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For the annual period ended 10/31/97
File number: 811-07809
SUB-ITEM 77 D
Policies with Respect to Securities
Investments
I. On October 24, 1997 the Trustees
approved a change in investment policies of
the
Fund to expand the definition of equity
related securities to include common
stocks, preferred stocks, rights,
warrants and debt securities or
preferred stocks which are convertible
or exchangeable for common stocks or
preferred stocks and master limited
partnerships, among others.
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For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1997.
File number : 811-07809
SUB-ITEM 77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to
Rule 10f-3
I.
1. Name of Issuer
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
3/5/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
1,300
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$30,550
5. Price Per Unit
$23.5
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
First Boston
7. Other members of the Underwriting
Syndicate:
Credit Suisse First Boston
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Morgan Stanley & Co.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Alex, Brown & Sons Inc.
Bear, Sterns & Co. Inc.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell
Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson North America
LLC
EVEREN Securities, Inc.
Furman Selz LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc.
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., Inc.
Lehman Brothers Inc.
M. R. Beal & Company
McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Ragen McKenzie Incorporated
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Saloman Brothers Inc.
Schroder, Wertheim & Co., Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
Stephens Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.
Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P.
Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc.
WR Lazard, Laidlaw & Luther
Invemed Associates
Conning & Co.
Advest, Inc.
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Blaylock & Partners, LP
Dain Bosworth Inc.
Doley Securities, Inc.
Dowling & Partners Securities, Inc.
Fox-Pitt, Kelton, Inc.
Neuberger & Berman LLC
The Ohio Company
Ormes Capital Markets, Inc.
Paulsen Securities
Sands Brothers & Co.
Trilon International, Inc.
II.
1. Name of Issuer
Yurie Systems, Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
2/5/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
5,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$60,000
5. Price Per Unit
$12.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Alex Brown & Sons
7. Other members of the Underwriting
Syndicate:
Wessels, Arnold & Henderson
Credit Suisse First Boston
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Morgan Stanley & Co.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Alex, Brown & Sons Inc.
Bear, Sterns & Co. Inc.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell
Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson North America
LLC
EVEREN Securities, Inc.
Furman Selz LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Hambrecht & Quist LLC
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith,
Inc.
Montgomery Securities
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Smith Barney Inc.
PaineWeber, Inc.
Advest, Inc.
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Robertson, Stevens & Company LLC
William Blair & Company, LLC
Furman Selz LLC
John G. Kinnard & Company, Incorporated
Needham & Company, Inc.
Soundview Financial Group, Inc.
Van Kasper & Company
Volpe, Welty & Company LLC
III.
1. Name of Issuer
Monarch Dental Corp.
2. Date of Purchase
7/18/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
3,300
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$42,900
5. Price Per Unit
$13.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Hambrecht & Quist
7. Other members of the Underwriting
Syndicate:
Montgomery Securities
Salomon Brothers
Bear Sterns & Company
Alex, Brown & Sons, Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette Securities
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Piper Jaffray, Inc.
Prudential Securities, Inc.
Robertson, Stephens & Company
Charles Schwab & Co.
Smith Barney, Inc.
Allen & Company, Inc.
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
J.C. Bradford & Company
Cleary Gull Reiland & McDevitt, Inc.
Equitable securities Corp.
EVEREN Securities, Inc.
First Southwest Company
Fox-Pitt, Kelton, Inc.
Mesirow Financial, Inc.
Pacific Growth Equities, Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.
IV.
1. Name of Issuer
Norrell Corporation
2. Date of Purchase
7/23/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
40,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$1,290,000
5. Price Per Unit
$32.25
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Dillon, Reed & Co.
7. Other members of the Underwriting
Syndicate:
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
George K. Baum & Company
Bear, Sterns & Co. Inc.
William Blair & Company
J.C. Bradford & Co.
Alex, Brown & Sons Inc.
J.W. Charles Securities, Inc.
Cleary Gull Reiland & McDevitt, Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston
Crowell Weedon & Co.
First of Michigan Corp.
Gerard Klauer Mattison & Company
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation
Janney Montgomery Scott Corp.
C.L. King & Associates, Inc.
Lazard Freres & Co., Inc.
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Montgomery Securities
Morgan Stanley & Co.
David A. Noyes & Company
Oppenheimer & Company
Pennsylvania Merchant Group, Ltd.
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Rauscher pierce Refsnes, Inc.
Salomon Brothers, Inc.
Smith Barney, Inc.
Stephens, Inc.
Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.
Unterberg Harris
H.G. Wellington & Co., Inc.
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December 19, 1997
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Prudential Emerging Growth Fund, Inc.
In planning and performing our audit of the
financial statements of Prudential Emerging
Growth Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") for the period
from December 31, 1996 (commencement of
operations) through October 31, 1997, we
considered its internal control, including
control activities for safeguarding
securities, in order to determine our
auditing procedures for the purpose of
expressing our opinion on the financial
statements and to comply with the
requirements of Form N-SAR, not to provide
assurance on internal control.
The management of the Fund is responsible for
establishing and maintaining internal
control. In fulfilling this responsibility,
estimates and judgments by management are
required to assess the expected benefits and
related costs of control activities.
Generally, control activities that are
relevant to an audit pertain to the entity's
objective of preparing financial statements
for external purposes that are fairly
presented in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. Those
control activities include the safeguarding
of assets against unauthorized acquisition,
use or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal
control, errors or irregularities may occur
and not be detected. Also, projection of any
evaluation of internal control to future
periods is subject to the risk that it may
become inadequate because of changes in
conditions or that the effectiveness of the
design and operation may deteriorate.
Our consideration of internal control would
not necessarily disclose all matters in
internal control that might be material
weaknesses under standards established by the
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. A material weakness is a
condition in which the design or operation of
any specific internal control components does
not reduce to a relatively low level the risk
that errors or irregularities in amounts that
would be material in relation to the
financial statements being audited may occur
and not be detected within a timely period by
employees in the normal course of performing
their assigned functions. However, we noted
no matters involving internal control,
including control activities for safeguarding
securities, that we consider to be material
weaknesses as defined above as of October 31,
1997.
This report is intended solely for the
information and use of management and the
Board of Directors of the Fund and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
