COMMAND MONEY FUND
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                               COMMAND MONEY FUND
 
                             COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
 
                            COMMAND GOVERNMENT FUND
 
                        PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 28, 1996
________________________________________________________________________________
COMMAND  Money Fund (the Money Fund),  COMMAND Tax-Free Fund (the Tax-Free Fund)
and the  COMMAND  Government  Fund  (the Government  Fund),  (each  a  Fund  or,
collectively,  the Funds)  are each open-end,  diversified management investment
companies  whose  shares  are  offered   exclusively  to  participants  in   the
COMMAND-SM-  Account  program  (the COMMAND  program)  of  Prudential Securities
Incorporated (Prudential Securities).
 
The investment objectives  of the Money  Fund are to  seek high current  income,
preservation  of capital and  maintenance of liquidity. The  Money Fund seeks to
achieve its objectives by investing in  a diversified portfolio of money  market
instruments  maturing in thirteen  months or less.  The investment objectives of
the Tax-Free Fund are to  seek high current income  that is exempt from  federal
income  taxes,  consistent with  maintenance  of liquidity  and  preservation of
capital. The Tax-Free  Fund seeks to  achieve its objectives  by investing in  a
diversified  portfolio  of short-term  tax-exempt  securities issued  by states,
municipalities and their instrumentalities and authorities maturing in  thirteen
months  or  less. (Some  securities may  be subject  to the  federal Alternative
Minimum Tax.) The investment objectives of the Government Fund are to seek  high
current  income,  preservation  of  capital and  maintenance  of  liquidity. The
Government Fund seeks to achieve its  objectives by investing in a portfolio  of
U.S.  Government securities  maturing in thirteen  months or less.  See "How the
Funds Invest" and "How the Funds Value Their Shares." There can be no  assurance
that any of the Funds will achieve their investment objectives.
 
AN  INVESTMENT  IN THE  FUNDS  IS NEITHER  INSURED  NOR GUARANTEED  BY  THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT AND THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT  ANY OF THE FUNDS WILL BE ABLE  TO
MAINTAIN  A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE OF $1.00  PER SHARE. See "How the Funds Value
Their Shares."
 
The address of each Fund is One Seaport Plaza, New York, New York 10292.
 
This Prospectus sets  forth concisely  the information  about each  Fund that  a
prospective  investor should know before investing. Additional information about
each Fund  has been  filed with  the  Securities and  Exchange Commission  in  a
Statement of Additional Information, dated August 28, 1996, which information is
incorporated  herein  by  reference  (is  legally  considered  a  part  of  this
Prospectus) and is available without charge  upon written request to any of  the
Funds at the address noted above.
 
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INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO READ THIS PROSPECTUS AND RETAIN IT FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.
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THESE  SECURITIES HAVE  NOT BEEN APPROVED  OR DISAPPROVED BY  THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY  STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION  NOR HAS THE  SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR  ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION PASSED  UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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                                FUND HIGHLIGHTS
The following summary is intended to highlight certain information in this
Prospectus and is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information
appearing elsewhere herein.
 
WHAT ARE THE COMMAND FUNDS?
    Each  of the Money Fund, Tax-Free Fund  and Government Fund is a mutual fund
whose shares are offered exclusively to  participants of the COMMAND program  of
Prudential Securities. A mutual fund pools the resources of investors by selling
its  shares to the public and investing the proceeds of such sale in a portfolio
of securities designed  to achieve its  investment objective. Technically,  each
Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company.
 
WHAT IS EACH FUND'S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE?
    The investment objectives of the Money Fund are to seek high current income,
preservation  of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The investment objectives
of the Tax-Free Fund are to seek high current income that is exempt from federal
income taxes consistent with  maintenance of liquidity  and the preservation  of
capital.  The  investment objectives  of the  Government Fund  are to  seek high
current income, preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. There  can
be  no assurance that any of the  Funds' investment objectives will be achieved.
See "How the Funds Invest" at page 6.
 
RISK FACTORS AND SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS.
    It is anticipated that the net asset value of each Fund will remain constant
at $1.00 per share, although this cannot  be assured. In order to maintain  such
constant  net  asset value,  each Fund  will value  its portfolio  securities at
amortized cost. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result
in periods  during which  the value  of a  security in  a Fund's  portfolio,  as
determined  by amortized cost, is higher or  lower than the price the Fund would
receive if it sold such security. See "How the Funds Value Their Shares" at page
17.
 
WHO MANAGES THE FUNDS?
    Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc. (PMF or the Manager) is the  Manager
of each Fund and is compensated for its services at an annual rate of up to .50%
of  the average daily net assets of each of the Money Fund and the Tax-Free Fund
and up to  .40% of  the average  daily net assets  of the  Government Fund.  The
Management Fee is reduced for Fund assets in excess of certain specified levels.
As  of July 31,  1996, PMF served  as manager or  administrator to 64 investment
companies, including 38 mutual funds, with aggregate assets of approximately $52
billion. The Prudential Investment Corporation (PIC or the Subadviser) furnishes
investment advisory  services in  connection with  the management  of each  Fund
under a Subadvisory Agreement with PMF. See "How the Funds Are Managed--Manager"
at page 14.
 
WHO DISTRIBUTES THE FUNDS' SHARES?
    Prudential  Securities Incorporated  (Prudential Securities or  PSI) acts as
the  Distributor  of  each  Fund's  shares.  Each  Fund  reimburses   Prudential
Securities  for expenses related to the distribution  of the Fund's shares at an
annual rate of up to .125 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets. See "How
the Funds Are Managed--Distributor" at page 15.
 
HOW DO I PURCHASE SHARES?
    Shares of the Funds are offered  exclusively to participants in the  COMMAND
program  who place a minimum  of $10,000 in cash  and/or securities in a COMMAND
Account, or place a  minimum of $2,000  in cash and/or  securities in a  COMMAND
Essentials  account, and meet criteria established by Prudential Securities. For
a more detailed description of the  COMMAND program, please see your  Prudential
Securities Financial Adviser.
 
HOW DO I SELL MY SHARES?
    Shares  may be  redeemed automatically  by Prudential  Securities to satisfy
debit balances in a  Securities Account created by  activity therein or  arising
under  the COMMAND program  or by you  at any time  at the net  asset value next
determined after the Transfer Agent  receives your sell order. See  "Shareholder
Guide--How to Sell Your Shares" at page 22.
 
HOW ARE DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS PAID?
    Each  Fund expects to declare and pay  daily dividends of any net investment
income and  short-term  capital  gains.  Dividends  and  distributions  will  be
automatically  reinvested in additional shares of  such Fund at NAV. See "Taxes,
Dividends and Distributions" at page 17.
 
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                                 FUND EXPENSES
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      MONEY FUND      TAX-FREE FUND   GOVERNMENT FUND
                                                    ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
<S>                                                 <C>              <C>              <C>
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
  Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases.........       None             None             None
  Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested
   Dividends......................................       None             None             None
  Deferred Sales Load.............................       None             None             None
  Redemption Fees.................................       None             None             None
  Exchange Fee....................................       None             None             None
  COMMAND Program Annual Fee......................       $100*            $100*            $100*
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(as a percentage of average net assets)
  Management Fees.................................       .380%            .450%            .400%
  12b-1 Fees+.....................................       .125%            .125%            .125%
                                                         .075%            .085%            .155%
  Other Expenses..................................
                                                         .58%             .66%             .68%
    Total Fund Operating Expenses.................
                                                         .29%             .14%             .17%
  COMMAND Program Annual Fee**....................
                                                         .87%             .80%             .85%
    Total Fund Operating Expenses and Account
     Charge.......................................
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXAMPLE                                                                              1 YEAR       3 YEARS      5 YEARS
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<S>                                                                                <C>          <C>          <C>
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming (1) 5%
 annual return and (2) redemption at the end of each time period:
        Money Fund...............................................................  $        6   $       19   $       32
        Tax-Free Fund............................................................  $        7   $       21   $       37
        Government Fund..........................................................  $        7   $       22   $       38
If the annual program fee were included, you would pay the following expenses on
 the same investment:
        Money Fund...............................................................  $        9   $       28   $       48
        Tax-Free Fund............................................................  $        8   $       26   $       44
        Government Fund..........................................................  $        9   $       27   $       47
 
<CAPTION>
EXAMPLE                                                                             10 YEARS
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<S>                                                                                <C>
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming (1) 5%
 annual return and (2) redemption at the end of each time period:
        Money Fund...............................................................  $       73
        Tax-Free Fund............................................................  $       82
        Government Fund..........................................................  $       85
If the annual program fee were included, you would pay the following expenses on
 the same investment:
        Money Fund...............................................................  $      107
        Tax-Free Fund............................................................  $       99
        Government Fund..........................................................  $      105
</TABLE>
 
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    The above examples are based on data for each Fund's fiscal year ended  June
30,  1996. THE  EXAMPLES SHOULD  NOT BE CONSIDERED  A REPRESENTATION  OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.
 
    The purpose of  this table  is to assist  an investor  in understanding  the
various  costs and  expenses that  an investor in  each Fund  will bear, whether
directly or indirectly. For more complete descriptions of the various costs  and
expenses, see "How the Funds Are Managed."
 
    "Other  Expenses" includes operating  expenses of a  Fund, such as Trustees'
and professional fees, registration fees,  reports to shareholders and  transfer
agent and custodian fees.
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 *Prudential   Securities  charges  an  annual  program  fee  of  $100  to  most
  participants in the COMMAND program whether or  not they own shares in any  of
  the  Funds. The program  fee is $125  for COMMAND Corporate  accounts, $60 for
  COMMAND Essentials accounts and $60 for COMMAND IRA accounts.
**In accordance  with  an  interpretive  position taken  by  the  staff  of  the
  Securities  and Exchange  Commission (SEC),  the annual  program fee  has been
  reflected in the fee table. The annual program fee as a percentage of  average
  net  assets is  calculated by  dividing $100  (the total  fee) by  the average
  account size in a Fund. The annual program fee is not prorated for purposes of
  this calculation to give effect to  COMMAND program participants who also  own
  shares  in or subscribe  to various other  services offered by  the program. A
  major portion of the  annual program fee  is not attributable  to a Fund,  but
  rather to non-fund services provided by the program.
 +It  is currently anticipated that the entire  distribution fee will be used to
  pay an account  servicing fee to  financial advisers. See  "How the Funds  Are
  Managed--Distributor."
 
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                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
       (FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH OF THE INDICATED PERIODS)
      The  following financial highlights have  been audited by Price Waterhouse
LLP,  independent  accountants,  whose  report  thereon  was  unqualified.  This
information  should be  read in  conjunction with  the financial  statements and
notes thereto,  which appear  in the  Statement of  Additional Information.  The
following  financial highlights contain selected data  for a share of beneficial
interest outstanding,  total return,  ratios  to average  net assets  and  other
supplemental  data for the  period indicated. This information  is based on data
contained in the financial statements.
 
                                   MONEY FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
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                                   1996          1995          1994          1993          1992
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>                             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING
 PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of
 year.........................  $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000
Net investment income and net
 realized gains...............       0.052         0.050         0.029         0.030         0.046
Dividends and distributions...      (0.052)       (0.050)       (0.029)       (0.030)       (0.046)
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Net asset value, end of
 year.........................  $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
TOTAL RETURN (a):.............        5.30%         5.13%         2.98%         3.01%         4.71%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year
 (000)........................   $5,309,842   $4,055,700     $2,448,201    $2,436,672    $2,125,430
Average net assets (000)......   $4,896,794   $3,072,284     $2,570,195    $2,275,532    $2,377,108
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including
   distribution fees..........         .58%          .59%          .59%          .61%          .64%
  Expenses, excluding
   distribution fees..........         .46%          .47%          .47%          .48%          .51%
  Net investment income.......        5.15%         5.09%         2.92%         2.90%         4.57%
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                   1991          1990          1989*         1988          1987
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>                             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING
 PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of
 year.........................  $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000
Net investment income and net
 realized gains...............       0.069         0.081         0.084         0.065         0.057
Dividends and distributions...      (0.069)       (0.081)       (0.084)       (0.065)       (0.057)
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Net asset value, end of
 year.........................  $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
TOTAL RETURN (a):.............        7.17%         8.42%         8.73%         6.70%         5.85%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year
 (000)........................   $2,417,429    $2,668,970    $2,206,469    $1,549,772    $1,382,667
Average net assets (000)......   $2,605,472    $2,680,212    $1,821,521    $1,513,022    $1,354,854
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including
   distribution fees..........         .61%          .59%          .63%          .65%          .67%
  Expenses, excluding
   distribution fees..........         .49%          .46%          .51%          .53%          .54%
  Net investment income.......        6.95%         8.08%         8.40%         6.58%         5.72%
</TABLE>
 
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(a) Total return is calculated  assuming a purchase of  shares on the first  day
    and  a sale on the last day  of each year reported and includes reinvestment
    of dividends and distributions.
 
*See Footnote on next page.
                                 TAX-FREE FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
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                                    1996          1995         1994           1993           1992
                                ------------   ----------  ------------   ------------   ------------
<S>                             <C>            <C>         <C>            <C>            <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING
 PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of
 year.........................  $    1.000     $  1.000    $    1.000     $    1.000     $    1.000
Net investment income and net
 realized gains...............       0.031        0.032         0.020          0.022          0.035
Dividends and distributions...      (0.031)      (0.032  )     (0.020)        (0.022)        (0.035)
                                ------------   ----------  ------------   ------------   ------------
Net asset value, end of
 year.........................  $    1.000     $  1.000    $    1.000     $    1.000     $    1.000
                                ------------   ----------  ------------   ------------   ------------
                                ------------   ----------  ------------   ------------   ------------
TOTAL RETURN (a):.............        3.12%        3.29%         1.98%          2.23%          3.53%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year
 (000)........................  $  1,158,935   $1,055,568  $    847,602   $    853,930   $    729,122
Average net assets (000)......  $  1,134,257   $  926,888  $    908,421   $    823,517   $    751,458
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including
   distribution fees..........         .66%         .66%          .65%           .68%           .69%
  Expenses, excluding
   distribution fees..........         .54%         .54%          .53%           .55%           .56%
  Net investment income.......        3.06%        3.05%         1.96%          2.09%          3.47%
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                    1991           1990          1989*           1988           1987
                                ------------   ------------   ------------   ------------   ------------
<S>                             <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING
 PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of
 year.........................  $    1.000     $    1.000     $    1.000     $    1.000     $    1.000
Net investment income and net
 realized gains...............       0.049          0.055          0.054          0.043          0.040
Dividends and distributions...      (0.049)        (0.055)        (0.054)        (0.043)        (0.040)
                                ------------   ------------   ------------   ------------   ------------
Net asset value, end of
 year.........................  $    1.000     $    1.000     $    1.000     $    1.000     $    1.000
                                ------------   ------------   ------------   ------------   ------------
                                ------------   ------------   ------------   ------------   ------------
TOTAL RETURN (a):.............        5.02%          5.66%          5.54%          4.39%          4.07%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year
 (000)........................  $    750,567   $    714,650   $    611,631   $    681,601   $    692,186
Average net assets (000)......  $    770,745   $    699,559   $    695,347   $    669,353   $    684,412
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including
   distribution fees..........         .66%           .68%           .67%           .70%           .69%
  Expenses, excluding
   distribution fees..........         .54%           .55%           .55%           .57%           .57%
  Net investment income.......        4.88%          5.57%          5.46%          4.39%          3.89%
</TABLE>
 
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(a) Total return is calculated  assuming a purchase of  shares on the first  day
    and  a sale on the last day  of each year reported and includes reinvestment
    of dividends and distributions.
 
*See Footnote on next page.
 
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                                GOVERNMENT FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
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                                   1996          1995          1994          1993          1992
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<S>                             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING
 PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of
 year.........................  $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000
Net investment income and net
 realized gains...............       0.050         0.048         0.028         0.028         0.045
Dividends and distributions...      (0.050)       (0.048)       (0.028)       (0.028)       (0.045)
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Net asset value, end of
 year.........................  $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
TOTAL RETURN (A):.............        5.12%         4.89%         2.86%         2.85%         4.56%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year
 (000)........................  $   487,485   $   404,295   $   325,257   $   381,703   $   372,988
Average net assets (000)......  $   477,166   $   350,458   $   376,159   $   380,103   $   422,639
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including
   distribution fees..........         .68%          .65%          .63%          .65%          .69%
  Expenses, excluding
   distribution fees..........         .56%          .53%          .51%          .53%          .57%
  Net investment income.......        4.97%         4.81%         2.79%         2.74%         4.38%
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                   1991          1990          1989*         1988          1987
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>                             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING
 PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of
 year.........................  $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000
Net investment income and net
 realized gains...............       0.067         0.079         0.080         0.062         0.055
Dividends and distributions...      (0.067)       (0.079)       (0.080)       (0.062)       (0.055)
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Net asset value, end of
 year.........................  $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000    $    1.000
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
TOTAL RETURN (A):.............        6.90%         8.17%         8.30%         6.38%         5.64%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year
 (000)........................  $   414,978   $   270,140   $   181,559   $   180,338   $   131,388
Average net assets (000)......  $   398,971   $   243,593   $   175,179   $   164,798   $   125,665
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including
   distribution fees..........         .65%          .66%          .71%          .72%          .77%
  Expenses, excluding
   distribution fees..........         .53%          .53%          .58%          .59%          .64%
  Net investment income.......        6.54%         7.70%         7.97%         6.16%         5.46%
</TABLE>
 
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(a) Total return is calculated  assuming a purchase of  shares on the first  day
    and  a sale on the last day  of each year reported and includes reinvestment
    of dividends and distributions.
 
*On October  31, 1988,  Prudential Mutual  Fund Management,  Inc. succeeded  The
 Prudential  Insurance Company of  America as investment  adviser and since then
 has acted as manager of the Fund.
 
                              CALCULATION OF YIELD
 
  EACH FUND CALCULATES ITS "CURRENT YIELD" based on the net change, exclusive of
realized and unrealized gains or losses, in the value of a hypothetical  account
over  a seven calendar day base period. EACH FUND ALSO CALCULATES ITS "EFFECTIVE
ANNUAL YIELD"  ASSUMING  WEEKLY  COMPOUNDING. IN  ADDITION,  THE  TAX-FREE  FUND
CALCULATES  ITS  TAX EQUIVALENT  YIELD. Tax-equivalent  yield shows  the taxable
yield an investor would have to earn from a fully taxable investment in order to
equal the Fund's  yield after  taxes and is  calculated by  dividing the  Fund's
current  or effective  yield by  the result  of one  minus the  maximum marginal
federal tax  rate. The  following is  an example  of the  current and  effective
annual  yield calculation as of June 30, 1996  for each of the Funds and the tax
equivalent yield for the Tax-Free Fund:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          GOVERNMENT
                                                          MONEY FUND     TAX-FREE FUND       FUND
                                                         -------------   -------------   -------------
<S>                                                      <C>             <C>             <C>
Value of hypothetical account at end of period.........  $ 1.001052068   $ 1.000686454   $ 1.001043375
Value of hypothetical account at beginning of period...    1.000000000     1.000000000     1.000000000
                                                         -------------   -------------   -------------
Base period return.....................................  $  .001052068   $  .000686454   $  .001043375
                                                         -------------   -------------   -------------
                                                         -------------   -------------   -------------
CURRENT YIELD (Base Period Return x (365/7))...........          5.49%           3.58%           5.44%
EFFECTIVE ANNUAL YIELD, assuming daily compounding.....          5.64%           3.64%           5.59%
TAX EQUIVALENT YIELD (current yield  DIVIDED BY                     --           5.93%              --
 (1-.396)).............................................
</TABLE>
 
THE YIELD WILL FLUCTUATE FROM TIME TO TIME AND DOES NOT REPRESENT FUTURE  INCOME
OR  DIVIDENDS. YIELD IS  COMPUTED WITHOUT TAKING  INTO CONSIDERATION THE COMMAND
PROGRAM ANNUAL FEE OF $100.
 
    The weighted average life  to maturity of each  of the Fund's portfolios  on
June  30, 1996 was 55 days for the Money Fund, 77 days for the Tax-Free Fund and
51 days for the Government Fund.
 
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    Yield is computed in accordance with a standardized formula described in the
Statement of Additional Information. Comparative performance information may  be
used  from time to time  in advertising or marketing  each of the Fund's shares,
including data from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Morningstar  Publications,
Inc.,  IBC/Donoghue's Money Fund  Report, The Bank  Rate Monitor, other industry
publications, business periodicals and market indices.
 
                              HOW THE FUNDS INVEST
 
                                   MONEY FUND
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
 
    THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE MONEY FUND ARE TO SEEK HIGH CURRENT INCOME,
PRESERVATION OF CAPITAL AND  MAINTENANCE OF LIQUIDITY. THE  MONEY FUND SEEKS  TO
ACHIEVE  THESE  OBJECTIVES  BY  INVESTING  PRIMARILY  IN  A  PORTFOLIO  OF  U.S.
DOLLAR-DENOMINATED MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS. THE MONEY FUND SEEKS TO MAINTAIN  A
$1.00  SHARE PRICE AT ALL TIMES. TO  ACHIEVE THIS, THE MONEY FUND PURCHASES ONLY
SECURITIES WITH REMAINING MATURITIES OF THIRTEEN  MONTHS OR LESS AND LIMITS  THE
DOLLAR-WEIGHTED  AVERAGE MATURITY OF ITS PORTFOLIO TO 90 DAYS OR LESS. THERE CAN
BE NO  ASSURANCE  THAT THE  INVESTMENT  OBJECTIVES OF  THE  MONEY FUND  WILL  BE
ATTAINED  OR THAT  THE MONEY FUND  WILL BE ABLE  TO MAINTAIN A  STABLE NET ASSET
VALUE PER SHARE.
 
    THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF  THE MONEY FUND  ARE FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES  AND,
THEREFORE,  MAY NOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY
OF THE OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES OF  THE FUND, AS DEFINED IN THE  INVESTMENT
COMPANY  ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE  INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT). THE MONEY FUND'S
INVESTMENT POLICIES ARE NOT FUNDAMENTAL AND MAY BE CHANGED BY THE TRUSTEES.
 
    The Money Fund will invest in the following money market instruments:
 
    U.S. GOVERNMENT  OBLIGATIONS.   U.S. Treasury  bills and  other  obligations
issued  or guaranteed as to  principal and interest by  the U.S. Government, its
agencies or  instrumentalities.  Except  for  U.S.  Treasury  securities,  these
obligations,   even  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. In the  case of securities not backed  by the full faith and
credit of the United States, the Money 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 itself in the event the  agency
or instrumentality does not meet its commitments.
 
    BANK  OBLIGATIONS.   Obligations (including  time deposits,  certificates of
deposit and bankers' acceptances) of commercial banks, savings banks and savings
and loan associations  having, at  the time of  investment, total  assets of  $1
billion   or  more.  The  Money  Fund  may  invest  in  U.S.  dollar-denominated
obligations of domestic banks, foreign branches of U.S. banks, foreign banks and
U.S. and  foreign branches  of foreign  banks and  instruments secured  by  such
obligations.  The Money  Fund may invest  more than  25% of its  total assets in
money market instruments of domestic  banks (including U.S. branches of  foreign
banks that are subject to the same regulation as U.S. banks and foreign branches
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domestic  banks, provided  the domestic  bank is  unconditionally liable  in the
event of the failure of  the foreign branch to  make payment on its  instruments
for  any reason). See  "Investment Restrictions" in  the Statement of Additional
Information.
 
    OTHER MONEY MARKET  INSTRUMENTS.  Commercial  paper, variable amount  demand
master notes, bills, notes and other obligations issued by a U.S. company (trust
or  corporation), a  foreign company  or a  foreign government,  its agencies or
instrumentalities. If such obligations are  guaranteed or supported by a  letter
of  credit issued by a bank, such bank  (including a foreign bank) must meet the
requirements set forth under "Bank  Obligations" above. If such obligations  are
guaranteed  or insured  by an insurance  company or other  non-bank entity, such
insurance company must represent a credit of comparable quality as determined by
the Money Fund's investment adviser, under the supervision of the Trustees.
 
    The Money Fund may  not invest more than  25% of its net  assets in any  one
industry  except there is no limitation with respect to money market instruments
of domestic  banks and  obligations of  the U.S.  Government, its  agencies  and
instrumentalities, as described above.
 
    The Money Fund intends to hold portfolio securities until maturity; however,
the  Money Fund may  sell any security at  any time in  order to meet redemption
requests or  if such  action, in  the  judgment of  the investment  adviser,  is
appropriate   based  on  the  adviser's  evaluation  of  the  issuer  or  market
conditions.
 
    In selecting  portfolio securities  for investment  by the  Money Fund,  the
investment   adviser  considers  ratings  assigned  by  major  rating  services,
information concerning the financial history and condition of the issuer and its
revenue and  expense  prospects. The  Trustees  monitor the  credit  quality  of
securities  purchased for the  Money Fund. If  a portfolio security  held by the
Money Fund is  assigned a lower  rating or  ceases to be  rated, the  investment
adviser  under the  supervision of the  Trustees will  promptly reassess whether
that security presents minimal  credit risks and whether  the Money Fund  should
continue  to  hold the  security.  If a  portfolio  security no  longer presents
minimal credit  risks or  is in  default, the  Money Fund  will dispose  of  the
security as soon as reasonably practicable unless the Trustees determine that to
do so is not in the best interest of the Money Fund and its shareholders.
 
    The Money Fund utilizes the amortized cost method of valuation in accordance
with  rules of the SEC. See "How the Funds Value Their Shares." Accordingly, the
Money Fund  will limit  its  portfolio investments  to those  instruments  which
present  minimal credit risks and which are of "eligible quality," as determined
by the Money Fund's  investment adviser under the  supervision of the  Trustees.
"Eligible  quality" means  (i) a security  (or issuer)  rated in one  of the two
highest rating  categories by  at least  two nationally  recognized  statistical
rating  organizations assigning a rating to the  security or issuer (or, if only
one such rating  organization assigned  a rating, that  rating organization)  or
(ii)  an  unrated security  deemed  of comparable  quality  by the  Money Fund's
investment adviser under the supervision of  the Trustees. For a description  of
ratings,  see "Description of Securities Ratings" in the Statement of Additional
Information.
 
    As long as the Money Fund  utilizes the amortized cost method of  valuation,
it will also comply with certain diversification requirements and will invest no
more  than 5% of the Money Fund's total assets in "second-tier securities," with
no more  than 1%  of  the Money  Fund's total  assets  in any  one issuer  of  a
second-tier  security. A "second-tier security," for this purpose, is a security
of "eligible quality" that does  not have the highest  rating from at least  two
nationally  recognized statistical  rating organizations  assigning a  rating to
that security or issuer (or, if only one rating organization assigned a  rating,
that  rating organization) or  an unrated security that  is deemed of comparable
quality by the  Money Fund's  investment adviser  under the  supervision of  the
Trustees.
 
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    The Money Fund may also purchase certain other investments and is subject to
certain  policies as described in "Other  Investments and Policies Applicable to
the Funds."
    RISKS OF INVESTING IN FOREIGN SECURITIES.  Since the Money Fund's  portfolio
may  contain U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign branches of domestic
banks, foreign banks and  domestic branches of foreign  banks, an investment  in
the  Money Fund involves certain additional risks. Such investment risks include
future political and  economic developments in  the country of  the issuer,  the
possible  imposition of  withholding taxes  on interest  income payable  on such
obligations held by the Money Fund,  the possible seizure or nationalization  of
foreign  deposits and the  possible establishment of  exchange controls or other
foreign governmental  laws  or restrictions  which  might affect  adversely  the
payment  of principal and interest  on such obligations held  by the Money Fund.
The Money  Fund  will not  purchase  obligations which  the  investment  adviser
believes,  at the  time of  purchase, will  be subject  to exchange  controls or
withholding taxes; however,  there can be  no assurance that  such laws may  not
become applicable to certain of the Money Fund's investments. In addition, there
may  be less publicly available information about a domestic branch of a foreign
bank than about a  domestic bank, and  such branches may not  be subject to  the
same accounting, auditing and financial recordkeeping standards and requirements
as domestic banks.
                                 TAX-FREE FUND
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
    THE  INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES  OF THE  TAX-FREE FUND  ARE TO  SEEK HIGH CURRENT
INCOME THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, CONSISTENT WITH MAINTENANCE  OF
LIQUIDITY  AND PRESERVATION OF  CAPITAL. THE TAX-FREE FUND  WILL SEEK TO ACHIEVE
ITS OBJECTIVES  BY  INVESTING IN  A  DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO  OF  SHORT-TERM  DEBT
OBLIGATIONS  ISSUED BY STATES, TERRITORIES AND  POSSESSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
AND BY  THE  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA,  AND  THEIR  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS,  DULY
CONSTITUTED  AUTHORITIES  AND CORPORATIONS,  THE INTEREST  FROM WHICH  IS WHOLLY
EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME  TAX IN THE  OPINION OF BOND  COUNSEL TO THE  ISSUER.
Such  securities are generally known as  "Municipal Bonds" or "Municipal Notes."
Interest on certain Municipal Bonds and Municipal Notes may be a preference item
for purposes  of the  federal Alternative  Minimum Tax.  The Tax-Free  Fund  may
invest  up to 20% of its net assets  in Municipal Bonds and Municipal Notes, the
interest on  which  would be  a  preference item  for  purposes of  the  federal
Alternative  Minimum  Tax. Under  normal circumstances,  the Tax-Free  Fund will
invest at  least  80%  of its  net  assets  in tax-exempt  Municipal  Bonds  and
Municipal  Notes, which are not subject  to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax.
THE TAX-FREE FUND SEEKS TO MAINTAIN A $1.00 SHARE PRICE AT ALL TIMES. TO ACHIEVE
THIS THE  TAX-FREE FUND  INVESTS  IN MUNICIPAL  BONDS  OR NOTES  WITH  REMAINING
MATURITIES  OF THIRTEEN  MONTHS OR LESS  AND LIMITS  THE DOLLAR-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
MATURITY OF ITS PORTFOLIO TO 90 DAYS OR LESS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE TAX-FREE FUND WILL BE ATTAINED OR THAT THE TAX-FREE
FUND WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE.
    THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE TAX-FREE FUND ARE FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES AND,
THEREFORE, MAY NOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE HOLDERS OF A  MAJORITY
OF  THE OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES OF THE  FUND, AS DEFINED IN THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT. THE TAX-FREE FUND'S INVESTMENT POLICIES ARE NOT FUNDAMENTAL AND MAY
BE CHANGED BY THE TRUSTEES.
    The Tax-Free  Fund  utilizes  the  amortized cost  method  of  valuation  in
accordance  with  rules of  the SEC.  See  "How the  Funds Value  Their Shares."
Accordingly, the Tax-Free  Fund will  limit its portfolio  investments to  those
Municipal  Bonds and Notes which  present minimal credit risks  and which are of
"eligible quality"  (as defined  above)  as determined  by the  Tax-Free  Fund's
investment adviser under the supervision of the Trustees.
 
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    In  selecting Municipal Bonds and Notes for investment by the Tax-Free Fund,
the investment  adviser considers  ratings assigned  by major  rating  services,
information concerning the financial history and condition of the issuer and its
revenue  and expense prospects. If a Municipal  Bond or a Municipal Note held by
the Tax-Free  Fund  is assigned  a  lower rating  or  ceases to  be  rated,  the
investment  adviser under the supervision of the Trustees will promptly reassess
whether that security continues to present minimal credit risks and whether  the
Tax-Free  Fund  should continue  to hold  the  security in  its portfolio.  If a
portfolio security no longer presents minimal credit risks or is in default, the
Tax-Free Fund will  dispose of the  security as soon  as reasonably  practicable
unless  the Trustees determine that to do so is not in the best interests of the
Tax-Free  Fund  and  its  shareholders.  For  a  description  of  ratings,   see
"Description of Securities Ratings" in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
    MUNICIPAL  BONDS.  Municipal Bonds are  generally (i) issued to obtain funds
for various public purposes, including construction of public facilities such as
airports, bridges, highways, housing,  hospitals, mass transportation,  schools,
streets  and  water  and sewer  work  or  (ii) issued  in  certain  instances as
private-activity bonds, by or on behalf of public authorities to obtain funds to
provide privately  operated  housing facilities,  sports  facilities,  pollution
control  facilities, convention  or trade  show facilities,  industrial, port or
parking facilities and facilities  for water supply,  gas, electricity or  waste
disposal.  Such obligations are included within  the term Municipal Bonds if the
interest paid thereon qualifies at the time  of issuance, in the opinion of  the
issuer's  bond  counsel,  as exempt  from  federal  income tax.  Other  types of
industrial  development  bonds,  the  proceeds   of  which  are  used  for   the
construction,  equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial
or commercial facilities, may constitute  Municipal Bonds, although the  current
federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of such issues.
 
    Municipal  Bonds  may  be  general  obligation  or  revenue  bonds.  General
obligation bonds are secured  by the issuer's pledge  of its good faith,  credit
and  taxing power for the  payment of principal and  interest. Revenue bonds are
payable from  the  revenues derived  from  a  particular facility  or  class  of
facilities  or  from the  proceeds of  a  special excise  tax or  other specific
revenue source but not from the general taxing power.
 
    MUNICIPAL NOTES.  Municipal Notes are short-term obligations, generally with
a maturity, at the time of issuance, ranging from six months to three years. The
principal  types  of  Municipal  Notes  include  tax  anticipation  notes,  bond
anticipation notes and revenue anticipation notes. Notes sold in anticipation of
collection  of taxes,  a bond  sale, or  receipt of  other revenues  are usually
general obligations of the issuing municipality or agency.
 
    OTHER INVESTMENTS  AND  POLICIES  APPLICABLE  TO THE  TAX-FREE  FUND.    The
Tax-Free Fund intends to hold portfolio securities to maturity, except that puts
may be exercised on their expiration date when the exercise price is higher than
the  current market price for the underlying security. In addition, the Tax-Free
Fund may dispose  of any portfolio  security prior  to its maturity  if, on  the
basis  of a revised credit evaluation of  the issuer or of market conditions, it
believes such  disposition  advisable. Also,  the  Tax-Free Fund  may  sell  any
security at any time in order to meet redemption requests. The Tax-Free Fund may
also  purchase  certain  other investments  and  engage in  certain  policies as
described in "Other Investments and Policies Applicable to the Funds."
 
    The Tax-Free  Fund anticipates  being as  fully invested  as practicable  in
Municipal Bonds and Notes; however, because the Tax-Free Fund does not intend to
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be occasions when, as a result of maturities of portfolio securities or sales of
Tax-Free  Fund shares or  in order to meet  anticipated redemption requests, the
Tax-Free Fund may hold cash which is not earning income. In addition, there  may
be occasions when, in order to raise cash to meet redemptions, the Tax-Free Fund
might be required to sell securities at a loss.
 
    From  time to time,  proposals have been introduced  before Congress for the
purpose of  restricting or  eliminating  the federal  income tax  exemption  for
interest  on  Municipal  Bonds  and  Notes and  for  providing  state  and local
governments with federal credit assistance. Reevaluation of the Tax-Free  Fund's
investment  objectives and  structure might  be necessary  in the  future due to
market conditions which may result from future changes in the tax laws.
 
                                GOVERNMENT FUND
 
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
 
    THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF  THE GOVERNMENT FUND ARE  TO SEEK HIGH  CURRENT
INCOME,  PRESERVATION OF  CAPITAL AND  MAINTENANCE OF  LIQUIDITY. THE GOVERNMENT
FUND SEEKS  TO  ACHIEVE ITS  OBJECTIVES  BY INVESTING  IN  A PORTFOLIO  OF  U.S.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS ISSUED OR GUARANTEED AS TO PRINCIPAL
AND  INTEREST BY THE  U.S. GOVERNMENT, OR ITS  AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES AND
RELATED REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. UNDER  NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNMENT  FUND
WILL  INVEST AT  LEAST 65%  OF ITS TOTAL  ASSETS IN  U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES,
INCLUDING REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES. THE  GOVERNMENT
FUND  SEEKS TO MAINTAIN A  $1.00 SHARE PRICE AT ALL  TIMES. TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE
GOVERNMENT FUND PURCHASES ONLY SECURITIES WITH REMAINING MATURITIES OF  THIRTEEN
MONTHS  OR LESS AND LIMITS THE DOLLAR-WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY OF ITS PORTFOLIO
TO 90 DAYS OR LESS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES  OF
THE GOVERNMENT FUND WILL BE ATTAINED OR THAT THE GOVERNMENT FUND WILL BE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE.
 
    The  investment objectives of  the Government Fund  are fundamental policies
and, therefore, may  not be changed  without the  approval of the  holders of  a
majority  of the outstanding  voting securities of  the Fund, as  defined in the
Investment Company  Act.  The  Government Fund's  investment  policies  are  not
fundamental and may be changed by the Trustees.
 
    U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS.  The Government Fund will invest in U.S. Treasury
obligations,  including bills, notes, bonds and other debt obligations issued by
the U.S.  Treasury.  These  instruments  are  direct  obligations  of  the  U.S.
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.
 
    OBLIGATIONS   ISSUED  OR   GUARANTEED  BY   U.S.  GOVERNMENT   AGENCIES  AND
INSTRUMENTALITIES.  The  Government Fund  will invest in  obligations issued  by
agencies of the U.S. Government or instrumentalities established or sponsored by
the  U.S. Government. These obligations, 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 the Government National
Mortgage Association, 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 obligations not  backed by the full faith  and credit of the  United
States,  the  Government 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. Instruments in which the  Government Fund may invest which  are
not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States include obligations
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by  the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the
Federal National Mortgage Association,  the Student Loan Marketing  Association,
Resolution Funding Corporation and the Tennessee Valley Authority, each of which
under  certain conditions has the right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet
its obligations, and obligations of the  Farm Credit System, the obligations  of
which may be satisfied only by the individual credit of the issuing agency.
 
    The  Government Fund may invest in securities issued or guaranteed by any of
the foregoing entities or by any other agency or instrumentality established  or
sponsored  by  the  U.S.  Government, and  in  participation  interests  in, and
instruments evidencing deposit or safekeeping for, any of the foregoing.
 
    The Government Fund may invest in component parts of U.S. Treasury notes  or
bonds, namely, either the corpus (principal) of such Treasury obligations or one
of  the  interest  payments scheduled  to  be  paid on  such  obligations. These
obligations may  take  the form  of  (i)  Treasury obligations  from  which  the
interest  coupons  have  been  stripped,  (ii)  the  interest  coupons  that are
stripped, (iii)  book-entries  at a  Federal  Reserve member  bank  representing
ownership  of  Treasury obligation  components or  (iv) receipts  evidencing the
component parts  (corpus  or coupons)  of  Treasury obligations  that  have  not
actually  been stripped. Such receipts evidence  ownership of component parts of
Treasury 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.  Investments in such instruments may  be
subject to greater fluctuations in price than investments in U.S. Treasury Notes
or bonds as a result of variation in interest rates.
 
    The  Government Fund  intends normally to  hold its  portfolio securities to
maturity. Historically, securities issued or  guaranteed by the U.S.  Government
or  its agencies  and instrumentalities  have involved  minimal risk  of loss of
principal or interest, if held to maturity.
 
    OTHER INVESTMENTS  AND POLICIES  APPLICABLE  TO THE  GOVERNMENT FUND.    The
Government  Fund may  also invest in  obligations of the  International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development  (World Bank),  which is technically  not a  U.S.
Government  agency or instrumentality.  World Bank obligations  are supported by
appropriated but  unpaid  commitments  of  its member  countries.  There  is  no
assurance  that these commitments will be  honored in the future. The Government
Fund may also purchase certain other investments and engage in certain  policies
as described in "Other Investments and Policies Applicable to the Funds."
 
OTHER INVESTMENTS AND POLICIES APPLICABLE TO THE FUNDS
 
    LIQUIDITY PUTS.  A Fund may also purchase instruments of the types described
above  under "Investment Objectives and Policies"  for that Fund, with the right
to resell 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 the  aggregate price  which  a Fund  pays  for
instruments with a put may be higher than the price that otherwise would be paid
for  the instruments. A  put may also  include the right  to demand repayment of
interest and  principal. The  Tax-Free Fund  and Government  Fund may  also  buy
securities  with the right to demand principal and interest on a fixed date. For
a more detailed  description, see  "Investment Objectives and  Policies" in  the
Statement of Additional Information.
 
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    Since  the value of the put is dependent, in part, on the ability of the put
writer to meet its obligation  to repurchase, a Fund's  policy is to enter  into
put transactions only with such brokers, dealers or financial institutions which
present  minimal  credit  risks. There  is  a  credit risk  associated  with the
purchase of  puts in  that the  broker, dealer  or financial  institution  might
default  on its obligation to repurchase  an underlying security. Changes in the
credit quality of these institutions could  cause losses to the Fund and  affect
its  share price. In the event such a  default should occur, a Fund is unable to
predict whether all or any portion  of any loss sustained could subsequently  be
recovered from the broker, dealer or financial institution.
 
    VARIABLE  RATE  AND  FLOATING RATE  SECURITIES.    Each Fund  may  invest in
"variable rate"  and "floating  rate" obligations.  The interest  rates on  such
obligations fluctuate generally with changes in market interest rates and a Fund
is  typically  able  to  demand  repayment  of  the  principal  amount  of  such
obligations at par  plus accrued interest  either, in some  cases, at  specified
intervals  of less than  one year or, in  other cases, upon  not less than seven
days' notice. For additional information  concerning variable rate and  floating
rate  obligations, see "Investment Objectives and  Policies" in the Statement of
Additional Information.
 
    REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  The  Money Fund and Government  Fund may enter  into
repurchase  agreements, whereby  the seller of  a security  agrees to repurchase
that security  from that  Fund at  a mutually  agreed-upon time  and price.  The
repurchase  date  is usually  within  a day  or  two of  the  original purchase,
although it may extend over a number of months. The resale price is in excess of
the purchase price, reflecting an agreed-upon  rate of return effective for  the
period  of  time the  Fund's  money is  invested  in the  security.  Each Fund's
repurchase agreements will at all times be fully collateralized in an amount  at
least  equal to the resale price. The  instruments held as collateral are valued
daily, and  if  the value  of  the instruments  declines,  a Fund  will  require
additional  collateral. If the  seller defaults and the  value of the collateral
securing the repurchase agreement declines, the Fund may incur a loss. The Money
Fund and Government  Fund each participate  in a joint  repurchase account  with
other  investment companies managed  by Prudential Mutual  Fund Management, Inc.
pursuant to an  order of  the SEC. See  "Investment Objectives  and Policies  --
Repurchase Agreements" in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
    BORROWING  AND REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  The Money Fund and Government
Fund may each borrow money from banks in an amount equal to no more than 20%  of
the  value of  their total assets  (computed at the  time the loan  is made) for
temporary or emergency purposes or for the clearance of transactions.  Borrowing
for  purposes other than meeting redemptions may not exceed 5% of the value of a
Fund's total assets less liabilities,  except that these borrowing  restrictions
do not apply to reverse repurchase agreements engaged in by either Fund. Neither
Fund  will purchase  securities while  borrowings are  outstanding. The Tax-Free
Fund may borrow for temporary purposes in amounts not exceeding 5% of its  total
assets.  See "Investment Objectives and Policies" in the Statement of Additional
Information.
 
    The Money Fund may also invest  in securities subject to reverse  repurchase
agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by
the  Money Fund with an agreement by the Money Fund to repurchase the securities
at a  later date  at a  fixed  price. During  the reverse  repurchase  agreement
period,  the Money Fund continues to  receive principal and interest payments on
these securities. The  Money Fund  intends only  to use  the reverse  repurchase
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advantage  to do so. Such  transactions are only advantageous  if the Money Fund
has an opportunity to earn a greater  rate of interest on the cash derived  from
the  transaction  than  the  interest  cost  of  obtaining  that  cash.  Reverse
repurchase agreements may be considered speculative.
 
    The Money Fund's Custodian  will maintain in a  separate account cash,  U.S.
Government  securities  or  other liquid  unencumbered  assets, marked-to-market
daily,  having  a  value  equal  to  or  greater  than  the  Fund's   repurchase
commitments.  Reverse  repurchase agreements  involve the  risk that  the market
value of the securities retained by the  Money Fund may decline below the  price
of  the securities the Money Fund has  sold but is obligated to repurchase under
the agreement. In the event the  buyer of securities under a reverse  repurchase
agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Money Fund's use of the
proceeds  from the  agreement may be  restricted pending a  determination by the
other party or  its trustee  or receiver, whether  to enforce  the Money  Fund's
obligation  to  repurchase the  securities. The  Tax-Free  Fund may  borrow from
banks, for temporary  investment purposes, in  amounts not exceeding  5% of  the
market or other fair value of its total assets. See "Investment Restrictions" in
the Statement of Additional Information.
 
    SECURITIES  LENDING.   The  Money Fund  and Government  Fund may  lend their
portfolio  securities  to  brokers  or   dealers,  banks  or  other   recognized
institutional  borrowers of securities, provided that  the borrower at all times
maintains cash collateral  in an amount  equal to  at least 100%  of the  market
value  of the  securities loaned.  During the  time portfolio  securities are on
loan, the borrower will pay  the Fund an amount  equivalent to any dividends  or
interest paid on such securities and the Fund may invest the cash collateral and
earn  additional  income or  it may  receive an  agreed-upon amount  of interest
income from the borrower  who has delivered equivalent  collateral or secured  a
letter  of credit. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the Fund or
the borrower. The Fund may pay  reasonable administration and custodial fees  in
connection with a loan. As a matter of fundamental policy, each Fund cannot lend
more  than  10%  of  its  total assets.  See  "Investment  Restrictions"  in the
Statement of Additional Information.
 
    WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES.  Each Fund may purchase or sell
securities on a when-issued  or delayed delivery  basis. When-issued or  delayed
delivery transactions arise when securities are purchased or sold by a Fund with
payment  and delivery  taking place  in the  future in  order to  secure what is
considered to be an  advantageous price and  yield to that Fund  at the time  of
entering  into the transaction. The purchase price and the interest rate payable
on the securities are fixed on the transaction date. The securities so purchased
are subject to  market fluctuations and  no interest accrues  to the Fund  until
delivery  and  payment take  place.  The Funds'  Custodian  will maintain,  in a
segregated account  of each  Fund,  cash, U.S.  Government securities  or  other
liquid  unencumbered assets, marked-to-market daily, having  a value equal to or
greater than that Fund's purchase commitments.  The purchase of securities on  a
"when-issued"   basis  may  involve  additional   risks.  For  a  more  detailed
discussion, see  "Investment Objectives  and Policies--When-Issued  and  Delayed
Delivery Securities" in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
    ILLIQUID  SECURITIES.   Each Fund may  hold up to  10% of its  net assets in
illiquid securities including securities with legal or contractual  restrictions
on resale (restricted securities), securities that are
 
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not  readily marketable  in securities markets  either within or  outside of the
United States, privately placed  commercial paper and,  except for the  Tax-Free
Fund,  repurchase agreements  which have a  maturity of longer  than seven days.
Restricted securities  eligible  for resale  pursuant  to Rule  144A  under  the
Securities  Act of  1933, as amended  (the Securities Act)  and privately placed
commercial paper  that  have  a  readily available  market  are  not  considered
illiquid  for purposes  of this  limitation. Investing  in Rule  144A securities
could, however, have the effect of  increasing the level of Fund illiquidity  to
the  extent  that qualified  institutional buyers  become,  for a  limited time,
uninterested in purchasing these securities. The investment adviser will monitor
the liquidity  of  such  restricted  securities under  the  supervision  of  the
Trustees.  Repurchase agreements subject to demand are deemed to have a maturity
equal to the applicable notice period.
 
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
 
    Each Fund  is subject  to certain  investment restrictions  which, like  its
investment  objectives,  constitute fundamental  policies.  Fundamental policies
cannot be changed  without the  approval of  the holders  of a  majority of  the
outstanding  voting securities  of the  Fund as  defined above.  See "Investment
Restrictions" in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
                           HOW THE FUNDS ARE MANAGED
 
      THE TRUSTEES, IN ADDITION TO OVERSEEING THE ACTIONS OF THE FUNDS' MANAGER,
SUBADVISER AND DISTRIBUTOR, AS SET FORTH  BELOW, DECIDE UPON MATTERS OF  GENERAL
POLICY. THE FUNDS' MANAGER CONDUCTS AND SUPERVISES THE DAILY BUSINESS OPERATIONS
OF  THE  FUNDS.  THE  FUNDS'  SUBADVISER  FURNISHES  DAILY  INVESTMENT  ADVISORY
SERVICES.
 
    For the fiscal  year ended  June 30,  1996, total  expenses of  each of  the
Funds, as a percentage of their respective average net assets, were .58% for the
Money  Fund, .66% for  the Tax-Free Fund  and .68% for  the Government Fund. See
"Financial Highlights."
 
MANAGER
 
    PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND MANAGEMENT,  INC. (PMF OR  THE MANAGER), ONE  SEAPORT
PLAZA,  NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292,  IS THE MANAGER OF EACH  OF THE FUNDS. PMF WAS
INCORPORATED IN MAY 1987 UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
 
    As of July 31,  1996, PMF served  as the manager  to 38 open-end  investment
companies,  constituting all of  the Prudential Mutual Funds,  and as manager or
administrator to 25  closed-end investment  companies with  aggregate assets  of
approximately $52 billion.
 
    UNDER  A  MANAGEMENT  AGREEMENT WITH  EACH  OF  THE FUNDS,  PMF  MANAGES THE
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS OF  EACH FUND  AND ALSO ADMINISTERS  EACH FUND'S  BUSINESS
AFFAIRS. See "Manager" in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
    UNDER  SEPARATE  SUBADVISORY  AGREEMENTS  BETWEEN  PMF  AND  THE  PRUDENTIAL
INVESTMENT  CORPORATION  (PIC  OR  THE  SUBADVISER),  PIC  FURNISHES  INVESTMENT
ADVISORY  SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF EACH OF THE FUNDS AND IS
REIMBURSED BY PMF FOR  ITS REASONABLE COSTS AND  EXPENSES INCURRED IN  PROVIDING
SUCH   SERVICES.  Under  the   Management  Agreement,  PMF   continues  to  have
responsibility  for  all  investment  advisory  services  and  supervises  PIC's
performance of such services.
 
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    PMF  and  PIC  are  wholly-owned subsidiaries  of  The  Prudential Insurance
Company of America  (Prudential), a  major diversified  insurance and  financial
services company.
 
    Under  the Management Agreement, the Money Fund  pays PMF a fee at an annual
rate of .50 of  1% of the Fund's  average daily net assets  up to and  including
$500  million, .425 of 1% of the next $500  million, .375 of 1% of the next $500
million and .35 of 1% of the Fund's  average daily net assets in excess of  $1.5
billion;  the Tax-Free Fund pays PMF a fee at an annual rate of .50 of 1% of the
Fund's average daily net  assets up to  $500 million, .425 of  1% of the  Fund's
average  daily net assets in excess of $500 million and .375 of 1% of the Fund's
average daily net assets in excess of  $1 billion; and the Government Fund  pays
PMF  a fee at an annual rate of .40 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets
up to $1 billion and .375 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets in excess
of $1 billion.
 
    For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, the Money Fund paid management fees
to PMF of .38 of  1% of that Fund's average  net assets, the Tax-Free Fund  paid
management  fees to PMF of .45  of 1% of that Fund's  average net assets and the
Government Fund paid management fees to PMF of .40 of 1% of that Fund's  average
net assets. See "Manager" in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
DISTRIBUTOR
 
    PRUDENTIAL  SECURITIES  INCORPORATED  (PRUDENTIAL  SECURITIES,  PSI  OR  THE
DISTRIBUTOR), ONE SEAPORT  PLAZA, NEW  YORK, NEW  YORK 10292,  IS A  CORPORATION
ORGANIZED  UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND SERVES AS THE DISTRIBUTOR
OF SHARES OF EACH  OF THE FUNDS.  IT IS AN  INDIRECT WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY  OF
PRUDENTIAL.  PRIOR TO JANUARY 2, 1996, PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
(PMFD), ONE SEAPORT  PLAZA, NEW YORK,  NEW YORK 10292,  ACTED AS DISTRIBUTOR  OF
SHARES OF EACH OF THE FUNDS.
 
    UNDER  A DISTRIBUTION  AND SERVICE  PLAN (THE PLAN)  ADOPTED BY  EACH OF THE
FUNDS (COLLECTIVELY, THE PLANS)  UNDER RULE 12B-1  UNDER THE INVESTMENT  COMPANY
ACT  AND A DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT  (THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT), THE DISTRIBUTOR
INCURS THE EXPENSES OF DISTRIBUTING  EACH FUND'S SHARES. These expenses  include
account  servicing  fees  paid  to,  or on  account  of,  financial  advisers of
Prudential Securities, account servicing fees paid  to, or on account of,  other
broker-dealers  or financial institutions (other than national banks) which have
entered into agreements with the Distributor, advertising expenses, the cost  of
printing  and  mailing  prospectuses  to potential  investors  and  indirect and
overhead costs  of Prudential  Securities associated  with the  sale of  shares,
including lease, utility, communications and sales promotion expenses. The State
of  Texas requires that  shares of each Fund  may be sold in  that state only by
dealers  or  other  financial  institutions   which  are  registered  there   as
broker-dealers.
 
    UNDER   THE   PLANS,  EACH   FUND   REIMBURSES  THE   DISTRIBUTOR   FOR  ITS
DISTRIBUTION-RELATED EXPENSES AT  AN ANNUAL RATE  OF UP  TO .125 OF  1% OF  THAT
FUND'S  AVERAGE  DAILY  NET ASSETS.  SUCH  AMOUNTS  ARE ACCRUED  DAILY  AND PAID
MONTHLY. THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION FEE MAY BE USED TO PAY ACCOUNT SERVICING FEES.
 
    The Plans  provide that  they shall  continue in  effect from  year to  year
provided  that each such continuance is approved  annually by a majority vote of
the Trustees,  including a  majority  of the  Trustees  who are  not  interested
persons  of the Funds and  who have no direct  or indirect financial interest in
the operation  of the  Plans  or in  any agreement  related  to the  Plans.  The
Trustees  are provided with  and review quarterly  reports of expenditures under
the Plans.
 
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    For the fiscal  year ended  June 30,  1996, Prudential  Securities and  PMFD
incurred  distribution  expenses  for  the Money  Fund  of  $6,120,993,  for the
Tax-Free Fund of  $1,417,822 and  for the Government  Fund of  $596,460, all  of
which  were  recovered  through  the  distribution  fee  paid  by  each  Fund to
Prudential Securities and  PMFD. The Funds  record all payments  made under  the
Plans as expenses in the calculation of net investment income.
 
    On  October 21, 1993, PSI  entered into an omnibus  settlement with the SEC,
state  securities  regulators  (with  the  exception  of  the  Texas  Securities
Commissioner  who joined  the settlement on  January 18, 1994)  and the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) to resolve allegations that  from
1980 through 1990 PSI sold certain limited partnership interests in violation of
securities  laws  to persons  for  whom such  securities  were not  suitable and
misrepresented the safety, potential returns and liquidity of these investments.
Without admitting or denying the allegations asserted against it, PSI  consented
to  the entry  of an  SEC Administrative Order  which stated  that PSI's conduct
violated the federal  securities laws,  directed PSI  to cease  and desist  from
violating  the federal securities  laws, pay civil  penalties, and adopt certain
remedial measures to address the violations.
 
    Pursuant to the terms of the SEC settlement, PSI agreed to the imposition of
a $10,000,000 civil
penalty, established  a  settlement  fund  in the  amount  of  $330,000,000  and
procedures  to resolve legitimate claims  for compensatory damages by purchasers
of the partnership  interests. PSI has  agreed to provide  additional funds,  if
necessary,  for the  purpose of the  settlement fund. PSI's  settlement with the
state securities regulators included an agreement  to pay a penalty of  $500,000
per  jurisdiction. PSI consented to a censure and to the payment of a $5,000,000
fine in settling the NASD action.
 
    In October  1994, a  criminal complaint  was filed  with the  United  States
Magistrate  for the  Southern District of  New York alleging  that PSI committed
fraud in connection with  the sale of certain  limited partnership interests  in
violation  of federal securities laws. An  agreement was simultaneously filed to
defer prosecution of these charges for a period of three years from the  signing
of  the agreement, provided that  PSI complies with the  terms of the agreement.
If, upon completion of the three year period, PSI has complied with the terms of
the agreement, no prosecution  will be instituted by  the United States for  the
offenses  charged in the complaint.  If on the other  hand, during the course of
the three  year  period, PSI  violates  the terms  of  the agreement,  the  U.S.
Attorney  can  then  elect to  pursue  these  charges. Under  the  terms  of the
agreement, PSI agreed,  among other  things, to pay  an additional  $330,000,000
into  the  fund established  by  the SEC  to  pay restitution  to  investors who
purchased certain PSI limited partnership interests.
 
    For  more  detailed  information  concerning  the  foregoing  matters,   see
"Distributor" in the Statement of Additional Information, a copy of which may be
obtained at no cost by calling 1-800-225-1852.
 
    The  Funds are  not affected by  PSI's financial condition  and are entirely
separate legal entities from PSI, which has no beneficial ownership therein  and
the  Funds' assets  which are held  by State  Street Bank and  Trust Company, an
independent custodian, are separate and distinct from PSI.
 
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
 
    Prudential Securities may act  as a broker for  the Funds provided that  the
commissions, fees or other remuneration it receives are fair and reasonable. See
"Portfolio Transactions" in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
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CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT
 
    State  Street  Bank and  Trust Company,  One  Heritage Drive,  North Quincy,
Massachusetts 02171, serves as Custodian for the Funds' portfolio securities and
cash and, in that capacity, maintains certain financial and accounting books and
records pursuant to an agreement with each of the Funds. Its mailing address  is
P.O. Box 1713, Boston, Massachusetts 02205.
 
    Prudential Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (PMFS), Raritan Plaza One, Edison, New
Jersey 08837, serves as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Funds and
in  those capacities maintains certain books and  records for each of the Funds.
Its mailing address  is P.O. Box  15005, New Brunswick,  New Jersey  08906-5005.
PMFS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PMF.
 
                        HOW THE FUNDS VALUE THEIR SHARES
 
  EACH  FUND'S NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE OR NAV IS DETERMINED BY SUBTRACTING ITS
LIABILITIES FROM  THE VALUE  OF ITS  ASSETS AND  DIVIDING THE  REMAINDER BY  THE
NUMBER  OF OUTSTANDING SHARES. THE TRUSTEES HAVE  FIXED THE SPECIFIC TIME OF DAY
FOR THE COMPUTATION OF EACH OF  THE FUND'S NAV TO BE  AS OF 4:30 P.M., NEW  YORK
TIME, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DAILY DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS.
 
    Each  Fund will  compute its NAV  once daily on  the days that  the New York
Stock Exchange  is open  for  trading, except  on days  on  which no  orders  to
purchase, sell or redeem Fund shares have been received or days on which changes
in  the value of a Fund's portfolio  securities do not materially affect the net
asset value. The New  York Stock Exchange is  closed on the following  holidays:
New  Year's Day, Presidents'  Day, Good Friday,  Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
 
    Each Fund determines the value of its portfolio securities by the  amortized
cost  method.  This  method  involves  valuing an  instrument  at  its  cost and
thereafter assuming  a constant  amortization  to maturity  of any  discount  or
premium  regardless of  the impact of  fluctuating interest rates  on the market
value of the instrument. While this  method provides certainty in valuation,  it
may  result in periods during  which value, as determined  by amortized cost, is
higher or lower than the price a  Fund would receive if it sold the  instrument.
During  these periods, the yield to  an existing shareholder may differ somewhat
from that which could be obtained from a similar fund which marks its  portfolio
securities to market each day. For example, during periods of declining interest
rates,  if the use of the  amortized cost method resulted in  a lower value of a
Fund's portfolio on a  given day, a  prospective investor in  the Fund would  be
able  to obtain a somewhat higher  yield and existing shareholders would receive
correspondingly less income. The converse  would apply during periods of  rising
interest  rates. The Trustees have established procedures designed to stabilize,
to the extent reasonably  possible, the net  asset value of  the shares of  each
Fund at $1.00 per share.
 
                       TAXES, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
 
TAXATION OF THE FUNDS
 
    EACH  FUND IS TREATED AS A SEPARATE  ENTITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
EACH FUND HAS ELECTED TO QUALIFY AND INTENDS TO REMAIN QUALIFIED AS A  REGULATED
INVESTMENT  COMPANY UNDER  THE INTERNAL  REVENUE CODE  OF 1986,  AS AMENDED (THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE). AS A REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY,
 
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A FUND WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON ITS INVESTMENT INCOME  AND
CAPITAL  GAINS, IF ANY,  REALIZED DURING ANY  YEAR, WHICH IT  DISTRIBUTES TO ITS
SHAREHOLDERS, PROVIDED THAT AT  LEAST 90% OF ITS  NET INVESTMENT INCOME AND  NET
SHORT-TERM CAPITAL GAIN EARNED IN THE YEAR IS DISTRIBUTED. SEE "TAXES, DIVIDENDS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS" IN THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
    The  Funds may be subject  to tax in certain  states where they do business.
Further, in those states which  have income tax laws,  the tax treatment of  the
Funds  and of shareholders with respect to distributions by the Funds may differ
from the federal tax treatment.
 
TAXATION OF SHAREHOLDERS
 
    With respect to  the Money Fund  and Government Fund,  distributions of  net
investment   income  and  net  short-term  capital  gains  are  taxable  to  the
shareholder as ordinary  dividend income regardless  of whether the  shareholder
receives such distributions in additional shares or in cash. These distributions
will  not be eligible for the  dividends-received deduction generally allowed to
corporate shareholders. Distributions of net long-term capital gains (i.e.,  the
excess  of net long-term  capital gains over net  short-term capital losses), if
any,  are  taxable  as  long-term  capital  gains  regardless  of  whether   the
shareholder  receives  such distribution  in additional  shares  or in  cash and
regardless of how long the investor has held his or her Fund shares.
 
    Tax-exempt shareholders of the  Money Fund and Government  Fund will not  be
required  to pay taxes on amounts distributed  to them. Statements as to the tax
status of distributions to shareholders will be mailed annually.
 
    The Tax-Free Fund intends to  qualify to pay "exempt-interest dividends"  to
its  shareholders, by having, at the close  of each quarter of its taxable year,
at least 50% of the value of its total assets consist of tax-exempt  securities.
An  exempt-interest dividend is that part  of dividend distributions made by the
Tax-Free Fund  which  consist of  interest  received  by the  Tax-Free  Fund  on
tax-exempt  securities. Shareholders will generally not incur any federal income
tax on  the  amount of  exempt-interest  dividends  received by  them  from  the
Tax-Free  Fund.  In  view of  the  Tax-Free  Fund's investment  policies,  it is
expected that  all of  the  Tax-Free Fund's  dividends will  be  exempt-interest
dividends,  although it is possible that the Tax-Free Fund may from time to time
realize and distribute net  short-term capital gains,  market discount or  other
minor amounts of taxable income. Such distributions of short-term capital gains,
market  discount  and  other  taxable income  will  be  taxable  to shareholders
(whether the  distributions are  received in  cash or  reinvested in  additional
shares)  and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction available
to corporations.
 
    Interest on  indebtedness incurred  or  continued by  a shareholder  of  the
Tax-Free  Fund, whether  a corporation  or an  individual, to  purchase or carry
shares of  the Tax-Free  Fund is  not deductible.  Entities or  persons who  are
"substantial  users" (or related  persons) of facilities  financed by industrial
development bonds should consult their tax advisers before purchasing shares  of
the Fund.
 
    Interest  on certain private activity tax-exempt obligations is a preference
item to shareholders for purposes of  the Alternative Minimum Tax. In the  event
that  the  Tax-Free  Fund  invests  in  such  obligations,  the  portion  of  an
exempt-interest dividend  of  the  Tax-Free  Fund  that  is  allocable  to  such
obligations will be treated as a preference item to shareholders for purposes of
the  Alternative  Minimum Tax.  Moreover,  exempt-interest dividends  paid  to a
corporate shareholder by  the Tax-Free  Fund (whether  or not  from interest  on
private  activity  bonds) will  be  taken into  account  (i) in  determining the
Alternative Minimum  Tax  imposed on  75%  of  the excess  of  adjusted  current
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minimum taxable income, (ii) in calculating the environmental tax equal to 0.12%
of  a corporation's modified alternative minimum  taxable income in excess of $2
million and (iii) in determining the  foreign branch profits tax imposed on  the
effectively  connected earnings and profits  (with adjustments) of United States
branches of foreign corporations.
 
    The exemption of interest  income for federal income  tax purposes does  not
necessarily  result in exemption under the income or other tax laws of any state
or local  taxing authority.  Thus,  shareholders of  the  Tax-Free Fund  may  be
subject  to  state and  local taxes  on exempt-interest  dividends. Shareholders
should consult their tax advisers about the status of dividends from the Fund in
their own  states and  localities. The  Tax-Free Fund  will report  annually  to
shareholders  the  percentage of  interest  income, on  a  state-by-state basis,
received by the Fund during the preceding year.
 
    Any gain or loss realized upon a  sale or redemption of shares of the  Funds
by  a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will be treated as long-term
capital gain or loss  if the shares have  been held for more  than one year  and
otherwise  as short-term capital gain  or loss. However, any  loss realized on a
sale or  redemption  of shares  will  be disallowed  to  the extent  the  shares
disposed  of are  replaced (including  shares replaced  pursuant to  a dividend)
within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the
disposition. Any loss realized by a shareholder  upon the sale of shares of  the
Funds  held for six months or less will  be treated as long-term capital loss to
the  extent  of  any  long-term  capital  gain  distribution  received  by   the
shareholder.  Any loss realized by a shareholder  upon the sale of shares of the
Tax-Free Fund held for six  months or less will be  disallowed to the extent  of
any exempt-interest dividends received by the shareholder.
 
    Under the laws of certain states, distributions of net income may be taxable
to  shareholders  of  the  Funds  as  income  even  though  a  portion  of  such
distributions may be derived from interest on U.S. Government obligations which,
if realized directly, would be exempt from state income taxes. Distributions may
be subject to additional state and local taxes.
 
    Shareholders are urged to consult their own tax advisers regarding  specific
questions  as  to  federal, state  or  local  taxes. See  "Taxes,  Dividends and
Distributions" in the Statement of Additional Information.
 
WITHHOLDING TAXES
 
    Under U.S.  Treasury Regulations,  the Money  Fund and  Government Fund  are
required  to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury 31% of dividend and capital
gain income  and  payments of  redemption  proceeds  and the  Tax-Free  Fund  is
required  to withhold and remit  to the U.S. Treasury  31% of taxable income and
payments of redemption proceeds on the  accounts of those shareholders who  fail
to  furnish their tax identification numbers on IRS Form W-9 (or IRS Form W-8 in
the case  of  certain  foreign shareholders)  with  the  required  certification
regarding  the shareholder's status under the Internal Revenue Code. Withholding
at this rate is also required on dividends and capital gains distributions  (but
not  redemption proceeds) payable  to shareholders who  are otherwise subject to
backup withholding.  Dividends paid  to foreign  shareholders from  taxable  net
investment  income and net short-term capital gains will generally be subject to
U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or a lower applicable treaty rate).
 
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
 
    Each Fund will declare a dividend, immediately prior to 4:30 P.M., New  York
time,  on each day that net  asset value per share is  determined, of all of its
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record as of 4:30 P.M., New York time, of the preceding business day. The amount
of the dividend may fluctuate from day to day and may be omitted on some days if
net realized  losses on  portfolio  securities exceed  a Fund's  net  investment
income.  Dividends are accrued  and paid daily in  additional full or fractional
shares of the Fund at  the net asset value per  share determined on the date  of
declaration.  Each shareholder will receive periodically a summary of his or her
account from Prudential Securities, including information as to dividends  paid.
See "General Information--Description of Shares."
 
    Net  investment income, for dividend purposes, includes accrued interest and
amortization of  discounts and  premiums,  plus or  minus  any gains  or  losses
realized  on sales  of portfolio  securities, less  the estimated  expenses of a
Fund. The Funds do not expect to realize long-term capital gains or losses.
 
    The Trustees of each Fund may revise the above dividend policy, or  postpone
the  payment  of  dividends, if  a  Fund  should have  or  anticipate  any large
unexpected expense, loss or  fluctuation in net assets  which in the opinion  of
the Trustees might have a significant adverse effect on shareholders.
 
                              GENERAL INFORMATION
 
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
 
    EACH  OF  THE FUNDS  WAS  ORGANIZED ON  JUNE  5, 1981  AS  AN UNINCORPORATED
BUSINESS TRUST UNDER THE LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
 
    The shareholders of each Fund are entitled  to one vote for each full  share
held  (and fractional votes for fractional shares). The Trustees themselves have
the power to alter the number and the terms of office of the Trustees, and  they
may  at  any time  lengthen their  own terms  or make  their terms  of unlimited
duration  (subject  to  certain  removal  procedures)  and  appoint  their   own
successors,  provided that at all times at  least a majority of the Trustees has
been elected by the shareholders of the Funds. The voting rights of shareholders
are not cumulative, so that holders of  more than 50% of the shares voting  can,
if  they choose,  elect all  Trustees being selected,  while the  holders of the
remaining shares would be unable to elect any Trustees.
 
    THE  FUNDS  DO  NOT  INTEND   TO  HOLD  ANNUAL  MEETINGS  OF   SHAREHOLDERS.
SHAREHOLDERS  HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS INCLUDING  THE RIGHT TO CALL  A MEETING UPON A
VOTE OF 10% OF EACH FUND'S OUTSTANDING  SHARES FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON  THE
REMOVAL  OF ONE OR MORE  OF THE TRUSTEES OR TO  TRANSACT ANY OTHER BUSINESS. SEE
"GENERAL INFORMATION--VOTING RIGHTS" IN THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
    The Declaration of Trust and the By-Laws  of each of the Funds are  designed
to  make  each Fund  similar  in certain  respects  to a  Massachusetts business
corporation.  The  principal  distinction  between  the  two  forms  relates  to
shareholder liability. Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a business trust
may,  under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the
obligations of a Fund, which is not the case with a corporation. The Declaration
of Trust of each  Fund provides that  shareholders shall not  be subject to  any
personal  liability for  the acts  or obligations  of that  Fund and  that every
written obligation, contract, instrument or undertaking made by that Fund  shall
contain  a provision  to the effect  that the shareholders  are not individually
bound thereunder.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
    This Prospectus, including the Statement of Additional Information which has
been incorporated by reference herein, does not contain all the information  set
forth in the Registration Statement filed by
 
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each  of  the  Funds  with  the Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  under the
Securities Act.  Copies of  each Registration  Statement may  be obtained  at  a
reasonable charge from the SEC or may be examined, without charge, at the office
of  the SEC in Washington,  D.C. Because this Prospectus  relates to each of the
Funds, there  is  a  possibility  that  one  Fund  may  become  liable  for  any
misstatement,  inaccuracy or incomplete disclosure in the Prospectus relating to
any other Fund.
 
                               SHAREHOLDER GUIDE
 
HOW TO BUY SHARES OF THE FUNDS
 
    THE SHARES  OF THE  FUNDS ARE  OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY  TO PARTICIPANTS  IN  THE
COMMAND  PROGRAM WHO PLACED A MINIMUM OF  $10,000 IN CASH AND/OR SECURITIES IN A
COMMAND ACCOUNT OR PLACED  A MINIMUM OF  $2,000 IN CASH  AND/OR SECURITIES IN  A
COMMAND  ESSENTIALS  ACCOUNT (THE  MINIMUM INITIAL  INVESTMENT FOR  EMPLOYEES OF
PRUDENTIAL AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES IS $2,500). A participant in  the
COMMAND program will have any free credit cash balances in his or her Securities
Account  invested in  shares of one  of the  Funds, U.S. Treasury  Series of the
Prudential Government Securities  Trust, the California  Money Market Series  of
the  Prudential California Municipal Fund or the New Jersey Money Market Series,
New York Money Market Series,  Connecticut Money Market Series or  Massachusetts
Money  Market Series of the Prudential  Municipal Series Fund (collectively, the
COMMAND Account Funds)  depending upon which  of the COMMAND  Account Funds  has
been  designated  by  the  participant  as  his  or  her  Primary  COMMAND Fund.
Additional investment vehicles may from time to time become available.  Although
a  participant  will  have  his  or  her  free  credit  cash  balances  invested
automatically in  only his  or her  Primary COMMAND  Fund, the  participant  may
purchase  shares in any of the COMMAND  Account Funds at any time. A participant
in the COMMAND program has  the option to change the  designation of his or  her
Primary  COMMAND Fund at any time by  notifying his or her Prudential Securities
Financial Adviser. Upon such  notification, shares of  the Primary COMMAND  Fund
will  be redeemed and the proceeds  reinvested in shares of the newly-designated
Primary COMMAND Fund.
 
    Purchases of shares of the Primary COMMAND Fund will be made pursuant to the
automatic purchase procedures described  below. A purchase of  shares of a  fund
other  than the Primary  COMMAND Fund can be  made by placing  an order with the
participant's Prudential Securities Financial Adviser.
 
    The purchase  price  for shares  of  any  of the  Funds,  whether  purchased
directly  or through the  Automatic Purchase Procedures  described below, is the
net asset value per share next determined after receipt by a Fund of a  purchase
order  and  payment  in proper  form  (I.E., a  free  credit cash  balance  in a
participant's  Securities  Account,  or  a  check  or  federal  funds  wired  to
Prudential Securities).
 
    The Funds do not issue physical share certificates. Shares are registered in
the  name of Prudential  Securities on behalf  of its clients  and maintained in
book-entry form by the Transfer Agent.
 
    AUTOMATIC PURCHASE PROCEDURES.  Free credit  cash balances of $1.00 or  more
held  in a Securities  Account will automatically  be invested in  shares of the
Primary COMMAND  Fund as  described below.  Specifically, an  order to  purchase
shares of a Primary COMMAND Fund is placed (i) in the case of a free credit cash
balance resulting from the proceeds of a securities sale, on the settlement date
of  the securities  sale, and  (ii) in the  case of  a free  credit cash balance
resulting from a non-trade relating credit
 
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(E.G., receipt of a dividend or interest  payment, maturity of a bond or a  cash
payment  by the participant into his or her Securities Account), on the business
day after the receipt by Prudential Securities of the non-trade related credit.
 
    All shares purchased  pursuant to these  automatic purchase procedures  will
begin  earning  dividends  on  the  business  day  after  the  order  is placed.
Prudential Securities will arrange for investment  in Fund shares at 4:30  P.M.,
New  York time, on the business day the  order is placed and cause payment to be
made in federal funds for the shares prior  to 4:30 P.M., New York time, on  the
next  business day. Prudential Securities will have  the use of free credit cash
balances until delivery to the Funds.
 
HOW TO SELL YOUR SHARES
 
    Each Fund is obligated to redeem for cash all full and fractional shares  of
that Fund. The redemption price is the net asset value per share next determined
after  receipt by the Transfer Agent of proper notice of redemption as described
below.  If  such  notice  is  received  by  the  Transfer  Agent  prior  to  the
determination of net asset value on any day, the redemption will be effective as
of  4:30 P.M., New  York time, on  such day. Payment  of the redemption proceeds
will be made on the same day the redemption becomes effective. If the notice  is
received  after  the  net asset  value  is  determined, the  redemption  will be
effective as of 4:30 P.M., New York time,  on the next day that net asset  value
is determined, and payment will be made on such next day.
 
    AUTOMATIC  REDEMPTION.    Redemptions  will  be  automatically  effected  by
Prudential Securities to satisfy debit balances in a Securities Account  created
by activity therein or arising under the COMMAND program, such as those incurred
by  use of the Visa-Registered Trademark- Gold Debit Card Account, including ATM
transaction purchases, cash  advances and COMMAND  Account checks. Each  COMMAND
program  Securities  Account  will  be  automatically  scanned  for  debits each
business day as of the  close of business on that  day and after application  of
any free credit cash balances in the account to such debits, a sufficient number
of shares of the Primary COMMAND Fund and, if necessary, shares of other COMMAND
Account  Funds  owned by  the COMMAND  program participant  which have  not been
selected as his or her  primary fund or shares  of a participant's money  market
funds managed by PMF which are not Primary COMMAND Funds, will be redeemed as of
that  business day  to satisfy any  remaining debits in  the Securities Account.
Margin loans will be utilized to satisfy debits remaining after the  liquidation
of  all Fund  shares in a  Securities Account,  and shares may  not be purchased
until all debits, margin loans and other requirements in the Securities  Account
are  satisfied.  In  the  event  of  an  automatic  redemption  of  shares,  the
participant will  be  entitled to  dividends  declared on  the  redeemed  shares
through the business day preceding the day on which the redemption is effective.
Participants  will  not  be  entitled  to  dividends  declared  on  the  date of
redemption.
 
    MANUAL REDEMPTION.  A shareholder may  redeem shares of the Primary  COMMAND
Funds  other  than  the  fund  selected as  the  participant's  primary  fund by
submitting a written request for redemption directly to Prudential Securities or
by calling his or her Prudential  Securities Financial Adviser, who will  submit
the  request to the Fund's Transfer Agent. The proceeds from a manual redemption
will immediately become free credit  cash balances in the participant's  COMMAND
program  Securities Account  and will be  automatically invested  in the Primary
COMMAND Fund selected  as the  participant's primary  fund. Redemption  requests
should  not be sent to the Transfer Agent. If inadvertently sent to the Transfer
Agent, they  will be  forwarded to  Prudential Securities.  The COMMAND  program
requires  the written  request to be  signed by  all persons in  whose names the
shares are registered,
 
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exactly as their names appear on their COMMAND Account Transaction Statement. In
certain instances,  additional documents  such  as, but  not limited  to,  trust
instruments,  death certificates,  appointments as executor  or administrator or
certificates of corporate authority may be required.
 
    In the event  all of a  shareholder's shares are  redeemed, the proceeds  of
such  redemption will equal the net asset  value of the shares redeemed plus the
amount of all dividends declared up to and including the date of redemption.
 
    A Fund may suspend the right of  redemption or postpone the date of  payment
for  a period of up  to seven days. Suspensions  or postponements may not exceed
seven days  except (1)  for  any period  (a) during  which  the New  York  Stock
Exchange  is closed  other than  customary weekend  and holiday  closings or (b)
during which trading on the New York  Stock Exchange is restricted; (2) for  any
period  during which an emergency exists as a  result of which (a) disposal by a
Fund of securities owned by  it is not reasonably practicable  or (b) it is  not
reasonably  practicable for  a Fund  fairly to  determine the  value of  its net
assets; or (3) for  such other periods as  the SEC may by  order permit for  the
protection  of  shareholders  of  a  Fund.  The  SEC  by  rules  and regulations
determines the  conditions  under  which  (i) trading  shall  be  deemed  to  be
restricted and (ii) an emergency is deemed to exist within the meaning of clause
(2) above.
 
    If the Trustees of a Fund determine that it would be detrimental to the best
interests  of the remaining shareholders of that  Fund to make payment wholly or
partly in cash, that Fund may pay the redemption price in whole or in part by  a
distribution  in kind of securities from the  portfolio of that Fund, in lieu of
cash in conformity with applicable rules of  the SEC. If shares are redeemed  in
kind,  the redeeming shareholder  might incur brokerage  costs in converting the
assets into cash. The method of valuing portfolio securities is described  under
"How  the Funds Value Their  Shares," and such valuation will  be made as of the
same time the redemption price is determined. Each Fund, however, has elected to
be governed by  Rule 18f-1 under  the Investment Company  Act pursuant to  which
each  Fund is  obligated to  redeem shares solely  in cash  up to  the lesser of
$250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of that Fund during any 90-day period  for
any one shareholder.
 
    The  total value  of a  shareholder's investment  in a  Fund at  the time of
redemption may be more or less than his  or her cost, depending on the value  of
the securities held by that Fund at such time and income earned.
 
    Under  the COMMAND program, Prudential Securities has the right to terminate
a COMMAND program Securities Account for  any reason. In such event, all  shares
held in a shareholder's account will be redeemed.
 
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
 
    -  ACCOUNT CLIENT  STATEMENTS.   All purchases  and redemptions  of a Fund's
shares and  dividend  reinvestments  (rounded  to the  nearest  share)  will  be
confirmed  to the  shareholder in  the Account  Client Statement,  which is sent
monthly to all COMMAND participants.  Prudential Securities may, in the  future,
determine  that a shareholder will receive only quarterly statements if the only
activity in his or  her Securities Account during  any quarter is the  automatic
reinvestment of dividends declared on Fund shares.
 
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    -  REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS.   The fiscal year of each  Fund ends on June 30.
Each Fund will send to its shareholders, at least semi-annually, reports showing
the  Fund's  portfolio  and  other  information.  An  annual  report  containing
financial  statements  audited  by  independent  accountants  will  be  sent  to
shareholders each year.
 
    In order to reduce duplicate mailing  and printing expenses, the Funds  will
provide  one annual and semi-annual shareholder report and annual prospectus per
household. Shareholders may request additional copies of such reports by writing
to the appropriate Fund at One Seaport Plaza, New York, New York 10292.
 
    - SHAREHOLDER  INQUIRIES.   Shareholder  inquiries  should be  addressed  to
COMMAND  Money Fund,  COMMAND Tax-Free Fund  or COMMAND Government  Fund, at One
Seaport Plaza, New York, New York 10292.
 
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                       THE PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND FAMILY
 
   Prudential  Mutual  Fund  Management offers  a  broad range  of  mutual funds
designed to meet your individual needs. We welcome you to review the  investment
options  available  through our  family of  funds. For  more information  on the
Prudential Mutual Funds, including charges and expenses, contact your Prudential
Securities Financial Adviser or Prusec representative or telephone the Funds  at
(800)  225-1852 for a free prospectus.  Read the prospectus carefully before you
invest or send money.
 
               TAXABLE BOND FUNDS
Prudential Diversified Bond Fund, Inc.
Prudential Government Income Fund, Inc.
Prudential Government Securities Trust
  Short-Intermediate Term Series
Prudential High Yield Fund, Inc.
Prudential Mortgage Income Fund, Inc.
Prudential Structured Maturity Fund, Inc.
  Income Portfolio
The BlackRock Government Income Trust
             TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUNDS
Prudential California Municipal Fund
  California Series
  California Income Series
Prudential Municipal Bond Fund
  High Yield Series
  Insured Series
  Intermediate Series
Prudential Municipal Series Fund
  Florida Series
  Hawaii Income Series
  Maryland Series
  Massachusetts Series
  Michigan Series
  New Jersey Series
  New York Series
  North Carolina Series
  Ohio Series
  Pennsylvania Series
Prudential National Municipals Fund, Inc.
                  GLOBAL FUNDS
Prudential Europe Growth Fund, Inc.
Prudential Global Genesis Fund, Inc.
Prudential Global Limited Maturity Fund, Inc.
  Limited Maturity Portfolio
Prudential Intermediate Global Income Fund, Inc.
Prudential Natural Resources Fund, Inc.
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc.
Prudential World Fund, Inc.
Global Utility Fund, Inc.
The Global Government Plus Fund, Inc.
The Global Total Return Fund, Inc.
 
                   EQUITY FUNDS
Prudential Allocation Fund
  Balanced Portfolio
  Strategy Portfolio
Prudential Distressed Securities Fund, Inc.
Prudential Equity Fund, Inc.
Prudential Equity Income Fund
Prudential Jennison Fund, Inc.
Prudential Multi-Sector Fund, Inc.
Prudential Small Companies Fund, Inc.
Prudential Utility Fund, Inc.
Nicholas-Applegate Fund, Inc.
  Nicholas-Applegate Growth Equity Fund
 
               MONEY MARKET FUNDS
- -TAXABLE MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prudential Government Securities Trust
  Money Market Series
  U.S. Treasury Money Market Series
Prudential Special Money Market Fund, Inc.
  Money Market Series
Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Inc.
 
- -TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prudential Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc.
Prudential California Municipal Fund
  California Money Market Series
Prudential Municipal Series Fund
  Connecticut Money Market Series
  Massachusetts Money Market Series
  New Jersey Money Market Series
  New York Money Market Series
 
- -COMMAND FUNDS
COMMAND Money Fund
COMMAND Government Fund
COMMAND Tax-Free Fund
- -INSTITUTIONAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prudential Institutional Liquidity Portfolio, Inc.
  Institutional Money Market Series
 
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No  dealer, sales representative of other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make  any representation, other than  those contained in  this
Prospectus,  in connection with  the offers contained therein,  and, if given or
made, such other information or representation must not be relied upon as having
been authorized  by the  Funds, the  Manager or  the Distributor  to sell  or  a
solicitation by the Funds, the Manager or the Distributor of any offer to buy in
any jurisdiction in which such offering may not lawfully be made.
 
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
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FUND HIGHLIGHTS...........................................................    2
  Risk Factors and Special Characteristics................................    2
FUND EXPENSES.............................................................    3
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS......................................................    4
CALCULATION OF YIELD......................................................    5
HOW THE FUNDS INVEST......................................................    6
  Money Fund..............................................................    6
  Tax-Free Fund...........................................................    8
  Government Fund.........................................................   10
  Other Investments and Policies
   Applicable to the Funds................................................   11
  Investment Restrictions.................................................   14
HOW THE FUNDS ARE MANAGED.................................................   14
  Manager.................................................................   14
  Distributor.............................................................   15
  Portfolio Transactions..................................................   16
  Custodian and Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent....................   17
HOW THE FUNDS VALUE THEIR SHARES..........................................   17
TAXES, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS........................................   17
GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................................   20
  Description of Shares...................................................   20
  Additional Information..................................................   20
SHAREHOLDER GUIDE.........................................................   21
  How to Buy Shares of the Funds..........................................   21
  How to Sell Your Shares.................................................   22
  Shareholder Services....................................................   23
THE PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND FAMILY.........................................   25
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                 <S>                        <C>       <C>
                               CUSIP Nos.:  CMF:      20050F-10-3
                                            CTF:      20050R-10-7
                                            CGF:      20050D-10-8
</TABLE>
 
 COMMAND-SM-
   COMMAND Money Fund
   COMMAND Tax-Free Fund
   COMMAND Government Fund
 
   Prospectus dated August 28, 1996
- ----------------------------------------
 
   THE  ENCLOSED PROSPECTUS DESCRIBES THREE FULLY MANAGED MONEY MARKET FUNDS.
   SHARES OF THE FUNDS ARE OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMAND
   ACCOUNT PROGRAM OF PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED. INVESTORS SHOULD BE
   AWARE THAT  THE  PRUDENTIAL  SECURITIES  COMMAND ACCOUNT  IS  NOT  A  BANK
   ACCOUNT.   AS  WITH  ANY   INVESTMENT  IN  SECURITIES,   THE  VALUE  OF  A
   SHAREHOLDER'S INVESTMENT IN THE FUNDS WILL FLUCTUATE. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE
   OF EACH FUND IS:
   ONE SEAPORT PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292.
 
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                               COMMAND MONEY FUND
                             COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
                            COMMAND GOVERNMENT FUND
 
                      Statement of Additional Information
                             dated August 28, 1996
 
    COMMAND Money Fund (the Money Fund), COMMAND Tax-Free Fund (the Tax-Free
Fund) and COMMAND Government Fund (the Government Fund) (each a Fund or,
collectively, the Funds) are each open-end, diversified management investment
companies whose shares are offered exclusively to participants in the COMMANDSM
Account program (COMMAND program) of Prudential Securities Incorporated
(Prudential Securities).
 
    The investment objectives of the Money Fund are to seek high current income,
preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The Money Fund seeks to
achieve its objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of money market
instruments maturing in thirteen months or less. The investment objectives of
the Tax-Free Fund are to seek high current income that is exempt from federal
income taxes, consistent with maintenance of liquidity and preservation of
capital. The Tax-Free Fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a
diversified portfolio of short-term tax-exempt securities issued by states,
municipalities and their instrumentalities and authorities maturing in thirteen
months or less. The investment objectives of the Government Fund are high
current income, preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The
Government Fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a portfolio of
U.S. Government securities maturing in thirteen months or less. See ``How the
Funds Invest" and ``How the Funds Value Their Shares" in the Prospectus.
 
    This Statement of Additional Information sets forth information about the
Funds. This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus and should
be read in conjunction with the Prospectus of the Funds dated August 28, 1996, a
copy of which may be obtained from the Funds, One Seaport Plaza, New York, New
York 10292. The telephone number is (800) 225-1852.
 
    Investors should be aware that the Prudential Securities COMMAND Account is
not a bank account. As with any investment in securities, the value of a
shareholder's investment in the Funds will fluctuate.
 
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General Information......................................................................        B-2              20
  The Funds..............................................................................        B-2              20
  Description of Shares..................................................................        B-2              20
  Voting Rights..........................................................................        B-3              20
Investment Objectives and Policies.......................................................        B-3               6
Investment Restrictions..................................................................        B-7              14
  Money Fund.............................................................................        B-8              13
  Tax-Free Fund..........................................................................        B-9              13
  Government Fund........................................................................       B-11              13
Trustees and Officers....................................................................       B-12              14
Manager..................................................................................       B-15              14
Distributor..............................................................................       B-18              15
Calculation of Yield.....................................................................       B-20               5
Portfolio Transactions...................................................................       B-20              16
Taxes, Dividends and Distributions.......................................................       B-21              17
Custodian, Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent and Independent Accountants............       B-21              17
Reports to Shareholders..................................................................       B-22              24
Description of Securities Ratings........................................................       B-23              --
COMMAND Money Fund
  Financial Statements...................................................................       B-25              --
  Report of Independent Accountants......................................................       B-32              --
COMMAND Government Fund
  Financial Statements...................................................................       B-33              --
  Report of Independent Accountants......................................................       B-37              --
COMMAND Tax-Free Fund
  Financial Statements...................................................................       B-38              --
  Report of Independent Accountants......................................................       B-46              --
Notes to Financial Statements............................................................       B-47              --
Appendix--General Investment Information.................................................      App-1              --
Appendix--Information Relating to The Prudential.........................................      App-2              --
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                              GENERAL INFORMATION
 
THE FUNDS
 
    COMMAND Money Fund (Money Fund), COMMAND Tax-Free Fund (Tax-Free Fund) and
COMMAND Government Fund (Government Fund) (collectively, the Funds) were each
organized as an unincorporated business trust under the laws of Massachusetts on
June 5, 1981. The Declaration of Trust and the By-Laws of each of the Funds are
designed to make the Funds similar in most respects to a Massachusetts business
corporation. The principal distinction between the two forms relates to
shareholder liability. Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust
may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the
obligations of a Fund, which is not the case with a corporation. Each
Declaration of Trust provides that shareholders shall not be subject to any
personal liability for the acts or obligations of the Fund and that every
written obligation, contract, instrument or undertaking made by the Fund shall
contain a provision to the effect that the shareholders are not personally
liable thereunder.
 
    Massachusetts counsel for the Funds has advised the Funds that no personal
liability will attach to the shareholders under any undertaking containing such
provision when adequate notice of such provision is given, except possibly in a
few jurisdictions. With respect to all types of claims in the latter
jurisdictions and with respect to tort claims, contract claims where the
provision referred to is omitted from the undertaking, claims for taxes and
certain statutory liabilities in other jurisdictions, a shareholder of a Fund
may be held personally liable to the extent that claims are not satisfied by
such Fund. However, upon payment of any such liability, the shareholder will be
entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of such Fund. The Trustees
intend to conduct the operations of each Fund in such a way so as to avoid, to
the extent possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for liabilities of
such Fund.
 
    The Declaration of Trust of each of the Funds further provides that no
Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Fund is liable to the Fund or to a
shareholder, nor is any Trustee, officer, employee or agent liable to any third
person in connection with the affairs of the Fund, except as such liability may
arise from the bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of the duties of such Trustee, officer, employee or agent. It also
provides that all third persons shall look solely to Fund property for
satisfaction of claims arising in connection with the affairs of the Fund. With
the exceptions stated, the Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee,
officer, employee or agent is entitled to be indemnified against all liabilities
arising in connection with the affairs of the Fund.
 
    Each Fund shall continue without limitation of time subject to the
provisions in the Declaration of Trust concerning termination by action of the
shareholders or by action of the Trustees upon notice to the shareholders.
 
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
 
    The Declaration of Trust of each of the Funds permits the Trustees to issue
an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of a single class and to
divide or combine the shares into a greater or lesser number of shares without
thereby changing the proportionate beneficial interests in the Fund. Each share
represents an equal proportional interest in the Fund with each other share.
Upon liquidation of the Fund, by either Trustee or shareholder action,
shareholders are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund
available for distribution to shareholders. Shares have no pre-emptive or
conversion rights. The rights of redemption are described elsewhere herein.
Shares are fully paid and non-assessable by the Fund.
 
    Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust of each of the Funds, the Trustees may
also authorize the creation of additional series of shares (the proceeds of
which would be invested in separate, independently managed portfolios) and
additional classes of shares within any series (which would be used to
distinguish among the rights of different categories of shareholders, as might
be required by future regulations or other unforeseen circumstances); however,
the Trustees have not authorized any such additional series or classes of
shares.
 
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VOTING RIGHTS
 
    The shareholders of the Funds are entitled to one vote for each full share
held (and fractional votes for fractional shares). The Trustees themselves have
the power to alter the number and the terms of office of the Trustees, and they
may at any time lengthen their own terms or make their terms of unlimited
duration (subject to certain removal procedures) and appoint their own
successors, provided that always at least a majority of the Trustees has been
elected by the shareholders of the Funds. The voting rights of shareholders are
not cumulative, so that holders of more than 50% of the shares voting can, if
they choose, elect all Trustees being selected, while the holders of the
remaining shares would be unable to elect any Trustees. It is the intention of
the Funds not to hold annual meetings of shareholders. The Trustees may call
special meetings of shareholders for action by shareholder vote as may be
required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment
Company Act), or the respective Declarations of Trust.
 
    Each Fund may reduce the number of its outstanding shares in order to
maintain a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share. The shareholders of each
Fund will be deemed, by their investment in such Fund, to have agreed to a
proportionate reduction of their shares.
 
    As defined in the Investment Company Act and as used herein, the term
"majority" of the outstanding voting shares of each Fund means the vote of (a)
67% or more of the Fund's 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 (b) more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding voting shares, whichever
is less.
 
                       INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
 
    The Money Fund, Tax-Free Fund and Government Fund each operates as a
separate fund with its own investment objectives and policies. The investment
objectives of the Money Fund are to seek high current income, preservation of
capital and maintenance of liquidity. The investment objectives of the Tax-Free
Fund are to seek high current income that is exempt from federal income taxes,
consistent with maintenance of liquidity and preservation of capital. The
investment objectives of the Government Fund are to seek high current income,
preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. For a further description
of the investment objectives and policies of each Fund, see "How the Funds
Invest" in the Prospectus.
 
    WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES.  From time to time, in the
ordinary course of business, the Money Fund, Tax-Free Fund or Government Fund
may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, I.E.,
delivery and payment can take place a month or more after the date of the
transaction. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to purchase securities on a
when-issued or delayed delivery basis, it will record the transaction and
thereafter reflect the value, each day, of such securities in determining its
net asset value. Each Fund will make commitments for such when-issued
transactions only with the intention of actually acquiring the securities and,
to facilitate such acquisitions, the custodian bank will maintain, in a separate
account of each Fund, cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid
unencumbered assets, marked-to-market daily, having a value equal to or greater
than the Fund's purchase commitments. On the delivery dates for such
transactions, each Fund will meet its obligations from maturities or sales of
the securities held in the separate account and/or from then-available cash
flow. If a Fund chooses to dispose of the right to acquire a when-issued
security prior to its acquisition, it could, as with the disposition of any
other portfolio obligation, incur a gain or loss due to market fluctuation. No
when-issued commitments will be made if, as a result, more than 15% of a Fund's
net assets would be committed. There is a risk that the securities may not be
delivered and the Fund may incur a loss.
 
    REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS.  The Government Fund's and Money Fund's repurchase
agreements will be collateralized by U.S. Government obligations. Each Fund will
enter into repurchase transactions only with parties meeting creditworthiness
standards approved by the Fund's Trustees. Each Fund's investment adviser will
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such parties, under the general supervision of the Trustees. In the event of a
default or bankruptcy by a seller, realization of the collateral by the Fund may
be delayed or limited and the Fund would promptly seek to liquidate the
collateral. To the extent that the proceeds from any sale of such collateral
upon a default in the obligation to repurchase are less than the repurchase
price, the Fund will suffer a loss.
 
    The Government Fund and Money Fund participate in a joint repurchase account
with other investment companies managed by Prudential Mutual Fund Management,
Inc. (PMF), pursuant to an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). On a daily basis, any uninvested cash balances of each Fund may be
aggregated with those of such investment companies and invested in one or more
repurchase agreements. Each Fund participates in the income earned or accrued in
the joint account based on the percentage of its investment.
 
    The Government Fund and the Money Fund may invest in repurchase agreements,
without limit, consistent with applicable regulations.
 
    LENDING OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES.  The Money Fund or Government Fund may each
lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers, banks and other recognized
institutional borrowers of securities, provided that the borrower at all times
maintains cash or equivalent collateral or secures a letter of credit in favor
of the Fund equal in value to at least 100% of the market value of the
securities loaned. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the
borrower pays the Money Fund or Government Fund an amount equivalent to any
interest paid on such securities, and the Money Fund or Government Fund may
invest the cash collateral and earn additional income, or the Fund may receive
an agreed-upon amount of interest income from the borrower who has delivered
equivalent collateral or secured a letter of credit. Loans are subject to
termination at the option of the Money Fund or Government Fund or the borrower,
respectively. The Money Fund or Government Fund may pay reasonable
administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan and may pay a
negotiated portion of the interest earned on the cash or equivalent collateral
to the borrower or placing broker. The Money Fund or Government Fund will make
loans of portfolio securities only under the direction of the Fund's Trustees
and in accordance with guidelines established by the SEC, or otherwise in
accordance with any applicable rule or order of the SEC. As a matter of
fundamental policy, each of the Money Fund and the Government Fund will not lend
more than 10% of the value of its total assets.
 
    ILLIQUID SECURITIES.  The Funds may not hold more than 10% of their net
assets in illiquid securities, including securities that are illiquid by virtue
of the absence of a readily available market or legal or contractual
restrictions on resale and repurchase agreements which have a maturity of longer
than seven days, provided that the Tax-Free Fund may not invest in repurchase
agreements. Historically, illiquid securities have included securities subject
to contractual or legal restrictions on resale because they have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act),
securities which are otherwise not readily marketable and repurchase agreements
having a maturity of longer than seven days. Securities which have not been
registered under the Securities Act are referred to as private placements or
restricted securities and are purchased directly from the issuer or in the
secondary market. Mutual funds do not typically hold a significant amount of
these restricted or other illiquid securities because of the potential for
delays on resale and uncertainty in valuation. Limitations on resale may have an
adverse effect on the marketability of portfolio securities and a mutual fund
might be unable to dispose of restricted or other illiquid securities promptly
or at reasonable prices and might thereby experience difficulty satisfying
redemptions within seven days. A mutual fund might also have to register such
restricted securities in order to dispose of them resulting in additional
expense and delay. Adverse market conditions could impede such a public offering
of securities.
 
    In recent years, however, a large institutional market has developed for
certain securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, including
repurchase agreements, commercial paper, foreign securities, municipal
securities and corporate bonds and notes. Institutional investors depend on an
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security can be readily resold or on an issuer's ability to honor a demand for
repayment. The fact that there are contractual or legal restrictions on resale
to the general public or to certain institutions may not be indicative of the
liquidity of such investments.
 
    Rule 144A of the Securities Act allows for a broader institutional trading
market for securities otherwise subject to restriction on resale to the general
public. Rule 144A establishes a "safe harbor" from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act for resales of certain securities to qualified
institutional buyers. The investment adviser anticipates that the market for
certain restricted securities such as institutional commercial paper and foreign
securities will expand further as a result of this new regulation and the
development of automated systems for the trading, clearance and settlement of
unregistered securities of domestic and foreign issuers, such as the PORTAL
System sponsored by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD).
 
    Restricted securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act and commercial paper and municipal lease obligations for which
there is a readily available market will not be deemed to be illiquid. The
investment adviser will monitor the liquidity of such restricted securities
subject to the supervision of the Trustees. In reaching liquidity decisions, the
investment adviser will consider, INTER ALIA, the following factors: (1) the
frequency of trades and quotes for the security; (2) the number of dealers
wishing to purchase or sell the security and the number of other potential
purchasers; (3) dealer undertakings to make a market in the security; and (4)
the nature of the security and the nature of the marketplace trades (E.G., the
time needed to dispose of the security, the method of soliciting offers and the
mechanics of the transfer). In addition, in order for commercial paper that is
issued in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act to be considered
liquid, (i) it must be rated in one of the two highest rating categories by at
least two nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO), or if
only one NRSRO rates the securities, by that NRSRO, or, if unrated, be of
comparable quality in the view of the investment adviser; and (ii) it must not
be ``traded flat" (I.E., without accrued interest) or in default as to principal
or interest. With respect to municipal lease obligations, the investment adviser
also considers: (1) the willingness of the municipality to continue, annually or
biannually, to appropriate funds for payment of the lease; (2) the general
credit quality of the municipality and the essentiality to the municipality of
the property covered by the lease; (3) in the case of unrated municipal lease
obligations, an analysis of factors similar to that performed by nationally
recognized statistical rating organizations in evaluating the credit quality of
a municipal lease obligation, including (i) whether the lease can be cancelled;
(ii) if applicable, what assurance there is that the assets represented by the
lease can be sold; (iii) the strength of the lessee's general credit (E.G., its
debt, administrative, economic and financial characteristics); (iv) the
likelihood that the municipality will discontinue appropriating funding for the
leased property because the property is no longer deemed essential to the
operations of the municipality (E.G., the potential for an event of
nonappropriation); (v) the legal recourse in the event of failure to
appropriate; and (4) any other factors unique to municipal lease obligations as
determined by the investment adviser. Repurchase agreements subject to demand
are deemed to have a maturity equal to the notice period.
 
    PURCHASE OF MUNICIPAL BONDS AND NOTES.  The Tax-Free Fund will invest in
Municipal Bonds and Notes with short-term maturities, as described in the
Prospectus under "How the Funds Invest--Tax-Free Fund--Investment Objectives and
Policies."
 
    Municipal Bonds are generally issued to obtain funds for various public
purposes, including construction of public facilities such as airports, bridges,
highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets and water
and sewer works. They may also be issued to refund outstanding obligations, to
meet general operating expenses or to obtain funds to lend to other public
institutions and facilities. Municipal Bonds may also include private-activity
bonds issued by or on behalf of public authorities to obtain funds to provide
privately operated housing facilities, sports facilities, pollution control
facilities, convention or trade show facilities, industrial, port or parking
facilities and facilities for water supply, gas, electricity or waste disposal.
Such obligations are included within the term Municipal Bonds if the interest
paid thereon qualifies at the time of issuance, in the opinion of the issuer's
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types of industrial development bonds, the proceeds of which are used for the
construction, equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial
or commercial facilities, may constitute Municipal Bonds, although the current
federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of such issues. These
bonds are typically revenue bonds and generally do not carry the pledge of the
issuer's credit.
 
    Municipal Bonds 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. Revenue bonds are
payable from the revenues derived from a particular facility or class of
facilities or from the proceeds of a special excise tax or other specific
revenue source but not from the general taxing power.
 
    Municipal Notes are short-term obligations, generally with a maturity, at
the time of issuance, ranging from six months to three years. The principal
types of Municipal Notes include tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes
and revenue anticipation notes. Notes sold in anticipation of collection of
taxes, a bond sale, or receipt of other revenues are usually general obligations
of the issuing municipality or agency. Municipal Notes also include tax-exempt
or municipal commercial paper, which is likely to be issued to meet seasonal
working capital needs of a municipality or interim construction financing and to
be paid from general revenues of the municipality or refinanced with long-term
debt. In most cases, municipal commercial paper is backed by letters of credit,
lending agreements, note repurchase agreements or other credit facility
agreements offered by banks or other institutions.
 
    Each of the Funds may purchase floating rate and variable rate securities.
Investments in floating or variable rate securities normally provide that the
rate of interest is set as a specific percentage of a designated base rate, such
as rates on Treasury bonds or bills or the prime rate at a major commercial
bank, and that the purchaser can demand payment of the obligation at specified
intervals or after a specified notice period (in each case of less than one
year) at par plus accrued interest, which amount may be more or less than the
amount paid for them. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic
adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have an interest
rate which changes whenever there is a change in the designated base interest
rate. Usually such securities are secured by credit arrangements provided by
banks and insurance companies. The quality of the bank, insurance company or
other underlying credit of the issuer, as the case may be, must meet the
investment quality requirements described under "How the Funds Invest--Other
Investments and Policies Applicable to the Funds--Variable Rate and Floating
Rate Securities" in the Prospectus.
 
    For purposes of diversification and concentration under the Investment
Company Act, the identification of the issuer of Municipal Bonds or Notes
depends on the terms and conditions of the obligation. If the assets and
revenues of an agency, authority, instrumentality or other political subdivision
are separate from those of the government creating the subdivision and the
obligation is backed only by the assets and revenues of the subdivision, such
subdivision would be regarded as the sole issuer. Similarly, in the case of an
industrial development revenue bond or pollution control revenue bond, if the
bond is backed only by the assets and revenues of the nongovernmental user, the
nongovernmental user would be regarded as the sole issuer. If in either case the
creating government or another entity guarantees an obligation, the guarantee
would be regarded as a separate security and treated as an issue of such
government or entity.
 
    The Tax-Free Fund will treat an investment in a municipal security refunded
with escrowed U.S. Government securities as U.S. Government securities for
purposes of the Investment Company Act's diversification requirements provided:
(i) the escrowed securities are "government securities" as defined in the
Investment Company Act, (ii) the escrowed securities are irrevocably pledged
only to payment of debt service on the refunded securities, except to the extent
there are amounts in excess of funds necessary for such debt service, (iii)
principal and interest on the escrowed securities will be sufficient to satisfy
all scheduled principal, interest and any premiums on the refunded securities
and a verification report prepared by a party acceptable to a nationally
recognized statistical rating agency, or counsel to the holders of the refunded
securities, so verifies, (iv) the escrow agreement provides that the issuer of
the refunded securities
 
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grants and assigns to the escrow agent, for the equal and ratable benefit of the
holders of the refunded securities, an express first lien on, pledge of and
perfected security interest in the escrowed securities and the interest income
thereon, (v) the escrow agent had no lien of any type with respect to the
escrowed securities for payment of its fees or expenses except to the extent
there are excess securities, as described in (ii) above. The Tax-Free Fund will
not, however, invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of
governmental units in any one state, territory or possession of the United
States other than in industrial development and pollution control obligations.
See "Investment Restrictions" below.
 
    PUTS.  The Tax-Free Fund may purchase Municipal Bonds or Notes together with
the right to resell the Bonds or Notes at an agreed-upon price or yield within a
specified period prior to the maturity date of the Bonds or Notes. Similarly,
the Government Fund and the Money Fund may purchase securities together with the
right to resell the securities at an agreed-upon price or yield within a
specified period prior to the maturity date of the security. Such a right to
resell is commonly known as a "put," and the aggregate price which the Tax-Free
Fund pays for Municipal Bonds or Notes with puts and which the Government Fund
and the Money Fund pay for securities with puts may be higher than the price
which otherwise would be paid for the Bonds or Notes or securities, as the case
may be. Consistent with the investment objectives of each Fund and subject to
the supervision of the Trustees, the purpose of this practice is to permit each
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. Puts may be exercised prior to the expiration
date in order to fund obligations to purchase other securities or to meet
redemption requests. These obligations may arise during periods in which
proceeds from sales of each Fund's shares and from recent sales of portfolio
securities are insufficient to meet such obligations or when the funds available
are otherwise allocated for investment. In addition, puts may be exercised prior
to the expiration date in the event the investment adviser revises its
evaluation of the creditworthiness of the issuer of the underlying security. In
determining whether to exercise puts prior to their expiration date and in
selecting which puts to exercise in such circumstances, the investment adviser
considers, among other things, the amount of cash available to each Fund, the
expiration dates of the available puts, 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 each Fund's portfolio.
 
    Each Fund values instruments and Notes which are subject to puts at
amortized cost; no value is assigned to the put. The cost of the put is carried
as an unrealized loss from the time of purchase until it is exercised or
expires.
 
    Since the value of the put is dependent on the ability of the put writer to
meet its obligation to repurchase, each Fund's policy is to enter into put
transactions only with such brokers, dealers or financial institutions which
present minimal credit risks. There is a credit risk associated with the
purchase of puts in that the broker, dealer or financial institution might
default on its obligation to repurchase an underlying security. In the event
such a default should occur, each Fund is unable to predict whether all or any
portion of any loss sustained could subsequently be recovered from the broker,
dealer or financial institution.
 
    The Tax-Free Fund has received an exemptive order from the SEC which permits
the Fund to purchase puts from broker-dealers.
 
                            INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
 
    Each of the Funds has adopted certain investment restrictions which cannot
be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act.
 
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MONEY FUND
 
    The investment restrictions of the Money Fund provide that the Money Fund
may not:
 
     1. Borrow money, except from banks for temporary or emergency purposes,
including the meeting of redemption requests, which might otherwise require the
untimely disposition of securities, and borrowing in the aggregate may not
exceed 20%, and borrowing for purposes other than meeting redemptions may not
exceed 5%, of the value of the Money Fund's total assets (including the amount
borrowed) less liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time the
borrowing is made, except that these borrowing restrictions do not apply to
reverse repurchase agreements. The Money Fund will not purchase securities while
borrowings are outstanding;
 
     2. Make loans to others, except through the purchase of debt obligations,
repurchase agreements and loans of portfolio securities limited to 10% of the
value of the Money Fund's total assets;
 
     3. Purchase or sell real estate or real estate mortgage loans; however, the
Money Fund may purchase marketable securities issued by companies which invest
in real estate or interests therein;
 
     4. Purchase securities on margin or sell short;
 
     5. Pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except
in an amount up to 10% of the value of its net assets but only to secure
permitted borrowings of money;
 
     6. Issue senior securities as defined in the Investment Company Act except
insofar as the Money Fund may be deemed to have issued a senior security by
reason of (a) entering into any repurchase agreement or reverse repurchase
agreement; (b) permitted borrowings of money; or (c) purchasing securities on a
when-issued or delayed delivery basis;
 
     7. Purchase or sell commodities or commodity futures contracts, or oil,
gas, or mineral exploration or development programs;
 
     8. Underwrite securities of other issuers;
 
     9. Purchase warrants, or write, purchase or sell puts, calls, straddles,
spreads or combinations thereof, except that the Money Fund may purchase
instruments together with the right to resell such instruments;
 
    10. Purchase the securities of any other investment company, except in
connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of
assets;
 
    11. Purchase securities of any issuer for the purpose of exercising control
or management;
 
    12. Purchase securities, other than obligations of U.S. Government agencies
or instrumentalities, of any issuer having a record, together with predecessors,
of less than three years' continuous operation, if, immediately after such
purchase, more than 5% of the value of the Money Fund's total assets would be
invested in such securities;
 
    13. Purchase any securities, other than obligations of the U.S. Government,
its agencies or instrumentalities, if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the
value of the Money Fund's total assets, more than 5% of the value of the Money
Fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of a single issuer;
 
    14. Purchase any securities (other than obligations of the U.S. Government,
its agencies and instrumentalities) if as a result 25% or more of the value of
the Money Fund's total assets (determined at the time of investment) would be
invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal
business activities in the same industry, provided that there is no limitation
with respect to money market instruments of domestic banks. For purposes of this
 
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exception, domestic banks shall include all banks which are organized under the
laws of the United States or a state (as defined in the Investment Company Act),
U.S. branches of foreign banks that are subject to the same regulations as U.S.
banks and foreign branches of domestic banks (as permitted by SEC regulation);
and
 
    15. Enter into reverse repurchase agreements if, as a result thereof, the
Money Fund's obligations with respect to reverse repurchase agreements would
exceed one-third of the Money Fund's net assets (defined to be total assets,
taken at market value, less liabilities other than reverse repurchase
agreements).
 
    In order to comply with certain state ``blue sky" restrictions, the Money
Fund will not as a matter of operating policy, (i) purchase securities of any
issuer if, to the knowledge of the Money Fund, any officer or Trustee of the
Money Fund or any officer or director of the adviser owns more than 1/2 of 1% of
the outstanding securities of such issuer and such officers, Trustees and
directors who own more than 1/2 of 1% own in the aggregate more than 5% of the
outstanding securities of such issuer.
 
    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 or net asset values will not be
considered a violation of such policy. However, in the event that the Fund's
asset coverage for borrowings falls below 300%, the Fund will take prompt action
to reduce its borrowings, as required by applicable law. Loans of portfolio
securities and reverse repurchase agreements will not cumulatively exceed
one-third of the Fund's net assets.
 
    The Trustees of Money Fund have proposed that Investment Restriction numbers
9 and 12 be eliminated. The proposals will be submitted to Money Fund
shareholders of record as of August 9, 1996, at a special meeting to be held on
or about October 30, 1996. If the proposal to eliminate investment restriction
number 9 is approved, a change in the Fund's future use of options will not
require shareholder approval. If the proposal is approved, the Fund does not
presently intend to write puts or calls, such as those listed on national
securities exchanges or traded in the over-the-counter market, or engage in
trading strategies involving puts, calls, straddles, spreads or combinations,
which are in any event currently prohibited by Rule 2a-7. The Trustees have
determined that if the proposal to eliminate investment restriction number 12 is
approved, a non-fundamental policy (a policy that may be changed without
shareholder approval) will be adopted which will state that in order to comply
with certain "blue sky" restrictions, the Fund will not as a matter of operating
policy: Purchase any security if as a result the Fund would then have more than
5% of its total assets (determined at the time of the investment) invested in
securities of companies (including predecessors) having a record of less than
three years continuous operations, except that the Fund may invest in the
securities of any U.S. Government agency or instrumentality, and in any security
guaranteed by such an agency or instrumentality.
 
TAX-FREE FUND
 
    The investment restrictions of the Tax-Free Fund provide that the Tax-Free
Fund may not:
 
     1. With respect to 75% of its total assets, invest more than 5% of the
value of its total assets in the securities of a single issuer (other than
obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities or secured by such obligations);
 
     2. Concentrate more than 25% of its total assets in securities of
governmental units located in any one state, territory or possession of the
United States. The Tax-Free Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in
industrial development and pollution control obligations whether or not the
users of facilities financed by such obligations are in the same industry;
 
     3. Make short sales of securities;
 
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     4. Purchase securities on margin, except for such short-term credits as are
necessary for the clearance of transactions;
 
     5. Issue senior securities, except by purchasing securities on a
when-issued or delayed delivery basis, or borrow money, except that the Tax-Free
Fund may borrow for temporary purposes in amounts not exceeding 5% of the market
or other fair value (taken at the lower of cost or current value) of its total
assets (not including the amount borrowed). Any such borrowings will be made
only from banks. The Tax-Free Fund would maintain, in a segregated account with
its custodian, liquid assets equal in value to the amount owed. The Tax-Free
Fund will not purchase securities while borrowings are outstanding;
 
     6 .Pledge its assets or assign or otherwise encumber them in excess of 10%
of its net assets (taken at market or other fair value at the time of pledging)
and then only to secure permitted borrowings of money;
 
     7. Engage in the underwriting of securities;
 
     8. Purchase or sell real estate or real estate mortgage loans, although it
may purchase Municipal Bonds or Notes secured by interests in real estate;
 
     9. Make loans of money or securities. The purchase of a portion of an issue
of publicly distributed debt securities is not considered the making of a loan;
 
    10. Purchase securities of other investment companies, except in connection
with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of assets;
 
    11. Invest for the purpose of exercising control or management of another
company;
 
    12. Write, purchase or sell puts, calls, or combinations thereof, except
that it may obtain rights to resell Municipal Bonds and Notes, as set forth
under "How the Funds Invest--Tax-Free Fund--Investment Objectives and Policies"
in the Prospectus and in this Statement of Additional Information;
 
    13. Purchase industrial revenue bonds if, as a result of such purchase, more
than 5% of total Tax-Free Fund assets would be invested in industrial revenue
bonds where payment of principal and interest are the responsibility of
companies with less than three years of operating history; and
 
    14. Purchase or sell commodities or commodity futures contracts, or oil,
gas, or mineral exploration or development programs.
 
    The Tax-Free Fund has reserved freedom to invest more than 25% of its total
assets in industrial development and pollution control obligations whether or
not the users of facilities financed by such obligations are in the same
industry. See Investment Restriction No. 2. The Tax-Free Fund, however, will not
invest more than 25% of the value of its assets in obligations of private (I.E.,
non-governmental) issuers in the same industry.
 
    In order to comply with certain state "blue sky" restrictions, the Tax-Free
Fund will not as a matter of operating policy, (i) purchase or retain the
securities of any issuer if, to the knowledge of the Tax-Free Fund, officers or
Trustees of the Tax-Free Fund or officers or directors of the investment adviser
responsible for investment decisions concerning the Tax-Free Fund beneficially
owning individually more than 1/2 of 1% of the securities of such issuer
together beneficially own more than 5% of the securities of such issuer and (ii)
invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of unseasoned issuers,
including their predecessors, which have been in operation for less than three
years.
 
    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
 
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resulting from changing total or net asset values will not be considered a
violation of such policy. However, in the event that the Fund's asset coverage
for borrowings falls below 300%, the Fund will take prompt action to reduce its
borrowings, as required by applicable law.
 
    The Trustees of the Tax-Free Fund have proposed that Investment Restriction
number 10 be modified. The proposal will be submitted to Tax-Free shareholders
of record as of August 9, 1996, at a special meeting to be held on or about
October 30, 1996. If the proposal is approved, investment restriction number 10
will read as follows: Invest in securities of other investment companies, except
by purchases in the open market involving only customary brokerage commissions
and as a result of which not more than 10% of its total assets (determined at
the time of investment) would be invested in such securities, or except as part
of a merger, consolidation, or other acquisition.
 
GOVERNMENT FUND
 
    The investment restrictions of the Government Fund provide that the
Government Fund may not:
 
     1. Borrow money, except from banks for temporary or emergency purposes,
including the meeting of redemption requests which might otherwise require the
untimely disposition of securities; borrowing in the aggregate may not exceed
20%, and borrowing for purposes other than meeting redemptions may not exceed
5%, of the value of the Government Fund's total assets (including the amount
borrowed), less liabilities (not including the amount borrowed) at the time the
borrowing is made; the Government Fund will not purchase securities while
borrowings are outstanding;
 
     2. Pledge, hypothecate, mortgage or otherwise encumber its assets, except
in an amount up to 10% of the value of its net assets but only to secure
permitted borrowings of money;
 
     3. Make loans to others, except through the purchase of the debt
obligations and repurchase agreements and loans of portfolio securities referred
to under "How the Funds Invest--Other Investments and Policies Applicable to the
Funds--Securities Lending." Loans of portfolio securities will be limited to 10%
of the value of the Government Fund's total assets and will be made according to
guidelines established by the Trustees, including maintenance of collateral of
the borrower equal at all times to the current market value of the securities
loaned;
 
     4. Purchase or sell real estate or real estate mortgage loans;
 
     5. Purchase securities on margin or sell short;
 
     6. Purchase or sell commodities or commodity futures contracts, or oil,
gas, or mineral exploration or development programs;
 
     7. Underwrite securities of other issuers;
 
     8. Purchase warrants, or write, purchase or sell puts, calls, straddles,
spreads or combinations thereof, except that the Government Fund may purchase
instruments together with the right to resell such instruments;
 
     9. Purchase the securities of any other investment company, except in
connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization or acquisition of
assets; and
 
    10. Issue senior securities as defined in the Investment Company Act except
insofar as the Government Fund may be deemed to have issued a senior security by
reason of: (a) entering into any repurchase agreement; (b) permitted borrowings
of money; or (c) purchasing securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery
basis.
 
    In order to comply with certain state ``blue sky" restrictions, the Fund
will not as a matter of policy invest more than 5% of its total assets in
securities of unseasoned issuers, including their predecessors, which have been
in operation for less than three years.
 
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    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 investment is made, a later change in percentage
resulting from changing total or net asset values will not be considered a
violation of such policy. However, in the event that the Fund's asset coverage
for borrowings falls below 300%, the Fund will take prompt action to reduce its
borrowings, as required by applicable law. Loans of portfolio securities and
reverse repurchase agreements will not cumulatively exceed one-third of the
Fund's net assets.
 
    The Trustees of Government Fund have proposed that Investment Restriction
number 8 be eliminated. The proposal will be submitted to Government Fund
shareholders of record as of August 9, 1996, at a special meeting to be held on
or about October 30, 1996. If the proposal is approved, a change in the Fund's
future use of options will not require shareholder approval. If the proposal is
approved, the Fund does not presently intend to write puts or calls, such as
those listed on national securities exchanges or traded in the over-the-counter
market, or engage in trading strategies involving puts, calls, straddles,
spreads or combinations, which are in any event currently prohibited by Rule
2a-7.
 
                             TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  POSITION                   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE            WITH FUNDS                  DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
- ------------------------------  -------------  --------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>            <C>
Edward D. Beach (71)            Trustee        President and Director of BMC Fund, Inc., a
c/o Prudential Mutual                          closed-end investment company; prior thereto Vice
Fund Management, Inc.                          Chairman of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc.;
One Seaport Plaza                              Certified Public Accountant; Secretary and
New York, NY                                   Treasurer of Broyhill Family Foundation, Inc.;
                                               Member of the Board of Trustees of Mars Hill
                                               College; President, Treasurer and Director of
                                               First Financial Fund, Inc. and The High Yield Plus
                                               Fund, Inc.
 
Delayne D. Gold (58)            Trustee        Marketing and Management Consultant.
c/o Prudential Mutual
Fund Management, Inc.
One Seaport Plaza
New York, NY
 
*Harry A. Jacobs, Jr. (73)      Trustee        Senior Director (since January 1986) of Prudential
One Seaport Plaza                              Securities; formerly Interim Chairman and Chief
New York, NY                                   Executive Officer (June- September 1993) of PMF;
                                               Chairman of the Board of Prudential Securities
                                               (1982-1985) and Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                               Executive Officer of Bache Group Inc. (1977-1982);
                                               Director of The First Australia Fund, Inc., The
                                               First Australia Prime Income Fund, Inc. and
                                               Trustee of The Trudeau Institute.
 
*Richard A. Redeker (53)        President and  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
One Seaport Plaza               Trustee        (since October 1993) of PMF; Executive Vice
New York, NY                                   President, Director and Member of the Operating
                                               Committee (since October 1993) of Prudential
                                               Securities; Director (since October 1993) of
                                               Prudential Securities Group, Inc. (PSG); Executive
                                               Vice President, The Prudential Investment
                                               Corporation (since July 1994); Director
</TABLE>
 
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* "Interested" Trustee, as defined in the Investment Company Act.
 
                                      B-12
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  POSITION                   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE            WITH FUNDS                  DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
- ------------------------------  -------------  --------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>            <C>
                                               (since January 1994) of Prudential Mutual Fund
                                               Distributors, Inc. (PMFD) and Prudential Mutual
                                               Fund Services, Inc. (PMFS); formerly Senior
                                               Executive Vice President and Director of Kemper
                                               Financial Services, Inc. (September 1978-September
                                               1993); Director and President of The High Yield
                                               Plus Fund, Inc.
Stanley E. Shirk (80)           Trustee        Certified Public Accountant and a former Senior
c/o Prudential Mutual Fund                     Partner of the accounting firm of KPMG Peat
Management, Inc.                               Marwick; former Management and Accounting
One Seaport Plaza                              Consultant for the Association of Bank Holding
New York, NY                                   Companies, Washington, D.C. and the Bank
                                               Administration Institute, Chicago, IL; Director of
                                               The High Yield Plus Fund, Inc.
Langdon R. Stevenson (61)       Trustee        Treasurer and Development Director of American
c/o Prudential Mutual Fund                     Birding Association Inc.; faculty member
Management, Inc.                               (economics and history) Hackley School, Tarrytown,
One Seaport Plaza                              New York; formerly Senior Vice President
New York, NY                                   (1985-1989) and Director (1978-1986) of Prudential
                                               Securities; President of P-B Trade Finance Ltd.
                                               (1985-1987).
Stephen Stoneburn (53)          Trustee        President and Chief Executive Officer of Quadrant
c/o Prudential Mutual Fund                     Media Corp. (a publishing company)(since June
Management, Inc.                               1996; formerly President, Argus Integrated Media,
One Seaport Plaza                              Inc. (June 1995-June 1996); formerly Senior Vice
New York, NY                                   President and Managing Director, Cowles Business
                                               Media (January 1993-1995); prior thereto Senior
                                               Vice President (January 1991-December 1992) and
                                               Publishing Vice President (May 1989-December 1990)
                                               of Gralla Publications, a division of United
                                               Newspapers, U.K.; formerly Senior Vice President
                                               of Fairchild Publications, Inc.
Nancy H. Teeters (66)           Trustee        Economist; formerly, Vice President and Chief
c/o Prudential Mutual Fund                     Economist (March 1986-June 1990) of International
Management, Inc.                               Business Machines Corporation; former Member of
One Seaport Plaza                              the Board of Governors of the Horace H. Rackham
New York, NY                                   School of Graduate Studies of the University of
                                               Michigan; Director, Inland Steel Corporation
                                               (since July 1991) and First Financial Fund, Inc.
David S. Towner (63)            Trustee        Consultant
c/o Prudential Mutual Fund
Management, Inc.
One Seaport Plaza
New York, NY
Robert F. Gunia (49)            Vice           Director (since January 1989), Chief
c/o Prudential Mutual Fund      President      Administrative Officer (since July 1990) and
Management, Inc.                               Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
One Seaport Plaza                              Financial Officer (since June 1987) of PMF;
New York, NY                                   Comptroller of the Money Management Group of The
                                               Prudential Insurance Company of America
                                               (Prudential)(since 1996); Senior Vice President
                                               (since March 1987) of Prudential Securities;
                                               Executive Vice President,
</TABLE>
 
                                      B-13
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  POSITION                   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE            WITH FUNDS                  DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
- ------------------------------  -------------  --------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>            <C>
                                               Treasurer and Comptroller (since March 1991) of
                                               PMFD; Director (since June 1987) of PMFS; Vice
                                               President and Director of The Asia Pacific Fund,
                                               Inc. (since May 1989).
Grace C.Torres (37)             Treasurer and  First Vice President (since March 1994) of PMF;
One Seaport Plaza               Principal      First Vice President (since March 1994) of
New York, NY                    Financial and  Prudential Securities; Vice President of Bankers
                                Accounting     Trust (July 1989-March 1994).
                                Officer
Stephen M. Ungerman (43)        Assistant      First Vice President (since February 1993) of PMF;
One Seaport Plaza               Treasurer      Tax Director of the Money Management Group and the
New York, NY                                   Private Asset Group of The Prudential Insurance
                                               Company of America (since March 1996); prior
                                               thereto, Senior Tax Manager at Price Waterhouse
                                               LLP.
S. Jane Rose (50)               Secretary      Senior Vice President (since January 1991) and
One Seaport Plaza                              Senior Counsel (since June 1987) of PMF; Senior
New York, NY                                   Vice President and Senior Counsel of Prudential
                                               Securities (since July 1992); formerly Vice
                                               President and Associate General Counsel of
                                               Prudential Securities.
Ellyn C. Vogin (35)             Assistant      Vice President and Associate General Counsel of
One Seaport Plaza               Secretary      Prudential Securities and PMF (since March 1995);
New York, NY                                   prior thereto, associated with the law firm of
                                               Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
</TABLE>
 
    Trustees and officers of each Fund are also trustees, directors and officers
of some or all of the other investment companies distributed by Prudential
Securities.
 
    The officers conduct and supervise the daily business operations of each
Fund, while the Trustees, in addition to their functions set forth under
"Manager" and "Distributor," review such actions and decide on general policy.
 
    The Trustees have nominated a new slate of Trustees for each Fund which will
be submitted to shareholders of record as of August 9, 1996 at a special meeting
to be held in or about October 1996.
 
    Each Fund pays each Trustee who is not an affiliated person of the Manager
annual compensation as follows: COMMAND Government Fund, $7,000, COMMAND Money
Fund, $9,000 and COMMAND Tax-Free Fund, $8,000, in addition to certain
out-of-pocket expenses.
 
    The Trustees have adopted a retirement policy which calls for the retirement
of Trustees on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 72, except
that retirement is being phased in for Trustees who were age 68 or older as of
December 31, 1993. Under this phase-in provision, Messrs. Beach, Jacobs and
Shirk are scheduled to retire on December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
 
    Trustees may receive their Trustees' fees pursuant to a deferred fee
agreement with the Fund. Under the terms of each agreement, each Fund accrues
daily the amount of each Trustees' fee which accrue interest at a rate
equivalent to the prevailing rate applicable to 90-day U.S. Treasury Bills at
the beginning of each calendar quarter or at the daily rate of each Fund.
Payment of the interest so accrued is also deferred and accruals become payable
at the option of each Trustee. Each Fund's obligation to make payments of
deferred Trustees' fees, together with interest thereon, is a general obligation
of each Fund.
 
                                      B-14
<PAGE>
    The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation paid by the Funds
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 to the Trustees who are not affiliated
with the Manager and the aggregate compensation paid to such Trustees for
service on the Funds' Boards and the Board of any other investment companies
managed by Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc. (Fund Complex) for the
calendar year ended December 31, 1995.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   COMPENSATION TABLE
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             PENSION OR
                                                             RETIREMENT                             TOTAL COMPENSATION
                                             AGGREGATE    BENEFITS ACCRUED    ESTIMATED ANNUAL     FROM FUNDS AND FUND
                                            COMPENSATION   AS PART OF FUND    AND FUND BENEFITS      COMPLEX PAID TO
NAME AND POSITION                            FROM FUNDS       EXPENSES         UPON RETIREMENT           TRUSTEES
- ------------------------------------------  ------------  -----------------  -------------------  ----------------------
<S>                                         <C>           <C>                <C>                  <C>
Edward D. Beach, Trustee..................   $   24,000            None                 N/A       $   183,500(22)*(43)**
Delayne Dedrick Gold, Trustee.............   $   24,000            None                 N/A       $   183,250(24)*(45)**
Stanley E. Shirk, Trustee.................   $   24,000            None                 N/A       $    79,000(10)*(19)**
Langdon R. Stevenson, Trustee.............   $   24,000            None                 N/A       $    24,000(3)*(3)**
Stephen Stoneburn, Trustee................   $   24,000            None                 N/A       $    44,875(7)*(7)**
Nancy H. Teeters, Trustee.................   $   24,000            None                 N/A       $   107,500(13)*(31)**
David S. Towner, Trustee(1)...............   $   24,000            None                 N/A       $    24,000(3)*(3)**
</TABLE>
 
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*   Indicates number of funds in Fund Complex (including the Funds) to which
    aggregate compensation relates.
 
**  Indicates number of portfolios in Fund Complex (including the Funds) to
    which aggregate compensation relates.
 
(1) All compensation from the Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996
    represents deferred compensation. Aggregate compensation from the Funds for
    the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, including accrued interest, amounted to
    approximately $28,159. Aggregate compensation from the Fund Complex for the
    calendar year ended December 31, 1995, including accrued interest, amounted
    to $28,701.
 
    As of August 9, 1996, the Trustees and officers of each Fund, as a group,
owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of each Fund and there were no
beneficial owners of greater than 5% of the outstanding shares of any Fund.
 
    As of August 9, 1996, Prudential Securities was record holder of 517,925,703
shares (or 100%), 5,612,690,994 shares (or 100%) and 1,198,131,106 shares (or
100%) of the outstanding shares of the COMMAND Government Fund, COMMAND Money
Fund and COMMAND Tax-Free Fund, respectively. In the event of any meetings of
shareholders, Prudential Securities will forward, or cause the forwarding of,
proxy materials to the beneficial owners for which it is the record holder.
 
                                    MANAGER
 
    The manager of each of the Funds is Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc.
(PMF or the Manager), One Seaport Plaza, New York, New York 10292. PMF serves as
manager of all of the other investment companies that, together with the Funds,
comprise the Prudential Mutual Funds. See "How the Funds Are Managed--Manager"
in the Prospectus. As of July 31, 1996, PMF managed and/or administered open-end
and closed-end management investment companies with assets of approximately $52
billion. According to the Investment Company Institute, as of December 31, 1995,
the Prudential Mutual Funds were the 13th largest family of mutual funds in the
United States.
 
    PMF is a subsidiary of Prudential Securities Incorporated and The Prudential
Insurance Company of America (Prudential). PMF has three wholly-owned
subsidiaries: Prudential Mutual Fund Distributors, Inc., Prudential Mutual Fund
 
                                      B-15
<PAGE>
Services, Inc. (PMFS or the Transfer Agent) and Prudential Mutual Fund
Investment Management, Inc. PMFS serves as the transfer agent for the Prudential
Mutual Funds and, in addition, provides customer service, record keeping and
management and administration services to qualified plans.
 
    Pursuant to a management agreement with each Fund, PMF, subject to the
supervision of the Trustees and in conformity with each Fund's stated policies,
is responsible for managing the investment operations of the Funds and the
composition of the Funds' portfolios, including the purchase, retention and
disposition of securities. PMF is obligated to keep certain books and records in
connection therewith. PMF also administers the Funds' business affairs and, in
connection therewith, furnishes the Funds with office facilities, together with
those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished
by State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Funds' custodian, and Prudential
Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (PMFS or the Transfer Agent), the Funds' transfer and
dividend disbursing agent. The management services of PMF to the Funds are not
exclusive under the terms of the Management Agreements and PMF is free to, and
does, render management services to others.
 
    The Funds pay PMF for the services performed and the facilities furnished by
PMF fees computed daily and payable monthly as follows: Money Fund pays fees at
an annual rate of .50 of 1% of average daily net assets up to and including $500
million, .425 of 1% of the next $500 million and .375 of 1% of the next $500
million; and .35 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets in excess of $1.5
billion. The Government Fund pays a fee at an annual rate of .40 of 1% of the
Fund's average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion and .375 of 1% of
the Fund's average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The Tax-Free Fund
pays a fee at an annual rate of .50 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets
up to $500 million, .425 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets of the
next $500 million and .375 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets in
excess of $1 billion. In the event the expenses of the Funds (including the fees
of the Manager but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions,
distribution fees, litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses) for any fiscal year exceed the lowest applicable annual
expense limitation established and enforced pursuant to the statutes or
regulations of any jurisdictions in which shares of the Funds are then qualified
for offer and sale, the Manager will reduce its fee by the amount of such
excess, or, if such reduction exceeds the compensation payable to the Manager,
the Manager will pay to the Fund the amount of such reduction which exceeds the
amount of such compensation. Any such reductions or payments will be made
monthly and are subject to readjustment during the year. Currently, the most
restrictive of such annual limitations is believed to be 2 1/2% of each Fund's
average daily net assets up to $30 million, 2% of the next $70 million and
1 1/2% of such assets in excess of $100 million.
 
    In connection with the services it renders, PMF bears the following
expenses:
 
    (a) the salaries and expenses of all personnel of the Funds and the Manager,
except the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the
Manager or the Funds' investment adviser;
 
    (b) all expenses incurred by the Manager or by the Funds in connection with
managing the ordinary course of the Funds' business, other than those assumed by
the Funds, as described below; and
 
    (c) the costs and expenses payable to The Prudential Investment Corporation
(PIC) pursuant to each Subadvisory Agreement.
 
    Under the terms of the Management Agreements, each Fund is responsible for
the payment of the following expenses, including (a) the fee payable to the
Manager, (b) the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated with PMF
or PIC, (c) the fees and certain expenses of each Fund's 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
each Fund and of pricing each Fund's shares, (d) the fees and expenses of the
Fund's legal counsel and independent accountants, (e) brokerage commissions and
any issue or transfer taxes chargeable to the Fund in connection with its
securities transactions, (f) all taxes and corporate fees payable by the Fund to
governmental agencies, (g) the fees of any
 
                                      B-16
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trade association of which the Fund is a member, (h) the cost of share
certificates representing shares of the Fund, (i) the cost of fidelity,
directors and officers and errors and omissions insurance, (j) the fees and
expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of the Fund and of
its shares with the SEC, registering the Fund and qualifying its shares under
state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Fund's
registration statements and prospectuses for such purposes, (k) allocable
communications expenses with respect to investor services and all expenses of
shareholders' and Trustees' meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing
reports to shareholders, (l) litigation and indemnification expenses and other
extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's
business and (m) distribution fees.
 
    The Management Agreements provide that PMF will not be liable to the Funds
for any error of judgment by the Manager or for any loss sustained by the Funds
except in the case of a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of
compensation for services (in which case any award of damages will be limited as
provided in the Investment Company Act) or of wilful misfeasance, bad faith,
gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty on the part of the Manager. Each
Management Agreement also provides that it will terminate automatically if
assigned and that it may be terminated without penalty by either party upon no
more than 60, nor less than 30, days' written notice. The Management Agreements
will continue in effect from year to year so long as such continuance is
specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the Investment
Company Act. The Management Agreements were last approved by the Trustees,
including all of the Trustees who are not interested persons as defined in the
Investment Company Act, on April 10, 1996 and by a majority of the outstanding
shares of the Government Fund and Tax-Free Fund on August 18, 1988 and by a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Money Fund on October 18, 1988.
 
    For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994, the Money Fund
paid PMF management fees of $18,388,779, $12,002,993 and $10,245,686,
respectively. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994, the
Tax-Free Fund paid PMF management fees of $5,128,465, $4,314,275, and
$4,235,795, respectively. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 1996, 1995, and
1994, the Government Fund paid PMF management fees of $1,908,673, $1,401,832 and
$1,504,635, respectively.
 
    For each of the Funds, PMF has entered into a separate subadvisory agreement
with The Prudential Investment Corporation (PIC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Prudential (the Subadvisory Agreement). Under each Subadvisory Agreement, PIC
has agreed to furnish investment advisory services in connection with the
management of each of the Funds. In connection therewith, PIC is obligated to
keep certain books and records for each of the Funds. PMF continues to have
responsibility for all investment advisory services pursuant to the Management
Agreements and supervises PIC's performance of those services. PIC is reimbursed
by PMF for the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by PIC in furnishing those
services. Investment advisory services are provided to each Fund by a unit of
the subadviser, known as Prudential Mutual Fund Investment Management.
 
    The Subadvisory Agreements were last approved by the Trustees, including a
majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons as defined in the
Investment Company Act, on April 10, 1996; the shareholders of the Government
Fund and Tax-Free Fund approved their respective Subadvisory Agreements on
August 18, 1988 and the shareholders of the Money Fund approved their
Subadvisory Agreement on October 18, 1988.
 
    Each Subadvisory Agreement provides that it will terminate in the event of
its assignment or upon the termination of the respective Management Agreement.
Each Subadvisory Agreement may be terminated by the Fund, PMF or PIC upon not
less than 30 days' or more than 60 days' written notice. Each Subadvisory
Agreement provides that it will continue in effect for a period of 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 Investment
Company Act.
 
                                      B-17
<PAGE>
                                  DISTRIBUTOR
 
    On April 10, 1996, the Trustees of each of the Funds approved the
continuance of a Distribution and Service Plan on behalf of each Fund as well as
a Distribution Agreement for each Fund with Prudential Securities Incorporated
(Prudential Securities or PSI), One Seaport Plaza, New York, New York 10292.
Prudential Securities is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential. The
services it provides to each of the Funds are described in the Prospectus. See
``How the Funds Are Managed--Distributor." Prior to January 2, 1996, Prudential
Mutual Fund Distributors, Inc. (PMFD), One Seaport Plaza, New York, New York
10292, acted as distributor of the shares of each of the Funds.
 
PLANS OF DISTRIBUTION
 
    Pursuant to Rule 12b-1, a Distribution and Service Plan for each of the
Funds (collectively, the Plans) was last approved by the vote of a majority of
the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested
persons of each Fund and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in
the operation of the Plans or in any agreements related to the Plans (the Rule
12b-1 Trustees) at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Plans, on
April 10, 1996. Under each Fund's Distribution and Service Plan and Distribution
Agreement with Prudential Securities, each Fund pays Prudential Securities, as
distributor, a distribution fee of up to 0.125% of the average daily net assets
of each Fund, computed daily and payable monthly, to reimburse Prudential
Securities for distribution expenses.
 
    For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, Prudential Securities and PMFD
incurred distribution expenses in the aggregate of $6,120,993 for the Money
Fund, $596,460 for the Government Fund and $1,417,822 for the Tax-Free Fund, all
of which was recovered through the distribution fees paid by the Funds to PMFD.
It is estimated that of the distribution fees received by Prudential Securities
and PMFD for each Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, commission
credits to Prudential Securities branch offices for payments of commissions to
account executives amounted to approximately 80% ($4,504,000) for the Money
Fund; 80% ($440,000) for the Government Fund; and 80% ($1,041,000) for the
Tax-Free Fund; and overhead and other branch office distribution-related
expenses amounted to approximately 20% ($1,126,000) for the Money Fund;
approximately 20% ($109,000) for the Government Fund; and approximately 20%
($260,000) for the Tax-Free Fund.
 
    The term "overhead and other branch office distribution-related expenses"
represents (a) the expenses of operating Prudential Securities branch offices in
connection with the sale of the Fund's shares including lease costs, the
salaries and employee benefits of operations and sales support personnel,
utility costs, communications costs and the costs of stationery and supplies,
(b) the costs of client sales seminars, (c) travel expenses of mutual fund sales
coordinators to promote the sale of the Fund's shares and (d) other incidental
expenses relating to branch promotion of the Fund's sales.
 
    Pursuant to the Plans, the Trustees are provided at least quarterly with
written reports of the amounts expended under the Plans and the purposes for
which such expenditures were made. The Trustees review such reports on a
quarterly basis.
 
    The Plans provide that they will continue in effect from year to year,
provided each such continuance is approved annually by a vote of the Trustees of
each of the Funds in the manner described above. The Plans may not be amended to
increase materially the amount to be spent for the services described therein
without approval of the shareholders of the respective Funds, and all material
amendments of the Plans must also be approved by the Trustees in the manner
described above. The Plans may be terminated at any time, without payment of any
penalty, by vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, or by a vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds (as defined in the
Investment Company Act) on not more than 30 days' written notice to any other
party to the Plans. The Plans will automatically terminate in the event of an
assignment (as defined in the Investment Company Act). So long as the Plans are
in effect, the selection and nomination of Trustees who are not interested
persons of the Funds shall be committed to the discretion of the Trustees who
are not interested persons. The Trustees have determined that, in their
judgment, there
 
                                      B-18
<PAGE>
is a reasonable likelihood that the Plans will benefit the Funds and their
shareholders. In the Trustees' quarterly review of the Plans, they consider the
continued appropriateness of such Plans and the level of compensation provided
therein. Each Distribution Agreement provides that it will terminate
automatically if assigned and that it may be terminated without penalty by
either party upon no more than 60 days', nor less than 30 days', written notice.
 
    In the respective Distribution Agreements, the Funds have agreed to
indemnify Prudential Securities to the extent permitted by applicable law
against certain liabilities under the Securities Act. On November 3, 1995, the
Trustees approved the transfer of the Distribution Agreement for shares of each
of the Funds with PMFD to Prudential Securities.
 
    On October 21, 1993, PSI entered into an omnibus settlement with the SEC,
state securities regulators in 51 jurisdictions and the NASD to resolve
allegations that PSI sold interests in more than 700 limited partnerships (and a
limited number of other types of securities) from January 1, 1980 through
December 31, 1990, in violation of securities laws to persons for whom such
securities were not suitable in light of the individuals' financial condition or
investment objectives. It was also alleged that the safety, potential returns
and liquidity of the investments had been misrepresented. The limited
partnerships principally involved real estate, oil and gas producing properties
and aircraft leasing ventures. The SEC Order (i) included findings that PSI's
conduct violated the federal securities laws and that an order issued by the SEC
in 1986 requiring PSI to adopt, implement and maintain certain supervisory
procedures had not been complied with; (ii) directed PSI to cease and desist
from violating the federal securities laws and imposed a $10 million civil
penalty; and (iii) required PSI to adopt certain remedial measures including the
establishment of a Compliance Committee of its Board of Directors. Pursuant to
the terms of the SEC settlement, PSI established a settlement fund in the amount
of $330,000,000 and procedures, overseen by a court approved Claims
Administrator, to resolve legitimate claims for compensatory damages by
purchasers of the partnership interests. PSI has agreed to provide additional
funds, if necessary, for that purpose. PSI's settlement with the state
securities regulators included an agreement to pay a penalty of $500,000 per
jurisdiction. PSI consented to a censure and to the payment of a $5,000,000 fine
in settling the NASD action. In settling the above referenced matters, PSI
neither admitted nor denied the allegations asserted against it.
 
    On January 18, 1994, PSI agreed to the entry of a Final Consent Order and a
Parallel Consent Order by the Texas Securities Commissioner. The firm also
entered into a related agreement with the Texas Securities Commissioner. The
allegations were that the firm had engaged in improper sales practices and other
improper conduct resulting in pecuniary losses and other harm to investors
residing in Texas with respect to purchases and sales of limited partnership
interests during the period of January 1, 1980 through December 31, 1990.
Without admitting or denying the allegations, PSI consented to a reprimand,
agreed to cease and desist from future violations, and to provide voluntary
donations to the State of Texas in the aggregate amount of $1,500,000. The firm
agreed to suspend the creation of new customer accounts, the general
solicitation of new accounts, and the offer for sale of securities in or from
PSI's North Dallas office to new customers during a period of twenty consecutive
business days, and agreed that its other Texas offices would be subject to the
same restrictions for a period of five consecutive business days. PSI also
agreed to institute training programs for its securities salesmen in Texas.
 
    On October 27, 1994, Prudential Securities Group, Inc. (PSG) and PSI entered
into agreements with the United States Attorney deferring prosecution (provided
PSI complies with the terms of the agreement for three years) for any alleged
criminal activity related to the sale of certain limited partnership programs
from 1983 to 1990. In connection with these agreements, PSI agreed to add the
sum of $330,000,000 to the fund established by the SEC and executed a
stipulation providing for a reversion of such funds to the United States Postal
Inspection Service. PSI further agreed to obtain a mutually acceptable outside
director to sit on the Board of Directors of PSG and the Compliance Committee of
PSI. The new director also serves as an independent ``ombudsman" whom PSI
employees can call anonymously with complaints about ethics and compliance.
Prudential Securities shall report any allegations or instances of criminal
conduct and
 
                                      B-19
<PAGE>
material improprieties to the new director. The new director submits compliance
reports which identify all such allegations or instances of criminal conduct and
material improprieties every three months and will continue to do so for a
three-year period.
 
                              CALCULATION OF YIELD
 
    Each Fund will prepare a current quotation of yield from time to time. The
yield quoted will be the simple annualized yield for an identified seven
calendar day period. The yield calculation will be based on a hypothetical
account having a balance of exactly one share at the beginning of the seven-day
period. The base period return will be the change in the value of the
hypothetical account during the seven-day period, including dividends declared
on any shares purchased with dividends on the share but excluding any capital
changes. Yield for the Funds will vary based on a number of factors including
changes in market conditions, the level of interest rates and the level of Fund
income and expenses. Each Fund may also prepare an effective annual yield
computed by compounding the unannualized seven-day period return as follows: by
adding 1 to the unannualized seven-day period return, raising the sum to a power
equal to 365 divided by 7, and subtracting 1 from the result.
 
    Effective yield = [(base period return + 1)365/7]-1
 
    The Tax-Free Fund may also calculate the tax equivalent yield over a 7-day
period. The tax equivalent yield will be determined by first computing the
current yield as discussed above. The Fund will then determine what portion of
the yield is attributable to securities, the income of which is exempt for
federal income tax purposes. This portion of the yield will then be divided by
one minus 39.6% (the assumed maximum tax rate for individual taxpayers not
subject to Alternative Minimum Tax) and then added to the portion of the yield
that is attributable to taxable securities. The Fund's 7-day tax equivalent
yield as of June 30, 1996 was 5.71%.
 
    Comparative performance information may be used from time to time in
advertising or marketing the Fund's shares, including data from Lipper
Analytical Services, Inc., Morningstar Publications, Inc., IBC/Donoghue's Money
Fund Report, The Bank Rate Monitor, other industry publications, business
periodicals and market indices.
 
    Each Fund's yield fluctuates, and an annualized yield quotation is not a
representation by a Fund as to what an investment in the Fund will actually
yield for any given period.
 
                             PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
 
    The Manager is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the
Funds and for arranging the execution of portfolio transactions. For purposes of
this section, the term "Manager" includes the "Subadviser." The Manager
purchases portfolio securities for each Fund from dealers, underwriters and
issuers. Any sales of portfolio securities made prior to maturity are made to
dealers and issuers. The Funds do not normally incur any brokerage commission
expense on such transactions. The instruments purchased by the Funds 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. Securities purchased in underwritten offerings
include a fixed amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred to
as the underwriter's concession or discount. When securities are purchased or
sold directly from or to an issuer, no commissions or discounts are paid. The
Funds will not deal with Prudential Securities in any transaction in which
Prudential Securities acts as principal. There were no brokerage commissions
paid by the Funds during the fiscal years ended June 30, 1996, 1995 and 1994.
 
    The policy of the Funds regarding purchases and sales of securities for
their respective portfolios is that primary consideration will be given to
obtaining the most favorable price and efficient execution of transactions. This
means that the Manager will seek to execute each transaction at a price and
commission, if any, which provide the most favorable
 
                                      B-20
<PAGE>
total cost or proceeds reasonably attainable under the circumstances. While the
Manager generally seeks reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, the Funds
will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available. Within
the framework of the policy of obtaining best price and execution, the Manager
may consider research and investment services provided by brokers or dealers who
effect or are parties to portfolio transactions of the Funds, the Manager or the
Manager's other clients. Such research and investment services are those which
brokerage houses customarily provide to institutional investors and include
statistical and economic data and research reports on particular companies and
industries.
 
    Such services are used by the Manager in connection with all of its
investment activities, and some of such services obtained in connection with the
execution of transactions for the Funds may be used in managing other investment
accounts. Conversely, brokers furnishing such services may be selected for the
execution of transactions of such other accounts, whose aggregate assets are
larger than the Funds, and the services furnished by such brokers may be used by
the Manager in providing investment management for the Funds. While such
services are useful and important in supplementing its own research and
facilities, the Manager believes that the value of such services is not
determinable and does not significantly reduce expenses. The Funds do not reduce
the fees they pay to the Manager by any amount that may be attributable to the
value of such services.
 
                       TAXES, DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
 
    Each Fund has elected to qualify and intends to remain qualified as a
regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the Code).
 
    Qualification as a regulated investment company under the Code requires,
among other things, that a Fund (a) derive at least 90% of its annual gross
income (without offset for losses from the sale or other disposition of
securities or foreign currencies) from interest, payments with respect to
securities loans, dividends and gains from the sale or other disposition of
securities of foreign currencies and certain financial futures, options and
forward contracts; (b) derive less than 30% of its gross income from gains from
the sale or other disposition of securities or options thereon held for less
than three months; and (c) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each
quarter of the taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the value of the Fund's assets
is represented by cash, U.S. Government securities and other securities limited
in respect of any one issuer to an amount not greater than 5% of the market
value of the Fund's assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such
issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its assets is invested in the
securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government securities).
 
    The Internal Revenue Code imposes a 4% nondeductible excise tax to the
extent the Funds do not meet certain minimum distribution requirements by the
end of each calendar year. The Funds intend to make timely distributions in
order to avoid this excise tax. For this purpose, dividends declared in October,
November and December payable to shareholders of record on a specified date in
October, November and December and paid in the following January will be treated
as having been received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in
which declared. Under this rule, therefore, a shareholder may be taxed in the
prior year on dividends or distributions actually received in January of the
following year.
 
             CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT AND
                            INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Heritage Drive, North Quincy,
Massachusetts 02171, serves as Custodian for each Fund's portfolio securities
and cash, and in that capacity maintains certain financial and accounting books
and records pursuant to an agreement with each Fund.
 
                                      B-21
<PAGE>
    Prudential Mutual Fund Services, Inc. (PMFS), Raritan Plaza One, Edison, New
Jersey 08837, serves as Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent and in those
capacities maintains certain books and records for each Fund. PMFS is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of PMF. PMFS provides customary transfer agency services to
each Fund, including the handling of shareholder communications, the processing
of shareholder transactions, the maintenance of shareholder account records,
payment of dividends and distributions and related functions. For these
services, PMFS receives an annual fee per shareholder account, a new account
set-up fee for each manually established account and a monthly inactive zero
balance account fee per shareholder account. PMFS is also reimbursed for its
out-of-pocket expenses, including but not limited to postage, stationery,
printing, allocable communications expenses, and other costs. For the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1996, fees of approximately $1,700,000, $80,000 and $190,000
were incurred by COMMAND Money Fund, COMMAND Government Fund and COMMAND
Tax-Free Fund, respectively, for such services.
 
    Price Waterhouse LLP, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York,
serves as each of the Fund's independent accountants, and in that capacity
audits each Fund's annual financial statements.
 
                            REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
 
    The fiscal year of each Fund ends on June 30. Each Fund will send to its
shareholders, at least semi-annually, reports showing the Fund's portfolio and
other information. An annual report, containing financial statements audited by
independent accountants, will be sent to shareholders each year.
 
SHAREHOLDER INVESTMENT ACCOUNT
 
TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
 
    INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS. An individual retirement account (IRA)
permits the deferral of federal income tax on income earned in the account until
the earnings are withdrawn. The following chart represents a comparison of the
earnings in a personal savings account with those in an IRA, assuming a $2,000
annual contribution, an 8% rate of return and a 39.6% federal income tax bracket
and shows how much more retirement income can accumulate within an IRA as
opposed to a taxable individual savings account.
 
                           TAX-DEFERRED COMPOUNDING1
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CONTRIBUTIONS        PERSONAL
MADE OVER:           SAVINGS             IRA
- -----------  -----------------------  ----------
<S>          <C>                      <C>
  10 years         $    26,165        $   31,291
  15 years              44,675            58,649
  20 years              68,109            98,846
  25 years              97,780           157,909
  30 years             135,346           244,692
</TABLE>
 
- ------------
    1The chart is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the
performance of any Fund or any specific investment. It shows taxable versus
tax-deferred compounding for the periods and on the terms indicated. Earnings in
the IRA account will be subject to tax when withdrawn from the account.
 
COMMANDSM ACCOUNT PROGRAM
 
    Shares of the Funds are offered exclusively to participants in the COMMAND
Account program (the COMMAND program). The COMMAND program is an integrated
financial services program of Prudential Securities that offers Prudential
Securities' clients the use of their assets by linking together several
components: (i) a securities account, (ii) an automatic investment sweep into
one or more mutual funds (including the Funds) or a Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation insured savings account and (iii) a COMMAND
Visa-Registered Trademark- Gold Debit Card. Other COMMAND program features
 
                                      B-22
<PAGE>
include, among others, direct deposit and bill pay services and a dividend
reinvestment program with respect to common stocks traded on the New York and
American Stock Exchanges and with respect to NASDAQ stocks in which Prudential
Securities makes a principal market.
 
    The COMMAND program offers various other products or services. From time to
time, the COMMAND program annual fee and/or the fee associated with a particular
product or service may be waived or reduced. Currently, Prudential Securities
may waive or reduce fees for clients who participate in the COMMAND program for
the following products or services: the Valued Investor Program-C- (VIP),
Transfer on Death Account (TOD), Dividend Reinvestment Program, Prudential
Securities OnlineSM and Flexible Reserve Program. Products and services offered
through the COMMAND program, and the associated fees, and waivers or reductions
thereto, are subject to change. For information regarding products and services
available through the COMMAND program, please contact your Prudential Securities
Financial Adviser.
 
    From time to time, Prudential Securities may advertise the COMMAND program
and its component features and other products and services available through the
COMMAND program. Such advertisements may include information about the
performance of market indices, whether or not related to the Funds performance
(E.G. the S&P 500), and other performance data.
 
                       DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES RATINGS
 
CORPORATE AND TAX-EXEMPT BOND RATINGS
 
    The four highest ratings of Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) for
tax-exempt and corporate bonds are Aaa, Aa, A and Baa. Bonds rated Aaa are
judged to be of the "best quality." The rating of Aa is assigned to bonds which
are of "high quality by all standards," but as to which margins of protection or
other elements make long-term risks appear somewhat larger than Aaa rated bonds.
The Aaa and Aa rated bonds comprise what are generally known as "high grade
bonds." Bonds which are rated A by Moody's possess many favorable investment
attributes and are to be considered as "upper medium grade obligations." Factors
giving security to principal and interest of A rated bonds are considered
adequate, but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to
impairment sometime in the future. Bonds rated Baa are considered as "medium
grade" obligations. 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. Moody's
applies numerical modifiers "1", "2" and "3" in each generic rating
classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The
modifier "1" indicates that the company ranks in the higher end of its generic
rating category; the modifier "2" indicates a mid-range ranking; and the
modifier "3" indicates that the company ranks in the lower end of its generic
rating category. The foregoing ratings for tax-exempt bonds are sometimes
presented in parentheses with a "con" indicating the bonds are rated
conditionally. Bonds for which the security depends upon the completion of some
act or the fulfillment of some condition are rated conditionally. These are
bonds secured by (a) earnings of projects under construction, (b) earnings of
projects unseasoned in operation experience, (c) rentals which begin when
facilities are completed or (d) payments to which some other limiting condition
attaches. Such parenthetical rating denotes the probable credit stature upon
completion of construction or elimination of the basis of the condition.
 
    The four highest ratings of Standard & Poor's Ratings Group (Standard &
Poor's) for corporate or municipal debt are AAA, AA, A and BBB. Debt rated AAA
bear the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor's to a debt obligation and
indicate an extremely strong capacity to pay principal and interest. Debt rated
AA also qualify as high-quality debt obligations. Capacity to pay principal and
interest is very strong, and in the majority of instances they differ from AAA
issues only in small degrees. Debt rated A have a strong capacity to pay
principal and interest, although they are
 
                                      B-23
<PAGE>
somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and
economic conditions. The BBB rating, which is the lowest "investment grade"
security rating by Standard & Poor's, indicates an adequate capacity to pay
principal and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection
parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more
likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for debt in
this category than for debt in the A category. The foregoing ratings are
sometimes followed by a "p" indicating that the rating is provisional. A
provisional rating assumes the successful completion of the project being
financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service
requirements is largely or entirely dependent upon the successful and timely
completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality
subsequent to completion of the project, makes no comment on the likelihood of,
or the risk of default upon failure of, such completion.
 
TAX-EXEMPT NOTE RATINGS
 
    The ratings of Moody's for short-term obligations are MIG 1, MIG 2, MIG 3
and MIG 4. Short-term obligations bearing the designation MIG 1 are judged to be
of the best quality, enjoying strong protection from established cash flows of
funds for their servicing or from established and broad-based access to the
market for refinancing. Short-term obligations bearing the designation MIG 2 are
judged to be of high quality, with margins of protection which are ample
although not so large as in the preceding group. Short-term obligations
designated MIG 3 are judged to be of favorable quality, but lack the undeniable
strength of the preceding grades because liquidity and cash flow protection may
be narrow and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well
established. Short-term obligations designated MIG 4 are judged to be of
adequate quality. Though protection commonly regarded as required of an
investment security is present, and such obligations are not distinctly or
predominantly speculative, there is specific risk.
 
    The ratings of Standard & Poor's for municipal notes are SP-1, SP-2 and
SP-3. The designation "SP-1" indicates a very strong or strong capacity to pay
principal and interest. A "+" is added for those issues determined to possess
overwhelming safety characteristics. An "SP-2" designation indicates a
satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest while an "SP-3" designation
indicates speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
 
CORPORATE AND TAX-EXEMPT COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS
 
    Moody's and Standard & Poor's rating grades for commercial paper, set forth
below, are applied to Municipal Commercial Paper as well as taxable commercial
paper.
 
    Moody's short-term debt ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to
repay punctually senior debt obligations having an original maturity not
exceeding one year. Moody's employs the following three designations, all judged
to be investment grade, to indicate the relative repayment ability of rated
issuers: Prime-1, superior ability; Prime-2, strong ability; and Prime-3,
acceptable ability.
 
    Standard & Poor's commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the
likelihood of timely payment of debt considered short-term in the relevant
market. Ratings are graded into several categories, ranging from "A-1" for the
highest quality obligations to "D" for the lowest. The "A-1" designation
indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. A "+"
designation is applied to those issues rated "A-1" which possess an overwhelming
degree of safety. The "A-2" designation indicates that capacity for timely
payment is satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high
as for issues designated "A-1." The "A-3" designation indicates that the
capacity for timely payment is adequate. Such issues, however, are somewhat more
vulnerable to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances than obligations
carrying the higher designations. Issues rated "B" are regarded as having only
speculative capacity for timely payment. Issues rated "C" are regarded as having
a doubtful capacity for payment. Issues rated "D" are in payment default and the
rating is used when interest or principal payments are not made on the date due,
even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless Standard & Poor's
believes that such payments will be made during such grace period.
 
                                      B-24
<PAGE>
COMMAND MONEY FUND                               Portfolio of Investments
                                                            June 30, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Principal
 Amount                                       Value
  (000)              Description             (Note 1)
<C>          <S>                          <C>
             Bank Notes--3.9%
             American Express Centurion
               Bank
$  18,000(a) 5.45047%, 7/15/96..........  $   17,996,738
   20,000(a) 5.46609%, 7/15/96..........      19,996,844
   22,000(a) 5.43484%, 7/19/96..........      21,996,946
             Bank of America, Illinois
   17,000    5.80%, 5/13/97.............      16,995,640
             Bank of New York
    8,000    4.95%, 8/16/96.............       7,994,986
             FCC National Bank
    5,000    5.03%, 7/2/96..............       4,999,982
   33,000    5.77%, 4/15/97.............      32,985,028
             First National Bank of
               Chicago
   20,000    5.50%, 10/3/96.............      20,000,000
             Huntington National Bank
    7,000    4.48%, 10/14/96............       6,973,946
             Nationsbank Texas
    6,000    5.50%, 7/10/96.............       6,000,038
             NBD Bank, Michigan
   20,000    5.32%, 7/29/96.............      19,999,143
             United States National
               Bank of Oregon
   31,000    5.32%, 7/30/96.............      30,998,702
                                          --------------
             Total Bank Notes
               (amortized cost
               $206,937,993)............     206,937,993
                                          --------------
             Certificates of Deposit--Domestic--0.2%
             Barnett Bank of South
               Florida
   13,088    5.39%, 7/8/96
               (amortized cost
               $13,087,814).............      13,087,814
                                          --------------
             Certificates of Deposit--Eurodollar--1.8%
             Bayerische Hypotheken-und
               Weschel-Bank
   10,000    5.34%, 9/18/96.............       9,998,649
             Bayerische Landesbank
               Girozentrale
$   9,000    5.10%, 7/5/96..............  $    8,999,683
   10,000    5.43%, 10/18/96............      10,000,295
             Bayerische Vereinsbank
   15,000    5.34%, 9/26/96.............      14,997,655
    5,000    5.41%, 10/2/96.............       5,000,115
             Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
    5,000    5.18%, 9/4/96..............       4,997,145
             Rabobank Nederland
    8,000    5.12%, 9/3/96..............       7,995,608
             Societe Generale
    4,000    5.21%, 7/31/96.............       3,999,197
             Toronto Dominion Bank
   11,000    5.34%, 7/31/96.............      10,999,406
   20,000    5.34%, 8/28/96.............      19,997,758
                                          --------------
             Total Certificates of
               Deposit--Eurodollar
               (amortized cost
               $96,985,511).............      96,985,511
                                          --------------
             Certificates of Deposit--Yankee--4.7%
             Commerzbank
   57,000    5.31%, 7/1/96..............      57,000,000
             Deutsche Bank
   45,000    5.53%, 4/2/97..............      44,896,381
             Dresdner Bank
    6,000    5.13%, 11/22/96............       5,989,472
             Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen
               Girozentrale
   35,000    5.70%, 4/29/97.............      34,960,143
             Societe Generale
   34,000    5.34%, 7/1/96..............      34,000,000
   70,500    5.34%, 7/2/96..............      70,500,034
                                          --------------
             Total Certificates of
               Deposit--Yankee
               (amortized cost
               $247,346,030)............     247,346,030
                                          --------------
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-25



<PAGE>
COMMAND MONEY FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Principal
 Amount                                       Value
  (000)              Description             (Note 1)
<C>          <S>                          <C>
             Commercial Paper--62.2%
             A. H. Robins Co., Inc.
$  30,000    5.32%, 7/23/96.............  $   29,902,467
             ABN-Amro N.A. Finance, Inc.
   11,000    5.30%, 8/26/96.............      10,909,311
             American Brands, Inc.
    6,960    5.35%, 7/29/96.............       6,931,039
             American Express Credit
               Corp.
   50,000    5.28%, 7/15/96.............      49,897,333
             American Honda Finance
               Corp.
   10,000    5.35%, 7/8/96..............       9,989,597
    7,000    5.50%, 7/9/96..............       6,991,444
   17,000    5.35%, 7/10/96.............      16,977,263
    6,000    5.34%, 7/23/96.............       5,980,420
   24,000    5.48%, 8/26/96.............      23,795,413
             Aristar, Inc.
   12,387    5.40%, 7/8/96..............      12,373,994
    4,000    5.40%, 7/9/96..............       3,995,200
             Associates Corp. of North
               America
   37,000    5.30%, 7/9/96..............      36,956,422
   50,000    5.30%, 7/12/96.............      49,919,028
   45,000    5.40%, 7/29/96.............      44,811,000
   75,000    5.38%, 8/19/96.............      74,450,792
             Avco Financial Services,
               Inc.
   50,000    5.35%, 7/10/96.............      49,933,125
             BankAmerica Corp.
  150,000    5.31%, 8/19/96.............     148,915,875
             Barnett Bank, Inc.
   11,000    5.42%, 7/9/96..............      10,986,751
             Bell Atlantic Network
               Funding Corp.
    6,536    5.40%, 7/12/96.............       6,525,216
             BellSouth
               Telecommunications, Inc.,
   16,000    5.32%, 7/8/96..............      15,983,449
             Beneficial Corp.
$  50,000    5.38%, 8/20/96.............  $   49,626,389
   25,000    5.38%, 8/21/96.............      24,809,458
             BHF Finance, Inc.
    6,000    5.25%, 7/26/96.............       5,978,125
             Bradford & Bingley
               Building Society
   22,000    5.35%, 7/12/96.............      21,964,036
             Caterpillar Inc.
    7,000    5.32%, 8/15/96.............       6,953,450
             Caterpillar Financial
               Services Corp.
    8,000    5.25%, 9/19/96.............       7,906,667
    6,000    5.35%, 10/10/96............       5,909,942
    6,000    5.33%, 11/7/96.............       5,885,405
             Ciesco, L.P.
   46,000    5.38%, 8/8/96..............      45,738,771
             CIT Group Holdings, Inc.
   66,000    5.28%, 7/16/96.............      65,854,800
   23,000    5.33%, 8/12/96.............      22,856,978
   45,000    5.33%, 8/13/96.............      44,713,513
   35,000    5.38%, 8/22/96.............      34,728,011
   50,000    5.38%, 8/23/96.............      49,603,972
             Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
    9,000    5.40%, 7/16/96.............       8,979,750
             Corporate Asset Funding
               Co., Inc.
    9,000    5.30%, 7/18/96.............       8,977,475
             Corporate Receivables Corp.
   15,000    5.29%, 7/23/96.............      14,951,508
   25,000    5.29%, 7/24/96.............      24,915,507
   21,800    5.32%, 7/25/96.............      21,722,683
   27,100    5.30%, 8/19/96.............      26,904,504
             Countrywide Home Loan, Inc.
    5,150    5.42%, 7/18/96.............       5,136,819
   31,000    5.40%, 7/23/96.............      30,897,700
    9,000    5.42%, 7/25/96.............       8,967,480
    9,700    5.42%, 7/26/96.............       9,663,490
   24,000    5.43%, 8/20/96.............      23,819,000
   19,000    5.43%, 8/22/96.............      18,850,977
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-26

  

<PAGE>
COMMAND MONEY FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Principal
 Amount                                       Value
  (000)              Description             (Note 1)
<C>          <S>                          <C>
             Commercial Paper--(cont'd)
             CXC, Inc.
$  24,400    5.29%, 7/9/96..............  $   24,371,316
    7,581    5.35%, 7/11/96.............       7,569,734
   25,000    5.29%, 7/17/96.............      24,941,222
   25,000    5.35%, 7/18/96.............      24,936,840
   16,000    5.34%, 7/19/96.............      15,957,280
             Enterprise Funding Corp.
    5,067    5.32%, 7/1/96..............       5,067,000
   13,000    5.37%, 7/25/96.............      12,953,460
   10,100    5.40%, 7/31/96.............      10,054,550
    6,053    5.41%, 8/8/96..............       6,018,434
    6,447    5.41%, 8/12/96.............       6,406,309
             Falcon Asset Securitization
               Corp.
    5,000    5.38%, 7/22/96.............       4,984,308
             Finova Capital Corp.
   10,490    5.42%, 7/9/96..............      10,477,365
    8,000    5.45%, 7/16/96.............       7,981,833
    4,500    5.45%, 7/17/96.............       4,489,100
   26,000    5.43%, 7/22/96.............      25,917,645
    7,800    5.47%, 7/22/96.............       7,775,112
    4,000    5.45%, 7/23/96.............       3,986,678
    9,000    5.37%, 7/30/96.............       8,961,068
   33,000    5.47%, 8/19/96.............      32,754,306
             First Data Corp.
   17,569    5.45%, 7/30/96.............      17,491,867
             Ford Motor Credit Co.
   59,000    5.30%, 7/9/96..............      58,930,511
   65,000    5.31%, 7/12/96.............      64,894,537
   96,000    5.38%, 8/19/96.............      95,297,013
   28,000    5.38%, 8/22/96.............      27,782,409
             General Electric Capital
               Corp.
   35,000    5.33%, 8/12/96.............      34,782,358
   69,000    5.33%, 8/16/96.............      68,530,072
   60,000    5.39%, 8/27/96.............      59,487,950
             General Motors Acceptance
               Corp.
   78,000    5.34%, 9/13/96.............      77,143,820
   78,000    5.34%, 9/16/96.............      77,109,110
             GTE Corp.
$  17,000    5.39%, 7/15/96.............  $   16,964,366
   18,000    5.42%, 7/26/96.............      17,932,250
   19,000    5.43%, 7/30/96.............      18,916,891
             Heller Financial, Inc.
   10,000    5.46%, 7/8/96..............       9,989,383
   34,000    5.48%, 7/16/96.............      33,922,367
    6,000    5.44%, 7/22/96.............       5,980,960
   16,000    5.49%, 7/29/96.............      15,931,680
             Household Finance Corp.
   38,000    5.38%, 8/20/96.............      37,716,056
             IBM Credit Corp.
   37,000    5.29%, 7/10/96.............      36,951,068
             ITT Industries, Inc.
    7,000    5.35%, 7/8/96..............       6,992,718
    9,000    5.37%, 7/9/96..............       8,989,260
   12,000    5.35%, 7/15/96.............      11,975,033
             Lehman Brothers Holdings,
               Inc.
  139,295    5.55%, 7/8/96..............     139,144,677
             Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
   80,000    5.40%, 7/15/96.............      79,832,000
             Mitsubishi International
               Corp.
   27,000    5.46%, 7/18/96.............      26,930,385
             Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.
   93,000    5.30%, 7/8/96..............      92,904,158
   39,071    5.29%, 7/9/96..............      39,025,070
             Newell Company
    5,000    5.42%, 7/22/96.............       4,984,192
             Nomura Holdings America,
               Inc.
   47,000    5.67%, 7/1/96..............      47,000,000
             Norwest Financial, Inc.
   12,000    5.35%, 7/10/96.............      11,983,950
   11,000    5.34%, 7/11/96.............      10,983,683
             NYNEX Corp.
    3,783    5.34%, 7/22/96.............       3,771,216
   15,000    5.40%, 7/22/96.............      14,952,750
   21,000    5.42%, 7/22/96.............      20,933,605
   20,000    5.44%, 7/22/96.............      19,936,533
</TABLE>

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Principal
 Amount                                       Value
  (000)              Description             (Note 1)
<C>          <S>                          <C>
             Commercial Paper--(cont'd)
             Philip Morris Cos., Inc.
$  14,000    5.30%, 7/19/96.............  $   13,962,900
   20,000    5.39%, 7/25/96.............      19,928,133
   38,000    5.38%, 8/20/96.............      37,716,056
             PNC Funding Corp.
   28,000    5.40%, 7/11/96.............      27,958,000
             Preferred Receivables
               Funding Corp.
   19,175    5.35%, 7/12/96.............      19,143,654
   40,000    5.37%, 7/15/96.............      39,916,467
   21,875    5.35%, 7/18/96.............      21,819,735
   42,000    5.37%, 7/24/96.............      41,855,905
    8,225    5.37%, 8/15/96.............       8,169,790
   17,050    5.30%, 8/22/96.............      16,919,473
             Rank Xerox Capital (Europe)
               PLC
    4,138    5.30%, 7/1/96..............       4,138,000
             Riverwoods Funding Corp.
   17,000    5.28%, 7/8/96..............      16,982,547
             Sears Roebuck Acceptance
               Corp.
   16,000    5.40%, 7/25/96.............      15,942,400
             Smith Barney, Inc.
   15,000    5.36%, 7/2/96..............      14,997,767
   25,640    5.38%, 7/11/96.............      25,601,682
             Sony Capital Corporation
    7,000    5.32%, 7/9/96..............       6,991,724
             Special Purpose Accounts
               Receivables Coop Corp.
   10,000    5.40%, 7/9/96..............       9,988,000
             Transamerica Corp.
   27,000    5.28%, 7/8/96..............      26,972,280
             Transamerica Finance Corp.
   11,430    5.29%, 9/5/96..............      11,319,148
             Travelers/Aetna Property
               Casualty Corp.
   18,000    5.35%, 7/10/96.............      17,975,925
   16,000    5.35%, 7/11/96.............      15,976,222
             US West Communications,
               Inc.
$   5,000    5.40%, 7/2/96..............  $    4,999,250
             WCP Funding, Inc.
    5,000    5.40%, 7/25/96.............       4,982,000
   21,000    5.30%, 8/7/96..............      20,885,608
             Westpac Capital Corp.
   34,000    5.35%, 7/2/96..............      33,994,947
             Whirlpool Financial Corp.
   47,500    5.40%, 7/22/96.............      47,350,375
                                          --------------
             Total Commercial Paper
               (amortized cost
               $3,300,726,995)..........   3,300,726,995
                                          --------------
             Loan Participations--0.9%
             Englehard Corp.
   37,000    5.4275%, 7/8/96............      37,000,000
             Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.
   11,000    5.42%, 7/15/96.............      11,000,000
                                          --------------
             Total Loan Participations
               (amortized cost
               $48,000,000).............      48,000,000
                                          --------------
             Other Corporate Obligations--14.1%
             Associates Corp. of North
               America
    3,100    9.70%, 5/1/97..............       3,198,806
             Ford Motor Credit Co.,
    5,000    9.10%, 7/5/96..............       5,001,890
   10,000    14.00%, 7/5/96.............      10,008,262
    4,000    9.05%, 7/23/96.............       4,007,657
             General Motors Acceptance
               Corp.
   38,000(a) 5.44%, 7/1/96..............      37,994,188
    2,500    8.80%, 7/3/96..............       2,500,346
    4,000    8.625%, 7/15/96............       4,003,805
    6,000    8.25%, 8/1/96..............       6,010,753
   39,000(a) 5.50438%, 8/2/96...........      38,997,061
   11,000(a) 5.5161%, 8/21/96...........      10,999,543
    5,000    8.20%, 9/13/96.............       5,022,605
    5,000    7.65%, 2/3/97..............       5,072,811
    9,000    6.10%, 3/31/97.............       9,026,564
</TABLE>

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-28
  

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COMMAND MONEY FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Principal
 Amount                                       Value
  (000)              Description             (Note 1)
<C>          <S>                          <C>
             Other Corporate Obligations--(cont'd)
             Goldman, Sachs Group, L.P.
$  52,000(a)(c) 5.625%, 8/23/96............ $   52,000,000
  216,000(a)(c) 5.70703%, 11/22/96.........    216,000,000
             International Lease Finance
               Corp.
    4,250    8.75%, 8/15/96.............       4,263,980
    5,600    5.875%, 2/1/97.............       5,617,710
             Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
   72,000(a) 5.4375%, 7/2/96............      71,994,678
   10,000(a) 5.48875%, 7/24/96..........       9,999,434
             Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.
   18,000(a) 5.66016%, 7/15/96..........      18,000,000
   33,000(a) 5.625%, 8/15/96............      33,000,000
             Philip Morris Cos., Inc.
    9,000    8.875%, 7/1/96.............       9,000,000
             SMM Trust Notes 1995-O
   10,910(a) 5.49609%, 7/15/96..........      10,909,486
             SMM Trust Notes 1995-Q
  174,000(a) 5.49609%, 7/15/96..........     173,991,478
                                          --------------
             Total Other Corporate
               Obligations
               (amortized cost
               $746,621,057)............     746,621,057
                                          --------------
             U.S. Government Agencies--8.5%
             Federal Farm Credit Bank
   19,585    5.75%, 8/1/96..............      19,582,220
             Federal National Mortgage
               Association
   82,000(a) 5.495%, 7/1/96.............      82,000,000
   67,000(a) 5.495%, 7/1/96.............      66,978,262
   50,000    5.48%, 4/24/97.............      49,874,089
             United States Treasury
               Notes
  110,000    6.875%, 2/28/97............     111,218,741
   50,000    6.625%, 3/31/97............      50,490,116
   50,000    6.875%, 3/31/97............      50,615,338
   20,000    6.125%, 5/31/97............      20,051,789
                                          --------------
             Total U.S. Government
               Agencies
               (amortized cost
               $450,810,555)............  $  450,810,555
                                          --------------
             Repurchase Agreements(b)--3.7%
$  75,201    Goldman Sachs & Co.,
               5.55%, dated 6/28/96, due
               7/2/96 in the amount of
               $75,247,374 (cost
               $75,201,000) value of the
               collateral including
               accrued
               interest--$76,705,020)...      75,201,000
  124,329    Morgan Stanley & Co.,
               5.41%, dated 6/24/96, due
               7/1/96 in the amount of
               $124,459,787 (cost
               $124,329,000) value of
               the
               collateral including
               accrued
              interest--$127,633,487)...     124,329,000
                                          --------------
             Total Repurchase
               Agreements
               (amortized cost
               $199,530,000)............     199,530,000
                                          --------------
             Total Investments--100.0%
               (amortized cost
               $5,310,045,955)..........   5,310,045,955
             Liabilities in excess of
               other assets.............        (204,045)
                                          --------------
             Net Assets--100%...........  $5,309,841,910
                                          --------------
                                          --------------
</TABLE>
 
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(a) The maturity date presented for these instruments is the later of the next
    date on which the security can be redeemed at par or the next date on which
    the rate of interest is adjusted.
(b) Repurchase agreements are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Federal agency
    obligations.
(c) Indicates a security restricted as to resale.

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-29
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND MONEY FUND
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Assets                                                                                     June 30, 1996
                                                                                           --------------
<S>                                                                                        <C>
Investments, at amortized cost which approximates market value..........................   $5,310,045,955
Cash....................................................................................           17,195
Receivable for Fund shares sold.........................................................       99,132,844
Interest receivable.....................................................................       22,232,249
Prepaid expenses........................................................................          181,076
                                                                                           --------------
  Total assets..........................................................................    5,431,609,319
                                                                                           --------------
Liabilities
Payable for Fund shares repurchased.....................................................      118,302,308
Management fee payable..................................................................        1,644,045
Accrued expenses and other liabilities..................................................          959,626
Distribution fee payable................................................................          861,430
                                                                                           --------------
  Total liabilities.....................................................................      121,767,409
                                                                                           --------------
Net Assets
Applicable to 5,309,841,910 shares of beneficial interest ($.01 par value) issued and
  outstanding;
  unlimited number of shares authorized.................................................   $5,309,841,910
                                                                                           --------------
                                                                                           --------------
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,309,841,910 /
  5,309,841,910 shares).................................................................            $1.00
                                                                                           --------------
                                                                                           --------------
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-30
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND MONEY FUND
Statement of Operations
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Year Ended
                                           June 30,
Net Investment Income                        1996
                                        --------------
<S>                                     <C>
Income
  Interest.............................  $ 280,999,825
                                        --------------
Expenses
  Management fee.......................     18,388,779
  Distribution fee.....................      6,120,993
  Registration fees....................      1,815,000
  Transfer agent's fees and expenses...      1,700,000
  Custodian's fees and expenses........        220,000
  Reports to shareholders..............        150,000
  Insurance expense....................         93,000
  Trustees' fees and expenses..........         63,000
  Audit fee and expenses...............         41,000
  Legal fees and expenses..............         15,000
  Miscellaneous........................          3,044
                                        --------------
    Total expenses.....................     28,609,816
                                        --------------
Net investment income..................    252,390,009
                                        --------------
Realized gain on Investments
Net realized gain on investment
  transactions.........................        125,755
                                        --------------
Net Increase in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations..............  $ 252,515,764
                                        --------------
                                        --------------
</TABLE>
 
COMMAND MONEY FUND
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Year Ended June 30,
Increase in           -----------------------------------
Net Assets                  1996               1995
                      ----------------   ----------------
<S>                   <C>                <C>
Operations
  Net investment
  income............. $    252,390,009   $    156,370,915
  Net realized gain
    on investment
    transactions.....          125,755            307,047
                      ----------------   ----------------
  Net increase in net
    assets resulting
    from
    operations.......      252,515,764        156,677,962
                      ----------------   ----------------
Dividends and
  distributions to
  shareholders.......     (252,515,764)      (156,677,962)
                      ----------------   ----------------
Fund share
  transactions (at $1
  per share)
  Net proceeds from
    shares
    subscribed.......   24,708,980,727     16,966,514,286
  Net asset value of
    shares issued to
    shareholders in
    reinvestment of
    dividends and
    distributions....      252,515,764        156,677,962
  Cost of shares
    reacquired.......  (23,707,354,464)   (15,515,692,996)
                      ----------------   ----------------
  Net increase in net
    assets from Fund
    share
    transactions.....    1,254,142,027      1,607,499,252
                      ----------------   ----------------
Total increase.......    1,254,142,027      1,607,499,252
Net Assets
Beginning of year....    4,055,699,883      2,448,200,631
                      ----------------   ----------------
End of year.......... $  5,309,841,910   $  4,055,699,883
                      ----------------   ----------------
                      ----------------   ----------------
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-31
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND MONEY FUND
Financial Highlights
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Year Ended June 30,
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            1996         1995         1994         1993         1992
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
<S>                                                      <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of year.....................  $    1.000   $    1.000   $    1.000   $    1.000   $    1.000
Net investment income and net realized gains...........       0.052        0.050        0.029        0.030        0.046
Dividends and distributions to shareholders............      (0.052)      (0.050)      (0.029)      (0.030)      (0.046)
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Net asset value, end of year...........................  $    1.000   $    1.000   $    1.000   $    1.000   $    1.000
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
TOTAL RETURN(a):.......................................        5.30%        5.13%        2.98%        3.01%        4.71%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year (000)..........................  $5,309,842   $4,055,700   $2,448,201   $2,436,672   $2,125,430
Average net assets (000)...............................  $4,896,794   $3,072,284   $2,570,195   $2,275,532   $2,377,108
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including distribution fees................         .58%         .59%         .59%         .61%         .64%
  Expenses, excluding distribution fees................         .46%         .47%         .47%         .48%         .51%
  Net investment income................................        5.15%        5.09%        2.92%        2.90%        4.57%
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
 (a) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day
     and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment
     of dividends and distributions.

See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.

                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Shareholders and Trustees of
Command Money Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of
changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Command Money Fund (the ``Fund'')
at June 30, 1996, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the
changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and
the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These financial
statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as ``financial
statements'') are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at June
30, 1996 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and the application of
alternative auditing procedures where confirmations from brokers were not
received, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York

August 9, 1996
                                      B-32
  

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COMMAND GOVERNMENT FUND                                Portfolio of Investments
                                                                  June 30, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Principal
 Amount                                         Value
  (000)               Description              (Note 1)
<C>          <S>                             <C>
             U. S. Government Agencies--58.9%
             Federal Farm Credit Bank
 $ 10,000    5.19%, 7/10/96................  $  9,987,025
    4,000    5.75%, 8/1/96.................     3,999,432
                                             ------------
                                               13,986,457
                                             ------------
             Federal Home Loan Bank
   15,000(a) 5.25%, 7/2/96.................    14,995,745
      400    7.81%, 7/17/96................       400,465
    1,850    8.00%, 7/25/96................     1,853,510
    2,820    7.39%, 8/2/96.................     2,823,548
    1,900    6.125%, 8/5/96................     1,901,821
    1,800    6.875%, 11/18/96..............     1,811,328
                                             ------------
                                               23,786,417
                                             ------------
             Federal Home Loan Mortgage
               Corporation
   15,000    5.27%, 9/5/96.................    14,855,075
                                             ------------
             Federal National Mortgage
               Association
   20,000(a) 5.25969%, 7/1/96..............    19,982,919
   21,600(a) 5.27%, 7/1/96.................    21,596,860
   20,500(a) 5.2775%, 7/1/96...............    20,496,429
   15,500(a) 5.495%, 7/1/96................    15,498,378
    2,870    5.59%, 7/1/96.................     2,870,000
   13,245    8.00%, 7/10/96................    13,252,946
    5,000    5.02%, 7/24/96................     4,983,964
    2,050    4.94922%, 8/15/96.............     2,049,662
    5,000(a) 4.325%, 9/4/96................     4,988,758
   10,000    5.26%, 9/9/96.................     9,897,722
    1,000    8.625%, 9/10/96...............     1,005,622
    7,000    5.60%, 11/1/96................     6,996,365
   16,250    5.71%, 5/20/97................    16,235,351
                                             ------------
                                              139,854,976
                                             ------------
             Student Loan Marketing
               Association
    2,500(a) 5.37%, 7/1/96.................  $  2,498,207
    8,000(a) 6.08%, 7/1/96.................     8,000,000
    3,000(a) 5.39%, 7/2/96.................     2,999,390
    2,525(a) 5.69%, 7/2/96.................     2,525,410
   13,090    7.56%, 12/9/96................    13,202,767
                                             ------------
                                               29,225,774
                                             ------------
             United States Treasury Notes
   10,000    6.125%, 7/31/96...............    10,009,145
   14,000    7.875%, 7/31/96...............    14,032,156
    3,000    6.875%, 10/31/96..............     3,011,186
    5,000    6.875%, 2/28/97...............     5,055,397
   10,000    6.625%, 3/31/97...............    10,089,355
    5,000    6.50%, 4/30/97................     5,031,147
   18,000    6.50%, 5/15/97................    18,118,345
                                             ------------
                                               65,346,731
                                             ------------
             Total U. S. Government
               Agencies
               (amortized cost
               $287,055,430)...............   287,055,430
                                             ------------
             Repurchase Agreements(b)--41.0%
   45,655    CS First Boston Corp.,
               5.40%, dated 06/24/96, due
               07/01/96 in the amount of
               $45,702,938 (cost
               $45,655,000), value of
               collateral including accrued
               interest--$46,903,521.......    45,655,000
   49,600    Morgan Stanley & Co.,
               5.41%, dated 06/24/96, due
               07/01/96 in the amount of
               $49,652,176 (cost
               $49,600,000), value of
               collateral including accrued
               interest--$50,610,662.......    49,600,000
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-33
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND GOVERNMENT FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Principal
 Amount                                         Value
  (000)               Description              (Note 1)
<C>          <S>                             <C>
             Repurchase Agreements--(cont'd)
 $ 15,333    Nomura Securities
               International, Inc.,
               5.42%, dated 06/27/96, due
               07/01/96 in the amount of
               $15,342,234 (cost
               $15,333,000),
               value of collateral
               including accrued
               interest--$15,649,310.......  $ 15,333,000
   20,251    Bear, Stearns & Co.,
               5.40%, dated 06/25/96, due
               07/02/96 in the amount of
               $20,272,264 (cost
               $20,251,000), value of
               collateral including accrued
               interest--$20,856,278.......    20,251,000
   15,000    Nomura Securities
               International, Inc.,
               5.40%, dated 06/25/96, due
               07/02/96 in the amount of
               $15,015,750 (cost
               $15,000,000),
               value of collateral
               including accrued
               interest--$15,309,441.......    15,000,000
    1,437    Goldman Sachs & Co.,
               5.55%, dated 06/28/96, due
               07/02/96 in the amount of
               $1,437,886 (cost
               $1,437,000), value of
               collateral including accrued
               interest--$1,465,741........     1,437,000
    5,000    UBS Securities Inc.,
               5.37%, dated 06/26/96, due
               07/03/96 in the amount of
               $5,005,221 (cost
               $5,000,000), value of
               collateral including accrued
               interest--$5,102,166........     5,000,000
 $ 47,500    Smith Barney, Inc.,
               5.32%, dated 06/03/96, due
               07/08/96 in the amount of
               $47,745,681 (cost
               $47,500,000), value of
               collateral including accrued
               interest--$48,450,977.......  $ 47,500,000
                                             ------------
             Total Repurchase Agreements
               (amortized cost
               $199,776,000)...............   199,776,000
                                             ------------
             Total Investments--99.9%
               (amortized cost
               $486,831,430)...............   486,831,430
             Other assets in excess of
               liabilities--0.1%...........       653,280
                                             ------------
             Net Assets--100%..............  $487,484,710
                                             ------------
                                             ------------
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
(a) The maturity date presented for these instruments is the later of the next
    date on which the security can be redeemed at par or the next date on which
    the rate of interest is adjusted.
(b) Repurchase agreements are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Federal agency
    obligations.

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-34
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND GOVERNMENT FUND
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Assets                                                                                       June 30, 1996
                                                                                             -------------
<S>                                                                                          <C>
Investments, at amortized cost which approximates market value............................   $ 486,831,430
Cash......................................................................................           2,811
Receivable for Fund shares sold...........................................................       5,186,549
Interest receivable.......................................................................       4,275,050
Prepaid expenses..........................................................................          17,043
                                                                                             -------------
  Total assets............................................................................     496,312,883
                                                                                             -------------
Liabilities
Payable for Fund shares repurchased.......................................................       8,188,869
Accrued expenses and other liabilities....................................................         395,544
Management fee payable....................................................................         163,750
Distribution fee payable..................................................................          80,010
                                                                                             -------------
  Total liabilities.......................................................................       8,828,173
                                                                                             -------------
Net Assets
Applicable to 487,484,710 shares of beneficial interest (.01 par value) issued and
  outstanding;
  unlimited number of shares authorized...................................................   $ 487,484,710
                                                                                             -------------
                                                                                             -------------
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share 
  ($487,484,710 divided by 487,484,710 shares)............................................           $1.00
                                                                                             -------------
                                                                                             -------------
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-35
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND GOVERNMENT FUND
Statement of Operations
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Year Ended
                                           June 30,
Net Investment Income                        1996
                                         -------------
<S>                                      <C>
Income
  Interest..............................  $ 27,002,532
                                         -------------
Expenses
  Management fee........................     1,908,673
  Distribution fee......................       596,460
  Registration fees.....................       428,000
  Custodian's fees and expenses.........       100,000
  Transfer agent's fees and expenses....        80,000
  Trustee's fees and expenses...........        49,000
  Reports to shareholders...............        45,000
  Audit fee and expenses................        36,000
  Legal fees and expenses...............        20,000
  Insurance expense.....................        10,200
  Miscellaneous.........................         6,726
                                         -------------
    Total expenses......................     3,280,059
                                         -------------
Net investment income...................    23,722,473
                                         -------------
Realized gain on Investments
Net realized gain on investment
  transactions..........................        60,771
                                         -------------
Net Increase in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations...............  $ 23,783,244
                                         -------------
                                         -------------
</TABLE>
 
COMMAND GOVERNMENT FUND
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Year Ended June 30,
Increase in             ---------------------------------
Net Assets                   1996              1995
                        ---------------   ---------------
<S>                     <C>               <C>
Operations
  Net investment
  income............... $    23,722,473   $    16,865,588
  Net realized gain on
    investment
    transactions.......          60,771            49,296
                        ---------------   ---------------
  Net increase in net
    assets resulting
    from operations....      23,783,244        16,914,884
                        ---------------   ---------------
Dividends and
  distributions to
  shareholders.........     (23,783,244)      (16,914,884)
                        ---------------   ---------------
Fund share transactions
  (at $1 per share)
  Net proceeds from
    shares
    subscribed.........   2,100,249,743     1,851,317,527
  Net asset value of
    shares issued to
    shareholders in
    reinvestment of
    dividends and
    distributions......      23,783,244        16,914,884
  Cost of shares
  reacquired...........  (2,040,843,422)   (1,789,194,124)
                        ---------------   ---------------
  Net increase in net
    assets from Fund
    share
    transactions.......      83,189,565        79,038,287
                        ---------------   ---------------
Total increase.........      83,189,565        79,038,287
Net Assets
Beginning of year......     404,295,145       325,256,858
                        ---------------   ---------------
End of year............ $   487,484,710   $   404,295,145
                        ---------------   ---------------
                        ---------------   ---------------
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-36
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND GOVERNMENT FUND
Financial Highlights
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Year Ended June 30,
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                  1996       1995       1994       1993       1992
                                                                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
<S>                                                             <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of year............................  $  1.000   $  1.000   $  1.000   $  1.000   $  1.000
Net investment income and net realized gains..................      .050       .048      0.028      0.028      0.045
Dividends and distributions to shareholders...................     (.050)     (.048)    (0.028)    (0.028)    (0.045)
                                                                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Net asset value, end of year..................................  $  1.000   $  1.000   $  1.000   $  1.000   $  1.000
                                                                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                                                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
TOTAL RETURN(a)...............................................      5.12%      4.89%      2.86%      2.85%      4.56%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year (000).................................  $487,485   $404,295   $325,257   $381,703   $372,988
Average net assets (000)......................................  $477,168   $350,458   $376,159   $380,103   $422,639
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including distribution fees.......................       .68%       .65%       .63%       .65%       .69%
  Expenses, excluding distribution fees.......................       .56%       .53%       .51%       .53%       .57%
  Net investment income.......................................      4.97%      4.81%      2.79%      2.74%      4.38%
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
(a) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day
    and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment
    of dividends and distributions.

See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.

                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Shareholders and Trustees of
Command Government Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of
changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Command Government Fund (the
``Fund'') at June 30, 1996, the results of its operations for the year then
ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period
then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period
then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These
financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as
``financial statements'') are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at June
30, 1996 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers and the application of
alternative auditing procedures where confirmations from brokers were not
received, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York

August 9, 1996
                                      B-37
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND                               Portfolio of Investments
                                                            June 30, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Moody's    Principal
   Rating     Amount                                    Value
(Unaudited)    (000)           Description (a)         (Note 1)
<C>          <C>          <S>                      <C>
                          ARIZONA--1.3%
                          Pima Cnty. Ind. Dev.
                            Auth.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.65%, 7/5/96, Ser.
A-1+*         $ 14,945      96B................... $   14,945,000
                                                   --------------
                          ARKANSAS--0.7%
                          Arkansas Dev. Fin.
                            Auth., Sngl. Family
                            Mtge. Rev.,
                            A.N.N.O.T.,
                          3.80%, 2/28/97, Ser.
A-1+*            7,585      96D...................      7,585,000
                                                   --------------
                          CALIFORNIA--3.1%
                          California Higher Ed.
                            Ln. Auth. Inc.,
                            Student Ln. Rev.,
                            A.N.N.M.T.,
                          3.95%, 7/1/97, Ser.
VIMG1           25,000      87A...................     25,000,000
                          California Student Ln.
                            Marketing Corp.,
                            Student Ln. Rev.
                            Rfdg., A.N.N.M.T.,
                          3.90%, 11/1/96, Ser.
VMIG1           10,800      93A...................     10,800,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       35,800,000
                                                   --------------
                          COLORADO--4.3%
                          Avon Cnty. Ind. Dev.
                            Rev., Beaver Creek
                            Proj., F.R.M.D.,
                          3.90%, 7/15/96, Ser.
P-1              9,000      84....................      9,000,000
                          Colorado Hsg. Fin.
                            Auth., Eagle Trust,
                            F.R.W.D.S.,
                          3.49%, 7/5/96, Ser.
A-1*            19,700      94C...................     19,700,000
                          Colorado Student Oblig.
                            Bond
                            Auth., Student Ln.
                            Rev., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.40%, 7/3/96, Ser.
VMIG1           10,500      90A...................     10,500,000
                          Denver City & Cnty.
                            Airport Rev.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.85%, 7/3/96, Ser.
VMIG1           11,000      91B...................     11,000,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       50,200,000
                                                   --------------
                          CONNECTICUT--1.8%
                          Connecticut Hsg. Fin.
                            Auth., A.N.N.M.T.,
VMIG1         $ 15,000    3.60%, 4/10/97.......... $   14,995,322
                          Connecticut Spec.
                            Assmt., A.N.N.M.T.,
                          3.90%, 7/1/97, Ser.
VMIG1            5,500      93C...................      5,500,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       20,495,322
                                                   --------------
                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--1.4%
                          Dist. of Columbia Hsg.
                            Fin. Agcy., Carmel
                            Plaza, F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/4/96, Ser.
VMIG1            8,830      91....................      8,830,000
                          Dist. of Columbia Rev.,
                            Gen. Oblig. F.R.D.D.,
                          3.80%, 7/1/96, Ser.
VMIG1            7,100      92A-5.................      7,100,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       15,930,000
                                                   --------------
                          FLORIDA--1.6%
                          Miami Hlth. Facs. Auth.
                            Rev., Miami Jewish
                            Home & Hosp.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/3/96, Ser.
CPS1             6,600      92....................      6,600,000
                          Putnam Cnty. Dev. Auth.,
                            Seminole Elec. Proj.,
                            S.E.M.O.T.,
                          3.25%, 9/15/96, Ser.
P-1             11,755      84H-4.................     11,755,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       18,355,000
                                                   --------------
                          GEORGIA--5.7%
                          Burke Cnty. Dev. Auth.,
                            Oglethorpe Pwr. Corp.,
                          3.85%, 12/26/96, Ser.
NR              13,070      95....................     13,070,000
</TABLE>

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-38
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Moody's    Principal
   Rating     Amount                                    Value
(Unaudited)    (000)           Description (a)         (Note 1)
<C>          <C>          <S>                      <C>
                          GEORGIA--(cont'd)
                          Clayton Cnty. Hsg.
                            Auth., Multifamily
                            Hsg. Rev., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.55%, 7/3/96, Ser.
A-1*          $  6,655      89.................... $    6,655,000
                          Fulton Cnty. Dev. Auth.
                            Rev., Robert W.
                            Woodruff Art Center,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.40%, 7/4/96, Ser.
CPS1            22,500      93....................     22,500,000
                          Georgia Oblig. Bond,
                            A.N.N.O.T.3,
                          3.60%, 4/1/97, Ser.
AAA             15,900      95C...................     15,900,000
                          Roswell Hsg. Auth., Post
                            Canyon Proj.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.25%, 7/3/96, Ser.
A-1+*            7,500      96....................      7,500,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       65,625,000
                                                   --------------
                          ILLINOIS--13.3%
                          Cook Cnty. Cap. Equip.
                            Proj., S.E.M.M.T.,
VMIG1           15,750    3.40%, 8/6/96, Ser. B...     15,750,000
                          Cook Cnty., Public
                            Safety, S.E.M.M.T.,
VMIG1           35,400    3.40%, 8/6/96, Ser. B...     35,400,000
                          Gurnee Ind. Dev. Rev.,
                            Sterigenics Intl.
                            Proj., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.75%, 7/3/96, Ser.
A-1*             7,750      96....................      7,750,000
                          Illinois Dev. Fin. Auth.
                            Poll., Commonwealth
                            Edison Co., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/3/96, Ser.
P-1             10,000      94C...................     10,000,000
                          Illinois Dev. Fin. Auth.
                            Rev.,
                            Multifamily Hsg.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          4.00%, 7/5/96, Ser.
A-1*            18,900      92....................     18,900,000
                          Illinois Hlth. Fac.
                            Auth. Rev., Servant
                            Cor. Falcon II,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.70%, 7/3/96, Ser.
A-1+*         $ 13,500      96A................... $   13,500,000
                          Evanston Hosp. Corp.
                            Proj., S.E.M.M.T.,
                          3.35%, 12/2/96, Ser.
VMIG1           12,000      92....................     12,000,000
                          Evanston Hosp. Corp.
                            Prog., A.N.N.M.T.,
                          3.75%, 5/15/97, Ser.
VMIG1           18,000      95....................     18,000,000
                          Illinois Hlth. Facs.
                            Auth. Rev., Children's
                            Mem. Hosp.,
                            S.E.M.M.T.,
                          3.60%, 8/20/96, Ser.
VMIG1           15,000      90A...................     15,000,000
                          Wheeling Multifamily
                            Hsg. Rev., Woodland
                            Creek II, F.R.W.D.,
                          3.45%, 7/5/96, Ser.
SP-1+*           8,000      90....................      8,000,000
                                                   --------------
                                                      154,300,000
                                                   --------------
                          INDIANA--1.5%
                          Indiana Ed. Fac. Auth.,
                            Wesleyan Univ.
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.40%, 7/4/96, Ser.
NR              10,000      93....................     10,000,000
                          Indiana Hlth. Fac. Fin.
                            Auth. Rev., Baptist
                            Homes of Indiana,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.40%, 7/4/96, Ser.
NR               7,825      95....................      7,825,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       17,825,000
                                                   --------------
                          IOWA--2.5%
                          Louisa Cnty. Poll. Ctrl.
                            Rev., Mid-American
                            Energy, F.R.W.D.,
                          3.50%, 7/3/96, Ser.
VMIG1           20,000      85....................     20,000,000
</TABLE>

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-39
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Moody's    Principal
   Rating     Amount                                    Value
(Unaudited)    (000)           Description (a)         (Note 1)
<C>          <C>          <S>                      <C>
                          IOWA--(cont'd)
                          Sergeant Bluff Ind. Dev.
                            Rev., Sioux City Brick
                            & Tile Proj.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.60%, 7/4/96, Ser.
NR            $  9,100      96.................... $    9,100,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       29,100,000
                                                   --------------
                          KENTUCKY--2.2%
                          Louisville & Jefferson
                            Cnty., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.65%, 7/5/96, Ser.
A-1*            26,000      96A...................     26,000,000
                                                   --------------
                          LOUISIANA--3.7%
                          Calcasieu Parish Ind.
                            Dev. Board, Citgo
                            Corp., F.R.D.D.,
                          3.80%, 7/1/96, Ser.
VMIG1            2,000      94....................      2,000,000
                          Louisiana Hsg. Fin.
                            Agcy. Rev., Sngl.
                            Family, A.N.N.M.T.,
MIG1            12,000    3.80%, 4/15/97..........     12,000,000
                          Louisiana Pub. Facs.
                            Auth., Hosp. Equip.
                            Rev., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.60%, 7/3/96, Ser.
VMIG1            6,900      85A...................      6,900,000
                          West Baton Rouge Parish
                            Ind. Dist. #3 Rev.,
                            Dow Chemical Co.
                            Proj., F.R.D.D.,
                          3.80%, 7/1/96, Ser.
P-1             10,500      93....................     10,500,000
                          3.80%, 7/1/96, Ser.
P-1              6,000      94A...................      6,000,000
                          3.80%, 7/1/96, Ser.
P-1              5,600      95....................      5,600,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       43,000,000
                                                   --------------
                          MARYLAND--0.6%
                          Maryland Econ. Dev.
                            Corp., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/4/96, Ser.
A-1*             7,500      95....................      7,500,000
                                                   --------------
                          MASSACHUSETTS--4.3%
                          Massachusetts Bay
                            Transit. Auth.,
                          3.75%, 2/28/97, Ser.
MIG2          $ 17,000      A..................... $   17,016,821
                          Massachusetts Hsg.
                            Fin. Agcy.,
                          Sngl. Family Hsg. Rev.,
                            Q.T.R.O.T.3,
AAA             11,245    3.60%, 9/1/96, Ser. 5...     11,245,000
                          Revere Hsg. Auth.,
                            Waters Edge Proj.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          4.00%, 7/5/96, Ser.
A-1*            22,000      91C...................     22,000,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       50,261,821
                                                   --------------
                          MICHIGAN--1.5%
                          Michigan Strategic Fund
                            Poll.,
                            General Motors Proj.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.55%, 7/2/96, Ser.
VMIG2           16,825      85....................     16,825,000
                                                   --------------
                          MINNESOTA--2.2%
                          Bloomington Comm. Dev.
                            Rev., Fltg. Rate 94th
                            Street Assoc. Proj.
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.45%, 7/5/96, Ser.
A-1+*            6,300      85....................      6,300,000
                          Bloomington Port Auth.
                            Tax Rev., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.45%, 7/5/96, Ser.
VMIG1           15,000      95A...................     15,000,000
                          Minnesota Hsg. Fin.
                            Agcy., A.N.N.M.T.,
                          3.50%, 12/12/96, Ser.
VMIG1            3,600      95M...................      3,600,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       24,900,000
                                                   --------------
                          MISSISSIPPI--0.7%
                          Harrison Cnty. Poll.
                            Ctrl. Rev.,
                            Mississippi Pwr. Co.
                            Proj., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/3/96, Ser.
A-1*             8,000      92....................      8,000,000
                                                   --------------
</TABLE>

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-40
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Moody's    Principal
   Rating     Amount                                    Value
(Unaudited)    (000)           Description (a)         (Note 1)
<C>          <C>          <S>                      <C>
                          MISSOURI--3.4%
                          Missouri Environ. Impvt.
                            & Energy Res. Auth.,
                            Union Elec. Co.,
                            A.N.N.O.T.,
                          3.65%, 6/1/97, Ser.
P1            $  6,095      84A................... $    6,086,799
                          Missouri Hlth. Ed. Schl.
                            Dist.,
                          4.50%, 8/19/96, Ser.
SP-1+*          25,000      95H...................     25,017,635
                          St. Charles Cnty. Ind.
                            Dev. Auth., Cedar
                            Ridge Apts., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/3/96, Ser.
A-1+*            8,595      88A...................      8,595,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       39,699,434
                                                   --------------
                          NEBRASKA--0.9%
                          Nebraska Pub. Pwr. Dist.
                            Rev., T.E.C.P.,
                          3.70%, 8/29/96, Ser.
P-1             10,000      B.....................     10,000,000
                                                   --------------
                          NEW HAMPSHIRE--0.9%
                          New Hampshire Fin. Auth.
                            Poll. Ctrl., New
                            England Pwr. Co.,
                            T.E.C.P.,
                          3.55%, 9/3/96, Ser.
VMIG1           10,000      90B...................     10,000,000
                                                   --------------
                          NEW JERSEY--2.5%
                          Jersey City, B.A.N.,
SP-1*            4,000    4.25%, 9/27/96..........      4,003,810
                          Jersey City, New Jersey
                            School Promissory
                            Notes
SP-1+*          24,400    3.75%, 3/7/97...........     24,472,440
                                                   --------------
                                                       28,476,250
                                                   --------------
                          NEW YORK--4.8%
                          Nassau County, B.A.N.,
                          4.00%, 8/15/96, Ser.
MIG1            22,770      95H...................     22,787,496
                          New York City Gen.
                            Oblig., T.E.C.P.,
                          3.40%, 8/14/96, Ser.
VMIG1           13,000      94H-2.................     13,000,000
                          New York City Unltd.
                            Tax, JPM Putters-DERV,
                            F.R.W.D.S.,
                          3.50%, 7/4/96, Ser.
VMIG1         $ 19,800      33.................... $   19,800,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       55,587,496
                                                   --------------
                          NORTH CAROLINA--1.1%
                          Cabarrus Cnty. Ind.
                            Facs. Auth., Poll.
                            Ctrl. Rev., Philip
                            Morris Proj.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/3/96, Ser.
P-1              5,000      92....................      5,000,000
                          North Carolina Eastern
                            Mun. Pwr., Catawba
                            Proj., T.E.C.P.,
P-1              7,561    3.70%, 7/15/96..........      7,561,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       12,561,000
                                                   --------------
                          OHIO--1.9%
                          Ohio Hsg. Agcy. Res.
                            Mtg. Rev., A.N.N.M.T.,
                          3.40%, 3/3/97, Ser.
A-1+*           14,000      96A-3.................     14,000,000
                          Toledo-Lucas Cnty.,
                            Convntn. & Visitors
                            Bureau, M.T.H.O.T.,
                          3.55%, 8/1/96, Ser.
VMIG1            8,215      88....................      8,215,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       22,215,000
                                                   --------------
                          OKLAHOMA--0.5%
                          Muskogee Mall Proj.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.70%, 7/3/96, Ser.
VMIG1            5,600      85....................      5,600,000
                                                   --------------
                          OREGON--1.7%
                          Oregon Hsg. & Comm.
                            Svcs. Dept.,
                            Sngl. Family Mtg.
                            Prog., A.N.N.M.T.,
                          3.85%, 5/15/97, Ser.
MIG1             5,000      96C...................      5,000,000
</TABLE>
 
            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
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COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Moody's    Principal
   Rating     Amount                                    Value
(Unaudited)    (000)           Description (a)         (Note 1)
<C>          <C>          <S>                      <C>
                          OREGON--(cont'd)
                          Oregon Peace Hlth. Hsg.
                            Ed. & Cult., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.30%, 7/5/96, Ser.
A-1+*         $ 14,500      95.................... $   14,500,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       19,500,000
                                                   --------------
                          PENNSYLVANIA--1.3%
                          Pennsylvania Higher Ed.
                            Auth., Student Ln.
                            Rev. F.R.W.D.,
                          3.40%, 7/3/96, Ser.
VMIG1           14,750      95A...................     14,750,000
                                                   --------------
                          RHODE ISLAND--1.7%
                          Rhode Island Student Ln.
                            Auth., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.45%, 7/3/96, Ser.
A-1+*           20,000      96-2..................     20,000,000
                                                   --------------
                          SOUTH CAROLINA--1.2%
                          York Cnty. Poll. Ctrl.
                            Rev., Electric Proj.,
                            S.E.M.O.T.,
                          3.25%, 9/15/96, Ser.
VMIG1           14,120      84N-6.................     14,120,000
                                                   --------------
                          TENNESSEE--0.9%
                          Montgomery Cnty. Pub.
                            Bldg., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/4/96, Ser.
A-1*            11,000      95....................     11,000,000
                                                   --------------
                          TEXAS--9.8%
                          Bexar County Hsg. Fin.
                            Corp.,
                            Windridge Apts.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/4/96, Ser.
A-1+*            6,270      95....................      6,270,000
                          City of Houston Texas
                            Water Sewer T.E.C.P.,
                          3.75%, 9/12/96, Ser.
P-1             10,000      A.....................     10,000,000
                          DeSoto Ind. Dev. Auth.,
                            Nat'l. Svc. Inds. Inc.
                            Proj., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.40%, 7/4/96, Ser.
CPS1             7,150      91....................      7,150,000
                          Greater East Texas
                            Student Ln. Rev.,
                            A.N.N.O.T.,
                          3.85%, 5/1/97, Ser.
VMIG1         $ 11,650      95A................... $   11,650,000
                          Houston Gen. Oblig.,
                            T.E.C.P.,
                          3.60%, 10/10/96, Ser.
P-1             10,100      A.....................     10,100,000
                          San Antonio Elec. & Gas
                            Rev., T.E.C.P.,
P-1             19,100    3.60%, 8/7/96, Ser. A...     19,100,000
P-1             15,000    3.25%, 8/8/96, Ser. A...     15,000,000
P-1             13,000    3.45%, 8/8/96, Ser. A...     13,000,000
                          Texas Public Fin. Auth.
                            Rev.,
                            T.E.C.P.,
                          3.70%, 11/14/96, Ser.
P-1             11,000      B.....................     11,000,000
                          Trinity River Auth.
                            Poll. Coll. Util.,
                            Texas Elec. Util. Co.,
                            F.R.D.D.,
VMIG1           10,500    3.80%, 7/1/96, Ser.
                            96A...................     10,500,000
                                                   --------------
                                                      113,770,000
                                                   --------------
                          UTAH--6.7%
                          Davies Cnty., T.R.A.N.,
                          4.50%, 12/31/96, Ser.
NR               6,000      96....................      6,022,078
                          Intermountain Pwr. Auth.
                            Supply Rev.,
                            A.N.N.O.T.,
                          3.93%, 6/16/97, Ser.
VMIG1           14,500      85E...................     14,500,000
                          Intermountain Pwr. Auth.
                            Supply Rev.,
                            S.E.M.O.T.,
                          3.35%, 9/16/96, Ser.
VMIG1           15,000      85E...................     15,000,000
                          Salt Lake City Rev.,
                            T.E.C.P.,
                          3.65%, 8/6/96, Ser.
VMIG1           17,100      90....................     17,100,000
                          Utah Board Regents
                            Student Ln. Rev.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
                          3.40%, 7/3/96, Ser.
SP-1+*          20,100      96A...................     20,100,000
</TABLE>

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
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COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Moody's    Principal
   Rating     Amount                                    Value
(Unaudited)    (000)           Description (a)         (Note 1)
<C>          <C>          <S>                      <C>
                          UTAH--(cont'd)
                          Utah Cnty., T.R.A.N.,
NR            $  5,000    4.50%, 12/31/96......... $    5,018,392
                                                   --------------
                                                       77,740,470
                                                   --------------
                          VIRGINIA--3.8%
                          Chesterfield Cnty. Ind.
                            Dev. Auth., Philip
                            Morris Proj.,
                            F.R.W.D.,
P1               8,500    3.35%, 7/3/96...........      8,500,000
                          Harrisonburg Redev. &
                            Hsg. Auth., Multifamly
                            Hsg. Rev., F.R.W.D.,
                          3.35%, 7/4/96, Ser.
VMIG1           13,000      91A...................     13,000,000
                          King George Cnty.,
                            Birchwood Pwr. Proj.,
                            F.R.D.D.,
                          4.00%, 7/1/96, Ser.
A-1+*            5,200      94B...................      5,200,000
                          Virginia Elec. Pwr. Co.
                            Proj., T.E.C.P.,
                          3.70%, 8/5/96, Ser.
VMIG1           17,600      87A...................     17,600,000
                                                   --------------
                                                       44,300,000
                                                   --------------
                          WASHINGTON--0.3%
                          Washington Hsg. Fin.
                            Comm., Canyon Lakes II
                            Proj., F.R.D.D.,
                          3.90%, 7/1/96, Ser.
VMIG1            3,000      94....................      3,000,000
                                                   --------------
                          WEST VIRGINIA--0.8%
                          West Virginia Public
                            Energy Auth. Rev.,
                            T.E.C.P.,
                          3.50%, 8/5/96, Ser.
A-1+*         $  9,000      89A................... $    9,000,000
                                                   --------------
                          Total Investments--96.6%
                          (cost $1,117,966,793)...  1,117,966,793
                          Other assets in excess
                            of
                            liabilities--3.4%.....     38,968,644
                                                   --------------
                          Net Assets--100%........ $1,156,935,437
                                                   --------------
                                                   --------------
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
(a) The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:
  A.N.N.M.T.--Annual Mandatory Tender.
  A.N.N.O.T.--Annual Optional Tender.
  A.N.N.O.T.3--Annual Third Party Optional Tender.
  B.A.N.--Bond Anticipation Note.
  F.R.D.D.--Floating Rate (Daily) Demand Note(b).
  F.R.M.D.--Floating Rate (Monthly) Demand Note(b).
  F.R.W.D.--Floating Rate (Weekly) Demand Note(b).
  F.R.W.D.S.--Floating Rate Weekly Demand--Synthetic Note(b).
  M.T.H.O.T.--Monthly Optional Tender.
  Q.T.R.O.T.3--Quarterly Third Party Optional Tender.
  S.E.M.M.T.--Semi-Annual Mandatory Tender.
  S.E.M.O.T.--Semi-Annual Optional Tender.
  T.E.C.P.--Tax Exempt Commercial Paper.
  T.R.A.N.--Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note.
(b) For purposes of amortized cost valuation, the maturity date of Floating Rate
    Demand Notes is considered to be the later of the next date on which the
    security can be redeemed at par or the next date on which the rate of
    interest is adjusted.
 * Standard & Poor's rating.
NR--Not Rated by Moody's or Standard & Poor's.

            See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-43
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Assets                                                                                     June 30, 1996
                                                                                           --------------
<S>                                                                                        <C>
Investments, at amortized cost which approximates market value..........................   $1,117,966,793
Cash....................................................................................           53,070
Receivable for investments sold.........................................................       47,002,436
Receivable for Fund shares sold.........................................................       34,952,477
Interest receivable.....................................................................        7,706,184
Prepaid expenses........................................................................           39,250
                                                                                           --------------
  Total assets..........................................................................    1,207,720,210
                                                                                           --------------
Liabilities
Payable for investments purchased.......................................................       30,500,000
Payable for Fund shares repurchased.....................................................       19,113,736
Accrued expenses and other liabilities..................................................          547,006
Management fee payable..................................................................          434,833
Distribution fee payable................................................................          189,198
                                                                                           --------------
  Total liabilities.....................................................................       50,784,773
                                                                                           --------------
Net Assets
Applicable to 1,156,935,437 shares of beneficial interest ($.01 par value) issued and
  outstanding;
  unlimited number of shares authorized.................................................   $1,156,935,437
                                                                                           --------------
                                                                                           --------------
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,156,935,437 /
  1,156,935,437 shares).................................................................            $1.00
                                                                                           --------------
                                                                                           --------------
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-44
  

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COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
Statement of Operations
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Year Ended
                                         June 30,
Net Investment Income                      1996
                                       -------------
<S>                                    <C>
Income
  Interest............................ $  42,209,382
                                       -------------
Expenses
  Management fee......................     5,128,465
  Distribution fee....................     1,417,822
  Registration fees...................       425,000
  Transfer agent's fees and
  expenses............................       190,000
  Custodian's fees and expenses.......       160,000
  Trustees' fees and expenses.........        56,000
  Audit fee and expenses..............        41,000
  Reports to shareholders.............        40,000
  Insurance expense...................        25,800
  Legal fees and expenses.............        20,000
  Miscellaneous.......................        11,492
                                       -------------
    Total expenses....................     7,515,579
    Less: custodian fee credit........       (61,424)
                                       -------------
    Net expenses......................     7,454,155
                                       -------------
Net investment income.................    34,755,227
                                       -------------
Realized gain on Investments
Net realized gain on investment
  transactions........................        14,814
                                       -------------
Net Increase in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations............. $  34,770,041
                                       -------------
                                       -------------
</TABLE>
 
COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Year Ended June 30,
Increase in             ---------------------------------
Net Assets                   1996              1995
                        ---------------   ---------------
<S>                     <C>               <C>
Operations
  Net investment
  income............... $    34,755,227   $    28,248,472
  Net realized gain on
    investment
    transactions.......          14,814                45
                        ---------------   ---------------
  Net increase in net
    assets resulting
    from operations....      34,770,041        28,248,517
                        ---------------   ---------------
Dividends and
  distributions to
  shareholders.........     (34,770,041)      (28,248,517)
                        ---------------   ---------------
Fund share transactions
  (at $1 per share)
  Net proceeds from
    shares
    subscribed.........   4,980,375,440     4,346,712,584
  Net asset value of
    shares issued to
    shareholders in
    reinvestment of
    dividends and
    distributions......      34,770,041        28,248,517
  Cost of shares
  reacquired...........  (4,913,777,690)   (4,166,995,198)
                        ---------------   ---------------
  Net increase in net
    assets from Fund
    share
    transactions.......     101,367,791       207,965,903
                        ---------------   ---------------
Total increase.........     101,367,791       207,965,903
Net Assets
Beginning of year......   1,055,567,646       847,601,743
                        ---------------   ---------------
End of year............ $ 1,156,935,437   $ 1,055,567,646
                        ---------------   ---------------
                        ---------------   ---------------
</TABLE>
 
See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.
                                      B-45
  

<PAGE>
COMMAND TAX-FREE FUND
Financial Highlights
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Year Ended June 30,
                                                           ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              1996          1995         1994        1993        1992
                                                           ----------    ----------    --------    --------    --------
<S>                                                        <C>           <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:
Net asset value, beginning of year......................   $    1.000    $    1.000    $  1.000    $  1.000    $  1.000
Net investment income and net realized gains............        0.031         0.032       0.020       0.022       0.035
Dividends and distributions to shareholders.............       (0.031)       (0.032)     (0.020)     (0.022)     (0.035)
                                                           ----------    ----------    --------    --------    --------
Net asset value, end of year............................   $    1.000    $    1.000    $  1.000    $  1.000    $  1.000
                                                           ----------    ----------    --------    --------    --------
                                                           ----------    ----------    --------    --------    --------
TOTAL RETURN(a).........................................         3.12%         3.29%       1.98%       2.23%       3.53%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
Net assets, end of year (000)...........................   $1,156,935    $1,055,568    $847,602    $853,930    $729,122
Average net assets (000)................................   $1,134,257    $  926,888    $908,421    $823,517    $751,458
Ratios to average net assets:
  Expenses, including distribution fees.................          .66%          .66%        .65%        .68%        .69%
  Expenses, excluding distribution fees.................          .54%          .54%        .53%        .55%        .56%
  Net investment income.................................         3.06%         3.05%       1.96%       2.09%       3.47%
</TABLE>
 
- ---------------
(a) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day
    and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment
    of dividends and distributions.

See Notes to Financial Statements appearing on page B-47.

                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Shareholders and Trustees of
Command Tax-Free Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including
the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of
changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Command Tax-Free Fund (the
``Fund'') at June 30, 1996, the results of its operations for the year then
ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period
then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period
then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These
financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as
``financial statements'') are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at June
30, 1996 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York

August 9, 1996
                                      B-46
  

<PAGE>

 COMMAND FUNDS
 Notes to Financial Statements

   Command Money Fund, Command Government Fund, and Command Tax-Free Fund (each
a ``Fund'' and collectively, the Funds ) are each registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, diversified management investment
company whose shares are offered exclusively to participants in the Prudential
Securities Command Account Program of Prudential Securities Incorporated
(Prudential Securities). The Command Money Fund seeks high current income,
preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity by investing in a
diversified portfolio of money market instruments maturing in 13 months or less.
The Command Government Fund seeks high current income, preservation of capital
and maintenance of liquidity by investing in a portfolio of U.S. government
securities maturing in 13 months or less. The Command Tax-Free Fund seeks high
current income that is exempt from federal income taxes, consistent with the
preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The Fund invests in a
diversified portfolio of short-term, tax-exempt securities with maturities of 13
months or less that are issued by states, municipalities and their agencies (or
authorities). Some securities may be subject to the federal alternative minimum
tax (AMT). The Funds invest in a portfolio of money market instruments maturing
in 13 months or less whose ratings are within the two highest ratings categories
by a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or, if not rated, are of
comparable quality. The ability of the issuers of the securities held by the
Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and/or political
developments in a specific industry, state or region.
                  
Note 1. Accounting            The following is a summary
Policies                      of significant accounting poli-
                              cies followed by the Funds in the preparation of
their financial statements.
Securities Valuation: Portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which
approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security
at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant
amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If the amortized cost
method is determined not to represent fair value, the value shall be determined
by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees. All securities are valued as
of 4:30 p.m., New York time.
   In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Funds'
policy that its custodian or designated subcustodians, as the case may be under
triparty repurchase agreements, take possession of the underlying collateral
securities, the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase
transaction, including accrued interest. If the seller defaults and the value of
the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect
to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be
delayed or limited.
Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are
recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments
are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the
accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis which may require the
use of certain estimates by management. The cost of portfolio securities for
federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting
purposes.
Federal Income Taxes: Each Fund intends to continue to comply with the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment
companies and to distribute all of its net income to its shareholders.
Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
Dividends: Each Fund declares all of its net investment income as dividends
daily to its shareholders of record at the time of such declaration. Dividends
are reinvested daily into additional full and fractional shares of the
respective Fund at the net asset value per share determined on the date of
declaration. Net investment income for dividend purposes includes accrued
interest and amortization of premiums and discounts, plus or minus any gains or
losses realized on sales of portfolio securities, and less the estimated
expenses of the Fund applicable to the dividend period.
Custody Fee Credits: The Command Tax-Free Fund has an arrangement with its
custodian bank, whereby uninvested money earn credits which reduce the fees
charged by the custodian.

Note 2. Agreements            Each Fund has a manage-
                              ment agreement with Prudential Mutual Fund
Management, Inc. (PMF). Pursuant to this agreement PMF has responsibility for
all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser's performance of
such services. PMF has entered into a subadvisory agreement with the Prudential
Investment Corporation (PIC); PIC furnishes investment advisory services in
connection with the management of the Funds. PMF pays for the cost of the
subadvisor's services, the compensation of officers of the Funds, occupancy and
certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Funds. The Funds bear all other
costs and expenses.
                                      B-47
  

<PAGE>
   The management fee paid PMF is computed daily and payable monthly on the
following basis:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
           Average Daily             Command    Command     Command
             Net Assets               Money    Government   Tax-Free
- ------------------------------------ -------   ----------   -------
<S>                                  <C>       <C>          <C>
First $500 million..................    .500%        .400%     .500%
Second $500 million.................    .425%        .400%     .425%
Third $500 million..................    .375%        .375%     .375%
Excess of $1.5 billion..............    .350%        .375%     .375%
</TABLE>
 
   Each Fund had a distribution agreement with Prudential Mutual Fund
Distributors, Inc. (``PMFD''), which acted as the distributor of the shares of
each Fund through January 1, 1996. Effective January 2, 1996, Prudential
Securities Incorporated (``PSI'') became the distributor of the shares of each
Fund and is serving each Fund under the same terms and conditions as under the
arrangement with PMFD. The Funds compensated PMFD for distributing and servicing
each Fund's shares pursuant to a plan of distribution at an annual rate of .125
of 1% of each respective Fund's average daily net assets. The distribution fee
is accrued daily and paid monthly.
   PMFD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PMF; Prudential Securities, PMF and PIC
are (indirect) wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Prudential Insurance Company of
America.

Note 3. Other                 Prudential Mutual Fund Ser-
Transactions                  vices, Inc. (PMFS), a wholly-
with Affiliates               owned subsidiary of PMF,
                              serves as the Funds' transfer agent. During the
year ended June 30, 1996 the Funds incurred fees for the services of PMFS of
approximately:
<TABLE>
<S>                                             <C>
Command Money.................................. $1,648,000
Command Government............................. $   78,000
Command Tax-Free............................... $  183,000
</TABLE>
 
   As of June 30, 1996, the following amounts were due to PMFS from the Funds:
<TABLE>
<S>                                               <C>
Command Money.................................... $151,532
Command Government............................... $  6,756
Command Tax-Free................................. $ 15,245
</TABLE>
 
                                      B-48
<PAGE>
                   APPENDIX A--GENERAL INVESTMENT INFORMATION
 
    The following terms are used in mutual fund investing.
 
ASSET ALLOCATION
 
    Asset allocation is a technique for reducing risk, providing balance. Asset
allocation among different types of securities within an overall investment
portfolio helps to reduce risk and to potentially provide stable returns, while
enabling investors to work toward their financial goal(s). Asset allocation is
also a strategy to gain exposure to better performing asset classes while
maintaining investment in other asset classes.
 
DIVERSIFICATION
 
    Diversification is a time-honored technique for reducing risk, providing
"balance" to an overall portfolio and potentially achieving more stable returns.
Owning a portfolio of securities mitigates the individual risks (and returns) of
any one security. Additionally, diversification among types of securities
reduces the risks (and general returns) of any one type of security.
 
DURATION
 
    Debt securities have varying levels of sensitivity to interest rates. As
interest rates fluctuate, the value of a bond (or a bond portfolio) will
increase or decrease. Longer-term bonds are generally more sensitive to changes
in interest rates. When interest rates fall, bond prices generally rise.
Conversely, when interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall.
 
    Duration is an approximation of the price sensitivity of a bond (or a bond
portfolio) to interest rate changes. It measures the weighted average maturity
of a bond's (or a bond portfolio's) cash flows, I.E., principal and interest
rate payments. Duration is expressed as a measure of time in years--the longer
the duration of a bond (or a bond portfolio), the greater the impact of interest
rate changes on the bond's (or the bond portfolio's) price. Duration differs
from effective maturity in that duration takes into account call provisions,
coupon rates and other factors. Duration measures interest rate risk only and
not other risks, such as credit risk and, in the case of non-U.S. dollar
denominated securities, currency risk. Effective maturity measures the final
maturity dates of a bond (or a bond portfolio).
 
MARKET TIMING
    Market timing--buying securities when prices are low and selling them when
prices are relatively higher--may not work for many investors because it is
impossible to predict with certainty how the price of a security will fluctuate.
However, owning a security for a long period of time may help investors offset
short-term price volatility and realize positive returns.
 
POWER OF COMPOUNDING
 
    Over time, the compounding of returns can significantly impact investment
returns. Compounding is the effect of continuous investment on long-term
investment results, by which the proceeds of capital appreciation (and income
distributions, if elected) are reinvested to contribute to the overall growth of
assets. The long-term investment results of compounding may be greater than that
of an equivalent initial investment in which the proceeds of capital
appreciation and income distributions are taken in cash.
 
                                      A-1
<PAGE>
                APPENDIX--INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PRUDENTIAL
 
    Set forth below is information relating to The Prudential Insurance Company
of America (Prudential) and its subsidiaries as well as information relating to
the Prudential Mutual Funds. See "Management of the Fund--Manager" in the
Prospectus. The data will be used in sales materials relating to the Prudential
Mutual Funds. Unless otherwise indicated, the information is as of December 31,
1995 and is subject to change thereafter. All information relies on data
provided by The Prudential Investment Corporation (PIC) or from other sources
believed by the Manager to be reliable. Such information has not been verified
by the Fund.
 
INFORMATION ABOUT PRUDENTIAL
 
    The Manager and PIC(1) are subsidiaries of Prudential, which is one of the
largest diversified financial services institutions in the world and, based on
total assets, the largest insurance company in North America as of December 31,
1995. Its primary business is to offer a full range of products and services in
three areas: insurance, investments and home ownership for individuals and
families; health-care management and other benefit programs for employees of
companies and members of groups; and asset management for institutional clients
and their associates. Prudential (together with its subsidiaries) employs more
than 92,000 persons worldwide, and maintains a sales force of approximately
13,000 agents and 5,600 financial advisors. Prudential is a major issuer of
annuities, including variable annuities. Prudential seeks to develop innovative
products and services to meet consumer needs in each of its business areas.
Prudential uses the rock of Gibraltar as its symbol. The Prudential rock is a
recognized brand name throughout the world.
 
    INSURANCE.  Prudential has been engaged in the insurance business since
1875. It insures or provides financial services to more than 50 million people
worldwide--one of every five people in the United States. Long one of the
largest issuers of individual life insurance, the Prudential has 19 million life
insurance policies in force today with a face value of $1 trillion. Prudential
has the largest capital base ($11.4 billion) of any life insurance company in
the United States. The Prudential provides auto insurance for more than 1.7
million cars and insures more than 1.4 million homes.
 
    MONEY MANAGEMENT.  The Prudential is one of the largest pension fund
managers in the country, providing pension services to 1 in 3 Fortune 500 firms.
It manages $36 billion of individual retirement plan assets, such as 401(k)
plans. In July 1995, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ranked Prudential the third largest
institutional money manager of the 300 largest money management organizations in
the United States as of December 31, 1994. As of December 31, 1995, Prudential
had more than $314 billion in assets under management. Prudential's Money
Management Group (of which Prudential Mutual Funds is a key part) manages over
$190 billion in assets of institutions and individuals.
 
    REAL ESTATE.  The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, the fourth largest real
estate brokerage network in the United States, has more than 34,000 brokers and
agents and more than 1,100 offices in the United States.(2)
 
    HEALTHCARE.  Over two decades ago, the Prudential introduced the first
federally-funded, for-profit HMO in the country. Today, almost 5 million
Americans receive healthcare from a Prudential managed care membership.
 
    FINANCIAL SERVICES.  The Prudential Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Prudential, has nearly $3 billion in assets and serves nearly 1.5 million
customers across 50 states.
 
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUNDS
 
    Prudential Mutual Fund Management is one of the sixteen largest mutual fund
companies in the country, with over 2.5 million shareholders invested in more
than 50 mutual fund portfolios and variable annuities with more than 3.7 million
shareholder accounts.
 
    The Prudential Mutual Funds have over 30 portfolio managers who manage over
$55 billion in mutual fund and variable annuity assets. Some of Prudential's
portfolio managers have over 20 years of experience managing investment
portfolios.
 
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    (1)Prudential Mutual Fund Investment Management, a unit of PIC, serves as
the Subadviser to substantially all of the Prudential Mutual Funds. Wellington
Management Company serves as the subadviser to Global Utility Fund, Inc.,
Nicholas- Applegate Capital Management as subadviser to Nicholas-Applegate Fund,
Inc., Jennison Associates Capital Corp. as the subadviser to Prudential Jennison
Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. as subadviser to The
BlackRock Government Income Trust. There are multiple subadvisers for The Target
Portfolio Trust.
 
    (2)As of December 31, 1994.
 
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    From time to time, there may be media coverage of portfolio managers and
other investment professionals associated with the Manager and the Subadviser in
national and regional publications, on television and in other media.
Additionally, individual mutual fund portfolios are frequently cited in surveys
conducted by national and regional publications and media organizations such as
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TIMES, BARRON'S and USA TODAY.
 
    EQUITY FUNDS.  FORBES magazine listed Prudential Equity Fund among twenty
mutual funds on its Honor Roll in its mutual fund issue of August 28, 1995.
Honorees are chosen annually among mutual funds (excluding sector funds) which
are open to new investors and have had the same management for at least five
years. FORBES considers, among other criteria, the total return of a mutual fund
in both bull and bear markets as well as a fund's risk profile. Prudential
Equity Fund is managed with a "value" investment style by PIC. In 1995,
Prudential Securities introduced Prudential Jennison Fund, a growth-style equity
fund managed by Jennison Associates Capital Corp., a premier institutional
equity manager and a subsidiary of Prudential.
 
    HIGH YIELD FUNDS.  Investing in high yield bonds is a complex and research
intensive pursuit. A separate team of high yield bond analysts monitor the 167
issues held in the Prudential High Yield Fund (currently the largest fund of its
kind in the country) along with 100 or so other high yield bonds, which may be
considered for purchase.(3) Non-investment grade bonds, also known as junk bonds
or high yield bonds, are subject to a greater risk of loss of principal and
interest including default risk than higher-rated bonds. Prudential high yield
portfolio managers and analysts meet face-to-face with almost every bond issuer
in the High Yield Fund's portfolio annually, and have additional telephone
contact throughout the year.
 
    Prudential's portfolio managers are supported by a large and sophisticated
research organization. Fourteen investment grade bond analysts monitor the
financial viability of approximately 1,750 different bond issuers in the
investment grade corporate and municipal bond markets--from IBM to small
municipalities, such as Rockaway Township, New Jersey. These analysts consider
among other things sinking fund provisions and interest coverage ratios.
 
    Prudential's portfolio managers and analysts receive research services from
almost 200 brokers and market service vendors. They also receive nearly 100
trade publications and newspapers--from PULP AND PAPER FORECASTER to WOMEN'S
WEAR DAILY--to keep them informed of the industries they follow.
 
    Prudential Mutual Funds' traders scan over 100 computer monitors to collect
detailed information on which to trade. From natural gas prices in the Rocky
Mountains to the results of local municipal elections, a Prudential portfolio
manager or trader is able to monitor it if it's important to a Prudential mutual
fund.
 
    Prudential Mutual Funds trade approximately $31 billion in U.S. and foreign
government securities a year. PIC seeks information from government policy
makers. In 1995, Prudential's portfolio managers met with several senior U.S.
and foreign government officials, on issues ranging from economic conditions in
foreign countries to the viability of index-linked securities in the United
States.
 
    Prudential Mutual Funds' portfolio managers and analysts met with over 1,200
companies in 1995, often with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Chief
Financial Officer (CFO). They also attended over 250 industry conferences.
 
    Prudential Mutual Fund global equity managers conducted many of their visits
overseas, often holding private meetings with a company in a foreign language
(our global equity managers speak 7 different languages, including Mandarin
Chinese).
 
    TRADING DATA(4)  On an average day, Prudential Mutual Funds' U.S. and
foreign equity trading desks traded $77 million in securities representing over
3.8 million shares with nearly 200 different firms. Prudential Mutual Funds'
bond trading desks traded $157 million in government and corporate bonds on an
average day. That represents more in daily trading than most bond funds by
Lipper even have in assets.(5) Prudential Mutual Funds' money market desk traded
$3.2 billion in money market
 
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    (3)As of December 31, 1995. The number of bonds and the size of the Fund are
subject to change.
 
    (4)Trading data represents average daily transactions for portfolios of the
Prudential Mutual Funds for which PIC serves as the subadviser, portfolios of
the Prudential Mutual Funds for which PIC serves as the subadviser, portfolios
of the Prudential Series Fund and institutional and non-US accounts managed by
Prudential Mutual Fund Investment Management, a division of PIC, for the year
ended December 31, 1995.
 
    (5)Based on 669 funds in Lipper Analytical Services catagories of Short U.S.
Treasury, Short U.S. Government, Intermediate U.S. Treasury, Intermediate U.S.
Government, Short Investment Grade Debt, Intermediate Investment Grade Debt,
General U.S. Treasury, General U.S. Government and Mortgage funds.
 
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securities on an average day, or over $800 billion a year. They made a trade
every 3 minutes of every trading day. In 1994, the Prudential Mutual Funds
effected more than 40,000 trades in money market securities and held on average
$20 billion of money market securities.(6)
 
    Based on complex-wide data, on an average day, over 7,250 shareholders
telephoned Prudential Mutual Fund Services, Inc., the Transfer Agent of the
Prudential Mutual Funds, on the Prudential Mutual Funds' toll-free number. On an
annual basis, that represents approximately 1.8 million telephone calls
answered.
 
INFORMATION ABOUT PRUDENTIAL SERVICES
 
    Prudential Securities is the fifth largest retail brokerage firm in the
United States with approximately 5,600 financial advisors. It offers to its
clients a wide range of products, including Prudential Mutual Funds and
annuities. As of December 31, 1995, assets held by Prudential Securities for its
clients approximated $168 billion. During 1994, over 28,000 new customer
accounts were opened each month at PSI.(7)
 
    Prudential Securities has a two-year Financial Advisor training program plus
advanced education programs, including Prudential Securities "university," which
provides advanced education in a wide array of investment areas. Prudential
Securities is the only Wall Street firm to have its own in-house Certified
Financial Planner (CFP) program. In the December 1995 issue of Registered Rep,
an industry publication, Prudential Securities' Financial Advisor training
programs received a grade of A- (compared to an industry average of B+).
 
    In 1995, Prudential Securities' equity research team ranked 8th in
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR magazine's 1995 "All America Research Team" survey. Five
Prudential Securities' analysts were ranked as first-team finishers.(8)
 
    In addition to training, Prudential Securities provides its financial
advisors with access to firm economists and market analysts. It has also
developed proprietary tools for use by financial advisors, including the
Financial ArchitectSM, a state-of-the-art asset allocation software program
which helps Financial Advisors to evaluate a client's objectives and overall
financial plan, and a comprehensive mutual fund information and analysis system
that compares the different mutual funds.
 
    For more complete information about any of the Prudential Mutual Funds,
including charges and expenses, call your Prudential Securities financial
adviser or Pruco/Prudential representative for a free prospectus. Read it
carefully before you invest or send money.
 
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    (6)As of December 31, 1994.
 
    (7)As of December 31, 1994.
 
    (8)In 1995, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR magazine surveyed more than 700
institutional money managers, chief investment officers and research directors,
asking them to evaluate analysts in approximately 80 industry sectors. Scores
were produced by taking the number of votes awarded to an individual analyst and
weighting them based on the size of the voting institution. In total, the
magazine sent its survey to more than 2,000 institutions, including a group of
European and Asian instititions. This survey is conducted annually.
 
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