U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
1. Name and address of
issuer: Prudential
California Municipal
Fund, 100 Mulberry
Street, Gateway Center
Three, Newark, New Jersey
07102-4077.
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this Form is
filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes):
[X]
3. Investment Company Act
File Number: 811-4024.
Securities Act File
Number: 2-91215.
4(a).Last day of fiscal year
for which this Form is
filed: August 31, 1997.
(b).[ ] Check box if this
Form is being filed late (i.e. more
than 90 calendar days
after the end of the
issuer's fiscal year).
(See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being
filed late, interest must be
paid on the registration fee
due.
4(c).[ ] Check box if this is
the last time the issuer will
be filing this Form
5. Calculation of
registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price
of securities
sold during the
fiscal year pursuant
to section 24(f):
$1,832,601,993
(ii) Aggregate price of
securities redeemed
or repurchased during
the fiscal year
(if applicable):
$1,802,645,956
(iii) Aggregate price of
securities redeemed
or repurchased during
any prior fiscal
year ending non
earlier than October 11,
1995 that were not
previously used to
reduce registration
fees payable to the
Commission.
$ 0
(iv)Total available
redemption credits
[add items 5(ii) and
5(iii). $1,802,645,956
(v)Net sales - If item
5(i) is greater
than Item 5(iv)
[subtract item 5(iv)
from item 5(I).
$29,956,037
(vi) Redemption credits available for use
in future years.
-if item 5(i) is less
than item 5(iv)
[subtract item 5(i)
from item (5(iv)] $ 0
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration
fee (See instuction
C.9): x 1/3300
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply item 5(v)
by item 5(vii)] enter
"0" if no fee is
due.
=$9,078
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item
5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before
[effective date of rescission of rule 24e- 2], then report the amount of
securities (number of shares or other units) deducted here: 0
. If there is a number of shares or other units that were
registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the
fiscal year for which this form is filed that are available for use by
the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: 0
.
7. Interest due - if this
Form is being filed
more than 90 days after the
end of the of
the issuer's fiscal
year (See Instruction D):+$
0
8. Total amount of
the registration fee due
plus any interest
due [line 5(viii)plus
line 7]:
=$9,078
9. Date the
registration fee and any
interest payment was
sent to the Commission's
lockbox depository:
October 21, 1997
Method of Delivery:
[X] Wire
Transfer
[ ] Mail or
other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below
by the following persons on
behalf of the issuer and in the
capacities and on the dates
indicated.
By (Signature and Title)/s/ S. Jane
Rose
Secretary
Date October 28, 1997
O
ctober 28, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Prudential
California Municipal Fund
File Nos. 2-91215
and 811-4024
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Prudential
California Municipal Fund enclosed
for filing under the Investment
Company Act of l940 is
one copy of the Rule 24f-2 Notice.
This document has been
filed using the EDGAR system.
If you have any questions
relating to the foregoing, please
call the undersigned at (201) 367-
7521.
Please acknowledge
receipt via EDGAR.
V
ery truly yours,
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/s/ Deborah A. Docs
DAD:lr Deborah A. Docs
Enclosures Assistant Secretary
cc: Gregory N. Bressler
(Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman &
Goodman, LLP)
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