U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer: The Prudential Discovery
Select Group Variable Contract Account c/o Prudential
Investment, 30 Scranton Office Park, Scranton, PA 18507-
1789.
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this
Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and
classes of securities of the issuer, check the box but do
not list series or classes):
[X ]
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-08091.
Securities Act File Number: 333-23271.
4. (a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is
filed: December 31, 1999.
(b). [ ] Check box if this Form is being
filed late (i.e. more than 90 calendar days
after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest
must be paid on the registration fee due.
4 (c). [ ] Check box if this is the last
time the issuer will be filing this form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24 (f):
$61,075,813
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year (if applicable):
$18,609,347
(iii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during any prior
fiscal year ending no earlier than
October 11, 1995 that were not previously
used to reduce registration fees payable
to the Commission.
$___________0________
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add items 5(ii) and 5(iii).
$18,609,347
(v) Net sales - If Item 5 (i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)
$42,466,466
(vi) Redemption credits available for use
in future years.
-if Item 5 (i) is less than Item 5(iv)
[subtract item 5(iv) from Item [5(i)] $
0
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
instructions C. 9):
x
.000264
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by item
5(vii)] enter "0" if no fee is due.
$11,211
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined
by deducting an amount of securities that
were registered under the Securities Act of
1933 pursuant to Rule 24e-2 as in effect
before (effective date of rescission of Rule
24e-2), then report the amount of securities
(number of shares or other units) deducted
here: . If there is a number of
shares or other units that were registered
pursuant to Rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at
the end of the fiscal year for which this
form is filed that are available for use by
the issuer in future fiscal years, then
state that number here: 0 .
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than 90
days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year (See
Instruction D) : + $
8. Total amount of the registration fee due plus any
interest due [line 5 (viii) plus line 7]:
$11,211
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was
sent to the Commission's lockbox depository: March 30, 2000
Method of Delivery:
[x] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the issuer and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) C. Christopher
Sprague
Assistant General Counsel
The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
Date March 30, 2000
