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THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND, INC.
SP PIMCO HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO
SUPPLEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 1, 2000
TO
PROSPECTUS, DATED APRIL 30, 2000
SP PIMCO High Yield Portfolio. The following supplements the section of the
prospectus entitled "Portfolio Managers."
SP PIMCO High Yield Portfolio is now managed by Andrea S. Feingold, CFA. Ms.
Feingold is an Executive Vice President, portfolio manager, and a senior member
of PIMCO's high yield group. She joined the firm in 2000, having been previously
associated with Triumph Capital in Boston where she was the Managing Director
and founder of the high yield group. Prior to that, she was also a portfolio
manager of two high yield funds for Colonial Asset Management. Ms. Feingold is a
Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from
Columbia University.
