US issuers, the risks of investing in non-US issuers are applicable. Loans may not be considered to be “securities” and as a result may not benefit from the protections of the federal securities laws, including anti-fraud protections and those with respect to the use of material non-public information, so that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not have the benefit of these protections.
Management Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.
Bond Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed-income obligations also may be subject to “ call and redemption risk ,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.
Junk Bonds Risk. High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market's psychology.
Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.
Market Risk. Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations 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 obligations 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 .” The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk since the US Federal Reserve Board has ended its quantitative easing program and may continue to raise rates. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.
Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.
Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that the Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell
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the instrument at all. The reduction in dealer market-making capacity in the fixed-income markets that has occurred in recent years also has the potential to reduce liquidity. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.
Loan Liquidity Risk. The Fund’s investments in loans may subject it to additional liquidity risks. Loans generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual loans. For example, if the credit quality of a loan unexpectedly declines significantly, secondary market trading in that loan can also decline for a period of time. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a loan can be more difficult and buying and selling a loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a loan can result in a loss. Certain of the Fund’s assets may be invested in assets that are considerably less liquid than debt instruments traded on national exchanges. Market quotations for such assets may be volatile and/or subject to large spreads between bid and ask prices. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in this Prospectus. To the extent the extended loan settlement process gives rise to short-term liquidity needs, such as the need to satisfy redemption requests, the Fund may hold cash, sell investments or temporarily borrow from banks or other lenders.
Market Events Risk. Events in the financial markets have resulted in, and may continue to result in, an unusually high degree of volatility, both in non-US and US markets. This market volatility, in addition to reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets, may adversely affect issuers worldwide. Furthermore, the impact of policy and legislative changes in the US and other countries may not be fully known for some time. This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the subadviser.
Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
More information about the risks of investing in the Fund appears in the section of the Prospectus entitled “More Information About the Fund’s Principal and Non-Principal Investment Strategies, Investments and Risks.”
Performance. The following bar chart shows the Fund's performance for Class A shares for each full calendar year of operations or for the last 10 calendar years, whichever is shorter. The following table shows the average annual returns of each of the Fund’s share classes and also compares the Fund’s performance with the average annual total returns of an index or other benchmark and a group of similar mutual funds. The bar chart and table demonstrate the risk of investing in the Fund by showing how returns can change from year to year.
Past performance (before and after taxes) does not mean that the Fund will achieve similar results in the future. Updated Fund performance information is available online at www.prudentialfunds.com.
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Best Quarter: Worst Quarter:
3.62% 1 st Quarter 2012 -1.76% 4 th Quarter 2015
  
1 These annual total returns do not include sales charges. If the sales charges were included, the annual total returns would be lower than those shown. Without the contractual expense limitation in effect through June 30, 2017, the annual returns would have been lower as well. The return for the period from January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016 was 1.59%.
Average Annual Total Returns % (including sales charges) (as of 12-31-15)      
Return Before Taxes One Year Five Years Ten Years Since Inception
Class C shares -1.43% N/A N/A 2.31% (3-30-11)
Class Q shares N/A N/A N/A N/A
Class Z shares 0.75% N/A N/A 3.38% (3-30-11)
    
Class A Shares % (including sales charges)        
Return Before Taxes -2.88% N/A N/A 2.37% (3-30-11)
Return After Taxes on Distributions -4.38% N/A N/A 0.72% (3-30-11)
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares -1.62% N/A N/A 1.13% (3-30-11)
° After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for the indicated share class. After-tax returns for other classes will vary due to differing sales charges and expenses.
Index % (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)        
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index -0.38% N/A N/A 3.39% (3-30-11)
    
Lipper Average % (reflects no deduction for sales charges or taxes)        
Lipper Loan Participation Funds Average -1.24% N/A N/A 2.54% (3-30-11)
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
Investment Manager Subadviser Portfolio Managers Title Service Date
Prudential Investments LLC Prudential Fixed Income Robert Cignarella, CFA Managing Director March 2014
    Joe Lemanowicz Managing Director March 2011
    Brian Juliano Principal March 2011
BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
  Minimum Initial Investment Minimum Subsequent Investment
Fund shares (most cases) $2,500 $100
Retirement accounts and custodial accounts for minors $1,000 $100
Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) $50 $50
You can purchase or redeem shares on any business day that the Fund is open through the Fund's transfer agent or through servicing agents, including brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries appointed by the distributor to receive purchase and redemption orders. Current shareholders may also purchase or redeem shares through the Fund's website or by calling (800) 225-1852.
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TAX INFORMATION
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes. The Fund's dividends and distributions are taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account. Such tax-deferred arrangements may be taxed later upon withdrawal of monies from those arrangements.
PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIaries
If you purchase Fund shares through a financial intermediary such as a broker-dealer, bank, retirement recordkeeper or other financial services firm, the Fund or its affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and/or for services to shareholders. This may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary or its representatives to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial intermediary or representative or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
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MORE ABOUT THE FUND’S PRINCIPAL AND NON-PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, INVESTMENTS AND RISKS
INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
The Fund's primary investment objective is to maximize current income . As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation, but only when consistent with the Fund's primary investment objective of seeking to maximize current income.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities. Floating rate loans and other floating rate debt obligations have interest rates which adjust or “float” periodically (normally on a monthly or quarterly basis) based on a generally recognized base rate such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or the prime rate offered by one or more major US banks. Floating rate loans (often referred to as “bank loans”) are arranged through private negotiations between a corporation or other institution that is the borrower and one or more financial institutions that are the lenders.
Most floating rate loans are senior in rank (“senior loans”) in the event of bankruptcy to most other securities of the issuer, such as common stock or publicly-issued bonds. Floating rate loans are often secured by specific collateral of the issuer so that holders of the loans will have a priority claim on those assets in the event of default or bankruptcy of the issuer. Floating rate loans are often structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as agent for the holders of the loan. Loans can be acquired directly through the agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder's portion of the loan. Participations and assignments involve special types of risk, including credit risk and liquidity risk.
The Fund has no requirements as to the maturity or quality of the debt instruments it may buy, or as to market capitalization of the issuers of those instruments. The Fund may invest primarily in senior loans that are rated below investment grade or unrated senior loans of comparable quality at the time of purchase as determined by the subadviser. Instruments rated below investment grade are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.” In the event that a security receives different ratings from different nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs), the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from an NRSRO. A description of security ratings is an appendix to the Fund’s SAI.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans that are not secured by any specific collateral.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its investable assets in other types of debt securities, equity and equity-related securities (principally preferred stocks and convertible securities), and money market instruments.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in senior loans made to foreign-domiciled borrowers and other foreign securities, including securities of issuers located in emerging market countries, which may be denominated in US dollars or currencies other than the US dollar.
The Fund may invest in derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options and swaps, to try to enhance return or to try to reduce (“hedge”) investment risks. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Fund's investment subadviser, described below, will evaluate overall investment opportunities and risks among the types of investments the Fund may hold.
The Fund’s investment objectives are not fundamental policies, and therefore may be changed by the Board of Directors (the Board) without shareholder approval.
The Fund’s 80% investment policy may be changed by the Board upon 60 days’ prior notice to shareholders.
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Money Market Instruments
The Fund may hold cash and/or invest in money market instruments, including commercial paper of a US or non-US company, non-US government securities, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, time deposits of domestic and non-US banks, and obligations issued or guaranteed by the US Government or its agencies or instrumentalities. These obligations may be US dollar-denominated or denominated in a non-US currency. Money market instruments typically have a maturity of one year or less as measured from the date of purchase.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, where a party agrees to sell a security to the Fund and then repurchases it at an agreed-upon price at a stated time. This creates a fixed return for the Fund, and is, in effect, a loan by the Fund. Repurchase agreements are used for cash management purposes only.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Dollar Rolls
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements, which involve the sale of a portfolio security by the Fund coupled with an agreement to repurchase the security, as well as dollar rolls in which the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a substantially similar security at a future date. Either strategy involves leverage and may magnify underlying investment gains or losses.
Temporary Defensive Investments
In response to adverse market, economic or political conditions, the Fund may take a temporary defensive position and invest up to 100% of its assets in money market instruments, including short-term obligations of, or securities guaranteed by, the US Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, or in high-quality obligations of domestic or non-US banks and corporations, and may hold up to 100% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents. Investing heavily in these securities is inconsistent with and limits the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective, but may help to preserve the Fund's assets.
When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Securities
The Fund may purchase securities, including money market obligations, bonds or other obligations, on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitment basis. When the Fund makes this type of purchase, the price and interest rate are fixed at the time of purchase, but delivery and payment for the obligations take place at a later time. The Fund does not earn interest income until the date the obligations are expected to be delivered. These types of investments potentially leverage the Fund, which could magnify losses. The Fund will segregate liquid assets, marked-to-market daily, with a value equal to any such investments. Segregating assets may cause the Fund to forgo making other potentially favorable investments.
Derivative Strategies
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value depends upon, or is derived from, the value of something else, such as one or more underlying investments, indexes or currencies. We may use various derivative strategies to try to improve the Fund's returns. We may also use hedging techniques to try to protect the Fund's assets. With derivatives, we try to predict if the underlying investment—a security, market index, currency, interest rate or some other benchmark—will go up or down at some future date. We will consider other factors (such as cost) in deciding whether to employ any particular strategy or technique, or use any particular instrument. Derivatives may be traded on organized exchanges, or in individually negotiated transactions with other parties (these are known as “over-the-counter” derivatives). When the Fund uses derivative strategies, the Fund designates certain assets as segregated or otherwise covers its exposure, as required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Fund has the flexibility to make use of derivatives, it may choose not to for a variety of reasons, even under very volatile market conditions. We cannot guarantee that these strategies and techniques will work, that the instruments necessary to implement these strategies and techniques will be available, or that the Fund will not lose money.
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Recent legislation both in the United States and in Europe calls for new regulation of the derivatives markets, and in December 2015 the SEC proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by mutual funds. Additional regulation of derivatives may make them more costly, may limit their availability, or may otherwise adversely affect their value or performance, which could require changes to the Fund’s use of derivatives.
Futures Contracts and Related Options . The Fund may purchase and sell financial futures contracts and related options on financial futures. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a set quantity of an underlying asset at a future date, or to make or receive a cash payment based on the value of a securities index, or some other asset, at a stipulated future date. The terms of futures contracts are standardized. In the case of a financial futures contract based upon a broad index, there is no delivery of the securities comprising the underlying index, margin is uniform, a clearing corporation or an exchange is the counterparty and the Fund makes daily margin payments based on price movements in the index. An option gives the purchaser the right to buy or sell securities or currencies, or in the case of an option on a futures contract, the right to buy or sell a futures contract in exchange for a premium.
Swap Transactions. The Fund may enter into swap transactions. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods typically ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. There are various types of swaps, including but not limited to credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and index swaps.
Swap Options. The Fund may enter into swap options. A swap option is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement, at some designated future time on specified terms.
Options on Securities and Financial Indexes. The Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on securities and financial indexes traded on US or foreign securities exchanges, on NASDAQ or in the over-the-counter market. An option gives the purchaser the right to buy or sell securities in exchange for a premium. The Fund will sell only options that are secured either by the Fund's ownership of the underlying security or by cash or other liquid assets held in a segregated account with the Fund’s custodian.
Short Sales
The Fund may make short sales of a security. This means that the Fund may sell a security that it does not own, which it may do, for example, when the investment subadviser thinks the value of the security will decline. The Fund generally borrows the security to deliver to the buyers in a short sale. The Fund must then replace the borrowed security by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement. The Fund may make short sales “against the box.” In a short sale against the box, at the time of sale, the Fund owns or has the right to acquire the identical security at no additional cost through conversion or exchange of other securities it owns.
Portfolio Turnover
As a result of the investment policies described above, the Fund may engage in a substantial number of portfolio transactions. The portfolio turnover rate is generally the percentage computed by dividing the lesser of portfolio purchases or sales (excluding all securities, including options, whose maturity or expiration date at acquisition was one year or less) by the monthly average value of the portfolio. High portfolio turnover (100% or more) involves correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which are borne directly by the Fund. In addition, high portfolio turnover may also mean that a proportionately greater amount of distributions to shareholders will be taxed as ordinary income rather than long-term capital gains compared to investment companies with lower portfolio turnover.
Investments in Affiliated Funds
The Fund may invest its assets in affiliated short-term bond funds and/or affiliated or unaffiliated money market funds. The affiliated funds are registered investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). The Fund can invest its free cash balances in the affiliated funds to obtain income on short-term cash balances while
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awaiting attractive investment opportunities, to provide liquidity in preparation for anticipated redemptions or for defensive purposes. Such an investment could also allow the Fund to obtain the benefits of a more diversified portfolio available in the affiliated funds than might otherwise be available through direct investments in those asset classes, and will subject the Fund to the risks associated with the particular asset class. As a shareholder in the affiliated funds, the Fund will pay its proportional share of the expenses of the affiliated funds, but the affiliated funds do not pay a management fee to the investment manager, since the investment manager only receives reimbursement for its expenses. Thus, shareholders of the Fund are not paying management fees for the Fund and the affiliated funds. The investment results of the portions of the Fund’s assets invested in the affiliated funds will be based on the investment results of the affiliated funds.
Other Investments
In addition to the strategies and securities discussed above, the Fund may use other strategies or invest in other types of securities as described in the SAI. The Fund might not use all of the strategies or invest in all of the types of securities as described in the Prospectus or in the SAI.
RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
Risks of Investments in Loans. The Fund's ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignment or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund's access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value loans or sell loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund's ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in this Prospectus. In some instances, loans and loan participations are not rated by independent credit rating agencies; in such instances, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the investment subadviser's credit analysis of the borrower, or in the case of a loan participation, of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-US issuers, the risks of investing in non-US issuers are applicable. Loans may not be considered to be “securities” and as a result may not benefit from the protections of the federal securities laws, including anti-fraud protections and those with respect to the use of material non-public information, so that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not have the benefit of these protections. If the Fund is in possession of material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its investment in such borrower’s loan, the Fund may not be able to enter into a transaction with respect to a publicly-traded security of the borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so.
Management Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.
Bond Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed-income obligations also may be subject to “ call and redemption risk ,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may lose income.
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Junk Bonds Risk. High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market's psychology.
Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.
Market Risk. Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.
Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations 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 obligations 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 .” The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk since the US Federal Reserve Board has ended its quantitative easing program and may continue to raise rates. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.
Prepayment Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk. If these securities are prepaid, the Fund may have to replace them with lower-yielding securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are generally more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates than other mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities are usually not collateralized. If the issuer of a non-collateralized debt security defaults on the obligation, there is no collateral that the security holder may sell to satisfy the debt.
Extension Risk. When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the Fund’s share price to be more volatile.
Equity and Equity-Related Securities Risks. The value of a particular security could go down and you could lose money. In addition to an individual security losing value, the value of the equity markets or a sector in which the Fund invests could go down. The Fund's holdings can vary significantly from broad market indexes and the performance of the Fund can deviate from the performance of these indexes. Different parts of a market can react differently to adverse issuer, market, regulatory, political and economic developments.
Convertible Securities Risk. Investments in convertible securities subject the Fund to the risks associated with both fixed-income securities, including credit risk and interest rate risk, and equity securities.
Preferred Securities Risk. Preferred stock can experience sharp declines in value over short or extended periods of time, regardless of the success or failure of a company’s operations. As with call provisions, a redemption by the issuer may negatively impact the return of the security held by the Fund. Preferred stockholders’ liquidation rights are subordinate to the company’s debt holders and creditors. If interest rates rise, the fixed dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive and the price of preferred stocks may decline. Preferred stock usually does not require the issuer to pay dividends and may permit the issuer to defer dividend payments. Deferred dividend payments could have
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adverse tax consequences for the Fund and may cause the preferred security to lose substantial value. Preferred securities also may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as common stock or US Government securities.
Foreign Securities Risk. The Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Fund may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than US markets. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities.
Money Market Instruments Risk. Although money market instruments are generally viewed as low risk investments, money market instruments are nevertheless subject to credit risk, market risk, prepayment risk and interest rate risk.
Derivatives Risk. Derivatives are financial instruments whose value depends upon, or is derived from, the value of something else, such as one or more underlying investments, indexes or currencies. Derivatives may be traded on organized exchanges, or in individually negotiated transactions with other parties (these are known as “over-the-counter” derivatives). The Fund will use derivatives both for hedging purposes (to seek to reduce risk) and for non-hedging purposes (to seek to increase return consistent with the Fund's investment objective). Although the Fund has the flexibility to make use of derivatives, it may choose not to for a variety of reasons, even under very volatile market conditions.
Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to the Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, the Fund will depend on the investment subadviser's ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. The Fund's use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders.
Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for the Fund's derivatives positions at any time. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund.
The US government and foreign governments are in the process of adopting and implementing regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, otherwise adversely affect their performance and/or disrupt markets. In December 2015, the SEC proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by regulated investment companies. If adopted as proposed, the rule would require changes to the Fund’s use of derivatives.
Repurchase Agreements Risk. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the seller, including losses and possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. To the extent that, in the meantime, the value of the securities that the Fund has purchased has decreased, the Fund could experience a loss.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage, which may exaggerate the increase or decrease of the value of the Fund’s assets during the term of the agreement.
Dollar Rolls Risk. Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Fund is committed to buy may decline below the price of the securities the Fund has sold. These transactions may involve leverage.
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When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Transactions Risk. When-issued and delayed delivery securities involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation. If this occurs, the Fund may lose both the investment opportunity for the assets it set aside to pay for the security and any gain in the security’s price.
Short Sales Risk. Short sales involve costs and risks. The Fund must pay the lender interest on the security it borrows, and the Fund will lose money to the extent that the price of the security increases between the time of the short sale and the date when the Fund replaces the borrowed security. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the price at which it sold the securities short, its potential loss is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the securities, less the price at which the security was sold and may, theoretically, be unlimited. When selling short against the box, the Fund gives up the opportunity for capital appreciation in the security.
Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that the Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. The reduction in dealer market-making capacity in the fixed-income markets that has occurred in recent years also has the potential to reduce liquidity. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.
Loan Liquidity Risk. The Fund’s investments in loans may subject it to additional liquidity risks. Loans generally are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. The liquidity of loans, including the volume and frequency of secondary market trading in such loans, varies significantly over time and among individual loans. For example, if the credit quality of a loan unexpectedly declines significantly, secondary market trading in that loan can also decline for a period of time. During periods of infrequent trading, valuing a loan can be more difficult and buying and selling a loan at an acceptable price can be more difficult and delayed. Difficulty in selling a loan can result in a loss. Certain of the Fund’s assets may be invested in assets that are considerably less liquid than debt instruments traded on national exchanges. Market quotations for such assets may be volatile and/or subject to large spreads between bid and ask prices. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in this Prospectus. To the extent the extended loan settlement process gives rise to short-term liquidity needs, such as the need to satisfy redemption requests, the Fund may hold cash, sell investments or temporarily borrow from banks or other lenders.
Portfolio Turnover Risk. The length of time the Fund has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. Under certain market conditions, the Fund’s turnover rate may be higher than that of other mutual funds. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to the Fund, including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities. These transactions may result in realization of taxable capital gains. The trading costs and tax effects associated with portfolio turnover may adversely affect the Fund’s investment performance.
Cash Management and Defensive Investing Risk. The value of the investments held by the Fund for cash management or defensive investing purposes can fluctuate. Like other fixed income securities, they are subject to risk, including market, interest rate and credit risk. If the Fund holds cash uninvested it will be subject to the credit risk of the depository institution holding the cash. If the Fund holds cash uninvested, the Fund will not earn income on the cash. If a significant amount of the Fund’s assets are used for cash management or defensive investing purposes, it may not achieve its investment objective.
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Market Events Risk. Events in the financial markets have resulted in, and may continue to result in, an unusually high degree of volatility, both in non-US and US markets. This market volatility, in addition to reduced liquidity in credit and fixed-income markets, may adversely affect issuers worldwide. Furthermore, the impact of policy and legislative changes in the US and other countries may not be fully known for some time. This environment could make identifying investment risks and opportunities especially difficult for the subadviser.
Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons. For example, expense ratios may be higher than those shown if average net assets decrease. Net assets are more likely to decrease and Fund expense ratios are more likely to increase when markets are volatile. Active and frequent trading of Fund securities can increase expenses.
Please note that, in addition to the risks discussed above, there are many other factors that may impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective and which could result in a loss of all or a part of your investment.
More information about the Fund’s investment strategies and risks appears in the SAI.
The table below summarizes the investment limits applicable to the Fund’s principal investment strategies and certain non-principal investment strategies.
Prinicipal & Non-Principal Strategies: Investment Limits
Floating rate loans: at least 80% of investable assets under normal market conditions
Senior loans rated below investment grade: the Fund may invest primarily in such loans
Senior loans not secured by specific collateral: up to 20% of total assets
Foreign securities, including senior loans to foreign-domiciled borrowers and securities of issuers located in emerging market countries, which may be denominated in US dollars or non-US currencies: up to 25% of total assets
Derivatives (including futures, options, options on futures, foreign currency forward contracts, and various types of swaps): up to 25% of total assets
Illiquid securities: up to 15% of net assets
Money market instruments: up to 100% of total assets on a temporary basis
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HOW THE FUND IS MANAGED
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Fund is overseen by a Board of Directors (hereafter referred to as Directors, or the Board). The Board oversees the actions of the Manager, investment subadviser and distributor and decides on general policies. The Board also oversees the Fund's officers, who conduct and supervise the daily business operations of the Fund.
MANAGER
Prudential Investments LLC (PI)
655 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102-4410
Under a management agreement with the Fund, PI manages the Fund's investment operations and administers its business affairs and is responsible for supervising the Fund's investment subadviser. For the fiscal year ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid PI management fees (net of waivers, as applicable) at the effective rate of 0.70% of the Fund's average daily net assets for all share classes.
PI and its predecessors have served as a manager or administrator to investment companies since 1987. As of February 29, 2016, PI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, served as the investment manager to all of the Prudential US and offshore open-end investment companies, and as the manager or administrator to closed-end investment companies, with aggregate assets of approximately $233.3 billion.
Subject to the supervision of the Board, PI is responsible for conducting the initial review of prospective investment subadvisers for the Fund. In evaluating a prospective investment subadviser, PI considers many factors, including the firm's experience, investment philosophy and historical performance. Subject to the Board’s oversight, PI is also responsible for monitoring the performance of the Fund's investment subadviser and recommending termination and replacement.
PI and the Fund operate under an exemptive order (the Order) from the SEC that generally permits PI to enter into or amend agreements with unaffiliated investment subadvisers and certain subadvisers that are affiliates of PI without obtaining shareholder approval. This authority is subject to certain conditions, including the requirement that the Board must approve any new or amended agreements with an investment subadviser. Shareholders of the Fund still have the right to terminate these agreements at any time by a vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund will notify shareholders of any new investment subadvisers engaged or material amendments to subadvisory agreements made pursuant to the Order. Any new subadvisory agreement or amendment to the Fund’s management agreement or current subadvisory agreement that directly or indirectly results in an increase in the aggregate management fee rate payable by the Fund will be submitted to the Fund’s shareholders for their approval.
A discussion of the basis for the Board's approvals of the management and subadvisory agreements is available in the Fund's Semi-Annual Report to shareholders dated August 31.
Legal Proceedings. On October 30, 2015, a lawsuit was filed against Prudential Investments LLC (“Defendant”) in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland bearing the caption North Valley GI Medical Group, et al. v. Prudential Investments LLC , No. 1:15-cv-03268, by North Valley GI Medical Group and certain other purported shareholders on behalf of six Prudential retail mutual funds: Prudential Jennison Growth Fund, Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Real Estate Fund, Prudential Jennison Equity Income Fund, Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc., and Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (collectively, the “Named Funds”). None of the Named Funds is a party to the lawsuit. Plaintiffs allege that Defendant violated Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) by receiving allegedly excessive investment advisory fees from each Named Fund and seek, among other things, a declaration that Defendant has violated Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act, rescission of the investment advisory agreements between Defendant and the Named Funds, an award of compensatory damages, including repayment to each Named Fund of all allegedly excessive investment advisory
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fees paid by such Fund from one year prior to the filing of the lawsuit through the date of trial of the action, plus purported lost investment returns on those amounts and interest thereon, and attorneys’ fees and costs. Defendant believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the action.
INVESTMENT SUBADVISER
PGIM, Inc. (PGIM, formerly Prudential Investment Management, Inc.) is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential Financial) that was organized in 1984. Its address is 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102. As of March 31, 2016, PGIM managed approximately $1.0 trillion in assets.
Prudential Fixed Income is the primary public fixed-income asset management unit of PGIM, with $621 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2016, and is the unit of PGIM that provides investment advisory services to the Fund.
Prudential Fixed Income is organized into groups specializing in different sectors of the fixed-income market: US and non-US government bonds, mortgages and asset-backed securities, US and non-US investment grade corporate bonds, high-yield bonds, emerging markets bonds, municipal bonds, and money market securities.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Robert Cignarella, CFA, is a Managing Director and Head of Prudential Fixed Income's Leveraged Finance Team, which includes the US and European High Yield Bond and Bank Loan sector teams. Previously, Mr. Cignarella was a managing director and co-head of high yield and bank loans at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He also held positions as a high yield portfolio manager and a high yield and investment grade credit analyst. Earlier, he was a financial analyst in the investment banking division of Salomon Brothers. Mr. Cignarella received an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a bachelor’s degree in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Joe Lemanowicz is a Managing Director and the Head of the US Bank Loan Sector Team for Prudential Fixed Income. Previously, Mr. Lemanowicz was the Head of the High Yield Credit Research Team, where he also covered the utility and commodity sectors. Earlier, Mr. Lemanowicz spent 14 years in Prudential Financial’s private placement group serving in a number of different investment origination and portfolio management units. He began his career with Prudential Financial in 1982 in the Comptroller’s Department. Mr. Lemanowicz received a BS in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Rutgers University.
Brian Juliano is a Principal for Prudential Fixed Income's Leveraged Finance Team and portfolio manager for the US Bank Loan Sector. He is also the co-Head of Prudential Fixed Income’s US CLO business, responsible for managing Prudential's investments in CLO tranches. Before joining the Bank Loan Team in 2003, Mr. Juliano was a CDO analyst and member of the CDO Business Team for Prudential Fixed Income, as well as a manager in financial analysis in Prudential Fixed Income’s Finance Group, where he was responsible for the finance function of various investment subsidiaries. Mr. Juliano joined Prudential Financial in 2000. Previously, he was a consultant at Deloitte & Touche, where he worked on investment strategy and tax compliance of high net worth individuals. Mr. Juliano received a BS in Finance and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from New York University.
Additional information about portfolio manager compensation, other accounts managed, and portfolio manager ownership of Fund securities may be found in the SAI.
Prior Historical Performance of Similarly Managed Accounts
Prudential Fixed Income (PFI) manages institutional accounts pursuant to an investment objective, strategy and policies substantially similar to the investment objective, strategy and policies of the Fund. The performance of these accounts is summarized in two groups of accounts.
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The first group of accounts is the Prudential Fixed Income US Senior Secured Loans (Unconstrained) Composite (the “Composite”) (inception date May 1, 2007). The second account is the Prudential Fixed Income Bank Loan Fund (the “Bank Loan Fund”) (inception date May 1, 2007), which is available for investment by institutional investors and which invests primarily in floating rate loans. The Composite includes the Bank Loan Fund and all discretionary portfolios managed by the subadviser whose investment strategy is to seek to maximize risk adjusted total returns versus an index through active security selection by investing primarily in US denominated floating rate loans. The Composite includes all accounts whose investment objective, strategy and policies are substantially similar to those of the Fund.
The investment performance of the Composite and the Bank Loan Fund is summarized below, and each is compared against the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index and the Morningstar Bank Loan Fund Category Average. The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index that represents the investable universe of the US-dollar-denominated leveraged loan market. An unmanaged index cannot be purchased directly by investors, and reflects no deductions for sales charges, fees, expenses or taxes.   The Morningstar Bank Loan Fund Category Average represents funds that invest primarily in floating rate bank loans, and is based on the average return of all mutual funds in the Morningstar Bank Loan Category. Returns do not include the effect of sales charges or taxes. In addition, the portfolio holdings of the Fund may differ from those of the accounts in the Composite and the Bank Loan Fund.
All Composite, Bank Loan Fund and benchmark returns shown below reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other earnings.  Gross returns do not reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees or other expenses that may be incurred in the management of the accounts with the exception of transaction costs. Net of fee performance is presented before custodial fees and other operating expenses but after PFI’s actual advisory fees and transaction costs.  Composite and Bank Loan Fund returns are gross of reclaimable withholding taxes for those accounts that are eligible, and net of non-reclaimable withholding taxes.
Fees charged may vary by client due to various conditions including account size. Gross and net returns have not been adjusted to reflect any fees or expenses that will be payable by the Fund, which may be higher than the fees imposed on other accounts included in the Composite and the Bank Loan Fund, and which will reduce the returns of the Fund.
  Prudential Fixed Income US Senior Secured Loans (Unconstrained) Composite Prudential Fixed Income Bank Loan Fund Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index Morningstar Bank Loan Fund Category Average
Annualized Returns as of 12/31/2015 Gross Net Gross Net
1 Year 1.29% 0.73% 0.98% 0.42% -0.38% -1.25%
3 Year 3.08% 2.52% 2.85% 2.28% 2.57% 1.60%
5 Year 4.48% 3.91% 4.25% 3.68% 3.76% 3.15%
Since Inception (5/1/2007) 4.46% 3.89% 4.82% 4.24% 3.57% 2.53%
    
  Prudential Fixed Income US Senior Secured Loans (Unconstrained) Composite Prudential Fixed Income Bank Loan Fund Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index Morningstar Bank Loan Fund Category Average
Calendar Year Returns Gross Net Gross Net
2015 1.29% 0.73% 0.98% 0.42% -0.38% -1.25%
2014 2.01% 1.45% 1.81% 1.25% 2.06% 0.60%
2013 6.00% 5.42% 5.82% 5.24% 6.15% 5.48%
2012 9.58% 8.98% 9.25% 8.65% 9.43% 9.12%
2011 3.73% 3.16% 3.59% 3.02% 1.82% 1.74%
2010 9.76% 9.15% 9.76% 9.15% 9.98% 9.44%
2009 38.72% 37.96% 38.78% 38.02% 44.87% 41.81%
2008 -22.99% -23.42% -19.92% -20.36% -28.75% -29.72%
2007 (5/1/2007 - 12/31/2007) 0.00% -0.37% 0.14% -0.22% -0.74% -1.50%
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The above historical performance data is provided solely to illustrate PFI’s experience in managing accounts with an investment objective, strategy, and policies substantially similar to the investment objective, strategy, and policies of the Fund. Investors should not rely on this information as an indication of actual performance of any account or future performance of the Fund. The accounts that make up the Composite and the Bank Loan Fund are not subject to the same investment limitations, diversification requirements, and other restrictions imposed on the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Internal Revenue Code, which, if applicable, might have adversely affected the performance results of the Composite and/or the Bank Loan Fund.
Composite gross rates of return are calculated by asset weighting the individual portfolio returns monthly using the beginning of period values. Composite member portfolio and Bank Loan Fund monthly returns are calculated using the daily time weighted rate of return methodology. Composite and Bank Loan Fund net rates of return are calculated by geometrically linking 1/12th of the highest standard advisory fee in effect for the respective period (currently 0.55%) to the gross composite or fund return. Annual rates of return are calculated by geometrically linking the monthly returns. The annualized rate of return is equivalent to the annual rate of return which, if earned in each year of the indicated multi-year period, would produce the actual cumulative rate of return over the time period. Performance for the Composite and the Bank Loan Fund has been calculated in a manner that differs from the performance calculations the SEC requires for registered funds. The Composite has been calculated consistent with the requirements of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and PFI was verified by ACA Performance Services, LLC from 1/1/07-12/31/14; there is no representation that the above performance is presented in accordance with GIPS.
The historical performance information presented is current as of the date indicated, but may not be current as of the date you are reviewing this information. Performance results fluctuate, and there can be no assurance that objectives will always be achieved. Other methods of computing returns may produce different results, and the results for different periods will vary.
DISTRIBUTOR
Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS or the Distributor) distributes each class of the Fund's shares under a Distribution Agreement with the Fund. The Fund has Distribution and Service Plans (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, applicable to certain of the Fund's shares. Under the Plans and the Distribution Agreement, the Distributor pays the expenses of distributing the shares of all share classes of the Fund. The Distributor also provides certain shareholder support services. Under the Plans, certain classes of the Fund pay distribution and other fees to the Distributor as compensation for its services. These fees—known as 12b-1 fees—are set forth in the “Fund Fees and Expenses” tables.
Because these fees are paid from the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund's portfolio securities are described in the Fund's SAI and on the Fund's website at www.prudentialfunds.com .
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FUND DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAX ISSUES
DISTRIBUTIONS
Investors who buy shares of the Fund should be aware of some important tax issues. For example, the Fund distributes dividends of net investment income and realized net capital gains , if any, to shareholders. These distributions are subject to federal income taxes, unless you hold your shares in a 401(k) plan, an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or some other qualified or tax-deferred plan or account. Dividends and distributions from the Fund also may be subject to state and local income tax in the state where you live.
Also, if you sell shares of the Fund for a profit, you may have to pay capital gains taxes on the amount of your profit, unless you hold your shares in a qualified or tax-deferred plan or account.
The following briefly discusses some of the important income tax issues you should be aware of, but is not meant to be tax advice. For tax advice, please speak with your tax adviser.
The Fund distributes dividends out of any net investment income to shareholders. For example, if the Fund owns an ACME Corp. bond and the bond pays interest, the Fund will pay out a portion of this interest as a dividend to its shareholders, assuming the Fund's income is more than its costs and expenses. The dividends you receive from the Fund will be subject to taxation whether or not they are reinvested in the Fund.
The Fund also distributes any realized net capital gains to shareholders. Capital gains are generated when the Fund sells its assets for a profit. For example, if the Fund bought 100 bonds of ACME Corp. for a total of $1,000 and more than one year later sold the bonds for a total of $1,500, the Fund has net long-term capital gains of $500, which it will pass on to shareholders (assuming the Fund's remaining total gains are greater than any losses it may have). Capital gains are taxed differently depending on how long the Fund holds the security—if the Fund holds a security for more than one year before selling it, any gain is treated as long-term capital gain which is generally taxed at rates of up to 15% for individuals with incomes below approximately $415,000 ($465,000 if married filing jointly), adjusted annually for inflation, and 20% for any income above those amounts that is long-term capital gain, provided that the Fund distributes the net capital gain to noncorporate US shareholders. If the Fund holds the security for one year or less, any gain is treated as short-term capital gain, which is taxed at rates applicable to ordinary income, subject to a maximum tax rate of 39.6%. Different rates apply to corporate shareholders.
Dividends from net investment income paid to a non-corporate US shareholder that are reported as qualified dividend income will generally be taxable to such shareholder at the long-term capital gain tax rate. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income will be taxable to shareholders at ordinary income rates. Also, a portion of the dividends paid to corporate shareholders of the Fund will be eligible for the 70% dividends received deduction to the extent the Fund's income is derived from certain dividends received from US corporations.
A US shareholder that is an individual, estate, or certain type of trust is subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on the lesser of (1) the US shareholder's “net investment income,” including Fund distributions and net gains from the disposition of Fund shares, and (2) the excess of the US shareholder's modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year over $200,000 (or $250,000 for married couples filing jointly). For this purpose, net investment income includes interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, capital gain and income from a passive activity business or a business of trading in financial instruments or commodities.
For your convenience, distributions of dividends and net capital gains are automatically reinvested in the Fund without any sales charge. If you ask us to pay the distributions in cash, we will send you a check if your account is with Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (PMFS or the Transfer Agent). Otherwise, if your account is with a broker, you will receive a credit to your account. Either way, the distributions may be subject to income taxes, unless your shares are held in a qualified or tax-deferred plan or account. If your dividend distribution check remains uncashed for more than six months, your check may be invested in additional shares of the Fund at the net asset value (“NAV”) calculated on the day of the investment. For more information about automatic reinvestment and other shareholder services, see “Additional Shareholder Services” in the next section.
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The chart below sets forth the expected frequency of dividend and capital gains distributions to shareholders. Various factors may impact the frequency of dividend distributions to shareholders, including but not limited to adverse market conditions or portfolio holding-specific events.
Expected Distribution Schedule*  
Dividends Monthly
Short-Term Capital Gains Annually
Long-Term Capital Gains Annually
*Under certain circumstances, the Fund may make more than one distribution of long-term and/or short-term capital gains during a fiscal year.
TAX ISSUES
Form 1099
For every year the Fund declares a dividend, you will receive a Form 1099, which reports the amount of ordinary income distributions and long-term capital gains we distributed to you during the prior year unless you own shares of the Fund as part of a qualified or tax-deferred plan or account. If you do own shares of the Fund as part of a qualified or tax-deferred plan or account, your taxes are deferred, so you will not receive a Form 1099 annually, but instead you will receive a Form 1099 when you take any distribution from your qualified or tax-deferred plan or account.
Fund distributions are generally taxable to you in the calendar year in which they are received, except when we declare certain dividends and distributions in the fourth quarter, with a record date in such quarter, and actually pay them in January of the following year. In such cases, the dividends and distributions are treated as if they were paid on December 31st of the prior year.
Cost Basis Reporting
Mutual funds must report cost basis information to you and the IRS when you sell or exchange shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 in your non-retirement accounts. The cost basis regulations do not affect retirement accounts, money market funds, and shares acquired before January 1, 2012. The cost basis regulations also require mutual funds to report whether a gain or loss is short-term (shares held one year or less) or long-term (shares held more than one year) for all shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 that are subsequently sold or exchanged. The Transfer Agent is not required to report cost basis information on shares acquired before January 1, 2012. However, in most cases the Transfer Agent will provide this information to you as a service.
Withholding Taxes
If federal tax law requires you to provide the Fund with your taxpayer identification number and certifications as to your tax status and you fail to do this, or if you are otherwise subject to backup withholding, we will withhold and pay to the US Treasury 28% of your distributions and sale proceeds.
Taxation of Non-US Shareholders
For a discussion regarding the taxation of non-US shareholders, please see the SAI and contact your tax adviser.
If You Purchase on or Before a Record Date
If you buy shares of the Fund on or before the record date for a distribution (the date that determines who receives the distribution), we will pay that distribution to you. As explained above, the distribution may be subject to taxes. You may think you've done well since you bought shares one day and soon thereafter received a distribution. That is not so, because when dividends are paid out, the value of each share of the Fund decreases by the amount of the dividend to reflect the payout, although this may not be apparent because the value of each share of the Fund also will be affected by market changes, if any. However, the timing of your purchase does mean that part of your investment may have come back to you as taxable income.
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Qualified and Tax-Deferred Retirement Plans
Retirement plans and accounts allow you to defer paying taxes on investment income and capital gains. Contributions to these plans may also be tax-deductible, although distributions from these plans generally are taxable. In the case of Roth IRA accounts, contributions are not tax-deductible, but distributions from the plan may be tax-free. Please contact your financial adviser for information on a variety of Prudential Investments mutual funds that are suitable for retirement plans offered by Prudential.
IF YOU SELL OR EXCHANGE YOUR SHARES
If you sell any shares of the Fund for a profit, you have realized a capital gain, which is subject to tax unless the shares are held in a qualified or tax-deferred plan or account. As mentioned above, the maximum capital gains tax rate is up to 15% for individuals with incomes below approximately $415,000 ($465,000 if married filing jointly), adjusted annually for inflation, and 20% for any income above those amounts that is long-term capital gain.
If you sell shares of the Fund at a loss, you may have a capital loss, which you may use to offset capital gains you have, plus, in the case of non-corporate taxpayers, ordinary income of up to $3,000. If you sell shares and realize a loss, you will not be permitted to use the loss to the extent you replace the shares (including pursuant to the reinvestment of a dividend) within a 61-day period (beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the sale of the shares). Under certain circumstances, if you acquire shares of the Fund and sell or exchange your shares within 90 days, you may not be allowed to include certain charges incurred in acquiring the shares for purposes of calculating gain or loss realized upon the sale or exchange of the shares.
If you exchange your Fund shares for shares of another class of the Fund, this is generally not a taxable event and should not result in realization of a capital gain or loss by you. If you exchange your shares of the Fund for shares of another Prudential Investments mutual fund, this is considered a sale for tax purposes. In other words, it's a taxable event. Therefore, if the shares you exchanged have increased in value since you purchased them, you have capital gains, which are subject to the taxes described above. Unless you hold your shares in a qualified or tax-deferred plan or account, you or your financial adviser should keep track of the dates on which you buy and sell—or exchange—Fund shares, as well as the amount of any gain or loss on each transaction. For tax advice, please see your tax adviser.
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HOW TO BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE FUND SHARES
HOW TO BUY SHARES
In order to buy Fund shares, simply follow the steps described below.
Opening an Account
Shares may be purchased through an account with the Transfer Agent, or through an account with a financial intermediary that has an agreement with the Distributor to sell Fund shares. In order to open an account with the Transfer Agent contact PMFS at (800) 225-1852 or write to:
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC
P.O. Box 9658
Providence, RI 02940
PMFS will accept purchases of shares by check or wire. We do not accept cash, money orders, non-US checks, credit card checks, payable through checks or travelers checks. To purchase by wire, call the number above to obtain an application. After PMFS receives your completed application, you will receive an account number. For additional information, see the back cover page of this Prospectus. Your purchase order must be in good order to be accepted and processed, which means that all necessary processing requirements have been satisfied. We have the right to reject any purchase order (including an exchange into a Fund) or suspend or modify a Fund's sales of its shares under certain circumstances. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, failure by you to provide additional information requested, such as information required to verify the source of funds used to purchase shares, your identity or the identity of any underlying beneficial owners of your shares. Furthermore, we are required by law to close your account if you do not provide the required identifying information. This would result in the redemption of shares at the then-current NAV and the proceeds would be remitted to you via check. We will attempt to verify your identity within a reasonable time frame (e.g., 60 days), which may change from time to time. For further information, please contact PMFS (for shares purchased through the Transfer Agent) or your financial professional (for shares purchased through a financial intermediary).
With certain limited exceptions, Fund shares are only available to be sold in the United States, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam.
Choosing a Share Class
The Fund offers the following share classes. Certain classes of shares may have additional specific eligibility or qualification requirements, which are explained below.
Share Class Eligibility
Class A Individual investors
Class C Individual investors
Class Q Certain group retirement plans, institutional investors and certain other investors
Class Z Certain group retirement plans, institutional investors and certain other investors
Multiple share classes let you choose a cost structure that meets your needs:
Class A shares purchased in amounts of less than $1 million require you to pay a sales charge at the time of purchase, but the operating expenses of Class A shares are lower than the operating expenses of Class C shares. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are also subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%.
Class C shares do not require you to pay a sales charge at the time of purchase, but do require you to pay a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if you sell your shares within 12 months of purchase. The operating expenses of Class C shares are higher than the operating expenses of Class A shares.
When choosing a share class, you should consider the following factors:
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The amount of your investment and any previous or planned future investments, which may qualify you for reduced sales charges for Class A shares under Rights of Accumulation or a Letter of Intent.
The length of time you expect to hold the shares and the impact of varying distribution fees. Over time, these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. For this reason, Class C shares are generally appropriate only for investors who plan to hold their shares for no more than 3 years.
The different sales charges that apply to each share class — Class A's front-end sales charge (and in certain instances, CDSC) vs. Class C's lower CDSC.
Class C shares purchased in single amounts greater than $1 million are generally less advantageous than purchasing Class A shares. Purchase orders for Class C shares above this amount generally will not be accepted.
Because Class Z shares have lower operating expenses than Class A or Class C shares, you should consider whether you are eligible to purchase Class Z shares.
See “How to Sell Your Shares” for a description of the impact of CDSCs.
Some investors purchase or sell shares of the Fund through financial intermediaries and omnibus accounts maintained by brokers that aggregate the orders of multiple investors and forward the aggregate orders to the Fund. If your shares are held through a broker-dealer, financial adviser, financial planner or other financial intermediary, you should discuss with your financial intermediary which share classes of the Fund are available to you and which share class may best meet your needs. The Fund has advised the financial intermediaries and broker-dealers who maintain such accounts of the share class features and guidelines, per the Prospectus, and it is their responsibility to monitor and enforce these guidelines with respect to shareholders purchasing shares through financial intermediaries or omnibus accounts.
Share Class Comparison . Use the following chart to help you compare the different share classes. The discussion following this chart will tell you whether you are entitled to a reduction or waiver of any sales charges.
  Class A Class C Class Q Class Z
Minimum purchase amount $2,500 $2,500 None None
Minimum amount for subsequent purchases $100 $100 None None
Maximum initial sales charge 3.25% of the public
offering price
None None None
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of the original purchase price or the net asset value at redemption) 1% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase 1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase None None
Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets) .25% 1% None None
Notes to Share Class Comparison Table:
° The minimum initial and subsequent investment requirements do not apply to employee savings plan accounts, payroll deduction plan accounts, or when exchanging all shares of an account to an existing account with the same registration. The minimum initial investment for retirement accounts and custodial accounts for minors is $1,000. The minimum initial and subsequent investment for AIP accounts is $50 (if your shares are held through a broker or other financial intermediary, the broker or intermediary is responsible for determining the minimum initial and subsequent investment for AIP accounts).
° If the value of your Class A or Class C account with PMFS is less than $10,000, the Fund will deduct a $15 annual account maintenance fee from your account. The $15 annual account maintenance fee will be assessed during the 4th calendar quarter of each year. Any applicable CDSC on the shares redeemed to pay the $15 account maintenance fee will be waived. The $15 account maintenance fee will not be charged on: (i) accounts during the first six months from inception of the account, (ii) accounts which are authorized for electronic delivery of account statements, transaction confirmations, prospectuses and fund shareholder reports, (iii) omnibus accounts or accounts for which a broker or other financial intermediary is responsible for recordkeeping, (iv) institutional accounts, (v) group retirement plans, (vi) AIP accounts or employee savings plan accounts, (vii) accounts with the same registration associated with multiple share classes within the Fund, provided that the aggregate value of share classes with the same registration within the Fund is $10,000 or more, or (viii) clients with assets of $50,000 or more across the Prudential Investments family of mutual funds. For more information, see “Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Fund Shares— Account Maintenance Fee” in the SAI.
° For more information about the CDSC and how it is calculated, see “How to Sell Your Shares - Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC).”
° Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a 1% CDSC, although they are not subject to an initial sales charge.
° Distribution and service fees are paid from the Fund's assets on a continuous basis. Over time, the fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. The service fee for Class A and Class C shares is .25%. The distribution fee is limited to .25% (including the .25% service fee) for Class A shares, and .75% for Class C shares.
° With respect to Class Z shares purchased by current and former employees (including their spouses, children and parents), the minimum initial investment is generally $2,500; $1,000 for retirement accounts and custodial accounts for minors. There is no minimum for payroll deduction for such Class Z purchases. The minimum initial and subsequent investment for AIP accounts for such Class Z purchases is $50 (if shares are held through a broker or other financial intermediary, the broker or intermediary is responsible for determining the minimum initial and subsequent investment for AIP accounts).
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Reducing or Waiving Class A's and Class C’s Sales Charges
The following describes the different ways investors can reduce or avoid paying Class A's initial sales charge.
Increase the Amount of Your Investment. You can reduce Class A's initial sales charge by increasing the amount of your investment. This table shows how the sales charge decreases as the amount of your investment increases:

    
Amount of Purchase Sales Charge as a % of
Offering Price *
Sales Charge as a % of
Amount Invested *
Dealer Reallowance
Less than $100,000 3.25% 3.36% 3.00%
$100,000 to $249,999 2.75% 2.83% 2.50%
$250,000 to $499,999 2.25% 2.30% 2.00%
$500,000 to $999,999 1.75% 1.78% 1.55%
$1 million to $4,999,999** None None 1.00%**
$5 million to $9,999,999** None None 0.50%**
$10 million and over** None None 0.25%**
* Due to rounding in the calculation of the offering price and the number of shares purchased, the actual sales charge you pay may be more or less than the percentage shown above.
** If you invest $1 million or more, you can buy only Class A shares, unless you qualify to buy other share classes. If you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase, you will be subject to a 1% CDSC, although you will not be subject to an initial sales charge. The CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement and/or benefit plans.
To satisfy the purchase amounts above, you can:
Use your Rights of Accumulation , which allow you or an eligible group of related investors to combine (1) the current value of Class A, Class B and Class C Prudential Investments mutual fund shares you or the group already own, (2) the value of money market shares (other than Direct Purchase money market shares) you or an eligible group of related investors have received for shares of other Prudential Investments mutual funds in an exchange transaction, and (3) the value of the shares you or an eligible group of related investors are purchasing; or
Sign a Letter of Intent , stating in writing that you or an eligible group of related investors will purchase a certain amount of shares in the Fund and other Prudential Investments mutual funds within 13 months.
Purchases made prior to the effective date of the Letter of Intent will be applied toward the satisfaction of the Letter of Intent to determine the level of sales charge that will be paid pursuant to the Letter of Intent, but will not result in any reduction in the amount of any previously paid sales charge.
An “eligible group of related investors” includes any combination of the following:
All accounts held in your name (alone or with other account holders) and taxpayer identification number (TIN);
Accounts held in your spouse's name (alone or with other account holders) and TIN (see definition of spouse below);
Accounts for your children or your spouse's children, including children for whom you and/or your spouse are legal guardian(s) (e.g., UGMAs and UTMAs);
Accounts in the name and TINs of your parents;
Trusts with you, your spouse, your children, your spouse's children and/or your parents as the beneficiaries;
With limited exclusions, accounts with the same address (exclusions include, but are not limited to, addresses for brokerage firms and other intermediaries and Post Office boxes); and
Accounts held in the name of a company controlled by you (a person, entity or group that holds 25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of a company will be deemed to control the company, and a partnership will be deemed to be controlled by each of its general partners), including employee benefit plans of the company where the accounts are held in the plan's TIN.
A “spouse” is defined in this prospectus as follows:
The person to whom you are legally married. We also consider your spouse to include the following:
An individual of the same gender with whom you have been joined in a civil union, or legal contract similar to marriage;
A domestic partner, who is an individual (including one of the same gender) with whom you have shared a primary residence for at least six months, in a relationship as a couple where you, your domestic partner or both provide for the personal or financial welfare of the other without a fee, to whom you are not related by blood; or
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An individual with whom you have a common law marriage, which is a marriage in a state where such marriages are recognized between a man and a woman arising from the fact that the two live together and hold themselves out as being married.
The value of shares held by you or an eligible group of related investors will be determined by the value of your existing Class A shares calculated at current NAV plus maximum sales charge with Class B and Class C shares calculated at current NAV.
Note: Class Z shares cannot be aggregated with any other share class for purposes of reducing or waiving Class A's initial sales charge.
If your shares are held directly by the Transfer Agent, and you believe you qualify for a reduction or waiver of Class A’s or Class C's sales charges, you must notify the Transfer Agent at the time of the qualifying share purchase in order to receive the applicable reduction or waiver. If your shares are held through a broker or other financial intermediary, and you believe you qualify for a reduction or waiver of Class A’s or Class C's sales charges, you must notify your broker or intermediary at the time of the qualifying purchase in order to receive the applicable reduction or waiver. Shares held through a broker or other financial intermediary will not be systematically aggregated with shares held directly by the Transfer Agent for purposes of receiving a reduction or waiver of Class A’s or Class C's sales charges. The reduced or waived sales charge will be granted subject to confirmation of account holdings.
If your shares are held directly by the Transfer Agent, you must identify the eligible group of related investors. Although the Transfer Agent does not require any specific form of documentation in order to establish your eligibility to receive a waiver or reduction of Class A’s or Class C's sales charges, you may be required to provide appropriate documentation if the Transfer Agent is unable to establish your eligibility.
If your shares are held through a financial intermediary, the financial intermediary is responsible for determining the specific documentation, if any, that you may need in order to establish your eligibility to receive a waiver or reduction of Class A’s or Class C's sales charges. Your financial intermediary is also responsible for notifying the Transfer Agent if your share purchase qualifies for a reduction or waiver of Class A’s or Class C's sales charges.
Purchases of $1 Million or More. If you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares, you will not be subject to an initial sales charge, although a CDSC may apply, as previously noted.
Mutual Fund Programs. The initial sales charge will be waived for participants in any fee-based program or trust program sponsored by Prudential or an affiliate that includes the Fund as an available option. The initial sales charge will also be waived for investors in certain programs sponsored by financial intermediaries who have agreements with Prudential, or whose programs are available through financial intermediaries that have agreements with Prudential, relating to:
Mutual fund “wrap” or asset allocation programs, where the sponsor places fund trades, links its clients' accounts to a master account in the sponsor's name and charges its clients a management, consulting or other fee for its services; or
Mutual fund “supermarket” programs, where the sponsor links its clients' accounts to a master account in the sponsor's name and the sponsor charges a fee for its services.
Financial intermediaries sponsoring these mutual fund programs may offer their clients more than one class of shares in the Fund in connection with different pricing options for their programs. Investors should consider carefully any separate transaction and other fees charged by these programs in connection with investing in each available share class before selecting a share class.
Group Retirement Plans . Class A’s and Class C’s sales charges will be waived for group retirement plans (including defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans and deferred compensation plans) available through a retirement plan recordkeeper or third party administrator. If Prudential Retirement Services is the recordkeeper for your group
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retirement plan, you may call Prudential at (800) 353-2847 with any questions. Otherwise, investors in group retirement plans should contact their financial intermediary with any questions regarding availability of Class A and Class C shares at net asset value.
Other Types of Investors. Certain other types of investors may purchase Class A shares without paying the initial sales charge, including:
certain directors, officers, current employees (including their spouses, children and parents) and former employees (including their spouses, children and parents) of Prudential and its affiliates, the Prudential Investments mutual funds, and the investment subadvisers of the Prudential Investments mutual funds; former employees must have an existing investment in the Fund;
persons who have retired directly from active service with Prudential or one of its subsidiaries;
registered representatives and employees of broker-dealers (including their spouses, children and parents) that have entered into dealer agreements with the Distributor;
investors in IRAs, provided that: (a) the purchase is made either from a directed rollover to such IRA or with the proceeds of a tax-free rollover of assets from a Benefit Plan for which Prudential Retirement (the institutional Benefit Plan recordkeeping entity of Prudential) provides administrative or recordkeeping services, in each case provided that such purchase is made within 60 days of receipt of the Benefit Plan distribution, and (b) the IRA is established through Prudential Retirement as part of its “Rollover IRA” program (regardless of whether or not the purchase consists of proceeds of a tax-free rollover of assets from a Benefit Plan described above); and
Clients of financial intermediaries, who (i) have entered into an agreement with the principal underwriter to offer Class A shares through a no-load network or platform, (ii) charge clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or similar services, or (iii) offer self-directed brokerage accounts that may or may not charge transaction fees to customers.
To qualify for a waiver of the Class A or Class C sales charges at the time of purchase, you must notify the Transfer Agent, or the Distributor must be notified by the broker facilitating the purchase, that the transaction qualifies for a waiver of the Class A or Class C sales charges. The waiver will be granted subject to confirmation of your account holdings.
Additional Information About Reducing or Waiving Class A’s and Class C's Sales Charges. The Fund also makes available free of charge, on the Fund's website, in a clear and prominent format, information relating to the Fund's Class A and Class C sales charges, and the different ways that investors can reduce or avoid paying the initial sales charge. The Fund's website includes hyperlinks that facilitate access to this information.
You may need to provide your financial intermediary through which you hold Fund shares with the information necessary to take full advantage of reduced or waived Class A or Class C sales charges.
The Distributor may reallow the Class A sales charge to dealers.
Qualifying for Class Q Shares
Group Retirement Plans . Group retirement plans (including defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans and deferred compensation plans) available through a retirement plan recordkeeper or third party administrator may purchase Class Q shares. If Prudential Retirement Services is the recordkeeper for your group retirement plan, you may call Prudential at (800) 353-2847 with any questions. Otherwise, investors in group retirement plans should contact their financial intermediary with any questions regarding availability of Class Q shares.
Institutional Investors. Various institutional investors may purchase Class Q shares, including, but not limited to, corporations, governmental entities, municipalities, hospitals, insurance companies and IRS Section 501 entities, such as foundations and endowments and other institutional investors who meet requirements as detailed below. The minimum initial investment for such investors generally is $5 million; however, such minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial firms that submit orders on behalf of their clients. A Fund or the Distributor may lower, waive or otherwise modify the minimum initial investment for certain categories of investors at their discretion. Institutional investors are responsible for indicating their eligibility to purchase Class Q shares at the time of purchase.
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Other Types of Investors. Class Q shares may also be purchased by Prudential, and Prudential funds, including Prudential funds-of-funds.
Class Q shares may only be offered by financial intermediaries who have an agreement with the Distributor or its affiliates to offer such shares.
Class Q shares are offered to eligible investors provided that the Fund or its affiliates are not required to make or pay any type of administrative, sub-accounting, networking or revenue sharing payments or similar fees paid to intermediaries.
Qualifying for Class Z Shares
Institutional Investors. Various institutional investors may purchase Class Z shares, including corporations, banks, governmental entities, municipalities, hospitals, insurance companies and IRS Section 501 entities, such as foundations and endowments. The minimum initial investment for such investors generally is $5 million; however, such minimum initial investment may be modified for certain financial firms that submit orders on behalf of their clients. A Fund or the Distributor may lower, waive, or otherwise modify the minimum initial investment for certain categories of investors at their discretion. Institutional investors are responsible for indicating their eligibility to purchase Class Z shares at the time of purchase. Certain financial intermediaries may require that investments by their institutional investor clients in Class Z shares be placed directly with the Fund's Transfer Agent. Please contact the Transfer Agent at (800) 225-1852 for further details.
Mutual Fund Programs. Class Z shares can be purchased by participants in any fee-based program or trust program sponsored by Prudential or an affiliate that includes the Fund as an available option. Class Z shares also can be purchased by investors in certain programs sponsored by financial intermediaries who have agreements with Prudential, or whose programs are available through financial intermediaries that have agreements with Prudential, relating to:
Mutual fund “wrap” or asset allocation programs where the sponsor places fund trades, links its clients' accounts to a master account in the sponsor's name and charges its clients a management, consulting or other fee for its services; or
Mutual fund “supermarket” programs where the sponsor links its clients' accounts to a master account in the sponsor's name and the sponsor charges a fee for its services.
Financial intermediaries sponsoring these mutual fund programs may offer their clients more than one class of shares in the Fund in connection with different pricing options for their programs. Investors should consider carefully any separate transaction and other fees charged by these programs in connection with investing in a share class offered by the program before selecting a share class.
Group Retirement Plans . Group retirement plans (including defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans and deferred compensation plans) available through a retirement plan recordkeeper or third party administrator may purchase Class Z shares. If Prudential Retirement Services is the recordkeeper for your group retirement plan, you may call Prudential at (800) 353-2847 with any questions. Otherwise, investors in group retirement plans should contact their financial intermediary with any questions regarding availability of Class Z shares.
Other Types of Investors. Class Z shares also can be purchased by any of the following:
Certain participants in the MEDLEY Program (group variable annuity contracts) sponsored by Prudential for whom Class Z shares of the Prudential mutual funds are an available option;
Current and former Directors/Trustees of mutual funds managed by PI or any other affiliate of Prudential;
Current and former employees (including their spouses, children and parents) of Prudential and its affiliates; former employees must have an existing investment in the Fund;
Prudential;
Prudential funds, including Prudential funds-of-funds;
Qualified state tuition programs (529 plans); and
Investors working with fee-based consultants for investment selection and allocations.
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How Financial Intermediaries are Compensated for Selling Fund Shares
The Prudential Investments Funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (the Distributor), a broker-dealer that is licensed to sell securities. The Distributor generally does not sell shares of the Funds directly to the public, but instead markets and sells the Funds through other broker-dealers, 401(k) providers, retirement plan administrators, and other financial intermediaries. Each Fund is managed by the Manager.
Only persons licensed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), as a registered representative (often referred to as a broker or financial adviser) and associated with a specific financial services firm may sell shares of a mutual fund to you, or to a retirement plan in which you participate.
Rule 12b-1 Fees & Sales Charges. The Distributor has agreements in place with financial intermediaries defining how much each firm will be paid for the sale of a particular mutual fund from front-end sales charges, if any, paid by Fund shareholders and from fees paid to the Distributor by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (Rule 12b-1). These financial intermediaries then pay their registered representatives who sold you the Fund some or all of what they received from the Distributor. The registered representatives may receive a payment when the sale is made and can, in some cases, continue to receive ongoing payments while you are invested in the Fund. The Distributor may change at any time, without prior notice, the amount of Rule 12b-1 fees that it pays (when the sale is made and/or any ongoing payments) to financial intermediaries and registered representatives so that the Distributor may retain all or a portion of such fees.
“Revenue Sharing” Payments. In addition to the compensation received by financial intermediaries as described above, the Manager or certain of its affiliates (but not the Distributor) may make additional payments (which are often referred to as “revenue sharing” payments) to the financial intermediaries from the Manager's or certain affiliates' own resources, including from the profits derived from management or other fees received from the Fund, without additional direct or indirect cost to the Fund or its shareholders, provided that no such additional payments are made with respect to the Fund’s Class Q shares (if applicable). Revenue sharing payments are in addition to the front-end sales charges paid by Fund shareholders or fees paid pursuant to plans adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1. The Manager or certain of its affiliates may revise the terms of any existing revenue sharing arrangement, and may enter into additional revenue sharing arrangements with other financial intermediaries in the future.
Revenue sharing arrangements are intended to foster the sale of Fund shares and/or to compensate financial intermediaries for assisting in marketing or promotional activities in connection with the sale of Fund shares. In exchange for revenue sharing payments, the Fund generally expects to receive the opportunity for the Fund to be sold through the financial intermediaries' sales force or access to third-party platforms or other marketing programs, including but not limited to mutual fund “supermarket” platforms or other sales programs. To the extent that financial intermediaries receiving revenue sharing payments sell more shares of the Fund, the Manager and Distributor benefit from the increase in Fund assets as a result of the management and distribution fees they receive from the Fund, respectively. Increased sales of Fund shares also may benefit shareholders, since an increase in Fund assets may allow the Fund to expand its investment opportunities, and increased Fund assets may result in reduced Fund operating expenses.
Revenue sharing payments, as well as the other types of payments described above, may provide an incentive for financial intermediaries and their registered representatives to recommend or sell shares of the Fund to you and in doing so may create conflicts of interest between the firms' financial interests and their duties to customers.
If your Fund shares are purchased through a retirement plan, the Manager or certain of its affiliates (but not the Distributor) may also make revenue sharing payments to the plan's recordkeeper or an affiliate, which generally is not a registered broker-dealer.
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It is likely that financial intermediaries that execute portfolio transactions for the Fund will include those firms with which the Manager and/or certain of its affiliates have entered into revenue sharing arrangements. Neither the Manager nor any subadviser may consider sales of Fund shares as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Manager and certain of its affiliates will not use Fund brokerage as any part of revenue sharing payments to financial intermediaries.
Revenue sharing payments are usually calculated based on a percentage of Fund sales and/or Fund assets attributable to a particular financial services firm. Payments may also be based on other criteria or factors, for example, a fee per each transaction. Specific payment formulas are negotiated based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, reputation in the industry, ability to attract and retain assets, target markets, customer relationships and scope and quality of services provided. The Manager and/or certain of its affiliates make such payments to financial intermediaries in amounts that generally range from .02% up to .20% of Fund assets serviced and maintained by the financial intermediaries or from .10% to .25% of sales of Fund shares attributable to the firm. In addition, the Manager and/or certain of its affiliates may pay flat fees on a one-time or irregular basis for the initial set-up of the Fund on a financial services intermediary’s systems, participation or attendance at a financial services firm's meeting, or for other reasons. These amounts are subject to change. In addition, the costs associated with visiting the financial intermediaries to make presentations, and/or train and educate the personnel of the financial intermediaries, may be paid by the Manager and/or certain of its affiliates, subject to applicable FINRA regulations.
Please contact the registered representative (or his or her firm) who sold shares of the Fund to you for details about any payments the financial intermediary may receive from the Manager and/or certain of its affiliates. You should review your financial intermediary’s disclosure and/or talk to your financial intermediary to obtain more information on how this compensation may have influenced your financial intermediary’s recommendation of the Fund. Additional information regarding these revenue sharing payments is included in the SAI which is available to you at no additional charge.
Other Payments Received by Financial Intermediaries
Administrative, Sub-Accounting and Networking Fees. In addition to, rather than in lieu of, the fees that the Fund may pay to financial intermediaries as described above, and the fees the Fund pays to the Transfer Agent, the Transfer Agent or its affiliates may enter into additional agreements on behalf of the Fund with financial intermediaries pursuant to which the Fund will pay financial intermediaries for certain administrative, sub-accounting and networking services, provided that no such additional payments to financial intermediaries are made with respect to the Fund’s Class Q shares (if applicable). These services include maintenance of shareholder accounts by the firms, such as recordkeeping and other activities that otherwise would be performed by the Transfer Agent. Sub-accounting services encompass activities that reduce the burden of recordkeeping to the Fund. Administrative fees are paid to a firm that undertakes, for example, shareholder communications on behalf of the Fund. Networking services are services undertaken to support the electronic transmission of shareholder purchase and redemption orders through the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC).
These payments, as discussed above, are paid out of Fund assets and generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of Fund shareholders serviced by a financial intermediary or (2) a fixed dollar amount for each account serviced by a financial services firm. From time to time, the Manager or certain of its affiliates (but not the Distributor) also may pay a portion of the fees for the services to the financial intermediaries at their own expense and out of their own resources.
In addition, the Fund reimburses the Distributor for NSCC fees that are invoiced to the Distributor as the party to the Agreement with NSCC for the administrative services provided by NSCC to the Fund and its shareholders. These administrative services provided by NSCC to the Fund and its shareholders include transaction processing and settlement through Fund/SERV, electronic networking services to support the transmission of shareholder purchase and redemption orders to and from financial intermediaries, and related recordkeeping provided by NSCC to the Fund and its shareholders. These payments are generally based on a transaction fee rate for certain administrative services plus a fee for other administrative services.
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Anti-Money Laundering
In accordance with federal law, the Fund has adopted policies designed to deter money laundering. Under the policies, the Fund will not knowingly engage in financial transactions that involve proceeds from unlawful activity or support terrorist activities, and shall file government reports, including those concerning suspicious activities, as required by applicable law. The Fund will seek to confirm the identity of potential shareholders to include both individuals and entities through documentary and non-documentary methods. Non-documentary methods may include verification of name, address, date of birth and tax identification number with selected credit bureaus. The Fund has also appointed an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer to oversee the Fund's anti-money laundering policies.
Understanding the Price You'll Pay
The price you pay for each share of the Fund is based on the share value. The share value of a mutual fund—known as the net asset value or NAV —is determined by a simple calculation: it's the total value of the Fund (assets minus liabilities) divided by the total number of shares outstanding. For example, if the value of the investments held by Fund XYZ (minus its liabilities) is $1,000 and there are 100 shares of Fund XYZ owned by shareholders, the value of one share of the Fund—or the NAV—is $10 ($1,000 divided by 100).
  
Mutual Fund Shares
The NAV of mutual fund shares changes every day because the value of a fund's portfolio changes constantly. For example, if Fund XYZ holds ACME Corp. bonds in its portfolio and the price of ACME bonds goes up, while the value of the Fund's other holdings remains the same and expenses don't change, the NAV of Fund XYZ will increase.
The Fund's NAV will be determined every day on which the Fund is open as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund's portfolio securities are valued based upon market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available, at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by the Board. These procedures include pricing methodologies for determining the fair value of certain types of securities and other assets held by the Fund that do not have quoted market prices, and authorize the use of other pricing sources, such as bid prices supplied by a principal market maker and evaluated prices supplied by pricing vendors that employ analytic methodologies that take into account the prices of similar securities and other market factors.
If the Fund determines that a market quotation for a security is not reliable based on, among other things, events or market conditions that occur with respect to one or more securities held by the Fund or the market as a whole, after the quotation is derived or after the closing of the primary market on which the security is traded, but before the time that the Fund's NAV is determined, the Fund may use “fair value pricing,” which is implemented by a valuation committee (Valuation Committee) consisting of representatives of the Manager or by the Board. The subadviser often provides relevant information for the Valuation Committee meeting. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing determined by the Valuation Committee or Board if the pricing source does not provide an evaluated price for a security or provides an evaluated price that, in the judgment of the Manager (which may be based upon a recommendation from the subadviser), does not represent fair value. Equity securities that are traded on foreign exchanges are valued using pricing vendor services that provide fair value model prices. The models generate an evaluated adjustment factor for each security, which can be applied to the local closing price to adjust it for post closing market movements. Utilizing that evaluated adjustment factor, the vendor provides an evaluated price to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. Such confidence level is a measure of the probability of a relationship between a given equity security and the factors used in the models. Non-US securities markets are open for trading on weekends and other days when the Fund does not price shares. Therefore, the value of the Fund’s shares may change on days when you will not be able to purchase or redeem the Fund’s shares.
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With respect to any portion of the Fund's assets that are invested in one or more open-end investment companies, the Fund's NAV will be calculated based upon the NAV of the investment company in which the Fund invests, which will reflect the investment company’s fair valuation procedures.
Different valuation methods may result in differing values for the same security. The fair value of a portfolio security that the Fund uses to determine its NAV may differ from the security's quoted or published price. If the Fund needs to implement fair value pricing after the NAV publishing deadline but before shares of the Fund are processed, the NAV you receive or pay may differ from the published NAV price. The prospectuses of any other mutual funds in which the Fund invests will explain each fund’s procedures and policies with respect to the use of fair value pricing.
Fair value pricing procedures are designed to result in prices for the Fund's securities and its NAV that are reasonable in light of the circumstances which make or have made market quotations unavailable or unreliable, and may have the effect of reducing arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance, however, that fair value pricing will more accurately reflect the market value of a security than the market price of such security on that day or that it will prevent dilution of the Fund's NAV by short-term traders.
What Price Will You Pay for Shares of the Fund? For Class A shares, you'll pay the public offering price, which is the NAV next determined after we receive your order to purchase, plus an initial sales charge (unless you're entitled to a waiver). For all other share classes, you will pay the NAV next determined after we receive your order to purchase (remember, there are no up-front sales charges for these share classes). Your broker may charge you a separate or additional fee for purchases of shares. Unless regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, or later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, your order to purchase must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time in order to receive that day's NAV. In the event that regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will receive the following day's NAV if your order to purchase is received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will price its shares as of 4:00 p.m., if the particular disruption directly affects only the NYSE. We deem an order received when it is received by the Transfer Agent at its processing center. If you submit your order through a broker or other financial intermediary, it may be deemed received when received by the broker or financial intermediary.
Each business day, the Fund’s current NAV per share is made available at www.prudentialfunds.com (click on “Products,” then select “Prices and Yields,” under the “Open-End Funds” tab, and then select a fund).
Additional Shareholder Services
As a Fund shareholder, you can take advantage of the following services and privileges:
Automatic Reinvestment. As we explained in the “Fund Distributions and Tax Issues” section, the Fund pays out—or distributes—its net investment income and net capital gains to all shareholders. For your convenience, we will automatically reinvest your distributions in the Fund at NAV, without any sales charge. If you want your distributions paid in cash, you can indicate this preference on your application, or by notifying your broker or the Transfer Agent in writing (at the address below) at least five business days before the date we determine who receives dividends. For accounts held at the Transfer Agent (PMFS), distributions of $10.00 or less on non-retirement accounts will not be paid out in cash, but will be automatically reinvested into your account.
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC
P.O. Box 9658
Providence, RI 02940
Automatic Investment Plan (AIP). You can make regular purchases of the Fund by having a fixed amount of money automatically withdrawn from your bank or brokerage account at specified intervals. The minimum for subsequent investments through newly-established AIP accounts must be at least $50 monthly.
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Retirement Plan Services. Prudential offers a wide variety of retirement plans for individuals and institutions, including large and small businesses. For information on IRAs, including Roth IRAs or SEP-IRAs for a one-person business, please contact your financial adviser. If you are interested in opening a 401(k) or other company-sponsored retirement plan (SIMPLE IRAs, SEP plans, Keoghs, 403(b)(7) plans, pension and profit-sharing plans), your financial adviser will help you determine which retirement plan best meets your needs. Complete instructions about how to establish and maintain your plan and how to open accounts for you and your employees will be included in the retirement plan kit you receive in the mail.
Systematic Withdrawal Plan. A Systematic Withdrawal Plan is available that will provide you with monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual redemption checks. The Systematic Withdrawal Plan is not available to participants in certain retirement plans. Please contact PMFS at (800) 225-1852 for more details.
Reports to Shareholders. Every year we will send you an annual report (along with an updated prospectus) and a semi-annual report, which contain important financial information about the Fund. To reduce Fund expenses, we may send one annual shareholder report, one semi-annual shareholder report and one annual prospectus per household, unless you instruct us or your broker otherwise. If each Fund shareholder in your household would like to receive a copy of the Fund's prospectus, shareholder report and proxy statement, please call us toll free at (800) 225-1852. We will begin sending additional copies of these documents within 30 days of receipt of your request.
HOW TO SELL YOUR SHARES
You can sell your Fund shares for cash (in the form of a check) at any time, subject to certain restrictions. For more information about these restrictions, see “Restrictions on Sales” below.
When you sell shares of a Fund—also known as redeeming your shares—the price you will receive will be the NAV next determined after the Transfer Agent or your financial intermediary receives your order to sell (less any applicable CDSC).
Shares Held by Financial Intermediaries. If your financial intermediary holds your shares, your financial intermediary must receive your order to sell no later than the time regular trading on the NYSE closes—which is usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time—to process the sale on that day. In the event that regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will receive the following day's NAV if your order to sell is received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE.
Shares Held by the Transfer Agent. If the Transfer Agent holds your shares, PMFS must receive your order to sell no later than the time regular trading on the NYSE closes—which is usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time—to process the sale on that day. In the event that regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will receive the following day's NAV if your order to sell is received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE. You may contact your financial intermediary or the Transfer Agent at:
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC
P.O. Box 9658
Providence, RI 02940
Generally, we will pay you for the shares that you sell within seven days after the Transfer Agent or your broker or other financial intermediary receives your sell order. If you hold shares through a broker, payment will be credited to your account. If you are selling shares you recently purchased with a check, we may delay sending you the proceeds until your check clears, which can take up to seven days from the purchase date. Your broker may charge you a separate or additional fee for sales of shares.
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As a result of restrictions on withdrawals and transfers imposed by Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, we may consider a redemption request to not be in good order until we obtain information from your employer that is reasonably necessary to ensure that the payment is in compliance with such restrictions, if applicable. In such an event, the redemption request will not be in good order and we will not process it until we obtain information from your employer.
Restrictions on Sales
There are certain times when you may not be able to sell shares of the Fund or when we may delay paying you the proceeds from a sale. As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the former may happen only during unusual market conditions or emergencies when the Fund can't determine the value of its assets or sell its holdings. For more information, see the SAI.
If you hold your shares directly with the Transfer Agent, you will need to have the signature on your sell order medallion signature guaranteed if:
You are selling more than $100,000 of shares;
You want the redemption proceeds made payable to someone that is not in our records;
You want the redemption proceeds sent to some place that is not in our records;
You are a business or a trust; or
You are redeeming due to the death of the shareholder or on behalf of the shareholder.
The medallion signature guarantee may be obtained from an authorized officer from a bank, broker, dealer, securities exchange or association, clearing agency, savings association, or credit union that is participating in one of the recognized medallion guarantee programs (STAMP, SEMP, or NYSE MSP). The medallion signature guarantee must be appropriate for the dollar amount of the transaction. The Transfer Agent reserves the right to reject transactions where the value of the transaction exceeds the value of the surety coverage indicated on the medallion imprint. For more information, see the SAI.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)
If you sell Class C shares within 12 months of purchase, you will have to pay a CDSC. In addition, if you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares, although you are not subject to an initial sales charge, you are subject to a 1.00% CDSC for shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase (the CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement and/or benefit plans). To keep the CDSC as low as possible, we will sell amounts representing shares in the following order:
Amounts representing shares you purchased with reinvested dividends and distributions,
Amounts representing the increase in NAV above the total amount of payments for shares made during the past 12 months for Class A shares (in certain cases) and 12 months for Class C shares, and
Amounts representing the cost of shares held beyond the CDSC period (12 months for Class A shares (in certain cases) and 12 months for Class C shares).
Since shares that fall into any of the categories listed above are not subject to the CDSC, selling them first helps you to avoid — or at least minimize — the CDSC.
Having sold the exempt shares first, if there are any remaining shares that are subject to the CDSC, we will apply the CDSC to amounts representing the cost of shares held for the longest period of time within the applicable CDSC period.
The CDSC is calculated based on the lesser of the original purchase price or the redemption proceeds. The rate decreases on the anniversary date of your purchase.
The holding period for purposes of determining the applicable CDSC will be calculated from the anniversary date of the purchase, excluding any time Class C shares were held in a money market fund.
Waiver of the CDSC—Class A Shares
The CDSC will be waived if the Class A shares are sold:
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After a shareholder is deceased or permanently disabled (or, in the case of a trust account, after the death or permanent disability of the grantor). This waiver applies to individual shareholders, as well as shares held in joint tenancy, provided the shares were purchased before the death or permanent disability;
To provide for certain distributions—made without IRS penalty—from a qualified or tax-deferred retirement plan, benefit plan, IRA or Section 403(b) custodial account; and
To withdraw excess contributions from a qualified or tax-deferred retirement plan, IRA or Section 403(b) custodial account.
For more information, see the SAI.
Waiver of the CDSC—Class C Shares
The CDSC will be waived if the Class C shares are sold:
After a shareholder is deceased or permanently disabled (or, in the case of a trust account, after the death or permanent disability of the grantor). This waiver applies to individual shareholders, as well as shares held in joint tenancy, provided the shares were purchased before the death or permanent disability;
To provide for certain distributions—made without IRS penalty—from a qualified or tax-deferred retirement plan, benefit plan, IRA or Section 403(b) custodial account; and
To withdraw excess contributions from a qualified or tax-deferred retirement plan, IRA or Section 403(b) custodial account.
For more information, see the SAI.
Redemption In Kind
If the sales of Fund shares you make during any 90-day period reach the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the value of the Fund's net assets, we can then give you securities from the Fund's portfolio instead of cash. If you want to sell the securities for cash, you would have to pay the costs charged by a broker. You would also be responsible for any tax consequences resulting from your ownership of the securities.
Involuntary Redemption of Small Accounts Held by the Transfer Agent
If the value of your account with PMFS is less than $500 for any reason, we may sell your shares (without charging any CDSC) and close your account. We would do this to minimize the Fund's expenses paid by other shareholders. The involuntary sale provisions do not apply to Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) accounts, employee savings plan accounts, payroll deduction plan accounts, retirement accounts (such as a 401(k) plan, an IRA or other qualified or tax-deferred plan or account), omnibus accounts, and accounts for which a broker or other financial intermediary is responsible for recordkeeping. Prior thereto, if you make a sale that reduces your account value to less than the threshold, we may sell the rest of your shares (without charging any CDSC) and close your account; this involuntary sale does not apply to shareholders who own their shares as part of a retirement account. For more information, see “Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Fund Shares—Involuntary Redemption” in the SAI.
Account Maintenance Fee for Accounts Held by the Transfer Agent
If the value of your account with PMFS is less than $10,000, with certain exclusions, a $15 annual account maintenance fee will be deducted from your account during the 4th calendar quarter of each year. Any applicable CDSC on the shares redeemed to pay the account maintenance fee will be waived. For more information, see “Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Fund Shares—Account Maintenance Fee” in the SAI.
90-Day Repurchase Privilege
After you redeem your shares, you have a 90-day period during which you may reinvest back into your account any of the redemption proceeds in shares of the same Fund without paying an initial sales charge. In order to take advantage of this privilege, you must notify the Transfer Agent or your broker at the time of the repurchase. This privilege can only be used once in a 12-month period. For more information, see the SAI.
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Retirement Plans
To sell shares and receive a distribution from your retirement account, call your broker or the Transfer Agent for a distribution request form. There are special distribution and income tax withholding requirements for distributions from retirement plans and you must submit a withholding form with your request to avoid delay. If your retirement plan account is held for you by your employer or plan trustee, you must arrange for the distribution request to be signed and sent by the plan administrator or trustee. For additional information, see the SAI.
HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR SHARES
You can exchange your shares of the Fund for shares of the same class in certain other Prudential Investments mutual funds—including Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.—if you satisfy the minimum investment requirements. For example, you can exchange Class A shares of the Fund for Class A shares of other funds in the Prudential Investments mutual fund family, but you can’t exchange Class A shares for a different share class of another fund. After an exchange, at redemption, any CDSC will be calculated from the date of the initial purchase, excluding any time that Class C shares were held in Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc. We may change the terms of any exchange privilege after giving you 60 days' notice.
There is no sales charge for exchanges. However, if you exchange—and then sell—shares within the applicable CDSC period, you must still pay the applicable CDSC. At the time of exchange, CDSC liable shares and free shares move proportionally according to the percentage of total shares you are exchanging. If you have exchanged Class C shares into Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc., the time you hold the Class C shares in the money market fund will not be counted in calculating the required holding period for CDSC liability.
For investors in certain programs sponsored by financial intermediaries who have agreements with Prudential, or whose programs are available through financial intermediaries that have agreements with Prudential relating to mutual fund “wrap” or asset allocation programs or mutual fund “supermarket” programs, an exchange may be made from Class A to Class Z shares of the Fund in certain limited circumstances. Contact your program sponsor or financial intermediary with any questions.
Exchanging Shares Held by a Financial Intermediary . If you hold shares through a financial intermediary, you must exchange shares through your financial intermediary.
Exchanging Shares Held by the Transfer Agent . If you hold shares through the Transfer Agent, contact your financial advisor or PMFS at:
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC
P.O. Box 9658
Providence, RI 02940
If you participate in any fee-based program where the Fund is an available investment option, you may arrange with the Transfer Agent or your recordkeeper to exchange your Class A shares, if any, for Class Z shares when you elect to participate in the fee-based program. When you no longer participate in the program, you may arrange with the Transfer Agent or your recordkeeper to exchange all of your Class Z shares, including shares purchased while you were in the program, for Class A shares.
Likewise, if you are entitled to purchase Class Z shares as a participant in Wells Fargo Advisors’ 401(k) Plan and you seek to transfer your Class Z shares out of the 401(k) Plan after your voluntary or involuntary termination of employment or retirement, you may arrange with the Transfer Agent or your recordkeeper to exchange your Class Z shares held in the 401(k) Plan for Class A shares.
Remember, as we explained in the section entitled “Fund Distributions and Tax Issues—If You Sell or Exchange Your Shares,” exchanging shares is considered a sale for tax purposes. Therefore, if the shares you exchange are worth more than the amount that you paid for them, you may have to pay capital gains tax. For additional information about exchanging shares, see the SAI.
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Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
The Fund seeks to prevent patterns of frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by its shareholders. Frequent purchases and sales of shares of the Fund may adversely affect Fund performance and the interests of long-term investors. When a shareholder engages in frequent or short-term trading, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities to have the cash necessary to redeem the shareholder's shares. This can happen when it is not advantageous to sell any securities, so the Fund's performance may be hurt. When large dollar amounts are involved, frequent trading can also make it difficult to use long-term investment strategies because the Fund cannot predict how much cash it will have to invest. In addition, if the Fund is forced to liquidate investments due to short-term trading activity, it may incur increased brokerage and tax costs. Similarly, the Fund may bear increased administrative costs as a result of the asset level and investment volatility that accompanies patterns of short-term trading. Moreover, frequent or short-term trading by certain shareholders may cause dilution in the value of Fund shares held by other shareholders. Funds that invest in non-US securities may be particularly susceptible to frequent trading because time zone differences among international stock markets can allow a shareholder engaging in frequent trading to exploit fund share prices that may be based on closing prices of non-US securities established some time before the Fund calculates its own share price. Funds that invest in certain fixed-income securities, such as high-yield bonds or certain asset-backed securities, may also constitute an effective vehicle for a shareholder's frequent trading strategy.
The Fund does not knowingly accommodate or permit frequent trading, and the Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to discourage or prevent frequent trading activities by Fund shareholders. In an effort to prevent such practices, the Fund's Transfer Agent monitors trading activity on a daily basis. The Fund has implemented a trading policy that limits the number of times a shareholder may purchase Fund shares or exchange into the Fund and then sell those shares within a specified period of time (a “round-trip transaction”) as established by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The CCO is authorized to set and modify the parameters of the trading policy at any time as required to prevent the adverse impact of frequent trading on Fund shareholders.
The CCO has defined frequent trading as one or more round-trip transactions in shares of the Fund within a 30-day period. If this occurs, the shareholder’s account will be subject to a 60-day warning period. If a second round-trip occurs before the conclusion of the 60-day warning period, a trading suspension will be placed on the account by the Fund’s Transfer Agent that will remain in effect for 90 days. The trading suspension will relate to purchases and exchange purchases (but not redemptions) in the Fund in which the frequent trading occurred. Exceptions to the trading policy will not normally be granted.
Transactions in the Prudential Investments money market funds are excluded from this policy. In addition, transactions by affiliated Prudential mutual funds, which are structured as “funds-of-funds,” and invest primarily in other mutual funds within the Prudential Investments fund family, are not subject to the limitations of the trading policy and are not considered frequent or short-term trading.
The Fund reserves the right to reject or cancel, without prior notice, all additional purchases or exchanges into the Fund by a shareholder. Moreover, the Fund may direct a broker-dealer or other intermediary to block a shareholder account from future trading in the Fund. The Transfer Agent will monitor trading activity over $25,000 per account on a daily basis for a rolling 90-day period. If a purchase into the Fund is rejected or canceled, the shareholder will receive a return of the purchase amount.
If the Fund is offered to qualified plans on an omnibus basis or if Fund shares may be purchased through other omnibus arrangements, such as through a financial intermediary such as a broker-dealer, a bank, an insurance company separate account, an investment adviser, or an administrator or trustee of a retirement plan (“Intermediaries”) that holds your shares in an account under its name, Intermediaries maintain the individual beneficial owner records and submit to the Fund only aggregate orders combining the transactions of many beneficial owners. The Fund itself generally cannot monitor trading by particular beneficial owners. The Fund has notified Intermediaries in writing that it expects the Intermediaries to impose restrictions on transfers by beneficial owners. Intermediaries may impose different or stricter restrictions on transfers by beneficial owners. Consistent with the restrictions described above, investments in the Fund through retirement programs administered by Prudential Retirement will be similarly identified for frequent purchases and redemptions and appropriately restricted.
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The Transfer Agent also reviews the aggregate net flows in excess of $1 million. In those cases, the trade detail is reviewed to determine if any of the activity relates to potential offenders. In cases of omnibus orders, the Intermediary may be contacted by the Transfer Agent to obtain additional information. The Transfer Agent has the authority to cancel all or a portion of the trade if the information reveals that the activity relates to potential offenders. Where appropriate, the Transfer Agent may request that the Intermediary block a financial adviser or client from accessing the Fund. If necessary, the Fund may be removed from a particular Intermediary's platform.
Shareholders seeking to engage in frequent trading activities may use a variety of strategies to avoid detection and, despite the efforts of the Fund to prevent such trading, there is no guarantee that the Fund, the Transfer Agent or Intermediaries will be able to identify these shareholders or curtail their trading practices. The Fund does not have any arrangements intended to permit trading of its shares in contravention of the policies described above.
Telephone Redemptions or Exchanges
You may redeem your shares of the Fund if the proceeds of the redemption do not exceed $100,000 or exchange your shares in any amount by calling the Fund at (800) 225-1852 and communicating your instructions in good order to a customer service representative before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. You will receive a redemption or exchange amount based on that day's NAV. Certain restrictions apply; please see the section entitled “How to Sell Your Shares—Restrictions on Sales” above for additional information. In the event that regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will receive the following day's NAV if your order to sell or exchange is received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE.
The Transfer Agent will record your telephone instructions and request specific account information before redeeming or exchanging shares. The Fund will not be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent telephone instructions if it follows instructions that it reasonably believes are made by the shareholder. If the Fund does not follow reasonable procedures, it may be liable.
In the event of drastic economic or market changes, you may have difficulty in redeeming or exchanging your shares by telephone. If this occurs, you should consider redeeming or exchanging your shares by mail or through your broker.
The telephone redemption and exchange procedures may be modified or terminated at any time. If this occurs, you will receive a written notice from the Fund.
Expedited Redemption Privilege
If you have selected the Expedited Redemption Privilege, you may have your redemption proceeds sent directly to your bank account. Expedited redemption requests may be made by telephone or letter, must be received by the Transfer Agent prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time to receive a redemption amount based on that day's NAV and are subject to the terms and conditions regarding the redemption of shares. In the event that regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will receive the following day's NAV if your order to sell is received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE. For more information, see the SAI. The Expedited Redemption Privilege may be modified or terminated at any time without notice.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Introduction
The financial highlights will help you evaluate the Fund's financial performance for the fiscal years in the five year period ended February 29, 2016. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total return in each chart represents the rate that a shareholder would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund, assuming investment at the start of the period and reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions. The information is for the periods indicated.
These financial highlights were derived from the financial statements audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report on those financial statements was unqualified.
A copy of the Fund's annual report, along with the Fund's audited financial statements and report of independent registered public accounting firm, is available upon request, at no charge, as described on the back cover of this Prospectus.
Class A Shares
  Year Ended February 28/29, March 30,
2011(a)
through
February 29,
2012
  2016(f) 2015 2014 2013
Per Share Operating Performance:          
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period $9.94 $10.18 $10.12 $9.89 $10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income .36 .40 .37 .43 .35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions (.57) (.22) .08 .26 (.09)
Total from investment operations (.21) .18 .45 .69 .26
Less Dividends and Distributions:          
Dividends from net investment income (.35) (.39) (.36) (.42) (.37)
Distributions from net realized gains (.03) (.03) (.04) –(b)
Total dividends and distributions (.35) (.42) (.39) (.46) (.37)
Net asset value, end of period $9.38 $9.94 $10.18 $10.12 $9.89
Total Return(c): (2.24)% 1.80% 4.53% 7.11% 2.70%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000) $47,683 $23,158 $34,211 $22,059 $5,136
Average net assets (000) $40,785 $28,113 $31,911 $12,454 $2,434
Ratios to average net assets(d)(e):          
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement 1.05% 1.10% 1.20% 1.20% 1.20%(g)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement 1.34% 1.60% 1.60% 1.92% 2.45%(g)
Net investment income 3.65% 3.89% 3.65% 4.35% 4.10%(g)
Portfolio turnover rate 55% 64% 82% 106% 163%(h)
(a) Commencement of operations.
(b) Less than $.005 per share.
(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than a full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(e) The distributor of the Fund had contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25% of the average daily net assets through March 8, 2015. Effective March 9, 2015, the contractual distribution and service (12b-1) fees were reduced from .30% to .25% of the average daily net assets.
(f) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(g) Annualized.
(h) Not annualized.
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Class C Shares
  Year Ended February 28/29, March 30,
2011(a)
through
February 29,
2012
  2016(e) 2015 2014 2013
Per Share Operating Performance:          
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period $9.95 $10.19 $10.13 $9.90 $10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income .28 .32 .29 .36 .28
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions (.58) (.22) .08 .26 (.08)
Total from investment operations (.30) .10 .37 .62 .20
Less Dividends and Distributions:          
Dividends from net investment income (.27) (.31) (.28) (.35) (.30)
Distributions from net realized gains (.03) (.03) (.04) –(b)
Total dividends and distributions (.27) (.34) (.31) (.39) (.30)
Net asset value, end of period $9.38 $9.95 $10.19 $10.13 $9.90
Total Return(c): (3.07)% 1.04% 3.74% 6.29% 2.10%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000) $35,027 $28,408 $32,149 $7,403 $1,742
Average net assets (000) $33,571 $31,363 $21,337 $2,997 $1,235
Ratios to average net assets(d):          
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement 1.80% 1.85% 1.95% 1.95% 1.95%(f)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement 2.11% 2.30% 2.35% 2.62% 3.15%(f)
Net investment income 2.88% 3.15% 2.91% 3.57% 3.43%(f)
Portfolio turnover rate 55% 64% 82% 106% 163%(g)
(a) Commencement of operations.
(b) Less than $.005 per share.
(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than a full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(e) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
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Class Q Shares
  April 27,
2015(a)
through
February 29,
2016(d)
Per Share Operating Performance:  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period $10.03
Income (loss) from investment operations:  
Net investment income .32
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions (.65)
Total from investment operations (.33)
Dividends from net investment income (.31)
Net asset value, end of period $9.39
Total Return(b): (3.35)%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (000) $10
Average net assets (000) $10
Ratios to average net assets(c):  
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement .80%(e)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement .99%(e)
Net investment income 3.87%(e)
Portfolio turnover rate 55%(f)
(a) Commencement of operations.
(b) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.
(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Series invests.
(d) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(e) Annualized.
(f) Not annualized.
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Class Z Shares
  Year Ended February 28//29, March 30,
2011(a)
through
February 29,
2012
  2016(e) 2015 2014 2013
Per Share Operating Performance:          
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period $9.95 $10.19 $10.14 $9.91 $10.00
Income (loss) from investment operations:          
Net investment income .38 .42 .40 .46 .37
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions (.57) (.22) .06 .26 (.07)
Total from investment operations (.19) .20 .46 .72 .30
Less Dividends and Distributions:          
Dividends from net investment income (.37) (.41) (.38) (.45) (.39)
Distributions from net realized gains (.03) (.03) (.04) –(b)
Total dividends and distributions (.37) (.44) (.41) (.49) (.39)
Net asset value, end of period $9.39 $9.95 $10.19 $10.14 $9.91
Total Return(c): (1.98)% 2.05% 4.68% 7.36% 3.13%
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:          
Net assets, end of period (000) $135,575 $57,729 $47,082 $29,889 $27,488
Average net assets (000) $115,125 $52,159 $44,076 $27,983 $25,812
Ratios to average net assets(d):          
Expenses after waivers and/or expense reimbursement .80% .85% .95% .95% .95%(f)
Expenses before waivers and/or expense reimbursement 1.09% 1.30% 1.31% 1.62% 2.15%(f)
Net investment income 3.88% 4.16% 3.85% 4.63% 4.08%(f)
Portfolio turnover rate 55% 64% 82% 106% 163%(g)
(a) Commencement of operations.
(b) Less than $.005 per share.
(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than a full year are not annualized.
(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests.
(e) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.
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GLOSSARY
FUND INDEXES
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index. The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index that represents the investable universe of the US dollar-denominated leveraged loan market. Returns do not include the effect of any expenses, sales charges or taxes. The returns would be lower if they included the effect of expenses, sales charges or taxes.
Lipper Loan Participation Funds Average. The Lipper Loan Participation Funds Average is based on the average return of all mutual funds in the Lipper Loan Participation Funds category. Returns do not include the effect of any sales charges or taxes. The returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges or taxes.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please read this Prospectus before you invest in the Fund and keep it for future reference.
For information or shareholder questions contact:
MAIL
Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC
PO Box 9658
Providence, RI 02940
WEBSITE
www.prudentialfunds.com
TELEPHONE
(800) 225-1852
(973) 367-3529
(from outside the US)
    
E-DELIVERY
To receive your mutual fund documents on-line, go to www.prudentialfunds.com/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above.
    
The Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund. Shareholders may obtain free copies of the SAI, Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report as well as other information about the Fund and may make other shareholder inquiries through the telephone number, address and website listed above.
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)
(incorporated by reference into this Prospectus)
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT
(contains a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during the last fiscal year)
    
You can also obtain copies of Fund documents, including the SAI, from the Securities and Exchange Commission as follows (the SEC charges a fee to copy documents):
MAIL
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Reference Section
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-1520
ELECTRONIC REQUEST
publicinfo@sec.gov
IN PERSON
Public Reference Room located at
100 F Street, NE in Washington, DC
For hours of operation, call (202) 551-8090
VIA THE INTERNET
on the EDGAR Database at www.sec.gov
    
Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund
Share Class A C Q Z
NASDAQ FRFAX FRFCX PFRIX FRFZX
CUSIP 74439V602 74439V701 74439V883 74439V800
MF211STAT The Fund's Investment Company Act File No. 811-03712
 
 
 
 
PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS, A PGIM BUSINESS   |   MUTUAL FUNDS
Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION June 21, 2016
This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) of Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund (the “Fund”) is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus of the Fund dated June 21, 2016. This SAI has been incorporated by reference into the Fund’s Prospectus. The Prospectus can be obtained, without charge, by calling (800) 225-1852 or by writing to Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC, P.O. Box 9658, Providence, RI 02940.
Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund is a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14 (PIP 14). PIP 14 has one other series, Prudential Government Income Fund, which is currently offered pursuant to a separate prospectus and a separate SAI. The information presented in this SAI applies only to Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund.
The Fund's audited financial statements are incorporated into this SAI by reference to the Fund’s 2016 Annual Report (File No. 811-03712). You may request a copy of the Annual Report at no charge by calling (800) 225-1852 between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern time on any business day.
PRUDENTIAL FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
A: FRFAX C: FRFCX Q: PFRIX Z: FRFZX    
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PART I
INTRODUCTION
This SAI sets forth information about Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund (the Fund), which is one of the two mutual funds which together comprise Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14 (PIP 14). PIP 14 is an open-end management investment company. It provides information about certain of the securities, instruments, policies and strategies that are used by the Fund in seeking to achieve its objective. This SAI also provides additional information about PIP 14’s Board of Trustees, the advisory services provided to and the management fees paid by the Fund, information about other fees paid by and services provided to the Fund, and other information.
Information about PIP 14’s other series, Prudential Government Income Fund, is set forth in a separate SAI.
Before reading the SAI, you should consult the Glossary below, which defines certain of the terms used in the SAI:
GLOSSARY
Term Definition
ADR American Depositary Receipt
ADS American Depositary Share
Board Fund’s Board of Directors or Trustees
Board Member A trustee or director of the Fund’s Board
CEA Commodity Exchange Act, as amended
CFTC US Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Code Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
CDO Collateralized Debt Obligation
CMO Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
EDR European Depositary Receipt
Fannie Mae Federal National Mortgage Association
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fitch Fitch, Inc.
Freddie Mac Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
Ginnie Mae Government National Mortgage Association
IPO Initial Public Offering
IRS Internal Revenue Service
1933 Act Securities Act of 1933, as amended
1934 Act Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
1940 Act Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions Exemptive order, SEC release, no-action letter or similar relief or interpretations, collectively
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
Manager or PI Prudential Investments LLC
Moody’s Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.
NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System
NAV Net Asset Value
NRSRO Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
NYSE New York Stock Exchange
OTC Over the Counter
Prudential Prudential Financial, Inc.
PMFS Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

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RIC Regulated Investment Company, as the term is used in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
S&P Standard & Poor’s Corporation
SEC US Securities & Exchange Commission
World Bank International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
FUND CLASSIFICATION, INVESTMENT Objective & POLICIES
The primary investment objective of Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund is to maximize current income, with a secondary investment objective of seeking capital appreciation, but only when consistent with the Fund's primary investment objective of seeking to maximize current income. Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund is diversified. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
The following section discusses certain types of investments and investment strategies that the Fund may use, including explanations of these investments and investment strategies, as well as the risks and considerations associated with these investments and investment strategies. The Fund also may invest from time to time in certain types of investments and investment strategies that are not discussed or otherwise identified as applicable to the Fund. In seeking to achieve its objectives, the Fund may from time to time also use the securities, instruments, policies and non-principal strategies that are further described in the following section. Certain of the investments and investment strategies discussed in the following section are subject to the limitations set forth below.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities. Floating rate loans are debt obligations that have interest rates which adjust or “float” periodically (normally on a monthly or quarterly basis) based on a generally recognized base rate such as the LIBOR or the prime rate offered by one or more major US banks.
Most floating rate loans are senior in rank (“senior loans”) in the event of bankruptcy to most other securities of the issuer, such as common stock or publicly-issued bonds. Floating rate loans are often secured by specific collateral of the issuer so that holders of the loans will have a priority claim on those assets in the event of a default or bankruptcy of the issuer. Floating rate loans are often structured and administered by a financial institution that acts as agent for the holders of the loan. Loans can be acquired directly through the agent, by assignment from another holder of the loan, or as a participation interest in another holder’s portion of the loan.
The Fund has no requirement as to the maturity or quality of the debt instruments it may buy, or as to the market capitalization of those instruments. The Fund may invest primarily in senior loans that are rated below investment grade or unrated senior loans of comparable quality at the time of purchase as determined by the Fund’s subadviser. Instruments rated below investment grade are sometimes referred to as “junk bonds.” In the event that a security receives different ratings from different NRSROs, the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from an NRSRO. A description of security ratings is an appendix to this SAI.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans that are not secured by any specific collateral. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its investable assets in other types of debt securities, equity and equity-related securities (principally preferred stocks and convertible securities), and money market instruments. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in senior loans made to foreign-domiciled borrowers and other foreign securities, including securities of issuers located in emerging market countries, which may be denominated in US dollars or non-US currencies.
INVESTMENT RISKS AND CONSIDERATIONS
Set forth below are descriptions of some of the types of investments and investment strategies that the Fund may use and the risks and considerations associated with those investments and investment strategies. Please also see the Prospectus of the Fund and the “Fund Classification, Investment Objective & Policies” section of this SAI.
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES . Asset-backed securities directly or indirectly represent a participation interest in, or are secured by and payable from, a stream of payments generated by particular assets such as motor vehicle or credit card receivables. Payments of principal and interest may be guaranteed up to certain amounts and for a certain time period by a letter of credit issued by a financial institution unaffiliated with the entities issuing the securities. Asset-backed securities may be classified as pass-through certificates or collateralized obligations.

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Pass-through certificates are asset-backed securities which represent an undivided fractional ownership interest in an underlying pool of assets. Pass-through certificates usually provide for payments of principal and interest received to be passed through to their holders, usually after deduction for certain costs and expenses incurred in administering the pool. Because pass-through certificates represent an ownership interest in the underlying assets, the holders thereof bear directly the risk of any defaults by the obligors on the underlying assets not covered by any credit support.
Asset-backed securities issued in the form of debt instruments include collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and other similarly structured securities. A CBO is a trust which is often backed by a diversified pool of high risk, below investment grade fixed-income securities. The collateral can be from many different types of fixed-income securities such as high yield debt, residential privately issued mortgage-related securities, commercial privately issued mortgage-related securities, trust preferred securities and emerging market debt. A CLO is a trust typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. CBOs and CLOs may charge management fees and administrative expenses.
For CBOs and CLOs, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the “equity” tranche which bears the bulk of defaults from the bonds or loans in the trust and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since they are partially protected from defaults, senior tranches from a CBO trust or CLO trust typically have higher ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the protection from the equity tranche, CBO or CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults, as well as aversion to CBO or CLO securities as a class.
The risks of an investment in a CBO or CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the instrument in which the Fund invests. Normally, CBOs and CLOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CBOs and CLOs may be characterized by the Fund as illiquid securities; however, an active dealer market may exist for CBOs and CLOs, allowing them to qualify for Rule 144A transactions. In addition to the normal risks associated with fixed-income securities discussed elsewhere in this SAI and the Fund’s Prospectus (e.g., interest rate risk and default risk), CBOs and CLOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the possibility that the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the risk that the Fund may invest in CBOs or CLOs that are subordinate to other classes; and (iv) the risk that the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results.
ASSET-BASED SECURITIES . The Fund may invest in debt, preferred or convertible securities, the principal amount, redemption terms or conversion terms of which are related to the market price of some natural resource asset such as gold bullion. These securities are referred to as “asset-based securities.” The Fund will purchase asset-based securities only if they are rated, or are issued by issuers that have outstanding debt obligations rated investment grade (i.e., AAA, AA, A or BBB by S&P or Fitch or Aaa, Aa, A or Baa by Moody’s or commercial paper rated A-1 by S&P or Prime-1 by Moody’s) or of issuers that the subadviser has determined to be of similar creditworthiness. Obligations ranked in the fourth highest rating category, while considered “investment grade,” may have certain speculative characteristics. If the asset-based security is backed by a bank letter of credit or other similar facility, the subadviser may take such backing into account in determining the creditworthiness of the issuer. While the market prices for an asset-based security and the related natural resource asset generally are expected to move in the same direction, there may not be perfect correlation in the two price movements. Asset-based securities may not be secured by a security interest in or claim on the underlying natural resource assets and do not represent an interest in the referenced assets. Certain asset-based securities may be illiquid.
The asset-based securities in which the Fund may invest may bear interest or pay preferred dividends at below market (or even relatively nominal) rates. As an example, assume gold is selling at a market price of $300 per ounce and an issuer sells a $1,000 face amount gold-related note with a seven-year maturity, payable at maturity at the greater of either $1,000 in cash or the then market price of three ounces of gold. If at maturity, the market price of gold is $400 per ounce, the amount payable on the note would be $1,200. Certain asset-based securities may be payable at maturity in cash at the stated principal amount or, at the option of the holder, directly in a stated amount of the asset to which it is related. In such instance, because the Fund does not presently intend to invest directly in natural resource assets, the Fund may sell the asset-based security in the secondary market, to the extent one exists, prior to maturity if the value of the stated amount of the asset exceeds the stated principal amount and thereby realize the appreciation in the underlying asset.
BORROWING AND LEVERAGE. Unless noted otherwise, the Fund may borrow up to 33  1 3 % of the value of its total assets (calculated at the time of the borrowing). The Fund may pledge up to 33  1 3 % of its total assets to secure these borrowings. If the Fund’s asset coverage for borrowings falls below 300%, the Fund will take prompt action to reduce borrowings. If the Fund borrows to invest in securities, any

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investment gains made on the securities in excess of interest paid on the borrowing will cause the NAV of the shares to rise faster than would otherwise be the case. On the other hand, if the investment performance of the additional securities purchased fails to cover their cost (including any interest paid on the money borrowed) to the Fund, the NAV of the Fund’s shares will decrease faster than would otherwise be the case. This is the speculative factor known as “leverage.” In addition, the Fund may use certain investment management techniques (collectively, “effective leverage”), such as certain derivatives, that may provide leverage and are not subject to the borrowing limitation noted above.
The Fund may borrow from time to time, at the discretion of the subadviser, to take advantage of investment opportunities, when yields on available investments exceed interest rates and other expenses of related borrowing, or when, in the subadviser's opinion, unusual market conditions otherwise make it advantageous for the Fund to increase its investment capacity. The Fund will only borrow when there is an expectation that it will benefit the Fund after taking into account considerations such as interest income and possible losses upon liquidation. Borrowing by the Fund creates an opportunity for increased net income but, at the same time, creates risks, including the fact that leverage may exaggerate changes in the NAV of Fund shares and in the yield on the Fund. Unless otherwise stated, the Fund may borrow through forward rolls, dollar rolls or reverse repurchase agreements.
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. The FDIC, an independent agency of the US Government, provides deposit insurance on all types of deposits, including certificates of deposit, received at an FDIC-insured bank or savings association (“insured depository institutions”) up to applicable limits. The standard deposit insurance amount is $250,000 per depositor (including principal and accrued interest) for each insurable capacity of such depositor, per insured depository institution, which is backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government. All of a depositor’s deposits in the same insurable capacity at the same insured depository institution are aggregated for purposes of the $250,000 insurance limit, including deposits held directly in the depositor’s name and for the depositor’s benefit by intermediaries. Any amounts in excess of the $250,000 deposit insurance limit may be uninsured.
CORPORATE LOANS. Commercial banks and other financial institutions make loans to companies that need capital to grow or restructure (“corporate loans”). Borrowers generally pay interest on corporate loans at rates that change in response to changes in market interest rates such as the LIBOR or the prime rate of US banks. As a result, the value of corporate loan investments is generally responsive to shifts in market interest rates. Because the trading market for corporate loans is less developed than the secondary market for bonds and notes, the Fund may experience difficulties from time to time in selling its corporate loans. Borrowers frequently provide collateral to secure repayment of these obligations. Leading financial institutions often act as agent for a broader group of lenders, generally referred to as a “syndicate.” The syndicate's agent arranges the corporate loans, holds collateral and accepts payments of principal and interest. If the agent develops financial problems, the Fund may not recover its investment, or there might be a delay in the Fund’s recovery. By investing in a corporate loan, the Fund becomes a member of the syndicate.
As in the case of junk bonds, the corporate loans in which the Fund may invest can be expected to provide higher yields than higher-rated fixed-income securities but may be subject to greater risk of loss of principal and interest. There are, however, some significant differences between corporate loans and junk bonds. Corporate loans are frequently secured by pledges of liens and security interests in the assets of the borrower, and the holders of corporate loans are frequently the beneficiaries of debt service subordination provisions imposed on the borrower's bondholders. These arrangements are designed to give corporate loan investors preferential treatment over junk bond investors in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer. Even when these arrangements exist, however, there can be no assurance that the principal and interest owed on the corporate loans will be repaid in full. Corporate loans generally bear interest at rates set at a margin above a generally recognized base lending rate that may fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, in the case of the prime rate of a US bank, or that may be adjusted on set dates, typically 30 days but generally not more than one year, in the case of LIBOR. Consequently, the value of corporate loans held by the Fund may be expected to fluctuate significantly less than the value of fixed rate junk bond instruments as a result of changes in the interest rate environment. On the other hand, the secondary dealer market for corporate loans is not as well developed as the secondary dealer market for junk bonds, and therefore presents increased market risk relating to liquidity and pricing concerns.
The Fund may acquire interests in corporate loans by means of a novation, assignment or participation. In a novation, the Fund would succeed to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and become a contracting party under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation. As an alternative, the Fund may purchase an assignment, in which case the Fund may be required to rely on the assigning institution to demand payment and enforce its rights against the borrower but would otherwise typically be entitled to all of such assigning institution's rights under the credit agreement. Participation interests in a portion of a debt obligation typically result in a contractual relationship only with the institution selling the participation interest and not with the borrower. In purchasing a loan participation, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the debt obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Fund.

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The Fund’s ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignment or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund’s access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value loans or sell loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund’s ability to pay redemption proceeds within the allowable time periods stated in the Prospectus. In some instances, loans and loan participations are not rated by independent credit rating agencies; in such instances, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the investment subadviser’s credit analysis of the borrower, or in the case of a loan participation, of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-US issuers, the risks of investing in non-US issuers are applicable.
Loans may not be considered to be “securities” and as a result may not benefit from the protections of the federal securities laws, including anti-fraud protections and those with respect to the use of material non-public information, so that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not have the benefit of these protections. If the Fund is in possession of material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its investment in such borrower’s loan, the Fund may not be able to enter into a transaction with respect to a publicly-traded security of the borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so.
CUSTODIAL RECEIPTS. Obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the US Government, foreign governments or semi-governmental entities may be acquired by the Fund in the form of custodial receipts that evidence ownership of future interest payments, principal payments or both on certain notes or bonds. Typically, custodial receipts have their unmatured interest coupons separated (“stripped”) by their holder. Having separated the interest coupons from the underlying principal of the government securities, the holder will resell the stripped securities in custodial receipt programs with a number of different names, including “Treasury Income Growth Receipts” (“TIGRs”) and “Certificate of Accrual on Treasury Securities” (“CATS”). The stripped coupons are sold separately from the underlying principal, which is usually sold at a deep discount because the buyer receives only the right to receive a future fixed payment on the security and does not receive any rights to periodic interest (cash) payments. CATS and TIGRs are not considered US Government securities by the staff of the SEC. Such notes and bonds are held in custody by a bank or a brokerage firm on behalf of the owners.
CYBER SECURITY RISK. With the increasing use of technology and computer systems in general and, in particular, the Internet to conduct necessary business functions, the Fund is susceptible to operational, information security and related risks. These risks, which are often collectively referred to as “cyber security” risks, may include deliberate or malicious attacks, as well as unintentional events and occurrences. Cyber security is generally defined as the technology, operations and related protocol surrounding and protecting a user’s computer hardware, network, systems and applications and the data transmitted and stored therewith. These measures ensure the reliability of a user’s systems, as well as the security, availability, integrity, and confidentiality of data assets.
Deliberate cyber attacks can include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to computer systems in order to misappropriate and/or disclose sensitive or confidential information; deleting, corrupting or modifying data; and causing operational disruptions. Cyber attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites (in order to prevent access to computer networks). In addition to deliberate breaches engineered by external actors, cyber security risks can also result from the conduct of malicious, exploited or careless insiders, whose actions may result in the destruction, release or disclosure of confidential or proprietary information stored on an organization’s systems.
Cyber security failures or breaches, whether deliberate or unintentional, arising from the Fund’s third-party service providers (e.g., custodians, financial intermediaries, transfer agents), subadviser, shareholder usage of unsecure systems to access personal accounts, as well as breaches suffered by the issuers of securities in which the Fund invests, may cause significant disruptions in the business operations of the Fund. Potential impacts may include, but are not limited to, potential financial losses for the Fund and the issuers’ securities, the inability of shareholders to conduct transactions with the Fund, an inability of the Fund to calculate NAV, and disclosures of personal or confidential shareholder information.

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In addition to direct impacts on Fund shareholders, cyber security failures by the Fund and/or its service providers and others may result in regulatory inquiries, regulatory proceedings, regulatory and/or legal and litigation costs to the Fund, and reputational damage. The Fund may incur reimbursement and other expenses, including the costs of litigation and litigation settlements and additional compliance costs. The Fund may also incur considerable expenses in enhancing and upgrading computer systems and systems security following a cyber security failure.
The rapid proliferation of technologies, as well as the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists, and others continue to pose new and significant cyber security threats. Although the Fund and its service providers and subadviser may have established business continuity plans and risk management systems to mitigate cyber security risks, there can be no guarantee or assurance that such plans or systems will be effective, or that all risks that exist, or may develop in the future, have been completely anticipated and identified or can be protected against. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control or assure the efficacy of the cyber security plans and systems implemented by third-party service providers, the subadviser, and the issuers in which the Fund invests.
DEBT SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in debt securities, such as bonds, that involve credit risk. This is the risk that the issuer will not make timely payments of principal and interest. The degree of credit risk depends on the issuer's financial condition and on the terms of the bonds. Changes in an issuer's credit rating or the market's perception of an issuer's creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. Credit risk is reduced to the extent the Fund invests its assets in US Government securities. All debt securities, however, are subject to interest rate risk. This is the risk that the value of the security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities will go up or down more in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities. The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk since the US Federal Reserve Board has ended its quantitative easing program and may continue to raise rates. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.
DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS. The Fund may invest in the securities of foreign issuers in the form of Depositary Receipts or other securities convertible into securities of foreign issuers. Depositary Receipts may not necessarily be denominated in the same currency as the underlying securities into which they may be converted. ADRs and ADSs are receipts or shares typically issued by an American bank or trust company that evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign corporation. EDRs are receipts issued in Europe that evidence a similar ownership arrangement. GDRs are receipts issued throughout the world that evidence a similar arrangement. Generally, ADRs and ADSs, in registered form, are designed for use in the US securities markets, and EDRs, in bearer form, are designed for use in European securities markets. GDRs are tradable both in the United States and in Europe and are designed for use throughout the world.
The Fund may invest in unsponsored Depositary Receipts. The issuers of unsponsored Depositary Receipts are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States, and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the Depositary Receipts. Depositary Receipts are generally subject to the same risks as the foreign securities that they evidence or into which they may be converted or exchanged.
DERIVATIVES. The Fund may use instruments referred to as derivatives. Derivatives are financial instruments the value of which is derived from another security, a commodity (such as gold or oil), a currency or an index (a measure of value or rates, such as the S&P 500 Index or the prime lending rate). Derivatives allow the Fund to increase or decrease the level of risk to which the Fund is exposed more quickly and efficiently than transactions in other types of instruments. The Fund may use derivatives for hedging purposes. The Fund may also use derivatives to seek to enhance returns. The use of a derivative is speculative if the Fund is primarily seeking to achieve gains, rather than offset the risk of other positions. When the Fund invests in a derivative for speculative purposes, the Fund will be fully exposed to the risks of loss of that derivative, which may sometimes be greater than the derivative's cost. The Fund may not use any derivative to gain exposure to an asset or class of assets that the Fund would be prohibited by its investment restrictions from purchasing directly.
A discussion of the risk factors relating to derivatives is set out in the sub-section entitled “Risk Factors Involving Derivatives.”
DISTRESSED SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in securities, including corporate loans purchased in the secondary market, which are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise in default as to the repayment of principal and/or interest at the time of acquisition by the Fund or are rated in the lower rating categories (generally, Ca or lower by Moody's and CC or lower by S&P or Fitch) or which, if unrated, are in the judgment of the subadviser of equivalent quality (“Distressed Securities”). Investing in Distressed Securities is speculative and involves significant risks. Distressed Securities frequently do not produce income while they are outstanding and may require the Fund to bear certain extraordinary expenses in order to protect and recover its investment.

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The Fund will generally make such investments only when the subadviser believes it is reasonably likely that the issuer of the Distressed Securities will make an exchange offer or will be the subject of a plan of reorganization pursuant to which the Fund will receive new securities. However, there can be no assurance that such an exchange offer will be made or that such a plan of reorganization will be adopted. In addition, a significant period of time may pass between the time at which the Fund makes its investment in Distressed Securities and the time that any such exchange offer or plan of reorganization is completed. During this period, it is unlikely that the Fund will receive any interest payments on the Distressed Securities, the Fund will be subject to significant uncertainty as to whether or not the exchange offer or plan of reorganization will be completed and the Fund may be required to bear certain extraordinary expenses to protect and recover its investment. Even if an exchange offer is made or plan of reorganization is adopted with respect to Distressed Securities held by the Fund, there can be no assurance that the securities or other assets received by the Fund in connection with such exchange offer or plan of reorganization will not have a lower value or income potential than may have been anticipated when the investment was made. Moreover, any securities received by the Fund upon completion of an exchange offer or plan of reorganization may be restricted as to resale. As a result of the Fund’s participation in negotiations with respect to any exchange offer or plan of reorganization with respect to an issuer of Distressed Securities, the Fund may be restricted from disposing of such securities.
HEDGING. Hedging is a strategy in which a derivative or security is used to offset the risks associated with other Fund holdings. Losses on the other investment may be substantially reduced by gains on a derivative that reacts in an opposite manner to market movements. While hedging can reduce losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains or cause losses if the market moves in a different manner than anticipated by the Fund or if the cost of the derivative outweighs the benefit of the hedge. Hedging also involves the risk that changes in the value of the derivative will not match those of the holdings being hedged as expected by the Fund, in which case any losses on the holdings being hedged may not be reduced or may be increased. The inability to close options and futures positions also could have an adverse impact on the Fund’s ability to hedge effectively its portfolio. There is also a risk of loss by the Fund of margin deposits or collateral in the event of bankruptcy of a broker with whom the Fund has an open position in an option, a futures contract or a related option.
There can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging strategies will be effective or that hedging transactions will be available to the Fund. The Fund is not required to engage in hedging transactions and the Fund may choose not to do so from time to time.
INDEXED AND INVERSE SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in securities the potential return of which is based on an index or interest rate. As an illustration, the Fund may invest in a security whose value is based on changes in a specific index or that pays interest based on the current value of an interest rate index, such as the prime rate. The Fund may also invest in a debt security that returns principal at maturity based on the level of a securities index or a basket of securities, or based on the relative changes of two indices. In addition, the Fund may invest in securities the potential return of which is based inversely on the change in an index or interest rate (that is, a security the value of which will move in the opposite direction of changes to an index or interest rate). For example, the Fund may invest in securities that pay a higher rate of interest when a particular index decreases and pay a lower rate of interest (or do not fully return principal) when the value of the index increases. Investing in such securities may subject the Fund to reduced or eliminated interest payments or loss of principal in the event of an adverse movement in the relevant interest rate, index or indices. Indexed and inverse securities may involve credit risk, and certain indexed and inverse securities may involve leverage risk, liquidity risk and currency risk. The Fund may invest in indexed and inverse securities for hedging purposes or to seek to increase returns. When used for hedging purposes, indexed and inverse securities involve correlation risk. (Furthermore, where such a security includes a contingent liability, in the event of such an adverse movement, the Fund may be required to pay substantial additional margin to maintain the position.)
SWAP AGREEMENTS. The Fund may enter into swap transactions, including, but not limited to, equity, interest rate, index, credit default, total return and, to the extent that it invests in foreign currency-denominated securities, currency exchange rate swap agreements. In addition, the Fund may enter into options on swap agreements (swap options). These swap transactions are entered into in an attempt to obtain a particular return when it is considered desirable to do so, possibly at a lower cost to the Fund than if the Fund had invested directly in an instrument that yielded that desired return. Swap transactions are a type of derivative. Derivatives are further discussed in the sub-sections entitled “Derivatives” and “Risk Factors Involving Derivatives.”
Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on or calculated with respect to particular predetermined investments or instruments, which may be adjusted for an interest factor. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” that is, the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or other investments or instruments. Most swap agreements entered into by the Fund would calculate the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis.” Consequently the Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only

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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.
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. Inasmuch as segregated accounts are established for these hedging transactions, the subadviser and the Fund believe such obligations do not constitute senior securities and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to the Fund’s 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. Since swaps are individually negotiated, the Fund expects to achieve an acceptable degree of correlation between its rights to receive a return on its portfolio securities and its rights and obligations to receive and pay a return pursuant to swaps. The Fund will enter into swaps only with counterparties meeting certain creditworthiness standards (generally, such counterparties would have to be eligible counterparties under the terms of the Fund’s repurchase agreement guidelines approved by the Board).
Some swaps will be subject to mandatory or optional clearing through derivatives clearing organizations. While this is expected to better protect collateral, margin and other applicable requirements may increase the financial and operational costs for such transactions.
Recent legislation requires certain swaps to be executed through a centralized exchange or regulated facility and be cleared through a regulated clearinghouse. Although this clearing mechanism is generally expected to reduce counterparty credit risk, it may disrupt or limit the swap market and may not result in swaps being easier to trade or value. As swaps become more standardized, the Fund may not be able to enter into swaps that meet its investment needs. The Fund also may not be able to find a clearinghouse willing to accept a swap for clearing. In a cleared swap, a central clearing organization will be the counterparty to the transaction. The Fund will assume the risk that the clearinghouse may be unable to perform its obligations. The Fund will be required to maintain its positions with a clearing organization through one or more clearing brokers. The clearing organization will require the Fund to post margin and the broker may require the Fund to post additional margin to secure the Fund’s obligations. The amount of margin required may change from time to time. In addition, cleared transactions may be more expensive to maintain than OTC transactions and may require the Fund to deposit larger amounts of margin. The Fund may not be able to recover margin amounts if the broker has financial difficulties. Also, the broker may require the Fund to terminate a derivatives position under certain circumstances. This may cause the Fund to lose money.
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP AGREEMENTS AND SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS . The Fund may enter into credit default swap agreements and similar agreements. The credit default swap agreement or similar instrument may have as reference obligations one or more securities that are not currently held by the Fund. The protection “buyer” in a credit default contract may be obligated to pay the protection “seller” an up-front or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided generally that no credit event on a reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, the seller generally must pay the buyer the “par value” (full notional value) of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity described in the swap, or the seller may be required to deliver the related net cash amount, if the swap is cash settled. The Fund may be either the buyer or seller in the transaction. If the Fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the Fund recovers nothing if the swap is held through its termination date. However, if a credit event occurs, the buyer may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity that may have little or no value. As a seller, the Fund generally receives an up-front payment or a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the swap provided that there is no credit event. If a credit event occurs, generally the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity that may have little or no value.
Credit default swaps and similar instruments involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the reference obligation directly, since, in addition to general market risks, they are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. The Fund will enter into credit default swap agreements and similar instruments only with counterparties that are rated investment grade quality by at least one credit rating agency at the time of entering into such transaction or whose creditworthiness is believed by the subadviser to be equivalent to such rating. If a credit event were to occur, the value of any deliverable obligation received by the seller, coupled with the up-front or periodic payments previously received, may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the Fund. When acting as a seller of a credit default swap or a similar instrument, the Fund is exposed to many of the same risks of leverage since, if a credit event occurs, the seller may be required to pay the buyer the full notional value of the contract net of any amounts owed by the buyer related to its delivery of deliverable obligations.
TOTAL RETURN SWAP AGREEMENTS . The Fund may enter into total return swap agreements. Total return swap agreements are contracts in which one party agrees to make periodic payments based on the change in market value of the underlying assets, which may include a specified security, basket of securities or securities indices during the specified period, in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return from other underlying assets. Total return swap agreements may be used to obtain

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exposure to a security or market without owning or taking physical custody of such security or market. Total return swap agreements may effectively add leverage to the Fund’s portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. Total return swap agreements entail the risk that a party will default on its payment obligations to the Fund thereunder. Swap agreements also bear the risk that the Fund will not be able to meet its obligation to the counterparty. Generally, the Fund will enter into total return swaps 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). The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each total return swap will be accrued on a daily basis, and an amount of cash or liquid instruments having an aggregate NAV at least equal to the accrued excess will be segregated by the Fund. If the total return swap transaction is entered into on other than a net basis, the full amount of the Fund’s obligations will be accrued on a daily basis, and the full amount of the Fund’s obligations will be segregated by the Fund in an amount equal to or greater than the market value of the liabilities under the total return 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 total return swap agreement.
Segregation and other requirements pertaining to total return swap agreements are subject to change in the event of future changes in applicable laws or regulations. It is possible that any such changes in laws or regulations could require modifications to the operation of the Fund.
OPTIONS ON SECURITIES AND SECURITIES INDEXES.
TYPES OF OPTIONS. The Fund may engage in transactions in options on individual securities, baskets of securities or securities indices, or particular measurements of value or rate (an “index”), such as an index of the price of treasury securities or an index representative of short term interest rates. Such investments may be made on exchanges and in OTC markets. In general, exchange-traded options have standardized exercise prices and expiration dates and require the parties to post margin against their obligations, and the performance of the parties' obligations in connection with such options is guaranteed by the exchange or a related clearing corporation. OTC options have more flexible terms negotiated between the buyer and the seller, but generally do not require the parties to post margin and are subject to greater credit risk. OTC options also involve greater liquidity risk. See “Additional Risk Factors of OTC Transactions; Limitations on the Use of OTC Derivatives.”
CALL OPTIONS. The Fund may purchase call options on any of the types of securities or instruments in which it may invest. A call option gives the Fund the right to buy, and obligates the seller to sell, the underlying security at the exercise price at any time during the option period. The Fund also may purchase and sell call options on indices. Index options are similar to options on securities except that, rather than taking or making delivery of securities underlying the option at a specified price upon exercise, an index option gives the holder the right to receive cash upon exercise of the option if the level of the index upon which the option is based is greater than the exercise price of the option.
The Fund may only write (i.e., sell) covered call options on the securities or instruments in which it may invest and enter into closing purchase transactions with respect to certain of such options, provided such options are “covered,” as defined herein. A covered call option is an option in which the Fund owns the underlying security or has an absolute and immediate right to acquire that security, without additional consideration (or for additional consideration held in a segregated account by its custodian), upon conversion or exchange of other securities currently held in its portfolio or with respect to which the Fund holds cash or other liquid assets in a segregated account with its custodian. The principal reason for writing call options is the attempt to realize, through the receipt of premiums, a greater return than would be realized on the securities alone. By writing covered call options, the Fund gives up the opportunity, while the option is in effect, to profit from any price increase in the underlying security above the option exercise price. In addition, the Fund’s ability to sell the underlying security will be limited while the option is in effect unless the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. A closing purchase transaction cancels out the Fund’s position as the writer of an option by means of an offsetting purchase of an identical option prior to the expiration of the option it has written. Covered call options also serve as a partial hedge to the extent of the premium received against a decline in the price of the underlying security. Also, with respect to call options written by the Fund that are covered only by segregated portfolio securities, the Fund is exposed to the risk of loss equal to the amount by which the price of the underlying securities rises above the exercise price.
PUT OPTIONS. The Fund may purchase put options to seek to hedge against a decline in the value of its securities or to enhance its return. By buying a put option, the Fund acquires a right to sell such underlying securities or instruments at the exercise price, thus limiting the Fund’s risk of loss through a decline in the market value of the securities or instruments until the put option expires. The amount of any appreciation in the value of the underlying securities or instruments will be partially offset by the amount of the premium paid for the put option and any related transaction costs. Prior to its expiration, a put option may be sold in a closing sale transaction and profit or loss from the sale will depend on whether the amount received is more or less than the premium paid for the put option plus the related transaction costs. A closing sale transaction cancels out the Fund’s position as the purchaser of an option by means of an offsetting sale of an identical option prior to the expiration of the option it has purchased. The Fund also may purchase uncovered put options.

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The Fund may write (i.e., sell) put options on the types of securities or instruments that may be held by the Fund, provided that such put options are covered (as described above, covered options are secured by, cash or other liquid assets held in a segregated account or the referenced security). The Fund will receive a premium for writing a put option, which increases the Fund’s return.
FUTURES. The Fund may engage in transactions in futures and options thereon. Futures are standardized, exchange-traded contracts which obligate a purchaser to take delivery, and a seller to make delivery, of a specific amount of an asset at a specified future date at a specified price. No price is paid upon entering into a futures contract. Rather, upon purchasing or selling a futures contract the Fund is required to deposit collateral (“margin”) equal to a percentage (generally less than 10%) of the contract value. Each day thereafter until the futures position is closed, the Fund will pay additional margin representing any loss experienced as a result of the futures position the prior day or be entitled to a payment representing any profit experienced as a result of the futures position the prior day. Futures involve substantial leverage risk.
The sale of a futures contract limits the Fund’s risk of loss through a decline in the market value of portfolio holdings correlated with the futures contract prior to the futures contract's expiration date. In the event the market value of the portfolio holdings correlated with the futures contract increases rather than decreases, however, the Fund will realize a loss on the futures position and a lower return on the portfolio holdings than would have been realized without the purchase of the futures contract.
The purchase of a futures contract may protect the Fund from having to pay more for securities as a consequence of increases in the market value for such securities during a period when the Fund was attempting to identify specific securities in which to invest in a market the Fund believes to be attractive. In the event that such securities decline in value or the Fund determines not to complete an anticipatory hedge transaction relating to a futures contract, however, the Fund may realize a loss relating to the futures position.
The Fund is also authorized to purchase or sell call and put options on futures contracts including financial futures and stock indices in connection with its hedging activities. Generally, these strategies would be used under the same market and market sector conditions (i.e., conditions relating to specific types of investments) in which the Fund entered into futures transactions. The Fund may purchase put options or write (i.e., sell) call options on futures contracts and stock indices rather than selling the underlying futures contract in anticipation of a decrease in the market value of its securities. Similarly, the Fund can purchase call options, or write put options on futures contracts and stock indices, as a substitute for the purchase of such futures to hedge against the increased cost resulting from an increase in the market value of securities which the Fund intends to purchase.
The Fund may only write “covered” put and call options on futures contracts. The Fund will be considered “covered” with respect to a call option written on a futures contract if the Fund owns the assets that are deliverable under the futures contract or an option to purchase that futures contract having a strike price equal to or less than the strike price of the “covered” option and having an expiration date not earlier than the expiration date of the “covered” option, or if it holds in a segregated account with its custodian for the term of the option cash or other liquid assets at all times equal in value to the mark-to-market value of the futures contract on which the option was written. The Fund will be considered “covered” with respect to a put option written on a futures contract if the Fund owns an option to sell that futures contract having a strike price equal to or greater than the strike price of the “covered” option, or if the Fund holds in a segregated account with its custodian for the term of the option cash or other liquid assets at all times equal in value to the exercise price of the put (less any initial margin deposited by the Fund with its futures custody manager or as otherwise permitted by applicable law with respect to such option). There is no limitation on the amount of the Fund’s assets that can be segregated. Segregation requirements may impair the Fund’s ability to sell a portfolio security or make an investment at a time when it would otherwise be favorable to do so, or require the Fund to sell a portfolio security or close out a derivatives position at a disadvantageous time or price.
The Manager has filed a notice of exclusion from registration as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Fund under CFTC Rule 4.5 and, therefore, is not subject to registration or regulation with respect to the Fund under the CEA. In order for the Manager to claim exclusion from registration as a “commodity pool operator” under the CEA, the Fund is limited in its ability to trade instruments subject to the CFTC’s jurisdiction, including commodity futures (which include futures on broad-based securities indexes, interest rate futures and currency futures), options on commodity futures, certain swaps or other investments (whether directly or indirectly through investments in other investment vehicles). Under this exclusion, the Fund must satisfy one of the following two trading limitations whenever it enters into a new commodity trading position: (1) the aggregate initial margin and premiums required to establish the Fund’s positions in CFTC-regulated instruments may not exceed 5% of the liquidation value of the Fund’s portfolio (after accounting for unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such investments); or (2) the aggregate net notional value of such instruments, determined at the time the most recent position was established, may not exceed 100% of the liquidation value of the Fund’s portfolio (after accounting for unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such positions). The Fund would not be required to consider its exposure to such instruments if they were held for “bona fide hedging” purposes, as such term is defined in the rules of the CFTC. In addition to meeting one of the foregoing trading limitations, the Fund may not market itself as a commodity pool or otherwise as a vehicle for trading in the markets for CFTC-regulated instruments.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS . The Fund may engage in spot and forward foreign exchange transactions and currency swaps, purchase and sell options on currencies and purchase and sell currency futures and related options thereon (collectively, Currency Instruments) for purposes of hedging against the decline in the value of currencies in which its portfolio holdings are denominated against the US dollar or to seek to enhance returns. Such transactions could be effected with respect to hedges on non-US dollar denominated securities owned by the Fund, sold by the Fund but not yet delivered, or committed or anticipated to be purchased by the Fund.
As an illustration, the Fund may use such techniques to hedge the stated value in US dollars of an investment in a yen-denominated security. In such circumstances, for example, the Fund may purchase a foreign currency put option enabling the Fund to sell a specified amount of yen for dollars at a specified price by a future date. To the extent the hedge is successful, a loss in the value of the yen relative to the dollar will tend to be offset by an increase in the value of the put option. To offset, in whole or in part, the cost of acquiring such a put option, the Fund may also sell a call option which, if exercised, requires the Fund to sell a specified amount of yen for dollars at a specified price by a future date (a technique called a “straddle”). By selling such a call option in this illustration, the Fund gives up the opportunity to profit without limit from increases in the relative value of the yen to the dollar. Straddles of the type that may be used by the Fund are considered to constitute hedging transactions and are consistent with the policies described above. The Fund will not attempt to hedge all of its foreign portfolio positions.
FORWARD FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS . Forward foreign exchange transactions are OTC contracts to purchase or sell a specified amount of a specified currency or multinational currency unit at a price and future date set at the time of the contract. Spot foreign exchange transactions are similar but require current, rather than future, settlement. The Fund will enter into foreign exchange transactions for purposes of hedging either a specific transaction or a portfolio position, or to seek to enhance returns. The Fund may enter into a foreign exchange transaction for purposes of hedging a specific transaction by, for example, purchasing a currency needed to settle a security transaction or selling a currency in which the Fund has received or anticipates receiving a dividend or distribution.
The Fund may enter into a foreign exchange transaction for purposes of hedging a portfolio position by selling forward a currency in which a portfolio position of the Fund is denominated or by purchasing a currency in which the Fund anticipates acquiring a portfolio position in the near future. The Fund may also hedge portfolio positions through currency swaps, which are transactions in which one currency is simultaneously bought for a second currency on a spot basis and sold for the second currency on a forward basis. Forward foreign exchange transactions involve substantial currency risk, and also involve credit and liquidity risk.
CURRENCY FUTURES . The Fund may seek to enhance returns or hedge against the decline in the value of a currency through use of currency futures or options thereon. Currency futures are similar to forward foreign exchange transactions except that futures are standardized, exchange-traded contracts. See the sub-section entitled “Futures.” Currency futures involve substantial currency risk, and also involve leverage risk.
CURRENCY OPTIONS . The Fund may seek to enhance returns or hedge against the decline in the value of a currency against the US dollar through the use of currency options. Currency options are similar to options on securities, but in consideration for an option premium the writer of a currency option is obligated to sell (in the case of a call option) or purchase (in the case of a put option) a specified amount of a specified currency on or before the expiration date for a specified amount of another currency. The Fund may engage in transactions in options on currencies either on exchanges or OTC markets. See “Types of Options” and “Additional Risk Factors of OTC Transactions; Limitations on the Use of OTC Derivatives” in this SAI. Currency options involve substantial currency risk, and may also involve credit, leverage or liquidity risk.
JUNK BONDS. Junk bonds are debt securities that are rated below investment grade by a NRSRO or are unrated securities that the subadviser believes are of comparable quality. Although junk bonds generally pay higher rates of interest than investment grade bonds, they are high risk investments that may cause income and principal losses for the Fund. The major risks of junk bond investments include the following:
Junk bonds are issued by less creditworthy issuers. These securities are vulnerable to adverse changes in the issuer's economic condition and to general economic conditions. Issuers of junk bonds may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations because of an economic downturn, specific issuer developments or the unavailability of additional financing.
The issuers of junk bonds may have a larger amount of outstanding debt relative to their assets than issuers of investment grade bonds. If the issuer experiences financial stress, it may be unable to meet its debt obligations.
Junk bonds are frequently ranked junior to claims by other creditors. If the issuer cannot meet its obligations, the senior obligations are generally paid off before the junior obligations.
Junk bonds frequently have redemption features that permit an issuer to repurchase the security from the Fund before it matures. If an issuer redeems the junk bonds, the Fund may have to invest the proceeds in bonds with lower yields and may lose income.
Prices of junk bonds are subject to extreme price fluctuations. Negative economic developments may have a greater impact on the prices of junk bonds than on other higher rated fixed-income securities.

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Junk bonds may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities even under normal economic conditions. There are fewer dealers in the junk bond market, and there may be significant differences in the prices quoted for junk bonds by the dealers. Because they are less liquid, judgment may play a greater role in valuing certain of the Fund’s portfolio securities than in the case of securities trading in a more liquid market.
The Fund may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting issuer.
LIMITATIONS ON CURRENCY HEDGING . The Fund may use currency hedging instruments to seek to enhance returns. Accordingly, the Fund will not hedge a currency in excess of the aggregate market value of the securities that it owns (including receivables for unsettled securities sales), or has committed to or anticipates purchasing, which are denominated in such currency. This limitation does not prohibit the Fund from obtaining long or short exposure to a currency for non-hedging purposes. The Fund may, however, hedge a currency by entering into a transaction in a Currency Instrument denominated in a currency other than the currency being hedged (a “cross-hedge”). The Fund will only enter into a cross-hedge if the subadviser believes that (i) there is a demonstrable high correlation between the currency in which the cross-hedge is denominated and the currency being hedged, and (ii) executing a cross-hedge through the currency in which the cross-hedge is denominated will be significantly more cost-effective or provide substantially greater liquidity than executing a similar hedging transaction by means of the currency being hedged.
RISK FACTORS IN HEDGING FOREIGN CURRENCY. Hedging transactions involving Currency Instruments have substantial risks, including correlation risk. While the Fund’s use of Currency Instruments to effect hedging strategies is intended to reduce the volatility of the NAV of the Fund’s shares, the NAV of the Fund’s shares will fluctuate. Moreover, although Currency Instruments will be used with the intention of hedging against adverse currency movements, transactions in Currency Instruments involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted and that the Fund’s hedging strategies will be ineffective. To the extent that the Fund hedges against anticipated currency movements that do not occur, the Fund may realize losses and decrease its total return as the result of its hedging transactions. Furthermore, the Fund will only engage in hedging activities from time to time and may not be engaging in hedging activities when movements in currency exchange rates occur.
In connection with its trading in forward foreign currency contracts, the Fund will contract with a foreign or domestic bank, or a foreign or domestic securities dealer, to make or take future delivery of a specified amount of a particular currency. There are no limitations on daily price moves in such forward contracts, and banks and dealers are not required to continue to make markets in such contracts. There have been periods during which certain banks or dealers have refused to quote prices for such forward contracts or have quoted prices with an unusually wide spread between the price at which the bank or dealer is prepared to buy and that at which it is prepared to sell. Governmental imposition of credit controls might limit any such forward contract trading. With respect to its trading of forward contracts, if any, the Fund will be subject to the risk of bank or dealer failure and the inability of, or refusal by, a bank or dealer to perform with respect to such contracts. Any such default would deprive the Fund of any profit potential or force the Fund to cover its commitments for resale, if any, at the then market price and could result in a loss to the Fund.
It may not be possible for the Fund to hedge against currency exchange rate movements, even if correctly anticipated, in the event that (i) the currency exchange rate movement is so generally anticipated that the Fund is not able to enter into a hedging transaction at an effective price, or (ii) the currency exchange rate movement relates to a market with respect to which Currency Instruments are not available and it is not possible to engage in effective foreign currency hedging. The cost to the Fund of engaging in foreign currency transactions varies with such factors as the currencies involved, the length of the contract period and the market conditions then prevailing. Since transactions in foreign currency exchange usually are conducted on a principal basis, no fees or commissions are involved.
RISK FACTORS INVOLVING DERIVATIVES. Derivatives are volatile and involve significant risks, including:
Counterparty Risk —the risk that the counterparty on a derivative transaction will be unable to honor its financial obligation to the Fund.
Currency Risk —the risk that changes in the exchange rate between two currencies will adversely affect the value (in US dollar terms) of an investment.
Leverage Risk —the risk associated with certain types of investments or trading strategies (such as borrowing money to increase the amount of investments) that relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of an investment. Certain investments or trading strategies that involve leverage can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested.
Liquidity Risk —the risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time that the seller would like or at the price that the seller believes the security is currently worth.

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Regulatory Risk —the risk that new regulation of derivatives may make them more costly, may limit their availability, or may otherwise affect their value or performance. In December 2015, the SEC proposed a new rule that would change the regulation of the use of derivatives by regulated investment companies. If adopted as proposed, the rule could require changes to the Fund’s use of derivatives.
The use of derivatives for hedging purposes involves correlation risk. If the value of the derivative moves more or less than the value of the hedged instruments, the Fund will experience a gain or loss that will not be completely offset by movements in the value of the hedged instruments.
The Fund intends to enter into transactions involving derivatives only if there appears to be a liquid secondary market for such instruments or, in the case of illiquid instruments traded in OTC transactions, such instruments satisfy the criteria set forth below under “Additional Risk Factors of OTC Transactions; Limitations on the Use of OTC Derivatives.” However, there can be no assurance that, at any specific time, either a liquid secondary market will exist for a derivative or the Fund will otherwise be able to sell such instrument at an acceptable price. It may therefore not be possible to close a position in a derivative without incurring substantial losses, if at all.
Certain transactions in derivatives (such as futures transactions or sales of put options) involve substantial leverage risk and may expose the Fund to potential losses, which exceed the amount originally invested by the Fund. When the Fund engages in such a transaction, the Fund will deposit in a segregated account at its custodian liquid securities or cash and cash equivalents with a value at least equal to the Fund’s exposure, on a mark-to-market basis, to the transaction (as calculated pursuant to requirements of the SEC). Such segregation will ensure that the Fund has assets available to satisfy its obligations with respect to the transaction, but will not limit the Fund’s exposure to loss.
ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS OF OTC TRANSACTIONS; LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF OTC DERIVATIVES. Certain derivatives traded in OTC markets, including indexed securities, certain swaps and OTC options, involve substantial liquidity risk. The absence of liquidity may make it difficult or impossible for the Fund to sell such instruments promptly at an acceptable price. The absence of liquidity may also make it more difficult for the Fund to ascertain a market value for such instruments. The Fund will, therefore, acquire illiquid OTC instruments (i) if the agreement pursuant to which the instrument is purchased contains a formula price at which the instrument may be terminated or sold, or (ii) for which the subadviser anticipates the Fund can receive on each business day at least two independent bids or offers, unless a quotation from only one dealer is available, in which case that dealer's quotation may be used.
Because derivatives traded in OTC markets are not guaranteed by an exchange or clearing corporation and generally do not require payment of margin, to the extent that the Fund has unrealized gains in such instruments or has deposited collateral with its counterparties, the Fund is at risk that its counterparties will become bankrupt or otherwise fail to honor their obligations. The Fund will attempt to minimize the risk that a counterparty will become bankrupt or otherwise fail to honor its obligations by engaging in transactions in derivatives traded in OTC markets only with financial institutions that appear to have substantial capital or that have provided the Fund with a third-party guaranty or other credit enhancement.
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS. The Fund may invest in foreign equity and/or debt securities. Foreign debt securities include certain foreign bank obligations and US dollar or foreign currency-denominated obligations of foreign governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, international agencies and supranational entities.
Foreign Market Risk. Foreign securities offer the potential for more diversification than if the Fund invests only in the United States because securities traded on foreign markets have often (though not always) performed differently from securities in the United States. However, such investments involve special risks not present in US investments that can increase the chances that the Fund will lose money. In particular, the Fund is subject to the risk that, because there are generally fewer investors on foreign exchanges and a smaller number of shares traded each day, it may be difficult for the Fund to buy and sell securities on those exchanges. In addition, prices of foreign securities may fluctuate more than prices of securities traded in the United States.
Foreign Economy Risk. The economies of certain foreign markets often do not compare favorably with that of the United States with respect to such issues as growth of gross national product, reinvestment of capital, resources, and balance of payments position. Certain such economies may rely heavily on particular industries or foreign capital and are more vulnerable to diplomatic developments, the imposition of economic sanctions against a particular country or countries, changes in international trading patterns, trade barriers, and other protectionist or retaliatory measures. Investments in foreign markets may also be adversely affected by governmental actions such as the imposition of capital controls, nationalization of companies or industries, expropriation of assets, or the imposition of punitive taxes. In addition, the governments of certain countries may prohibit or impose substantial restrictions on foreign investing in their capital markets or in certain industries. Any of these actions could severely affect security prices, impair the Fund’s ability to purchase or sell foreign securities or transfer the Fund’s assets or income back into the United States, or otherwise adversely affect the Fund’s

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operations. Other foreign market risks include foreign exchange controls, difficulties in pricing securities, defaults on foreign government securities, difficulties in enforcing favorable legal judgments in foreign courts, and political and social instability. Legal remedies available to investors in certain foreign countries may be less extensive than those available to investors in the United States or other foreign countries.
Currency Risk and Exchange Risk. Securities in which the Fund invests may be denominated or quoted in currencies other than the US dollar. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates will affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency loses value because the currency is worth fewer US dollars. Conversely, when the US dollar decreases in value against a foreign currency, a security denominated in that currency gains value because the currency is worth more US dollars. This risk, generally known as “currency risk,” means that a stronger US dollar will reduce returns for US investors while a weak US dollar will increase those returns.
Governmental Supervision and Regulation/Accounting Standards. Many foreign governments supervise and regulate stock exchanges, brokers and the sale of securities less rigorously than the United States. Some countries may not have laws to protect investors comparable to the US securities laws. For example, some foreign countries may have no laws or rules against insider trading. Insider trading occurs when a person buys or sells a company's securities based on nonpublic information about that company. Accounting standards in other countries are not necessarily the same as in the United States. If the accounting standards in another country do not require as much detail as US accounting standards, it may be harder for Fund management to completely and accurately determine a company's financial condition.
Certain Risks of Holding Fund Assets Outside the United States. The Fund generally holds its foreign securities and cash in foreign banks and securities depositories. Some foreign banks and securities depositories may be recently organized or new to the foreign custody business. In addition, there may be limited or no regulatory oversight over their operations. Also, the laws of certain countries may put limits on the Fund’s ability to recover its assets if a foreign bank or depository or issuer of a security or any of their agents goes bankrupt. In addition, it is often more expensive for the Fund to buy, sell and hold securities in certain foreign markets than in the United States. The increased expense of investing in foreign markets reduces the amount the Fund can earn on its investments and typically results in a higher operating expense ratio for the Fund as compared to investment companies that invest only in the United States.
Settlement Risk. Settlement and clearance procedures in certain foreign markets differ significantly from those in the United States. Foreign settlement procedures and trade regulations also may involve certain risks (such as delays in payment for or delivery of securities) not typically generated by the settlement of US investments. Communications between the United States and emerging market countries may be unreliable, increasing the risk of delayed settlements or losses of security certificates. Settlements in certain foreign countries at times have not kept pace with the number of securities transactions; these problems may make it difficult for the Fund to carry out transactions. If the Fund cannot settle or there is a delay in settling a purchase of securities, the Fund may miss attractive investment opportunities and certain assets may be uninvested with no return earned thereon for some period. If the Fund cannot settle or there is a delay in settling a sale of securities, the Fund may lose money if the value of the security then declines or, if there is a contract to sell the security to another party, the Fund could be liable to that party for any losses incurred.
Dividends or interest on, or proceeds from the sale of, foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, thereby reducing the amount available for distribution to shareholders.
RECENT EVENTS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES . A number of countries in Europe have experienced severe economic and financial difficulties. Many non-governmental issuers, and even certain governments, have defaulted on, or been forced to restructure, their debts; many other issuers have faced difficulties obtaining credit or refinancing existing obligations; financial institutions have in many cases required government or central bank support, have needed to raise capital, and/or have been impaired in their ability to extend credit; and financial markets in Europe and elsewhere have experienced extreme volatility and declines in asset values and liquidity. These difficulties may continue, worsen or spread within and without Europe. Responses to the financial problems by European governments, central banks and others, including austerity measures and reforms, may not work, may result in social unrest and may limit future growth and economic recovery or have other unintended consequences. Further defaults or restructurings by governments and others of their debt could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world. In addition, one or more countries may abandon the euro, the common currency of the European Union, and/or withdraw from the European Union. The impact of these actions, especially if they occur in a disorderly fashion, is not clear but could be significant and far-reaching. Whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries, these events could negatively affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments.

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INVESTMENT IN EMERGING MARKETS. The Fund may invest in the securities of issuers domiciled in various countries with emerging capital markets. Specifically, a country with an emerging capital market is any country that the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the United Nations or its authorities has determined to have a low or middle income economy. Countries with emerging markets can be found in regions such as Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Investments in the securities of issuers domiciled in countries with emerging capital markets involve certain additional risks not involved in investments in securities of issuers in more developed capital markets, such as (i) low or non-existent trading volume, resulting in a lack of liquidity and increased volatility in prices for such securities, as compared to securities of comparable issuers in more developed capital markets, (ii) uncertain national policies and social, political and economic instability, increasing the potential for expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, high rates of inflation or unfavorable diplomatic developments, (iii) possible fluctuations in exchange rates, differing legal systems and the existence or possible imposition of exchange controls, custodial restrictions or other foreign or US governmental laws or restrictions applicable to such investments, (iv) national policies that may limit the Fund’s investment opportunities such as restrictions on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to national interests, and (v) the lack or relatively early development of legal structures governing private and foreign investments and private property. In addition to withholding taxes on investment income, some countries with emerging markets may impose differential capital gains taxes on foreign investors.
Such capital markets are emerging in a dynamic political and economic environment brought about by events over recent years that have reshaped political boundaries and traditional ideologies. In such a dynamic environment, there can be no assurance that these capital markets will continue to present viable investment opportunities for the Fund. In the past, governments of such nations have expropriated substantial amounts of private property, and most claims of the property owners have never been fully settled. There is no assurance that such expropriations will not reoccur. In such an event, it is possible that the Fund could lose the entire value of its investments in the affected markets.
Also, there may be less publicly available information about issuers in emerging markets than would be available about issuers in more developed capital markets, and such issuers may not be subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements comparable to those to which US companies are subject. In certain countries with emerging capital markets, reporting standards vary widely. As a result, traditional investment measurements used in the United States, such as price/earnings ratios, may not be applicable. Emerging market securities may be substantially less liquid and more volatile than those of mature markets, and companies may be held by a limited number of persons. This may adversely affect the timing and pricing of the Fund’s acquisition or disposal of securities.
Practices in relation to settlement of securities transactions in emerging markets involve higher risks than those in developed markets, in part because the Fund will need to use brokers and counterparties that are less well capitalized, and custody and registration of assets in some countries may be unreliable. The possibility of fraud, negligence, undue influence being exerted by the issuer or refusal to recognize ownership exists in some emerging markets, and, along with other factors, could result in ownership registration being completely lost. The Fund would absorb any loss resulting from such registration problems and may have no successful claim for compensation.
ILLIQUID OR RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in securities that lack an established secondary trading market or otherwise are considered illiquid. Liquidity of a security relates to the ability to dispose easily of the security and the price to be obtained upon disposition of the security, which may be less than would be obtained for a comparable more liquid security. Illiquid securities may trade at a discount from comparable, more liquid investments. Investment of the Fund’s assets in illiquid securities may restrict the ability of the Fund to dispose of its investments in a timely fashion and for a fair price as well as its ability to take advantage of market opportunities. The risks associated with illiquidity will be particularly acute where the Fund’s operations require cash, such as when the Fund redeems shares or pays dividends, and could result in the Fund borrowing to meet short-term cash requirements or incurring capital losses on the sale of illiquid investments. The Fund may invest in securities that are not registered (restricted securities) under the 1933 Act. The Fund is subject to a maximum of 15% of net assets invested in illiquid securities.
Restricted securities may be sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and may be neither listed on an exchange nor traded in other established markets. In many cases, privately placed securities may not be freely transferable under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or due to contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, privately placed securities may be less liquid and more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. To the extent that privately placed securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from the sales, due to illiquidity, could be less than those originally paid by the Fund or less than their fair market value. In addition, issuers whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that may be applicable if their securities were publicly traded. If any privately placed securities held by the Fund are required to be registered under the securities laws of one or more jurisdictions before being resold, the Fund may be required to bear the expenses of registration. Certain of the Fund’s investments in private placements may consist of direct investments and may include investments in smaller, less seasoned issuers, which may involve

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greater risks. These issuers may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or they may be dependent on a limited management group. In making investments in such securities, the Fund may obtain access to material nonpublic information, which may restrict the Fund’s ability to conduct portfolio transactions in such securities.
The Fund may purchase restricted securities that can be offered and sold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. The Board has determined to treat as liquid Rule 144A securities that are either freely tradable in their primary markets offshore or have been determined to be liquid in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the Board. The Board has adopted guidelines and delegated to the Manager the daily function of determining and monitoring liquidity of restricted securities. The Board, however, will retain sufficient oversight and be ultimately responsible for the determinations. Since it is not possible to predict with assurance exactly how the market for restricted securities sold and offered under Rule 144A will continue to develop, the Board will carefully monitor the Fund’s investments in these securities. This investment practice could have the effect of increasing the level of illiquidity in the Fund to the extent that qualified institutional buyers become for a time uninterested in purchasing these securities.
INVESTMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES. The Fund may invest in other investment companies, including ETFs. In accordance with the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in securities of other investment companies. In addition, under the 1940 Act, the Fund may not own more than 3% of the total outstanding voting stock of any investment company and not more than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in securities of any single investment company.
Notwithstanding the limits discussed above, the Fund may invest in other investment companies without regard to the limits set forth above provided that the Fund complies with Rules 12d1-1, 12d1-2 and 12d1-3 promulgated by the SEC under the 1940 Act or otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
As with other investments, investments in other investment companies are subject to market and selection risk. In addition, if the Fund acquires shares in other investment companies, shareholders would bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund (including management and advisory fees) and, indirectly, their proportionate shares of the expenses of such investment companies (including management and advisory fees).
LIQUIDITY PUTS OR CALLS. The Fund may purchase a permissible instrument or investment together with the right to resell or purchase the instruments at an agreed-upon price or yield within a specified period prior to the maturity date of the instruments. Such a right to resell is commonly known as a put, and such a right to purchase is commonly known as a call. The aggregate price which the Fund pays for instruments with puts or calls may be higher than the price which otherwise would be paid for the instruments. The purpose of this practice is to permit the Fund to be fully invested while preserving the necessary liquidity to meet unusually large redemptions and to purchase at a later date securities other than those subject to the put. The Fund may choose to exercise puts during periods in which proceeds from sales of its shares and from recent sales of portfolio securities are insufficient to meet redemption requests or when the funds available are otherwise allocated for investment. The Fund may choose to exercise calls during periods in which funds are available for investment. In determining whether to exercise puts or calls prior to their expiration date and in selecting which puts or calls to exercise in such circumstances, the subadviser considers, among other things, the amount of cash available to the Fund, the expiration dates of the available puts or calls, any future commitments for securities purchases, the yield, quality and maturity dates of the underlying securities, alternative investment opportunities and the desirability of retaining the underlying securities in the Fund.
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS. The Fund may invest in money market instruments. Money market instruments include cash equivalents and short-term obligations of US banks, non-US government securities, certificates of deposit and short-term obligations issued or guaranteed by the US Government or its agencies. Money market instruments also include bankers' acceptances, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and Eurodollar obligations issued or guaranteed by bank holding companies in the US, their subsidiaries and non-US branches, by non-US banking institutions, and by the World Bank and other multinational instrumentalities, as well as commercial paper and other short-term obligations of, and variable amount master demand notes, variable rate notes and funding agreements issued by, US and non-US corporations.
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. Investing in mortgage-backed securities involves certain unique risks in addition to those generally associated with investing in fixed-income securities and in the real estate industry in general. These unique risks include the failure of a party to meet its commitments under the related operative documents, adverse interest rate changes and the effects of prepayments on mortgage cash flows. Mortgage-backed securities are “pass-through” securities, meaning that principal and interest payments made by the borrower on the underlying mortgages are passed through to the Fund. The value of mortgage-backed securities, like that of traditional fixed-income securities, typically increases when interest rates fall and decreases when interest rates rise. However, mortgage-backed securities differ from traditional fixed-income securities because of their potential for prepayment without penalty. The price paid by the Fund for its mortgage-backed securities, the yield the Fund expects to receive from such securities and the average life of the securities are based on a number of factors, including the anticipated rate of prepayment of the underlying mortgages. In a period

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of declining interest rates, borrowers may prepay the underlying mortgages more quickly than anticipated, thereby reducing the yield to maturity and the average life of the mortgage-backed securities. Moreover, when the Fund reinvests the proceeds of a prepayment in these circumstances, the likely rate of interest received will be lower than the rate on the security that was prepaid.
Mortgage-backed securities, including CMOs, can be collateralized by either fixed-rate mortgages or adjustable rate mortgages. Fixed-rate mortgage securities are collateralized by fixed-rate mortgages and tend to have high prepayment rates when the level of prevailing interest rates declines significantly below the interest rates on the mortgages. Thus, under those circumstances, the securities are generally less sensitive to interest rate movements than lower coupon fixed-rate mortgages. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage pass-through securities, but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.
Generally, adjustable rate mortgage securities (ARMs) have a specified maturity date and amortize principal over their life. In periods of declining interest rates, there is a reasonable likelihood that ARMs will experience increased rates of prepayment of principal. However, the major difference between ARMs and fixed-rate mortgage securities (FRMs) is that the interest rate and the rate of amortization of principal of ARMs can and do change in accordance with movements in a particular, pre-specified, published interest rate index. The amount of interest on an ARM is calculated by adding a specified amount, the “margin,” to the index, subject to limitations on the maximum and minimum interest that is charged during the life of the mortgage or to maximum and minimum changes to that interest rate during a given period.
The underlying mortgages which collateralize the ARMs in which the Fund invests will frequently have caps and floors which limit the maximum amount by which the loan rate to the residential borrower may change up or down (1) per reset or adjustment interval and (2) over the life of the loan. Some residential mortgage loans restrict periodic adjustments by limiting changes in the borrower's monthly principal and interest payments rather than limiting interest rate changes. These payment caps may result in negative amortization.
To the extent that the Fund purchases mortgage-backed securities at a premium, mortgage foreclosures and principal prepayments may result in a loss to the extent of the premium paid. If the Fund buys such securities at a discount, both scheduled payments of principal and unscheduled prepayments will increase current and total returns and will accelerate the recognition of income which, when distributed to shareholders, will be taxable as ordinary income. In a period of rising interest rates, prepayments of the underlying mortgages may occur at a slower than expected rate, creating maturity extension risk. This particular risk may effectively change a security that was considered short- or intermediate-term at the time of purchase into a long-term security. Since long-term securities generally fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates than shorter-term securities, maturity extension risk could increase the inherent volatility of the Fund. Under certain interest rate and prepayment scenarios, the Fund may fail to recoup fully its investment in mortgage-backed securities notwithstanding any direct or indirect governmental or agency guarantee.
Most mortgage-backed securities are issued by federal government agencies such as Ginnie Mae, or by government sponsored enterprises such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Principal and interest payments on mortgage-backed securities issued by the federal government and some federal agencies, such as Ginnie Mae, are guaranteed by the federal government and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Mortgage-backed securities issued by other government agencies or government sponsored enterprises are backed only by the credit of the government agency or enterprise and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are authorized to borrow from the US Treasury to meet their obligations. Private mortgage-backed securities are issued by private corporations rather than government agencies and are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are stockholder-owned companies chartered by Congress. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee the securities they issue as to timely payment of principal and interest, but such guarantee is not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. In September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed into conservatorship by their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency. It is unclear what effect this conservatorship, which remains ongoing as of the date of this SAI, will have on the securities issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Although the US Government has provided financial support to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, there can be no assurance that it will support these or other government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) in the future.
The Fund may purchase certain mortgage-backed securities, the underlying investments of which consist of loans issued and/or serviced by an affiliated entity.
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES. The Fund may, from time to time, invest in municipal bonds, which may be general obligation or revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are secured by the issuer's pledge of its faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest, whereas revenue bonds are payable only from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or, in some cases, from the proceeds of a special excise or other specific revenue source.

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The Fund may invest in municipal notes including tax, revenue and bond anticipation notes which are issued to obtain funds for various public purposes. The Fund may invest in municipal asset-backed securities, which are debt obligations, often issued through a trust or other investment vehicles that are backed by municipal debt obligations and accompanied by a liquidity facility. The Fund may invest in municipal securities with the right to resell such securities to the seller at an agreed-upon price or yield within a specified period prior to the maturity date. Such a right to resell is commonly referred to as a “put” or “tender option.”
Municipal securities include notes and bonds issued by or on behalf of states, territories and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities and the District of Columbia, the interest on which is generally eligible for exclusion from federal income tax and, in certain instances, applicable state or local income and personal property taxes. Interest from municipal securities received by the Fund will not be eligible from exclusion from federal income tax when distributed to shareholders. Such securities are traded primarily in the OTC market.
The interest rates payable on certain municipal bonds and municipal notes are not fixed and may fluctuate based upon changes in market rates. Municipal bonds and notes of this type are called “variable rate” obligations. The interest rate payable on a variable rate obligation is adjusted either at pre-designated intervals or whenever there is a change in the market rate of interest on which the interest rate payable is based. Other features may include the right whereby the Fund may demand prepayment of the principal amount of the obligation prior to its stated maturity (a demand feature) and the right of the issuer to prepay the principal amount prior to maturity. The principal benefit of a variable rate obligation is that the interest rate adjustment minimizes changes in the market value of the obligation. As a result, the purchase of variable rate obligations should enhance the ability of the Fund to maintain a stable NAV per share and to sell an obligation prior to maturity at a price approximating the full principal amount of the obligation.
Variable rate securities provide for a specific periodic adjustment in the interest rate based on prevailing market rates and generally would allow the Fund to demand payment of the obligation on short notice at par plus accrued interest, which amount may, at times, be more or less than the amount the Fund paid for them.
An inverse floater is a debt instrument with a floating or variable interest rate that moves in the opposite direction of the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. Changes in the interest rate on the other security or index inversely affect the residual interest rate paid on the inverse floater, with the result that the inverse floater's price will be considerably more volatile than that of a fixed rate bond. Generally, income from inverse floating rate bonds will decrease when short-term interest rates increase, and will increase when short-term interest rates decrease. Such securities have the effect of providing investment leverage, since they may increase or decrease in value in response to changes, as an illustration, in market interest rates at a rate that is a multiple (typically two) of the rate at which fixed-rate, long-term, tax-exempt securities increase or decrease in response to such changes. As a result, the market values of such securities generally will be more volatile than the market values of fixed-rate tax-exempt securities.
REAL ESTATE RELATED SECURITIES. Although the Fund may not invest directly in real estate, the Fund may invest in securities of issuers that are principally engaged in the real estate industry. Therefore, an investment by the Fund is subject to certain risks associated with the ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in general. These risks include, among others: possible declines in the value of real estate; risks related to general and local economic conditions; possible lack of availability of mortgage funds or other limitations on access to capital; overbuilding; risks associated with leverage; market illiquidity; extended vacancies of properties; increase in competition, property taxes, capital expenditures and operating expenses; changes in zoning laws or other governmental regulation; costs resulting from the clean-up of, and liability to third parties for damages resulting from, environmental problems; tenant bankruptcies or other credit problems; casualty or condemnation losses; uninsured damages from floods, earthquakes or other natural disasters; limitations on and variations in rents, including decreases in market rates for rents; investment in developments that are not completed or that are subject to delays in completion; and unfavorable changes in interest rates. To the extent that assets underlying the Fund’s investments are concentrated geographically, by property type or in certain other respects, the Fund may be subject to certain of the foregoing risks to a greater extent.
Investments by the Fund in securities of companies providing mortgage servicing will be subject to the risks associated with refinancings and their impact on servicing rights. In addition, if the Fund receives rental income or income from the disposition of real property acquired as a result of a default on securities the Fund owns, the receipt of such income may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to retain its federal income tax status as a RIC because of certain income source requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under the Code.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Fund may invest in securities pursuant to repurchase agreements. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with parties meeting creditworthiness standards as set forth in the Fund’s repurchase agreement procedures.

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Under such agreements, the other party agrees, upon entering into the contract with the Fund, to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed-upon time and price in a specified currency, thereby determining the yield during the term of the agreement. This results in a fixed rate of return insulated from market fluctuations during such period, although such return may be affected by currency fluctuations. In the case of repurchase agreements, the prices at which the trades are conducted do not reflect accrued interest on the underlying obligation. Such agreements usually cover short periods, such as under one week. Repurchase agreements may be construed to be collateralized loans by the purchaser to the seller secured by the securities transferred to the purchaser.
In the case of a repurchase agreement, as a purchaser, the Fund will require all repurchase agreements to be fully collateralized at all times by cash or other liquid assets in an amount at least equal to the resale price. The seller is required to provide additional collateral if the market value of the securities falls below the repurchase price at any time during the term of the repurchase agreement. In the event of default by the seller under a repurchase agreement construed to be a collateralized loan, the underlying securities are not owned by the Fund but only constitute collateral for the seller's obligation to pay the repurchase price. Therefore, the Fund may suffer time delays and incur costs or possible losses in connection with disposition of the collateral.
The Fund may participate in a joint repurchase agreement account with other investment companies managed by the Manager pursuant to an order of the SEC. On a daily basis, any uninvested cash balances of the Fund may be aggregated with those of such investment companies and invested in one or more repurchase agreements. The Fund participates in the income earned or accrued in the joint account based on the percentage of its investment.
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND DOLLAR ROLLS. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. A reverse repurchase agreement involves the sale of a portfolio-eligible security by the Fund, coupled with its agreement to repurchase the instrument at a specified time and price. See “Repurchase Agreements.” The Fund’s investments in these instruments are subject to the Fund’s restrictions on borrowing.
The Fund may enter into dollar rolls. In a dollar roll, the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar (same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date from the same party. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sale price and the forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the drop) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. The Fund will segregate cash or other liquid assets, marked to market daily, having a value equal to the obligations of the Fund in respect of dollar rolls.
Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities sold by the Fund but which the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement. In the event the buyer of securities under a dollar roll files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities. Cash proceeds from dollar rolls may be invested in cash or other liquid assets.
SECURITIES LENDING. Unless otherwise noted, the Fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions subject to applicable regulatory requirements and guidance, including the requirements that: (1) the aggregate market value of securities loaned will not at any time exceed 33 1/3% of the total assets of the Fund; (2) the borrower pledge and maintain with the Fund collateral consisting of cash, an irrevocable letter of credit, or securities issued or guaranteed by the US government having at all times a value of not less than 100% of the value of the securities lent; and (3) the loan be made subject to termination by the Fund at any time. PGIM, Inc. (PGIM), an affiliate of the Fund’s investment manager, serves as securities lending agent for the Fund, and in that role administers the Fund’s securities lending program. As compensation for these services, PGIM receives a portion of any amounts earned by the Fund through lending securities.
The Fund may invest the cash collateral and/or it may receive a fee from the borrower. To the extent that cash collateral is invested, it will be invested in an affiliated short-term bond fund and will be subject to market depreciation or appreciation. The Fund will be responsible for any loss that results from this investment of collateral.
On termination of the loan, the borrower is required to return the securities to the Fund, and any gain or loss in the market price during the loan would inure to the Fund. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities lent because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities lent or in gaining access to the collateral. In such situations, the Fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. There is a risk that the value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased.

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During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the Fund an amount equivalent to any dividend or interest paid on such securities. Voting or consent rights which accompany loaned securities pass to the borrower. However, all loans may be terminated at any time to facilitate the exercise of voting or other consent rights with respect to matters considered to be material. The Fund bears the risk that there may be a delay in the return of the securities which may impair the Fund’s ability to exercise such rights.
Note: PGIM, Inc. was formerly named Prudential Investment Management, Inc.
SHORT SALES AND SHORT SALES AGAINST-THE-BOX. The Fund may make short sales of securities, either as a hedge against potential declines in value of a portfolio security or to realize appreciation when a security that the Fund does not own declines in value. Because making short sales in securities not owned by the Fund exposes the Fund to the risks associated with those securities, such short sales involve speculative exposure risk. As a result, if the Fund makes short sales in securities that increase in value, the Fund will likely underperform similar mutual funds that do not make short sales in securities they do not own. The 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 replaces the borrowed security. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short sale position at any particular time or at a desired price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the price at which the Fund 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. There is also a risk that a borrowed security will need to be returned to the broker/dealer on short notice. If the request for the return of a security occurs at a time when other short sellers of the security are receiving similar requests, a “short squeeze” can occur, meaning that the Fund might be compelled, at the most disadvantageous time, to replace the borrowed security with a security purchased on the open market, possibly at prices significantly in excess of the proceeds received earlier.
The Fund has a short position in the securities sold short until it delivers to the broker/dealer the securities sold, at which time the Fund receives the proceeds of the sale. In addition, the Fund is required to pay to the broker/dealer the amount of any dividends or interest paid on shares sold short. The Fund will normally close out a short position by purchasing on the open market and delivering to the broker/dealer an equal amount of the securities sold short.
The Fund may also make short sales against-the-box. A short sale against-the-box is a short sale in which the Fund owns an equal amount of the securities sold short, or securities convertible or exchangeable for, with or without payment of any further consideration, such securities. However, if further consideration is required in connection with the conversion or exchange, cash or other liquid assets, in an amount equal to such consideration, must be segregated on the Fund’s records or with its Custodian.
SOVEREIGN DEBT. Investment in sovereign debt can involve a high degree of risk. The governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be able or willing to repay the principal and/or interest when due in accordance with the terms of such debt. A governmental entity's willingness or ability to repay principal and interest due in a timely manner may be affected by, among other factors, its cash flow situation, the extent of its foreign reserves, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of the debt service burden to the economy as a whole, the governmental entity's policy towards the International Monetary Fund and the political constraints to which a governmental entity may be subject. Governmental entities may also be dependent on expected disbursements from foreign governments, multilateral agencies and others abroad to reduce principal and interest arrearages on their debt. The commitment on the part of these governments, agencies and others to make such disbursements may be conditioned on the implementation of economic reforms and/or economic performance and the timely service of such debtor's obligations. Failure to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of such third parties' commitments to lend funds to the governmental entity, which may further impair such debtor's ability or willingness to timely service its debts. Consequently, governmental entities may default on their sovereign debt. Holders of sovereign debt may be requested to participate in the rescheduling of such debt and to extend further loans to governmental entities. In the event of a default by a governmental entity, there may be few or no effective legal remedies for collecting on such debt.
STRIPPED SECURITIES. Stripped securities are created when the issuer separates the interest and principal components of an instrument and sells them as separate securities. In general, one security is entitled to receive the interest payments on the underlying assets (the interest only or “IO” security) and the other to receive the principal payments (the principal only or “PO” security). Some stripped securities may receive a combination of interest and principal payments. The yields to maturity on IOs and POs are sensitive to the expected or anticipated rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs. Conversely, if the underlying assets experience less than anticipated prepayments of principal, the yield on POs could be adversely affected. Stripped securities may be highly sensitive to changes in interest rates and rates of prepayment.

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STRUCTURED NOTES / STRUCTURED SECURITIES . The Fund may invest in structured notes and other types of structured securities, including participation notes, structured notes, low exercise price warrants and other related instruments. These securities are generally privately negotiated debt obligations where the principal and/or interest or value of the structured security is determined by reference to the performance of a specific asset, benchmark asset, market or interest rate (“reference instrument”).  Issuers of structured securities include corporations and banks. The interest rate or the principal amount payable upon maturity or redemption may increase or decrease, depending upon changes in the value of the reference instrument. The terms of a structured security may provide that, in certain circumstances, no principal is due at maturity and, therefore, may result in a loss of invested capital by the Fund.  Receipt of the reference instrument is also, in certain circumstances, exchanged upon maturity of the security.
A structured security may be positively, negatively, or both positively and negatively indexed; that is, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument increases. Similarly, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument decreases. Further, the change in the principal amount payable with respect to, or the interest rate of, a structured security may be calculated as a multiple of the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying reference instrument(s); therefore, the value of such structured security may be very volatile. Additionally, caps can be placed on the amount of appreciation with regard to the reference instrument.
Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instrument. Structured securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities. The secondary market for structured securities could be illiquid, making them difficult to sell when the Fund determines to sell them. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for structured securities and the resulting inability of the Fund to sell a structured security could expose the Fund to losses and could make structured securities more difficult for the Fund to value accurately.
In addition, because structured securities generally are traded over-the-counter, structured securities are subject to the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the structured security, and their values may decline substantially if the counterparty's creditworthiness deteriorates.
SUPRANATIONAL ENTITIES. The Fund may invest in debt securities of supranational entities. Examples include the World Bank, the European Steel and Coal Community, the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. The government members, or “stockholders,” usually make initial capital contributions to the supranational entity and in many cases are committed to make additional capital contributions if the supranational entity is unable to repay its borrowings.
TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE STRATEGY AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS. The Fund may temporarily invest without limit in money market instruments, including commercial paper of US corporations, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances and other obligations of domestic banks, and obligations issued or guaranteed by the US Government, its agencies or its instrumentalities, as part of a temporary defensive strategy.
The Fund may invest in money market instruments to maintain appropriate liquidity to meet anticipated redemptions. Money market instruments typically have a maturity of one year or less as measured from the date of purchase. The Fund also may temporarily hold cash or invest in money market instruments pending investment of proceeds from new sales of Fund shares or during periods of portfolio restructuring.
WHEN-ISSUED SECURITIES, DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES AND FORWARD COMMITMENTS. The Fund may purchase or sell securities that the Fund is entitled to receive on a when-issued basis. The Fund may also purchase or sell securities on a delayed delivery basis or through a forward commitment. These transactions involve the purchase or sale of securities by the Fund at an established price with payment and delivery taking place in the future. The Fund enters into these transactions to obtain what is considered an advantageous price to the Fund at the time of entering into the transaction. The Fund has not established any limit on the percentage of its assets that may be committed in connection with these transactions. When the Fund purchases securities in these transactions, the Fund segregates liquid securities in an amount equal to the amount of its purchase commitments.
There can be no assurance that a security purchased on a when-issued basis will be issued or that a security purchased or sold through a forward commitment will be delivered. The value of securities in these transactions on the delivery date may be more or less than the Fund’s purchase price. The Fund may bear the risk of a decline in the value of the security in these transactions and may not benefit from an appreciation in the value of the security during the commitment period.
US GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in adjustable rate and fixed rate US Government securities. US Government securities are instruments issued or guaranteed by the US Treasury or by an agency or instrumentality of the US Government. US Government guarantees do not extend to the yield or value of the securities or the Fund’s shares. Not all US Government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Some are supported only by the credit of the issuing agency.

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US Treasury securities include bills, notes, bonds and other debt securities issued by the US Treasury. These instruments are direct obligations of the US Government and, as such, are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. They differ primarily in their interest rates, the lengths of their maturities and the dates of their issuances.
Securities issued by agencies of the US Government or instrumentalities of the US Government, including those which are guaranteed by Federal agencies or instrumentalities, may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Obligations of Ginnie Mae, the Farmers Home Administration and the Small Business Administration are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. In the case of securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the Fund must look principally to the agency issuing or guaranteeing the obligation for ultimate repayment and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States if the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitments.
The Fund may also invest in component parts of US Government securities, namely either the corpus (principal) of such obligations or one or more of the interest payments scheduled to be paid on such obligations. These obligations may take the form of (1) obligations from which the interest coupons have been stripped; (2) the interest coupons that are stripped; (3) book-entries at a Federal Reserve member bank representing ownership of obligation components; or (4) receipts evidencing the component parts (corpus or coupons) of US Government obligations that have not actually been stripped. Such receipts evidence ownership of component parts of US Government obligations (corpus or coupons) purchased by a third party (typically an investment banking firm) and held on behalf of the third party in physical or book-entry form by a major commercial bank or trust company pursuant to a custody agreement with the third party. The Fund may also invest in custodial receipts held by a third party that are not US Government securities.
ZERO COUPON SECURITIES, PAY-IN-KIND SECURITIES AND DEFERRED PAYMENT SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in zero coupon securities. Zero coupon securities are securities that are sold at a discount to par value and on which interest payments are not made during the life of the security. The discount approximates the total amount of interest the security will accrue and compound over the period until maturity on the particular interest payment date at a rate of interest reflecting the market rate of the security at the time of issuance. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the par value of the security. While interest payments are not made on such securities, holders of such securities are deemed to have received income (“phantom income”) annually, notwithstanding that cash may not be received currently. To the extent a distribution is paid, there may be uncertainty about the source of the distribution. The effect of owning instruments that do not make current interest payments is that a fixed yield is earned not only on the original investment but also, in effect, on all discount accretion during the life of the obligations. This implicit reinvestment of earnings at the same rate eliminates the risk of being unable to invest distributions at a rate as high as the implicit yield on the zero coupon bond, but at the same time eliminates the holder's ability to reinvest at higher rates in the future. For this reason, some of these securities may be subject to substantially greater price fluctuations during periods of changing market interest rates than are comparable securities that pay interest currently, which fluctuation increases the longer the period to maturity. These investments benefit the issuer by mitigating its need for cash to meet debt service, but also require a higher rate of return to attract investors who are willing to defer receipt of cash. Because these securities do not pay current cash income, their price can be volatile when interest rates fluctuate and an investment in these securities generally has a greater potential for complete loss of principal and/or return than an investment in debt securities that make periodic interest payments. Such investments are more vulnerable to the creditworthiness of the issuer and any other parties upon which performance relies. If the issuer defaults, the Fund may not obtain any return on its investment. These securities may be subject to less liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities that pay cash interest at regular intervals. The Fund accrues income with respect to these securities for federal income tax and accounting purposes prior to the receipt of cash payments.
Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities. Deferred payment securities are securities that remain a zero coupon security until a predetermined date, at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective and interest becomes payable at regular intervals. Pay-in-kind and deferred payment securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and lesser liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparable rated securities paying cash interest at regular intervals.
In addition to the above described risks, there are certain other risks related to investing in zero coupon, pay-in-kind and deferred payment securities. During a period of severe market conditions, the market for such securities may become even less liquid. In addition, as these securities do not pay cash interest, the Fund’s investment exposure to these securities and their risks, including credit risk, will increase during the time these securities are held in the Fund’s portfolio. Further, to maintain its qualification for pass-through treatment under the federal tax laws, the Fund is required to distribute income to its shareholders and, consequently, may have to dispose of its portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate the cash, or may have to leverage itself by borrowing the cash to satisfy these distributions, as they relate to the distribution of phantom income and the value of the paid-in-kind interest. The required distributions will result in an increase in the Fund’s exposure to such securities.

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ADJUSTABLE AND FLOATING RATE SECURITIES . Adjustable and floating rate securities provide for a periodic adjustment in the interest rate paid on the obligations. The terms of such obligations provide that interest rates are adjusted periodically based upon an interest rate adjustment index as provided in the respective obligations. The adjustment intervals may be regular, and range from daily up to annually, or may be event based, such as based on a change in the prime rate.
The interest rate on a floating rate debt instrument (“floaters”) is a variable rate which is tied to another interest rate, such as a corporate bond index or Treasury bill rate. The interest rate on a floater resets periodically, typically every six months. While, because of the interest rate reset feature, floaters may provide the Fund with a certain degree of protection against rising interest rates, the Fund will participate in any declines in interest rates as well.
A floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that its interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change in the index rate of interest. The higher degree of leverage inherent in some floaters is associated with greater volatility in their market values.
Such instruments may include variable amount master demand notes that permit the indebtedness thereunder to vary in addition to providing for periodic adjustments in the interest rate. The absence of an active secondary market with respect to particular variable and floating rate instruments could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of a variable or floating rate note if the issuer defaulted on its payment obligation or during periods that the Fund is not entitled to exercise its demand rights, and the Fund could, for these or other reasons, suffer a loss with respect to such instruments.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The Fund has adopted the restrictions listed below as fundamental policies. Under the 1940 Act, a fundamental policy is one that cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities. A “majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities,” when used in this SAI, means the lesser of (i) 67% of the voting shares represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares are present in person or represented by proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares.
The Fund may not:
1. Purchase the securities of any issuer if, as a result, the Fund would fail to be a diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time, except to the extent that the Fund may be permitted to do so by exemptive order, SEC release, no-action letter or similar relief or interpretations (collectively, the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions).
2. Issue senior securities or borrow money or pledge its assets, except as permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions. For purposes of this restriction, the purchase or sale of securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls, short sales, derivative and hedging transactions such as interest rate swap transactions, and collateral arrangements with respect thereto, and transactions similar to any of the foregoing and collateral arrangements with respect thereto, and obligations of the Fund to Directors pursuant to deferred compensation arrangements are not deemed to be a pledge of assets or the issuance of a senior security.
3. Buy or sell real estate, except that investment in securities of issuers that invest in real estate and investments in mortgage-backed securities, mortgage participations or other instruments supported or secured by interests in real estate are not subject to this limitation, and except that the Fund may exercise rights relating to such securities, including the right to enforce security interests and to hold real estate acquired by reason of such enforcement until that real estate can be liquidated in an orderly manner.
4. Buy or sell physical commodities or contracts involving physical commodities. The Fund may purchase and sell (i) derivative, hedging and similar instruments such as financial futures contracts and options thereon, and (ii) securities or instruments backed by, or the return from which is linked to, physical commodities or currencies, such as forward currency exchange contracts, and the Fund may exercise rights relating to such instruments, including the right to enforce security interests and to hold physical commodities and contracts involving physical commodities acquired as a result of the Fund's ownership of instruments supported or secured thereby until they can be liquidated in an orderly manner.
5. Act as underwriter except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under certain federal securities laws.
6. Purchase any security if as a result more than 25% of the Fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of issuers having their principal business activities in the same group of industries, except for defensive purposes, and except that this limitation does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed by the US Government its agencies or instrumentalities.

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7. The Fund may make loans, including loans of assets of the Fund, repurchase agreements, trade claims, loan participations or similar investments, or as permitted by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions. The acquisition of bonds, debentures, other debt securities or instruments, or participations or other interests therein and investments in government obligations, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances or instruments similar to any of the foregoing will not be considered the making of a loan, and is permitted if consistent with the Fund's investment objective.
For purposes of Investment Restriction 1, the Fund will currently not purchase any security (other than obligations of the US Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if as a result, with respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, (i) more than 5% of the Fund's total assets (determined at the time of investment) would be invested in securities of a single issuer and (ii) the Fund would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any single issuer.
For purposes of Investment Restriction 2, under the 1940 Act, the Fund can borrow money from a bank provided that immediately after such borrowing (including reverse repurchase agreements or dollar rolls to the extent they are borrowings) there is asset coverage of at least 300% for all borrowings. If the asset coverage falls below 300%, the Fund must, within three days (not including Sundays and holidays), reduce the amount of its borrowings to satisfy the 300% requirement.
For purposes of Investment Restriction 6, the Fund utilizes the Barclays methodology of industry classifications.
For purposes of Investment Restriction 7, the Fund will currently lend up to 33  1 3 % of the value of its total assets.
Whenever any fundamental investment policy or investment restriction states a maximum percentage of the Fund's assets, it is intended that, if the percentage limitation is met at the time the investment is made, a later change in percentage resulting from changing total asset values will not be considered a violation of such policy. However, if the Fund's asset coverage for borrowings permitted by Investment Restriction 2 falls below 300%, the Fund will take prompt action to reduce its borrowings, as required by the 1940 Act Laws, Interpretations and Exemptions.
Although not fundamental policies, the Fund has the following additional non-fundamental policies:
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its investable assets (net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in floating rate loans and other floating rate debt securities.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in senior loans that are not secured by any specific collateral.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its investable assets in other types of debt securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, equity and equity-related securities, and money market instruments.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in senior loans made to foreign-domiciled borrowers and other foreign securities, including securities of issuers located in emerging market countries, which may be denominated in US dollars or non-US currencies.
In addition, the Fund may not acquire securities of other investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on subparagraph (F) or (G) of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act so long as it is a fund in which one or more affiliated Prudential mutual funds may invest.
INFORMATION ABOUT BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS
Information about Board Members and Officers of the Fund is set forth below. Board Members who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Board Members who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund are referred to as “Interested Board Members.” The Board Members are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Board in turn elects the Officers, who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Fund.
Independent Board Members (1)  
Name, Address, Age
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years
Ellen S. Alberding (58)
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 67
President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (since 2011); Trustee, Skills for America’s Future (national initiative to connect employers to community colleges) (since 2011); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (since 2009); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (since 2009). None.

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Independent Board Members (1)  
Name, Address, Age
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years
Kevin J. Bannon (63)
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 67
Managing Director (April 2008-May 2015) and Chief Investment Officer (October 2008-November 2013) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds. Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (equity real estate investment trust) (since September 2008).
Linda W. Bynoe (63)
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 67
President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co. (broker-dealer). Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail real estate) (May 2003-May 2012); Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).
Keith F. Hartstein (59)
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 67
Retired; Member (since November 2014) of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (organization of independent mutual fund directors); formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008). None.
Michael S. Hyland, CFA (70)
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 67
Retired (since February 2005); formerly Senior Managing Director (July 2001-February 2005) of Bear Stearns & Co, Inc.; Global Partner, INVESCO (1999-2001); Managing Director and President of Salomon Brothers Asset Management (1989-1999). None.
Richard A. Redeker (72)
Board Member & Independent Chair
Portfolios Overseen: 67
Retired Mutual Fund Senior Executive (47 years); Management Consultant; Director, Mutual Fund Directors Forum (since 2014); Independent Directors Council (organization of independent mutual fund directors)-Executive Committee, Chair of Policy Steering Committee, Governing Council. None.
Stephen G. Stoneburn (72)
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 67
Chairman (since July 2011), President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989). None.
    
Interested Board Members (1)
Name, Address, Age
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years
Stuart S. Parker (53)
Board Member & President
Portfolios Overseen: 67
President of Prudential Investments LLC (since January 2012); Executive Vice President of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (since December 2012); Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of Prudential Investments LLC (June 2005-December 2011). None.
Scott E. Benjamin (43)
Board Member & Vice President
Portfolios Overseen: 67
Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of Prudential Investments LLC; Executive Vice President (June 2009-June 2012) and Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, Prudential Investments (since February 2006); Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, Prudential Investments (2003-2006). None.

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Interested Board Members (1)
Name, Address, Age
Position(s)
Portfolios Overseen
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years Other Directorships Held During Past Five Years
Grace C. Torres*
(57)
Board Member
Portfolios Overseen: 65
Retired; formerly Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Variable Contract Accounts and The Prudential Series Fund (1998-June 2014); Assistant Treasurer (March 1999-June 2014) and Senior Vice President (September 1999-June 2014) of Prudential Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) and Vice President (June 2005-June 2014) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (May 2003-June 2014) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc. Director (since July 2015) of Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A.
* Note: Prior to her retirement in 2014, Ms. Torres was employed by Prudential Investments LLC. Due to her prior employment, she is considered to be an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. Ms. Torres is a non-management Interested Board Member.
(1) The year that each Board Member joined the Fund's Board is as follows:
Ellen S. Alberding, 2013; Kevin J. Bannon, 2008; Linda W. Bynoe, 2005; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Richard A. Redeker, 1993; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Grace C. Torres, 2014; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member and President since 2012; Scott E. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009.
Fund Officers (a)    
Name, Address and Age
Position with Fund
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years Length of
Service as Fund Officer
Raymond A. O’Hara (60)
Chief Legal Officer
Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988–August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.). Since 2012
Chad A. Earnst (40)
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of Prudential Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential's Gibraltar Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006–December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April 2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, US Securities & Exchange Commission. Since 2014
Deborah A. Docs (58)
Secretary
Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc. Since 2004
Jonathan D. Shain (57)
Assistant Secretary
Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc. Since 2005
Claudia DiGiacomo (41)
Assistant Secretary
Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Prudential Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004). Since 2005
Andrew R. French (53)
Assistant Secretary
Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC. Since 2006
Amanda S. Ryan (38)
Assistant Secretary
Director and Corporate Counsel (since March 2012) of Prudential; Director and Assistant Secretary (since June 2012) of Prudential Investments LLC; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (2008-2012). Since 2012
Theresa C. Thompson (53)
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004). Since 2008

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Fund Officers (a)    
Name, Address and Age
Position with Fund
Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years Length of
Service as Fund Officer
Richard W. Kinville (47)
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance Officer
Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2005) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999); Investigator in AXA Financial's Internal Audit Department and Manager in AXA's Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009). Since 2011
M. Sadiq Peshimam (52)
Treasurer and Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer
Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Assistant Treasurer of funds in the Prudential Mutual Fund Complex (2006-2014). Since 2006
Peter Parrella (57)
Assistant Treasurer
Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004). Since 2007
Lana Lomuti (48)
Assistant Treasurer
Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2005-2007), within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc. Since 2014
Linda McMullin (54)
Assistant Treasurer
Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration. Since 2014
Kelly A. Coyne (47)
Assistant Treasurer
Director, Investment Operations of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since 2010). Since 2015
(a) Excludes Mr. Parker and Mr. Benjamin, interested Board Members who also serve as President and Vice President, respectively.
Explanatory Notes to Tables:
Board Members are deemed to be “Interested,” as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of their affiliation with Prudential Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of Prudential Investments LLC.
Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o Prudential Investments LLC, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410.
There is no set term of office for Board Members or Officers. The Board Members have adopted a retirement policy, which calls for the retirement of Board Members on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 75.
“Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the 1934 Act (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.
“Portfolios Overseen” includes all investment companies managed by Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Target Mutual Funds, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential's Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.
COMPENSATION OF BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. Pursuant to a management agreement with the Fund, the Manager pays all compensation of Fund Officers and employees as well as the fees and expenses of all Interested Board Members.
The Fund pays each Independent Board Member and Non-Management Interested Board Member annual compensation in addition to certain out-of-pocket expenses. Independent Board Members and Non-Management Interested Board Members who serve on Board Committees may receive additional compensation. The amount of annual compensation paid to each Independent Board Member and Non-Management Interested Board Member may change as a result of the introduction of additional funds on whose Boards the Board Member may be asked to serve.
Independent Board Members and Non-Management Interested Board Members may defer receipt of their fees pursuant to a deferred fee agreement with the Fund. Under the terms of the agreement, the Fund accrues deferred Board Members' fees daily which, in turn, accrue interest at a rate equivalent to the prevailing rate of 90-day US Treasury Bills at the beginning of each calendar quarter or at the daily rate of return of any mutual fund managed by PI chosen by the Board Member. Payment of the interest so accrued is also deferred and becomes payable at the option of the Board Member. The obligation to make payments of deferred Board Members' fees, together with interest thereon, is a general obligation of the Fund. No Fund has a retirement or pension plan for Board Members.
The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid by the Fund for the most recently completed fiscal year to the Independent Board Members and Non-Management Interested Board Members for service on the Board, and the Board of any other investment company in the Fund Complex for the most recently completed calendar year. Board Members and officers who are “interested persons” of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) (with the exception of Non-Management Interested Board Members) do not receive compensation from PI-managed funds and therefore are not shown in the following table.

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Compensation Received by Independent Board Members
Name Aggregate Fiscal Year
Compensation from Fund
Pension or Retirement Benefits
Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses
Estimated Annual Benefits
Upon Retirement
Total Compensation from Funds
and Fund Complex for Most
Recent Calendar Year
Ellen S. Alberding $1,517 None None $220,000 (32/67)*
Kevin J. Bannon $1,527 None None $220,750 (32/67)*
Linda W. Bynoe** $1,510 None None $218,000 (32/67)*
Keith F. Hartstein** $1,517 None None $220,000 (32/67)*
Michael S. Hyland $1,537 None None $229,000 (32/67)*
Stephen P. Munn † $880 None None $171,750 (32/67)*
James E. Quinn †† $480 None None $109,000 (32/67)*
Richard A. Redeker** $1,660 None None $283,000 (32/67)*
Stephen G. Stoneburn** $1,510 None None $218,000 (32/67)*
Grace C. Torres $1,483 None None $199,505 (30/65)*
†Mr. Munn resigned from the Board effective September 18, 2015.
††Mr. Quinn resigned from the Board effective July 2, 2015.
Ms. Torres serves as a non-management Interested Board Member.  Non-management Interested Board Members receive compensation from the Fund for their service on the Board.
Explanatory Notes to Board Member Compensation Table
* Compensation relates to portfolios that were in existence for any period during 2015. Number of funds and portfolios represent those in existence as of December 31, 2015, and excludes funds that have merged or liquidated during the year. Additionally, the number of funds and portfolios includes those which are approved as of December 31, 2015, but may commence operations after that date. No compensation is paid out from such funds/portfolios.
** Under the Funds’ deferred fee agreement, certain Board Members have elected to defer all or part of their total compensation. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued during the calendar year ended December 31, 2015, including investment results during the year on cumulative deferred fees, amounted to ($2,728), $3,928, ($11,952), and ($4,983) for Ms. Bynoe, Mr. Hartstein, Mr. Redeker, and Mr. Stoneburn, respectively.
BOARD COMMITTEES. The Board has established three standing committees in connection with Fund governance—Audit, Nominating and Governance, and Investment. Information on the membership of each standing committee and its functions is set forth below.
Audit Committee: The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to assist the Board in overseeing the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, accounting policies and procedures and other areas relating to the Fund's auditing processes. The Audit Committee is responsible for pre-approving all audit services and any permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm directly to the Fund. The Audit Committee is also responsible for pre-approving permitted services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to (1) the Manager and (2) any entity in a control relationship with the Manager that provides ongoing services to the Fund, provided that the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm relates directly to the operation and financial reporting of the Fund. The scope of the Audit Committee's responsibilities is oversight. It is management's responsibility to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal control and the independent registered public accounting firm's responsibility to plan and carry out an audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). The number of Audit Committee meetings held during the Fund's most recently completed fiscal year is set forth in the table below.
The membership of the Audit Committee is set forth below:

Kevin J. Bannon (Chair)
Ellen S. Alberding
Linda W. Bynoe
Richard A. Redeker (ex-officio)
Nominating and Governance Committee: The Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board is responsible for nominating Board Members and making recommendations to the Board concerning Board composition, committee structure and governance, director education, and governance practices. The Board has determined that each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act. The number of Nominating and Governance Committee meetings held during the Fund's most recently completed fiscal year is set forth in the table below. The Nominating and Governance Committee Charter is available on the Fund's website.

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The membership of the Nominating and Governance Committee is set forth below:

Michael S. Hyland, CFA (Chair)
Stephen G. Stoneburn
Keith F. Hartstein
Richard A. Redeker (ex-officio)
Investment Committees: The Board of each fund in the Prudential retail mutual funds complex has formed joint committees to review the performance of each Fund in the Fund Complex. The Gibraltar Investment Committee reviews the performance of each Fund that is subadvised by Jennison Associates LLC and Quantitative Management Associates LLC. The Dryden Investment Committee reviews the performance of each Fund that is subadvised by Prudential Fixed Income and PGIM Real Estate (each of which is a business unit of PGIM, Inc.). In addition, the Dryden Investment Committee reviews the performance of the closed-end funds. Each committee meets at least four times per year and reports the results of its review to the full Board of each Fund at each regularly scheduled Board meeting. Every Independent Board Member sits on one of the two committees. The non-management Interested Board Member sits on one of the two committees.
The number of Gibraltar Investment Committee or Dryden Investment Committee meetings, as applicable, held during the Fund's most recently completed fiscal year is set forth in the table below.
The membership of the Gibraltar Investment Committee and the Dryden Investment Committee is set forth below:

Gibraltar Investment Committee
Keith F. Hartstein (Chair)
Richard A. Redeker
Stephen G. Stoneburn
Linda W. Bynoe
Dryden Investment Committee
Ellen S. Alberding (Chair)
Kevin J. Bannon
Michael S. Hyland, CFA
Grace C. Torres
Board Committee Meetings (for most recently completed fiscal year)
Audit Committee Nominating & Governance Committee Dryden Investment Committee
4 4 3
LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS. The Board is responsible for oversight of the Fund. The Fund has engaged the Manager to manage the Fund on a day-to-day basis. The Board oversees the Manager and certain other principal service providers in the operations of the Fund. The Board is currently composed of ten members, seven of whom are Independent Board Members. The Board meets in-person at regularly scheduled meetings four times throughout the year. In addition, the Board Members may meet in-person or by telephone at special meetings or on an informal basis at other times. As described above, the Board has established three standing committees—Audit, Nominating and Governance, and Investment—and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The Independent Board Members have also engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities.
The Board is chaired by an Independent Board Member. As Chair, this Independent Board Member leads the Board in its activities. Also, the Chair acts as a member or as an ex-officio member of each standing committee and any ad hoc committee of the Board. The Board Members have determined that the Board's leadership and committee structure is appropriate because the Board believes it sets the proper tone to the relationships between the Fund, on the one hand, and the Manager, the subadviser(s) and certain other principal service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the Board's independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships. In addition, the structure efficiently allocates responsibility among committees.
The Board has concluded that, based on each Board Member's experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Board Members, each Board Member should serve as a Board Member. Among other attributes common to all Board Members are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the various service providers to the Fund, and to exercise reasonable business judgment in the performance of their duties as Board Members. In addition, the Board has taken into account the actual service and commitment of the Board Members during their tenure in concluding that each should continue to serve. A Board Member's ability to perform his or her duties effectively

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may have been attained through a Board Member's educational background or professional training; business, consulting, public service or academic positions; experience from service as a Board Member of the Fund, other funds in the Fund Complex, public companies, or non-profit entities or other organizations; or other experiences. Set forth below is a brief discussion of the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills of each Board Member that led the Board to conclude that he or she should serve as a Board Member.
Messrs. Redeker and Stoneburn have each served as a Board Member of mutual funds in the Fund Complex for more than 15 years, including as members and/or Chairs of various Board committees. Mr. Stoneburn has more than 30 years of experience as senior executive officer of operating companies and/or as a director of public companies. Mr. Redeker has more than 48 years of experience as a senior executive in the mutual fund industry. Ms. Bynoe has been a Board Member of the Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex since 2005, having served on the boards of other mutual fund complexes since 1993. She has worked in the financial services industry over 11 years, has approximately 20 years experience as a management consultant and serves as a Director of financial services and other complex global corporations. Messrs. Bannon and Hyland joined the Board of the Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex in 2008. Each has held senior executive positions in the financial services industry, including serving as senior executives of asset management firms, for over 17 years. Ms. Alberding and Mr. Hartstein joined the Board of the Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex in 2013. Ms. Alberding has 30 years of experience in the non-profit sector, including over 20 years as the president of a charitable foundation, where she oversees multiple investment managers. Ms. Alberding also served as a Trustee of the Aon Funds from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Hartstein has worked in the asset management industry for almost 30 years and served as a senior executive in an asset management firm. Mr. Parker, who has served as an Interested Board Member and President of the Fund and the other funds in the Fund Complex since 2012, is President, Chief Operating Officer and Officer-in-Charge of PI and several of its affiliates that provide services to the Fund and has held senior positions in PI since 2005. Mr. Benjamin, an Interested Board Member of the Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex since 2010, has served as a Vice President of the Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex since 2009 and has held senior positions in PI since 2003. Ms. Torres, a non-management Interested Board Member of the Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex, formerly served as Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer for the Fund and other funds in the Fund Complex for 16 years and held senior positions with the Manager from 1999 to 2014. In addition, Ms. Torres is a certified public accountant (CPA). Specific details about each Board Member's professional experience appear in the professional biography tables, above.
Risk Oversight. Investing in general and the operation of a mutual fund involve a variety of risks, such as investment risk, compliance risk, and operational risk, among others. The Board oversees risk as part of its oversight of the Fund. Risk oversight is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. The Board, directly or through its committees, reviews reports from among others, the Manager, subadvisers, the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, counsel, and internal auditors of the Manager or its affiliates, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Fund and the risk management programs of the Manager and certain service providers. The actual day-to-day risk management with respect to the Fund resides with the Manager and other service providers to the Fund. Although the risk management policies of the Manager and the service providers are designed to be effective, those policies and their implementation vary among service providers and over time, and there is no guarantee that they will be effective. Not all risks that may affect the Fund can be identified or processes and controls developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects, and some risks are simply beyond any control of the Fund or the Manager, its affiliates or other service providers.
Selection of Board Member Nominees. The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for considering nominees for Board Members at such times as it considers electing new members to the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee may consider recommendations by business and personal contacts of current Board Members, and by executive search firms which the Committee may engage from time to time and will also consider shareholder recommendations. The Nominating and Governance Committee has not established specific, minimum qualifications that it believes must be met by a nominee. In evaluating nominees, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers, among other things, an individual's background, skills, and experience; whether the individual is an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act; and whether the individual would be deemed an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Nominating and Governance Committee also considers whether the individual's background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of the Board. There are no differences in the manner in which the Nominating and Governance Committee evaluates nominees for the Board based on whether the nominee is recommended by a shareholder.
A shareholder who wishes to recommend a board member for nomination should submit his or her recommendation in writing to the Chair of the Board (Richard Redeker) or the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (Michael Hyland), in either case in care of the specified Fund(s), at 655 Broad Street, 17 th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410. At a minimum, the recommendation should include: the name, address and business, educational and/or other pertinent background of the person being recommended; a statement concerning whether the person is an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act; any other information that the Fund would be required to include in a proxy statement concerning the person if he or she was nominated; and the name and address of the

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person submitting the recommendation, together with the number of Fund shares held by such person and the period for which the shares have been held. The recommendation also can include any additional information which the person submitting it believes would assist the Nominating and Governance Committee in evaluating the recommendation.
Shareholders should note that a person who owns securities issued by Prudential (the parent company of the Fund's Manager) would be deemed an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. In addition, certain other relationships with Prudential or its subsidiaries, with registered broker-dealers, or with the Fund's outside legal counsel may cause a person to be deemed an “interested person.” Before the Nominating and Governance Committee decides to nominate an individual to the Board, Committee members and other Board Members customarily interview the individual in person. In addition, the individual customarily is asked to complete a detailed questionnaire which is designed to elicit information which must be disclosed under SEC and stock exchange rules and to determine whether the individual is subject to any statutory disqualification from serving on the board of a registered investment company.
Share Ownership. Information relating to each Board Member's Fund share ownership and in all registered funds in the PI-advised funds that are overseen by the respective Board Member as of the most recently completed calendar year is set forth in the chart below.
Name Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in the Fund
Aggregate Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in All
Registered Investment
Companies Overseen by
Board Member in Fund Complex
Board Member Share Ownership: Independent Board Members
Ellen S. Alberding None Over $100,000
Kevin J. Bannon Over $100,000 Over $100,000
Linda W. Bynoe None Over $100,000
Keith F. Hartstein None Over $100,000
Michael S. Hyland None Over $100,000
Richard A. Redeker None Over $100,000
Stephen G. Stoneburn None Over $100,000
Board Member Share Ownership: Interested Board Members
Stuart S. Parker None Over $100,000
Scott E. Benjamin $10,001-$50,000 Over $100,000
Grace C. Torres None Over $100,000
None of the Independent Board Members, or any member of his/her immediate family, owned beneficially or of record any securities in an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Fund or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser or principal underwriter of the Fund as of the most recently completed calendar year.
Shareholder Communications with Board Members. Shareholders can communicate directly with Board Members by writing to the Chair of the Board, c/o the Fund, 655 Broad Street, 17 th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Board Member by writing to that Board Member, c/o the Fund, 655 Broad Street, 17 th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410. Such communications to the Board or individual Board Members are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.
MANAGEMENT & ADVISORY ARRANGEMENTS
MANAGER. The Manager’s address is 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410. The Manager serves as manager to all of the other investment companies that, together with the Fund, comprise the Prudential Investments mutual funds. See the Prospectus for more information about PI. As of March 31, 2016, the Manager served as the investment manager to all of the Prudential US and offshore open-end investment companies, and as administrator to closed-end investment companies, with aggregate assets of approximately $240.2 billion.
The Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PIFM Holdco LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Asset Management Holding Company LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential. PMFS, an affiliate of PI, serves as the transfer agent and dividend distribution agent for the Prudential Investments mutual funds and, in addition, provides customer service, record keeping and management and administrative services to qualified plans.

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Pursuant to a management agreement with the Fund (the Management Agreement), PI, subject to the supervision of the Fund's Board and in conformity with the stated policies of the Fund, manages both the investment operations of the Fund and the composition of the Fund's portfolio, including the purchase, retention, disposition and loan of securities and other assets. In connection therewith, the Manager is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. The Manager is authorized to enter into subadvisory agreements for investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. The Manager will continue to have responsibility for all investment advisory services performed pursuant to any such subadvisory agreements. PI will review the performance of the investment subadviser(s) and make recommendations to the Board with respect to the retention of investment subadvisers and the renewal of contracts. The Manager also administers the Fund's corporate affairs and, in connection therewith, furnishes the Fund with office facilities, together with those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by the Fund's custodian (the Custodian) and PMFS. The management services of PI to the Fund are not exclusive under the terms of the Management Agreement and PI is free to, and does, render management services to others.
PI may from time to time waive all or a portion of its management fee and subsidize all or a portion of the operating expenses of the Fund. Fee waivers and subsidies will increase the Fund's total return. These voluntary waivers may be terminated at any time without notice. To the extent that PI agrees to waive its fee or subsidize the Fund's expenses, it may enter into a relationship agreement with the subadviser to share the economic impact of the fee waiver or expense subsidy.
In connection with its management of the corporate affairs of the Fund, PI bears the following expenses:
the salaries and expenses of all of its and the Fund's personnel except the fees and expenses of Independent Board Members and non-management Interested Board Members;
all expenses incurred by the Manager or the Fund in connection with managing the ordinary course of a Fund’s business, other than those assumed by the Fund as described below; and
the fees, costs and expenses payable to any investment subadviser pursuant to a subadvisory agreement between PI and such investment subadviser.
Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Fund is responsible for the payment of the following expenses:
the fees and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with the management of the investment and reinvestment of the Fund's assets payable to the Manager;
the fees and expenses of Independent Board Members and non-management Interested Board Members;
the fees and certain expenses of the Custodian and transfer and dividend disbursing agent, including the cost of providing records to the Manager in connection with its obligation of maintaining required records of the Fund and of pricing the Fund's shares;
the charges and expenses of the Fund's legal counsel and independent auditors and of legal counsel to the Independent Board Members;
brokerage commissions and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable to the Fund in connection with securities (and futures, if applicable) transactions;
all taxes and corporate fees payable by the Fund to governmental agencies;
the fees of any trade associations of which the Fund may be a member;
the cost of share certificates representing, and/or non-negotiable share deposit receipts evidencing, shares of the Fund;
the cost of fidelity, directors and officers and errors and omissions insurance;
the fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of the Fund and of Fund shares with the SEC and paying notice filing fees under state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Fund's registration statements and prospectuses for such purposes; allocable communications expenses with respect to investor services and all expenses of shareholders' and Board meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing reports and notices to shareholders; and
litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business and distribution and service (12b-1) fees.
The Management Agreement provides that PI will not be liable for any error of judgment by PI or for any loss suffered by the Fund in connection with the matters to which the Management Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services (in which case any award of damages shall be limited to the period and the amount set forth in Section 36(b)(3) of the 1940 Act) or loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence or reckless disregard of duties. The Management Agreement provides that it will terminate automatically if assigned (as defined in the 1940 Act), and that it may be terminated without penalty by either PI or the Fund by the Board or vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (as defined in the 1940 Act) upon not more than 60 days', nor less than 30 days', written notice. The Management Agreement will continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date of execution only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.
Fees payable under the Management Agreement are computed daily and paid monthly. The applicable fee rate and the management fees received by PI from the Fund for the indicated fiscal years are set forth below.

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Management Fee Rate
Prior to October 1, 2015:
0.70% of average daily net assets.

Effective October 1, 2015:
0.700% on average daily net assets up to and including $5 billion;
0.675% on average daily net assets exceeding $5 billion.
Management Fees Paid by the Fund      
  2016 2015 2014
  $769,491 $273,573 $327,308
SUBADVISORY ARRANGEMENTS. The Manager has entered into a subadvisory agreement (Subadvisory Agreement) with the Fund's investment subadviser. The Subadvisory Agreement provides that the subadviser will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, the subadviser is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. Under the Subadvisory Agreement, the subadviser, subject to the supervision of PI, is responsible for managing the assets of the Fund in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, investment program and policies. The subadviser determines what securities and other instruments are purchased and sold for the Fund and is responsible for obtaining and evaluating financial data relevant to the Fund. PI continues to have responsibility for all investment advisory services pursuant to the Management Agreement and supervises the subadviser's performance of such services.
As discussed in the Prospectus, PI employs the subadviser under a “manager of managers” structure that allows PI to replace the subadviser or amend a Subadvisory Agreement without seeking shareholder approval. The Subadvisory Agreement provides that it will terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon the termination of the Management Agreement. The Subadvisory Agreement may be terminated by the Fund, PI, or the subadviser upon not more than 60 days’ nor less than 30 days’ written notice. The Subadvisory Agreement provides that it will continue in effect for a period of not more than two years from its execution only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Any new subadvisory agreement or amendment to the Fund’s Management Agreement or Subadvisory Agreement that directly or indirectly results in an increase in the aggregate management fee rate payable by the Fund will be submitted to the Fund’s shareholders for their approval.
The applicable fee rate and the subadvisory fees paid by PI for the indicated fiscal years are set forth below. Subadvisory fees are based on the average daily net assets of the Fund, calculated and paid on a monthly basis, at the fee rate as set forth in the Subadvisory Agreement. Subadvisory fees are deducted out of the management fee paid by the Fund.
The subadvisory fee rate for the Fund is 0.35%.
Subadvisory Fees Paid by PI
  2016 2015 2014
  $663,268 $390,736 $340,608
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO MANAGERS—OTHER ACCOUNTS AND OWNERSHIP OF FUND SECURITIES. Set forth below is information about other accounts managed by each portfolio manager and ownership of Fund securities. The information shows, for each portfolio manager, the number of accounts managed and the total assets in such accounts, within each of the indicated categories. For each category, the number of accounts and total assets in the accounts whose fees are based on performance is indicated in italics typeface. The Ownership of Fund Securities column shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the portfolio manager.
Information shown below is as of the most recently completed fiscal year, unless noted otherwise.
Portfolio Managers Registered Investment
Companies/Total
Assets
Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles/
Total Assets
Other Accounts/
Total Assets
Ownership of
Fund Securities
Joe Lemanowicz 14/$726,738,703 4/$424,932,524
30/$5,593,288,900
5/$57,654,872
2/$23,329,320
$100,000-$500,000
Brian Juliano 14/$726,738,703 4/$424,932,524
30/$5,593,288,900
5/$57,654,872
2/$23,329,320
None
Robert Cignarella, CFA 23/$12,895,828,409 12/$4,066,526,555 87/$12,955,633,698
1/$2,462,836
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS—COMPENSATION AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Set forth below, for each portfolio manager, is an explanation of the structure of, and methods used to determine, portfolio manager compensation. Also set forth below, for each portfolio manager, is an explanation of any material conflicts of interest that may arise between a portfolio manager's management of the Fund's investments and investments in other accounts.
PGIM, Inc. (PGIM).
COMPENSATION . The base salary of an investment professional in the Prudential Fixed Income unit of PGIM (Prudential Fixed Income) is based on market data relative to similar positions as well as the past performance, years of experience and scope of responsibility of the individual. Incentive compensation, including the annual cash bonus, the long-term equity grant and grants under Prudential Fixed Income’s long-term incentive plan, is primarily based on such person’s contribution to Prudential Fixed Income’s goal of providing investment performance to clients consistent with portfolio objectives, guidelines and risk parameters and market-based data such as compensation trends and levels of overall compensation for similar positions in the asset management industry. In addition, an investment professional’s qualitative contributions to the organization are considered in determining incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not solely based on the performance of, or value of assets in, any single account or group of client accounts.
An investment professional’s annual cash bonus is paid from an annual incentive pool. The pool is developed as a percentage of Prudential Fixed Income’s operating income and is refined by business metrics, which may include:
business development initiatives, measured primarily by growth in operating income;
the number of investment professionals receiving a bonus; and/or
investment performance of portfolios (i) relative to appropriate peer groups and/or (ii) as measured against relevant investment indices.
Long-term compensation consists of Prudential restricted stock and grants under the long-term incentive plan. Grants under the long-term incentive plan are participation interests in notional accounts with a beginning value of a specified dollar amount. The value attributed to these notional accounts increases or decreases over a defined period of time based, in part, on the performance of investment composites representing a number of Prudential Fixed Income’s most frequently marketed investment strategies. An investment composite is an aggregation of accounts with similar investment strategies. The long-term incentive plan is designed to more closely align compensation with investment performance and the growth of Prudential Fixed Income’s business. Both the restricted stock and participation interests are subject to vesting requirements.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST . Like other investment advisers, Prudential Fixed Income is subject to various conflicts of interest in the ordinary course of its business. Prudential Fixed Income strives to identify potential risks, including conflicts of interest, that are inherent in its business, and conducts annual conflict of interest reviews. When actual or potential conflicts of interest are identified, Prudential Fixed Income seeks to address such conflicts through one or more of the following methods:
elimination of the conflict;
disclosure of the conflict; or
management of the conflict through the adoption of appropriate policies and procedures.
Prudential Fixed Income follows the policies of Prudential on business ethics, personal securities trading by investment personnel, and information barriers. Prudential Fixed Income has adopted a code of ethics, allocation policies and conflicts of interest policies, among others, and has adopted supervisory procedures to monitor compliance with its policies. Prudential Fixed Income cannot guarantee, however, that its policies and procedures will detect and prevent, or assure disclosure of, each and every situation in which a conflict may arise.
Side-by-Side Management of Accounts and Related Conflicts of Interest. Prudential Fixed Income’s side-by-side management of multiple accounts can create conflicts of interest. Examples are detailed below, followed by a discussion of how Prudential Fixed Income addresses these conflicts.
Performance Fees— Prudential Fixed Income manages accounts with asset-based fees alongside accounts with performance-based fees. This side-by-side management may be deemed to create an incentive for Prudential Fixed Income and its investment professionals to favor one account over another. Specifically, Prudential Fixed Income could be considered to have the incentive to favor accounts for which it receives performance fees, and possibly take greater investment risks in those accounts, in order to bolster performance and increase its fees.
Affiliated accounts— Prudential Fixed Income manages accounts on behalf of its affiliates as well as unaffiliated accounts. Prudential Fixed Income could be considered to have an incentive to favor accounts of affiliates over others.
Large accounts—large accounts typically generate more revenue than do smaller accounts and certain of Prudential Fixed Income’s strategies have higher fees than others. As a result, a portfolio manager could be considered to have an incentive when allocating scarce investment opportunities to favor accounts that pay a higher fee or generate more income for Prudential Fixed Income.

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Long only and long/short accounts— Prudential Fixed Income manages accounts that only allow it to hold securities long as well as accounts that permit short selling. Prudential Fixed Income may, therefore, sell a security short in some client accounts while holding the same security long in other client accounts. These short sales could reduce the value of the securities held in the long only accounts. In addition, purchases for long only accounts could have a negative impact on the short positions.
Securities of the same kind or class— Prudential Fixed Income may buy or sell for one client account securities of the same kind or class that are purchased or sold for another client at prices that may be different. Prudential Fixed Income may also, at any time, execute trades of securities of the same kind or class in one direction for an account and in the opposite direction for another account due to differences in investment strategy or client direction. Different strategies trading in the same securities or types of securities may appear as inconsistencies in Prudential Fixed Income’s management of multiple accounts side-by-side.
Financial interests of investment professionals— Prudential Fixed Income investment professionals may invest in investment vehicles that it advises. Also, certain of these investment vehicles are options under the 401(k) and deferred compensation plans offered by Prudential. In addition, the value of grants under Prudential Fixed Income’s long-term incentive plan is affected by the performance of certain client accounts. As a result, Prudential Fixed Income investment professionals may have financial interests in accounts managed by Prudential Fixed Income or that are related to the performance of certain client accounts.
Non-discretionary accounts or models— Prudential Fixed Income provides non-discretionary investment advice and non-discretionary model portfolios to some clients and manages others on a discretionary basis. Trades in non-discretionary accounts could occur before, in concert with, or after Prudential Fixed Income executes similar trades in its discretionary accounts. The non-discretionary clients may be disadvantaged if Prudential Fixed Income delivers the model investment portfolio or investment advice to them after it initiates trading for the discretionary clients, or vice versa.
How Prudential Fixed Income Addresses These Conflicts of Interest. Prudential Fixed Income has developed policies and procedures designed to address the conflicts of interest with respect to its different types of side-by-side management described above.
The head of Prudential Fixed Income and its chief investment officer periodically review and compare performance and performance attribution for each client account within its various strategies.
In keeping with Prudential Fixed Income’s fiduciary obligations, its policy with respect to trade aggregation and allocation is to treat all of its accounts fairly and equitably over time. Prudential Fixed Income’s trade management oversight committee, which generally meets quarterly, is responsible for providing oversight with respect to trade aggregation and allocation. Prudential Fixed Income has compliance procedures with respect to its aggregation and allocation policy that include independent monitoring by its compliance group of the timing, allocation and aggregation of trades and the allocation of investment opportunities. In addition, its compliance group reviews a sampling of new issue allocations and related documentation each month to confirm compliance with the allocation procedures. Prudential Fixed Income’s compliance group reports the results of the monitoring processes to its trade management oversight committee. Prudential Fixed Income’s trade management oversight committee reviews forensic reports of new issue allocation throughout the year so that new issue allocation in each of its strategies is reviewed at least once during each year. This forensic analysis includes such data as: (i) the number of new issues allocated in the strategy; (ii) the size of new issue allocations to each portfolio in the strategy; and (iii) the profitability of new issue transactions. The results of these analyses are reviewed and discussed at Prudential Fixed Income’s trade management oversight committee meetings. Prudential Fixed Income’s trade management oversight committee also reviews forensic reports on the allocation of trading opportunities in the secondary market. The procedures above are designed to detect patterns and anomalies in Prudential Fixed Income’s side-by-side management and trading so that it may assess and improve its processes.
Prudential Fixed Income has policies and procedures that specifically address its side-by-side management of long/short and long only portfolios. These policies address potential conflicts that could arise from differing positions between long/short and long only portfolios. In addition, lending opportunities with respect to securities for which the market is demanding a slight premium rate over normal market rates are allocated to long only accounts prior to allocating the opportunities to long/short accounts.
Conflicts Related to Prudential Fixed Income’s Affiliations. As an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, Prudential Fixed Income is part of a diversified, global financial services organization. Prudential Fixed Income is affiliated with many types of US and non-US financial service providers, including insurance companies, broker-dealers, commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators and other investment advisers. Some of its employees are officers of some of these affiliates.
Conflicts Arising Out of Legal Restrictions . Prudential Fixed Income may be restricted by law, regulation or contract as to how much, if any, of a particular security it may purchase or sell on behalf of a client, and as to the timing of such purchase or sale. These restrictions may apply as a result of its relationship with Prudential and its other affiliates. For example, Prudential Fixed Income’s holdings of a security on behalf of its clients may, under some SEC rules, be aggregated with the holdings of that security by other Prudential affiliates. These holdings could, on an aggregate basis, exceed certain reporting thresholds that are monitored, and Prudential Fixed Income may restrict purchases to avoid exceeding these thresholds. In addition, Prudential Fixed Income could receive material, non-public information with respect to a particular issuer and, as a result, be unable to execute transactions in securities of that issuer for its clients. For example, Prudential Fixed Income’s bank loan team often invests in private bank loans in connection with which the borrower provides material, non-public information, resulting in restrictions on trading securities issued by those borrowers. Prudential Fixed Income has procedures in place to carefully consider whether to intentionally accept material, non-public information with respect to certain issuers. Prudential Fixed Income is generally able to avoid receiving material,

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  non-public information from its affiliates and other units within PGIM by maintaining information barriers. In some instances, it may create an isolated information barrier around a small number of its employees so that material, non-public information received by such employees is not attributed to the rest of Prudential Fixed Income.
Conflicts Related to Outside Business Activity . From time to time, certain of Prudential Fixed Income’s employees or officers may engage in outside business activity, including outside directorships. Any outside business activity is subject to prior approval pursuant to Prudential Fixed Income’s personal conflicts of interest and outside business activities policy. Actual and potential conflicts of interest are analyzed during such approval process. Prudential Fixed Income could be restricted in trading the securities of certain issuers in client portfolios in the unlikely event that an employee or officer, as a result of outside business activity, obtains material, nonpublic information regarding an issuer. The head of Prudential Fixed Income serves on the board of directors of the operator of an electronic trading platform. Prudential Fixed Income has adopted procedures to address the conflict relating to trading on this platform. The procedures include independent monitoring by Prudential Fixed Income’s chief investment officer and chief compliance officer and reporting on Prudential Fixed Income’s use of this platform to the President of PGIM.
Conflicts Related to Investment of Client Assets in Affiliated Funds . Prudential Fixed Income may invest client assets in funds that it manages or subadvises for an affiliate. Prudential Fixed Income may also invest cash collateral from securities lending transactions in these funds. These investments benefit both Prudential Fixed Income and its affiliate.
PICA General Account . Because of the substantial size of the general account of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA), trading by PICA’s general account, including Prudential Fixed Income’s trades on behalf of the account, may affect market prices. Although Prudential Fixed Income doesn’t expect that PICA’s general account will execute transactions that will move a market frequently, and generally only in response to unusual market or issuer events, the execution of these transactions could have an adverse effect on transactions for or positions held by other clients.
Conflicts Related to Securities Holdings and Other Financial Interests.
Securities Holdings. PGIM, Prudential, PICA’s general account and accounts of other affiliates of Prudential Fixed Income (collectively, affiliated accounts) hold public and private debt and equity securities of a large number of issuers and may invest in some of the same companies as other client accounts but at different levels in the capital structure. These investments can result in conflicts between the interests of the affiliated accounts and the interests of Prudential Fixed Income’s clients. For example: (i) Affiliated accounts can hold the senior debt of an issuer whose subordinated debt is held by Prudential Fixed Income’s clients or hold secured debt of an issuer whose public unsecured debt is held in client accounts. In the event of restructuring or insolvency, the affiliated accounts as holders of senior debt may exercise remedies and take other actions that are not in the interest of, or are adverse to, other clients that are the holders of junior debt. (ii) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Prudential Fixed Income may also invest client assets in offerings of securities the proceeds of which are used to repay debt obligations held in affiliated accounts or other client accounts. Prudential Fixed Income’s interest in having the debt repaid creates a conflict of interest. Prudential Fixed Income has adopted a refinancing policy to address this conflict. Prudential Fixed Income may be unable to invest client assets in the securities of certain issuers as a result of the investments described above.
Conflicts Related to the Offer and Sale of Securities. Certain of Prudential Fixed Income’s employees may offer and sell securities of, and interests in, commingled funds that it manages or subadvises. There is an incentive for Prudential Fixed Income’s employees to offer these securities to investors regardless of whether the investment is appropriate for such investor since increased assets in these vehicles will result in increased advisory fees to it. In addition, such sales could result in increased compensation to the employee.
Conflicts Related to Long-Term Compensation. The performance of many client accounts is not reflected in the calculation of changes in the value of participation interests under Prudential Fixed Income’s long-term incentive plan. This may be because the composite representing the strategy in which the account is managed is not one of the composites included in the calculation or because the account is excluded from a specified composite due to guideline restrictions or other factors. As a result of the long-term incentive plan, Prudential Fixed Income’s portfolio managers from time to time have financial interests related to the investment performance of some, but not all, of the accounts they manage. To address potential conflicts related to these financial interests, Prudential Fixed Income has procedures, including trade allocation and supervisory review procedures, designed to ensure that each of its client accounts is managed in a manner that is consistent with Prudential Fixed Income’s fiduciary obligations, as well as with the account’s investment objectives, investment strategies and restrictions. For example, Prudential Fixed Income’s chief investment officer reviews performance among similarly managed accounts with the head of Prudential Fixed Income on a quarterly basis.
Other Financial Interests. Prudential Fixed Income and its affiliates may also have financial interests or relationships with issuers whose securities it invests in for client accounts. These interests can include debt or equity financing, strategic corporate relationships or investments, and the offering of investment advice in various forms. For example, Prudential Fixed Income may invest client assets in the securities of issuers that are also its advisory clients.
In general, conflicts related to the securities holdings and financial interests described above are addressed by the fact that Prudential Fixed Income makes investment decisions for each client independently considering the best economic interests of such client.
Conflicts Related to Valuation and Fees. When client accounts hold illiquid or difficult to value investments, Prudential Fixed Income faces a conflict of interest when making recommendations regarding the value of such investments since its management fees are generally based on the value of assets under management. Prudential Fixed Income believes that its valuation policies and procedures mitigate this conflict effectively and enable it to value client assets fairly and in a manner that is consistent with the client’s best interests.

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Conflicts Related to Securities Lending Fees. When Prudential Fixed Income manages a client account and also serves as securities lending agent for the account, it could be considered to have the incentive to invest in securities that would yield higher securities lending rates. This conflict is mitigated by the fact that Prudential Fixed Income’s advisory fees are generally based on the value of assets in a client’s account. In addition, Prudential Fixed Income’s securities lending function has a separate reporting line to its chief operating officer (rather than its chief investment officer).
OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS
CUSTODIAN. The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286, serves as Custodian for the Fund's portfolio securities and cash, and in that capacity, maintains certain financial accounting books and records pursuant to an agreement with the Fund. Subcustodians provide custodial services for any non-US assets held outside the United States.
SECURITIES LENDING AGENT. PGIM, Inc. (PGIM) serves as securities lending agent for the Fund, and in that role administers the Fund's securities lending program. PGIM is an affiliate of PI. PGIM receives as compensation for its services a portion of the amount earned by lending securities. The compensation received by PGIM for services as securities lending agent for the three most recently completed fiscal years is set forth below.
Compensation Received by PGIM for Securities Lending: Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund      
  2016 2015 2014
  N/A N/A N/A
TRANSFER AGENT. PMFS, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, serves as the transfer and dividend disbursing agent of the Fund. PMFS is an affiliate of the Manager. PMFS provides customary transfer agency services to the Fund, including the handling of shareholder communications, the processing of shareholder transactions, the maintenance of shareholder account records, the payment of dividends and distributions, and related functions. For these services, PMFS receives compensation from the Fund and is reimbursed for its transfer agent expenses which include an annual fee and certain out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, stationery, printing, allocable communication expenses and other costs.
The Fund's Board has appointed BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (US) Inc. (BNYAS), 301 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809, as sub-transfer agent to the Fund. PMFS has contracted with BNYAS to provide certain administrative functions to PMFS. PMFS will compensate BNYAS for such services.
For the most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund incurred the following approximate amount of fees for services provided by PMFS:
Fees Paid to PMFS Amount
Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund $15,300
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. KPMG LLP, 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154, served as independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund, and in that capacity will audit the annual financial statements for the Fund for the next fiscal year.
DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES
DISTRIBUTOR. Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS or the Distributor), 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4410, acts as the distributor of all of the shares of the Fund. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Prudential.
The Distributor incurs the expenses of distributing each of the Fund's share classes pursuant to separate Distribution and Service Plans for each share class (collectively, the Plans) adopted by the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and a distribution agreement (the Distribution Agreement). PIMS also incurs the expenses of distributing any share class offered by the Fund which is not subject to a Distribution and Service (12b-1) Plan, and none of the expenses incurred by PIMS in distributing such share classes are reimbursed or paid for by the Fund.
The expenses incurred under the Plans include commissions and account servicing fees paid to, or on account of, brokers or financial institutions which have entered into agreements with the Distributor, as applicable, advertising expenses, the cost of printing and mailing prospectuses to potential investors and indirect and overhead costs of the Distributor associated with the sale of Fund shares, including sales promotion expenses.

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Under the Plans, the Fund is obligated to pay distribution and/or service fees to the Distributor, as applicable, as compensation for its distribution and service activities, not as reimbursement for specific expenses incurred. If the Distributor’s expenses exceed its distribution and service fees, the Fund will not be obligated to pay any additional expenses. If the Distributor’s expenses are less than such distribution and service fees, then it will retain its full fees and realize a profit.
The distribution and/or service fees may also be used by the Distributor to compensate on a continuing basis brokers in consideration for the distribution, marketing, administrative and other services and activities provided by brokers with respect to the promotion of the sale of Fund shares and the maintenance of related shareholder accounts.
Distribution expenses attributable to the sale of each share class are allocated to each such class based upon the ratio of sales of each such class to the combined sales of all classes of the Fund, other than expenses allocable to a particular class. The distribution fee and sales charge of one class will not be used to subsidize the sale of another class.
Each Plan continues in effect from year to year, provided that each such continuance is approved at least annually by a vote of the Board, including a majority vote of the Board Members who are not interested persons of the Fund and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in any of the Plans or in any agreement related to the Plans (the Rule 12b-1 Board Members), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance. A Plan may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by the vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Board Members or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of the Fund on not more than 30 days' written notice to any other party to the Plan. The Plans may not be amended to increase materially the amounts to be spent for the services described therein without approval by the shareholders of the applicable class, and all material amendments are required to be approved by the Board in the manner described above. Each Plan will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Fund will not be contractually obligated to pay expenses incurred under any Plan if it is terminated or not continued.
Pursuant to each Plan, the Board will review at least quarterly a written report of the distribution expenses incurred on behalf of each class of shares of the Fund by the Distributor. The report will include an itemization of the distribution expenses and the purposes of such expenditures. In addition, as long as the Plans remain in effect, the selection and nomination of Rule 12b-1 Board Members shall be committed to the Rule 12b-1 Board Members.
Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Fund has agreed to indemnify the Distributor to the extent permitted by applicable law against certain liabilities under federal securities laws. In addition to distribution and service fees paid by the Fund under the Plans, the Manager (or one of its affiliates) may make payments out of its own resources to dealers and other persons which distribute shares of the Fund. Such payments may be calculated by reference to the NAV of shares sold by such persons or otherwise.
CLASS A SALES CHARGE AND DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE INFORMATION. Under the Class A Plan, the Fund may pay the Distributor for its distribution-related activities with respect to Class A shares at an annual rate of .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The Class A Plan provides that (1) .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares may be used to pay for personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts (service fee) and (2) total distribution fees (including the service fee of up to .25%) may not exceed .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares of the Fund. The Prospectus for the Fund discusses any contractual or voluntary fee waivers that may be in effect. In addition, if you purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares, you are subject to a 1% CDSC (defined below) for shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase (the CDSC is waived for purchase by certain retirement and/or benefit plans). Prior to March 9, 2015, the Class A Plan provided that (1) .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares could be used to pay for personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts (service fee) and (2) total distribution fees (including the service fee of up to .25%) could not exceed .30% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares of the Fund. Also prior to March 9, 2015, the Distributor of the Fund contractually agreed to reduce its distribution and service fees for Class A shares to .25% of the average daily net assets of Class A shares. That waiver was terminated effective March 9, 2015.
For the most recently completed fiscal year, the Distributor received payments under the Class A Plan for the Fund. These amounts were expended primarily for payments of account servicing fees to financial advisers and other persons who sell Class A shares. For the most recently completed fiscal year, the Distributor also received initial sales charges and proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions of Class A shares. The amounts received and spent by the Distributor are detailed in the tables below.
CLASS C SALES CHARGE AND DISTRIBUTION EXPENSE INFORMATION. Under the Class C Plan, the Fund may pay the Distributor for its distribution-related activities with respect to Class C shares at an annual rate of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares. The Class C Plan provides that (1) .25% of the average daily net assets of the shares may be paid as a service fee and (2) .75% (not including the service fee) of the average daily net assets of the shares (asset based sales charge) may be paid for distribution-related

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expenses with respect to the Class C shares. The service fee (.25% of average daily net assets) is used to pay for personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Prospectus discusses any voluntary or contractual fee waivers that may be in effect. The Distributor also receives contingent deferred sales charges from certain redeeming shareholders.
For the most recently completed fiscal year, the Distributor received payments under the Class C Plan. These amounts were expended primarily for payments of account servicing fees to financial advisers and other persons who sell Class C shares. For the most recently completed fiscal year, the Distributor also received the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges paid by shareholders upon certain redemptions of Class C shares. The amounts received and spent by the Distributor are detailed in the tables below.
Payments Received by Distributor
CLASS A CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES (CDSC) $9,273
CLASS A DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12B-1) FEES $101,959
CLASS A INITIAL SALES CHARGES $128,786
CLASS C CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES (CDSC) $16,989
CLASS C DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE (12B-1) FEES $335,737
For the most recently completed fiscal year, the Distributor spent the following amounts on behalf of the Fund:
Amounts Spent by Distributor
Share Class Printing & Mailing of
Prospectuses to Other than
Current Shareholders
Compensation to Broker/Dealers for
Commissions to Representatives and
Other Expenses*
Overhead Costs** Total Amount
Spent by Distributor
CLASS A $0 $91,073 $46,006 $137,079
CLASS C $103 $361,878 $26,983 $388,964
* Includes amounts paid to affiliated broker/dealers.
** Including sales promotion expenses.
FEE WAIVERS AND SUBSIDIES. PI may from time to time waive all or a portion of its management fee and subsidize all or a portion of the operating expenses of the Fund. In addition, the Distributor may from time to time waive a portion of the distribution and service (12b-1) fees as described in the Prospectus. Fee waivers and subsidies will increase the Fund's total return.
PAYMENTS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRMS. As described in the Fund's Prospectus, the Manager or certain of its affiliates (but not the Distributor) have entered into revenue sharing or other similar arrangements with financial services firms, including affiliates of the Manager. These revenue sharing arrangements are intended to promote the sale of Fund shares or to compensate the financial services firms for marketing or marketing support activities in connection with the sale of Fund shares.
The list below includes the names of the firms (or their affiliated broker/dealers) that received from the Manager, and/or certain of its affiliates, revenue sharing payments of more than $10,000 in calendar year 2015 for marketing and product support of the Fund and other Prudential Investments funds as described above.
Prudential Retirement
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.
Raymond James
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Fidelity
UBS Financial Services Inc.
GWFS Equities, Inc.
Principal Life Insurance Company
LPL Financial
Matrix Financial Solutions
Massachusetts Mutual
Cetera
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
ADP Broker-Dealer, Inc.
Nationwide Financial Services Inc.

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Commonwealth Financial Network
American United Life Insurance Company
AIG Advisor Group
Voya Financial
Ascensus
NYLIFE Distributors LLC
Vanguard Group, Inc.
Reliance Trust Company
Lincoln Retirement Services Company LLC
Hewitt Associates LLC
MidAtlantic Capital Corp.
TIAA Cref
Transamerica
John Hancock USA
Hartford Life
TD Ameritrade Trust Company
Standard Insurance Company
T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services
Cambridge
The Ohio National Life Insurance Company
Securities America, Inc.
RBC Capital Markets Corporation
VALIC Retirement Services Company
Northwestern
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
Janney Montgomery & Scott, Inc.
Mercer HR Services, LLC
1st Global Capital Corp.
Citigroup
Sammons Retirement Solutions, Inc.
Newport Retirement Plan Services, Inc.
Genworth
ExpertPlan, Inc.
Triad Advisors Inc.
Northern Trust
Oppenheimer & Co.
COMPUTATION OF OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE
Using the NAV at February 29, 2016, the offering prices of Fund shares were as follows:
Offering Price Per Share
  Prudential
Floating Rate
Income Fund
Class A  
NAV and redemption price per Class A share $9.38
Maximum initial sales charge (3.25% of the public offering price) 0.32
Maximum offering price to public $9.70
Class C  
NAV, offering price and redemption price per Class C share $9.38
Class Q  
NAV, offering price and redemption price per Class Q share $9.39
Class Z  
NAV, offering price and redemption price per Class Z share $9.39

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Explanatory Notes to Table:
Class A and Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on certain redemptions. See “How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Fund Shares—How to Sell Your Shares—Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)” in the Prospectus.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS & BROKERAGE
The Fund has adopted a policy pursuant to which the Fund and its Manager, subadviser and principal underwriter are prohibited from directly or indirectly compensating a broker-dealer for promoting or selling Fund shares by directing brokerage transactions to that broker. The Fund has adopted procedures for the purpose of deterring and detecting any violations of the policy. The policy permits the Fund, the Manager and the subadviser to use selling brokers to execute transactions in portfolio securities so long as the selection of such selling brokers is the result of a decision that executing such transactions is in the best interest of the Fund and is not influenced by considerations about the sale of Fund shares. For purposes of this section, the term “Manager” includes the subadviser.
The Manager is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities, futures contracts and options on such securities and futures for the Fund, the selection of brokers, dealers and futures commission merchants to effect the transactions and the negotiation of brokerage commissions, if any. On a national securities exchange, broker-dealers may receive negotiated brokerage commissions on Fund portfolio transactions, including options, futures, and options on futures transactions and the purchase and sale of underlying securities upon the exercise of options. On a foreign securities exchange, commissions may be fixed. Orders may be directed to any broker or futures commission merchant including, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable laws, one of the Manager's affiliates (an affiliated broker). Brokerage commissions on US securities, options and futures exchanges or boards of trade are subject to negotiation between the Manager and the broker or futures commission merchant.
In the OTC market, securities are generally traded on a “net” basis with dealers acting as principal for their own accounts without a stated commission, although the price of the security usually includes a profit to the dealer. In underwritten offerings, securities are purchased at a fixed price which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to as the underwriter's concession or discount. On occasion, certain money market instruments and US Government agency securities may be purchased directly from the issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are paid. The Fund will not deal with an affiliated broker in any transaction in which an affiliated broker acts as principal except in accordance with the rules of the SEC.
In placing orders for portfolio securities of the Fund, the Manager's overriding objective is to obtain the best possible combination of favorable price and efficient execution. The Manager seeks to effect such transaction at a price and commission that provides the most favorable total cost of proceeds reasonably attainable in the circumstances. The factors that the Manager may consider in selecting a particular broker, dealer or futures commission merchant (firms) are the Manager's knowledge of negotiated commission rates currently available and other current transaction costs; the nature of the portfolio transaction; the size of the transaction; the desired timing of the trade; the activity existing and expected in the market for the particular transaction; confidentiality; the execution, clearance and settlement capabilities of the firms; the availability of research and research-related services provided through such firms; the Manager's knowledge of the financial stability of the firms; the Manager's knowledge of actual or apparent operational problems of firms; and the amount of capital, if any, that would be contributed by firms executing the transaction. Given these factors, the Fund may pay transaction costs in excess of that which another firm might have charged for effecting the same transaction.
When the Manager selects a firm that executes orders or is a party to portfolio transactions, relevant factors taken into consideration are whether that firm has furnished research and research-related products and/or services, such as research reports, research compilations, statistical and economic data, computer databases, quotation equipment and services, research-oriented computer software and services, reports concerning the performance of accounts, valuations of securities, investment-related periodicals, investment seminars and other economic services and consultations. Such services are used in connection with some or all of the Manager's investment activities; some of such services, obtained in connection with the execution of transactions for one investment account, may be used in managing other accounts, and not all of these services may be used in connection with the Fund. The Manager maintains an internal allocation procedure to identify those firms who have provided it with research and research-related products and/or services, and the amount that was provided, and to endeavor to direct sufficient commissions to them to ensure the continued receipt of those services that the Manager believes provide a benefit to the Fund and its other clients. The Manager makes a good faith determination that the research and/or service is reasonable in light of the type of service provided and the price and execution of the related portfolio transactions.
When the Manager deems the purchase or sale of equities to be in the best interests of the Fund or its other clients, including Prudential, the Manager may, but is under no obligation to, aggregate the transactions in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event, allocation of the transactions, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Manager in the manner it considers to be most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to clients. The allocation of orders among firms and the commission rates paid are reviewed periodically by the Fund's Board. Portfolio securities may not be purchased from any underwriting or selling syndicate of which any affiliate, during the existence of the syndicate,

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is a principal underwriter (as defined in the 1940 Act), except in accordance with rules of the SEC. This limitation, in the opinion of the Fund, will not significantly affect the Fund's ability to pursue its present investment objectives. However, in the future in other circumstances, the Fund may be at a disadvantage because of this limitation in comparison to other funds with similar objectives but not subject to such limitations.
Subject to the above considerations, an affiliate may act as a broker or futures commission merchant for the Fund. In order for an affiliate of the Manager to effect any portfolio transactions for the Fund, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by the affiliated broker must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to other firms in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities or futures being purchased or sold on an exchange or board of trade during a comparable period of time. This standard would allow the affiliated broker to receive no more than the remuneration which would be expected to be received by an unaffiliated firm in a commensurate arm's-length transaction. Furthermore, the Board, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, has adopted procedures which are reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other remuneration paid to the affiliated broker (or any affiliate) are consistent with the foregoing standard. In accordance with Section 11(a) of the 1934 Act, an affiliate may not retain compensation for effecting transactions on a national securities exchange for the Fund unless the Fund has expressly authorized the retention of such compensation. The affiliate must furnish to the Fund at least annually a statement setting forth the total amount of all compensation retained by the affiliate from transactions effected for the Fund during the applicable period. Brokerage transactions with an affiliated broker are also subject to such fiduciary standards as may be imposed upon the affiliate by applicable law. Transactions in options by the Fund will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges governing the maximum number of options which may be written or held by a single investor or group of investors acting in concert, regardless of whether the options are written or held on the same or different exchanges or are written or held in one or more accounts or through one or more brokers. Thus, the number of options which the Fund may write or hold may be affected by options written or held by the Manager and other investment advisory clients of the Manager. An exchange may order the liquidation of positions found to be in excess of these limits, and it may impose certain other sanctions.
Set forth below is information concerning the payment of commissions by the Fund, including the amount of such commissions paid to an affiliate, if any, for the indicated fiscal years or periods:
Brokerage Commissions Paid by the Fund ($) (Fiscal years ended February 28/29)
  2016 2015 2014
Total brokerage commissions paid by the Fund $0 $0 $0
The Fund is required to disclose its holdings of securities of its regular brokers and dealers (as defined under Rule 10b-1 under the 1940 Act) and their parents as of the most recently completed fiscal year. As of the most recently completed fiscal year, the Fund held the following securities of its regular brokers and dealers.
Broker-Dealer Securities Holdings ($) (as of most recently completed fiscal year)
Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund Equity or Debt Amount
  None  
     
     
     
     
     
     
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FUND HISTORY. The Company was organized under the laws of Maryland on April 8, 1983. The Company's Board approved changing the name of the Company to Dryden Government Income Fund, Inc., effective June 30, 2003. Effective February 16, 2010, the Board approved changing the name of the Company to Prudential Government Income Fund, Inc. Effective December 21, 2010, the Company's name changed to Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14. A second series of the Company, Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund, was established on December 21, 2010 and commenced operations in March 2011.
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES AND ORGANIZATION. The Company is authorized to issue 3.4 billion shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, divided and classified as set forth below:

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Prudential Government Income Fund:
Class A: 500,000,000 shares
Class B: 5,000,000 shares
Class C: 495,000,000 shares
Class R: 500,000,000 shares
Class Q: 500,000,000 shares
Class Z: 500,000,000 shares
Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund:
Class A: 200,000,000 shares
Class C: 200,000,000 shares
Class Q: 250,000,000 shares
Class Z: 250,000,000 shares
Each class of common stock of the Fund represents an interest in the same assets of each Fund and is identical in all respects except that (1) each class is subject to different (or no) sales charges and distribution and/or service fees (except Class Z shares, which are not subject to any sales charges and distribution and/or service fees), which may affect performance, (2) each class has exclusive voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to its distribution arrangement and has separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the interests of any other class, (3) each class has a different exchange privilege, (4) only Class B shares have a conversion feature, and (5) Class Q, Class R and Class Z shares are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the Board may authorize the creation of additional series of common stock and classes within such series, with such preferences, privileges, limitations and voting and dividend rights as the Board may determine.
The Board may increase or decrease the number of authorized shares without the approval of shareholders. Shares of each Fund, when issued, are fully paid, nonassessable, fully transferable and redeemable at the option of the holder. Shares are also redeemable at the option of each Fund under certain circumstances. Each share of each class of common stock is equal as to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except as noted above, and each class bears the expenses related to the distribution of its shares (with the exception of Class Q and Class Z shares, which are not subject to any distribution and/or service fees). Except for the conversion feature applicable to the Class B shares, there are no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights. In the event of liquidation, each share of common stock of each Fund is entitled to its portion of all of that Fund's assets after all debts and expenses of the Fund have been paid. Since Class B and Class C shares generally bear higher distribution expenses than Class A shares, the liquidation proceeds to shareholders of those classes are likely to be lower than to Class A shareholders and to Class Q and Class Z shareholders, whose shares are not subject to any distribution and/or service fees. The Fund's shares do not have cumulative voting rights for the election of Board Members.
The Company does not intend to hold annual meetings of shareholders unless otherwise required by law. The Company will not be required to hold meetings of shareholders unless, for example, the election of Board Members is required to be acted on by shareholders under the 1940 Act. Shareholders have certain rights, including the right to call a meeting upon a vote of 10% or more of each Fund's outstanding shares for the purpose of voting on the removal of one or more Board Members or to transact any other business.
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
To the knowledge of the Fund, the following persons/entities owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of any class of Fund shares as of the date indicated:
Principal Fund Shareholders (as of June 10, 2016)
Shareholder Name Address Share
Class
No. of Shares/
% of Class
National Financial Services LLC
For Exclusive Benefit Of Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds Dept
499 Washington Blvd, 4 th Fl
Jersey City, NJ 07310
A 1,094,148 / 20.80%
LPL Financial
Omnibus Customer Account
Attn: Lindsay O’Toole
4707 Executive Dr
San Diego, CA 92121
A 683,713 / 12.99%
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399
A 399,604 / 7.59%

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Principal Fund Shareholders (as of June 10, 2016)
Shareholder Name Address Share
Class
No. of Shares/
% of Class
Special Custody Account For The
Exclusive Benefit Of Customer
2801 Market St
Saint Louis, MO 63103
A 273,140 / 5.19%
Morgan Stanley & Co Harborside Financial Center
Plaza II, 3 rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07311
C 1,279,445 / 34.05%
National Financial Services LLC
For Exclusive Benefit Of Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds Dept
499 Washington Blvd, 4 th Fl
Jersey City, NJ 07310
C 493,720 / 13.14%
Raymond James
Omnibus For Mutual Funds
House Account
Attn: Courtney Waller
880 Carillon Parkway
St Petersburg, FL 33716
C 303,417 / 8.07%
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399
C 293,396 / 7.81%
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F
Attn: Department Manager
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
C 239,917 / 6.38%
Prudential Investment Mgmt Inc
Prudential Investments Fund
Management LLC
Attn: Robert McHugh
655 Broad St
19 th Floor 08-19-24
Newark, NJ 07102
Q 1,040 / 87.31%
Matrix Trust Company Cust FBO
Paradise Management LLC
717 17 th Street 1300
Denver, CO 80202
Q 151 /12.69%
National Financial Services LLC
For Exclusive Benefit Of Our Customers
Attn: Mutual Funds Dept
499 Washington Blvd, 4 th Fl
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Z 4,368,117 / 24.05%
Morgan Stanley & Co Harborside Financial Center
Plaza II, 3 rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07311
Z 3,373,258 / 18.57%
Special Custody Account For The
Exclusive Benefit Of Customer
2801 Market St
Saint Louis, MO 63103
Z 1,543,777 / 8.50%
Pershing LLC 1 Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399
Z 1,422,465 / 7.83%
State of Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation 30 W Spring St
Columbus, OH 43215
Z 1,401,402 / 7.52%
UBS WM USA Omni Account M/F
Attn: Department Manager
1000 Harbor Blvd
Weehawken, NJ 07086
Z 1,305,569 / 7.19%
Charles Schwab Co 211 Main Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Z 1,184,631 / 6.52%
As of the date of this SAI, the Board Members and Officers of the Fund, as a group, owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements for the Fund for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2016, which are incorporated in this SAI by reference to the 2016 annual report to shareholders (File No. 811-03712), were audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. You may obtain a copy of the annual report at no charge by request to the Fund by calling (800) 225-1852 or by writing to Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC, P.O. Box 9658, Providence, RI 02940.

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PART II
PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF FUND SHARES
SHARE CLASSES. The Fund may offer shares of one or more classes to investors. Not every share class described in this SAI may be offered, and investors should consult their Prospectus for specific information concerning the share classes that are available to them.
Shares of the Fund may be purchased at a price equal to the next determined NAV per share plus a sales charge (if applicable) which, at the election of the investor, may be imposed either (1) at the time of purchase (Class A shares) or (2) on a deferred basis (Class B and Class C shares or Class A shares, in certain circumstances). Class Q, Class R, and Class Z shares, if offered, are offered only to a limited group of investors at NAV without any sales charges.
Additional or different classes of shares may also be offered, including Class Q and Class R. If offered, specific information with respect to these share classes is set forth in the Prospectus and SAI.
For more information, see “How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Fund Shares—How to Buy Shares” in the Prospectus.
PURCHASE BY WIRE . For an initial purchase of shares of the Fund by wire, you must complete an application and telephone PMFS at (800) 225-1852 (toll-free) to receive an account number. PMFS will request the following information: your name, address, tax identification number, Fund name, class election (if applicable), dividend distribution election, amount being wired and wiring bank. PMFS will also furnish you with instructions for wiring the funds from your bank to the Fund's Custodian.
If you arrange for receipt by the Custodian of federal funds prior to the calculation of NAV (once each business day at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time), on a business day, you may purchase shares of the Fund as of that day. In the event that regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will receive the following day's NAV if your order to purchase is received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE.
In making a subsequent purchase order by wire, you should wire the Custodian directly and should be sure that the wire specifies the Fund name, the share class to be purchased, your name, individual account number, Direct Deposit Account (DDA) Number and the Fund's Bank Account registration. You do not need to call PMFS to make subsequent purchase orders utilizing federal funds. The minimum amount for subsequent purchase by wire is $100.
ISSUANCE OF FUND SHARES FOR SECURITIES. Transactions involving the issuance of Fund shares for securities (rather than cash) will be limited to (1) reorganizations, (2) statutory mergers, or (3) other acquisitions of portfolio securities that: (a) meet the investment objectives and policies of the Fund, (b) are liquid and not subject to restrictions on resale, (c) have a value that is readily ascertainable via listing on or trading in a recognized United States or international exchange or market, and (d) are approved by the Fund's Manager.
MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS. An institution may open a single master account by filing an application with PMFS, signed by personnel authorized to act for the institution. Individual subaccounts may be opened at the time the master account is opened by listing them, or they may be added at a later date by written advice. Procedures will be available to identify subaccounts by name and number within the master account name. The foregoing procedures would also apply to related institutional accounts (i.e., accounts of shareholders with a common institutional or corporate parent). The investment minimums as set forth in the relevant Prospectus under “How to Buy and Sell Fund Shares—How to Buy Shares” are applicable to the aggregate amounts invested by a group, and not to the amount credited to each subaccount.
REOPENING AN ACCOUNT. Subject to the minimum investment restrictions, an investor may reopen an account, without filing a new application, at any time during the calendar year the account is closed, provided that the information on that application is still applicable.
RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OF FUND SHARES. The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment may be postponed for a period of up to seven days. Suspensions or postponements may not exceed seven days except at times (1) when the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekends and holidays, (2) when trading on the NYSE is restricted, (3) when an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of Fund securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets, or (4) during any other period when the SEC, by order, so permits; provided that applicable rules and regulations of the SEC shall govern as to whether the conditions prescribed in (2), (3) or (4) exist.
REDEMPTION IN KIND. The Fund may pay the redemption price in whole or in part by a distribution in kind of securities from the investment portfolio of the Fund, in lieu of cash, in conformity with applicable rules of the SEC and procedures adopted by the Board. Securities will be readily marketable and will be valued in the same manner as in a regular redemption. If your shares are redeemed in

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kind, you would incur transaction costs in converting the assets into cash. The Fund, however, has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, under which the Fund is obligated to redeem shares solely in cash up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the NAV of the Fund during any 90-day period for any one shareholder.
RIGHTS OF ACCUMULATION. Reduced sales charges are also available through Rights of Accumulation, under which an investor or an eligible group of related investors, as described under “Reducing or Waiving Class A's Initial Sales Charge” in the Prospectus, may aggregate the value of their existing holdings of Class A, Class B, and Class C shares of the Fund and shares of other Prudential Investments mutual funds (excluding money market funds other than those acquired pursuant to the exchange privilege) to determine the reduced sales charge. However, the value of shares held directly with PMFS and through your broker will not be aggregated to determine the reduced sales charge. The value of existing holdings for purposes of determining the reduced sales charge is calculated using the maximum offering price (NAV plus maximum sales charge). The Distributor, your broker or PMFS must be notified at the time of purchase that the investor is entitled to a reduced sales charge. Reduced sales charges will be granted subject to confirmation of the investor's holdings. This does not apply to Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc..
SALE OF SHARES. You can redeem your shares at any time for cash at the NAV next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (in accordance with procedures established by PMFS in connection with investors' accounts) by PMFS or your broker or other financial intermediary. See “Net Asset Value” below. In certain cases, however, redemption proceeds will be reduced by the amount of any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), as described in “Contingent Deferred Sales Charge” below. If you are redeeming your shares through a broker, your broker must receive your sell order before the NAV is computed for that day (at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, usually, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) in order to receive that day's NAV. In the event that regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will receive the following day's NAV if your order to sell is received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Your broker will be responsible for furnishing all necessary documentation to the Distributor and may charge you for its services in connection with redeeming shares of the Fund.
All correspondence and documents concerning redemptions should be sent to the Fund in care of PMFS, P.O. Box 9658, Providence, Rhode Island 02940 or to your broker or other financial intermediary.
If you hold shares in non-certificate form, a written request for redemption signed by you exactly as the account is registered is required. If you hold certificates, the certificates must be received by PMFS, the Distributor or your broker in order for the redemption request to be processed. If redemption is requested by a corporation, partnership, trust or fiduciary, written evidence of authority acceptable to PMFS must be submitted before such request will be accepted. All correspondence and documents concerning redemptions should be sent to the Fund in care of PMFS, P.O. Box 9658, Providence, RI 02940, to the Distributor or to your broker.
Payment for redemption of recently purchased shares will be delayed until the Fund or PMFS has been advised that the purchase check has been honored, which may take up to 7 calendar days from the time of receipt of the purchase check by PMFS. Such delay may be avoided by purchasing shares by wire or by certified or cashier's check.
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE. If the proceeds of the redemption (1) exceed $100,000, (2) are to be paid to a person other than the record owner, (3) are to be sent to an address other than the address on PMFS’ records, (4) are to be paid to a corporation, partnership, trust or fiduciary, or (5) are to be paid due to the death of the shareholder or on behalf of the shareholder, and your shares are held directly with PMFS, the signature(s) on the redemption request or stock power must be medallion signature guaranteed. The medallion signature guarantee must be obtained from an authorized officer of a bank, broker, dealer, securities exchange or association, clearing agency, savings association, or credit union that is participating in one of the recognized medallion programs (STAMP, SEMP, or NYSE MSP). The medallion signature guarantee must be appropriate for the dollar amount of the transaction. PMFS reserves the right to reject transactions where the value of the transaction exceeds the value of the surety coverage indicated on the medallion imprint. PMFS also reserves the right to request additional information from, and make reasonable inquires of, any institution that provides a medallion signature guarantee. In the case of redemptions from a PruArray Plan, if the proceeds of the redemption are invested in another investment option of the plan in the name of the record holder and at the same address as reflected in PMFS' records, a medallion signature guarantee is not required.
Payment for shares presented for redemption will be made by check within seven days after receipt by PMFS or your broker of the written request and certificates, if issued, except as indicated below. If you hold shares through a broker, payment for shares presented for redemption will be credited to your account at your broker, unless you indicate otherwise. Such payment may be postponed or the right of redemption suspended at times (1) when the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekends and holidays, (2) when trading on the NYSE is restricted, (3) when an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets, or (4) during any other period when the SEC, by order, so permits; provided that applicable rules and regulations of the SEC shall govern as to whether the conditions prescribed in (2), (3) or (4) exist.

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EXPEDITED REDEMPTION PRIVILEGE. By electing the Expedited Redemption Privilege, you may arrange to have redemption proceeds sent to your bank account. The Expedited Redemption Privilege may be used to redeem shares in an amount of $100 or more, except if an account for which an expedited redemption is requested has an NAV of less than $100, the entire account will be redeemed. Redemption proceeds in the amount of $500 or more will be remitted by wire to your bank account at a domestic commercial bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve system. The money would generally be received by your bank within one business day of the redemption. Redemption proceeds of less than $500 will be sent by ACH to your bank which must be a member of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system. The money would generally be received by your bank within three business days of the redemption. Any applicable CDSC will be deducted from the redemption proceeds. Expedited redemption requests may be made by telephone or letter, must be received by the Transfer Agent prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time to receive a redemption amount based on that day's NAV and are subject to the terms and conditions as set forth in the Prospectus regarding redemption of shares. In the event that regular trading on the NYSE closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, you will receive the following day's NAV if your order to sell is received after the close of regular trading on the NYSE. For more information, see “How to Buy, Sell and Exchange Fund Shares-Telephone Redemptions or Exchanges” in the Prospectus. The Expedited Redemption Privilege may be modified or terminated at any time without notice. To receive further information, shareholders should contact PMFS.
INVOLUNTARY REDEMPTION. If the value of your account with PMFS is less than $500 for any reason, we may sell the rest of your shares (without charging any CDSC) and close your account. The involuntary sale provisions do not apply to: (i) an individual retirement account (IRA) or other qualified or tax-deferred retirement plan or account, (ii) Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) accounts, employee savings plan accounts or payroll deduction plan accounts, (iii) accounts under the same registration with multiple share classes in the Fund whose combined value exceeds $500, or (iv) clients with assets more than $50,000 across the Prudential Investments family of mutual funds. “Client” for this purpose has the same definition as for purposes of Rights of Accumulation, i.e., an investor and an eligible group of related investors.
We have the right to reject any purchase order (including an exchange into a Fund) or suspend or modify a Fund's sales of its shares under certain circumstances. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, failure by you to provide additional information requested, such as information required to verify the source of funds used to purchase shares, your identity or the identity of any underlying beneficial owners of your shares. Furthermore, we are required by law to close your account if you do not provide the required identifying information; this would result in the redemption of shares at the then-current day's NAV and the proceeds would be remitted to you via check. We will attempt to verify your identity within a reasonable time frame (e.g., 60 days) which may change from time to time.
ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE FEE. In order to offset the disproportionate effect (in basis points) of expenses associated with servicing lower balance accounts, if the value of your account with PMFS is less than $10,000, a $15 annual account maintenance fee (“account maintenance fee”) will be deducted from your account. The account maintenance fee will be assessed during the 4th calendar quarter of each year. Any applicable CDSC on the shares redeemed to pay the account maintenance fee will be waived. The account maintenance fee will not be charged on: (i) accounts during the first six months from inception of the account, (ii) accounts for which you have elected to receive your account statements, transaction confirmations, prospectuses, and fund shareholder reports electronically rather than by mail, (iii) omnibus accounts or other accounts for which the dealer is responsible for recordkeeping, (iv) institutional accounts, (v) group retirement plans (including SIMPLE IRA plans, profit-sharing plans, money purchase pension plans, Keogh plans, defined compensation plans, defined benefit plans and 401(k) plans), (vi) AIP accounts or employee savings plan accounts, (vii) accounts with the same registration associated with multiple share classes within the Fund, provided that the aggregate value of share classes with the same registration within the Fund is $10,000 or more, or (viii) clients with assets of $50,000 or more across the Prudential Investments family of mutual funds. “Client” for this purpose has the same definition as for purposes of Rights of Accumulation, i.e., an investor and an eligible group of related investors or other financial intermediary.
90 DAY REPURCHASE PRIVILEGE. If you redeem your shares and have not previously exercised the repurchase privilege during the previous 12 months, you may reinvest back into your account any portion or all of the proceeds of such redemption in shares of the Fund at the NAV next determined after the order is received, which must be within 90 days after the date of the redemption. Any CDSC paid in connection with such redemption in Class A, Class B or Class C shares will be credited (in shares) to your account. (If less than a full repurchase is made, the credit will be on a pro rata basis.) This repurchase privilege can only be used once in a 12-month period. You must notify PMFS, either directly or through the Distributor or your broker, at the time the repurchase privilege is exercised to adjust your account for the CDSC you previously paid. Thereafter, any redemptions will be subject to the CDSC applicable at the time of the redemption. See “Contingent Deferred Sales Charge” below. Exercise of the repurchase privilege will generally not affect federal tax treatment of any gain realized upon redemption. However, if the redemption was made within a 30 day period of the repurchase and if the redemption resulted in a loss, some or all of the loss, depending on the amount reinvested, may not be allowed for federal income tax purposes.
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Class A. Investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a 1% CDSC. ( Note: For Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. only, investors who purchase $1 million or more of Class A shares and then sell these shares within 18 months of purchase are subject to a 0.50% CDSC ).
Class B . Redemptions of Class B shares will be subject to a CDSC declining from 5% to zero over a six-year period ( or a four-year period in the case of Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. ).
Class C . Class C shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase will be subject to a 1% CDSC. The CDSC will be deducted from the redemption proceeds and reduce the amount paid to you.
Waiver of CDSC . The Class A, Class B, or Class C CDSC is waived if the shares are sold:
After a shareholder is deceased or permanently disabled (or, in the case of a trust account, after the death or disability of the grantor). This waiver applies to individual shareholders as well as shares held in joint tenancy, provided the shares were purchased before the death or permanent disability,
To provide for certain distributions—made without IRS penalty—from a qualified or tax-deferred retirement plan, benefit plan, IRA or Section 403(b) custodial account,
To withdraw excess contributions from a qualified or tax-deferred retirement plan, IRA or Section 403(b) custodial account, and
On certain redemptions effected through a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (Class B shares only).
If you purchase Class Z shares (see “Qualifying for Class Z Shares” in the Prospectus) within 5 days of redemption of your Class A shares that you had purchased directly through the Fund's transfer agent, we will credit your account with the appropriate number of shares to reflect any CDSC you paid on the reinvested portion of your redemption proceeds.
Calculation of CDSC . The CDSC will be imposed on any redemption that reduces the current value of your Class A, Class B or Class C shares to an amount which is lower than the amount of all payments by you for shares during the preceding 12 months in the case of Class A shares (in certain cases), 6 years in the case of Class B shares ( or four years in the case of Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. Class B shares ), and 12 months in the case of Class C shares. A CDSC will be applied on the lesser of the original purchase price or the current value of the shares being redeemed. Increases in the value of your shares or shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or distributions are not subject to a CDSC. The amount of any CDSC will be paid to and retained by the Distributor. If you purchased or hold your shares through a broker, third party administrator or other authorized entity that maintains subaccount recordkeeping, any applicable CDSC that you will pay will be calculated and reported to PMFS by such broker, administrator or other authorized entity.
The amount of the CDSC, if any, will vary depending on the number of years from the time of payment for the purchase of shares until the time of redemption of such shares. The CDSC will be calculated from the date of the initial purchase, excluding the time shares were held in Class B or Class C shares of a money market fund. See “Shareholder Services—Exchange Privileges” below.
In determining whether a CDSC is applicable to a redemption, the calculation will be made in a manner that results in the lowest possible rate. It will be assumed that the redemption is made first of amounts representing shares acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends and distributions; then of amounts representing the increase in NAV above the total amount of payments for the purchase of Class A shares made during the preceding 12 months (in certain cases), 6 years for Class B shares ( four years in the case of Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc .) and 12 months for Class C shares; then of amounts representing the cost of shares held beyond the applicable CDSC period; and finally, of amounts representing the cost of shares held for the longest period of time within the applicable CDSC period.
For example, assume you purchased 100 Class B shares at $10 per share for a cost of $1,000. Subsequently, you acquired 5 additional Class B shares through dividend reinvestment. During the second year after the purchase you decided to redeem $500 of your investment. Assuming at the time of the redemption the NAV had appreciated to $12 per share, the value of your Class B shares would be $1,260 (105 shares at $12 per share). The CDSC would not be applied to the value of the reinvested dividend shares and the amount which represent appreciation ($260). Therefore, $240 of the $500 redemption proceeds ($500 minus $260) would be charged at a rate of 4% (the applicable rate in the second year after purchase) for a total CDSC of $9.60.
For federal income tax purposes, the amount of the CDSC will reduce the gain or increase the loss, as the case may be, on the amount recognized on the redemption of shares.
As noted above, the CDSC will be waived in the case of a redemption following the death or permanent disability of a shareholder or, in the case of a trust account, following the death or permanent disability of the grantor. The waiver is available for total or partial redemptions of shares owned by a person, either individually or in joint tenancy at the time of death or initial determination of permanent disability, provided that the shares were purchased prior to death or permanent disability.

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The CDSC will be waived in the case of a total or partial redemption in connection with certain distributions under the Code from a tax-deferred retirement plan, an IRA or Section 403(b) custodial account. For distributions from an IRA or 403(b) custodial account, the shareholder must submit a copy of the distribution form from the custodial firm indicating (i) the date of birth of the shareholder and (ii) that the shareholder is over age 70  1 2 . The distribution form must be signed by the shareholder.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN . The CDSC will be waived (or reduced) on certain redemptions of Class B shares effected through a Systematic Withdrawal Plan. On an annual basis, up to 12% of the total dollar amount subject to the CDSC may be redeemed without charge. PMFS will calculate the total amount available for this waiver annually on the anniversary date of your purchase. The CDSC will be waived (or reduced) on redemptions until this threshold of 12% is reached. The Systematic Withdrawal Plan is not available to participants in certain retirement plans. Please contact PMFS at (800) 225-1852 for more details.
In addition, the CDSC will be waived on redemptions of shares held by Board Members of the Funds.
You must notify PMFS either directly or through your broker, at the time of redemption that you are entitled to a waiver of the CDSC and provide PMFS or your broker with such supporting documentation as it may deem appropriate. The waiver will be granted subject to confirmation of your entitlement.
PMFS reserves the right to request such additional documents as it may deem appropriate.
AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF CLASS B SHARES. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase.
Note: Class B shares of Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc. will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately five years after purchase.
The number of Class B shares eligible to convert to Class A shares will be the total number of shares that have completed their aging schedule (including any time spent at 0% liability), plus all shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends for Class B shares.
Since annual distribution-related fees are lower for Class A shares than Class B shares, the per share NAV of the Class A shares may be higher than that of the Class B shares at the time of conversion. Thus, although the aggregate dollar value will be the same, you may receive fewer Class A shares than Class B shares converted.
For purposes of calculating the applicable holding period for conversions, for Class B shares previously exchanged for shares of a money market fund, the time period during which such shares were held in a money market fund will be excluded for the Class B shares. For example, Class B shares held in a money market fund for one year would not convert to Class A shares until approximately eight years. Class B shares acquired through exchange will convert to Class A shares after expiration of the conversion period applicable to the original purchaser of such shares.
The conversion feature may be subject to the continuing availability of opinions of counsel or rulings of the IRS (1) that the dividends and other distributions paid on Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Q, Class R, and Class Z shares will not constitute “preferential dividends” under the Code and (2) that the conversion of shares does not constitute a taxable event for federal income tax purposes. The conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares may be suspended if such opinions or rulings are no longer available. If conversions are suspended, Class B shares of the Fund will continue to be subject, possibly indefinitely, to their higher annual distribution and service fee. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers regarding the tax consequences of the conversion or exchange of shares.
Class A, Class Z and Class R shares may be converted to Class Q shares under certain limited circumstances. Please contact PMFS at (800) 225-1852 for more details.
NET ASSET VALUE
The price an investor pays for a Fund share is based on the share value. The share value—known as the net asset value per share or NAV—is determined by subtracting Fund liabilities from the value of Fund assets and dividing the remainder by the number of outstanding shares. NAV is calculated separately for each class. The Fund will compute its NAV once each business day at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. For purposes of computing NAV, the Fund will value futures contracts generally 15 minutes after the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Fund may not compute its NAV on days on which no orders to purchase, sell or exchange shares of the Fund have been received or on days on which changes in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities do not materially affect NAV. The Fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption in NYSE trading as a closure of the NYSE and will price its shares as of 4:00 p.m., if the particular disruption directly affects only the NYSE. Please see the NYSE website (www.nyse.com) for a specific list of the holidays on which the NYSE is closed.

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In accordance with procedures adopted by the Board, the value of investments listed on a securities exchange and NASDAQ System securities (other than options on stock and stock indices) are valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation or, if there was no sale on such day, the mean between the last bid and asked prices on such day, or at the bid price on such day in the absence of an asked price, as provided by a pricing service or principal market marker. Securities included on the NASDAQ Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (NOCP) on the day of valuation, or if there was no NOCP, at the last sale price. NASDAQ Market Securities for which there was no NOCP or last sale price are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices on the day of valuation, or the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. Corporate bonds (other than convertible debt securities) and US Government securities that are actively traded in the OTC market, including listed securities for which the primary market is believed by the Manager in consultation with the subadviser to be over-the-counter, are valued on the basis of valuations provided by an independent pricing agent which uses information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations from bond dealers, agency ratings, market transactions in comparable securities and various relationships between securities in determining value. Convertible debt securities that are actively traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities for which the primary market is believed by the Manager in consultation with the subadviser to be OTC, are valued on the day of valuation at an evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing agent, or, in the absence of valuation provided by an independent pricing agent, at the bid price provided by a principal market maker or primary market dealer.
OTC options on stock and stock indices traded on an exchange are valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on the respective exchange and futures contracts and options thereon are valued at their last sale prices as of the close of trading on the applicable commodities exchange or if there was no sale on the applicable commodities exchange on such day, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange or at the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. Quotations of non-US securities in a non-US currency are converted to US dollar equivalents at the current rate obtained from a recognized bank, dealer or independent service, and forward currency exchange contracts are valued at the current cost of covering or offsetting such contacts. Should an extraordinary event, which is likely to affect the value of the security, occur after the close of an exchange on which a portfolio security is traded, such security will be valued at fair value considering factors determined in good faith by the subadviser or Manager under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund's Board.
Under the 1940 Act, the Board is responsible for determining in good faith the fair value of securities of the Fund. Portfolio securities for which reliable market quotations are not readily available or for which the pricing agent or principal market maker does not provide a valuation or methodology or provides a valuation or methodology that, in the judgment of the Manager or subadviser (or Valuation Committee or Board) does not represent fair value (Fair Value Securities), are valued by the Valuation Committee or Board in consultation with the subadviser or Manager, as applicable, including, as applicable, their portfolio managers, traders, research and credit analysts, and legal and compliance personnel, on the basis of the following factors: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity/illiquidity of the securities; the issuer's financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst, media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the Manager or subadviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates; other analytical data; consistency with valuation of similar securities held by other Prudential Investments mutual funds; and such other factors as may be determined by the subadviser, Manager, Board or Valuation Committee to materially affect the value of the security. Fair Value Securities may include, but are not limited to, the following: certain private placements and restricted securities that do not have an active trading market; securities whose trading has been suspended or for which market quotes are no longer available; debt securities that have recently gone into default and for which there is no current market; securities whose prices are stale; securities affected by significant events; and securities that the subadviser or Manager believes were priced incorrectly.
A “significant event” (which includes, but is not limited to, an extraordinary political or market event) is an event that the subadviser or Manager believes with a reasonably high degree of certainty has caused the closing market prices of portfolio securities to no longer reflect their value at the time of the NAV calculation. On a day that the Manager determines that one or more portfolio securities constitute Fair Value Securities, the Manager’s Fair Valuation Committee may determine the fair value of these securities if the fair valuation of each security results in a change of less than $0.01 to the Fund's NAV and/or the fair valuation of the securities in the aggregate results in a change of less than one half of one percent of the Fund's daily net assets and the Fair Valuation Committee presents these valuations to the Board for its ratification. In the event that the fair valuation of a security results in a NAV change of $0.01 or more per share and/or in the aggregate results in a change of one half of one percent or more of the daily NAV, the Board shall promptly be notified, in detail, of the fair valuation, and the fair valuation will be reported on and presented for ratification at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. Also, the Board receives, on an interim basis, reports of the meetings of the Valuation Committee that occur between regularly scheduled Board meetings.

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In addition, the Fund uses a service provided by a pricing vendor to fair value non-US Fair Value Securities, which are securities that are primarily traded in non-US markets and subject to a valuation adjustment upon the reaching of a valuation “trigger” determined by the Board. The fair value prices of non-US Fair Value Securities reflect an adjustment to closing market prices that is intended to reflect the causal link between movements in the US market and the non-US market on which the securities trade.
The 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 the security were sold at approximately the same time at which the NAV per share is determined.
Generally, we will value the Fund's futures contracts at the close of trading for those contracts (normally 15 minutes after the close of regular trading on the NYSE). If, in the judgment of the subadviser or Manager, the closing price of a contract is materially different from the contract price at the NYSE close, a fair value price for the contract will be determined.
If dividends are declared daily, the NAV of each class of shares will generally be the same. It is expected, however, that the dividends, if any, will differ by approximately the amount of the distribution and/or service fee expense accrual differential among the classes.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
Upon the initial purchase of Fund shares, a Shareholder Investment Account is established for each investor under which a record of the shares is maintained by PMFS. Share certificates are no longer issued for shares of the Fund. The Fund furnishes to shareholders the following privileges and plans:
AUTOMATIC REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND/OR DISTRIBUTIONS. For the convenience of investors, all dividends and distributions are automatically reinvested in full and fractional shares of the Fund at NAV per share. An investor may direct PMFS in writing not less than five full business days prior to the record date to have subsequent dividends and/or distributions sent in cash rather than reinvested. In the case of recently purchased shares for which registration instructions have not been received by the record date, cash payment will be made directly to the broker. Any shareholder who receives dividends or distributions in cash may subsequently reinvest any such dividend or distribution at NAV by returning the check or the proceeds to PMFS within 30 days after the payment date. Such reinvestment will be made at the NAV per share next determined after receipt of the check or the proceeds by PMFS. Shares purchased with reinvested dividends and/or distributions will not be subject to any CDSC upon redemption.
EXCHANGE PRIVILEGES. The Fund furnishes to shareholders the privilege of exchanging their shares of the Fund for shares of certain other Prudential Investments mutual funds, including one or more specified money market funds, subject in each case to the minimum investment requirements of such funds. Shares of such other Prudential Investments mutual funds may also be exchanged for shares of the Fund. All exchanges are made on the basis of the relative NAV next determined after receipt of an order in proper form. An exchange will be treated as a redemption and purchase for federal income tax purposes. Shares may be exchanged for shares of another fund only if shares of such fund may legally be sold under applicable state laws. For retirement and group plans having a limited menu of Prudential Investments mutual funds, the exchange privilege is available for those funds eligible for investment in the particular program.
It is contemplated that the exchange privilege may be applicable to new Prudential Investments mutual funds, the shares of which may be distributed by the Distributor.
In order to exchange shares by telephone, you must authorize telephone exchanges on your initial application form or by written notice to PMFS and hold shares in non-certificated form. Thereafter, you may call the Fund at (800) 225-1852 to execute a telephone exchange of shares, on weekdays, except holidays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern time. For your protection and to prevent fraudulent exchanges, your telephone call will be recorded and you will be asked to authenticate your account. A written confirmation of the exchange transaction will be sent to you. Neither the Fund nor its agents will be liable for any loss, liability or cost which results from acting upon instructions reasonably believed to be genuine under the foregoing procedures. All exchanges will be made on the basis of the relative NAV of the two funds next determined after the request is received in good order.
If you hold shares through a brokerage firm, you must exchange your shares by contacting your financial adviser.
If you hold share certificates, the certificates must be returned in order for the shares to be exchanged. See “Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Fund Shares—Sale of Shares” above.
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In periods of severe market or economic conditions the telephone exchange of shares may be difficult to implement and you should make exchanges by mail by writing to PMFS at the address noted above.
Class A shares: Shareholders of the Fund may exchange their Class A shares for Class A shares of certain other Prudential Investments mutual funds and shares of the money market funds specified below. No fee or sales load will be imposed upon the exchange. Shareholders of money market funds who acquired such shares upon exchange of Class A shares may use the exchange privilege only to acquire Class A shares of the Prudential Investments mutual funds participating in the exchange privilege.
The following money market fund participates in the Class A exchange privilege: Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.. (Class A shares).
Participants in certain programs sponsored by broker-dealers, investment advisers and financial planners who have agreements with Prudential, or whose programs are available through financial intermediaries that have agreements with Prudential relating to mutual fund “wrap” or asset allocation programs or mutual fund “supermarket” programs, for which the Fund is an available option, may have their Class A shares, if any, exchanged for Class Z shares of the Fund, if available as an investment option, when they elect to have those assets become a part of the program. Upon leaving the program (whether voluntarily or not), such Class Z shares (and, to the extent provided for in the program, Class Z shares acquired through participation in the program) may be exchanged for Class A shares of the Fund at NAV if Class Z shares are not available to the shareholder as an investment option outside the program. Contact your program sponsor or financial intermediary with any questions.
Class B and Class C shares: Shareholders of the Fund may exchange their Class B and Class C shares of the Fund for Class B and Class C shares, respectively, of other Prudential Investments mutual funds. No CDSC will be payable upon such exchange, but a CDSC may be payable upon the redemption of the Class B and Class C shares acquired as a result of an exchange. The applicable sales charge will be that imposed by the fund in which shares were initially purchased and the purchase date will be deemed to be the date of the initial purchase, rather than the date of the exchange, excluding any time Class B or Class C shares were held in a money market fund.
Class B and Class C shares may also be exchanged for shares of Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.. without imposition of any CDSC at the time of exchange. Upon subsequent redemption from such money market fund or after re-exchange into a Fund, such shares will be subject to the CDSC calculated without regard to the time such shares were held in the money market fund. For purposes of calculating the seven year holding period applicable to the Class B conversion feature, the time period during which Class B shares were held in a money market fund will be excluded.
At any time after acquiring shares of other funds participating in the Class B or Class C exchange privilege, a shareholder may again exchange those shares (and any reinvested dividends and distributions) for Class B or Class C shares of a Fund without subjecting such shares to any CDSC. Shares of any fund participating in the Class B or Class C exchange privilege that were acquired through reinvestment of dividends or distributions may be exchanged for Class B or Class C shares of other funds without being subject to any CDSC.
Class Q shares: Class Q shares may be exchanged for Class Q shares of other Prudential Investments mutual funds.
Class R shares: Class R shares may be exchanged for Class R shares of other Prudential Investments mutual funds.
Class Z shares: Class Z shares may be exchanged for Class Z shares of other Prudential Investments mutual funds.
Shareholders who qualify to purchase Class Z shares may have their Class B and Class C shares which are not subject to a CDSC and their Class A shares exchanged for Class Z shares upon notification. Eligibility for this exchange privilege will be calculated on the business day prior to the date of the exchange. Amounts representing Class B or Class C shares which are not subject to a CDSC include the following: (1) amounts representing Class B or Class C shares acquired pursuant to the automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions, (2) amounts representing the increase in the NAV above the total amount of payments for the purchase of Class B or Class C shares and (3) amounts representing Class B or Class C shares held beyond the applicable CDSC period. Class B and Class C shareholders must notify PMFS either directly or through Wells Fargo Advisors, Pruco Securities, LLC or another broker that they are eligible for this special exchange privilege.
Participants in any fee-based program for which the Fund is an available option may arrange with the Transfer Agent or their recordkeeper to have their Class A shares, if any, exchanged for Class Z shares when they elect to have those assets become a part of the fee-based program. Upon leaving the program (whether voluntarily or not), the participant may arrange with the Transfer Agent or their recordkeeper to have such Class Z shares acquired through participation in the program exchanged for Class A shares at NAV. Similarly, participants in Wells Fargo Advisors' 401(k) Plan for which the Fund's Class Z shares are an available option and who wish to

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transfer their Class Z shares out of the Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) Plan following separation from service (i.e., voluntary or involuntary termination of employment or retirement) may arrange with the Transfer Agent or their recordkeeper to have their Class Z shares exchanged for Class A shares at NAV.
Additional details about the exchange privilege and prospectuses for each of the Prudential Investments mutual funds are available from PMFS, the Distributor or your broker. The special exchange privilege may be modified, terminated or suspended on sixty days' notice, and the Fund, or the Distributor, has the right to reject any exchange application relating to the Fund's shares.
AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLAN (AIP). Under AIP, an investor may arrange to have a fixed amount automatically invested in shares of the Fund by authorizing his or her bank account or brokerage account to be debited to invest specified dollar amounts in shares of the Fund. The investor's bank must be a member of the Automated Clearing House System.
Further information about this program and an application form can be obtained from PMFS, the Distributor or your broker.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PLAN. A Systematic Withdrawal Plan is available to shareholders through the PMFS or your broker. The Systematic Withdrawal Plan provides for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual redemptions in any amount, except as provided below, up to the value of the shares in the shareholder's account. Systematic withdrawals of Class A (in certain instances), Class B and Class C shares may be subject to a CDSC. The Systematic Withdrawal Plan is not available to participants in certain retirement plans. Please contact PMFS at (800) 225-1852 for more details.
PMFS, the Distributor or your broker acts as an agent for the shareholder in redeeming sufficient full and fractional shares to provide the amount of the systematic withdrawal payment. The Systematic Withdrawal Plan may be terminated at any time.
Systematic withdrawals should not be considered as dividends, yield or income. If systematic withdrawals continuously exceed reinvested dividends and distributions, the shareholder's original investment will be correspondingly reduced and ultimately exhausted.
Furthermore, each withdrawal constitutes a redemption of shares, and any gain or loss realized must be recognized for federal income tax purposes. In addition, withdrawals made concurrently with purchases of additional shares are inadvisable because of the sales charges applicable to (i) the purchase of Class A shares and (ii) the redemption of Class A (in certain instances), Class B and Class C shares. Each shareholder should consult his or her own tax adviser with regard to the tax consequences of the Systematic Withdrawal Plan, particularly if used in connection with a retirement plan.
MUTUAL FUND PROGRAMS. From time to time, the Fund may be included in a mutual fund program with other Prudential Investments mutual funds. Under such a program, a group of portfolios will be selected and thereafter marketed collectively. Typically, these programs are marketed with an investment theme, such as pursuit of greater diversification, protection from interest rate movements or access to different management styles. In the event such a program is instituted, there may be a minimum investment requirement for the program as a whole. The Fund may waive or reduce the minimum initial investment requirements in connection with such a program.
The mutual funds in the program may be purchased individually or as a part of a program. Since the allocation of portfolios included in the program may not be appropriate for all investors, investors should consult their financial adviser concerning the appropriate blends of portfolios for them. If investors elect to purchase the individual mutual funds that constitute the program in an investment ratio different from that offered by the program, the standard minimum investment requirements for the individual mutual funds will apply.
TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. Various tax-deferred retirement plans, including a 401(k) plan, self-directed individual retirement accounts and “tax-deferred accounts” under Section 403(b)(7) of the Code are available through the Distributor. These plans are for use by both self-employed individuals and corporate employers. These plans permit either self-direction of accounts by participants or a pooled account arrangement. Information regarding the establishment of these plans, their administration, custodial fees and other details is available from the Distributor or PMFS.
Investors who are considering the adoption of such a plan should consult with their own legal counsel and/or tax adviser with respect to the establishment and maintenance of any such plan.
TAXES, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
The following is a summary of certain tax considerations generally affecting each Fund and its shareholders. This section is based on the Code, published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. Please consult your own tax adviser concerning the consequences of investing in a Fund in your particular circumstances under the Code and the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

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QUALIFICATION AS A REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY. Each Fund has elected to be taxed as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code and intends to meet all other requirements that are necessary for it to be relieved of federal taxes on income and gains it distributes to shareholders. As a regulated investment company, a Fund is not subject to federal income tax on the portion of its net investment income (i.e., investment company taxable income, as that term is defined in the Code, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid) and net capital gain (i.e., the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) that it distributes to shareholders, provided that it distributes at least 90% of its net tax-exempt income and investment company taxable income for the year (the “Distribution Requirement”), and satisfies certain other requirements of the Code that are described below.
Net capital gains of a Fund that are available for distribution to shareholders will be computed by taking into account any applicable capital loss carryforward. If a Fund has a capital loss carryforward, the amount and duration of any such capital loss carryforward will be set forth at the end of this section.
In addition to satisfying the Distribution Requirement, each Fund must derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, certain payments with respect to loans of stock and securities, gains from the sale or disposition of stock, securities or non-US currencies and other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (as such term is defined in the Code).
Each Fund must also satisfy an asset diversification test on a quarterly basis. Failure to do so may result in a Fund being subject to penalty taxes, being required to sell certain of its positions, and may cause the Fund to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company. Under this asset diversification test, at the close of each quarter of a Fund’s taxable year, (1) 50% or more of the value of the Fund’s assets must be represented by cash, United States government securities, securities of other regulated investment companies, and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund’s assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer and (2) not more than 25% of the value of the Fund’s assets may be invested in securities of (x) any one issuer (other than United States government securities or securities of other regulated investment companies), or two or more issuers (other than securities of other regulated investment companies) of which the Fund owns 20% or more of the voting stock and which are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses or (y) one or more “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (as such term is defined in the Code) and commonly referred to as “master limited partnerships.”
A Fund may be able to cure a failure to derive 90% of its income from the sources specified above or a failure to diversify its holdings in the manner described above by paying a tax, by disposing of certain assets, or by paying a tax and disposing of assets. If, in any taxable year, a Fund fails one of these tests and does not timely cure the failure, the Fund will be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation and distributions to its shareholders will not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income.
Although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to regulated investment companies, such rules do apply to a regulated investment company with respect to items attributable to an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership. A Fund’s investments in partnerships, including in qualified publicly traded partnerships, may result in the Fund being subject to state, local or non-US income, franchise or withholding tax liabilities.
If for any year a Fund does not qualify as a regulated investment company, or fails to meet the Distribution Requirement, all of its taxable income (including its net capital gain) will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders. In addition, in the event of a failure to qualify, a Fund’s distributions, to the extent derived from the Fund’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, including any distributions of net long-term capital gains, will be taxable to shareholders as dividend income. However, such dividends will be eligible (i) to be treated as qualified dividend income in the case of shareholders taxed as individuals and (ii) for the dividends received deduction in the case of corporate shareholders. Moreover, if a Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company in any year, it must pay out its earnings and profits accumulated in that year in order to qualify again as a regulated investment company. If a Fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company for a period greater than two taxable years, the Fund may be subject to taxation on any net built-in-gains (i.e., the excess of the aggregate gain, including items of income, over aggregate loss that would have been realized if the Fund had been liquidated) recognized for a period of ten years, or, under certain circumstances, may have to recognize and pay tax on such net built-in-gain, in order to qualify as a regulated investment company in a subsequent year.
EXCISE TAX ON REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES. A 4% non-deductible excise tax is imposed on a regulated investment company to the extent that it distributes income in such a way that it is taxable to shareholders in a calendar year other than the calendar year in which a Fund earned the income. Specifically, the excise tax will be imposed if a Fund fails to distribute in each calendar year an amount equal to 98% of ordinary taxable income, including qualified dividend income, for the calendar year and 98.2% of capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such calendar year (or, at the election of a regulated investment company

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having a taxable year ending November 30 or December 31, for its taxable year). The balance of such income must be distributed during the next calendar year. For the foregoing purposes, a regulated investment company is treated as having distributed otherwise retained amounts if it is subject to income tax on those amounts for any taxable year ending in such calendar year.
Each Fund intends to make sufficient distributions or deemed distributions of its qualified dividend income, ordinary income and capital gain net income prior to the end of each calendar year to avoid liability for this excise tax. However, investors should note that a Fund may in certain circumstances be required to borrow money or liquidate portfolio investments to make sufficient distributions to avoid excise tax liability.
FUND INVESTMENTS. Each Fund may make investments or engage in transactions that affect the character, amount and timing of gains or losses realized by a Fund. A Fund may make investments that produce income that is not matched by a corresponding cash receipt by the Fund. Any such income would be treated as income earned by the Fund and therefore would be subject to the Distribution Requirement. Such investments may require a Fund to borrow money or dispose of other securities in order to comply with those requirements. Each Fund may also make investments that prevent or defer the recognition of losses or the deduction of expenses. These investments may likewise require a Fund to borrow money or dispose of other securities in order to comply with the Distribution Requirement. Additionally, a Fund may make investments that result in the recognition of ordinary income rather than capital gain, or that prevent the Fund from accruing a long-term holding period. These investments may prevent the Fund from making capital gain distributions as described below. Each Fund intends to monitor its transactions, will make the appropriate tax elections and will make the appropriate entries in its books and records when it makes any such investments in order to mitigate the effect of these rules. The foregoing concepts are explained in greater detail in the following paragraphs.
Gains or losses on sales of stock or securities by a Fund generally will be treated as long-term capital gains or losses if the stock or securities have been held by it for more than one year, except in certain cases where the Fund acquires a put or writes a call or otherwise holds an offsetting position, with respect to the stock or securities. Other gains or losses on the sale of stock or securities will be short-term capital gains or losses.
In certain situations, a Fund may, for a taxable year, defer all or a portion of its net capital loss realized after October (or if there is no net capital loss, then any net long-term or short-term capital loss) and its late-year ordinary loss (defined as the sum of the excess of post-October non-US currency and passive non-US investment company (“PFIC”) losses over post-October non-US currency and PFIC gains plus the excess of post-December ordinary losses over post-December ordinary income) until the next taxable year in computing its investment company taxable income and net capital gain, which will defer the recognition of such realized losses. Such deferrals and other rules regarding gains and losses realized after October (or December) may affect the tax character of shareholder distributions.
If an option written by a Fund on securities lapses or is terminated through a closing transaction, such as a repurchase by the Fund of the option from its holder, the Fund will generally realize short-term capital gain or loss. If securities are sold by the Fund pursuant to the exercise of a call option written by it, the Fund will include the premium received in the sale proceeds of the securities delivered in determining the amount of gain or loss on the sale. Gain or loss on the sale, lapse or other termination of options acquired by a Fund on stock or securities and on narrowly-based stock indexes will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term or short-term depending on the holding period of the option.
Certain Fund transactions may be subject to wash sale, short sale, constructive sale, conversion transaction, constructive ownership transaction and straddle provisions of the Code that may, among other things, require a Fund to defer recognition of losses or convert long-term capital gain into ordinary income or short-term capital gain taxable as ordinary income.
As a result of entering into swap contracts, a Fund may make or receive periodic net payments. A Fund may also make or receive a payment when a swap is terminated prior to maturity through an assignment of the swap or other closing transaction. Periodic net payments will generally constitute taxable ordinary income or deductions, while termination of a swap will generally result in capital gain or loss (which will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the Fund has been a party to the swap for more than one year). With respect to certain types of swaps, a Fund may be required to currently recognize income or loss with respect to future payments on such swaps or may elect under certain circumstances to mark such swaps to market annually for tax purposes as ordinary income or loss. Periodic net payments that would otherwise constitute ordinary deductions but are allocable under the Code to exempt-interest dividends will not be allowed as a deduction but instead will reduce net tax-exempt income.
In general, gain or loss on a short sale is recognized when a Fund closes the sale by delivering the borrowed property to the lender, not when the borrowed property is sold. Gain or loss from a short sale is generally capital gain or loss to the extent that the property used to close the short sale constitutes a capital asset in a Fund’s hands. Except with respect to certain situations where the property used by a Fund to close a short sale has a long-term holding period on the date of the short sale, special rules would generally treat the gains on short sales as short-term capital gains. These rules may also terminate the running of the holding period of “substantially identical

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property” held by a Fund. Moreover, a loss on a short sale will be treated as a long-term capital loss if, on the date of the short sale, “substantially identical property” has been held by a Fund for more than one year. In general, a Fund will not be permitted to deduct payments made to reimburse the lender of securities for dividends paid on borrowed stock if the short sale is closed on or before the 45th day after the short sale is entered into.
Debt securities acquired by a Fund may be subject to original issue discount and market discount rules which, respectively, may cause the Fund to accrue income in advance of the receipt of cash with respect to interest or cause gains to be treated as ordinary income subject to the Distribution Requirement referred to above. Market discount generally is the excess, if any, of the principal amount of the security (or, in the case of a security issued at an original issue discount, the adjusted issue price of the security) over the price paid by the Fund for the security. Original issue discount that accrues in a taxable year is treated as income earned by a Fund and therefore is subject to the Distribution Requirement. Because the original issue discount income earned by a Fund in a taxable year may not be represented by cash income, the Fund may have to borrow money or dispose of other securities and use the proceeds to make distributions to satisfy the Distribution Requirement.
Certain futures contracts and certain listed options (referred to as Section 1256 contracts) held by the Funds will be required to be “marked to market” for federal income tax purposes at the end of a Fund’s taxable year, that is, treated as having been sold at the fair market value on the last business day of the Fund’s taxable year. Except with respect to certain non-US currency forward contracts, sixty percent of any gain or loss recognized on these deemed sales and on actual dispositions will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss, and forty percent will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. Any net mark-to-market gains may be subject to the Distribution Requirement referred to above, even though a Fund may receive no corresponding cash amounts, possibly requiring the disposition of portfolio securities or borrowing to obtain the necessary cash.
Gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates that occur between the time a Fund accrues interest or other receivables or accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated in a non-US currency and the time the Fund actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities are treated as ordinary income or loss. Similarly, gains or losses on non-US currency forward contracts or dispositions of debt securities denominated in a non-US currency that are attributable to fluctuations in the value of the non-US currency between the date of acquisition of the security or contract and the date of disposition thereof generally also are treated as ordinary income or loss. These gains or losses, referred to under the Code as “Section 988” gains or losses, increase or decrease the amount of a Fund’s investment company taxable income available to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income, rather than increasing or decreasing the amount of the Fund’s net capital gain. If Section 988 losses exceed other investment company taxable income during a taxable year, a Fund would not be able to make any ordinary dividend distributions from current earnings and profits, and distributions made before the losses were realized could be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders, rather than as an ordinary dividend, thereby reducing each shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund shares.
If the Fund holds (directly or indirectly) one or more “tax credit bonds” (defined below) on one or more specified dates during the Fund’s taxable year, and the Fund satisfies the minimum distribution requirement, the Fund may elect for US federal income tax purposes to pass through to shareholders tax credits otherwise allowable to the Fund for that year with respect to such bonds. A tax credit bond is defined in the Code as a “qualified tax credit bond” (which includes a qualified forestry conservation bond, a new clean renewable energy bond, a qualified energy conservation bond, a qualified zone academy bond, or a qualified school construction bond, each of which must meet certain requirements specified in the Code), a “build America bond” or certain other specified bonds. If the Fund were to make an election, a shareholder of the Fund would be required to include in gross income an amount equal to such shareholder’s proportionate share of the interest income attributable to such credits and would be entitled to claim as a tax credit an amount equal to the shareholder’s proportionate share of such credits. Certain limitations may apply on the extent to which the credit may be claimed.
A Fund may make investments in equity securities of non-US issuers. If a Fund purchases shares in PFICs, the Fund may be subject to federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” from such non-US corporation, including any gain from the disposition of such shares, even if such income is distributed by the Fund to its shareholders. In addition, certain interest charges may be imposed on the Fund as a result of such distributions. If a Fund were to invest in an eligible PFIC and elected to treat the PFIC as a qualified electing fund (a “QEF”), in lieu of the foregoing requirements, the Fund would be required to include each year in its income and distribute to shareholders in accordance with the Distribution Requirement, a pro rata portion of the QEF’s ordinary earnings and net capital gain, whether or not distributed by the QEF to the Fund. A Fund may not be able to make this election with respect to many PFICs because of certain requirements that the PFICs would have to satisfy.
Alternatively, a Fund generally will be permitted to “mark to market” any shares it holds in a PFIC. If a Fund made such an election, with such election being made separately for each PFIC owned by the Fund, the Fund would be required to include in income each year and distribute to shareholders in accordance with the Distribution Requirement, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the PFIC stock as of the close of the taxable year over the adjusted basis of such stock at that time. A Fund would be allowed a

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deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the PFIC stock over its fair market value as of the close of the taxable year, but only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains with respect to the stock included by the Fund for prior taxable years. A Fund will make appropriate basis adjustments in the PFIC stock to take into account the mark-to-market amounts.
Notwithstanding any election made by a Fund, dividends attributable to distributions from a non-US corporation will not be eligible for the special tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income if the non-US corporation is a PFIC either in the taxable year of the distribution or the preceding taxable year, but instead will be taxable at rates applicable to ordinary income.
A Fund may invest in REITs. Such Fund’s investments in REIT equity securities may require a Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to sell securities in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold (including when it is not advantageous to do so). A Fund’s investments in REIT equity securities may at other times result in the Fund’s receipt of cash in excess of the REIT’s earnings; if the Fund distributes such amounts, such distribution could constitute a return of capital to Fund shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Dividends received by the Fund from a REIT will generally not constitute qualified dividend income. REITs will generally be able to pass through the tax treatment of tax-qualified dividends they receive.
Some of the REITs in which the Funds may invest will be permitted to hold residual interests in real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”). Under Treasury regulations not yet issued, but that may apply retroactively, a portion of a Fund’s income from a REIT that is attributable to the REIT’s residual interest in a REMIC (referred to in the Code as an “excess inclusion”) will be subject to federal income tax in all events. These regulations are expected to provide that excess inclusion income of a regulated investment company, such as a Fund, will be allocated to shareholders of the regulated investment company in proportion to the dividends received by shareholders, with the same consequences as if shareholders held the related REMIC residual interest directly.
In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions), (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on unrelated business income, thereby potentially requiring such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and that otherwise might not be required to file a tax return, to file a tax return and pay tax on such income, and (iii) in the case of a non-US shareholder, will not qualify for any reduction in US federal withholding tax.
Under current law, if a charitable remainder trust (defined in Section 664 of the Code) realizes any unrelated business taxable income for a taxable year, it will be subject to an excise tax equal to 100% of such unrelated business taxable income. In addition, if at any time during any taxable year a “disqualified organization” (as defined in the Code) is a record holder of a share in a regulated investment company, then the regulated investment company will be subject to a tax equal to that portion of its excess inclusion income for the taxable year that is allocable to the disqualified organization, multiplied by the highest federal income tax rate imposed on corporations. The Funds do not intend to invest directly in residual interests in REMICs or to invest in REITs in which a substantial portion of the assets will consist of residual interests in REMICs.
FUND DISTRIBUTIONS. Each Fund anticipates distributing substantially all of its net investment income for each taxable year. Dividends of net investment income paid to a non-corporate US shareholder that are reported as qualified dividend income will generally be taxable to such shareholder at capital gain income tax rates. The amount of dividend income that may be reported by a Fund as qualified dividend income will generally be limited to the aggregate of the eligible dividends received by the Fund. In addition, a Fund must meet certain holding period requirements with respect to the shares on which the Fund received the eligible dividends, and the non-corporate US shareholder must meet certain holding period requirements with respect to the Fund shares. Dividends of net investment income that are not reported as qualified dividend income or exempt-interest dividends and dividends of net short-term capital gains will be taxable to shareholders at ordinary income rates. Dividends paid by a Fund with respect to a taxable year will qualify for the 70% dividends received deduction generally available to corporations to the extent of the amount of dividends received by the Fund from certain domestic corporations for the taxable year. Shareholders will be advised annually as to the US federal income tax consequences of distributions made (or deemed made) during the year, including the portion of dividends paid that qualify for the reduced tax rate.
Ordinarily, shareholders are required to take taxable distributions by a Fund into account in the year in which the distributions are made. However, for federal income tax purposes, dividends that are declared by a Fund in October, November or December as of a record date in such month and actually paid in January of the following year will be treated as if they were paid on December 31 of the year declared. Therefore, such dividends will generally be taxable to a shareholder in the year declared rather than the year paid.
Dividends paid by a Fund that are properly reported as exempt-interest dividends will not be subject to regular federal income tax. Dividends paid by a Fund will be exempt from federal income tax (though not necessarily exempt from state and local taxation) to the extent of the Fund’s tax-exempt interest income as long as 50% or more of the value of the Fund’s assets at the end of each quarter is

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invested in (1) state, municipal and other bonds that are excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes or (2) interests in other regulated investment companies, and, in each case, as long as the Fund properly reports such dividends as exempt-interest dividends. Exempt-interest dividends from interest earned on municipal securities of a state, or its political subdivisions, are generally exempt from income tax in that state. However, income from municipal securities from other states generally will not qualify for tax-free treatment.
Interest on indebtedness incurred by a shareholder to purchase or carry shares of a Fund will not be deductible for US federal income tax purposes to the extent it relates to exempt-interest dividends received by a shareholder. If a shareholder receives exempt-interest dividends with respect to any share of a Fund (other than a Fund that declares income dividends daily and pays such dividends at least as frequently as monthly) and if the share is held by the shareholder for six months or less, then any loss on the sale or exchange of the share may, to the extent of the exempt-interest dividends, be disallowed. In addition, the Code may require a shareholder that receives exempt-interest dividends to treat as taxable income a portion of certain otherwise non-taxable social security and railroad retirement benefit payments. Furthermore, a portion of any exempt-interest dividend paid by a Fund that represents income derived from certain revenue or private activity bonds held by the Fund may not retain its tax-exempt status in the hands of a shareholder who is a “substantial user” of a facility financed by such bonds, or a “related person” thereof. In addition, the receipt of dividends and distributions from a Fund may affect a non-US corporate shareholder’s federal “branch profits” tax liability and the federal “excess net passive income” tax liability of a shareholder of an S corporation. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisers as to whether they are (i) “substantial users” with respect to a facility or “related” to such users within the meaning of the Code or (ii) subject to the federal “branch profits” tax, or the federal “excess net passive income” tax.
A Fund may either retain or distribute to shareholders its net capital gain (i.e., excess net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) for each taxable year. Each Fund currently intends to distribute any such amounts. If net capital gain is distributed and reported as a “capital gain dividend,” it will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain, regardless of the length of time the shareholder has held its shares or whether such gain was recognized by the Fund prior to the date on which the shareholder acquired its shares. Conversely, if a Fund elects to retain its net capital gain, the Fund will be taxed thereon (except to the extent of any available capital loss carryovers) at the 35% corporate tax rate. In such a case, it is expected that the Fund also will elect to have shareholders of record on the last day of its taxable year treated as if each received a distribution of its pro rata share of such gain, with the result that each shareholder will be required to report its pro rata share of such gain on its tax return as long-term capital gain, will receive a refundable tax credit for its pro rata share of tax paid by the Fund on the gain, and will increase the tax basis for its shares by an amount equal to the deemed distribution less the tax credit.
Distributions by a Fund that exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of (and in reduction of) the shareholder’s tax basis in its shares; any distribution in excess of such tax basis will be treated as gain from the sale of its shares, as discussed below. Distributions in excess of a Fund’s minimum distribution requirements but not in excess of the Fund’s earnings and profits will be taxable to shareholders and will not constitute nontaxable returns of capital. A Fund’s capital loss carryforwards, if any, carried from taxable years beginning before 2011 do not reduce current earnings and profits, even if such carryforwards offset current year realized gains. In the event that the Fund were to experience an ownership change as defined under the Code, the Fund’s loss carryforwards, if any, may be subject to limitation.
Distributions by a Fund will be treated in the manner described above regardless of whether such 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 amount of cash that could have been received. In addition, prospective investors in a Fund should be aware that distributions from the Fund will, all other things being equal, have the effect of reducing the NAV of the Fund’s shares by the amount of the distribution. If the NAV is reduced below a shareholder’s cost, the distribution will nonetheless be taxable as described above, even if the distribution effectively represents a return of invested capital. Investors should consider the tax implications of buying shares just prior to a distribution, when the price of shares may reflect the amount of the forthcoming distribution.
SALE OR REDEMPTION OF SHARES. A shareholder will generally recognize gain or loss on the sale or redemption of shares in an amount equal to the difference between the proceeds of the sale or redemption and the shareholder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares. All or a portion of any loss so recognized may be disallowed if the shareholder acquires other shares of the Fund or substantially identical stock or securities within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before such disposition, such as pursuant to reinvestment of a dividend in shares of the Fund. Additionally, if a shareholder disposes of shares of a Fund within 90 days following their acquisition, and the shareholder subsequently re-acquires Fund shares (1) before January 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the original stock was disposed of, (2) pursuant to a reinvestment right received upon the purchase of the original shares and (3) at a reduced load charge (i.e., sales or additional charge), then any load charge incurred upon the acquisition of the original shares will not be taken into account as part of the shareholder’s basis for computing gain or loss upon the sale of such shares, to the extent the original load charge does not exceed any reduction of the load charge with respect to the acquisition of the subsequent shares. To the

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extent the original load charge is not taken into account on the disposition of the original shares, such charge shall be treated as incurred in connection with the acquisition of the subsequent shares. In general, any gain or loss arising from (or treated as arising from) the sale or redemption of shares of a Fund will be considered capital gain or loss and 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 sale or 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 long-term capital gain dividends received on (or undistributed long-term capital gains credited with respect to) such shares.
Capital gain of a non-corporate US shareholder is generally taxed at a federal income tax rate of up to 15% for individuals with incomes below approximately $415,000 ($465,000 if married filing jointly), adjusted annually for inflation, and 20% for any income above such levels that is generally net long-term capital gain or qualified dividend income, where the property is held by the shareholder for more than one year. Capital gain of a corporate shareholder is taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.
Cost Basis Reporting . Mutual funds must report cost basis information to you and the IRS when you sell or exchange shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 in your non-retirement accounts. The cost basis regulations do not affect retirement accounts, money market funds, and shares acquired before January 1, 2012. The regulations also require mutual funds to report whether a gain or loss is short-term (shares held one year or less) or long-term (shares held more than one year) for all shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012 that are subsequently sold or exchanged. To calculate the gain or loss on shares sold, you need to know the cost basis of the shares. Cost basis is the original value of an asset for tax purposes (usually the gross purchase price), adjusted for stock splits, reinvested dividends, and return of capital distributions. This value is used to determine the capital gain (or loss), which is the difference between the cost basis of the shares and the gross proceeds when the shares are sold. The Fund’s Transfer Agent supports several different cost basis methods from which you may select a cost basis method you believe best suited to your needs. If you decide to elect the Transfer Agent’s default method, which is average cost, no action is required on your part. For shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012, if you change your cost basis method, the new method will apply to all shares in the account if you request the change prior to the first redemption. If, however, you request the change after the first redemption, the new method will apply to shares acquired on or after the date of the change. Keep in mind that the Fund’s Transfer Agent is not required to report cost basis information to you or the IRS on shares acquired before January 1, 2012. However, the Transfer Agent will provide this information to you, as a service, if its cost basis records are complete for such shares. This information will be separately identified on the Form 1099-B (Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions) sent to you by the Transfer Agent and not transmitted to the IRS.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING. A Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold and remit to the US Treasury 28% of all dividends and capital gain dividends, and the proceeds of redemption of shares, paid to any shareholder (1) who has provided the Fund with either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all, (2) who is subject to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to report the receipt of interest or dividend income properly or (3) who has failed to certify to the Fund that it is not subject to backup withholding or that it is a corporation or other exempt recipient. In addition, dividends and capital gain dividends made to corporate United States holders may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and any amounts withheld may be refunded or credited against a shareholder’s federal income tax liability, provided the appropriate information is furnished to the IRS.
If a shareholder recognizes a loss with respect to a Fund’s shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases exempted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a regulated investment company are not exempted. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisers to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.
MEDICARE CONTRIBUTION TAX. A US person that is an individual or estate, or a trust that does not fall into a special class of trusts that is exempt from such tax, is subject to a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (1) the US person’s “net investment income” for the relevant taxable year and (2) the excess of the US person’s modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year over $200,000 (or $250,000 if married filing jointly). A Fund shareholder’s net investment income will generally include, among other things, dividend income from the Fund and net gains from the disposition of Fund shares, unless such dividend income or net gains are derived in the ordinary course of the conduct of a trade or business (other than a trade or business that consists of certain passive or trading activities). If you are a US person that is an individual, estate or trust, you are urged to consult your tax advisers regarding the applicability of the Medicare contribution tax to your income and gains in respect of your investment in the Fund shares.

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NON-US SHAREHOLDERS. Dividends paid to a shareholder who, as to the United States, is a nonresident alien individual, non-US trust or estate, non-US corporation, or non-US partnership (“non-US shareholder”) will be subject to US withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) on the gross amount of the dividend. Such a non-US shareholder would generally be exempt from US federal income tax, including withholding tax, on gains realized on the sale of shares of a Fund, net capital gain dividends, exempt-interest dividends, and amounts retained by the Fund that are reported as undistributed capital gains.
The foregoing applies when the non-US shareholder’s income from a Fund is not effectively connected with a US trade or business. If the income from a Fund is effectively connected with a US trade or business carried on by a non-US shareholder, then ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income, net capital gain dividends, undistributed capital gains credited to such shareholder and any gains realized upon the sale of shares of the Fund will be subject to US federal income tax at the graduated rates applicable to US citizens or domestic corporations.
Distributions that a Fund reports as “short-term capital gain dividends” or “long-term capital gain dividends” will not be treated as such to a recipient non-US shareholder if the distribution is attributable to a REIT’s distribution to a Fund of a gain from the sale or exchange of US real property or an interest in a US real property holding corporation and a Fund’s direct or indirect interests in US real property exceed certain levels. Instead, if the non-US shareholder has not owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a Fund at any time during the one year period ending on the date of distribution, such distributions will be subject to 30% withholding by a Fund and will be treated as ordinary dividends to the non-US shareholder; if the non-US shareholder owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a Fund at any time during the one-year period ending on the date of the distribution, such distribution will be treated as real property gain subject to 35% withholding tax and could subject the non-US shareholder to US filing requirements. Additionally, if a Fund’s direct or indirect interests in US real property were to exceed certain levels, a non-US shareholder realizing gains upon redemption from a Fund could be subject to the 35% withholding tax and US filing requirements unless more than 50% of a Fund’s shares were owned by US persons at such time or unless the non-US person had not held more than 5% of a Fund’s outstanding shares throughout either such person’s holding period for the redeemed shares or, if shorter, the previous five years.
The rules laid out in the previous paragraph, other than the withholding rules, will apply notwithstanding a Fund’s participation in a wash sale transaction or its payment of a substitute dividend.
Provided that 50% or more of the value of the Fund’s stock is held by US shareholders, distributions of US real property interests (including securities in a US real property holding corporation, unless such corporation is regularly traded on an established securities market and the Fund has held 5% or less of the outstanding shares of the corporation during the five-year period ending on the date of distribution), in redemption of a non-US shareholder’s shares of the Fund will cause the Fund to recognize gain. If the Fund is required to recognize gain, the amount of gain recognized will be equal to the fair market value of such interests over the Fund’s adjusted bases to the extent of the greatest non-US ownership percentage of the Fund during the five-year period ending on the date of redemption.
In the case of non-US non-corporate shareholders, a Fund may be required to backup withhold US federal income tax on distributions that are otherwise exempt from withholding tax unless such shareholders furnish the Fund with proper notification of their non-US status.
A 30% withholding tax is currently imposed on US-source dividends, interest and other income items, and will be imposed on proceeds from the sale of property producing US-source dividends and interest paid after December 31, 2018, to (i) non-US financial institutions including non-US investment funds unless they agree to collect and disclose to the IRS information regarding their direct and indirect US account holders and (ii) certain other non-US entities, unless they certify certain information regarding their direct and indirect US owners. To avoid withholding, non-US financial institutions will need to (i) enter into agreements with the IRS that state that they will provide the IRS information, including the names, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers of direct and indirect US account holders, comply with due diligence procedures with respect to the identification of US accounts, report to the IRS certain information with respect to US accounts maintained, agree to withhold tax on certain payments made to non-compliant non-US financial institutions or to account holders, or (ii) in the event that an intergovernmental agreement and implementing legislation are adopted, provide local revenue authorities with similar account holder information. Other non-US entities will need to either provide the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of each substantial US owner or certifications of no substantial US ownership unless certain exceptions apply.
The tax consequences to a non-US shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may be different from those described herein. Non-US shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in a Fund, the procedure for claiming the benefit of a lower treaty rate and the applicability of non-US taxes.

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NON-US TAXES. A Fund may be subject to non-US withholding taxes or other non-US taxes with respect to income (possibly including, in some cases, capital gain) received from sources within non-US countries. So long as more than 50% by value of the total assets of the Fund (1) at the close of the taxable year, consists of stock or securities of non-US issuers, or (2) at the close of each quarter, consists of interests in other regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat any non-US income taxes paid by it as paid directly by its shareholders.
If the Fund makes the election, each shareholder will be required to (i) include in gross income, even though not actually received, its pro rata share of the Fund’s non-US income taxes, and (ii) either deduct (in calculating US taxable income) or credit (in calculating US federal income tax) its pro rata share of the Fund’s income taxes. A non-US tax credit may not exceed the US federal income tax otherwise payable with respect to the non-US source income. For this purpose, each shareholder must treat as non-US source gross income (i) its proportionate share of non-US taxes paid by the Fund and (ii) the portion of any actual dividend paid by the Fund which represents income derived from non-US sources; the gain from the sale of securities will generally be treated as US source income and certain non-US currency gains and losses likewise will be treated as derived from US sources. This non-US tax credit limitation is, with certain exceptions, applied separately to separate categories of income; dividends from the Fund will be treated as “passive” or “general” income for this purpose. The effect of this limitation may be to prevent shareholders from claiming as a credit the full amount of their pro rata share of the Fund’s non-US income taxes. In addition, shareholders will not be eligible to claim a non-US tax credit with respect to non-US income taxes paid by the Fund unless certain holding period requirements are met at both the Fund and the shareholder levels. For purposes of foreign tax credits for US shareholders of the Fund, foreign capital gains taxes may not produce associated foreign source income, limiting the availability of such credits for US persons.
A Fund will make such an election only if it deems it to be in the best interest of its shareholders. A shareholder not subject to US tax may prefer that this election not be made. The Fund will notify shareholders in writing each year if it makes the election and of the amount of non-US income taxes, if any, to be passed through to the shareholders and the amount of non-US taxes, if any, for which shareholders of the Fund will not be eligible to claim a non-US tax credit because the holding period requirements (described above) have not been satisfied.
Shares of a Fund held by a non-US shareholder at death will be considered situated within the United States and subject to the US estate tax.
STATE AND LOCAL TAX MATTERS. Depending on the residence of the shareholders for tax purposes, distributions may also be subject to state and local taxes. Rules of state and local taxation regarding qualified dividend income, ordinary income dividends and capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies and other items may differ from federal income tax rules. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers as to the consequences of these and other state and local tax rules affecting investment in a Fund.
CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS. For federal income tax purposes, Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $1,107,000 in the year ended February 29, 2016, which can be carried forward for an unlimited period. No capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such losses.
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Board of each Fund in the Prudential mutual fund complex has adopted policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of portfolio securities owned by each Fund and to authorize certain arrangements to make available information about portfolio holdings. These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that disclosures of a Fund’s portfolio holdings are made consistently with the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and the fiduciary duties of each Fund and each Fund adviser. The policy is designed to ensure that disclosures of nonpublic portfolio holdings to selected third parties are made only when the Fund has legitimate business purposes for doing so and the recipients are subject to a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on the nonpublic information.
The Board has authorized PI, as the investment manager of each Fund, to administer these policies and procedures and to enter into confidentiality agreements on behalf of the Funds that provide that all information disclosed shall be treated as confidential and that the recipient will not trade on the nonpublic information. No material, non-public information, including but not limited to portfolio holdings, may be disseminated to third parties except in compliance with these policies and procedures.
The Custodian Bank (Bank of New York Mellon) is authorized to facilitate, under the supervision of PI, the release of portfolio holdings.
Regulatory Filings. Portfolio holdings for each Fund will be made public at the time of quarterly public regulatory filings via Forms N-CSR and/or N-Q unless noted otherwise herein.

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Annual and semi-annual reports for each Fund are filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR and mailed to shareholders within 60 days after the end of the second and fourth fiscal quarters. Annual and semi-annual shareholder reports for a Fund may be accessed at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and at the website for the Prudential Investments mutual funds (www.prudentialfunds.com).
Portfolio holdings for each Fund are filed with the SEC on Form N-Q within 60 days after the end of the first and third fiscal quarters. Filings on Form N-Q may be accessed at www.sec.gov.
Public Disclosures—Fund Holdings and Characteristics. Each Fund may post on the Prudential Investments mutual funds website a detailed list of its portfolio holdings and characteristics derived from the portfolio holdings as of the end of each calendar month approximately 15 days after the end of the month, unless noted otherwise herein.
Any portfolio holdings and characteristics information that is posted to the Fund’s website and third-party databases but not contained in regulatory filings may be distributed at or after posting to financial advisors, investment consultants, broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, plan sponsors, shareholders, plan participants, and third-party databases.
Public Disclosures—Other Time Periods. Where a Fund has recently commenced operations or adopted significant changes to its investment policies (a “repositioning”), it may make available in the manner described above the same portfolio holdings and characteristics information, but as of other relevant period-ends besides month-end, with such information made available and posted to the website approximately 15 days after the commencement of the Fund’s operations or the date of the repositioning (“Effective Date”), and any portfolio holdings or characteristics information may be distributed after posting to financial advisors, investment consultants, broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, plan sponsors, shareholders, plan participants, and third-party databases. The Fund may release this information until the first quarter-end or the first month-end following the Effective Date, as applicable.
Other than as set forth above, the release of holdings and characteristics information will normally occur 15 days after the end of the month: the release of holdings and characteristics information other than 15 days after the end of the month will be determined based on procedures approved by the Chief Compliance Officer. In addition, when authorized by the Chief Compliance Officer and another officer of the Prudential Investments mutual funds, portfolio holdings information may be publicly disseminated more frequently or at different periods than as described above.
Ongoing Nonpublic Disclosure Arrangements. Each Fund has entered into ongoing arrangements to make available nonpublic information about its portfolio holdings, subject to the conditions, restrictions and requirements set forth below. Parties receiving this information may include intermediaries that distribute Fund shares, third-party providers of auditing, custody, proxy voting and other services for the Funds, rating and ranking organizations, and certain affiliated persons of each Fund, as described below. The procedures utilized to determine eligibility are set forth below:
All requests from third parties for portfolio holdings shall require the following steps:
A request for release of portfolio holdings shall be prepared setting forth a legitimate business purpose for such release which shall specify the Fund(s), the terms of such release, and frequency (e.g., level of detail, staleness). Such request shall address whether there are any conflicts of interest between the Fund and the investment adviser, subadviser, principal underwriter or any affiliated person thereof and how such conflicts shall be dealt with to demonstrate that the disclosure is in the best interest of the shareholders of the Fund(s).
The request shall be forwarded to PI’s Product Development Group and to the Chief Compliance Officer or his delegate for review and approval.
A confidentiality agreement in the form approved by a Fund officer must be executed by the recipient of the portfolio holdings.
A Fund officer shall approve the release and the agreement. Copies of the release and agreement shall be sent to PI’s Law Department.
Written notification of the approval shall be sent by such officer to PI’s Fund Administration Group to arrange the release of portfolio holdings.
PI’s Fund Administration Group shall arrange the release by the Custodian Bank.
Requests for disclosure to PI or its employees shall follow the procedures noted above other than the execution of a confidentiality agreement.
Set forth below are the authorized ongoing arrangements as of the date of this SAI:
1. Traditional External Recipients/Vendors
Full holdings on a daily basis to Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Broadridge and Glass, Lewis & Co. (proxy voting administrator/agents) at the end of each day;
Full holdings on a daily basis to ISS (securities class action claims administrator) at the end of each day;

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Full holdings on a daily basis to a Fund's Subadviser(s), Custodian Bank, sub-custodian (if any) and accounting agents (which includes the Custodian Bank and any other accounting agent that may be appointed) at the end of each day. When a Fund has more than one Subadviser, each Subadviser receives holdings information only with respect to the “sleeve” or segment of the Fund for which the Subadviser has responsibility;
Full holdings to a Fund's independent registered public accounting firm as soon as practicable following the Fund's fiscal year-end or on an as-needed basis; and
Full holdings to financial printers as soon as practicable following the end of a Fund's quarterly, semi-annual and annual period-ends.
2. Analytical Service Providers
Fund trades on a quarterly basis to Abel/Noser Corp. (an agency-only broker and transaction cost analysis company) as soon as practicable following a Fund's fiscal quarter-end;
Full holdings on a daily basis to FactSet Research Systems, Inc. (investment research provider) at the end of each day;
Full holdings on a daily basis to FT Interactive Data (a fair value information service) at the end of each day;
Full holdings on a quarterly basis to Frank Russell Company (investment research provider) when made available ;
Full holdings on a monthly basis to Fidelity Advisors (wrap program provider) approximately five days after the end of each month (Prudential Jennison Growth Fund and certain other selected Prudential Investments Funds only);
Full holdings on a daily basis to IDC, Markit and Thompson Reuters (securities valuation);
Full holdings on a daily basis to Standard & Poor’s Corporation (securities valuation);
Full holdings on a monthly basis to FX Transparency (foreign exchange/transaction analysis) when made available.
In each case, the information disclosed must be for a legitimate business purpose and is subject to a confidentiality agreement intended to prohibit the recipient from trading on or further disseminating such information (except for legitimate business purposes).
In addition, certain authorized employees of PI receive portfolio holdings information on a quarterly, monthly or daily basis or upon request, in order to perform their business functions. All PI employees are subject to the requirements of the personal securities trading policy of Prudential, which prohibits employees from trading on or further disseminating confidential information, including portfolio holdings information.
Also, affiliated shareholders may, subject to execution of a non-disclosure agreement, receive current portfolio holdings for the sole purpose of enabling a Fund to effect the payment of the redemption price to such shareholder in whole or in part by a distribution in kind of securities from the investment portfolio of the Fund, in lieu of cash, in conformity with the rules of the SEC and procedures adopted by the Board. For more information regarding the payment of the redemption price by a distribution in kind of securities from the investment portfolio of the Fund, see “Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Fund Shares—Redemption in Kind” in the SAI.
PI’s Law Department and the Chief Compliance Officer shall review the arrangements with each recipient on an annual basis. The Board shall, on a quarterly basis be advised of any revisions to the list of recipients of portfolio holdings and the reason for such disclosure. These policies and procedures will be reviewed for adequacy and effectiveness in connection with the Funds’ compliance program under Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act.
A listing of the parties who will receive portfolio holdings pursuant to these procedures is maintained by PI Compliance.
There can be no assurance that the policies and procedures on portfolio holdings information will protect a Fund from the potential misuse of such information by individuals or entities that come into possession of the information.
PROXY VOTING
The Board has delegated to the Manager the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. The Manager is authorized by the Fund to delegate, in whole or in part, its proxy voting authority to the investment subadviser(s) or third party vendors consistent with the policies set forth below. The proxy voting process shall remain subject to the supervision of the Board, including any committee thereof established for that purpose.
The Manager and the Board view the proxy voting process as a component of the investment process and, as such, seek to ensure that all proxy proposals are voted with the primary goal of seeking the optimal benefit for the Fund. Consistent with this goal, the Board views the proxy voting process as a means to encourage strong corporate governance practices and ethical conduct by corporate management. The Manager and the Board maintain a policy of seeking to protect the best interests of the Fund should a proxy issue potentially implicate a conflict of interest between the Fund and the Manager or its affiliates.
The Manager delegates to the Fund's Subadviser(s) the responsibility for voting proxies. The Subadviser is expected to identify and seek to obtain the optimal benefit for the Fund, and to adopt written policies that meet certain minimum standards, including that the policies be reasonably designed to protect the best interests of the Fund and delineate procedures to be followed when a proxy vote presents a

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conflict between the interests of the Fund and the interests of the Subadviser or its affiliates. The Manager and the Board expect that the Subadviser will notify the Manager and Board at least annually of any such conflicts identified and confirm how the issue was resolved. In addition, the Manager expects that the Subadviser will deliver to the Manager, or its appointed vendor, information required for filing the Form N-PX with the SEC. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge on the Fund's website at www.prudentialfunds.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
A summary of the proxy voting policies of the Subadviser(s) is set forth in its respective Appendix to this SAI.
CODES OF ETHICS
The Board has adopted a Code of Ethics. In addition, the Manager, investment subadviser(s) and Distributor have each adopted a Code of Ethics. The Codes of Ethics apply to access persons (generally, persons who have access to information about the Fund's investment program) and permit personnel subject to the Codes of Ethics to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund. However, the protective provisions of the Codes of Ethics prohibit certain investments and limit such personnel from making investments during periods when the Fund is making such investments. The Codes of Ethics are on public file with, and are available from, the SEC.
APPENDIX I: PROXY VOTING POLICIES OF THE SUBADVISER
PGIM, INC.
The policy of each of PGIM’s asset management units is to vote proxies in the best interests of their respective clients based on the clients’ priorities. Client interests are placed ahead of any potential interest of PGIM or its asset management units.
Because the various asset management units manage distinct classes of assets with differing management styles, some units will consider each proxy on its individual merits while other units may adopt a pre‐determined set of voting guidelines. The specific voting approach of each unit is noted below.
Relevant members of management and regulatory personnel oversee the proxy voting process and monitor potential conflicts of interest. In addition, should the need arise, senior members of management, as advised by Compliance and Law, are authorized to address any proxy matter involving an actual or apparent conflict of interest that cannot be resolved at the level of an individual asset management business unit.
VOTING APPROACH OF PGIM ASSET MANAGEMENT UNITS
Prudential Fixed Income. Prudential Fixed Income is a business unit of PGIM. Prudential Fixed Income’s policy is to vote proxies in the best economic interest of its clients. In the case of pooled accounts, the policy is to vote proxies in the best economic interest of the pooled account. The proxy voting policy contains detailed voting guidelines on a wide variety of issues commonly voted upon by shareholders. These guidelines reflect Prudential Fixed Income’s judgment of how to further the best economic interest of its clients through the shareholder or debt-holder voting process.
Prudential Fixed Income invests primarily in debt securities, thus there are few traditional proxies voted by it. Prudential Fixed Income generally votes with management on routine matters such as the appointment of accountants or the election of directors. From time to time, ballot issues arise that are not addressed by the policy or circumstances may suggest a vote not in accordance with the established guidelines. In these cases, voting decisions are made on a case-by-case basis by the applicable portfolio manager taking into consideration the potential economic impact of the proposal. If a security is held in multiple accounts and two or more portfolio managers are not in agreement with respect to a particular vote, Prudential Fixed Income’s proxy voting committee will determine the vote. Not all ballots are received by Prudential Fixed Income in advance of voting deadlines, but when ballots are received in a timely fashion, Prudential Fixed Income strives to meet its voting obligations. It cannot, however, guarantee that every proxy will be voted prior to its deadline.
With respect to non-US holdings, Prudential Fixed Income takes into account additional restrictions in some countries that might impair its ability to trade those securities or have other potentially adverse economic consequences. Prudential Fixed Income generally votes non-US securities on a best efforts basis if it determines that voting is in the best economic interest of its clients.
Occasionally, a conflict of interest may arise in connection with proxy voting. For example, the issuer of the securities being voted may also be a client of Prudential Fixed Income. When Prudential Fixed Income identifies an actual or potential conflict of interest between the firm and its clients with respect to proxy voting, the matter is presented to senior management who will resolve such issue in consultation with the compliance and legal departments.

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Any client may obtain a copy of Prudential Fixed Income’s proxy voting policy, guidelines and procedures, as well as the proxy voting records for that client’s securities, by contacting the client service representative responsible for the client’s account.
PGIM Real Estate. PGIM Real Estate is a business unit of PGIM. PGIM Real Estate 's proxy voting policy contains detailed voting guidelines on a wide variety of issues commonly voted upon by shareholders. These guidelines reflect PGIM Real Estate's judgment of how to further the best long-range economic interest of our clients (i.e. the mutual interest of clients in seeing the appreciation in value of a common investment over time) through the shareholder voting process. PGIM Real Estate’s policy is generally to vote proxies on social or political issues on a case by case basis. Additionally, where issues are not addressed by our policy, or when circumstances suggest a vote not in accordance with our established guidelines, voting decisions are made on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the potential economic impact of the proposal. With respect to international holdings, we take into account additional restrictions in some countries that might impair our ability to trade those securities or have other potentially adverse economic consequences, and generally vote foreign securities on a best efforts basis in accordance with the recommendations of the issuer's management if we determine that voting is in the best economic interest of our clients.
PGIM Real Estate utilizes the services of a third party proxy voting facilitator, and upon receipt of proxies will direct the voting facilitator to vote in a manner consistent with PGIM Real Estate's established proxy voting guidelines described above (assuming timely receipt of proxy materials from issuers and custodians). In accordance with its obligations under the Advisers Act, PGIM Real Estate provides full disclosure of its proxy voting policy, guidelines and procedures to its clients upon their request, and will also provide to any client, upon request, the proxy voting records for that client's securities.

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APPENDIX II: DESCRIPTIONS OF SECURITY RATINGS
MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC. (MOODY'S)
Debt Ratings
Aaa: Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt edged.” 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, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.
Aa: Bonds which are 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 in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risks appear somewhat larger than the Aaa securities.
A: Bonds which are 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 which are rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations, i.e., 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 in fact have speculative characteristics as well.
Ba: Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as 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 which are 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 which are 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 which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.
C: Bonds which are rated C are the lowest-rated class of bonds, and issues so rated 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 category from Aa to Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the issuer is in the higher end of its letter rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; the modifier 3 indicates that the issuer is in the lower end of the letter ranking category.
Short-Term Ratings
Moody's short-term debt 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: Issuers rated Prime-1 (or supporting institutions) have a superior ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. Prime-1 repayment ability will often be evidenced by many of the following characteristics:
Leading market positions in well-established industries.
High rates of return on funds employed.
Conservative capitalization structure with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection.
Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation.
Well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.
PRIME-2: Issuers rated Prime-2 (or supporting institutions) have a strong ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. This normally will be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, may be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

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MIG 1: This designation denotes best quality. There is strong protection by established cash flows, superior liquidity support or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.
MIG 2: This designation denotes high quality. Margins of protection are ample although not so large as in the preceding group.
STANDARD & POOR'S RATINGS SERVICES (S&P)
Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings
AAA: An obligation rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by S&P. 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: An obligation rated BB is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces 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 is 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: The C rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed or similar action has been taken, but payments on this obligation are being continued.
Plus (+) or Minus (–): 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.
Commercial Paper Ratings
A-1: This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to possess extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+) designation.
A-2: Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated A-1.
Notes Ratings
An S&P notes rating reflects the liquidity factors and market risks unique to notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a notes 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 longer the final maturity relative to other maturities the more likely it will be treated as a note.
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.
Note rating symbols are as follows:
SP-1: Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.

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SP-2: Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.
FITCH RATINGS LTD.
International Long-Term Credit Ratings
AAA: Highest Credit Quality. AAA ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in 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 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.
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.
International Short-Term Credit Ratings
F1: Highest Credit Quality. Indicates the 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 the higher ratings.
F3: Fair Credit Quality. The 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 investment.
Plus (+) or Minus (–): Plus or minus signs may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the AAA long-term rating category, to categories below CCC, or to short-term ratings other than F1.

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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Articles of Restatement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 30, 1996.
(2) Articles Supplementary. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on May 14, 1999.
(3) Articles Supplementary. Incorporated by reference to corresponding exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 30, 2004.
(4) Articles of Amendment. Incorporated by reference to corresponding exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 30, 2004.
(5) Articles of Amendment and Restatement. Incorporated by reference to corresponding exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 30, 2004.
(6) Articles Supplementary. Incorporated by reference to corresponding exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 30, 2004.
(7) Articles of Amendment. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on February 23 2010.
(8) Articles of Amendment for name change effective December 21, 2010. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on January 11, 2011.
(9) Articles Supplementary for Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund effective December 21, 2010. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on January 11, 2011.
(10) Articles Supplementary. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 27, 2015.
(b) Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant dated November 16, 2004. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 28, 2005.
(c) Instruments defining rights of holders of securities being offered. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on May 5, 1994.
(d)(1) Management Agreement between the Registrant and Prudential Investments LLC (PI). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on March 2, 2004.
(2) Management Agreement between the Registrant and PI with respect to Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on January 11, 2011.
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(i) Amendment to Management Agreement between the Registrant and PI with respect to Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 58 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 27, 2016.
(ii) Management expense waiver for Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 58 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 27, 2016.
(3) Subadvisory Agreement between PI and The Prudential Investment Corporation (PIC) (now known as PGIM, Inc.). Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on March 2, 2004.
(4) Subadvisory Agreement between PI and Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) (now known as PGIM, Inc.) with respect to Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on January 11, 2011.
(e)(1) Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS) dated September 16, 2010. Incorporated by reference to Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-68723) filed via EDGAR on September 16, 2010.
(i) Amended Exhibit A for Distribution Agreement dated September 16, 2010. Incorporated by reference to Prudential World Fund, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-89725) filed via EDGAR on January 11, 2011.
(2) Selected Dealer Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 7(a) to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-64907) filed via EDGAR on October 30, 1998.
(f) Not applicable.
(g)(1) Custodian Contract between the Registrant and The Bank of New York (BNY). Incorporated by reference to the Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed via EDGAR on April 3, 2006 (File No. 333-43491).
(2) Amendment dated June 30, 2009 to Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and BNY. Incorporated by reference to the Prudential Investment Portfolios 4 Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed via EDGAR on April 12, 2010 (File No. 33-10649).
(3) Amendment dated December 21, 2010 to Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and BNY dated June 6, 2005. Incorporated by reference to Prudential World Fund, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-89725) filed via EDGAR on January 11, 2011.
(4) Customer Agreement between the Registrant and Goldman, Sachs & Co. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 8(c) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on May 2, 1997.
(h)(1) Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Registrant and Prudential Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (PMFS), dated May 29, 2007. Incorporated by reference to the Dryden Municipal Bond Fund Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed via EDGAR on June 29, 2007 (File No. 33-10649).
(2) Amendment dated September 2, 2008 to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated May 29, 2007. Incorporated by reference to the Target Portfolio Trust Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A as filed with the Commission on January 30, 2009 (File No. 33-50476).
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(3) Amendment dated December 21, 2010 to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated May 29, 2007.Incorporated by reference to the Prudential Investment Portfolios 3 Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed via EDGAR on December 30, 2010 (File No. 333-95849).
(i)(1) Opinion of Piper Rudnick LLP. Incorporated by reference to corresponding exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 30, 2004.
(2) Opinion of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray US LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered for Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on January 11, 2011.
(3) Opinion and consent of Foley & Lardner LLP as to the legality of the securities (Class Q shares) being registered for Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 27, 2015.
(j)(1) Consent of independent registered public accounting firm. Filed herewith.
(2) Consent of independent verification firm. Filed herewith.
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Purchase Agreement. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on May 2, 1997.
(m)(1) Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan for Class A shares. Filed herewith.
(2) Distribution and Service Plan for Class B shares of Prudential Government Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit m(2) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 29, 2002.
(3) Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan for Class C shares. Filed herewith.
(4) Distribution and Service Plan for Class R Shares of Prudential Government Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to corresponding exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 30, 2004.
(5) Rule 12b-1 fee waiver for Class R Shares of Prudential Government Income Fund. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 58 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A (File No. 2-82976) filed via EDGAR on April 27, 2016.
(n) Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Plan dated September 15, 2010. Incorporated by reference to Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-68723) filed via EDGAR on September 16, 2010.
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(o) Not applicable.
(p)(1) Code of Ethics of the Registrant. Filed herewith.
(2) Code of Ethics and Personal Securities Trading Policy of Prudential, including the Manager and Distributor, dated January 11, 2016. Filed herewith.
Item 29. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with the Registrant.
None.
Item 30. Indemnification.
As permitted by Section 17(h) and (i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), and pursuant to Article VI of the Funds Articles of Restatement and of Article V of the Fund's By-Laws (Exhibit (b) to the Registration Statement), present and former officers, directors, employees and agents of the Registrant shall be indemnified by the Registrant against judgments, fines, settlements and expenses to the fullest extent authorized and in the manner permitted, by applicable federal and state law. Section 2-418 of Maryland General Corporation Law permits indemnification of directors who acted in good faith and reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the Registrant. As permitted by Section 17(i) of the 1940 Act, pursuant to Section 10 of the Distribution Agreement (Exhibit (e)(1) to the Registration Statement), in certain cases the Distributor of the Registrant may be indemnified against liabilities which it may incur, except liabilities arising from bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, willful misfeasance or reckless disregard of duties.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1940 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the shares being registered, the 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 1940 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The Registrant has purchased an insurance policy insuring its officers and directors against liabilities, and certain costs of defending claims against such officers and directors, to the extent such officers and directors are not found to have committed conduct constituting willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of their duties. The insurance policy also insures the Registrant against the cost of indemnification payments to officers and directors under certain circumstances. Pursuant and subject to the provisions of Article VII of the Registrant's By-Laws, the Registrant shall indemnify each present and former director, officer, employee, and agent of the Registrant against, or advance the expenses of any such person for, the amount of any deductible provided in any liability insurance policy maintained by the Registrant.
Section 10 of the Management Agreement (Exhibit (d)(1) to the Registration Statement) and Section 4 of the Subadvisory Agreement (Exhibit (d)(2) to the Registration Statement) limit the liability of Prudential Investments LLC (PI) (formerly known as Prudential Investments Fund Management LLC) and Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) (as a successor to The Prudential Investment Corporation), respectively, to liabilities arising from willful
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misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their respective duties or from reckless disregard by them of their respective obligations and duties under the agreements. Section 10 of the Management Agreement also holds PIFM liable for losses resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services.
The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will apply the indemnification provisions of its Articles of Restatement, By-Laws and the Distribution Agreement in a manner consistent with Release No. 11330 of the Commission under the 1940 Act so long as the interpretation of Sections 17(h) and 17(i) of such Act remain in effect and are consistently applied.
Under Section 17(h) of the 1940 Act, it is the position of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that if there is neither a court determination on the merits that the defendant is not liable nor a court determination that the defendant was not guilty of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of one's office, no indemnification will be permitted unless an independent legal counsel (not including a counsel who does work for either the Registrant, its investment adviser, its principal underwriter or persons affiliated with these persons) determines, based upon a review of the facts, that the person in question was not guilty of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
Under its Charter and By-Laws, the Registrant may advance funds to provide for indemnification. Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff's position on Section 17(h) advances will be limited in the following respect:
(1) Any advances must be limited to amounts used, or to be used, for the preparation and/or presentation of a defense to the action (including cost connected with preparation of a settlement);
(2) Any advances must be accompanied by a written promise by, or on behalf of, the recipient to repay that amount of the advance which exceeds the amount to which it is ultimately determined that he is entitled to receive from the Registrant by reason of indemnification;
(3) Such promise must be secured by a surety bond or other suitable insurance; and
(4) Such surety bond or other insurance must be paid for by the recipient of such advance.
Item 31. Business and other Connections of the Investment Adviser.
Prudential Investments LLC (PI)
See the Prospectus constituting Part A of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement and “Management and Advisory Arrangements” in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) constituting Part B of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement.
The business and other connections of the officers of PI are listed in Schedules A and D of Form ADV of PI as currently on file with the Commission, the text of which is hereby incorporated by reference (File No. 801-31104).
PGIM, Inc. (PGIM)
See the Prospectus constituting Part A of the Registration Statement and “Management and Advisory Arrangements” in the SAI constituting Part B of this Registration Statement.
The business and other connections of the directors and executive officers of PGIM, Inc. are included in Schedule A and D of Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-22808), as most recently amended, the text of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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Item 32. Principal Underwriters.
(a) Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS)
PIMS is distributor for The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc., Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, Prudential Investment Portfolios 3, Prudential Investment Portfolios Inc. 14, Prudential Investment Portfolios 4, Prudential Investment Portfolios 5, Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Inc., Prudential Investment Portfolios 6, Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc., Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc., Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Investment Portfolios 7, Prudential Investment Portfolios 8, Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc., Prudential Investment Portfolios 9, Prudential World Fund, Inc., Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10, Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc., Prudential Investment Portfolios 12, Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15, Prudential Investment Portfolios 16, Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17, Prudential Investment Portfolios 18, Prudential Sector Funds, Inc. Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc., The Target Portfolio Trust, and The Prudential Series Fund.
PIMS is also distributor of the following other investment companies: Separate Accounts: Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2, The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10, The Prudential Variable Contract Account-11, The Prudential Variable Contract Account-24, The Prudential Variable Contract GI-2, The Prudential Discovery Select Group Variable Contract Account, The Pruco Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account, The Pruco Life of New Jersey Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account, The Prudential Individual Variable Contract Account, The Prudential Qualified Individual Variable Contract Account and PRIAC Variable Contract Account A.
(b) The following table sets forth information regarding certain officers of PIMS. As a limited liability company, PIMS has no directors.
Name and Principal Business Address   Positions and Offices with Underwriter   Positions and Officers with Registrant
David Hunt (1)   President and Chief Executive Officer   N/A
Christine C. Marcks (3)   Executive Vice President   N/A
Gary F. Neubeck (1)   Executive Vice President   N/A
Stuart S. Parker (1)   Executive Vice President   Board Member and President
Scott E. Benjamin (1)   Vice President   Board Member and Vice President
Joanne M. Accurso-Soto (1)   Senior Vice President   N/A
Michael J. King (2)   Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary   N/A
Peter J. Boland (1)   Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer   N/A
John N. Christolini (3)   Senior Vice President   N/A
Mark R. Hastings (1)   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer   N/A
Michael J. McQuade (1)   Senior Vice President, Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer   N/A
John L. Bronson (2)   Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer   N/A
Richard W. Kinville (2)   Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Officer   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
Principal Business Addresses:
(1) 655 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
(2) 751 Broad Street, Newark NJ, 07102
(3) 280 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT 06103
(c) Registrant has no principal underwriter who is not an affiliated person of the Registrant.
Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records.
All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules thereunder are maintained at the offices of Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, NY NY 10011, PGIM, Inc., 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, the Registrant, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, and Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (PMFS), 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.
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Documents required by Rules 31a-1(b) (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10) and (11) and 31a-1 (d) and (f) will be kept at 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, and the remaining accounts, books and other documents required by such other pertinent provisions of Section 31(a) and the Rules promulgated thereunder will be kept by BNY and PMFS.
Item 34. Management Services.
Other than as set forth under the captions “How the Fund is Managed-Manager” and “How the Fund is Managed-Distributor” in the Prospectus and the caption “Management and Advisory Arrangements” in the SAI, constituting Parts A and B, respectively, of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement, Registrant is not a party to any management-related service contract.
Item 35. Undertakings.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Newark, and State of New Jersey, on the 21st day of June, 2016.
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*
Stuart S. Parker, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature   Title   Date
*
Ellen S. Alberding
  Director    
*
Kevin J. Bannon
  Director    
*
Scott E. Benjamin
  Director    
*
Linda W. Bynoe
  Director    
*
Keith F. Hartstein
  Director    
*
Michael S. Hyland
  Director    
*
Stuart S. Parker
  Director and President, Principal Executive Officer    
*
Richard A. Redeker
  Director    
*
Stephen Stoneburn
  Director    
*
Grace C. Torres
  Director    
*
M. Sadiq Peshimam
  Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer    
*By: /s/ Jonathan D. Shain
Jonathan D. Shain
  Attorney-in-Fact   June 21, 2016
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned Directors, Trustees and Officers of the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, the Target Funds and The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2, 10 and 11 (collectively, the “Funds”), hereby constitute, appoint and authorize each of, Andrew French, Claudia DiGiacomo, Deborah A. Docs, Raymond A. O’Hara, Amanda S. Ryan, and Jonathan D. Shain, as true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact, to sign, execute and deliver on his or her behalf in the appropriate capacities indicated, any Registration Statements of the Funds on the appropriate forms, any and all amendments thereto (including pre- and post-effective amendments), and any and all supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, including Form N-PX, Forms 3, 4 and 5, as appropriate, to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the securities regulators of appropriate states and territories, and generally to do all such things in his or her name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, all related requirements of the SEC and all requirements of appropriate states and territories.  The undersigned do hereby give to said agents and attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to act in these premises, including, but not limited to, the power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agents and attorneys-in-fact would have if personally acting.  The undersigned do hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said agents and attorneys-in-fact, or any substitute or substitutes, may do by virtue hereof.
     
/s/ Ellen S. Alberding
Ellen S. Alberding
  /s/ Stuart S. Parker
Stuart S. Parker
/s/ Kevin J. Bannon
Kevin J. Bannon
  /s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam
M. Sadiq Peshimam
/s/ Scott E. Benjamin
Scott E. Benjamin
  /s/ Richard A. Redeker
Richard A. Redeker
/s/ Linda W. Bynoe
Linda W. Bynoe
  /s/ Stephen Stoneburn
Stephen Stoneburn
/s/ Keith F. Hartstein
Keith F. Hartstein
  /s/ Grace C. Torres
Grace C. Torres
/s/ Michael S. Hyland
Michael S. Hyland
   
     
     
Dated: September 16, 2015    
     
     
     
     
     
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Item 28
Exhibit No.
  Description
(j)(1) Consent of independent registered public accounting firm.
(j)(2)   Consent of independent verification firm.

  (m)(1)

  Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan for Class A shares. 
(m)(3)   Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan for Class C shares. 

(p)(1)

  Code of Ethics of the Registrant. 
(p)(2)   Code of Ethics and Personal Securities Trading Policy of Prudential, including the Manager and Distributor, dated January 11, 2016.
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14:

 

We consent to the use of our report dated April 15, 2016, with respect to the statement of assets and liabilities of the Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund (one of the series comprising Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14) including the portfolio of investments as of February 29, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended , incorporated by reference herein and to the references to our firm under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the prospectus and “Other Service Providers – Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Statements” in the statement of additional information.

 

New York, New York

June 16, 2016

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION FIRM

 

As the independent verification firm for Prudential Fixed Income, we hereby consent to reference to the firm-wide verification for the period January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2014 issued by ACA Performance Services, LLC, and to related references to our firm, included in or made a part of the Prospectus for the Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund.

 

June 20, 2016

ACA Performance Services, LLC

By: /s/Theodore Eichenlaub
Theodore Eichenlaub
Executive Vice President

Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan

( Class A Shares )

Introduction

The Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan set forth below (the “Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), for Class A of each fund listed on Schedule A attached hereto, as it may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”).

A majority of the Board of Directors/Trustees of each Fund (the “Board”), including a majority of those Directors/Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or any agreements related to it (the “Rule 12b-1 Trustees”), have approved this Plan by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan and have determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that adoption of this Plan will benefit the Funds and their shareholders. Expenditures under this Plan by the Funds for Distribution Activities (defined below) are primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares of the Funds within the meaning of paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

The purpose of the Plan is to create incentives for Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”), qualified broker-dealers, other financial institutions (which may include banks and retirement recordkeepers) and others that enter into a distribution, underwriting, selling, selected dealer or services agreement or other similar agreement with respect to Class A shares of the Funds (each of the foregoing, an “Intermediary”), and such Intermediaries’ financial professionals or other employees (as applicable), to provide distribution assistance to their customers who are investors in the Funds, to defray the costs and expenses associated with the preparation, printing and distribution of prospectuses and sales literature and other promotional and distribution activities and to provide for the servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Intermediary may retain portions of the service and distribution fees payable hereunder in excess of its expenses incurred.

The Plan

The material aspects of the Plan are as follows:

1. Distribution Activities

The Funds shall, directly or indirectly, engage Intermediaries to distribute or assist in the distribution of Class A shares of each Fund and/or to service shareholder accounts. Services provided and activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Distribution Activities.” Distribution Activities do not include any services or activities that would constitute “personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts” under paragraph (b)(9) of Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).

2. Payment of Service Fee

Each Fund may pay with respect to Class A an annual service fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class (“service fee”) to one or more Intermediaries as compensation for providing personal service and/or maintaining shareholder accounts, including (i) expenditures for overhead and other expenses of an Intermediary, (ii) telephone and other communications expenses relating to the provision of shareholder services and (iii) compensation to and expenses of financial professionals and other employees of an Intermediary for the provision of shareholder services. Each Fund shall calculate and accrue daily amounts payable by its Class A shares hereunder and shall pay such amounts monthly or at such other intervals as the Board may determine. The service fees payable hereunder to an Intermediary to cover expenses for personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts may not exceed the maximum amount, if any, as may from time to time be permitted for such services under Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA or any successor rule, in each case as amended or interpreted by FINRA (“Rule 2830”).

3. Payment for Distribution Activities

 
 

Each Fund may pay with respect to Class A an annual distribution fee, which, together with the service fee (described in Section 2 hereof), shall not exceed 0.30% (with respect to the Funds listed on Schedule B ) or 0.25% (with respect to the Funds listed on Schedule C ) of the average daily net assets of the Class, to one or more Intermediaries as compensation for the performance of Distribution Activities. Each Fund shall calculate and accrue daily amounts payable by its Class A shares hereunder and shall pay such amounts monthly or at such other intervals as the Board may determine. Payments under the Plan that may be used by the Intermediary to cover expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares may not exceed the maximum amount, if any, as may from time to time be permitted for such services under Rule 2830.

Amounts paid by Class A shares of each Fund will not be used to pay the distribution expenses incurred with respect to any other class of shares of that Fund, except that distribution expenses attributable to a Fund as a whole will be allocated to the Class A shares according to the ratio of the sales of Class A shares to the total sales of that Fund’s shares over its fiscal year or such other allocation method approved by the Board. The allocation of distribution expenses among classes will be subject to the review of the Board.

The fees payable by each Fund with respect to Class A under the Plan may be used to compensate an Intermediary for Distribution Activities related to Class A, including without limitation:

  (a) sales commissions (including trailer commissions) paid to, or on account of, financial professionals or other employees of the Distributor;

  (b) indirect and overhead costs of an Intermediary associated with the performance of Distribution Activities, including platform development and maintenance as well as central office and branch expenses;

  (c) advertising for the Fund in various forms through any available medium, including the cost of preparing, printing and distributing Fund prospectuses, statements of additional information and periodic financial reports and sales literature to persons other than current shareholders of the Fund;

  (d) amounts paid to, or on account of, Intermediaries for performing services under a selling agreement, selected dealer agreement or other similar agreement with the Distributor with respect to Class A shares of the Funds, including, but not limited to, sales commissions, trailer commissions, and other costs associated with Distribution Activities;

(e) payments made to, and expenses of, an Intermediary and other persons who provide support or services to Fund shareholders, including but not limited to, office space and equipment, communication facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund and its operations, processing shareholder transactions, promotional, advertising or marketing activity, sub-accounting and recordkeeping services ( in excess of ordinary payments made to the Fund’s transfer agent or to Intermediaries or other parties that act as sub-transfer agent, sub-accounting agent or other recordkeeper), obtaining shareholder information and providing information about the Fund, and asset allocation services; and

(f) interest-related expenses, or the cost of capital associated with, the financing of any of the foregoing.

4. Quarterly Reports; Additional Information

An appropriate officer of each Fund will provide to the Board for review, at least quarterly, a written report specifying in reasonable detail the amounts expended under the Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1. The Distributor will provide to the Board such additional information as the Board shall from time to time reasonably request, including information about Distribution Activities undertaken or to be undertaken by the Distributor.

The Distributor will inform the Board of the amounts payable in respect of Distribution Activities (including commissions and trailer commissions and other amounts) and account servicing fees to be paid by the Distributor to financial professionals or other employees of the Distributor and to Intermediaries that have entered into selected dealer agreements, selling agreements or other similar agreements with the Distributor.

 
 

5. Effectiveness; Continuation

The Plan shall take effect as to each Fund as of the date set forth below; provided, that a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Class A shares of the Fund shall have approved a Distribution and Service Plan for Class A shares that provides for the payment of combined service and distribution fees by Class A shares of the Fund in amounts at least equal to, or higher than, those provided for in Sections 2 and 3 hereof.

The Plan shall, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms, continue in full force and effect for so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a majority of the Board and a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the continuation of the Plan.

6. Termination

This Plan may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Class A shares of the Fund.

7. Amendments

The Plan may not be amended to change the combined service and distribution fees to be paid as provided for in Sections 2 and 3 hereof so as to increase materially the amounts payable under this Plan with respect to a Fund unless such amendment shall be approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Class A shares of the Fund. All material amendments of the Plan, including the addition of additional Funds to Schedule A , shall be approved by a majority of the Board and a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan.

8. Rule 12b-1 Trustees

While the Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees shall be committed to the discretion of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees.

9. Records

Each Fund shall preserve copies of the Plan and any related agreements and all reports made pursuant to Section 4 hereof, for a period of not less than six years from the date of effectiveness of the Plan, such agreements or reports, and for at least the first two years in an easily accessible place.

10. Severability

The provisions of the Plan are severable for each Fund listed on Schedule A , and whenever any action is to be taken with respect to the Plan, such action will be taken separately for each Fund affected.

 

Dated: June 9, 2016

 
 

Schedule A

 

Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

Prudential Balanced Fund

Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund

Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 3

Prudential Global Absolute Return Bond Fund

Prudential Jennison Select Growth Fund

Prudential QMA Global Tactical Allocation Fund

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund

Prudential Real Assets Fund

Prudential Unconstrained Bond Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 4

Prudential Muni High Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 5

Prudential Jennison Conservative Growth Fund

Prudential Jennison Rising Dividend Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 6

Prudential California Muni Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 7

Prudential Jennison Value Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 8

Prudential QMA Stock Index Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 9

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund

Prudential International Real Estate Fund

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund

Prudential Real Estate Income Fund

Prudential Select Real Estate Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10

Prudential Jennison Equity Income Fund

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 12

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund

Prudential Short Duration Muni High Income Fund

Prudential US Real Estate Fund

 

Prudential Investments Portfolios, Inc. 14

 
 

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund

Prudential Government Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc 15

Prudential High Yield Fund

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 16

Prudential Income Builder Fund

Prudential QMA Defensive Equity Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17

Prudential Short Duration Multi Sector Bond Fund

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 18

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund

Prudential Jennison MLP Fund

 

Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.

Prudential Financial Services Fund

Prudential Jennison Health Sciences Fund

Prudential Jennison Utility Fund

 

Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc.

Prudential Emerging Market Debt Local Currency Fund

Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Prudential Jennison global Infrastructure Fund

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund

 

The Target Portfolio Trust

Prudential Core Bond Fund

Prudential Corporate Bond Fund

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Schedule B

 

Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

Prudential Balanced Fund

Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund

Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 3

Prudential Jennison Select Growth Fund

Prudential QMA Global Tactical Allocation Fund

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund

Prudential Real Assets Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 5

Prudential Jennison Conservative Growth Fund

Prudential Jennison Rising Dividend Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 7

Prudential Jennison Value Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 8

Prudential QMA Stock Index Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 9

Prudential International Real Estate Fund

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund

Prudential Real Estate Income Fund

Prudential Select Real Estate Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10

Prudential Jennison Equity Income Fund

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 12

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund

Prudential Short Duration Muni High Income Fund

Prudential US Real Estate Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 16

Prudential Income Builder Fund

Prudential QMA Defensive Equity Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 18

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund

Prudential Jennison MLP Fund

 

Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc.

 

 
 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.

Prudential Financial Services Fund

Prudential Jennison Health Sciences Fund

Prudential Jennison Utility Fund

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc.

Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Prudential Jennison global Infrastructure Fund

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund

 

The Target Portfolio Trust

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund

 
 

Schedule C

 

Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

Prudential Global Total Return Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 3

Prudential Unconstrained Bond Fund

Prudential Global Absolute Return Bond Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 4

Prudential Muni High Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 6

Prudential California Muni Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 9

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund

Prudential Government Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15

Prudential High Yield Fund

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund

Prudential Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund

 

Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.

Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.

Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc.

Prudential Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund

 

The Target Portfolio Trust

Prudential Core Bond Fund

Prudential Corporate Bond Fund

 

Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan

( Class C Shares )

Introduction

The Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan set forth below (the “Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), for Class C of each fund listed on Schedule A attached hereto, as it may be amended from time to time (each, a “Fund”).

A majority of the Board of Directors/Trustees of each Fund (the “Board”), including a majority of those Directors/Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan or any agreements related to it (the “Rule 12b-1 Trustees”), have approved this Plan by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan and have determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that adoption of this Plan will benefit the Funds and their shareholders. Expenditures under this Plan by the Funds for Distribution Activities (defined below) are primarily intended to result in the sale of Class C shares of the Funds within the meaning of paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

The purpose of the Plan is to create incentives for Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”), qualified broker-dealers, other financial institutions (which may include banks and retirement recordkeepers) and others that enter into a distribution, underwriting, selling, selected dealer or services agreement or other similar agreement with respect to Class C shares of the Funds (each of the foregoing, an “Intermediary”), and such Intermediaries’ financial professionals or other employees (as applicable), to provide distribution assistance to their customers who are investors in the Funds, to defray the costs and expenses associated with the preparation, printing and distribution of prospectuses and sales literature and other promotional and distribution activities and to provide for the servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts. The Intermediary may retain portions of the service and distribution fees payable hereunder in excess of its expenses incurred.

The Plan

The material aspects of the Plan are as follows:

1. Distribution Activities

The Funds shall, directly or indirectly, engage Intermediaries to distribute or assist in the distribution of Class C shares of each Fund and/or to service shareholder accounts. Services provided and activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Class C shares of the Funds are referred to herein as “Distribution Activities.” Distribution Activities do not include any services or activities that would constitute “personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts” under paragraph (b)(9) of Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).

2. Payment of Service Fee

Each Fund may pay with respect to Class C an annual service fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class (“service fee”) to one or more Intermediaries as compensation for providing personal service and/or maintaining shareholder accounts, including (i) expenditures for overhead and other expenses of an Intermediary, (ii) telephone and other communications expenses relating to the provision of shareholder services and (iii) compensation to and expenses of financial professionals and other employees of an Intermediary for the provision of shareholder services. Each Fund shall calculate and accrue daily amounts payable by its Class C shares hereunder and shall pay such amounts monthly or at such other intervals as the Board may determine. The service fees payable hereunder to an Intermediary to cover expenses for personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts may not exceed the maximum amount, if any, as may from time to time be permitted for such services under Rule 2830 of the Conduct Rules of FINRA or any successor rule, in each case as amended or interpreted by FINRA (“Rule 2830”).

3. Payment for Distribution Activities

 
 

Each Fund may pay with respect to Class C an annual distribution fee of 0.75% (which does not include the service fee described in Section 2 hereof) of the average daily net assets of the Class, to one or more Intermediaries as compensation for the performance of Distribution Activities. Each Fund shall calculate and accrue daily amounts payable by its Class C shares hereunder and shall pay such amounts monthly or at such other intervals as the Board may determine. Payments under the Plan that may be used by the Intermediary to cover expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class C shares may not exceed the maximum amount, if any, as may from time to time be permitted for such services under Rule 2830.

Amounts paid by Class C shares of each Fund will not be used to pay the distribution expenses incurred with respect to any other class of shares of that Fund, except that distribution expenses attributable to a Fund as a whole will be allocated to the Class C shares according to the ratio of the sales of Class C shares to the total sales of that Fund’s shares over its fiscal year or such other allocation method approved by the Board. The allocation of distribution expenses among classes will be subject to the review of the Board.

The fees payable by each Fund with respect to Class C under the Plan may be used to compensate an Intermediary for Distribution Activities related to Class C, including without limitation:

  (a) sales commissions (including trailer commissions) paid to, or on account of, financial professionals or other employees of the Distributor;

  (b) indirect and overhead costs of an Intermediary associated with the performance of Distribution Activities, including platform development and maintenance as well as central office and branch expenses;

  (c) advertising for the Fund in various forms through any available medium, including the cost of preparing, printing and distributing Fund prospectuses, statements of additional information and periodic financial reports and sales literature to persons other than current shareholders of the Fund;

  (d) amounts paid to, or on account of, Intermediaries for performing services under a selling agreement, selected dealer agreement or other similar agreement with the Distributor with respect to Class C shares of the Funds, including, but not limited to, sales commissions, trailer commissions, and other costs associated with Distribution Activities;

(e) payments made to, and expenses of, an Intermediary and other persons who provide support or services to Fund shareholders, including but not limited to, office space and equipment, communication facilities, answering routine inquiries regarding the Fund and its operations, processing shareholder transactions, promotional, advertising or marketing activity, sub-accounting and recordkeeping services ( in excess of ordinary payments made to the Fund’s transfer agent or to Intermediaries or other parties that act as sub-transfer agent, sub-accounting agent or other recordkeeper), obtaining shareholder information and providing information about the Fund, and asset allocation services; and

(f) interest-related expenses, or the cost of capital associated with, the financing of any of the foregoing.

4. Quarterly Reports; Additional Information

An appropriate officer of each Fund will provide to the Board for review, at least quarterly, a written report specifying in reasonable detail the amounts expended under the Plan and the purposes for which such expenditures were made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1. The Distributor will provide to the Board such additional information as the Board shall from time to time reasonably request, including information about Distribution Activities undertaken or to be undertaken by the Distributor.

The Distributor will inform the Board of the amounts payable in respect of Distribution Activities (including commissions and trailer commissions and other amounts) and account servicing fees to be paid by the Distributor to financial professionals or other employees of the Distributor and to Intermediaries that have entered into selected dealer agreements, selling agreements or other similar agreements with the Distributor.

 
 

5. Effectiveness; Continuation

The Plan shall take effect as to each Fund as of the date set forth below; provided, that a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Class C shares of the Fund shall have approved a Distribution and Service Plan for Class C shares that provides for the payment of combined service and distribution fees by Class C shares of the Fund in amounts at least equal to, or higher than, those provided for in Sections 2 and 3 hereof.

The Plan shall, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms, continue in full force and effect for so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a majority of the Board and a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the continuation of the Plan.

6. Termination

This Plan may be terminated with respect to a Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Class C shares of the Fund.

7. Amendments

The Plan may not be amended to change the combined service and distribution fees to be paid as provided for in Sections 2 and 3 hereof so as to increase materially the amounts payable under this Plan with respect to a Fund unless such amendment shall be approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Class C shares of the Fund. All material amendments of the Plan, including the addition of additional Funds to Schedule A , shall be approved by a majority of the Board and a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan.

8. Rule 12b-1 Trustees

While the Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees shall be committed to the discretion of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees.

9. Records

Each Fund shall preserve copies of the Plan and any related agreements and all reports made pursuant to Section 4 hereof, for a period of not less than six years from the date of effectiveness of the Plan, such agreements or reports, and for at least the first two years in an easily accessible place.

10. Severability

The provisions of the Plan are severable for each Fund listed on Schedule A , and whenever any action is to be taken with respect to the Plan, such action will be taken separately for each Fund affected.

 

Dated: June 9, 2016

 
 

SCHEDULE A

List of Funds

 

Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

Prudential Balanced Fund

Prudential Conservative Allocation Fund

Prudential Growth Allocation Fund

Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund

Prudential Jennison Growth Fund

Prudential Moderate Allocation Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 3

Prudential Global Absolute Return Bond Fund

Prudential Jennison Select Growth Fund

Prudential QMA Global Tactical Allocation Fund

Prudential QMA Strategic Value Fund

Prudential Real Assets Fund

Prudential Unconstrained Bond Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 4

Prudential Muni High Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 5

Prudential Jennison Conservative Growth Fund

Prudential Jennison Rising Dividend Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 6

Prudential California Muni Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 7

Prudential Jennison Value Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 8

Prudential QMA Stock Index Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 9

Prudential Absolute Return Bond Fund

Prudential International Real Estate Fund

Prudential QMA Large-Cap Core Equity Fund

Prudential Real Estate Income Fund

Prudential Select Real Estate Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10

Prudential Jennison Equity Income Fund

Prudential QMA Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 12

Prudential Global Real Estate Fund

Prudential QMA Long-Short Equity Fund

Prudential Short Duration Muni High Income Fund

Prudential US Real Estate Fund

 

 
 

Prudential Investments Portfolios, Inc. 14

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund

Prudential Government Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc 15

Prudential High Yield Fund

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Income Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 16

Prudential Income Builder Fund

Prudential QMA Defensive Equity Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17

Prudential Short Duration Multi Sector Bond Fund

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios 18

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund

Prudential Jennison MLP Fund

 

Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.

Prudential Financial Services Fund

Prudential Jennison Health Sciences Fund

Prudential Jennison Utility Fund

 

Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential World Fund, Inc.

Prudential Emerging Market Debt Local Currency Fund

Prudential Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Prudential Jennison global Infrastructure Fund

Prudential Jennison Global Opportunities Fund

Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund

Prudential QMA International Equity Fund

 

The Target Portfolio Trust

Prudential Core Bond Fund

Prudential Corporate Bond Fund

Prudential QMA Small-Cap Value Fund

 

 

PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUNDS

 

Code of Ethics Adopted Pursuant to Rule 17j-1

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940

(the " Code" )

 

 

 

1. Purposes

 

This Code has been adopted by the board of directors/trustees of each fund listed on Exhibit A, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its series (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"), in accordance with Rule 17j-1(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") and in accordance with the following general principles:

(1) The duty at all times to place the interests of Fund shareholders first.

 

Fund personnel should scrupulously avoid serving their own personal interests ahead of shareholders' interests in any decision relating to their personal investments.

 

(2) The requirement that all personal securities transactions be conducted consistent with the Code and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an individual's position of trust and responsibility.

 

Fund personnel must not only seek to achieve technical compliance with the Code but should strive to abide by its spirit and the principles articulated herein.

 

(3) The fundamental standard that Fund personnel should not take inappropriate advantage of their positions.

 

Fund personnel must avoid any situation that might compromise, or call into question, their exercise of fully independent judgment in the interest of shareholders, including, but not limited to the receipt of unusual investment opportunities, perquisites, or gifts of more than a de minimis value from persons doing or seeking business with the Fund.

 

 
 

Rule 17j-1 under the Act generally proscribes fraudulent or manipulative practices with respect to a purchase or sale of a security held or to be acquired (as such term is defined in Section 2 of the Code) by an investment company, if effected by an affiliated person of such company.

The purpose of the Code is to establish procedures consistent with the Act and Rule 17j-1 to give effect to the following general prohibitions as set forth in Rule 17j-1(b) as follows:

It shall be unlawful for any affiliated person of or principal underwriter for a Fund, or any affiliated person of an investment adviser of or principal underwriter for a Fund in connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by the person of a security held or to be acquired by the Fund:

 

(1) To employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud the Fund;

 

(2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact to the Fund or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made to the Fund, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;

 

(3) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the Fund; or

 

(4) To engage in any manipulative practice with respect to the Fund.

 
 

 

2. Definitions

 

(a) "Access Person" means any director, trustee, officer, general partner or Advisory Person (including any Investment Personnel, as that term is defined herein) of the Fund, the Manager, the Adviser/ Subadviser, or the Principal Underwriter.

 

(b) "Adviser/Subadviser" means the Adviser or a Subadviser, if any, of the Fund or both as the context may require.

 

(c) "Advisory Person" means (i) any employee of the Fund, Manager or Adviser/Subadviser (or of any company in a control relationship to the Fund, Manager or Adviser/Subadviser) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in, or obtains current or pending information regarding the purchase or sale of a security by the Fund, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases or sales; and (ii) any natural person in a control relationship to the Fund who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Fund with regard to the purchase or sale of a security.

 

(d) "Beneficial Ownership" will be interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Securities Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(a)(2) in determining which security holdings of a person are subject to the reporting and short-swing profit provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, except that the determination of direct or indirect beneficial ownership will apply to all securities which an Access Person has or acquires (Exhibit B).

 

(e) "Complex" means the group of registered investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC and/or AST Investment Services, Inc. serve as investment manager; provided, however, that with respect to Access Persons of the Manager or Subadviser (including any unit or subdivision thereof), "Complex" means the group of registered investment companies in the Complex advised by the Manager or such Subadviser or unit or subdivision thereof or to which an Access Person is deemed to have access. A list of such registered investment companies will be maintained by the Compliance Officer.

 

(f) "Compliance Officer" means the person or persons (including his or her designees) designated by the Manager, the Adviser/Subadviser, or Principal Underwriter, respectively, as having responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Code.

 

(g) "Control" will have the same meaning as that set forth in

 
 

Section 2(a)(9) of the Act.

 

(h) "Director" means a director or trustee of a Fund, and includes a committee member for any Fund organized as a managed separate account.

 

(i) "Independent Director" means a Director of the Fund who is not an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Act.

 

(j) “Initial Public Offering” means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(k) "Investment Personnel" means: (a) Portfolio Managers and other Advisory Persons who provide investment information and/or advice to the Portfolio Manager(s) and/or help execute the Portfolio Manager's(s') investment decisions, including securities analysts and traders; (b) any natural person in a control relationship to the Fund who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Fund with regard to the purchase or sale of a security; and (c) certain other individuals as designated by the Compliance Officer.

 

(l) "Manager" means Prudential Investments LLC, and, with respect to Advanced Series Trust, AST Investment Services, Inc. and Prudential Investments LLC.

 

(m) “Mutual Fund Code of Ethics/Personal Securities Trading Committee” or “Committee” means a specified group of Business Unit, Compliance, and Human Resources executives or their designees who are responsible for interpreting and administering the Code, including but not limited to, reviewing violations of the Code and determining any sanctions or other disciplinary actions that may be deemed appropriate. 1 In addition, the Committee may waive and or modify violations and sanctions or other disciplinary actions at its discretion when deemed appropriate by the Committee.

 

 

 
 

The Committee will review such violations in consultation with legal counsel. A list of such Committee members shall be maintained by the Compliance Officer.

 

(n) “Non-Management Interested Director” means an “interested person” of the Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Act who serves as a Director of the Fund but is not an officer of the Fund, or a director, officer or employee of the Manager or any affiliate of the Manager.

 

(o) “Non-proprietary Registered Open-end Investment Company” or “Non-proprietary Fund” means any registered open-end investment company whose registered investment adviser is an entity other than AST Investment Services, Inc. or Prudential Investments LLC.

 

(p) "Portfolio Manager" means any Advisory Person who has the direct responsibility and authority to make investment decisions for the Fund.

 

(q) “Private Placement” means a limited offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to section 4(2) or section 4(6) or pursuant to rule 504, rule 505 or rule 506 under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(r) “Profits” means any total or partial gain realized from a securities transaction or group of transactions as defined by the Mutual Fund Code of Ethics/Personal Securities Trading Committee.

 

(s) “Proprietary Registered Open-End Investment Company” or “Proprietary Fund” means a registered open-end investment company for which Prudential Investments LLC and/or AST Investment Services, Inc. act as the investment adviser, with the exception of proprietary money market open-end registered investment companies or any other open-end registered investment companies identified by the Compliance Officer. 2

 

(t) "Security" will have the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(36) of the Act, except that it will not include shares of Non-proprietary Registered Open-end Investment Companies, other than exchange traded funds; money market registered open-end investment companies; bankers' acceptances; bank certificates of deposit; commercial paper and such other money market instruments as are designated by the Compliance Officer. For purposes of the Code, an "equivalent Security" is one that has a substantial economic relationship to another Security. This would include, among other things, (1) a Security that is exchangeable for or convertible into another Security, (2) with respect to an equity Security,

 
 

a Security having the same issuer (including a private issue by the same issuer) and any derivative, option or warrant relating to that Security and (3) with respect to a fixed-income Security, a Security having the same issuer, maturity, coupon and rating.

 

(u) “Security held or to be acquired” means any Security or any equivalent Security which, within the most recent 15 days: (1) is or has been held by the Fund; or (2) is being considered by the Fund or its investment adviser for purchase by the Fund.

 

3. Applicability

The Code applies to all Access Persons, except that Access Persons covered by more than one Code of Ethics meeting the requirements of Rule 17j-1 may be governed by the provisions of such other Code of Ethics and report all transactions pursuant to the terms of such other Code of Ethics provided that such Code was reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund. The Compliance Officer shall ensure that each Access Person subject to this Code receives a copy of the Code. The Compliance Officer will maintain a list of all Access Persons who are currently, and within the past five years, subject to the Code.

4. Prohibited Purchases and Sales

The requirements of this Section 4 only apply to a transaction in a security in which the designated Access Person has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership.

The requirements of this Section 4 shall not apply to Independent Directors or Non-Management Interested Directors.

A. Mutual Funds

Except as provided in Section 5 below, Investment Personnel and certain other individuals identified by the Compliance Officer are required to hold Proprietary Funds

 
 

purchased for a period of 60 days. In addition, such persons are required to hold certain Non-proprietary Funds, for which they have access to information, for a period of 60 days after purchase. Profits realized on such transactions that do not adhere to the requirements of this Section may be required to be disgorged to the Fund or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the Committee.

B. Initial Public Offerings

Investment Personnel may not acquire any Securities in an initial public offering. For purposes of this restriction, "Initial Public Offerings" shall not include offerings of government and municipal securities.

C. Private Placements

No Access Person may acquire any Securities in a Private Placement without prior approval.

(i) Prior approval must be obtained in accordance with the preclearance procedure described in Section 6 below. Such approval will take into account, among other factors, whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for the Funds and whether the opportunity is being offered to the Access Person by virtue of his or her position with the Fund. The Adviser/Subadviser shall maintain a record of such prior approval, and reason for same, for at least 5 years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval is granted.

(ii) Access Persons who have been authorized to acquire Securities in a Private Placement must disclose that investment to the chief investment officer (including his or her designee) of the

 
 

Adviser/Subadviser (or of any unit or subdivision thereof) or the Compliance Officer when he or she plays a part in any subsequent consideration of an investment by the Fund in the issuer. In such circumstances, a Fund's decision to purchase Securities of the issuer will be subject to an independent review by appropriate personnel with no personal interest in the issuer.

D. Blackout Periods

(i) Except as provided in Section 5 below, Access Persons are prohibited from executing a Securities transaction on a day during which any investment company in the Complex has a pending "buy" or "sell" order in the same or an equivalent Security and until such time as that order is executed or withdrawn.

This prohibition shall not apply to Access Persons of the Manager, Principal Underwriter, and Adviser/Subadviser who do not, in the ordinary course of fulfilling their official duties, have access to current or pending information regarding the purchase and sale of Securities for the Fund and are not engaged in the day-to-day trading operations of the Fund; provided that Securities investments effected by such Access Persons during the proscribed period are not effected with knowledge of the purchase or sale of the same or equivalent Securities by any Fund in the Complex.

A "pending 'buy' or 'sell' order" exists when a decision to purchase or sell a Security has been made and communicated. However, this prohibition shall not apply to a “pending ‘buy’or ‘sell’ order” in the same or an equivalent Security in a

 
 

broad based index Fund. 3

(ii) Portfolio Managers are prohibited from buying or selling a Security within seven calendar days before or after a Fund in the same Complex trades in the same or an equivalent Security. Nevertheless, a personal trade by any Investment Personnel shall not prevent a Fund in the same Complex from trading in the same or an equivalent security. However, such a transaction shall be subject to independent review by the Compliance Officer. This prohibition shall not apply to purchases and sales executed in a broad based index Fund.

(iii) If trades are effected during the periods proscribed in (i) or (ii) above, except as provided in (iv) below with respect to (i) above, Profits realized on such trades will be promptly required to be disgorged to the Fund or a charitable organization approved by the Committee.

(iv) A transaction by Access Persons (other than Investment Personnel) inadvertently effected during the period proscribed in (i) above will not be considered a violation of the Code and disgorgement will not be required so long as the transaction was effected in accordance with the preclearance procedures described in Section 6 below and without prior knowledge of trading by any Fund in the Complex in the same or an equivalent Security.

E. Short-Term Trading Profits

Except as provided in Section 5 below, Investment Personnel are prohibited from profiting from a purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same or an equivalent Security within any 60 calendar day period. For purposes of this prohibition, Security shall exclude Proprietary Funds and Non-proprietaryFunds, certain broad-based exchange traded funds, including options on those funds, and securities that would not be generally ineligible for purchase by the strategy managed by the Complex. 4 If trades are effected during the proscribed period, Profits realized on such trades will be promptly required to be disgorged to the Fund or a charitable organization approved by the Committee.

F. Short Sales

No Access Person may sell any security short that is owned by any Fund in the Complex. Access Persons may, however, make short sales when he/she owns an equivalent amount of the same security.

G. Options

No Access Person may write a naked call option or buy a naked put option on a security owned by any Fund in the Complex. Access Persons may purchase options on securities not held by any Fund in the Complex, or purchase call options or write put options on securities owned by any Fund in the Complex, subject to preclearance and the same restrictions applicable to other Securities. Access Persons may write covered call options or buy covered put options on a Security owned by any Fund in the Complex at the discretion of the Compliance Officer.

H. Investment Clubs

No Access or Investment Person may participate in an investment club.

 

 
 

5. Exempted Transactions

 

The requirements of Section 4.A. above will not apply to subparagraphs (a), (c), (d), (i), (j), and (k) hereof. In addition, subject to preclearance in accordance with Section 6 below with respect to subparagraphs (b), (e), (f), (g) and (i) hereof, the prohibitions of Sections 4.D. and 4.E., will not apply to the following:

(a) Purchases or sales of Securities effected in any account over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control or in any account of the Access Person which is managed on a discretionary basis by a person other than such Access Person and with respect to which such Access Person does not in fact influence or control such transactions. 5

 

(b) Purchases or sales of Securities (or their equivalents) which are generally not eligible for purchase or sale by any Fund in the Complex given its underlying strategy.

 

(c) Purchases or sales of Securities which are non-volitional on the part of either the Access Person or any Fund in the Complex.

 

(d) Purchases of Securities, which are part of an automatic dividend reinvestment plan.

 

(e) Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its Securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired.

 

(f) Any equity Securities transaction, or series of related transactions effected over a 30 calendar day period, involving 500 shares or less in each direction, if the Access Person has no prior knowledge of activity in such security by any Fund in the Complex and the security meets any additional criteria deemed pertinent by Compliance. 6

 

(g) Any fixed-income Securities transaction, or series of related transactions effected over a 30 calendar day period, involving 100 units

 
 

($100,000 principal amount) or less in each direction, if the Access Person has no prior knowledge of transactions in such Securities by any Fund in the Complex.

 

(h) Any transaction in index options effected on a broad-based index. 7

 

(i) Purchases or sales of Securities which receive the prior approval of the Compliance Officer (such person having no personal interest in such purchases or sales), based on a determination that no abuse is involved and that such purchases and sales are not likely to have any economic impact on any Fund in the Complex or on its ability to purchase or sell Securities of the same class or other Securities of the same issuer. With respect to the requirements of Section 4.A. above, the Compliance Officer may approve certain hardship or other exceptions.

 

(j)             Purchases or sales of unit investment trusts. However, purchases or sales of exchange traded funds, including those registered as unit investment trusts, are required to be precleared in accordance with Section 6 below.

 

(k)           Purchases or sales of Securities that are part of an automatic investment/withdrawal program or that result from automatic rebalancing.

 

(l)             Purchases or sales of mortgage backed securities, foreign currency options and agency securities. 8

 

6. Preclearance

Access Persons (other than Independent Directors and Non-Management Interested Directors) must preclear all personal Securities investments with the exception of those identified in subparts (a), (c), (d), (h), (j), (k), and (l) of Section 5 and Section 4.A. above.

All requests for preclearance must be submitted to the Compliance Officer for approval. All approved orders must be executed by the close of business on the day in which preclearance is granted; provided, however that approved orders for Securities

 
 

traded in foreign markets may be executed within two (2) business days from the date preclearance is granted.

If any order is not timely executed, a request for preclearance must be resubmitted.

7. Reporting

(a) Independent Directors shall report to the Secretary of the Fund the information described in Section 7(b) hereof with respect to transactions in any Security in which such Independent Director has, or by reason of such transaction acquires, any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership in the Security only if such Independent Director, at the time of that transaction knew or, in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a Director of the Fund, should have known that, during the 15-day period immediately preceding or subsequent to the date of the transaction in a Security by such Director, such Security is or was purchased or sold by the Fund or was being considered for purchase or sale by the Fund, the Manager or Adviser/Subadviser; provided, however, that an Independent Director is not required to make a report with respect to transactions effected in any account over which such Director does not have any direct or indirect influence or control or in any account of the Independent Director which is managed on a discretionary basis by a person other than such Director and with respect to which such Director does not in fact influence or control such transactions. 9 The Secretary of the Fund shall maintain such reports and such other records to the extent required by Rule 17j-1 under the Act.

(b) Every report required by Section 7(a) hereof shall be made not later than 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in which the transaction to which the report

 
 

relates was effected, and shall contain the following information:

 

(i) The date of the transaction, the title, the interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), the number of shares and the principal amount of each Security involved;

 

(ii) The nature of the transaction (i.e., purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);

 

(iii) The price at which the transaction was effected;

 

(iv) The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through whom the transaction was effected; and

 

(v) The date that the report is submitted.

 

 

(c) Any such report may contain a statement that the report shall not be construed as an admission by the person making such report that he or she has any direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership in the Security to which the report relates.

8. Records of Securities Transactions and Post-Trade Review

With the exception of accounts identified in Section 5(a), Access Persons (other than Independent Directors) are required to direct their brokers to supply, on a timely basis, duplicate copies of confirmations of all personal Securities transactions and copies of periodic statements for all Securities accounts in which such Access Persons have a Beneficial Ownership interest to the Compliance Officer. Such instructions must be made upon becoming an Access Person and promptly as new accounts are established, but no later than 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter, with respect to any account established by the Access Person in which any securities were held during the quarter for the direct or indirect beneficial interest of the Access Person.

 
 

Notification must be made in writing and a copy of the notification must be submitted to Compliance. This notification will include the broker, dealer or bank with which the account was established and the date the account was established.

Compliance with this Code requirement will be deemed to satisfy the reporting requirements imposed on Access Persons under Rule 17j-1(d), provided, however, that such confirmations and statements contain all the information required by Section 7. b. hereof and are furnished within the time period required by such section.

The Compliance Officer will periodically review the personal investment activity of all Access Persons (including Independent Directors with respect to Securities transactions reported pursuant to Section 7 above) and holdings reports of all Access Persons.

9. Disclosure of Personal Holdings

Within ten days after an individual first becomes an Access Person and thereafter on an annual basis, each Access Person (other than Independent Directors) must disclose all personal Securities holdings with the exception of accounts identified in Section 5(a). Such disclosure must be made in writing and be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the individual first became an Access Person with respect to the initial report and include information that is current within the previous 45 days, with respect to the annual report. All such reports shall include the following: title, number of shares and principal amount of each security held; name of broker, dealer or bank with whom these securities are held; and the date of submission by the Access Person.

 
 

10. Gifts

Access Persons are prohibited from receiving any gift or other thing, which would be considered excessive in value from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of the Fund. Occasional business meals or entertainment (theatrical or sporting events, etc.) are permitted so long as they are not excessive in number or cost.

11. Service As a Director

Investment Personnel are prohibited from serving on the boards of directors of publicly traded companies, absent prior authorization based upon a determination that the board service would be consistent with the interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In the limited instances that such board service is authorized, Investment Personnel will be isolated from those making investment decisions affecting transactions in Securities issued by any publicly traded company on whose board such Investment Personnel serves as a director through the use of an information barrier or other procedures designed to address the potential conflicts of interest.

12. Certification of Compliance with the Code

Access Persons are required to certify annually as follows:

(i) that they have read and understood the Code;
(ii) that they recognize that they are subject to the Code;

(iii) that they have complied with the requirements of the Code; and

(iv) that they have disclosed or reported all personal Securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported pursuant to the requirements of the Code.
 
 

13. Code Violations and Sanctions

All violations of the Code will be reviewed by the Committee. The Committee will determine any sanctions or other disciplinary actions that may be deemed appropriate. All material violations and corresponding sanctions and/or disciplinary action will be reported to the Board of Directors of the Fund on a quarterly basis.

 

The Board of Directors may take action as it deems appropriate, in addition to any action previously taken by the Committee.

14. Review by the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors will be provided with a report, no less frequently than annually, which at a minimum:

(i) certifies to the Board that the Fund, Manager, Investment Adviser/Subadviser, and Principal Underwriter have adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent its Access Persons from violating its Code;

(ii) summarizes existing procedures concerning personal investing and any changes in the procedures made during the preceding year;

(iii) identifies material Code or procedural violations and sanctions imposed in response to those material violations; and

(iv) identifies any recommended changes in existing restrictions or procedures based upon the Fund's experience under the Code, evolving industry practices, or developments in applicable laws and regulations.

The Board will review such report and determine if any further action is required.

 
 

 

Explanatory Notes to Code

1. No comparable Code requirements have been imposed upon Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC, the Fund's transfer agent, or those of its directors or officers who are not Directors or officers of the Funds since they are deemed not to constitute Access Persons or Advisory Persons as defined in paragraphs (e)(1) and (2) of Rule 17j-1.

 

 

 
 

Exhibit A

Prudential Funds

Prudential Insurance Funds:

The Prudential Series Fund, Inc.

Advanced Series Trust

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 

Prudential Retail Funds:

Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.

Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc.

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

Prudential Givernment Money Market Fund, Inc.

Prudential Short Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2

Prudential Investment Portfolios 3

Prudential Investment Portfolios 4

Prudential Investment Portfolios 5

Prudential Investment Portfolios 6

Prudential Investment Portfolios 7

Prudential Investment Portfolios 8

Prudential Investment Portfolios 9

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10

Prudential Investment Portfolios 12

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 16

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17

Prudential Investment Portfolio 18

Prudential Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund

Prudential Jennison MLP Fund

Prudential Total Return Bond Fund

The Target Portfolio Trust

Prudential World Fund, Inc.

Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.

 

Other – Variable Contract Accounts

The Prudential Variable Contract Account -2

The Prudential Variable Contract Account -10

The Prudential Variable Contract Account -11

 

Closed-End Funds

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

 
 

Exhibit B

Definition of Beneficial Ownership

The term "beneficial ownership" of securities would include not only ownership of securities held by an access person for his or her own benefit, whether in bearer form or registered in his or her own name or otherwise, but also ownership of securities held for his or her benefit by other (regardless of whether or how they are registered) such as custodians, brokers, executors, administrators, or trustees (including trusts in which he or she has only a remainder interest), and securities held for his or her account by pledges, securities owned by a partnership in which he or she should regard as a personal holding corporation. Correspondingly, this term would exclude securities held by an access person for the benefit of someone else.

 

Ordinarily, this term would not include securities held by executors or administrators in estates in which an access person is a legatee or beneficiary unless there is a specific legacy to such person of such securities or such person is the sole legatee or beneficiary and there are other assets in the estate sufficient to pay debts ranking ahead of such legacy, or the securities are held in the estate more than a year after the decedent's death.

 

Securities held in the name of another should be considered as "beneficially" owned by an access person where such person enjoys "benefits substantially equivalent to ownership". The SEC has said that although the final determination of beneficial ownership is a question to be determined in the light of the facts of the particular case, generally a person is regarded as the beneficial owner of securities held in the name of his or her spouse and their minor children. Absent special circumstances such relationship ordinarily results in such person obtaining benefits substantially equivalent to ownership, e.g., application of the income derived from such securities to maintain a common home, to meet expenses which such person otherwise would meet from other sources, or the ability to exercise a controlling influence over the purchase, sale or voting of such securities.

 

An access person also may be regarded as the beneficial owner of securities held in the name of another person, if by reason of any contact, understanding, relationship, agreement or other arrangement, he obtains therefrom benefits substantially equivalent to those of ownership. Moreover, the fact that the holder is a relative or relative of a spouse and sharing the same home as an access person may in itself indicate that the access person would obtain benefits substantially equivalent to those of ownership from securities held in the name of such relative. Thus, absent countervailing facts, it is expected that securities held by relatives who share the same home as an access person will be treated as being beneficially owned by the access person.

 

An access person also is regarded as the beneficial owner of securities held in the name of a spouse, minor children or other person, even though he does not obtain therefrom the aforementioned benefits of ownership, if he can vest or revest title in himself at once or at some future time.


1 Each Committee member will recommend a designee. The Committee must approve each designee who should generally be a direct report of the Committee member at a senior level. A designee may attend meetings and vote on Committee matters in the member’s absence.

 

2 The Compliance Officer will maintain a list of such exempt open-end registered investment companies .

3 A list of such Funds shall be maintained by the Compliance Officer.

4 In certain situations, the short term trading rule may only apply to the universe of securities to which the Investment Personnel have access. Compliance will maintain the criteria for determining which exchange traded funds are broad based and; therefore, exempt from the short term trading rule. Ineligible securities are securities that would not generally be traded by a Complex given its underlying strategy.

5 Includes trust accounts for which the Access Person acts only in the capacity of grantor or beneficiary. If the Access Person has given discretion to a third party, he or she must not influence or control the account, such as by suggesting purchases or sales of investments, directing transactions, or consulting with the manager regarding allocation of nvestments in any way that could affect the selection of specific securities.

6 Compliance will maintain a record of additional de minimis criteria.

7 A list of such indices will be maintained by the Compliance Officer.

8 This exemption applies to all Access Persons except certain identified Investment Personnel.

9 If discretion has been given to a third party, the account holder must not influence or control the account, such as by suggesting purchases or sales of investments, directing transactions, or consulting with the manager regarding allocation of investments in any way that could affect the selection of specific securities.

INVESTMENT ADVISER CODE OF ETHICS

 

 

INTRODUCTION

Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act requires each federally registered investment adviser to adopt a written code of ethics (the “Code”) designed to prevent fraud by reinforcing the principles that govern the conduct of investment advisory firms and their personnel. In addition, the Code must set forth specific requirements relating to personal securities trading activity including reporting transactions and holdings.

 

Generally, the Code applies to directors, officers and employees acting in an investment advisory capacity who are known as Supervised Persons and, in some cases, also as Access Persons of the adviser. Supervised Persons covered by more than one code of ethics meeting the requirements of Rule 204A-1 will be subject to the code of the primary entity with which the Supervised Person is associated.

 

Employees identified as Supervised and Access Persons must comply with the Code. Compliance is responsible for notifying each individual who is subject to the Code. Supervised Persons must be provided and must acknowledge receipt of this Code and any amendments to the Code. They must also comply with the federal securities laws.

 

 

GENERAL ETHICAL STANDARDS

Prudential holds its employees to the highest ethical standards. Maintaining high standards requires a total commitment to sound ethical principles and Prudential’s values. It also requires nurturing a business culture that supports decisions and actions based on what is right, not simply what is expedient.

 

It is the responsibility of management to make the Company’s ethical standards clear. At every level, employees must set the right example in their daily conduct. Prudential expects employees to be honest and forthright and to use good judgment. We expect them to deal fairly with customers, suppliers, competitors, and one another. We expect them to avoid taking unfair advantage of others through manipulation, concealment, abuse of confidential information or misrepresentation. Moreover, employees must understand the expectations of the Company and apply these guidelines to analogous situations or seek guidance if they have questions about conduct in given circumstances.

 

It is each employee’s responsibility to ensure that we:

 

Ø Nurture a company culture that is highly moral and make decisions based on what is right.
Ø Build lasting customer relationships by offering only those products and services that are appropriate to customers’ needs and provide fair value.
Ø Maintain an environment where employees conduct themselves with courage, integrity, honesty and fair dealing at all times.
Ø Ensure no individual’s personal success or business group’s bottom line is more important than preserving the name and goodwill of Prudential.
Ø Regularly monitor and work to improve our ethical work environment.

 

Because Ethics is not a science, there may be gray areas. We encourage individuals to ask for help in making the right decisions. Business Management, Business Ethics Officers, and our Human Resources, Law and Compliance and Enterprise Ethics professionals are all available for guidance at any time.

 

 

 
 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER FIDUCIARY STANDARDS

Investment advisers frequently are fiduciaries for clients. Fiduciary status may exist under contract; common law; state law; or federal laws, such as the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and ERISA.

 

Whenever a Prudential adviser acts in a fiduciary capacity, it will endeavor to consistently put the client’s interest ahead of the firm’s. It will disclose actual and potential meaningful conflicts of interest. It will manage actual conflicts in accordance with applicable legal standards. If applicable legal standards do not permit management of a conflict, the adviser will avoid the conflict. Adviser personnel will not engage in fraudulent, deceptive or manipulative conduct. Advisers will act with appropriate care, skill and diligence.

 

Advisory personnel are required to know when an adviser is acting as a fiduciary with respect to the work they are doing. In such cases, advisory personnel are expected to comply with all fiduciary standards applicable to the firm in performing their duties. In addition, they must also put the client’s interest ahead of their own personal interest. An employee’s fiduciary duty is a personal obligation. While advisory personnel may rely upon subordinates to perform many tasks that are part of their responsibilities, they are personally responsible for fiduciary obligations even if carried out through subordinates.

 

Employees should be aware that failure to adhere to the standards under this Code might lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 

REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE

It is the responsibility of each Supervised Person and Access Person to promptly report any violations of this Code to his/her Chief Compliance Officer. The investment adviser will provide disclosure of issues to clients upon request.

 

INCORPORATED POLICIES

In addition to this document, the following policies are also considered part of this Code:

 

Ø U.S. Information Barrier Standards. It is each Supervised and Access Person’s responsibility to know whether their investment management unit is subject to the information barrier restrictions under the U.S. Information Barrier Standards. Compliance will provide training to inform employees of their obligations.
Ø Personal Securities Trading Standards
¨ Section I – Prudential’s Standards on Insider Trading
¨ Section II – Securities Trade Monitoring for Covered and Access Persons
¨ Section III – Standards and Restrictions for Personal Trading in Securities Issued by Prudential by Designated Persons
¨ Section IV – Trading Restrictions for Employees of Broker-Dealers
¨ Section V – Trading Restrictions for Portfolio Management and Trading Units and Registered Investment Advisers
¨ Section VI – Trading Restrictions for Private Asset Management Units

 

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Although not part of the this Code, the Prudential’s Code of Conduct, titled Making the Right Choices, applies to all Prudential employees, including those affiliated with an investment adviser. In addition to the Code, employees in the investment advisory business are also subject to all applicable compliance manuals, policies and procedures. If you have any questions as to your requirements under the Code or as to which registered investment adviser(s) you are affiliated with, you should contact your business unit compliance officer.

 
 

 

 

Personal Securities

Trading Standards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Introduction

 

As a leader in the financial services industry, Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential” or “Company”) aspires to the highest standards of business conduct. Consistent with this standard, Prudential has developed Personal Securities Trading Standards (”Standards”) incorporating standards and procedures followed by leading financial service firms. These Standards are designed for Prudential and its associates to comply with various securities laws and regulations including the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 (“ITSFEA”) and the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), and to have its associates conduct their personal trading in a manner consistent with Prudential’s requirement of placing its shareholders’ and customers’ interests first.

 

These Standards set forth insider trading requirements, trade monitoring procedures, and personal trading restrictions for Prudential associates.

 

Section I sets forth Prudential’s Standards on Insider Trading that applies to all Prudential associates. It is important that all Prudential associates read and understand these standards, which sets forth their responsibilities in connection with the use and disclosure of material nonpublic information.

 

Section II sets forth Prudential’s trade monitoring procedures and trade reporting obligations for Covered and Access Persons, including the authorized broker-dealer requirements.

 

Section III sets forth Prudential’s standards and restrictions relating to personal trading in securities issued by Prudential for Designated Persons and all other Prudential associates. Responsibilities for Section 16 Insiders are covered under a separate document.

 

Section IV sets forth the additional trading standards and procedures applicable to associates of a Prudential broker-dealer.

 

Section V sets forth the additional trading standards and procedures applicable to associates of a Prudential portfolio management unit, trading unit or registered investment adviser.

 

Section VI sets forth the additional trading standards and procedures applicable to associates of the private asset management units of PGIM.

 

If you are unclear as to your personal trading and reporting responsibilities, or have any questions concerning any aspect of these Standards, please contact the Compliance Department at PST.help@prudential.com.

 

The personal trading standards and trade monitoring procedures described in this document reflect the practices followed by leading financial service firms. No business unit or group may adopt standards or procedures that are inconsistent with these Standards. However, business units may adopt standards and

 
 

procedures that are more stringent than those contained herein. Exceptions to these standards may only be granted by the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer.

 
 


Table of Contents

Introduction i
Table of Contents iii
Table of Contents iii
I. Prudential’s Standards On Insider Trading 7
A. Use of Material Nonpublic and Confidential Information 7
B. Prudential Insider Trading Rules 8
C. What is Nonpublic Information? 9
D. What is Material Information? 9
E. “Front-running” and “Scalping” 10
F. Private Securities Transactions 11
G. Charitable Gifts 11
H. Penalties for Insider Trading 11
1.  Penalties for Individuals 11
2.  Penalties for Supervisors 11
3.  Penalties for Prudential 12
II. Securities Trade Monitoring for Covered and Access Persons 13
A. The SunGard Protegent PTA System 13
B. Covered, Access and Supervised Persons 13
C.  Trade Reporting Requirements 15
1.  Reporting New Accounts 15
2.  Personal and Family Member Accounts 15
3. Accounts in which purchases and sales are limited to open-end mutual funds 15
4.  Authorized Broker-Dealer Requirements 16
5.  Authorized Broker-Dealer Exceptions 17
6.  Trade Reporting Requirements for Exception Accounts 18
7.  Discretionary Accounts 19
8.  Reportable Securities Transactions 20
9. Confidentiality of Trading Information 20
10. Prohibited Transactions Involving Securities of Prudential Financial, Inc. 20
11. Code Violations and Sanctions 21
12. Additional Requirements 21
III. Standards and Restrictions for Personal Trading in Securities Issued by Prudential by Designated Persons 22
 
 
A.  Designated Persons 22
B. Specific Trading Requirements 23
1.  Brokerage Account Requirements for Designated Persons 23
2.  Trade Reporting Requirements for Accounts with Non-Authorized Broker-Dealers 24
3.  Reporting New Accounts 24
4.  Trading Windows/Blackout Periods 24
5.  Preclearance of Trading in Prudential Securities 25
6.  Prohibited Transactions Involving Securities of Prudential Financial, Inc. 26
7.  PESP 26
C. Supervisory Responsibilities 26
D. Violations of these Standards 26
IV.  Trading Restrictions for Associates of Broker-Dealers 28
A.  Trade Monitoring for Associated Persons of a Broker-Dealer 28
1.  Notification Requirements for Personal Securities Accounts 28
2.  Periodic Compliance Training and Sign-off 29
3.  Requirement for Supervised Persons 29
B.  Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings 29
C. Private Placements 30
D. Code Violations and Sanctions 31
V. Trading Restrictions for Portfolio Management and Trading Units and Registered Investment Advisers 32
A. Background 32
1. Advisers Act Requirements 32
2. Investment Company Act Requirements 32
B. Definitions 33
C. Conflicts of Interest 33
D. Mutual Fund Reporting and Trading Restrictions 34
1. Mutual Fund Holding Period 34
2. Standards Relating to Reporting and Trading Mutual Funds 35
E. Additional Trading Restrictions for Access and Investment Personnel of Prudential Fixed Income (“FI”), Quantitative Management Associates LLC (“QMA”), the Prudential Real Estate Investors’ Global Real Estate Securities Team (“GRES”), AST Investment Services, Inc. (“ASTIS”) , Prudential International Investments Advisers, LLC (“PIIA”), and Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) 36
1.  Initial Public Offerings 36
2.  Private Placements 36
 
 
3.  Blackout Periods 37
4.  Short-Term Trading Profits 37
5.  Short Sales 38
6.  Options 38
7.  Trading Conflicts 38
F. Investment Clubs 38
G. Prohibited Transactions Involving Securities of Prudential Financial, Inc. 38
H. Preclearance 39
I. Exemptions 40
J. Personal Trade Reporting 43
K. Personal Securities Holdings 43
L. Service as a Director 43
M. Gifts 44
N. Code Violations and Sanctions 44
O. Reports to Clients 44
P. Additional Trading Requirements for Access Persons of Global Portfolio Strategies Inc. (“GPSI”) 45
1.  Initial Public Offerings 45
2.  Private Placements 45
3.  Watchlist 45
Q. Additional Trading Requirements for certain Covered Persons 45
1.  Watchlist 45
R. Violations of these Standards 46
VI. Trading Restrictions of Private Asset Management Units 47
A. Background 47
B. Conflicts of Interest 47
C. Requirements of Private-Side Associates 48
D. PCG, PMCC and PREI Material Nonpublic Information Lists 49
E. Investment Clubs 49
F. Mutual Fund Reporting and Trading Restrictions 50
1. Mutual Fund Holding Period 50
2. Policies Relating to Reporting and Trading Mutual Funds 50
G. Personal Securities Holdings 51
H. Private Placements 52
I. Initial Public Offerings 52
 
 
J. Additional Restrictions for Certain Units 52
1. Preclearance Requirements 52
2. Real Estate Units 52
3. PREI – Prudential Retirement Real Estate Fund Restrictions (“PRREF”) 53
4. Prudential Capital Group 90-Day Pricing List 53
K. Violations of these Standards 53
Exhibits 54
Exhibit 1 – Sample Letter to Brokerage Firm 54
Exhibit 2a – Acknowledgment of the Personal Securities Trading Standards - US 55
Exhibit 2b - Acknowledgment of the Personal Securities Trading Standards - International 57
Exhibit 3 – Preclearance and Reporting of Personal Transactions 59
Exhibit 4 – DRIP, PESP and PSPP Requirements Relating to Designated Persons 63
Exhibit 5 – Transactions in Broad-Based Indices that are Exempt from Preclearance & Short-Term Trading Prohibitions 66
Exhibit 6 – Personal Securities Holdings Report 67
Exhibit 7 -- Section 16 Insiders and Designated Persons Preclearance Request Form 68
Exhibit 8 -- Non Proprietary Subadvised Mutual Funds 70
Exhibit 9 – Initial Public Offering and Private Placement Preclearance Form for Access Persons and Private-Side Associates 72
Exhibit 10 – PESP Requirements Relating to PRREF Covered Individuals 73
 
 

I. Prudential’s Standards On Insider Trading

 

Prudential aspires to the highest standard of business ethics. Accordingly, Prudential has developed the following standards and requirements to properly protect material nonpublic information and to comply with laws and regulations governing insider trading.

 

A. Use of Material Nonpublic and Confidential Information

 

In the course of your work at Prudential, you may receive or have access to material nonpublic information about Prudential or other public companies. The Company standards, industry practice and federal and state laws establish strict guidelines regarding the use of material nonpublic information. In addition to these requirements, Prudential has established the corporate master policy entitled “Protection and Use of Material Nonpublic Information: Information Barriers and Personal Securities Trading”. Additionally, the U.S. Information Barrier Standards have been adopted to provide specific requirements for employees of a U.S. Investment Sector (as defined in the U.S. Information Barrier Standards) and its constituent investment units (including their operations located outside the U.S.).

· You may not use material nonpublic information, including information obtained in the course of your employment, for your personal gain or share such information with others for their personal benefit.
· You must treat as confidential all information that is not publicly disclosed concerning Prudential’s financial information and key performance drivers, investment activity or plans, or the financial condition and business activity of Prudential or any company with which Prudential is doing business.
· If you possess material nonpublic information, you must preserve its confidentiality and disclose it only to other associates who have a legitimate business need for the information. In addition, there are special rules for non-investment unit employees sharing material nonpublic information with employees of an investment unit. In these circumstances, you must contact the Law Department or Compliance prior to sharing this information so that proper precautions can be taken.
· In the course of your business activities you may be involved in confidential analysis involving other external public companies. You must treat as confidential all information received relating to this analysis and discuss it only with those employees who have a legitimate business need for the information. You may not personally use this information or share such information with others for anyone’s personal benefit.
 
 

Under federal securities law, it is illegal to buy or sell a security while in possession of material nonpublic information relating to the security. [1] , [2] It is also illegal to “tip” others about inside information. In other words, you may not pass material nonpublic information about an issuer on to others or recommend that they trade the issuer’s securities.

 

Insider trading is an extremely complex area of the law principally regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). If you have any questions concerning the law or a particular situation, you should consult with the Compliance Department or the Law Department. If you believe that you may have material nonpublic information about a public company obtained in the course of your position, or if you are in a portfolio or asset management unit and you believe you may have material nonpublic information regardless of the source, you should notify your Chief Compliance Officer so that the securities can be monitored and/or placed on a restricted list as appropriate.

 

B. Prudential Insider Trading Rules

 

Below are rules concerning insider trading. Failure to comply with these rules could result in violations of the federal securities laws and subject you to severe penalties described in Section I.H. Violations of these rules also may result in discipline by Prudential up to and including termination of employment.

 

(1) You may not buy or sell securities issued by Prudential or any other public company if you are in possession of material nonpublic information relating to those companies. [3] This restriction applies to transactions for you, members of your family, Prudential or any other person for whom you may buy or sell securities. In addition, you may not recommend to others that they buy or sell that security while in possession of material nonpublic information.
(2) If you are aware that Prudential is considering or actually trading any security for any account it manages, you must regard that as material nonpublic information. Accordingly, you may not make any trade or recommendation involving that security until seven calendar days after you know that such trading is no longer being considered or until seven calendar days after Prudential ceases trading in that security, whichever is longer. In addition, you must treat any nonpublic information about portfolio holdings of any registered investment company managed by Prudential as material nonpublic information.
 
 
(3) You may not communicate material nonpublic information to anyone except individuals who are entitled to receive it in connection with the performance of their responsibilities for Prudential (i.e., individuals with a “need to know”).
(4) You should refrain from buying or selling securities issued by any companies about which you are involved in confidential analysis. In addition, you may not communicate any information regarding the confidential analysis of the company, or that Prudential is even evaluating the company, to anyone except individuals who are entitled to receive it in connection with the performance of their responsibilities for Prudential.

 

C. What is Nonpublic Information?

 

Nonpublic information is information that is not generally available to the investing public. Information is public if it is generally available through the media or disclosed in public documents such as corporate filings with the SEC. If it is disclosed in a national business or financial wire service (such as Dow Jones or Bloomberg), in a national news service (such as AP or Reuters), in a newspaper, on the television, on the radio, or in a publicly disseminated disclosure document (such as a proxy statement or prospectus), you may consider the information to be public. If the information is not available in the general media or in a public filing, you should consider it to be nonpublic. Neither partial disclosure (disclosure of part of the information) nor the existence of rumors is sufficient to consider the information to be public. If you are uncertain as to whether information is nonpublic, you should consult the Law Department or your Chief Compliance Officer.

 

While you must be especially alert to sensitive information, you may consider information received directly from a designated company spokesperson to be public information unless you know or have reason to believe that such information is not generally available to the investing public. An associate working on a private securities transaction who receives information from a company representative regarding the transaction should presume that the information is nonpublic.

 

Example :

When telling a Prudential analyst certain information about the company, a company representative gives indication that the information may be nonpublic by saying: “This is not generally known but . . .” In such a situation, the analyst should assume that the information is nonpublic.

 

D. What is Material Information?

 

There is no statutory definition of material information. You should assume that information is material if an investor, considering all the surrounding facts and circumstances, would find such information important in deciding whether or when to buy, sell, or hold a security. In general, any nonpublic information that, if announced, could affect the price of the security should be considered to be material information. If you are not sure whether nonpublic information is material, you should consult the Law Department or your Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 
 

Material information may be about Prudential or another public company.

 

Examples :

· Information about a company’s earnings or dividends (e.g., whether earnings will increase or decrease);
· Information about a company’s physical assets (e.g., an oil discovery, a fire that destroyed a factory, or an environmental problem);
· Information about a company’s personnel (e.g., a valuable employee leaving or becoming seriously ill);
· Information about a company’s pension plans (e.g., the removal of assets from an over-funded plan or an increase or decrease in future contributions);
· Information about a company’s financial status (e.g., financial restructuring plans or changes to planned payments of debt securities);
· Information about a merger, acquisition, tender offer, joint venture or similar transaction involving the Company; or
· Information about pending litigation involving a company generally should be considered material.

 

Information may be material even though it may not be directly about a company (e.g., if the information is relevant to that company or its products, business, or assets).

 

Examples :

· Information that a company’s primary supplier is going to increase dramatically the prices it charges; or
· Information that a competitor has just developed a product that will cause sales of a company’s products to plummet.

 

Material information may also include information about Prudential’s activities or plans relating to a company unaffiliated with Prudential.

 

Example :

Information that Prudential is going to enter into a transaction with a company, such as, for example, awarding a large service contract to a particular company.

 

E. “Front-running” and “Scalping”

 

Trading while in possession of information concerning Prudential’s trades is prohibited by Prudential’s insider trading rules and may also violate federal law. This type of trading activity is referred to as “front running” and “scalping”.

 

Front running occurs when an individual, with knowledge of Prudential’s trading intentions, knowingly makes a trade in the same direction as Prudential just before Prudential makes its trade. Examples include buying a security just before Prudential buys that security (in the expectation that the price may rise based on such purchase) or

 
 

selling a security just before Prudential sells such security (in the expectation that such sale will lead to a drop in price).

 

Scalping is making a trade in the opposite direction just after Prudential’s trade, in other words, buying a security just after Prudential stops selling such security or selling just after Prudential stops buying such security.

 

Example:

Prudential is planning to sell a large position in ABC Co. If you sell ABC Co. securities ahead of Prudential in expectation that the large sale will depress its price, you are engaging in front running. If you purchase ABC Co. securities after Prudential has completed its sale to take advantage of the temporary price decrease, you are engaging in scalping.

 

F. Private Securities Transactions

 

The anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws apply to transactions in both publicly traded securities and private securities. However, the insider trading laws do not prohibit private securities transactions where both parties to the transaction have possession of the same material nonpublic information.

 

G. Charitable Gifts

 

If you are in possession of material nonpublic information concerning a security you hold, you may not gift the security to a charitable institution and receive a tax deduction on the gift.

 

H. Penalties for Insider Trading [4]

 

1. Penalties for Individuals

Individuals who illegally trade while in possession of material nonpublic information or who illegally tip such information to others may be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties including disgorgement of profits, substantial fines and imprisonment. Employment consequences of such behavior may include the loss or suspension of licenses to work in the securities industry, and disciplinary action by Prudential that may include fines or other monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 

2. Penalties for Supervisors

The law provides for penalties for “controlling persons” of individuals who engage in insider trading. Accordingly, under certain circumstances, supervisors of an associate who is found liable for insider trading may be subject to criminal fines up to $1 million

 
 

per violation, civil penalties and fines, and discipline by Prudential up to and including termination of employment.

 

3. Penalties for Prudential

Prudential could also be subject to penalties in the event an associate is found liable for insider trading. Such penalties include, among others, harsh criminal fines and civil penalties, as well as restrictions placed on Prudential’s ability to conduct certain business activities including broker-dealer, investment adviser, and investment company activities.

 
 

II. Securities Trade Monitoring for Covered and Access Persons

 

A. The SunGard Protegent PTA System

 

Federal Law requires all broker-dealers and investment advisers to establish procedures to prevent insider trading by their associates. In addition, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines require companies to establish reasonable procedures to prevent and detect violations of the law. To comply with these and other similar laws and rules, Prudential has developed the Personal Securities Trading Standards to assist in preventing the misuse of material nonpublic information about Prudential or other public companies. All employees are held to the general principles of these Standards to ensure the proper use of material nonpublic information.

 

However, certain employees are required to have their personal trading activities monitored and may be subject to additional restrictions. Prudential has established a program to monitor the personal securities trading of associates with routine access to nonpublic corporate information about Prudential or any external public company, portfolio management activities, nonpublic mutual fund holdings information or other sensitive information. These individuals are required to have their personal securities transactions monitored in the securities trade monitoring system known as SunGard Protegent PTA [5] , [6]

 

B. Covered, Access and Supervised Persons

 

Certain employees are classified as “Covered” or “Access” Persons (as defined below). [7] These individuals are categorized based on the information to which they have access. Covered and Access Persons are required to report their personal securities transactions and conform to the authorized broker-dealer requirements (discussed below). Individuals classified as “Access”, “Covered” and “Designated Persons” (as defined in Section III.A.) are collectively referred to as “Monitored Persons” under these Standards.

 

“Access Persons” - Associates who work in or support portfolio management activities, have access to nonpublic investment advisory client trading information or recommendations or have access to nonpublic portfolio holdings of mutual funds. See Section V for specific requirements. Certain Access Persons are subject to preclearance of all personal securities trading activity, while other Access Persons may only be subject to specific trading restrictions.

 
 

 

“Covered Persons” – Associates, other than Access Persons, who may have access to material nonpublic information about external public companies or those individuals who have a regulatory obligation to be monitored. [8]

 

“Supervised Persons” - Individuals who are officers, directors and employees of a registered investment adviser, as well as certain other individuals who provide advice on behalf of the adviser and are subject to the adviser’s supervision and control.

 

Supervised Persons are subject to the following requirements:

 

 

If an individual is only classified as a Supervised Person, and is not also classified as an Access, Covered or Designated Person, as defined in Section III.A., he/she is not required to report his/her personal securities trading activity to Corporate Compliance and is not subject to the authorized broker-dealer requirements. [9]

 

If you are unsure as to whether you are an Access, Covered, or Supervised Person, contact your Chief Compliance Officer.

 

All personal trade monitoring requirements outlined in these standards remain in effect while an employee is on leave of absence, disability, or vacation. In certain circumstances when the employee will have no access to Prudential or its systems while on extended leave, the employee may request a temporary suspension from certain standard requirements. The employee must work with the appropriate business unit compliance officer (and management) to document the circumstances and obtain such an exemption. Until such time as an exemption is granted in writing, all standard requirements remain in effect for that employee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

C. Trade Reporting Requirements

 

1. Reporting New Accounts

Covered and Access Persons must promptly report any new bank or brokerage accounts in which securities can be held to the Securities Monitoring Unit, including new account numbers, to ensure that transaction records are sent to the Securities Monitoring Unit. Employees should disclose account information on the Acknowledgment of the Personal Securities Trading Standards form, to PST.Help@Prudential.com, or complete electronically through SunGard Protegent PTA Preclearance which can be accessed by typing PST into your browser. We recommend that you bookmark this link for future use. Monitored associates are required to report new accounts within thirty days of activating the account.

 

2. Personal and Family Member Accounts

You are required to report, in the manner described above, all securities accounts in which you have a beneficial interest, including the following:

(1) Personal accounts;
(2) Accounts in which your spouse has a beneficial interest; [10]
(3) Accounts in which your minor children or any dependent family member has a beneficial interest; 10
(4) Joint or tenant-in-common accounts in which you are a participant;
(5) Accounts for which you act as trustee, executor or custodian;
(6) Accounts over which you exercise control or have any investment discretion, including accounts of family members and other persons that reside at locations other than your residence; and
(7) Accounts of any individual to whose financial support you materially contribute. [11]

 

3. Accounts in which purchases and sales are limited to open-end mutual funds

This requirement, to report new brokerage accounts, only applies to Investment Personnel, Access Persons, Public-Side Associates and Private-Side Associates. This requirement also does not apply to 401(k) accounts, variable annuities, transfer agency accounts and 529 plans acquired directly from the state. Furthermore, authorized broker-dealer requirements, preclearance, duplicate confirmations and statements are not required for mutual fund only accounts. Additionally, the holdings in mutual fund only accounts do not require disclosure on Personal Securities Holdings Reports.

 

Some mutual fund companies allow mutual fund shares to be purchased and held directly through the fund’s transfer agent, rather than through a broker-dealer. Such

 
 

mutual fund transfer agency accounts, including the underlying transactions and holdings in those accounts, do not need to be reported to Prudential. Additionally, 529 College Savings Plans purchased directly from a state sponsor are not subject to these Standards and do not require disclosure. [12]

 

All Monitored associates are required to complete and sign an annual Acknowledgment Form, attached as Exhibit 2, identifying and listing the location of all reportable securities accounts, including those held at authorized broker-dealers and those held at non-authorized firms. For the latter, your signature on the Acknowledgement Form will confirm that you have instructed all brokers for such accounts to send duplicate copies of account statements and trade confirmations to the Securities Monitoring Unit. [13] If you are classified as an Access or Covered Person, by signing the annual Acknowledgment Form you are also confirming your obligations of notifying the Securities Monitoring Unit of any changes to your accounts that have been granted exceptions under the authorized broker-dealer requirements. [14] Acknowledgment forms, which are supplied to you electronically by the Securities Monitoring Unit, must be completed annually. [15]

 

4. Authorized Broker-Dealer Requirements

Covered and Access Persons are required to maintain personal securities accounts at an authorized broker-dealer. [16] The authorized firms are:

 

· Charles Schwab
· Chase Investor Services Corp (CISC)
· E*TRADE
· Fidelity Investments
· JP Morgan Chase
· Merrill Lynch
· Morgan Stanley
· Pruco Securities
· Raymond James
· Scottrade
· TD Ameritrade
· UBS Financial Services
· Wells Fargo Advisors

 

 
 

Covered and Access Persons should review the Frequently Asked Questions document which is available through SunGard Protegent PTA for additional information about each firm. The account types that are subject to the authorized broker-dealer requirements are listed below in Section II.C.2. Covered and Access Persons must report new accounts within 30 days to the Securities Monitoring Unit, including new account numbers, to ensure that transaction records are sent to Prudential via electronic feed. [17]

 

Prudential Financial, Inc. securities held at Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) are not required to be transferred.

 

New Monitored Persons who are subject to this requirement will be required to transfer accounts to an authorized broker-dealer within sixty days of becoming a Covered and/or Access Person. Such Monitored Persons must instruct their brokers to send trading activity (written confirmations and statements) to the Securities Monitoring Unit while they are in the process of transferring their accounts. A sample letter to a brokerage firm is provided as Exhibit 1 to these Standards. New Monitored Persons should disclose all accounts on the Personal Securities Trading Standards Acknowledgement form or by entering them into SunGard Protegent PTA Preclearance. We recommend that you bookmark this link for future use. Alternatively, you may send the new account information to PST.help@Prudential.com.

 

It is recommended that employees subject to preclearance and special restricted lists not maintain margin accounts. Transactions triggered by margin calls or maintenance fees may result in violations of the Standards.

 

5. Authorized Broker-Dealer Exceptions

Exceptions to the authorized broker-dealer requirement are limited and should be submitted to the Chief Compliance Officer responsible for your business unit who will submit the request to the appropriate Business Unit or Corporate Department Executive at the Senior Vice President (“SVP”) level or above for review. [18] Documentation for all exceptions must be forwarded to your business unit compliance officer for review. Exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis based on the following criteria [19] :

 

· Accounts held jointly with or accounts for spouses who are subject to the same type of personal trading requirements prior to being subject to these Standards. Employees must provide supporting documentation from their spouse’s employer to business unit compliance officers.
· Accounts for which the employee has a formal investment management agreement that provides full discretionary authority to a third party money manager (“Discretionary Accounts”) further defined in Section II.C.7. Access and Covered Persons should follow instructions in Section II.C.7. pertaining to Discretionary
 
 

Accounts and are not required to receive formal SVP approval under the authorized broker-dealer requirements for Discretionary Accounts. However, employees must submit signed copies of managed account agreements to business unit compliance officers to verify the criteria have been met for the account exception. Note, accounts where trading authorization has been granted to another do not qualify as Discretionary Accounts.

· Blind trusts and family trusts. A copy of the trust agreement must be submitted to the business unit compliance officer. Trust accounts with multiple trustees, where all trustees do not unanimously support transfer of the account, may be eligible for an exception. [20]
· Accounts holding non-transferable securities that may not, due to their nature, be liquidated without undue hardship to the employee (new purchases generally will not be permitted.)
· Direct stock purchase or dividend reinvestment plans that are established directly with a public company or certain limited purpose accounts, such as 401(k) accounts and employee stock compensation accounts (Senior Vice President may delegate authority for approving these accounts to the Business Unit Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee).
· Accounts of dependent parents for which the Monitored person exercises control or has investment discretion where the account was established prior to the Monitored person’s role in managing the account.

 

If, at any time, the facts and circumstances have changed regarding an account(s) for which an exception has been previously granted, the employee must promptly notify Compliance and request that the account(s) be reviewed in light of the changed circumstances.

 

6. Trade Reporting Requirements for Exception Accounts

Even if you are granted an exception to the authorized broker-dealer requirement and are permitted to maintain an account with a broker-dealer who is not authorized, you must direct the brokerage firm(s) that maintain(s) your securities account(s) to send duplicate copies of your trade confirmations and account statements (“trading activity”) to the Securities Monitoring Unit. A sample letter to a brokerage firm is provided as Exhibit 1 to these Standards. Remember, accounts maintained at Charles Schwab, Chase Investor Services Corp. (CISC), E*TRADE, Fidelity Investments, JP Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Pruco Securities, Raymond James, Scottrade, TD Ameritrade, UBS Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors, as well as Discretionary Accounts and certain trust accounts, are exempt from this requirement. [21]

 

 
 

For employees outside of the United States who are only classified as Designated Persons, accounts established in Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Mexico are exempt from the duplicate statement and confirmation requirement. [22] However, Prudential Financial, Inc. securities may not be traded in these accounts. Individuals located in these countries who open or maintain accounts in the United States or in other countries not specifically identified will generally be required to send duplicate statements and confirmations to the Securities Monitoring Unit. Designated Persons located outside of the US should contact the Securities Monitoring Unit or their local compliance officer for guidance.

 

7. Discretionary Accounts

A Discretionary Account is an account for which the employee has a formal investment management agreement that provides full discretionary authority to a third party money manager (“Discretionary Accounts”). A Discretionary Account agreement may establish general investment objectives but cannot permit the employee to make specific decisions regarding the purchase or sale of any individual securities for the account and the employee must not in fact influence or control such transactions. If the employee has given discretion to a third party, he or she must not influence or control the account, such as by suggesting purchases or sales of investments, directing transactions, or consulting with the manager regarding allocation of investments in any way that could affect the selection of specific securities.

 

Designated, Access and Covered Persons must disclose Discretionary Account(s) to the Securities Monitoring Unit and must provide a copy of the executed investment management agreement to the Securities Monitoring Unit for review and approval, however, duplicate statements and trade confirmations for these accounts are not required to be submitted. [23] However, an employee may be asked to provide Compliance with periodic statements for these discretionary accounts.

 

These employees are required to complete a periodic certification to the effect that they have not suggested or directed purchases and sales of investments to the discretionary manager nor have they consulted with the discretionary manager regarding the allocation of investments in any way that could affect the selection of specific securities. Additionally, they may be asked periodically to discuss the nature of the account with Compliance.

 

 
 

8. Reportable Securities Transactions

In general, all securities transactions are reportable by Access and Covered Persons except where noted below:

 

 

Individuals under these classifications are, however, required to report purchases and sales of affiliated variable insurance products and variable annuities and any underlying sub-account transactions associated with these products, as well as any transactions and holdings of certain open-end mutual funds as described in Section V.D.

 

The chart attached as Exhibit 3 identifies the personal securities transactions that are reportable.

 

9. Confidentiality of Trading Information

The Securities Monitoring Unit uses SunGard Protegent PTA which is a third party vendor system that facilitates the surveillance and reporting of personal securities trading information, disclosures, and certifications and reporting. Associates’ personal data, including personal trading information, is housed on Prudential’s own servers behind the Prudential firewall. Only authorized persons within the Prudential Compliance Department have access to this information.

 

10. Prohibited Transactions Involving Securities of Prudential Financial, Inc.

All employees, including Covered and Access Persons, are prohibited from selling short including “short sales against the box”, hedging transactions [25] and from participating in any exchange traded Prudential options or futures transactions on any securities issued by Prudential. Non-margin account collateral arrangements are prohibited. Employees may not enter into any arrangement involving the pledge or use as collateral of Company securities, other than a permissible securities brokerage margin account. It is recommended that employees subject to preclearance and special restricted lists not maintain margin accounts. Transactions triggered by margin calls or maintenance fees may result in violations of the Standards. Employees classified as Designated Persons are subject to additional restrictions relating to securities issued by Prudential. These requirements are outlined in Section III of these Standards.

 

 
 

11. Code Violations and Sanctions

 

Access Persons and Supervised Persons are required to promptly report any known violations of the Code or these Standards to the Business Unit Chief Compliance Officer. Reported violations and other exceptions to these Standards detected through internal monitoring will be provided to the Business Unit Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee and the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee (“Committee”). The Committee, comprised of business unit executives, compliance and human resources personnel, will review all violations of these Standards. The Committee will determine any sanctions or other disciplinary actions that may be deemed appropriate, which may include monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 

In accordance with FINRA Rule 3110, certain transactions by Registered Representatives prompting an investigation, may require notification to the SRO.

12. Additional Requirements

Additional information and guidance can be found in the following Sections:

 

Requirements for Designated Person – Section III.

Requirements for Associates of Broker Dealers – Section IV.

Requirements for Portfolio Management and Trading Units and Registered Investment Advisers – Section V.

Requirements for Private Asset Management Units – Section VI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

III. Standards and Restrictions for Personal Trading in Securities Issued by Prudential by Designated Persons

 

This Section specifically addresses the requirements for those associates who have routine access to material nonpublic information about Prudential. These requirements are consistent with policies of leading financial service firms. Specific standards and procedures relating to Section 16 Insiders are addressed in a separate document, which is available through the Securities Monitoring Unit. The requirements and restrictions covered in this Section apply to all accounts in which a Designated Person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest as described in Section II.C.2 including, but not limited to, accounts for spouses, family members and other persons that reside at locations other than their residence, and accounts for which the Designated Person or his/her family member exercises investment discretion.

 

A. Designated Persons

 

A “Designated Person” is an employee who, during the normal course of his or her job, has routine access to material nonpublic information about Prudential. [26] Material nonpublic information may consist of financial or non-financial information about Prudential as a whole or one or more Divisions or Segments. The Vice Presidents (“VPs”) of Finance for each business unit must identify employees in each unit who have routine access to material nonpublic information about Prudential. It is the responsibility of the VPs of Finance to notify the Securities Monitoring Unit of any changes to this list.

 

Management of all other business groups and corporate departments are required to identify and inform the Securities Monitoring Unit of any additional employees, who through the performance of their jobs, have regular access to material nonpublic information.

 

Employees who have been classified as a Designated Person, but believe that they do not have access to material nonpublic information, may request an exception to or reclassification under this requirement. Requests should be forwarded to the business unit compliance officer or Securities Monitoring Unit, who in consultation with the Law Department, will review and facilitate the request. Certain exceptions must be approved by Prudential’s General Counsel.

 

 
 

B. Specific Trading Requirements

 

All employees are prohibited from trading Prudential securities while in possession of material nonpublic information regarding the Company. [27] For purposes of these Standards, all requirements and restrictions relating to Prudential securities include, but are not limited to common stock, bonds (including convertible bonds), the Prudential Financial, Inc. Common Stock Fund (“PFI Common Stock Fund”), employee stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, exchange traded or other options and Prudential Financial single stock futures. All employees, including Designated Persons, are prohibited from selling short including “short sales against the box”, hedging transactions [28] and from participating in any exchange traded Prudential options or futures transactions on any security issued by Prudential. Non-margin account collateral arrangements are prohibited. Employees may not enter into any arrangement involving the pledge or use as collateral of Company securities, other than a permissible securities brokerage margin account. It is recommended that employees subject to preclearance and special restricted lists not maintain margin accounts. Transactions triggered by margin calls or maintenance fees may result in violations of the Standards. Employees are also discouraged from engaging in speculative transactions in Prudential securities and are encouraged to hold Prudential securities for long-term investment.

 

Designated Persons are required to preclear all transactions in Prudential securities through the Securities Monitoring Unit prior to execution. [29] This requirement excludes transactions in Prudential mutual funds and annuities. Trades will be approved only during open “trading windows.” Designated Persons are also subject to the general prohibition relating to short sales and options transactions on Prudential securities. These restrictions apply to all accounts in which a Designated Person has a direct or indirect beneficial interest as described in Section II.C.2 including, but not limited to, accounts for spouses, family members and other persons that reside at locations other than their residence, and accounts for which the Designated Person or his/her family member exercises investment discretion.

 

1. Brokerage Account Requirements for Designated Persons

Designated Persons are required to hold and trade Prudential securities (“PRU”) only at an authorized broker-dealer. The authorized firms are Charles Schwab, Chase Investor Services Corp. (CISC), E*TRADE, Fidelity Investments, JP Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Pruco Securities, Raymond James, Scottrade, TD Ameritrade, UBS Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition, the PFI Common Stock Fund may be held in Prudential Employee Savings Plan (“PESP”) or Prudential Deferred

 
 

Compensation Plan accounts. Designated Persons should review the Frequently Asked Questions document which is available through SunGard Protegent PTA.

This requirement applies to accounts for you, your family members, or accounts in which you have a beneficial interest or over which you have trading authority. See Section II.C.2. for a complete list of applicable accounts. If you are a Designated Person, and not a Covered Person as defined in Section II.B., you may maintain your accounts at non-authorized broker-dealers for your non-PRU positions; however, those accounts are subject to Prudential’s monitoring procedures outlined below in Section B.2. Discretionary Accounts, as defined in Section II.C.7., must be disclosed to the Securities Monitoring Unit and Designated Persons must provide a copy of the signed Discretionary Account agreement to the Securities Monitoring Unit for review and approval. However, duplicate statements and trade confirmations for these accounts are not required to be submitted.

 

While PRU stock held by you at Computershare is subject to the provisions of these Standards (e.g., transactions are subject to preclearance and trading window requirements), Designated Persons are not required to transfer PRU positions held at Computershare to an authorized broker-dealer.

 

2. Trade Reporting Requirements for Accounts with Non-Authorized Broker-Dealers

Designated Persons who maintain brokerage accounts with brokerage firms (for their non-PRU positions) other than the authorized broker-dealers listed in Section B.1. above, and certain trust accounts must direct the brokerage firm(s) to send duplicate copies of trade confirmations and account statements to the Securities Monitoring Unit. [30] A sample letter to a brokerage firm is provided as Exhibit 1 to these Standards. Duplicate statements and trade confirmations are not required for Discretionary Accounts.

 

3. Reporting New Accounts

 

Designated Persons must report new accounts promptly to the Securities Monitoring Unit, including new account numbers, to ensure that transaction records are sent to the Securities Monitoring Unit. [31]

 

4. Trading Windows/Blackout Periods

Designated Persons are permitted to trade in Prudential securities only during open trading windows. [32] In addition, sales of stock acquired by participating in the Prudential Stock Purchase Plan (“PSPP”) can be made only during an open trading window and are subject to preclearance, see Section III.B.5. below. Approximately 48 hours after the Company releases its quarterly earnings to the public, the trading window generally

 
 

opens and generally will remain open until approximately two weeks before the end of each quarter. In addition, the Company may notify Designated Persons regarding unscheduled blackout periods. For example, in the event the Company decides to make an unscheduled announcement (e.g., a pre quarter-end earnings estimate), Prudential may restrict trading activity during a normally permissible trading window. The Securities Monitoring Unit will notify Designated Persons of the opening of trading windows and the commencement of blackout periods via e-mail. Preclearances will only be approved weekdays from 6:00 AM through 4:00 PM EST.

 

5. Preclearance of Trading in Prudential Securities

Designated Persons are required to preclear all transactions in Prudential securities,

including equity and debt securities, through the Securities Monitoring Unit. [33] , [34] Designated Persons should submit requests electronically through the SunGard Protegent PTA Preclearance Intranet site which can be accessed by typing PST into your browser(we recommend that you bookmark this link for future use). Since SunGard Protegent PTA accommodates single sign on, no additional logging in will be necessary. All approved transactions are valid until the close of the market on the day in which preclearance is granted. Designated Persons located outside of North or South America are granted approval for two business days including the date preclearance is granted, however, trades must be executed before the trading window closes. [35] Therefore, Designated Persons may not enter into “good until cancelled” or “limit” orders involving Prudential securities that carry over until the next trading day. (See Exhibit 7 for sample SunGard Protegent PTA Preclearance Request Form.)

 

Transactions that require preclearance include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Open market transactions through a broker-dealer;
· Prudential securities transactions executed in Computershare accounts;
· Gifts received or given;
· Stock option exercises;
· Sales of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares and performance units;
· PESP and Deferred Compensation Plan Company Stock Fund transactions. For more details relating to PESP transactions that are subject to this requirement see Exhibit 4;
· Prudential Stock Purchase Plan (“PSPP”) transactions. Sales of shares of Prudential stock that have accumulated in your account under the PSPP are permitted during an open trading window.

 

 
 

6. Prohibited Transactions Involving Securities of Prudential Financial, Inc.

All employees are prohibited from selling short including “short sales against the box”, hedging transactions [36] and from participating in any exchange traded Prudential options or futures transactions on any security issued by Prudential. Non-margin account collateral arrangements are prohibited. Employees may not enter into any arrangement involving the pledge or use as collateral of Company securities, other than a permissible securities brokerage margin account. It is recommended that employees subject to preclearance and special restricted lists not maintain margin accounts. Transactions triggered by margin calls or maintenance fees may result in violations of the Standards. In addition, Designated Persons are prohibited from exercising and selling their employee stock options during a blackout period. As a result, some controls have been established to prevent employee stock option exercises during closed trading windows such as blocks on Designated Persons established at E*Trade, preventing a trade in Prudential common stock from occurring during a closed trading window. However, there are currently no blocking capabilities in place during blackout periods to prevent transactions relating to your PSPP related sales as described above. When no blocking system exists or if a blocking system fails, the employee is still responsible for adherence to these Standards.

 

7. PESP

Certain controls have been established to prevent trading activity in the PFI Common Stock Fund within PESP during closed trading periods. Additionally, loans and in-service distributions are processed from sources other than the PFI Common Stock Fund and therefore are permitted during closed trading windows however, repayments may or may not be permitted during a closed window. Remember, it is the Designated Person’s obligation to comply with these Standards including the preclearance and trading window requirements. If a blocking system fails, the employee remains responsible (for a violation of these Standards). See Exhibit 4 for more details.

 

C. Supervisory Responsibilities

 

The VPs of Finance, in conjunction with the Business Unit and Department Heads or their designees, are responsible for identifying changes to the Designated Persons list in their areas and informing the Securities Monitoring Unit, and, with the Securities Monitoring Unit, facilitating employee understanding of and conformity with these Standards. The trade monitoring process is conducted by the Securities Monitoring Unit with matters brought to the attention of Business Unit/Department Head management as needed.

 

D. Violations of these Standards

 

Violations or other exceptions to Section III of these Standards including the preclearance and trading window requirements are reviewed by the Designated Persons

 
 

and Pension Risk Transfer Personal Trading Standards Committee. [37] Violations or exceptions that may result in disciplinary action, other than an educational reminder, will be resolved with the employee’s supervisor. Individuals who do not comply with these Standards are subject to disciplinary action that may include fines, as permitted by law, or other monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 

In accordance with FINRA Rule 3110, certain transactions by Registered Representatives prompting an investigation, may require notification to the SRO.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

IV. Trading Restrictions for Associates of Broker-Dealers

 

A. Trade Monitoring for Associated Persons of a Broker-Dealer

 

Prudential has three broker-dealers, Pruco Securities, LLC (“Pruco”), Prudential Investment Management Services, LLC (“PIMS”) and Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (“PAD”), referred to collectively as “Broker-Dealers” under this Section.

 

Pruco is a full service broker-dealer whose business is limited to the facilitation of non-solicited customer orders of general securities and the distribution of investment company, variable life and annuity products and 529 Plans. PIMS and PAD are limited broker-dealers whose primary business is restricted to the facilitation of customer orders in and distribution of Prudential mutual funds and annuities. In addition, PAD offers 529 plan interests and PIMS is a discount broker-dealer that offers brokerage accounts and Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs") to roll over customers who were formerly retirement plan participants serviced by Prudential Retirement. Investments offered include mutual funds, stocks, bonds and municipal securities.

 

Unlike other Prudential businesses that are subject to the personal trade monitoring system, the nature and scope of the Pruco, PIMS, and PAD Broker-Dealers’ businesses are such that their Associated Persons do not have access to material nonpublic information concerning publicly traded securities through their association with the broker-dealer. [38] , [39] Accordingly, Pruco, PIMS, and PAD Broker-Dealer associates are generally not required to participate in SunGard Protegent PTA. However, pursuant to SEC and FINRA regulations, Broker-Dealer Associated Persons must comply with the reporting requirements listed below. [40] In addition, certain officers and Registered Representatives of Pruco, which is also a federally registered investment adviser, have been identified as Supervised Persons, as defined in Section II.B. The requirements for Supervised Persons are also outlined below in Section IV.A.3.

 

1. Notification Requirements for Personal Securities Accounts

In accordance with NASD Rule 3050, Broker-Dealer Associated Persons (“Associated Persons”) must notify the Broker-Dealer to which they are associated, in writing, prior to opening an account at another broker-dealer, and must notify the Broker-Dealer of any accounts opened prior to becoming an Associated Person. Associated Persons must also notify broker-dealers, prior to opening such accounts, that they are an Associated Person of a broker-dealer. However, if the account was established prior to the association of

 
 

the person with the Broker-Dealer, the Associated Person must notify the broker-dealer in writing promptly after becoming so associated.

 

These notification requirements apply to all personal securities accounts of Associated Persons and any securities accounts over which they have discretionary authority.

 

Associated Persons are not required to report accounts that are limited to the following types of investments: (1) mutual funds; (2) variable life and variable annuity contracts; (3) unit investment trusts; (4) certificates of deposit; (5) 529 Plans; and (6) money market fund accounts. [41]

 

2. Periodic Compliance Training and Sign-off

The NASD/NYSE Joint Memorandum on Information Barriers and Procedures (NASD Notice to Members 91-45) provides that firms that do not conduct investment banking research or arbitrage activities still must have “reasonable procedures for the education and training of its associates about insider trading” in order to be in compliance with ITSFEA. Annually, all Registered Representatives are required to sign a statement affirming that they have read and understand the policy concerning insider trading as described in the Broker-Dealer’s compliance manual and as set forth in Prudential’s Policy Statement On Insider Trading contained in Section I of these Standards.

 

3. Requirement for Supervised Persons

Certain Pruco officers and Registered Representatives involved in investment advisory activity have been classified as Supervised Persons. [42] Supervised Persons are subject to the following additional requirements:

 

 

If an individual is only classified as a Supervised Person, and is not also classified as an Access, Covered, or Designated Person, he/she is not required to report his/her personal securities trading activity to Corporate Compliance and is not subject to the authorized broker-dealer requirements outlined in Section II. However, these individuals are still subject to the notification requirements outlined in Section IV.A.1 .

 

B. Restrictions on the Purchase and Sale of Initial Equity Public Offerings

 

FINRA Rule 5130 prohibits broker-dealers from purchasing or retaining “new issues” in their own accounts and from selling new issues to a restricted person. “Restricted

 
 

persons” are defined as directors, officers, general partners, employees, associated persons and agents engaged in the investment banking or securities business of any broker-dealer. “New Issues” are any initial public offerings of an equity security.

 

This basic prohibition also covers sales of new issues to accounts in which any restricted person may have a beneficial interest and, with limited exceptions, to members of the immediate family of such persons. A Restricted Person is permitted to have an interest in an account that purchases new issues (i.e., collective investment accounts including hedge funds, investment partnerships, investment corporations, etc.) provided that the beneficial interests of all restricted persons do not in aggregate exceed 10% of the total account.

 

The overall purpose of this prohibition is to protect the integrity of the public offering process by requiring that FINRA members make a bona-fide public distribution of securities by not withholding such securities for their own benefit or using the securities to reward other persons who are in a position to direct future business to the firm.

 

To ensure compliance with this Rule, Associated Persons of Prudential’s Broker-Dealers are prohibited from purchasing securities in any public offerings of equity securities, except as noted below.

 

The FINRA Rule and these Standards apply to all public offerings of equity securities, whether or not the above broker-dealers are participating in the offering. However, the prohibitions do not apply to purchases of public offerings of investment grade asset-backed securities, open-end mutual funds, closed-end mutual funds, preferred securities, convertible securities or any debt securities, including but not limited to municipal or government securities.

 

Which accounts are restricted:

 

Accounts of all Associated Persons of the above broker-dealers and their immediate families are restricted from purchasing equity public offerings of securities. The term “immediate family” includes parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, spouse, siblings, brother-in-law, sisters-in-law, children and their spouses, or any other person who is supported (directly or indirectly) to a material extent by the Associated Person.

 

The prohibition does not apply to sales to a member of the Associated Person’s immediate family who is not supported directly or indirectly to a material extent by the associate, if the sale is by a broker-dealer other than that employing the restricted person and the restricted person has no ability to control the allocation of the new issue. For information on this exception, please contact your broker-dealer compliance officer.

 

C. Private Placements

 

In order to review private placement transactions in relation to certain conflicts of interest that may arise, all associates of Prudential’s Broker-Dealers must notify their broker-dealer, in writing, and obtain written approval from the broker-dealer, prior to engaging in any private placement transactions, including purchases and sales of limited

 
 

partnership interests. Such notification should be made to the compliance officer for the broker-dealer or the compliance officer’s designee who will be responsible for approving the private placement transaction. [43] For associates who are subject to preclearance, the preclearance form will satisfy the notification requirement.

 

D. Code Violations and Sanctions

 

Access Persons and Supervised Persons are required to promptly report any known violations of the Code or these Standards to the Business Unit Chief Compliance Officer. Reported violations and other exceptions to these Standards detected through internal monitoring will be provided to the Business Unit Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee and the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee (“Committee”). The Committee, generally comprised of business unit executives, compliance and human resources personnel, will review all violations of these Standards. The Committee will determine any sanctions or other disciplinary actions that may be deemed appropriate, which may include monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 

In accordance with FINRA Rule 3110, certain transactions by Registered Representatives prompting an investigation, may require notification to the SRO.

 

 

 

 
 

 

V. Trading Restrictions for Portfolio Management and Trading Units and Registered Investment Advisers

 

A. Background

The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”) govern activities of officers, directors and employees of registered investment advisers and advisers who manage registered investment companies, respectively. These rules set forth specific requirements relating to conflicts of interest and personal securities trading activity.

 

1. Advisers Act Requirements

Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act requires each federally registered investment adviser to adopt a written code of ethics designed to prevent fraud by reinforcing fiduciary principles that govern the conduct of investment advisory firms and their personnel. In addition, the code must set forth specific requirements relating to personal trading activity including reporting transactions and holdings.

 

Generally, the code of ethics applies to all Supervised Persons of the adviser, including all Access Persons of the adviser. The Investment Adviser Code of Ethics (“Code”), as adopted by Prudential’s registered investment advisers, includes the Personal Securities Trading Standards and the U. S. Information Barrier Standards. Employees identified as Supervised Persons must comply with the Code, including these Standards. [44] Compliance is responsible for notifying each individual who is subject to the Code.

 

2. Investment Company Act Requirements

Rule 17(j) under the Investment Company Act requires that every investment company adopt procedures designed to prevent improper personal trading by investment company personnel. Rule 17(j) was created to prevent conflicts of interest between investment company personnel and shareholders, to promote shareholder value, and to prevent investment company personnel from profiting from their access to proprietary information.

 

In light of the adoption of Rule 17(j) and the growing concern that the mutual fund industry needed to police itself, the Investment Company Institute (“ICI”), an industry group, assembled a blue ribbon panel and, in 1994, issued a report setting forth a series of recommendations concerning personal trading by investment personnel. These recommendations, known as the “ICI rules”, have been praised by the SEC, and have been adopted by the majority of the asset management industry associated with U.S. registered investment companies.

 

In keeping with our ethical standards and the practices of the industry leaders, Prudential has adopted the ICI rules for all of its portfolio management units. The ICI rules concerning personal trading are set forth below and are applicable to these

 
 

portfolio management units and certain associates outside the specific business unit who provide direct support to these units. [45] In addition, the ICI rules, with certain exceptions, have also been adopted for other investment management units within Prudential. [46]

 

B. Definitions

 

The following terms are defined for purposes of these Standards:

 

· “Access Persons”, as defined in Section II.B., include employees or officers of a mutual fund or investment adviser, who, in connection with their normal responsibilities, make, participate in, or have access to current or pending information regarding the purchase or sale of a security by the Complex (Complex defined below) or nonpublic portfolio holdings of mutual funds.
· “Investment Personnel” are Access Persons who are public-side portfolio managers, analysts, traders, or certain other individuals as designated by the compliance officer.
· A “pending buy or sell order” exists when a decision to purchase or sell a security has been made and communicated.
· The “Complex” includes all portfolios managed by the business unit or group of units to which an individual is deemed to have access.

 

C. Conflicts of Interest

 

Prudential holds its employees to the highest ethical standards. Maintaining high standards requires a total commitment to sound ethical principles and Prudential’s values. It also requires nurturing a business culture that supports decisions and actions based on what is right, not simply what is expedient. Management must make the Company’s ethical standards clear. At every level, associates must set the right example in their daily conduct. Moreover, associates are encouraged to understand the expectations of the Company and apply these guidelines to analogous situations or seek guidance if they have questions about conduct in given circumstances.

 

All Access Persons must act in accordance with the following general principles:

 

· It is their duty at all times to place the interests of investment company shareholders and other investment advisory clients first.
· Access Persons should scrupulously avoid serving their own personal interests ahead of clients’ interests in any decision relating to their personal investments.
 
 
· All personal securities transactions must be conducted in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an individual’s position of trust and responsibility.
· Access Persons must not only seek to achieve technical compliance with these Standards, but should strive to abide by the spirit and the principles articulated herein.

 

Example:

An appearance of a conflict of interest may occur if, following a meeting with a representative of an issuer, an analyst buys the issuer’s securities for his or her personal account, but does not recommend his or her client purchase such securities.

 

· Access Persons may not take inappropriate advantage of their positions.
· Access Persons must avoid any situation that might compromise, or call into question, their exercise of fully independent judgment in the interest of shareholders or clients, including, but not limited to the receipt of unusual investment opportunities, perquisites or gifts from persons doing or seeking business with their portfolios.
· Access Persons may not bunch a personal order with a client order.
·          Access Persons may not conduct personal business with brokers who execute trades for their portfolios.

D. Mutual Fund Reporting and Trading Restrictions

 

Investment Personnel and Access Persons are prohibited from market timing any proprietary mutual funds, as well as non-proprietary funds subadvised by Prudential, and must comply with any trading restrictions established by Prudential and its clients to prevent market timing of these funds.

 

To deter the market timing in proprietary and non-proprietary funds subadvised by Prudential, Investment Personnel and certain officers of PGIM and Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) are required to hold all proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds for a period of sixty days. Investment Persons and Access Persons are also required to report mutual fund transactions covered under these Standards as described below.

 

1 . Mutual Fund Holding Period

Investment Personnel and certain PGIM and PI, AST Investment Services, Inc. (“ASTIS”) officers and/or employees are required to hold proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds, excluding money market funds and the PESP Fixed Rate Fund, for a period of at least sixty days. [47] , [48] Proprietary funds include Prudential Investments,

 
 

Advanced Series Trust, Target, and Variable Contract Accounts 2, 10, and 11. Non-proprietary subadvised funds are defined in Exhibit 8. Specifically, Investment Personnel and certain PGIM and PI employees are prohibited from executing a purchase and a sale of the same proprietary or certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual fund during any sixty day period. [49] This restriction applies to accounts for which Investment Personnel and certain PIM and PI employees have a direct or indirect beneficial interest, including household members. See Section II.C. Profits realized on such transactions must be disgorged to the applicable mutual fund or client, or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the Committee. [50]

 

2. Standards Relating to Reporting and Trading Mutual Funds

Access Persons are required to report all transactions in proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds. [51] This requirement applies to accounts for which Access Persons have a direct or indirect beneficial interest, including household members. Transactions in proprietary funds that are held directly at the transfer agency (Prudential Mutual Fund Services, LLC) are monitored by the Securities Monitoring Unit via electronic feed and therefore, employees are not required to independently report such transactions. See Section II.C.

 

Access Persons may hold and trade proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds only through one of the authorized broker-dealers, directly with Prudential Mutual Fund Services (“PMFS”), the Prudential Employee Savings Plan (“PESP”), or the Jennison Associates (“Jennison”) Savings Plan. [52] However, non-proprietary subadvised funds may be traded directly with the fund provided that duplicate account statements and trade confirmations are sent directly to the Securities Monitoring Unit, Compliance Department. For certain non-proprietary subadvised funds, Access Persons must notify fund complexes within ten business days of receipt of these Standards requesting that duplicate statements and confirmations be forwarded to the Securities Monitoring Unit. Investment elections or transactions executed in the executive deferred compensation plans are not subject to this requirement. [53]

 

 
 

Investment Personnel and Access Persons must notify the Securities Monitoring Unit of all mutual fund accounts. This includes accounts of all household members, 401(k) Plans held at other companies, variable insurance products and annuities held directly with the fund or through another company or service provider for all proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds. [54] In addition, Investment Personnel and Access Persons must contact these funds to request that duplicate statements and confirmations of mutual fund trading activity be sent to the Securities Monitoring Unit. A sample letter to a brokerage firm is provided as Exhibit 1 to these Standards.

 

E. Additional Trading Restrictions for Access and Investment Personnel of Prudential Fixed Income (“FI”), Quantitative Management Associates LLC (“QMA”), the Prudential Real Estate Investors’ Global Real Estate Securities Team (“GRES”), AST Investment Services, Inc. (“ASTIS”) , Prudential International Investments Advisers, LLC (“PIIA”), and Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) [55]

 

The following restrictions and requirements apply to all accounts in which Access Persons and Investment Personnel have a direct or indirect beneficial interest, including accounts of household members as described in Section II.C.2.

 

1. Initial Public Offerings

Investment Personnel are prohibited from purchasing initial public offerings of securities. [56] Access Persons must obtain preclearance prior to purchasing initial public offerings of securities. For purposes of these Standards, “initial public offerings of securities” do not include offerings of government or municipal securities. [57]

 

2. Private Placements

Investment Personnel and Access Persons are prohibited from acquiring any securities in a private placement without express prior approval. Such approval must be obtained from the local business unit head in consultation with the business unit compliance officer (such person having no personal interest in such purchases or sales), based on a determination that no conflict of interest is involved.

 

Investment Personnel must disclose their private placement holdings to the business unit compliance officer and the business unit’s chief investment officer when the Investment Personnel play a part in the consideration of any investment by the portfolio in the

 
 

issuer. In such circumstances, the portfolio’s decision to purchase securities of the issuer will be subject to independent review by appropriate personnel with no personal interest in the issuer.

 

3. Blackout Periods

Access Persons are prohibited from knowingly executing a securities transaction on a day during which any portfolio in their Complex has a pending buy or sell order in the same or an equivalent security and until such time as that order is executed or withdrawn. [58] This prohibition will not apply to purchases and sales executed in a fund or portfolio that replicates a broad based securities market index. Transactions inadvertently executed by an Access Person during a blackout period will not be considered a violation and disgorgement will not be required provided that the transaction was effected in accordance with the preclearance procedures applicable to such person under the Standards and without prior knowledge of any pending purchase or sale orders in the Complex in the same or equivalent security.

Investment Personnel are prohibited from knowingly buying or selling a security within seven calendar days before or after a portfolio in their Complex trades in the same or an equivalent security. Nevertheless, a personal trade by any Investment Personnel shall not prevent a portfolio in the same business unit from trading in the same or an equivalent security. However, such a transaction shall be subject to independent review by their business unit compliance officer. [59] This prohibition will not apply to purchases and sales executed in a fund or portfolio that replicates a broad based securities market index.

 

Profits realized on transactions that are executed during blackout periods may be required to be disgorged. All disgorged profits will be donated to a charitable organization in the name of the Company or to an account or client for which the security is held or traded.

 

4. Short-Term Trading Profits

Investment Personnel are prohibited from profiting from a purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same or an equivalent security within any sixty calendar day period. [60] , [61] In keeping with the spirit of this restriction, Investment Personnel should not engage in options or other derivative strategies, even if intended solely to generate option premium income, that lead to the exercise or assignment of securities that would result in a prohibited transaction, i.e., writing a short call or buying a long put with an expiration date of less than sixty days. Any such transaction would be considered as turnover within the sixty day period and will result in a violation of these Standards. Investments in derivatives offer a variety of alternative investment strategies and it is

 
 

incumbent upon the investor to understand the potential outcomes of using derivatives and to take into account whether a violation of these Standards may occur. Profits realized on such proscribed trades must be disgorged. All disgorged profits will be donated to a charitable organization in the name of the Company or to an account or client for which the security is held. [62]

 

5. Short Sales

Access Persons may not sell any security short which is owned by any portfolio managed by the business unit with the exception of short sales “against the box.” A short sale “against the box” refers to a short sale when the seller owns an equivalent amount of the same securities. However, employees may not sell short Prudential securities under any circumstances.

 

6. Options

Access Persons may not write naked call options or buy naked put options on a security owned by any portfolio managed by the business unit. Access Persons may purchase options on securities not held by any portfolio managed by the business unit, or purchase call options or write put options on securities owned by any portfolio managed by the business unit, subject to preclearance and the same restrictions applicable to other securities. Access Persons may write covered call options or buy covered put options on a security owned by any portfolio managed by the business unit at the discretion of the business unit compliance officer. However, Investment Personnel should keep in mind that the short-term trading profit rule might affect their ability to close out an option position at a profit.

 

7. Trading Conflicts

To avoid perceived or actual conflicts inherent in managing client assets, the personal trading of Investments Persons must not be opposed to the prevailing strategy they employ on behalf of clients. Consequently, Investment Persons are prohibited from effecting trades in securities also held in portfolio(s) they manage, where such trades represent an investment view that is inconsistent with the strategy then employed for their clients.

 

F. Investment Clubs

Access Persons and Investment Persons may not participate in investment clubs.

 

G. Prohibited Transactions Involving Securities of Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

All employees, including Access Persons, are prohibited from selling short including “short sales against the box”, hedging transactions [63] and from participating in any

 
 

exchange traded options or futures transactions on any Prudential securities. Employees classified as Designated Persons are subject to additional restrictions relating to securities issued by Prudential. Non-margin account collateral arrangements are prohibited. Employees may not enter into any arrangement involving the pledge or use as collateral of Company securities, other than a permissible securities brokerage margin account. It is recommended that employees subject to preclearance and special restricted lists not maintain margin accounts. Transactions triggered by margin calls or maintenance fees may result in violations of the Standards. These requirements are outlined in Section III of these Standards.

 

 

H. Preclearance

Access and Investment Persons of FI, QMA, PIIA, ASTIS, GRES and PI must preclear all personal securities transactions with the exception of those identified in Section V.I. below. [64] , [65] See also Exhibit 3 for a list of securities transactions requiring preclearance. Preclearance is also not required for both proprietary and non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds. All requests for preclearance are submitted to the business unit compliance officer for approval using the SunGard Protegent PTA automated preclearance website which can be accessed by typing PST into your browser. We recommend that you bookmark this link for future use. [66] , [67]

 

All approved orders must be executed by the close of business on the day in which preclearance is granted; provided however that approved orders for securities traded in foreign markets may be executed within two business days from the date preclearance is granted. If any order is not timely executed, a request for preclearance must be resubmitted by the Access Person.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

I. Exemptions

The following exemptions apply to the blackout periods, short-term trading profit rule, preclearance requirements and mutual fund sixty-day holding period as noted below. [68]

 

 

 

Type of Account/Security

 

Short Swing Profit Rule

 

Blackout Periods

 

Preclearance [69]

Mutual Fund 60-Day Holding Period

 

Ineligible Securities [70]

Not Applicable Not Applicable

 

Required

 

Applies

Exercise of rights

issued by an issuer [71]

Not Applicable Not Applicable

 

Required

 

Applies

 
 

 

De Minimis Transactions:

 

1) Any trades, or series of trades effected over a 30 calendar day period, involving 500 shares or less in each direction (purchase or sale) of an equity security, if the Access Person has no prior knowledge of activity in such security by any portfolio in the business unit. [72]

2) Any fixed-income securities transaction, or series of related transactions effected over a 30 calendar day period, involving 100 units ($100,000 principal amount) or less in each direction (purchase or sale), if the Access Person has no prior knowledge of transactions in such security by any portfolio in the business unit.

Not Applicable Not Applicable Required

Applies

 

 

Discretionary Accounts [73]

Not Applicable Not Applicable

 

Not Required

 

Not Applicable

Index Options

on a Broad Based Index [74]

Not Applicable Not Applicable

 

Not Required

 

Not Applicable

Unit Investment Trusts and Open-End Mutual Funds, including Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”)

 

Applies to all ETFs with limited exceptions for certain broad based funds and options that track such funds. [75]

Not Applicable for all other UITs and Open-end funds.

Applies to all ETFs.

Not Applicable for all other UITs and Open-end funds.

Required for all ETFs. [76]

 

Not required for all other UITs and Open-end funds.

 

Applies – See Section V.D.1.  
 
 

 

Non-volitional Transactions and Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPS) Not Applicable Not Applicable

Not applicable for non-volitional transactions. For non-Prudential stock DRIPs, the plan requires approval and subsequent transactions do not require preclearance.

 

 

 

Not Applicable

Automatic Investment/ Withdrawal Programs and Automatic Rebalancing [77]

Not Applicable. However, applicable for transactions that override any pre-set schedule or allocation.

 

Not Applicable.

However, applicable for transactions that override any pre-set schedule or allocation.

 

Not required -

However, transactions that override any pre-set schedule or allocation must be precleared and reported to the Securities Monitoring Unit.

Not Applicable
PSPP Transactions [78] Applies only to PSPP sales. Purchases made under PSPP are exempt.   Applies only to PSPP sales. Purchases made under PSPP are exempt.   Required only for Prudential stock sold under the PSPP.  Elections and purchases made under the plan are exempt. Not Applicable
Prudential Financial, Inc. common stock Only applies to employees of QMA, including its support functions Only applies to employees of QMA, including its support functions. Designated Persons should refer to Section III.4. Only applies to Designated Persons, Section 16 Officers/Directors, and  employees of QMA, including its support functions Not Applicable
Proprietary Closed-end Funds [79] Applies to certain Access and Investment Persons Applies to certain Access and Investment Persons Applies to certain Access and Investment Persons Not applicable- See Short Swing Profit Rule prohibition

 

 
 

 

J. Personal Trade Reporting

 

All Access Persons must participate in SunGard Protegent PTA Trade Monitoring System as described in Section II of these Standards. In addition, all Access Persons must preclear all private securities transactions immediately and report completion of the transaction promptly, in any event not later than ten days following the close of each quarter in which the trade was executed. Forms to report such private securities transactions are available from your business unit compliance officer or the Securities Monitoring Unit.

 

K. Personal Securities Holdings

 

Within ten calendar days of becoming an Access Person, and thereafter on an annual basis, Access Persons (other than disinterested directors/trustees) must disclose their personal securities holdings. This report should include all holdings of private securities (e.g., limited partnership interests, private placements, hedge funds, etc.) and all holdings of proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds. [80] , [81] This includes those positions held in 401(k) Plans held at other companies, variable insurance products and annuities, excluding money market funds. Security positions held in Discretionary Accounts, as defined in Section II.C.7., and certain trust accounts are not required to be reported. Holdings Reports must include information that is current within the previous forty five days of becoming an Access Person or submitting the annual Holdings Report. (See Exhibit 6 for the Holdings Report Form.)

 

L. Service as a Director

 

Consistent with Prudential standards, Investment Personnel are prohibited from serving on the board of directors of publicly traded companies, absent prior authorization from the business unit compliance officer or pursuant to Prudential Standards based upon a determination that the board service would not be inconsistent with the interests of the investment company or other clients. In the limited instances that such board service may be authorized, Investment Personnel will be isolated from those making investment decisions affecting transactions in securities issued by any publicly traded company on whose board such Investment Personnel serves as a director through the use of an Information Barrier or other procedures designed to address the potential conflicts of interest.

 

 
 

 

M. Gifts

 

Consistent with Prudential’s Gift and Entertainment Policy, Access Persons are prohibited from receiving any gift or other thing that would be considered excessive in value from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of Prudential. Access Persons must comply with Company limits and reporting guidelines for all gifts and entertainment given and/or received.

 

 

N. Code Violations and Sanctions

 

Access Persons and Supervised Persons are required to promptly report any known violations of the Code or these Standards to the Business Unit Chief Compliance Officer. Reported violations and other exceptions to these Standards detected through internal monitoring will be provided to the Business Unit Chief Compliance Officer or his/her designee and the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee (“Committee”). The Committee, comprised of business unit executives, compliance and human resource personnel, will review all violations of these Standards. The Committee will determine any sanctions or other disciplinary actions that may be deemed appropriate, which may include monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 

In accordance with FINRA Rule 3110, certain transactions by Registered Representatives prompting an investigation, may require notification to the SRO.

 

O. Reports to Clients

The Board of Directors/Trustees of any investment company client will be provided, as requested by client or otherwise required by regulation, with a report, no less frequently than annually, which at a minimum:

 

· Certifies that the investment adviser/portfolio management unit has adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent its Access Persons from violating these Standards;
· Summarizes existing procedures concerning personal investing and any changes in the procedures made during the preceding year;
· Identifies material violations of these Standards and sanctions imposed in response to those violations; and
· Identifies any recommended changes in existing restrictions or procedures based upon experience under these Standards, evolving industry practices, or developments in applicable laws and regulations.

 

 
 

 

P. Additional Trading Requirements for Access Persons of Global Portfolio Strategies Inc. (“GPSI”)

 

The following restrictions and requirements apply to all accounts in which GPSI Access Persons have a direct or indirect beneficial interest, including accounts of household members as described in Section II.C.2.

 

1. Initial Public Offerings

GPSI Access Persons must preclear purchases of initial public offerings of securities. For purposes of these Standards, “initial public offerings of securities” do not include offerings of government or municipal securities. See Exhibit 9 for a copy of the preclearance request form.

 

2. Private Placements

GPSI Access Persons are prohibited from personally acquiring any securities in a private placement without express prior approval. Such approval must be obtained from the business unit compliance officer, based on a determination that no conflict of interest is involved. See Exhibit 9 for a copy of the preclearance request form.

 

3. Watchlist

GPSI Access Persons may be restricted from purchasing or selling securities of certain issuers on the GPSI Watchlist. Such restrictions apply to all accounts in which the associate is deemed to have a beneficial interest as listed above. Associates who held GPSI Watchlist securities prior to becoming a GPSI Access Person, the security being placed on the GPSI Watchlist or the institution of these Standards must obtain written approval from their business unit compliance officer prior to the sale of such securities.

 

Q. Additional Trading Requirements for certain Covered Persons

 

1. Watchlist

Certain Covered Persons in Prudential Retirement and other areas of the company may be restricted from purchasing or selling securities of certain issuers engaged in pension risk transfer activities. [82] Such restrictions apply to all accounts in which the associate is deemed to have a beneficial interest as listed above. Associates who held pension risk transfer securities prior to becoming a Covered Person, the security being placed on a Watchlist or the institution of these Standards, must obtain written approval from their business unit compliance officer prior to the sale of such securities.

 

If you are a Covered Person subject to pension risk transfer restrictions, you must determine whether the security you intend to trade is restricted prior to executing a

 
 

trade. You can confirm the restricted status of a security by entering a preclearance request into SunGard Protegent PTA. Preclearance approval is valid until the close of the market on the day preclearance is granted. Trading in a restricted security is prohibited and may result in review by a disciplinary committee and potential disciplinary action.

 

R. Violations of these Standards

 

Violations or other exceptions to these standards, excluding GPSI, are reviewed by the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee. Individuals who do not comply with these Standards are subject to disciplinary action that may include fines, as permitted by law, or other monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 
 

VI. Trading Restrictions of Private Asset Management Units

 

A. Background

The Advisers Act governs activities of officers, directors and employees of registered investment advisers. The rules under the Advisers Act set forth specific requirements relating to conflicts of interest and personal securities trading activity.

 

Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act requires each federally registered investment adviser to adopt a written code of ethics designed to prevent fraud by reinforcing fiduciary principles that govern the conduct of investment advisory firms and their Personnel. In addition, the code must set forth specific requirements relating to personal trading activity including reporting transactions and holdings.

 

The code of ethics applies to all Supervised Persons of the adviser, including all “Access Persons” of the adviser. Under the rules, “Access Persons” are considered employees of the adviser who have access to client recommendations and trading activity. Based on this definition, Private-Side Associates, as defined in Section VI.C. below, (excluding employees of PMCC) would be considered “Access Persons” and be subject to the requirements of the rules due to their access to investment advisory client recommendations and trading activity. In addition, employees of Prudential Real Estate Fixed Income Investors (“PREFII”) are considered Supervised Persons under the rules.

 

The Investment Adviser Code of Ethics (“Code”), as adopted by Prudential’s registered investment advisers, includes the Personal Securities Trading Standards and the U.S. Information Barrier Standards. Employees identified as Supervised Persons must comply with the Code, including these Standards. Compliance is responsible for notifying each individual who is subject to the Code. Sections II and VI of these Standards set forth the requirements that are intended to enable Private-Side Associates to comply with Rule 204A-1.

 

B. Conflicts of Interest

 

Prudential holds its employees to the highest ethical standards. Maintaining high standards requires a total commitment to sound ethical principles and Prudential’s values. It also requires nurturing a business culture that supports decisions and actions based on what is right, not simply what is expedient. Management must make the Company’s ethical standards clear. At every level, associates must set the right example in their daily conduct. Moreover, associates are encouraged to understand the expectations of the Company and apply these guidelines to analogous situations or seek guidance if they have questions about conduct in given circumstances.

 

All Private-Side Associates must act in accordance with the following general principles:

 

· It is their duty at all times to place the interests of investment advisory clients and investment company shareholders first.
· Private Side Associates should scrupulously avoid serving their own personal interests
 
 

ahead of clients’ interests in any decision relating to their personal investments.

· All personal securities transactions must be conducted in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of an individual’s position of trust and responsibility.
· Private-Side Associates must not only seek to achieve technical compliance with these Standards, but should strive to abide by the spirit and the principles articulated herein.
· Private-Side Associates may not take inappropriate advantage of their positions.
· Private-Side Associates must avoid any situation that might compromise, or call into question, their exercise of fully independent judgment in the interest of clients, including, but not limited to the receipt of unusual investment opportunities, perquisites or gifts from persons doing or seeking business with their portfolios.
· Private-Side Associates may not bunch a personal order with a client order.
·          Private-Side Associates may not conduct personal business with brokers who execute trades for their portfolios.

C. Requirements of Private-Side Associates

 

In addition to the personal securities trade reporting requirements set forth in Section II of these Standards, all associates of Private Asset Management units of PGIM are subject to certain trading restrictions as set forth below. The Private Asset Management units of PGIM are as follows: Prudential Capital Group (“PCG”), Prudential Real Estate Investors (“PREI”) and Prudential Mortgage Capital Company (“PMCC”). [83] These individuals are referred to as Private-Side Associates throughout these Standards.

 

The following restrictions and requirements apply to all accounts in which Private-Side Associates have a direct or indirect beneficial interest, including accounts of household members as described in Section II.C.2.

 

Such restrictions apply to transactions in any securities accounts for which the associate maintains a beneficial interest, including the following:

· Personal accounts;
· Joint or tenant-in-common accounts in which the associate is a participant;
· Accounts for which the associate acts as trustee, executor or custodian;
· Accounts in which the associate’s spouse has a beneficial interest;
· Accounts in which the associate’s minor children or any dependent family member has a beneficial interest;
· Accounts over which the associate exercises control or has any investment discretion including accounts of family members and other persons that reside at locations other than the associate’s residence; and
 
 
· Accounts of any individual to whose financial support the associate materially contributes.

 

D. PCG, PMCC and PREI Material Nonpublic Information Lists

 

Under the U.S. Information Barrier Standards, PCG, PMCC and PREI are each required to maintain a material nonpublic information list (“MNPI Lists”) containing the names of publicly traded issuers about which they possess material nonpublic information. In addition, PCG maintains a list of companies that have issued public securities on a PCG Portfolio Holdings List, as well as the PCG 90 Day Pricing List and the PCG Watch and Early Warning List. PREI, PCG and PMCC employees are restricted from purchasing or selling securities of the issuers on the PCG, PMCC and PREI MNPI Lists as well as PCG’s Portfolio Holdings List, 90 Day Pricing Lists and PCG Watch and Early Warning List (“Applicable Restricted Lists”) for their personal accounts. These restrictions apply to all accounts in which the associate is deemed to have a beneficial interest as listed above.

 

For clarity, all Private-Side Associates are subject to all restricted lists for the relevant units except that only PMCC and PREI employees are subject to the REIT/REOC Restricted List, as referred to in Section VI.J.2.

 

Associates should not provide the Applicable Restricted Lists to individuals outside of their investment sector. The employee should instruct individuals (e.g., spouse, parent, etc.) who exercise control or have investment discretion over an account in which the associate has a beneficial interest to check with the associate prior to purchasing or selling any security for such account to ensure that no trade is placed in a security of an issuer on any of the Applicable Restricted Lists.

 

If an issuer of a security is on any of the Applicable Restricted Lists, the employee should instruct the individual exercising control over the account (e.g., spouse, parent, etc.) that he or she is prohibited from trading the security because of his or her employment with Prudential. In the case of a Discretionary Account (as defined in Section II.C.7.), the preceding rule does not apply and the associate must not discuss any security or issuer with the broker or investment adviser in advance of any trade. In addition, a copy of the signed Discretionary Account agreement must be sent to the Securities Monitoring Unit for review and approval.

 

Associates of Private Asset Management units may not advise a person not employed by Prudential, or a Prudential employee of another investment sector that a security is restricted because Prudential is in possession of material nonpublic information.

 

E. Investment Clubs

 

Private-Side Associates are prohibited from participating in investment clubs.

 
 

 

F. Mutual Fund Reporting and Trading Restrictions

 

Private-Side Associates are prohibited from market timing any proprietary mutual funds, as well as non-proprietary funds subadvised by Prudential, and must comply with any trading restrictions established by Prudential and its clients to prevent market timing of these funds.

 

To deter the market timing in proprietary and non-proprietary funds subadvised by Prudential, certain officers of PGIM are required to hold all proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds for a period of sixty days. [84] Private-Side Associates are also required to report mutual fund transactions covered under these standards as described below.

 

1. Mutual Fund Holding Period

Certain officers of PGIM are required to hold proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds, excluding money market funds and the PESP Fixed Rate Fund, purchased for a period of sixty days. [85] [86] Proprietary funds include Prudential Investments, Target, Advanced Series Trust, Prudential Series Fund and Variable Contract Accounts 2, 10, and 11. Non-proprietary subadvised funds are defined in Exhibit 8. Specifically, affected officers are prohibited from executing a purchase and a sale of the same proprietary or non-proprietary subadvised mutual fund during any sixty day period. [87] This restriction applies to accounts for which these officers have a direct or indirect beneficial interest, including household members. See Section II.C. Profits realized on such transactions must be disgorged to the applicable mutual fund or client, or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee (“Committee”). [88] , [89]

 

2. Policies Relating to Reporting and Trading Mutual Funds

Private-Side Associates are required to report all transactions of proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds. [90] This requirement applies to accounts for

 
 

which Private-Side Associates have a direct or indirect beneficial interest, including household members. See Section II.C.

 

Private-Side Associates may hold and trade proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds only through one of the authorized broker-dealers, directly with Prudential Mutual Fund Services (“PMFS”), or the Prudential Employee Savings Plan (“PESP”). [91] However, non-proprietary subadvised funds may be traded directly with the fund provided that duplicate account statements and trade confirmations are sent directly to the Securities Monitoring Unit. For certain non-proprietary subadvised funds, Private-Side Associates must notify fund complexes within ten business days of receipt of these Standards requesting that duplicate statements and confirmations be forwarded to the Securities Monitoring Unit. Investment elections or transactions executed in the executive deferred compensation plans are not subject to this requirement. [92]

 

Private-Side Associates must notify the Securities Monitoring Unit of any mutual fund accounts that can trade proprietary or certain non-proprietary subadvised funds. This also includes accounts of all household members, 401(k) Plans held at other companies, variable insurance products and annuities held directly with the fund or through another company or service provider for all proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds. [93] In addition, Private-Side Associates must contact these funds to request that duplicate statements and confirmations of mutual fund trading activity be sent to the Securities Monitoring Unit. A sample letter to a brokerage firm is provided as Exhibit 1 to these Standards.

 

G. Personal Securities Holdings

 

Within ten calendar days of becoming a Private-Side Associate, and thereafter on an annual basis, Private-Side Associates (other than disinterested directors/trustees) must disclose their personal securities holdings. This report should include all holdings of private securities (e.g., hedge funds, limited partnership interests, private placements, etc.) and all holdings of proprietary and certain non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds. [94] This includes those positions held in 401(k) Plans at other companies, variable insurance products and annuities, excluding money market funds. Security positions held in Discretionary Accounts, as defined in Section II.C.7., and certain Trust Accounts

 
 

are not required to be reported. Holdings Reports must include information that is current within the previous forty five days of becoming an Access Person or submitting the annual Holdings Report. (See Exhibit 6 for the Holdings Report Form.)

 

H. Private Placements

 

Private-Side Associates are prohibited from personally acquiring any securities in a private placement without express prior approval. Such approval must be obtained from the business unit compliance officer (such person having no personal interest in such purchases or sales), who may consult with the local business unit head when reviewing the request. Approval will be granted based on a determination that no conflict of interest is involved. See Exhibit 9 for a copy of the preclearance request form.

 

I. Initial Public Offerings

 

Private-Side Associates must preclear all purchases of initial public offerings of securities. For purposes of these Standards, “initial public offerings of securities” do not include offerings of government or municipal securities. See Exhibit 9 for a copy of the preclearance request form.

 

J. Additional Restrictions for Certain Units

1. Preclearance Requirements

Upon notification from Compliance in early 2016, Private-Side Associates will be required to preclear personal securities transactions. See Exhibit 3 for a list of securities transactions that will require preclearance upon this notification from Compliance. Thereafter, failure to preclear will be subject to review by the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee and potential disciplinary action.

 

2. Real Estate Units

In order to comply with certain U.S. federal securities laws and to prevent actual and apparent conflicts of interest in the Private Asset Management Real Estate units, all associates of PREI, PMCC and functional associates who are co-located with these units are restricted from purchasing interests in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and real estate-related securities as governed by those units’ respective restricted lists. [95]

PGIM Compliance maintains the REIT/REOC Restricted List, which constitutes the broad universe of REIT securities using conventional sources, and for which associates are prohibited from trading. Please note however, that absence from this list does not indicate approval to trade. This prohibition applies to all REITs and real estate-related securities, whether they are on the list or not.

 

 
 

Currently, in order to confirm whether a security is restricted, Private-Side Associates must enter a preclearance request into SunGard Protegent PTA. SunGard Protegent PTA can be accessed by typing PST into your browser. We recommend that you bookmark this link for future reference .

 

Associates who hold REIT securities or real estate securities prior to the institution of these Standards or joining PREI and PMCC must obtain written approval from PGIM Compliance prior to the sale of such securities. Associates of the Private Asset Management Real Estate units will be permitted to purchase shares of open-end mutual funds that invest in REITs or real estate securities.

 

3. PREI – Prudential Retirement Real Estate Fund Restrictions (“PRREF”)

PREI employees, as well as certain other individuals who have been specifically notified, collectively called “PRREF Covered Individuals”, are subject to special restrictions and requirements relating to PRREF. PRREF Covered Individuals are subject to the PRREF trading window and blackout period procedures. PRREF Covered Individuals are only permitted to execute PRREF transactions during a PRREF open trading window - see Exhibit 10 for the PESP Requirements for PRREF Covered Individuals. As a result, some controls have been established to prevent transactions during closed trading windows. If a blocking system fails, the employee is still responsible for adherence to these Standards. PREI Compliance will send PRREF trading window and blackout period notices to all PRREF Covered Persons.

 

4. Prudential Capital Group 90-Day Pricing List

To prevent actual or apparent conflicts of interest and to assure compliance with ITSFEA, all Private-Side Associates (and functional associates in support thereof) are prohibited from purchasing or selling securities of companies listed on PCG’s 90 Day Pricing Summary Update for Public Companies (90 Day Pricing List). Currently, Private-Side Associates who have access to information about investment advisory client transactions and holdings involving public securities are prohibited from trading the securities of those publicly traded issuers and must preclear using SunGard Protegent PTA Preclearance. SunGard Protegent PTA can be accessed by typing PST into your browser. We recommend you bookmark this site.

 

K. Violations of these Standards

 

Violations or other exceptions to these standards are reviewed by the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee. Individuals who do not comply with these Standards are subject to disciplinary action that may include fines, as permitted by law, or other monetary penalties, suspension without pay, reduction in PTO days or other disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

 

 
 

Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Sample Letter to Brokerage Firm

 

 

TO: Broker-Dealer

 

 

RE: Account #:

Date of Establishment:

 

Dear Sir/Madam:

 

Please furnish to Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”), copies of all trade confirmations and account statements with respect to all transactions for the above listed account(s). Please include all transactions in shares of unit investment trusts, exchange traded funds and all closed-end mutual funds.

 

Copies of these confirmations and statements should be sent to Prudential, as trades are effected, addressed as follows:

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Compliance Department

P.O. Box 919

Newark, NJ 07101-9998

 

This request is being made pursuant to NASD Rule 3050 and/or Rule 204-2(a) of the Investment Advisers Act, as applicable.

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

cc:

Vice President, Compliance

Compliance Department

 

 

 
 

Exhibit 2a – Acknowledgment of the Personal Securities Trading Standards - US

 

For employees required to report their transactions in SunGard Protegent PTA as described in Section II of these Standards, please complete the following acknowledgment and send it to:

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Compliance Department

P.O. Box 919

Newark, NJ 07101-9998

 

I have read and understand the Personal Securities Trading Standards and have and will continue to comply in all respects with the rules contained therein.

 

I confirm that I have instructed in writing all brokers for all securities accounts in which I maintain a beneficial interest, as described below, to send duplicate copies of all confirmations covering any transactions as trades are effected and all account statements to the address listed above. I understand that for accounts maintained at:

· Charles Schwab
· Chase Investor Services Corp (CISC)
· E*TRADE
· Fidelity Investments
· JP Morgan Chase
· Merrill Lynch
· Morgan Stanley
· Pruco Securities
· Raymond James
· Scottrade
· TD Ameritrade
· UBS Financial Services
· Wells Fargo Advisors

 

as well as Discretionary Accounts as defined in Section II.C.7., I do not need to contact these brokers in writing. Beneficial interest includes the following:

 

· personal accounts;
· accounts in which my spouse has a beneficial interest;**
· accounts in which my minor children or any dependent family member has a beneficial interest;**
· joint or tenant-in-common accounts in which I am a participant;
· accounts for which I act as trustee, executor or custodian;
· accounts over which I exercise control or have investment discretion;
· accounts of any individual to whose financial support I materially contribute; and
· accounts in which purchases and sales are limited to open-end mutual funds.***

 

** Due to applicable laws, employees located in Japan are not required to disclose or report information regarding accounts for which a spouse, dependent family member and/or minor child has a beneficial interest.

 

*** This requirement only applies to Investment Personnel, Access Persons, Public-Side and Private-Side Associates. Duplicate confirmations and statements are not required for such accounts.

 

Set forth below (and on accompanying pages if necessary) is a list of all such accounts (including my

 
 

Discretionary Accounts and accounts held at Charles Schwab, E*Trade, Merrill Lynch, TD Ameritrade, UBS Financial Services, Fidelity Investments, Pruco Securities, Wells Fargo Advisors, JP Morgan Chase, Chase Investor Services Corp. (CISC), Morgan Stanley, Scottrade and Raymond James) indicating the individual holding the account, the name of the institution, and the account number. I understand that I must promptly advise the Compliance Department of any change in this information or changes to my previously reported Discretionary Account agreements or circumstances surrounding these Discretionary Accounts and that I cannot influence or control trades in Discretionary Accounts. I understand that if I have been classified as a Covered or Access Person that in the event circumstances change for an account for which I have been granted an exception to maintain at a non-authorized brokerage firm, I must notify the Compliance Department immediately and request that the account be reviewed in light of the changed circumstances.

 

_____________________________ ______________________________

Full Name of Employee Business Unit/Location

_____________________________ ______________________________

Signature Date

 

 

List of all Accounts

 

Name of Individual   Name of Institution Account Number
       
       

 

 
 

Exhibit 2b - Acknowledgment of the Personal Securities Trading Standards - International

 

I have read and understand the Personal Securities Trading Standards and have and will continue to comply in all respects with the rules contained therein.

 

I confirm that, where applicable, I have instructed in writing all brokers for all securities accounts in which I maintain a beneficial interest, as described below, to send duplicate copies of all confirmations covering any transactions as trades are effected and all account statements to the address listed below. I confirm that in cases where the broker cannot forward account information to Prudential that I will provide copies of all confirmations and account statements to Prudential in a timely manner. I understand that my account information will be maintained in a secure manner and available to only limited individuals with a business need for the information.

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Compliance Department

P.O. Box 919

Newark, NJ 07101-9998

USA

 

I understand that for accounts maintained at Charles Schwab, Chase Investor Services Corp (CICS), E*Trade, JP Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, TD Ameritrade, UBS Financial Services , Fidelity Investments, Pruco Securities, Raymond James, Scottrade or Wells Fargo Advisors, as well as Discretionary Accounts as defined in Section II.C.7., I do not need to contact these brokers in writing. Beneficial interest includes the following:

 

· personal accounts;
· accounts in which my spouse has a beneficial interest;**
· accounts in which my minor children or any dependent family member has a beneficial interest;**
· joint or tenant-in-common accounts in which I am a participant;
· accounts for which I act as trustee, executor or custodian;
· accounts over which I exercise control or have investment discretion,
· accounts of any individual to whose financial support I materially contribute; and
· accounts in which purchases and sales are limited to U.S. open-end mutual funds.***

 

** Due to applicable laws, employees located in Japan are not required to disclose or report information regarding accounts for which a spouse, dependent family member and/or minor child has a beneficial interest.

 

*** This requirement only applies to Investment Personnel, Access Persons, Public-Side and Private-Side Associates. Duplicate confirmations and statements are not required for such accounts.

Set forth below (and on accompanying pages if necessary) is a list of all such accounts (including my Discretionary Accounts and accounts held at:

· Charles Schwab
· Chase Investor Services Corp (CISC)
· E*TRADE
· Fidelity Investments
· JP Morgan Chase
· Merrill Lynch
· Morgan Stanley
· Pruco Securities
 
 
· Raymond James
· Scottrade
· TD Ameritrade
· UBS Financial Services
· Wells Fargo Advisors

) indicating the individual holding the account, the name of the institution, and the account number. I understand that it is my obligation to ensure that Compliance has an accurate record of each account holder identified below. I understand that I must promptly advise the Compliance Department of any change in this information or changes to my previously reported Discretionary Account agreements or circumstances surrounding my Discretionary Accounts and that I cannot influence or control trades in Discretionary Accounts. I understand that if I have been classified as a Covered or Access Person that in the event circumstances change for an account for which I have been granted an exception to maintain at a non-authorized brokerage firm, I must notify the Compliance Department immediately and request that the account be reviewed in light of the changed circumstances.

 

I freely give my explicit unambiguous consent for this account information to be forwarded to Prudential’s Securities Trade Monitoring Unit in the U.S. for the purpose of monitoring my trading activities to ensure compliance with the Personal Securities Trading Standards and the various securities laws and regulations governing insider trading and the protection of material nonpublic information.

 

_____________________________ ______________________________

Full Name of Employee Business Unit/Location

_____________________________ ______________________________

Signature Date

 

 

 

List of all Accounts

 

Name of Individual

 

 

Name of Institution

 

Account Number

 

       
       

 

 

 

 
 

Exhibit 3 – Preclearance and Reporting of Personal Transactions

 

Investment Category/

Method

Sub-Category

Reportable

(Yes/No)

Requires Pre-clearance for Access and Investment Personnel [96] , [97] Comments
Bonds

ABS

Agency

 

 

 

CMOs

Convertibles

Corporates

MBS

 

 

 

Municipals

Public Offerings

Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes – only QMA & FI Investment Personnel; for all others no preclearance required.

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes – only FI Investment Personnel; for all others No preclearance required.

 

Yes

Yes

Yes - only FI Investment Personnel; for all others No preclearance required.

 

Stocks

( Purchases and sales of Individual Stocks)

Common (non-Prudential securities)

Common (Prudential securities only)

 

 

Optional Dividend Reinvestments

Preferred

Public Offerings (Initial & Secondary)

Rights

Warrants

Dividend Reinvestments Plans (Initial Enrollment)

 

 

 

Automatic Dividend Reinvestments

Yes

Yes

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes- except for Prudential Stock

 

 

No

Yes

Yes- exceptions apply, see

comments

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes- except for Prudential

stock

 

 

 

No- However, initial enrollments require preclearance.

Private-Side Associates must preclear initial public offerings of securities, see Section VI.I.

 

Transactions in Prudential only need to be precleared by employees of QMA, including its support functions, and Designated Persons.

Private Placements including Limited Partnerships and Hedge Funds   Yes Yes

Private-Side Associates must preclear private placement transactions, see Section VI.H.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Investment Category/

Method – CONTINUED

Sub-Category

Reportable

(Yes/No)

Requires Pre-clearance for Access and Investment Personnel [98] Comments
Open End Mutual Funds-   For Designated  and Covered Persons

Proprietary

Non Proprietary

Prudential Financial, Inc. Common Stock Fund

529 Plans

No

No

Yes

 

No

 

See rules below for Access and Investment Persons. Designated Persons must preclear all transactions in Prudential securities.    Transactions of the Prudential Financial, Inc. Common Stock Fund executed in the PESP plan are fed electronically to SUNGARD PROTEGENT PTA.  

Open End Mutual Funds-

For Investment Personnel, Access Personsand Private-Side Associates

Exchange Traded Funds

Proprietary Non-Money Market

Non-proprietary subadvised Non-Money Market

Proprietary and Non-Proprietary Off-Shore Funds

 

Money Market Funds

Non Affiliated

529 Plans

Yes

Yes

Yes [99]

 

Yes 99

 

 

No

No

No [100]

Yes - see comments

No

No

 

No

 

 

No

No

No

All ETFs must be precleared, including those registered as open end mutual funds.

Proprietary Funds include Prudential Investments, Target, Advanced Series Trust, and Variable Contract Accounts 2, 10 & 11. A list of non-proprietary subadvised funds can be found in Exhibit 8.

Closed End Funds &

Unit Investments Trusts

Affiliated Funds

Affiliated Unit Investment Trusts

Non-Affiliated Funds

Non-Affiliated Unit Inv. Trusts

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No - see comments

Yes

No - see comments

 

All ETFs must be precleared, including those registered as unit investment trusts.
 
 

 

Derivatives

Any Exchange Traded, NASDAQ,

or OTC Option or Future including

but not limited to:

Security Futures/Single Stock Futures

All other Futures (Including Financial Futures)

Options on Foreign Currency

 

 

 

 

 

Options on Futures

Options on Indexes

Options on Securities

 

 

 

Yes

No

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

Yes

No - see comments

 

Yes – only FI Investment Personnel; for all others No preclearance required.

 

Yes

Yes- see comments

Yes

Purchases and Sales of options on indexes must be precleared except as noted in Exhibit 5.

Exercises of options (other than Prudential Employee Stock Options) do not require preclearance.

 

PGIM/QMA Associated Persons with the National Futures Association are prohibited from trading futures in their personal trading accounts and are prohibited from maintaining a personal futures trading account.

 

Investment Category/

Method – CONTINUED

Sub-Category

Reportable

(Yes/No)

Requires Pre-clearance for Access and Investment Personnel [101] Comments
Foreign Currency   No No Exchanges made for personal travel are not reportable.

Stock or Option Bonus Awards

 

Prudential Employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Pru Employee/

Household Member

Shares or Options received as part of Compensation:

 

Receipt of grant, including Options,

Restricted Stock (“RS”),

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

Performance Shares (“PS”)

Performance Units (“PUs”)

 

Exercise of Employee Stock Options (including employee stock options from a former employer)

 

Sale of RS, RSUs, PS, or PUs

 

 

 

Options received as part of

Compensation

 

Shares received as part of

Compensation

 

Exercise of Employee Stock Options

 

Sale of Stock Received

 

 

 

 

Yes- see comments

 

 

 

 

Yes- see comments

 

 

Yes- see comments

 

 

 

No

 

 

Yes

 

 

No

 

Yes

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Yes- see comments

 

 

Yes- see comments

 

 

 

No

 

 

No

 

 

No

 

Yes

Prudential employee stock or option bonus awards and subsequent transactions (i.e., option exercises and sales of RS, RSU’s and PS) are electronically reported to the Securities Monitoring Unit. Only Designated Persons and employees of QMA and its support functions must preclear these transactions.

 

 

 

 

For Non-employee option bonus awards, the receipt is not reportable. However, the receipt of a stock award is reportable. The sale of stock or the exercise of an option is a reportable event.

 

 

PSPP Transactions   Yes- exceptions apply, see comments Yes- exceptions apply, see comments

PSPP elections and purchases do not have to be precleared by Access and Investment Persons. However, the sale of shares acquired through the plan must be precleared by employees of QMA and its support functions. All other Access and Investment Persons need not preclear PSPP transactions.

 

For Designated Persons, additional rules apply. See Exhibit 4.

 

 

 
 

 

Investment Category/

Method - CONTINUED

Sub-Category

Reportable

(Yes/No)

Requires Pre-clearance for Access and Investment Personnel [102] Comments

Gifts

 

Prudential securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All other gifts

 

 

Gifts given and received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Given by Employee - Bonds and/or Stock

Received by Employee - Bonds and/or Stock

 

 

Yes - exceptions apply, see comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

Yes - exceptions apply, see comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

Only employees of QMA, including its support functions, and Designated Persons must preclear gifts of Prudential securities.

 

 

For non-Prudential securities, a gift given to a charity is reportable, however, the receipt of a gift is not a reportable transaction under the Personal Securities Trading Standards. Please see the Gift and Entertainment Policy for additional reporting requirements for gifts.

Commodities Other Commodities No No  

Annuities & Life

Insurance Contracts

w/Investment

Components (e.g.

Variable Life)

Affiliated

Non Affiliated

Yes**

Yes**

No

No

** Investment Personnel, Access Persons and Private-Side Associates must report transactions of both affiliated and non-affiliated variable life and annuities contracts where the underlying investment components invest in proprietary and/or certain subadvised non-proprietary mutual funds.  In addition, any underlying sub-account transactions are also reportable.  
 
 

Exhibit 4 – DRIP, PESP and PSPP Requirements Relating to Designated Persons

 

DRIP Requirements

 

 

PESP Transactions

Open Trading Windows

Blackout Periods

(Closed Trading Windows)

 

Prudential Stock Dividend Reinvestment Plan Enrollment

 

 

Permitted – No Preclearance required

 

 

Permitted

 

PESP Requirements

 

 

PESP Transactions

Open Trading Windows

Blackout Periods

(Closed Trading Windows)

 

Transfers/Exchanges into or out of the PFI Common Stock Fund

 

 

Permitted - Preclearance required

 

Prohibited

 

Allocation Changes to future contributions involving the PFI Common Stock Fund

 

 

Permitted - No preclearance required

 

Permitted

 

Automatic Rebalancing Elections affecting the PFI Common Stock Fund [103]

 

 

Permitted - Preclearance required

 

Prohibited

 

On-Demand Rebalancing affecting the PFI Common Stock Fund [104]

 

Permitted - Preclearance required

 

 

 

Prohibited

 
 

 

PESP Transactions

(CONTINUED)

Open Trading Windows

Blackout Periods

(Closed Trading Windows)

 

Loan Initiations

Permitted - Preclearance required if funds will be taken from the PFI Common Stock Fund.

Permitted – The proceeds for the loan will be taken from all your investments except for the PFI Common Stock Fund.

 

Preclearance is not required.

 

Single Lump Sum Repayments

Permitted - Preclearance required if funds will upon repayment be invested in the PFI Common Stock Fund

Permitted if funds, upon repayment, will not be invested in the PFI Common Stock Fund

 

Otherwise Prohibited

 

Catch-up Contributions

(generally available for those age 50 and older who meet the PESP rules)

 

Permitted – No preclearance required

 

Permitted

 

GoalMaker Elections

 

Permitted - No preclearance required

 

 

Permitted if you are not currently allocating funds to the PFI Common Stock Fund AND if none of your assets (other than the company directed match) are invested in the PFI Common Stock Fund

 

Otherwise Prohibited

 
 

 

PESP Transactions

(CONTINUED)

Open Trading Windows

Blackout Periods

(Closed Trading Windows)

 

Disbursements from the PFI Common Stock Fund for an In-Service Withdrawal

 

Permitted - Preclearance required

 

Prohibited from the PFI Common Stock Fund. However, you MAY receive a disbursement from your other PESP investments. Contact 1-800-PRU-EASY for more information.

 

Disbursements from the PFI Common Stock Fund for a Hardship Withdrawal

 

Permitted – No preclearance required

 

Permitted

 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) dividend elections

 

 

Permitted – No preclearance required

 

Permitted

 

Changing your Contribution Rate a/k/a Deferral Rate (includes After Tax and Before Tax)

 

Permitted – No preclearance required

 

Permitted

Prudential Supplemental Employee Savings Plan (SESP)

 

Permitted – No preclearance required

 

Permitted

 

PSPP Requirements

 

PSPP Transactions Open Trading Windows

Blackout Periods

(Closed Trading Windows)

 

PSPP Enrollment

 

Permitted – No preclearance required

 

Permitted

 

PSPP Contribution Rate Change

 

Permitted – No preclearance required

 

 

Permitted

PSPP Suspension Permitted – No preclearance required

Permitted

 

PSPP Withdrawals Permitted – No Preclearance required  Permitted
PSPP Sale Permitted – Preclearance required Prohibited
 
 

 

Exhibit 5 – Transactions in Broad-Based Indices that are Exempt from Preclearance & Short-Term Trading Prohibitions

 

 

Index options that track the indices below are exempt from preclearance and the short-term trading prohibitions of these Standards.

 

Exchange traded funds, including options on such funds, that track the indices below are exempt from the short-term trading prohibitions of these Standards. However, all exchange traded funds, including options on such funds, must be precleared

 

TICKER SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
AGG Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index
VXD CBOE Dow Jones Industrial Volatility Index
MNX CBOE Mini-NDX (1 tenth value of NDX Index)
VXN CBOE Nasdaq Volatility Index
VIX CBOE Volatility Index
AW02 FTSE All-World ex US Index
LQD iBoxx $ Liquid Investment Grade Index
TIP iShares Lehman TIPS
MZUSB MSCI U.S. Broad Based Market Index
EFA MSCI EAFE
EEM MSCI Emerging Markets
NDX NASDAQ – 100
RAG Russell 3000 Growth
RAV Russell 3000 Value
RDG Russell MidCap Growth
RUI Russell 1000
RLG Russell 1000 Growth
RLV Russell 1000 Value
RMC Russell MidCap
RMV Russell Midcap Value
RUA Russell 3000
RUT Russell 2000
RUJ Russell 2000 Value
RUO Russell 2000 Growth
SPX S&P 500 Index
MID-X S&P Midcap 400
SML S&P Small Cap 600
  Treasury Indices – any index comprised of Treasury securities

 

 
 

 

Exhibit 6 – Personal Securities Holdings Report

 

Reviewed by: Initials:______ Date:______

Business Unit Compliance Officer

 

Personal Securities Holdings Report

 

To: Securities Monitoring Unit

Compliance Department

 

From: _______________________________ Employee ID: ______

 

Department: ___________________________________ Division: _______________

 

Signed: ____________________________________ Date:__________________

 

 

I currently have no securities holdings to report: ________________

Employee’s Initials

 

Listed below are all securities that I held, including those in which I had a direct or indirect beneficial interest, as of a date within the previous 45 days, as required by the Personal Securities Trading Standards and the Mutual Fund Code of Ethics.

 

Public Securities (including proprietary and non-proprietary subadvised mutual funds). Please indicate if security was acquired through an initial public offering (“IPO”).

 

Number Mkt Value/ Broker-Dealer Account

Title of Security Of Shares Principal Amt or Institution Number Ticker IPO

 

______________ _________ ___________ ____________ _________ ____ ____

 

______________ _________ ___________ ____________ _________ ____ ____

 

______________ _________ ___________ ____________ _________ ____ ____

 

______________ _________ ___________ ____________ _________ ____ ____

 

 

Private Securities (e.g., hedge funds, limited partnerships, private placements).

 

Number Mkt Value/ Broker-Dealer Account

Title of Security Of Shares Principal Amt or Institution Number

 

______________ _________ ___________ ____________ _________

 

______________ _________ ___________ ____________ _________

 
 

 

Exhibit 7 -- Section 16 Insiders and Designated Persons Preclearance Request Form

This form is for preclearing transactions in Prudential securities (including equity and debt securities). Please include all requested information. An associate from the Securities Monitoring Unit of the Compliance Department will review and respond to this request. The response will indicate that your request has either been approved or denied. A request is not considered approved until you receive a confirmation of approval from the Securities Monitoring Unit. For employees located in North or South America, preclearance is only valid until the close of the market on the day approval is granted. Employees located outside of North and South America are granted preclearance approval for two business days counting the date of approval as the first business day, however trades must be executed before the trading window closes. Preclearance Forms should be faxed to the Securities Monitoring Unit at (973) 802-7454 [International Fax Number +1-973-802-7454] .

Part I – Information on Individual Requesting Preclearance:

 

Name: __________________________________ Phone #: ______________ Fax #: ________________

 

Department: ___________________________________ Division: ___________________________

 

In making this transaction, I understand it is my personal obligation under federal securities law not to trade securities of Prudential Financial, Inc. while in possession of material nonpublic information about the Company. This obligation continues during open trading windows and even where I have had a trade precleared.

___________________________ [Employee’s Signature]

 

If you have any questions, please contact Hillary Lorenzo at (973) 367-9358 [International +1-973-367-9358] or Richard Baker at (973) 802-6691 [International +1-973-802-6691].

Part II - Transaction Information:

Date: _______________________ Number of Shares/Options: ______

Transaction Type:

Open Market Transactions

______ Buy

______ Sell*

______Gift

Stock Option Exercises

______ Cashless Exercise (Exercise and Sell all Options)

______ Exercise & Sell to Cover (Exercise and Sell only enough shares to cover option cost and taxes)

______ Exercise & Hold (Exercise options and hold shares – no sale involved)

Prudential Employee Savings Plan (PESP) Transactions

______Exchange (into or out of Company Stock Fund)

______Disbursement (from Company Stock Fund)

______Loans (impacting Company Stock Fund)

______Single Lump Sum Loan Repayment (impacting Company Stock Fund)

______ Rebalancing (impacting Company Stock Fund)

Prudential Stock Purchase Plan (PSPP) Transactions

______ Sell (stock previously obtained from the PSPP)

Other Benefit Plan Elections

______Deferred Compensation Transactions (impacting Company Stock Fund)

Asset Type: ______Common Stock ______Employee Stock Option ______Company Stock Fund

______Bonds (including Convertible Bonds)

 

* I confirm that I currently hold securities to cover this transaction. (Note that this question applies to all sales due to the fact that short sales are prohibited.) _____ (employee’s initials)

 

Account in which transaction will take place: Brokerage Firm ________________________________

Account No. __________________________________

 

 
 

Part III – Information To Be Completed by Section 16 Insiders Only:

Have you traded the same or equivalent security for your personal account, accounts in which you have a beneficial interest, such as accounts of your spouse or family members, or accounts over which you maintain investment discretion within the past six months? If yes, the Securities Monitoring Unit may contact you for additional information.______________

 

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Part IV – Compliance/Law Response

 

Compliance Response: APPROVED : ____ DENIED:_____REVIEWER :____________DATE/TIME:__________

 

Law Response (for Section 16 Insiders Only): APPROVED : ____ DENIED:_____ REVIEWER :___________ DATE/TIME:__________

 
 

Exhibit 8 -- Non Proprietary Subadvised Mutual Funds [105]

 

QMA Subadvised Funds – reportable and subject to the sixty day holding period for all QMA division employees and support functions with access to QMA investment information (and therefore must preclear against QMA activity). This includes Investment, Operations, Systems, Finance and Compliance teams, as well as certain PIM Operations and Systems divisions such as Enterprise Reporting, PAM Support/Maintenance and Sec Lending Support teams. This will also apply to any “dual hat” employees subject to both Jennison and QMA’s Personal Securities Trading Standards.

 

 

SEI Institutional Investments Trust (SIIT) – Large Cap Disciplined Equity Fund

SEI Institutional Managed Trust (SIMT) – Mid-Cap Fund

USAA Cornerstone Strategy Fund

USAA Global Strategies Fund

USAA First Start Growth Fund

Trans America Market Participation Strategy (MPS)

 

Prudential Fixed Income Subadvised Funds – reportable and subject to the sixty day holding period for all employees and support functions with access to Prudential Fixed Income investment information and therefore must preclear against Prudential Fixed Income activity. This includes Investment, Operations, Systems, Finance and Compliance teams, as well as certain PGIM Operations and Systems divisions such as Enterprise Reporting, PAM Support/Maintenance and Sec Lending Support teams. This will also apply to any “dual hat” employees subject to Jennison’s, Fixed Income’s and Prudential Investment’s Personal Securities Trading Standards.

Fidelity Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund

Fidelity Strategic Advisers Core Income Multi-Manager Fund

Edward Jones Bridge Builder Bond Fund

 

Jennison Subadvised Funds – reportable and subject to the sixty day holding period for all Jennison employees who preclear against Jennison activity, including any “dual hat” employees subject to both Jennison and QMA’s Personal Securities Trading Standards .

 

 

Harbor Funds – Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund

John Hancock Funds II – Capital Appreciation Fund

Northern Funds - Multi-Manager Large Cap Fund

Principal Funds, Inc. – Diversified Real Asset Fund

SEI Institutional Investments Trust - Long Duration Fund

SEI Institutional Investments Trust – Core Fixed Income Fund

SEI Institutional Managed Trust – Core Fixed Income Fund

SEI Institutional Managed Trust – U.S. Fixed Income Fund

HC Capital Trust – The Growth Equity Portfolio

HC Capital Trust – The Institutional Growth Equity Portfolio

Transamerica Funds – Transamerica Jennison Growth

Transamerica Partners Portfolios – Transamerica Partners Large Growth Portfolio

Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund

 
 

Vanguard Fenway Funds – Vanguard Growth Equity Fund

Transamerica Series Trust – Transamerica Jennison Growth VP

John Hancock Trust – Capital Appreciation Trust

Metropolitan Series Fund, Inc. – Jennison Growth Portfolio

Ohio National Fund, Inc. – Capital Appreciation Portfolio

Pacific Select Fund – Health Sciences Portfolio

Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II – Variable Portfolio - Jennison Mid Cap Growth Fund

Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund

 
 

Exhibit 9 – Initial Public Offering and Private Placement Preclearance Form for Access Persons and Private-Side Associates

 

This form is for preclearing transactions in Initial Public Offering (IPOs) and Private Placements for Access Persons and Private-Side Associates. Please include all requested information and submit the form to your business unit compliance officer. Your business unit compliance officer will review and respond to this request. The response will indicate that your request has either been approved or denied. A request is not considered approved until you receive a confirmation of approval from your business unit compliance officer.

Part I – Information on Individual Requesting Preclearance:

 

Name: __________________________________ Phone #: ______________ Fax #: ________________

 

Department: ___________________________________ Division: ___________________________

 

Registered Representative: (Yes) _____ (No) _____

Please be advised that Registered Representatives are prohibited from participating in initial public offerings.

 

Employee’s signature: ___________________________

 

 

Part II - Transaction Information:

Date: _______________________ Number of Shares/Options: ______

Transaction Type:

_______Initial Public Offering

 

_______Private Placement/Limited Partnership (A copy of the subscription agreement must be

submitted to the Securities Monitoring Unit of the Compliance Department).

 

Name of Issuer: _________________________________

 

 

Account in which transaction will take place:

 

Brokerage Firm _______________________________________

 

Account No. _________________________________________

 

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Part IV – Compliance/Law Response

 

Compliance Response:

 

APPROVED : ____ DENIED:_____REVIEWER :____________DATE/TIME:__________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Exhibit 10 – PESP Requirements Relating to PRREF Covered Individuals

 

Type of PESP Transaction During Open PRREF Trading Windows During PRREF Blackout Period (PRREF Closed Trading Windows)
Initial PRREF Enrollment Permitted Permitted
Initial Enrollment in Goal Maker Permitted Prohibited
Automatic Rebalancing Elections Permitted Permitted only if you are not allocating funds to PRREF or do not have funds invested in PRREF.
On-Demand Rebalancing Permitted Permitted only if you do not have funds invested in PRREF.
Increase in Employee Contribution Permitted Permitted
Allocation Changes to PRREF Permitted Permitted
Catch-up Contributions Permitted Permitted
Fund Transfers In/Out of PRREF Permitted Prohibited
In-Service Withdrawals Permitted Prohibited from PRREF.  However, you MAY receive a disbursement from your other PESP investments.
Hardship Withdrawals Permitted Permitted
Loan Initiation Permitted Permitted – The proceeds for the loan will be taken from all your investments except for PRREF.  
Lump Sum Loan Repayment Permitted

Permitted if loan was taken during a closed window. (Loans taken during a closed window are blocked from PRREF and repayment is not invested in PRREF regardless of trading window status at time of repayment.)

 

Permitted if loan was taken during open window and current allocations are not going to PRREF (repayment of funds will be invested based on current allocations).

 

Otherwise Prohibited.

 

 


[1] Rule 10b5-1(c), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, provides for an affirmative defense to allegations of insider trading for trades implemented in accordance with a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan (“Individual Trading Plan”). Certain Prudential employees may be eligible to enter into an Individual Trading Plan with respect to certain sales of Prudential securities and exercises of Prudential employee stock options. Any Individual Trading Plan must be precleared in accordance with Company standards. These individuals have been specifically notified.

[2] In some circumstances, additional elements may be required for there to be a violation of law, including scienter and breach of a duty.

[3] Certain sales of Prudential securities and exercises of Prudential employee stock options are permitted if made pursuant to a Company precleared Individual Trading Plan.

[4] In addition to the penalties listed in this section, Prudential and/or Prudential associates could be subject to penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) if the insider trading occurs in connection with an ERISA plan’s investment.

[5] Jennison Associates maintain a separate personal trading policy and monitoring system which may differ from these Standards. Any differences between the Jennison Associates policy and these Standards must be approved by the Chief Compliance Officer of Prudential.

[6] In certain circumstances due to local law and administrative issues, employees located outside the U.S. are monitored locally by the business unit compliance department.

[7] In certain circumstances temporary workers, consultants or independent contractors may be subject to certain aspects of these Standards based on their access to confidential information. Temporary employees should contact their business unit compliance officer with any questions about their obligations.

[8] Private-Side Associates, as defined under Section VI of these Standards(excluding employees of PMCC), are considered Access Persons under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 due to their access to investment advisory client trading information. These individuals will continue to be called Covered Persons or Private-Side Associates under these Standards.

[9] Supervised Persons who are Broker-Dealer Registered Representatives are subject to the additional requirements in Section IV.

[10] Due to applicable laws, employees located in Japan are not required to disclose or report information regarding accounts for which a spouse, dependent family member and/or minor child has a beneficial interest.

[11] For example, this could include individuals with whom you share living expenses, bank accounts, rent or mortgage payments, ownership of a home, or any other material financial support. These situations should be reviewed on a case by case basis by the business unit compliance officer or Securities Monitoring Unit.

[12] 529 plans purchased through a broker-dealer are reportable; however, 529 plans purchased directly from a state sponsor are not reportable. Investment Personnel, Access Persons and Private-Side Associates are subject to trading restrictions and reporting requirements with respect to certain mutual fund transactions and holdings. See Sections V.D. and VI.F.

[13] Duplicate confirmations and statements are not required for accounts in which purchases and sales are limited to open-end mutual funds.

[14] Any changes to accounts that have previously been granted exceptions must be reevaluated to determine if the exception is still permitted. This requirement does not apply to accounts in which purchases and sales are limited to open-end mutual funds.

[15] If you are a reporting associate, and have not completed an acknowledgment form, please contact the Securities Monitoring Unit.

[16] This requirement does not apply to accounts in which purchases and sales are limited to open-end mutual funds only. It similarly does not apply to employees outside of the U.S. maintaining accounts with foreign broker/dealers.

[17] Employees are required to report new accounts within thirty days of activating the account.

[18] Exceptions for employees outside the U.S. may be granted by the local Business Unit Head provided that Compliance recommends approval. Compliance recommendations are solely based on criteria provided in these Standards.

[19] Additional criteria may be evaluated by business unit compliance officers and Securities Monitoring Unit to grant account exceptions as warranted.

[20] Trust accounts for which the employee or other Monitored person is only the grantor and has no decision making capabilities do not need to be disclosed and are not subject to monitoring. Trust accounts for which the monitored person is only the beneficiary must be disclosed to Corporate Compliance, however, these accounts are not subject to monitoring. Additionally, when the monitored person is the trustee of a trust and he/she does not have investment discretion, the trust is not subject to monitoring or the authorized broker dealer requirements.

[21] Information concerning securities transactions at the authorized broker-dealers is fed by computer link directly to the SunGard Protegent PTA system which Prudential uses for trade monitoring.

[22] For accounts established in countries not specifically listed, please contact the Securities Monitoring Unit or your local compliance officer for reporting requirements.

[23] Employees who are subject to reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are required to report transactions in Discretionary Accounts due to their Prudential securities filing obligations. Therefore, employees who maintain Discretionary Accounts at unauthorized broker dealers must provide duplicate statements and trade confirmations.

Section 204 of the Advisers Act requires access persons of a registered investment adviser to report their personal securities holdings and transactions. This rule provides an exemption to these reporting requirements with respect to securities that are held in accounts over which the access person has no direct or indirect influence or control. It is this exemption that permits Prudential employees covered by this rule to maintain managed accounts at brokers other than the Prudential approved brokers, with holdings and trading not required to be reported to Prudential.

[24] Open end mutual fund accounts are reportable.

[25] Includes prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, exchange funds, and other financial instruments that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in market value of equity securities.

[26] In certain circumstances temporary workers, consultants or independent contractors may be subject to certain aspects of these Standards based on their access to confidential information.

[27] Certain sales of Prudential securities and exercises of Prudential employee stock options are permitted if made pursuant to a Company precleared Individual Trading Plan.

[28] Includes prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, exchange funds, and other financial instruments that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in market value of equity securities

[29] Transactions executed pursuant to a Company precleared Individual Trading Plan are not required to be individually precleared. However, the Individual Trading Plan itself must be precleared in accordance with Company standards.

[30] Information concerning securities transactions at the authorized broker-dealers is fed by computer link directly to SunGard Protegent PTA. For accounts held at unauthorized firms, other than Discretionary Accounts and certain trust accounts, the Securities Monitoring Unit must receive paper copies of all confirms and monthly statements.

[31] Monitored Persons are expected to report new accounts within thirty days of activating the account.

[32] Trades executed pursuant to a Company precleared Individual Trading Plan need not be individually precleared and may be made in accordance with the terms of the Individual Trading Plan either during open trading windows or blackout periods.

[33] Certain sales of Prudential securities and exercises of Prudential employee stock options are permitted if made pursuant to a Company precleared Individual Trading Plan.

[34] Monitored Persons are expected to report new accounts within thirty days of activating the account.

[35] In addition, Designated Persons located in the United Kingdom (“UK”) will be permitted additional time to complete exercises of Prudential employee stock options due to the settlement requirements within the UK, provided that the exercise is submitted within two days of receiving preclearance approval.

[36] Includes prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, exchange funds, and other financial instruments that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in market value of equity securities.

[37] Section 16 Insider policy exceptions are addressed in the Reporting Responsibilities and Procedures for Section 16 Officers and Control Persons of Prudential policy (“Section 16 Policy”). A similar policy also exists for Section 16 Directors.

[38] Associated Person means any officer, director or branch manager (or any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions), any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the broker-dealer, any employee of the broker-dealer or individuals performing covered functions under the Operations Professional rule 1230 (b)(6), except someone whose functions are solely clerical or ministerial. All Registered Representatives are Associated Persons.

[39] Certain PIMS personnel employed by portfolio management units may be subject to the personal securities trading restrictions set forth in Section V. due to their association with portfolio management activities in addition to the restrictions set forth in this Section.

[40] PAD Associated Persons follow policies and procedures outlined in PAD’s compliance manual that are generally consistent with the requirements of this Section.

[41] Associated persons who are also Access Persons and/or Private-Side Associates are required to report certain mutual fund transactions and holdings and purchases of certain variable-life and variable-annuity contracts and sub-account transactions, as described in Sections V.D. and VI.F.

[42] The Securities Monitoring Unit will notify all individuals who are classified as Supervised Persons.

[43] For PIMS Registered Representatives, approval may be granted by the appropriate business unit compliance officer, in conjunction with that unit’s policies and procedures. This review may serve as notification to and review by the broker-dealer.

[44] Generally, Private-Side Associates are also considered Access Persons under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. See Section VI for information on the requirements for Private-Side Associates.

[45] Certain PIMS personnel employed by portfolio management units may be subject to the personal securities trading restrictions set forth in this section due to their association with portfolio management activities in addition to the restrictions set forth in Section IV.

[46] Certain international units may also be subject to the requirements of this Section. Individuals should consult the applicable business unit compliance officer for additional information.

[47] PGIM employees are identified by the President of PGIM in consultation with the PGIM Chief Compliance Officer. PI and ASTIS employees are identified by the Presidents of PI and ASTIS, in consultation with the PI/ASTIS Chief Compliance Officer. The Chief Compliance Officers will be responsible for maintaining the list and submitting any changes to the Securities Monitoring Unit.

[48] The requirement for non-proprietary subadvised funds only applies to those funds for which the employee has access to information. See Exhibit 8 for details or contact your business unit compliance officer.

[49] For the Prudential Employee Savings Plan and the Jennison Associates Savings Plan, only exchanges of proprietary and non-proprietary subadvised funds are subject to the sixty-day holding period. Transactions due to automatic payroll deductions, company match, hardship withdrawals, loans and automatic rebalancing transactions are exempt from this requirement.

[50] Discipline and sanctions relating to violations occurring in the Prudential Employee Savings Plan or the Jennison Associates Savings Plan will be determined by the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee.

[51] Certain international units may also be subject to the requirements of this Section. Individuals should consult the applicable business unit compliance officer for additional information.

[52] Mutual fund transactions executed through PMFS, PESP and the Jennison Associates Savings Plan will be sent to Compliance through a daily electronic trading feed.

[53] Prudential’s deferred compensation plans (including The Prudential Insurance Company of America Deferred Compensation Plan, the Amended and Restated American Skandia Lifestyle Security Plan, and the Trust Agreement Between Jennison Associates LLC and Wachovia Bank, N.A.) are notional plans; therefore, they are not susceptible to market timing. As a consequence, transactions in these plans are exempt from both the sixty-day holding period and reporting requirements.

[54] Certain exceptions may be granted for the proprietary and non-proprietary mutual fund reporting and holding requirements where funds are held in 401(k) Plans and variable insurance and annuity products held through companies other than Prudential, the fund transfer agent or one of the authorized broker-dealers. Access and Investment Persons should contact their local compliance officer to disclose these accounts and request an exception.

[55] GRES employees are also subject to certain trading restrictions covered under Section VI of these Standards.

[56] Investment Persons must preclear the purchase or sale of a new issue once it begins trading on an exchange.

[57] For purposes of this requirement, Strategic Investment Research Group’s Investment Persons are subject to the IPO prohibition only for IPOs of exchange traded funds and not any other securities.

[58] There is no presumption that Access Persons have knowledge of actual trading activity.

[59] Properly precleared personal trades executed within seven days prior to a portfolio trading will be presumed not violative of the seven day rule provided there was no additional evidence to the contrary.

[60] For purposes of this requirement, SIRG Investment Persons are subject to the sixty day holding period only for transactions in exchange traded funds and their equivalents. This prohibition does not apply to any other securities for SIRG Investment Persons.

[61] Transactions resulting in a loss are not subject to this prohibition; however, preclearance approval is still required.

[62] Purchases of Prudential stock automatically executed under PSPP are exempt from the short-swing profit restrictions. However, PSPP sales of Prudential stock are subject to the short-swing profit restrictions for employees of QMA and its support functions.

[63] Includes prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, exchange funds, and other financial instruments that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in market value of equity securities.

[64] For Access and Investment Persons, PSPP elections and purchases are exempt from preclearance. However, Designated Persons are subject to additional restrictions relating to PSPP. See Section III.B.5. for more details.

[65] As part of the preclearance process, Compliance will review the preclearance requests against the appropriate restricted lists that apply to the individual.

[66] Paper preclearance forms may be used for international units and in certain hardship cases. Paper Forms are available from the business unit compliance officer.

[67] Access Persons preclearance forms are submitted to the business unit compliance officer of the Complex to which they are deemed to have access via SunGard Protegent PTA.

[68] In addition to the examples listed in the grid, exceptions by Prior Written Approval may be available in certain circumstances. This may include, purchases or sales of securities which receive prior written approval of the business unit compliance officer (such person having no personal interest in such purchases or sales), based on a determination that no conflict of interest is involved and that such purchases or sales are not likely to have any economic impact on any portfolio in the business unit or on its ability to purchase or sell securities of the same class or other securities of the same issuer. For purposes of the mutual fund sixty-day holding period, only certain limited exceptions will be approved including, but not limited to, hardships and extended disability and must be approved by the Business Unit Head and the PGIM Chief Compliance Officer prior to execution. For purposes of these Standards, Business Unit Head is defined as the executive in charge of Prudential Fixed Income Management, QMA, Jennison, PI or his/her delegate. Delegation of this responsibility must be done in writing and submitted to the PGIM Chief Compliance Officer.

[69] See also Exhibit 3 for more details regarding the securities transactions that require preclearance.

[70] Those securities that are generally not eligible for purchase by the strategy utilized by your business unit.

[71] Purchases effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of its securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired.

[72] For certain limited transactions, Jennison has a different de minimis standard under its Code of Ethics.

[73] Purchases or sales of securities effected in any account over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control or in any account of the Access Person which is managed exclusively on a discretionary basis by a person other than such Access Person and with respect to which such Access Person does not in fact influence or control such transactions. Access Persons must provide written documentation that evidences he/she does not have authority to participate in the management of the account and the employee must give exclusive discretion to his/her broker or investment adviser. A copy of such Discretionary Account agreement must be sent to the business unit compliance officer which will be forwarded to the Securities Monitoring Unit for review and approval. Such Discretionary Accounts are required to be reported, however duplicate statements and trade confirmations are not required to be reported. However, employees who maintain discretionary accounts may be required to submit periodic transaction confirmations and statements.

[74] Any transactions in index options effected on a broad-based index as indicated in Exhibit 5.

[75] Compliance will maintain criteria for determining which ETFs are broad based and exempt from this rule. All ETFs require preclearance.

[76] Preclearance is required for closed-end funds.

[77] This includes purchases or sales of securities that are part of an automatic investment/withdrawal program or resulting from an automatic rebalancing. Transactions that override any pre-set schedule or allocation are subject to the blackout period and short swing profit rules and must be precleared and reported to the Securities Monitoring Unit.

[78] Additional PSPP restrictions and requirements apply to Designated Persons, see Section III.B.5.

[79] Short Swing Profit, blackout period and preclearance requirements for proprietary closed end funds do not apply to GPSI Access Persons.

[80] The requirement for non-proprietary subadvised funds only applies to those funds for which the employee has access to information. See Exhibit 8 for details or contact your business unit compliance officer.

[81] Accounts that hold only mutual funds are reportable; however, the holdings in such accounts are exempt from disclosure.

[82] Employees working in or supporting portfolio management, trading and private asset management units are generally monitored as Access, Investment or Private-Side Associates. Such persons are subject to additional trading requirements.

[83] GRES employees are also subject to specific restrictions as Access and Investment Persons under these Standards - Private-Side Associates excluded – see Section V.E. for more details.

[84] Public-Side Investment Personnel and other individuals who are specifically notified are also subject to the sixty-day mutual fund holding period.

[85] These officers will be identified by the President of PGIM in consultation with the PGIM Chief Compliance Officer. The PGIM Chief Compliance Officer will be responsible for maintaining the list and submitting any changes to the Securities Monitoring Unit of the Compliance Department.

[86] The requirement for non-proprietary subadvised funds only applies to those funds for which the employee has access to information. See Exhibit 8 for details or contact your business unit compliance officers.

[87] For the Prudential Employee Savings Plan, only exchanges of proprietary and non-proprietary subadvised funds are subject to the sixty-day holding period. Transactions due to automatic payroll deductions, company match, hardship withdrawals, loans and automatic rebalancing transactions are exempt from this requirement.

[88] The Committee evaluates violations of the Standards and determines appropriate disciplinary action.

[89] Discipline and sanctions relating to violations occurring in the Prudential Employee Savings Plan or the Jennison Associates Savings Plan will be determined separately by the Personal Securities Trading/Mutual Fund Code of Ethics Committee.

[90] The requirement for non-proprietary subadvised funds only applies to those funds for which the employee has access to information. See Exhibit 8 for details or contact your business unit compliance officers.

 

[91] Mutual fund transactions executed through PMFS and PESP will be sent to the Securities Monitoring Unit through a daily electronic trading feed.

[92] Prudential’s deferred compensation plans (including The Prudential Insurance Company of America Deferred Compensation Plan) are notional plans; therefore, they are not susceptible to market timing. As a consequence, transactions in these plans are exempt from both the sixty-day holding period and reporting requirements.

[93] Certain exceptions may be granted for the proprietary and non-proprietary mutual fund reporting and holding requirements, where funds are held in 401(k) and in variable insurance and annuity products held through companies other than Prudential, the fund transfer agent or one of the authorized broker-dealers. Access and Investment Persons should contact their local compliance officer to disclose these accounts and request an exception.

[94] The requirement for non-proprietary subadvised funds only applies to those funds for which the employee has access to information. See Exhibit 8 for details or contact your business unit compliance officer.

 

[95] Business Unit Compliance may approve certain transactions in private real estate securities on a case by case basis, subject to a conflict of interest review.

[96] Designated Persons must preclear transactions in Prudential securities, See Section III.B.5. for more details.

 

[97] If you do not see a particular security listed below, please check with your business unit compliance officer for reporting and preclearance requirements.

[98] Designated Persons must preclear transactions in Prudential securities, See Section III.B.5. for more details.

[99] This requirement only applies to the funds for which the employee is deemed to have access. See Exhibit 8 for details or contact your business unit compliance officer.

[100] 529 plans purchased through a broker-dealer are reportable.

[101] Designated Persons must preclear transactions in Prudential securities, See Section III.B.5. for more details.

[102] Designated Persons must preclear transactions in Prudential securities, See Section III.B.5. for more details.

[103] There are two types of rebalancing features, automatic (quarterly) and on-demand (ad hoc at your request), which may be used so your current PESP account is rebalanced to reflect your designated target investment allocation. Designated Persons may elect automatic rebalancing upon preclearance during an open trading window even though rebalancing may occur during a blackout period.

[104] When selecting on-demand rebalancing, if all sources or company match 2 (mandatory employer directed match) is selected, then any money previously moved out of company match 2 will be moved back into the company stock fund. Preclearance is therefore required.

[105] The reporting and holding period requirements for non-proprietary subadvised funds are applicable for only the funds to which the employee is deemed to have access. Contact your business unit compliance officer for additional information. Please note, these restrictions on Pru subadvised funds do not currently apply to Fixed Income, PREI, PMCC, PCG, PIIA, and PI employees as these units do not subadvise any non-proprietary funds.

 
 

 

U.S. INFORMATION BARRIER STANDARDS

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.’s (“Prudential”) corporate master policy on Protection and Use of Material Nonpublic Information: Information Barriers and Personal Securities Trading requires that businesses that routinely or predictably obtain material nonpublic information (“MNPI”) about issuers of publicly traded securities have policies and procedures designed to preserve the confidentiality of MNPI and prevent its communication to other areas of the Company unless in accordance with appropriate controls. Such policies and procedures must prohibit sharing MNPI within units except on a need-to-know basis, provide for restricted lists of relevant issuers and prohibit firm and personal trading in securities of restricted issuers. In addition, the policies and procedures of areas that manage investments of Prudential or its clients must establish and maintain information barriers that create appropriate physical and electronic data separation of such units from other investment units and include compliance monitoring procedures and employee training requirements and acknowledgement procedures designed to cause compliance with these Standards. Federal securities laws prohibit trading securities on the basis of MNPI and require Prudential to establish, maintain and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed, taking into consideration the nature of its business, to prevent the misuse of MNPI by Prudential or any Prudential employee. [1] These U.S. Information Barrier Standards are designed to ensure that Prudential’s investment operations comply with these requirements and imposes restrictions on communication and use of issuer-related information by Prudential investment employees.

 

These Standards establish Information Barriers between and among Prudential’s investment units or groups of investment units identified in Exhibit A to these Standards (each an “Investment Sector”). These Standards are designed to allow Investment Sectors that commonly obtain MNPI about issuers of publicly traded securities to do so without affecting the investment activity of other Investment Sectors. The principal restriction imposed by these Standards is that, without the prior written approval of a Compliance Officer [2] , employees assigned to an Investment Sector may not communicate any information with respect to identified issuers of publicly traded securities as to which that Investment Sector has MNPI to any employee of another Investment Sector. It also prohibits employees of one Investment Sector from communicating with employees of another Investment Sector for the purpose of eliciting MNPI with respect to issuers of publicly traded securities. In addition, these Standards establish access restrictions, compliance monitoring procedures, training requirements and confirmation procedures that are designed to ensure compliance with the Standards’ communication restrictions.

 

All employees assigned to a Prudential Investment Sector are required to become familiar with and to comply with these Standards and to sign an annual statement confirming their understanding of and compliance with these Standards. Violations of these Standards will be considered serious matters and may lead to serious disciplinary actions, including termination of employment in appropriate cases, to the extent consistent with local law.

 

 
 

Any questions with respect to these Standards should be referred to Compliance Officers or the Law Department.

 

1. COMMUNICATION RESTRICTIONS

 

A. Designation of Investment Sectors. For purposes of these Standards, Prudential’s investment units have been designated as or grouped into “Investment Sectors,” listed in Exhibit A, that are presumed to have access to the same information about third-party issuers and accordingly share the same restricted list. Investment units and their employees are prohibited from trading securities of issuers on the restricted list to which they are subject, whether for client, proprietary or personal accounts. [3] Each Investment Sector and its constituent investment units (including their operations located outside the U.S.) and their employees are considered “walled off” from each other Investment Sector for purposes of the communication and access restrictions set forth in these Standards.

 

B. Restricted Communications . Without the prior written approval of a Compliance Officer for each Investment Sector, except as provided below, an Investment Sector employee may not communicate to any employee of another Investment Sector any information (whether or not material or nonpublic) with respect to:

(i) an issuer whose name appears on his or her Investment Sector’s restricted list; or
(ii) any other identified issuer of publicly traded securities with respect to which he or she has MNPI. [4]

 

In addition, Investment Sector employees may not communicate with employees of another Investment Sector for the purpose of:

(i) eliciting MNPI with respect to an issuer of publicly traded securities;
(ii) determining whether they have MNPI with respect to particular issuers of publicly traded securities; or
(iii) determining whether the names of particular issuers of publicly traded securities appear on another Investment Sector’s restricted list.

 

These restrictions apply to both oral and written communication, including communication through e-mail, instant message or text message. If an Investment Sector employee receives a request from an employee of another Investment Sector about an issuer that is on the restricted list to which he or she is subject or about which he or she has MNPI, the employee may provide

 
 

publicly available information but shall not communicate any other information about the issuer and shall not disclose that the issuer’s name appears on the restricted list to which he or she is subject or that he or she has MNPI about the issuer. An employee who receives such a request is required to report it to a Compliance Officer, who will document it and forward a record to Corporate Compliance.

C. Permitted Cross-Wall Communications . (1) Compliance Officers may approve communications otherwise prohibited under paragraph 1B subject to such conditions as they may deem appropriate to ensure that Investment Sector employees will not communicate to employees of another Investment Sector any material non-public information with respect to identified issuers of publicly traded securities. Examples of conditions that may be deemed appropriate on a case-by-case basis include monitoring of oral communications by Compliance Officers or the Law Department, limiting the subjects to be addressed in oral communications, pre-clearing written communications and requiring use of code names in oral and written communications. The Compliance Department shall maintain a log of such approved cross-wall communications.

(2) An Investment Sector employee may communicate about an issuer whose name does not appear on his or her Investment Sector’s restricted list and with respect to which he or she does not have MNPI with an employee in another Investment Sector, provided that, if the employee is an investment professional, he or she promptly reports the communication to a Compliance Officer. This requirement applies to both oral and written communication, including communication through e-mail, instant message or text message. Business Unit Compliance shall maintain a log of such reported cross-wall communications. If an Investment Sector employee receives such a communication about an issuer that is on the restricted list to which he or she is subject or about which he or she has MNPI, the employee may provide publicly available information but shall not communicate any other information about the issuer and shall not disclose that the issuer’s name appears on the restricted list to which he or she is subject or that he or she has MNPI about the issuer. An Investment Sector employee who receives such a request is required to report it to a Compliance Officer, who will document it and forward a record to Corporate Compliance.

 

D. Determinations of Materiality; Materiality Guidelines . Questions about the materiality of particular non-public information that Investment Sector employees may have should be referred to Compliance Officers (who may make determinations in consultation with the Law Department) or directly to the Law Department.

Corporate Compliance, in consultation with the Law Department, shall maintain guidelines with respect to the materiality of non-public issuer-related information of the types commonly possessed by Investment Sector employees. The materiality guidelines, and any modifications approved by Corporate Compliance, shall be communicated in writing to all Investment Sector employees by Human Resources when they are hired and annually thereafter by Corporate
 
 

Compliance. All determinations of the materiality of non-public issuer-related information for purposes of these Standards shall be consistent with the materiality guidelines, except in cases where a Compliance Officer, in consultation with the Law Department, determines in writing that the materiality guidelines should not apply.

 

E. Confidentiality Agreements . This Statement of Standards does not affect any party’s rights or obligations under confidentiality agreements restricting the internal or external communication of issuer-related information by Prudential employees. When an investment unit enters into a confidentiality agreement governing information to be received from a third party in connection with an actual or potential investment, the employee who signs the agreement is responsible for determining whether the subject company or its parent is an issuer of publicly traded securities (including debt securities) and, if so, he or she must promptly report the confidentiality agreement to a Compliance Officer so that the issuer may be placed on the Investment Sector’s restricted list, unless the employee determines, in consultation with a Compliance Officer, that the confidentiality agreement is not likely to result in receipt of MNPI. If a determination is made that the confidentiality agreement is not likely to result in MNPI, the investment unit must take reasonable precautions to ensure that information is not shared with other investment units within the same investment sector. [5]

 

2. ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

 

A. Internal Meetings . Investment Sector employees must observe the communication restrictions in paragraph 1B in making presentations at any internal meetings where they are aware that employees of another Investment Sector are in attendance. Additionally, without the prior written approval of a Compliance Officer, Investment Sector employees may not attend or participate in those parts of Board of Directors, Investment Committee, Capital and Financial Controls Committee or other oversight meetings (such as Risk Management, PGIM Investment Committee or other meetings attended by employees of other Investment Sectors) or teleconferences or videoconferences during which employees of another Investment Sector make presentations that are expected to include discussion of an identified issuer of publicly traded securities with respect to which the presenting Investment Sector has MNPI.

 

B. Records . Without the prior written approval of a Compliance Officer, Investment Sector employees may not have access to board or committee memoranda, portfolio reports, paper or electronic files or computer databases prepared or maintained by another Investment Sector that include non-public information with respect to identified issuers of publicly traded securities. For purposes of this paragraph 2B, an Investment Sector’s restricted list, as well as non-public quality ratings assigned to issuers of debt securities, shall generally be deemed to incorporate non-public information.

 

 
 
C. Office Space . All office space occupied by Investment Sector employees must have appropriate access control to limit access to such employees or persons not subject to these Standards or exempted from provisions hereof under paragraph 5A, B or C. Employees of two or more Investment Sectors shall not maintain offices on the same floor of any building, unless the office space for each Investment Sector is physically separated and the only investment unit employees that have free access to each respective space belong to a single Investment Sector. Access should be limited through coded identification cards or another method approved by Compliance Officers.

 

D. Trading Rooms . Without either the prior written approval of a Compliance Officer or a Compliance escort, Investment Sector employees may not enter a public securities trading room maintained by another Investment Sector.

 

 

3. COMPLIANCE MONITORING

 

A. Restricted Lists . The Compliance unit supporting each Investment Sector shall maintain in electronic format a list of all issuers of publicly traded securities with respect to which such Investment Sector has MNPI. Whenever any Investment Sector employee obtains (from any source, including without limitation data warehouses such as IntraLinks, meetings with corporate insiders and financial statements or projections received from issuers) MNPI with respect to an issuer of publicly traded securities, he or she must immediately notify a Compliance Officer, who shall immediately arrange for the issuer’s name to be placed on the Investment Sector’s restricted list, except in certain limited situations as provided in paragraph 3B, and maintained thereon until such time as a Compliance Officer concludes that no employee of that Investment Sector possesses MNPI with respect to the issuer. Without the prior written approval of a Compliance Officer and the Law Department, an Investment Sector employee may not purchase or sell, for any account, securities of any issuer whose name appears on the restricted list to which he or she is subject, or any derivative contracts in respect of such securities, unless the purchase or sale is from or to the issuer or an underwriter for the issuer.

 

B. Isolated Information Barriers . In certain circumstances, the Investments Division Chief Compliance Officer for Asset Management [6] , in conjunction with the Law Department, may determine in writing that it is appropriate to place an isolated information barrier around one or more persons within an Investment Sector with respect to an identified issuer about which they have received or are expected to receive MNPI. In these situations, the issuer need not be placed on the Investment Sector’s restricted list and investment unit Compliance in consultation with the Law Department will determine other appropriate procedures and restrictions that may apply. Investment Sector Compliance, in conjunction with the Law Department, shall develop and maintain procedures governing the circumstances in which an isolated information barrier may be established and how it shall be maintained and monitored. These procedures must provide that only specific named individuals be designated; that Corporate
 
 

Compliance be advised of their names and the name of the issuer for purposes of monitoring trading; that the barrier be regularly assessed by investment unit Compliance; that written approvals and other appropriate records be maintained; and that the designated individuals be notified of appropriate restrictions on communication about the issuer and be provided guidance on how to conduct themselves while the barrier is in effect. In the event of any breach of an isolated information barrier, investment unit Compliance shall immediately place the issuer on the Investment Sector’s restricted list.

 

C. Monitoring of Investment Sectors that Trade in Public Markets . Periodically, Corporate Compliance shall arrange for (i) reports of trades executed by Investment Sectors participating in public market activities during the 15 preceding calendar days to be compared with certain Investment Sector restricted lists, (ii) trades in securities of issuers whose names appear on these restricted lists to be identified and (iii) such trading activity to be reviewed and, in appropriate cases, investigated pursuant to procedures approved in writing by Corporate Compliance. Results of these investigations shall be documented.

 

D. Monitoring of Employee Trading . Corporate Compliance shall arrange for reports of trades executed by Investment Sector employees for their own personal accounts to be compared with the Investment Sector restricted lists in accordance with Prudential’s Personal Securities Trading Standards.

 

4. TRAINING AND CONFIRMATIONS

 

A. Initial Training . Whenever an employee becomes an Investment Sector employee (other than upon transfer from another Prudential Investment Sector), an appropriate investment unit compliance contact shall provide him or her with copies of these Standards and the materiality guidelines established pursuant to paragraph 1D.

Within 30 days of becoming a new Investment Sector employee, every employee must participate in a training presentation on these Standards by a Compliance Officer, Corporate Compliance or by the Law Department.

 

B. Periodic Training . Except as approved by a Chief Compliance Officer, each Investment Sector employee must participate in periodic training, preferably once per 12 month period, on these Standards.

 

C. Annual Confirmations . At least once in each calendar year, each Investment Sector employee must file with Corporate Compliance written confirmation that he or she (i) has read and understands these Standards, (ii) participated in periodic training on these Standards, (iii) complied with these Standards during the preceding calendar year and (iv) is not aware of any violation of these Standards by another Investment Sector employee that has not been brought to the attention of Compliance or Law. Failure to submit such confirmation in a timely fashion may lead to disciplinary action.

 

D. Investment Sector Employee Transfers . Whenever an Investment Sector employee transfers to a different Investment Sector, the transferee shall sign and file with investment unit Compliance a statement (i) confirming the signer’s
 
 

understanding of his or her new responsibilities under these Standards and (ii) identifying any issuer of publicly traded securities with respect to which he or she has MNPI. The names of any issuers of publicly traded securities so identified shall be immediately placed on the restricted list of the Investment Sector to which the employee has been transferred unless an isolated information barrier is created in accordance with paragraph 3B above.

 

5. INDIVIDUALS OR SUPPORT FUNCTIONS DEEMED TO BE “ABOVE” INFORMATION BARRIERS

 

A. Investment Sector Senior Officers . Certain Investment Sector Senior Officers, each of whom is listed on Exhibit B, may have management or supervisory responsibility for more than one Investment Sector or may have responsibilities involving non-investments businesses. These Investment Sector Senior Officers are deemed to be “above” the information barrier(s) that separate such Investment Sectors from each other and accordingly shall not be subject to the access and communication restrictions set forth in these Standards relating to such barrier(s), provided that these individuals meet the requirements listed in paragraph 5D below. These individuals are nevertheless prohibited from disclosing non-public information about a publicly traded issuer to any investment unit employee whose Investment Sector does not already have the information without prior approval of a Compliance Officer. Individuals designated as Investment Sector Senior Officers will be notified in writing of their status by investment unit Compliance.

 

B. Investment Sector Support Functions. Due to their job function and requirements, certain Investment Sector Support Functions, each of which is listed on Exhibit A, may support or have access to information for one or more Investment Sectors. In certain instances, the employees of Investment Sector Support Functions may be deemed to be “above” the information barriers that separate such Investment Sectors and are not subject to the access and communication restrictions set forth in these Standards, provided that these individuals meet the requirements listed in paragraph 5D below. However, Investment Sector Support Function employees who support, and are physically located within space occupied by, an Investment Sector are not deemed to be above any information barrier and are deemed to be employees of the Investment Sector they support, other than Compliance Officers and the Law Department who shall in all cases be deemed to be above all information barriers . Employees of the Investment Sector Support Functions who are deemed to be above an information barrier are prohibited from disclosing non-public information about a publicly traded issuer to any investment unit employee who does not already have access to the information without prior approval of a Compliance Officer. Units designated as Investment Sector Support Functions will be notified in writing of their status by investment unit Compliance, which will maintain records of the determinations made to designate Investment Sector Support Functions.

 

 
 
C. Additional Limited Exceptions. In certain circumstances, the Investments Division Chief Compliance Officer for Asset Management [7] , in conjunction with the Law Department, may classify certain individuals as being “above” an information barrier and therefore not subject to the access and communication restrictions set forth in these Standards. These individuals are nevertheless prohibited from disclosing non-public information about a publicly traded issuer to any investment unit employee who does not already have access to the information without prior approval from a Compliance Officer. Investment unit Compliance will advise such individuals in writing of their status and of any specific restrictions that Compliance determines should apply to their conduct.

 

D. Above the Information Barrier Criteria. Investment Sector Senior Officers or Support Functions must meet the following criteria in order to be deemed above an information barrier:

 

i. They do not have trade date access to trading information of any Investment Sector through reports, regular communication or access to trading systems (during normal trading hours).

 

ii. They do not make trading or investment decisions or have any direct day-to-day investment management responsibilities for any units engaging in public market or private investment activity.

 

iii. They do not participate in regular periodic meetings where specific securities to be purchased or sold by any investment unit engaging in public market activity are discussed.

 

6. EXCEPTIONS AND MODIFICATIONS

 

A. Approval . Prudential’s Chief Compliance Officer is authorized to approve exceptions to and modifications of this Statement of Standards. Approvals shall be in writing and shall set forth the basis and rationale therefore and any conditions to which the approval is subject.

 

B. Information Barrier Breaches . Any known breach of an information barrier shall be documented by investment unit Compliance and a record of the breach shall be sent to Corporate Compliance. When a breach of an information barrier results in material non-public information about an issuer of publicly traded securities being passed to another Investment Sector, unless an isolated information barrier is established pursuant to paragraph 3B, investment unit Compliance must immediately place the issuer on the recipient Investment Sector’s restricted list. If, at the time of the breach or promptly thereafter, it is determined that in spite of the fact that the name of the issuer was disclosed to another Investment Sector, no MNPI was disclosed, a Compliance Officer may determine that the issuer does not have to be placed on, or may be removed from, the recipient’s restricted list.

 

7. MISCELLANEOUS

 
 

 

A. Prior Policy Statements . This Statement of Standards supersedes all prior policy statements restricting the communication and use of issuer-related information by Prudential investment units generally and prior exceptions thereto, but it shall not supersede policy statements adopted by particular Prudential investment units that are consistent with these Standards.

 

 

B. New Investment Sector Senior Officers and Investment Sectors . Exhibits A and B to these Standards may be amended with the written approval of Prudential’s Chief Compliance Officer.

C. Records. Corporate Compliance shall maintain a central file of the materiality guidelines established pursuant to paragraph 1D and all other written approvals, exceptions, violations, confirmations, determinations, memoranda and communications required by this Statement of Standards.
 
 

Exhibit B

 

Investment Sector Senior Officers

 

 

David Hunt

Christopher Rowe

Clifford Axelson

David Brooker

Emer Casey

Caitlin Pincus

Kathryn Sayko

Taimur Hyat

Sylvia Pozezanac

Melissa Madura-Altman

Eric Adler

Michael Schlachter

Miguel Thames

 

Support staff for Investment Sector senior management

 


[1] In addition, Prudential’s Personal Securities Trading Standards provides a description of MNPI and establishes requirements and restrictions relating to employees’ personal trading.

[2] In these Standards, “Compliance Officer” means (i) the Investments Division Chief Compliance Officer for Asset Management, (ii) his or her Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, (iii) the relevant investment unit’s senior Compliance Officer or (iv) designee of one of the foregoing.

[3] Restricted lists required under these Standards identify issuers of publicly traded securities with respect to which Investment Sectors have MNPI. Investment units may have or be subject to other restricted lists that are outside the scope of these Standards.

4 An issuer is covered by paragraph 1B and is deemed “identified” for purposes of these Standards whenever the information in question either includes the issuer’s name or other facts from which a knowledgeable investment analyst could infer its identity.

 

 

[5] Note that when a confidentiality agreement governs information to be provided to a third party, the fact that the third party seeks to complete a transaction could involve MNPI requiring the third party to be placed on the Investment Sector’s restricted list.

[6] Or, for any Investment Sector not comprised within Prudential’s Investments Division, its Chief Compliance Officer.

[7] Or, for any Investment Sector not comprised within Prudential’s Investment Division, its Chief Compliance Officer.