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Prudential Mutual Funds
Supplement dated November 1, 1994
The following information supplements the Statement of Additional
Information of each of the Funds listed below effective November 1, 1994. For
those Funds having only one class of shares, all references herein to ``Class A
shares'' shall be deemed to refer to ``shares.''
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES
The minimum initial investment requirement is waived for purchases of Class
A shares of each of the Funds listed below effected through an exchange of Class
B shares of The BlackRock Government Income Trust.
Listed below are the names of the Prudential Mutual Funds and the dates of
the Statement of Additional Information to which this supplement relates.
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Name of Fund Prospectus Date
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Prudential Adjustable Rate Securities Fund, Inc. May 1, 1994
Prudential Allocation Fund September 29, 1994
Prudential California Municipal Fund
California Series August 1, 1994
California Income Series August 1, 1994
Prudential Equity Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Equity Income Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Europe Growth Fund, Inc. July 11, 1994
Prudential Global Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Global Genesis Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Global Natural Resources Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential GNMA Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Government Income Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential High Yield Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential IncomeVertible(R) Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Intermediate Global Income Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Multi-Sector Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Municipal Bond Fund August 1, 1994
High Yield Series
Insured Series
Modified Term Series
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Prudential Municipal Series Fund
Arizona Series August 1, 1994
Florida Series August 1, 1994
Hawaii Income Series September 19, 1994
Georgia Series August 1, 1994
Maryland Series August 1, 1994
Massachusetts Series August 1, 1994
Michigan Series August 1, 1994
Minnesota Series August 1, 1994
New Jersey Series August 1, 1994
New York Series August 1, 1994
North Carolina Series August 1, 1994
Ohio Series August 1, 1994
Pennsylvania Series August 1, 1994
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc.
Global Assets Portfolio August 1, 1994
Short-Term Global Income Portfolio August 1, 1994
Prudential Strategist Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Prudential Structured Maturity Fund, Inc.
Income Portfolio August 1, 1994
Prudential U.S. Government Fund August 1, 1994
Prudential Utility Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Global Utility Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
Nicholas-Applegate Fund, Inc. August 1, 1994
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