PRUDENTIAL U S GOVERNMENT FUND, DEFS14A, 1994-04-15

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PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUNDS
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10292

APRIL 18, 1994
RE: IMPORTANT PROXY MATERIAL -- IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to enclose a notice and proxy statement for a special meeting
of shareholders of the Prudential Mutual Funds to be held on June 23, 1994. You
are being asked to approve, among other things, a proposal to permit the
automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares after a specified
number of years. Thereafter, converted shares will be subject to the lower
annual distribution-related fees applicable to Class A shares.

The proxy statement also includes proposals to revise the current
distribution and service plans for Class A and Class B shares and other
proposals recommended by the Fund's Manager and Subadviser.

Please read the enclosed materials carefully. The proxy statement discusses
each proposal in detail and the reasons why the Board of Directors/Trustees
recommend that you vote in favor of those proposals.

The Fund is using Shareholder Communications Corporation (SCC), a
professional proxy solicitation firm, to assist shareholders in the voting
process. If we have not yet received your proxy card as the date of the meeting
approaches, you may receive a telephone call from SCC reminding you to exercise
your right to vote.

Your vote is critical in allowing your Fund to hold the meeting as
scheduled. Please take a moment now to sign and return the proxy card in the
enclosed postage-paid envelope. If less than a majority of the eligible shares
are represented, the Fund, at shareholders' expense, will have to continue to
solicit votes until a quorum is obtained. Your prompt attention in this matter
benefits all shareholders. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Lawrence C. McQuade
PRESIDENT

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SPECIAL NOTE: If you hold shares in more than one
Prudential fund, you will receive a separate proxy
package for each Fund you hold. Please be sure to
sign and return each proxy card regardless of how
many you receive.
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Filed by the registrant /X/
Filed by a party other than the registrant / /

Check the appropriate box:

/ / Preliminary proxy statement

/X/ Definitive proxy statement

/ / Definitive additional materials

/ / Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12

PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

________________________________________________________________________________
(NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

________________________________________________________________________________
(NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING PROXY STATEMENT)

Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box):

/X/ $125 per Exchange Act Rules 0-11(c)(1)(ii), 14a-6(i)(1) or 14a-6(j)(2).

/ / $500 per each party to the controversy pursuant to Exchange Act Rule
14a-6(i)(3).

/ / Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.
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PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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To our Shareholders:

Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Prudential
U.S. Government Fund (the Fund) will be held at 3:00 P.M. on June 23, 1994 at
199 Water Street, New York, N.Y. 10292, for the following purposes:

1. To elect Trustees.

2. To approve an amendment of the Fund's Declaration of Trust to permit
a conversion feature for Class B shares.

3. To approve an amended and restated Class A Distribution and Service
Plan.

4. To approve an amended and restated Class B Distribution and Service
Plan.

5. To approve amendments of the Fund's investment restrictions
regarding restricted and illiquid securities.

6. To approve an amendment of the Fund's investment restrictions to
clarify that collateral arrangements with respect to interest rate swap
transactions, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar roll transactions are
not deemed to be the issuance of a senior security or the pledge of assets.

7. To approve an amendment of the Fund's investment restriction
limiting the Fund's ability to invest in a security if the Fund would hold
more than 10% of any class of securities of an issuer.

8. To approve the elimination of the Fund's investment restriction
limiting the Fund's ability to invest in the securities of any issuer in
which officers and Trustees of the Fund or officers and directors of its
investment adviser own more than a specified interest.

9. To ratify the selection by the Trustees of Deloitte & Touche as
independent accountants for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1994.

10. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Only shares of beneficial interest of the Fund of record at the close of
business on March 31, 1994 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting
or any adjournment thereof.

S. JANE ROSE
SECRETARY

April 18, 1994

WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND PROMPTLY
RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE. IN ORDER
TO AVOID THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO THE FUND OF FURTHER SOLICITATION, WE ASK
YOUR COOPERATION IN MAILING IN YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY.
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PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292

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PROXY STATEMENT
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This proxy statement is furnished by the Trustees of Prudential U.S.
Government Fund (the Fund), in connection with their solicitation of proxies for
use at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at 3:00 P.M. on
June 23, 1994, at 199 Water Street, New York, New York 10292. The purpose of the
Meeting and the matters to be acted upon are set forth in the accompanying
Notice of Special Meeting.

If the accompanying form of Proxy is executed properly and returned, shares
represented by it will be voted at the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, in
accordance with the instructions on the Proxy. However, if no instructions are
specified, shares will be voted for the proposals. A proxy may be revoked at any
time prior to the time it is voted by written notice to the Secretary of the
Fund, by execution of a subsequent Proxy or by attendance at the Meeting. If
sufficient votes to approve one or more of the proposed items are not received,
the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting
to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the
affirmative vote of a majority of those shares present at the Meeting or
represented by proxy. When voting on a proposed adjournment, the persons named
as proxies will vote for the proposed adjournment all shares that they are
entitled to vote with respect to each item, unless directed to disapprove the
item in which case such shares will be voted against the proposed adjournment.

If a Proxy that is properly executed and returned accompanied by
instructions to withhold authority to vote represents a broker "non-vote" (that
is, a Proxy from a broker or nominee indicating that such person has not
received instructions from the beneficial owner or other person entitled to vote
shares on a particular matter with respect to which the broker or nominee does
not have discretionary power), the shares represented thereby will be considered
not to be present at the Meeting for purposes of determining the existence of a
quorum for the transaction of business and be deemed not cast with respect to
such proposal. If no instructions are received by the broker or nominee from the
shareholder with reference to routine matters, the shares represented thereby

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may be considered for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum for the
transaction of business and will be deemed cast with respect to such proposal.
Also, a properly executed and returned Proxy marked with an abstention will be
considered present at the Meeting for purposes of determining the existence of a
quorum for the transaction of business. However, abstentions and broker
"non-votes" do not constitute a vote "for" or "against" the matter, but have the
effect of a negative vote on the matters which require approval by a requisite
percentage of the outstanding shares.

The close of business on March 31, 1994 has been fixed as the record date
for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the
Meeting. On that date, the Fund had 15,690,768 shares of beneficial interest
outstanding and entitled to vote, composed of 701,819 shares of Class A and
14,988,949 shares of Class B. Each share will be entitled to one vote at the
Meeting. It is expected that the Notice of Special Meeting, Proxy Statement and
form of Proxy will first be mailed to shareholders on or about April 22, 1994.

As of March 31, 1994, The Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, P.O. Box
9416, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-1416 owned 38,383 Class A shares
(5.47% of the outstanding Class A shares).

The expenses of solicitation will be borne by the Fund. Such expenses will
include reimbursement of brokerage firms and others for expenses in forwarding
proxy solicitation material to beneficial owners. The solicitation of proxies
will be largely by mail. The Trustees of the Fund have authorized management to
retain Shareholder Communications Corporation, a proxy solicitation firm, to
assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Meeting. This cost for the Fund,
including specified expenses, is not expected to exceed $250,000 and would be
borne by the Fund. In addition, solicitation may include, without cost to the
Fund, telephonic, telegraphic or oral communications by regular employees of
Prudential Securities Incorporated (Prudential Securities) and its affiliates.

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES
(PROPOSAL NO. 1)

At the Meeting, ten Trustees will be elected to hold office for a term of
unlimited duration until their successors are elected and qualify. It is the
intention of the persons named in the accompanying form of Proxy to vote for the
election of Stephen C. Eyre, Delayne D. Gold, Don G. Hoff, Harry A. Jacobs, Jr.,
Sidney R. Knafel, Robert E. LaBlanc, Lawrence C. McQuade, Thomas A. Owens, Jr.,
Richard A. Redeker and Clay T. Whitehead, all of whom are currently Trustees.
Each of the nominees has consented to be named in this Proxy Statement and serve
as a Trustee if elected. All of the current Trustees,

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except Mr. Redeker, have previously been elected by the shareholders. All of the
Trustees except for Mr. McQuade and Mr. Redeker have served as Trustees since
1986. Mr. McQuade has served as a Trustee since 1987 and Mr. Redeker since 1993.

The Trustees have no reason to believe that any of the nominees named above
will not become available for election as a Trustee, but if that should occur
before the Meeting, proxies will be voted for such persons as the Trustees may
recommend.

As a Massachusetts business trust, the Fund is not required to hold annual
meetings of shareholders if the election of Trustees is not required under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act). It is
the present intention of the Trustees of the Fund not to hold annual meetings of
shareholders unless such shareholder action is required.

INFORMATION REGARDING TRUSTEES

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SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND POSITION OWNED AT
DIRECTORSHIPS WITH FUND MARCH 31, 1994
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Stephen C. Eyre (71), Executive Director, The John A. Hartford Trustee -0-
Foundation, Inc. (charitable foundation) (since May 1985); Director of
Faircom, Inc., Prudential Global Fund, Inc., Prudential Pacific Growth
Fund, Inc. and Prudential Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc.; Trustee
Emeritus of Pace University and Trustee of Prudential U.S. Government
Fund.
Delayne D. Gold (55), Marketing and Management Consultant; Director of Trustee -0-
Prudential Adjustable Rate Securities Fund, Inc., Prudential Equity
Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Fund, Inc., Prudential GNMA Fund,
Prudential Government Plus Fund, Prudential Growth Opportunity Fund,
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SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND POSITION OWNED AT
DIRECTORSHIPS WITH FUND MARCH 31, 1994
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Prudential High Yield Fund, Prudential IncomeVertible-R- Fund, Inc.,
Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Prudential National Municipals Fund,
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Short-Term Global
Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Special Money Market Fund, Prudential
Structured Maturity Fund, Prudential Tax-Free Money Fund and Pru-
dential Utility Fund; Trustee of the BlackRock Government Income Trust,
Command Government Fund, Command Money Fund, Command Tax-Free Fund,
Prudential California Municipal Fund, Prudential Government Securities
Trust, Prudential Municipal Series Fund and Prudential U.S. Government
Fund.
Don G. Hoff (58), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Intertec, Inc. Trustee -0-
(investments) since 1980; formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of AT&E Corporation (telecommunications) (1984-1990); Director of In-
novative Capital Management, Inc., Prudential Global Fund, Inc.,
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Short-Term Global
Income Fund, Inc., The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. and The Greater China
Fund, Inc; Trustee of Prudential U.S. Government Fund.
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SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND POSITION OWNED AT
DIRECTORSHIPS WITH FUND MARCH 31, 1994
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*Harry A. Jacobs, Jr. (72), Senior Director (since January 1986) of Pru- Trustee -0-
dential Securities; formerly Interim Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc. (PMF) (June-
September 1993); 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 Center for National
Policy, Prudential Adjustable Rate Securities Fund, Inc., Prudential
Equity Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Fund, Inc., Prudential GNMA Fund,
Prudential Government Plus Fund, Prudential Growth Opportunity Fund,
Prudential High Yield Fund, Prudential IncomeVertible-R- Fund, Inc.,
Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Prudential National Municipals Fund,
Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Short-Term Global
Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Special Money Market Fund, Prudential
Structured Maturity Fund, Prudential Tax-Free Money Fund, Prudential
Utility Fund, The First Australia Fund, Inc., The First Australia Prime
Income Fund, Inc., The Global Government Plus Fund, Inc. and The Global
Yield Fund, Inc.; Trustee of the Trudeau Institute, The BlackRock
Government Income Trust, Command Money
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SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND POSITION OWNED AT
DIRECTORSHIPS WITH FUND MARCH 31, 1994
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Fund, Command Government Fund, Command Tax-Free Fund, Prudential
California Municipal Fund; Prudential Municipal Series Fund and
Prudential U.S. Government Fund.
Sidney R. Knafel (63), Managing Partner of SRK Management Company Trustee -0-
(investments) since 1981; Chairman of Insight Communications Company,
L.P. and Microbiological Associates, Inc.; Director of Cellular
Communications, Inc., Cellular Communications International, Inc.,
Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico, Inc., IGENE Biotechnology,
Inc., International CableTel Incorporated, Medical Imaging Centers of
America, Inc., and a number of private companies; Director of
Prudential Global Fund, Inc., Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc. and
Prudential Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc.; Trustee of Prudential
U.S. Government Fund.
Robert E. LaBlanc (59), President of Robert E. LaBlanc Associates, Inc. Trustee 1,432
(telecommunications) since 1981; Director of Contel Cellular, Inc.,
M/A-COM, Inc., Storage Technology Corporation, TIE/ communications,
Inc., Tribune Company, Prudential Global Fund, Inc., Prudential Pacific
Growth Fund, Inc. and Prudential
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SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND POSITION OWNED AT
DIRECTORSHIPS WITH FUND MARCH 31, 1994
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Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc.; Trustee of Manhattan College and
Prudential U.S. Government Fund.
*Lawrence C. McQuade (66), Vice Chairman of PMF (since 1988); Managing President and -0-
Director, Investment Banking, Prudential Securities (1988-1991); Trustee
Director of Quixote Corporation (since February 1992) and BUNZL, PLC
(since June 1991); formerly Director of Crazy Eddie Inc. (1987-1990)
and Kaiser Tech, Ltd. and Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. (March
1987-November 1988); formerly Executive Vice President and Director of
WR Grace & Company; President and Director of Prudential Adjustable
Rate Securities Fund, Inc., Prudential Equity Fund, Inc., Prudential
Global Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Genesis Fund, Prudential Global
Natural Resources Fund, Prudential GNMA Fund, Prudential Government
Plus Fund, Prudential Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Growth Opportunity
Fund, Prudential High Yield Fund, Prudential IncomeVertible-R- Fund,
Inc., Prudential Institutional Liquidity Portfolio, Inc., Prudential
Intermediate Global Income Fund, Inc., Prudential MoneyMart Assets,
Prudential Multi-Sector Fund, Inc., Prudential National
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SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND POSITION OWNED AT
DIRECTORSHIPS WITH FUND MARCH 31, 1994
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Municipals Fund, Prudential Pacific Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential
Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Special Money Market
Fund, Prudential Structured Maturity Fund, Prudential Tax-Free Money
Fund, Prudential Utility Fund, The Global Government Plus Fund, Inc.,
The Global Yield Fund, Inc. and The High Yield Income Fund, Inc.;
President and Trustee of The BlackRock Government Income Trust, Command
Government Fund, Command Money Fund, Command Tax-Free Fund, Prudential
California Municipal Fund, Prudential Equity Income Fund, Prudential
FlexiFund, Prudential Government Securities Trust, Prudential Municipal
Bond Fund, Prudential Municipal Series Fund, Prudential U.S. Government
Fund and The Target Portfolio Trust.
Thomas A. Owens, Jr. (71), Consultant; Director of Prudential Ad- Trustee 500
justable Rate Securities Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Fund, Inc.,
Prudential Government Plus Fund, Prudential Growth Fund, Inc.,
Prudential IncomeVertible-R- Fund, Inc., Prudential Intermediate Global
Income Fund, Inc., Prudential MoneyMart Assets, Prudential Pacific
Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc.,
Prudential
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SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND POSITION OWNED AT
DIRECTORSHIPS WITH FUND MARCH 31, 1994
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Structured Maturity Fund and Prudential Utility Fund; Trustee,
Prudential U.S. Government Fund.
*Richard A. Redeker (50), President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Trustee -0-
(since October 1993), PMF; Executive Vice President, Director and
Member of the Operating Committee (since October 1993), Prudential
Securities; Director (since October 1993) of Prudential Securities
Group, Inc. (PSG); formerly Senior Executive Vice President and
Director of Kemper Financial Services, Inc. (September 1978-September
1993); Director of Global Utility Fund, Inc., Prudential Adjustable
Rate Securities Fund, Inc., Prudential Equity Fund, Inc., Prudential
Global Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Genesis Fund, Prudential Global
Natural Resources Fund, Prudential GNMA Fund, Prudential Government
Plus Fund, Prudential Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential IncomeVertible-R-
Fund, Inc., Prudential Institutional Liquidity Portfolio, Inc., Pru-
dential Intermediate Global Income Fund, Inc., Prudential MoneyMart
Assets, Prudential Multi-Sector Fund, Inc., Prudential Pacific Growth
Fund, Inc.,
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SHARES OF
BENEFICIAL
INTEREST
NAME, AGE, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND POSITION OWNED AT
DIRECTORSHIPS WITH FUND MARCH 31, 1994
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Prudential Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Special
Money Market Fund, Prudential Structured Maturity Fund, Prudential
Utility Fund, The Global Yield Fund, Inc., The Global Government Plus
Fund, Inc., and The High Yield Income Fund, Inc.; Trustee of The Black-
Rock Government Income Trust, Command Government Fund, Command Money
Fund, Command Tax-Free Fund, Prudential California Municipal Fund, Pru-
dential Equity Income Fund, Prudential FlexiFund, Prudential Municipal
Bond Fund, Prudential Municipal Series Fund, Prudential U.S. Government
Fund and The Target Portfolio Trust.
Clay T. Whitehead (55), President, National Exchange Inc. (since May Trustee -0-
1983); Director of Prudential Global Fund, Inc., Prudential Pacific
Growth Fund, Inc. and Prudential Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc.;
Trustee, Prudential U.S. Government Fund.
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* Indicates "interested" Trustee, as defined in the Investment Company Act, by
reason of his affiliation with PMF or Prudential Securities.
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The Trustees and officers of the Fund as a group owned beneficially 1,932
shares of the Fund as of March 31, 1994 representing less than 1% of the
outstanding shares of the Fund.

The Fund pays annual compensation of $7,500, plus travel and incidental
expenses, to each of the seven Trustees not affiliated with PMF or Prudential
Securities. In addition, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an

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additional fee of $1,500 per year. The Trustees have the option to receive the
Trustee's fee pursuant to a deferred fee agreement with the Fund. Under the
terms of the agreement, the Fund accrues daily the amount of such Trustee's fee
which accrues 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,
pursuant to an exemptive order of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
at the rate of return of the Fund. Payment of the interest so accrued is also
deferred and accruals become payable at the option of the Trustee. The Fund's
obligation to make payments of deferred Trustees' fees, together with interest
thereon, is a general obligation of the Fund. During the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1993, the Fund paid Trustees' fees of approximately $54,000, and
travel and incidental expenses of approximately $3,100.

There were four regular meetings of the Trustees held during the fiscal year
ended October 31, 1993. The Trustees have established an Audit Committee, the
members of which are Ms. Gold and Messrs. Eyre, Hoff, Knafel, LaBlanc, Owens and
Whitehead, the Fund's non-interested Trustees. The Audit Committee met twice
during the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993. The Audit Committee makes
recommendations to the Trustees with respect to the engagement of independent
accountants and reviews with the independent accountants the plan and results of
the audit engagement and matters having a material effect upon the Fund's
financial operations. The Trustees have also established a Nominating Committee,
comprised of the Fund's non-interested Trustees, which selects and proposes
candidates for election as Trustees. The Nominating Committee met once during
the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993. The Nominating Committee does not
consider nominees recommended by shareholders to fill vacancies on the Board.

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993, Mr. LaBlanc attended fewer
than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Trustees and
any committees thereof of which he was a member.

The executive officers of the Fund, other than as shown above, are S. Jane
Rose, Secretary, having held office since September 25, 1986; Robert F. Gunia,
Vice President, and Susan C. Cote, Treasurer and Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer, both having held office since June 24, 1987; and Domenick
Pugliese, Assistant Secretary, having held office since June 4, 1992. Mr. Gunia
is 47 years old and is currently Chief Administrative Officer (since July 1990),
Director (since January 1989), Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer (since June 1987) of PMF and Senior Vice President of
Prudential Securities. He is also Vice President and Director (since May 1989)
of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. Ms. Cote is 39 years old and is Senior Vice

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President (since January 1989) of PMF, and a Senior Vice President of Prudential
Securities (since January 1992). Prior thereto, she was Vice President (January
1986 - December 1991) of Prudential Securities. Ms. Rose is 48 years old and is
Senior Vice President (since January 1991) and Senior Counsel of PMF and a
Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel of Prudential Securities (since July
1992). Prior thereto, she was First Vice President (June 1987 - December 1990)
of PMF and Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Prudential
Securities. Mr. Pugliese is 32 years old and is a Vice President since July 1992
and Associate General Counsel (since March 1992) of PMF and Vice President and
Associate General Counsel (since July 1992) of Prudential Securities. Prior
thereto, he was associated with the law firm of Battle Fowler. The executive
officers of the Fund are elected annually by the Trustees.

REQUIRED VOTE

Trustees must be elected by a vote of a plurality of the shares present at
the meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereupon, provided that
a quorum is present.

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

THE MANAGER

Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc. (PMF or the Manager), One Seaport
Plaza, New York, New York, 10292, serves as the Fund's Manager under a
management agreement dated as of March 1, 1988 (the Management Agreement).

The Management Agreement was last approved by the Trustees of the Fund,
including a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to such contract or
interested persons of such parties (as defined in the Investment Company Act),
on June 3, 1993 and was approved by shareholders on February 25, 1988.

TERMS OF THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, PMF, subject to the supervision of the
Fund's Trustees and in conformity with the stated policies of the Fund, is
responsible for managing or providing for the management of the investment of
the Fund's assets. In this regard, PMF provides supervision of the Fund's
investments, furnishes a continuous investment program for the Fund's portfolio
and places purchase and sale orders for portfolio securities of the Fund and
other investments. The Prudential Investment Corporation (PIC), a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential), provides
such services pursuant to a subadvisory agreement (the Subadvisory Agreement)
with PMF. PMF also administers the Fund's corporate

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affairs, subject to the supervision of the Fund's Trustees, and, in connection
therewith, furnishes the Fund with office facilities, together with those
ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by the
Fund's Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent and Custodian.

PMF has authorized any of its directors, officers and employees who have
been elected as Trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the capacities in
which they have been elected. All services furnished by PMF under the Management
Agreement may be furnished by any such directors, officers or employees of PMF.
In connection with its administration of the corporate affairs of the Fund, PMF
bears the following expenses:

(a) the salaries and expenses of all personnel of the Fund and PMF,
except the fees and expenses of Trustees not affiliated with PMF or the
Fund's investment adviser;

(b) all expenses incurred by PMF or by the Fund in connection with
administering the ordinary course of the Fund's business, other than those
assumed by the Fund, as described below; and

The Fund pays PMF for the services performed and the facilities furnished by
it a fee at an annual rate of .50 of 1% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
This fee is computed daily and paid monthly. For the fiscal year ended October
31, 1993, PMF received a management fee of $842,229.

The Management Agreement provides that, if the expenses of the Fund
(including the fees of PMF, but excluding interest, taxes, brokerage
commissions, distribution fees and litigation and indemnification expenses and
other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's
business) for any fiscal year exceed the lowest applicable annual expense
limitation established and enforced pursuant to the statutes or regulations of
any jurisdiction in which shares of the Fund are then qualified for offer and
sale, the compensation due PMF will be reduced by the amount of such excess, or,
if such reduction exceeds the compensation payable to PMF, PMF will pay the Fund
the amount of such reduction which exceeds the amount of such compensation. Any
such reductions or payments are subject to readjustment during the year. No such
reductions or payments were required during the fiscal year ended October 31,
1993. The Fund believes the most restrictive of such annual limitations is
2 1/2% of the Fund's average daily net assets up to $30 million, 2% of the next
$70 million of such assets and 1 1/2% of such assets in excess of $100 million.

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Except as indicated above, the Fund is responsible under the Management
Agreement for the payment of its expenses, including (a) the fees payable to
PMF, (b) the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated with PMF or
the investment adviser, (c) the fees and certain expenses of the Fund's
Custodian and Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent, including the cost of
providing records of the Fund and of pricing Fund shares, (d) the charges 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 transaction, (f) all taxes and corporate fees payable by the
Fund to governmental agencies, (g) the fees of any trade association of which
the Fund may be a member, (h) the cost of any share certificates representing
shares of the Fund, (i) the cost of fidelity and liability insurance, (j) the
fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of the
Fund and of its shares with the SEC and 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 prospectuses and 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 Agreement provides that PMF will not be liable to the Fund
for any error of judgment by PMF or for any loss suffered by the Fund in
connection with the matters to which the Management Agreement relates except a
loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of
compensation for services or willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or
reckless disregard of duty. The Management Agreement also provides that it will
terminate automatically if assigned and that it may be terminated without
penalty by the Trustees of the Fund, by vote of a majority of the Fund's
outstanding voting securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act) or by
the Manager, upon not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice.

INFORMATION ABOUT PMF

PMF, a subsidiary of Prudential Securities and an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of Prudential, was organized in May 1987 under the laws of the State
of Delaware. Prudential's address is Prudential Plaza, Newark, New Jersey 07102.
PMF acts as manager for the following investment companies:

Open-End Management Investment Companies: Command Government Fund, Command
Money Fund, Command Tax-Free Fund, Prudential Adjustable Rate Securities
Fund, Inc., Prudential California Municipal Fund,

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Prudential Equity Fund, Inc., Prudential Equity Income Fund, Prudential
FlexiFund, Prudential Global Fund, Inc., Prudential-Bache Global Genesis
Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential Global Genesis Fund), Prudential-Bache Global
Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential Global Natural Resources
Fund), Prudential-Bache GNMA Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential GNMA Fund),
Prudential-Bache Government Plus Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential Government
Plus Fund), Prudential Government Securities Trust, Prudential Growth Fund,
Inc., Prudential-Bache Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential
Growth Opportunity Fund), Prudential-Bache High Yield Fund, Inc. (d/b/a
Prudential High Yield Fund), Prudential IncomeVertible-R- Fund, Inc.,
Prudential-Bache MoneyMart Assets Funds, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential MoneyMart
Assets), Prudential Multi-Sector Fund, Inc., Prudential Municipal Bond Fund,
Prudential Municipal Series Fund, Prudential-Bache National Municipals Fund,
Inc. (d/b/a Prudential National Municipals Fund), Prudential Pacific Growth
Fund, Inc., Prudential Short-Term Global Income Fund, Inc., Prudential-Bache
Special Money Market Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential Special Money Market
Fund), Prudential-Bache Structured Maturity Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential
Structured Maturity Fund), Prudential-Bache Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc. (d/b/a
Prudential Tax-Free Money Fund), Prudential U.S. Government Fund,
Prudential-Bache Utility Fund, Inc. (d/b/a Prudential Utility Fund),
Prudential Institutional Liquidity Portfolio, Inc., Prudential Intermediate
Global Income Fund, Inc., Global Utility Fund, Inc., Nicholas-Applegate
Fund, Inc. and The BlackRock Government Income Trust.

Closed-End Management Investment Companies: The Global Government Plus Fund,
Inc., The Global Yield Fund, Inc. and The High Yield Income Fund, Inc.

The consolidated statement of financial condition of PMF and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 1993 is set forth as Exhibit A to this Proxy Statement.

Certain information regarding the directors and principal executive officers
of PMF is set forth below. Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each
person is One Seaport Plaza, New York, New York 10292.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND ADDRESS POSITION WITH PMF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
- ----------------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Brendan D. Boyle............. Executive Vice Executive Vice President and
President and Director of Marketing, PMF
Director of
Marketing
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND ADDRESS POSITION WITH PMF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
- ----------------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
John D. Brookmeyer, Jr. Director Senior Vice President,
Two Gateway Center Prudential; Senior Vice
Newark, NJ 07102 President, PIC
Susan C. Cote ............... Senior Vice Senior Vice President, PMF;
President Senior Vice President,
Prudential Securities
Fred A. Fiandaca ............ Executive Vice Executive Vice President,
Raritan Plaza One President, Chief Chief Operating Officer and
Edison, NJ 08847 Operating Officer Director, PMF; Chairman,
and Director Chief Operating Officer and
Director, Prudential Mutual
Fund Services, Inc.
Stephen P. Fisher ........... Senior Vice Senior Vice President, PMF;
President Senior Vice President,
Prudential Securities
Frank W. Giordano ........... Executive Vice Executive Vice President,
President, General General Counsel and
Counsel and Secretary, PMF; Senior Vice
Secretary President, Prudential
Securities
Robert F. Gunia ............. Executive Vice Executive Vice President,
President, Chief Chief Financial and
Financial and Administrative Officer and
Administrative Director, PMF; Senior Vice
Officer and President, Prudential
Director Securities
Eugene B. Heimberg .......... Director Senior Vice President,
Prudential Plaza Prudential; President,
Newark, NJ 07102 Director and Chief
Investment Officer, PIC
Lawrence C. McQuade ......... Vice Chairman Vice Chairman, PMF
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND ADDRESS POSITION WITH PMF PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
- ----------------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Leland B. Paton ............. Director Executive Vice President and
Director, Prudential
Securities; Director, PSG
Richard A. Redeker .......... President, Chief President, Chief Executive
Executive Officer Officer and Director, PMF;
and Director Executive Vice President,
Director and Member of the
Operating Committee,
Prudential Securities;
Director, PSG
S. Jane Rose ................ Senior Vice Senior Vice President, Senior
President, Senior Counsel and Assistant
Counsel and Secretary, PMF; Senior Vice
Assistant President and Senior
Secretary Counsel, Prudential
Securities
Donald G. Southwell ......... Director Senior Vice President,
213 Washington Street Prudential; Director, PSG
Newark, NJ 07102
</TABLE>

THE SUBADVISER

Investment advisory services are provided to the Fund by PMF through its
affiliate, The Prudential Investment Corporation (PIC or the Subadviser),
Prudential Plaza, Newark, New Jersey 07102, under a Subadvisory Agreement. The
Subadvisory Agreement was approved by shareholders on February 25, 1988 and was
last approved by the Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of the Trustees
who are not parties to such contract or interested persons of such parties (as
defined in the Investment Company Act), on June 3, 1993.

TERMS OF THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

Pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreement, PIC, subject to the supervision of
PMF and the Trustees and in conformity with the stated policies of the Fund,
manages the investment operations of the Fund and the composition of the Fund's
portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition of securities and
other investments. PIC is reimbursed by PMF for reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by it in furnishing such services. The fees paid by the Fund to PMF
under the Management Agreement with PMF are not affected by this

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arrangement. PIC keeps certain books and records required to be maintained
pursuant to the Investment Company Act. The investment advisory services of PIC
to the Fund are not exclusive under the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement and
PIC is free to, and does, render investment advisory services to others.

PIC has authorized any of its directors, officers and employees who may be
elected as Trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the capacities in which
they have been elected. Services furnished by PIC under the Subadvisory
Agreement may be furnished by any such directors, officers or employees of PIC.
The Subadvisory Agreement provides that PIC shall not be liable for any error of
judgement or for any loss suffered by the Fund or PMF in connection with the
matters to which the Subadvisory Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on PIC's part in the
performance of its duties or from its reckless disregard of duty. The
Subadvisory Agreement provides that it shall terminate automatically if assigned
or upon termination of the Management Agreement and that it may be terminated
without penalty by either party upon no more than 60 days' nor less than 30
days' written notice.

INFORMATION ABOUT PIC

PIC was organized in June 1984 under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
The business and other connections of PIC's directors and executive officers are
as set forth below. Except as otherwise indicated, the address of each person is
Prudential Plaza, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND ADDRESS POSITION WITH PIC PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
- ----------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Martin A. Berkowitz ......... Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial and Chief Financial and
Compliance Officer Compliance Officer, PIC;
Vice President,
Prudential
William M. Bethke ........... Senior Vice President Senior Vice President,
Two Gateway Center Prudential; Senior Vice
Newark, NJ 07102 President, PIC
John D. Brookmeyer, Jr. Senior Vice President Senior Vice President,
Two Gateway Center Prudential; Senior Vice
Newark, NJ 07102 President, PIC
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND ADDRESS POSITION WITH PIC PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS
- ----------------------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Eugene B. Heimberg .......... President, Director and Senior Vice President,
Chief Investment Prudential; President,
Officer Director and Chief
Investment Officer, PIC
Garnett L. Keith, Jr. ....... Director Vice Chairman and Director,
Prudential; Director, PIC
Harry E. Knapp, Jr. ......... Vice President Vice President, Prudential;
Four Gateway Center Vice President, PIC
Newark, NJ 07102
William P. Link ............. Senior Vice President Executive Vice President,
Four Gateway Center Prudential; Senior Vice
Newark, NJ 07102 President, PIC
Robert E. Riley ............. Executive Vice Executive Vice President,
800 Boylston Avenue President Prudential; Executive
Boston, MA 02199 Vice President, PIC;
Director, PSG
James W. Stevens ............ Executive Vice Executive Vice President,
Four Gateway Center President Prudential; Executive
Newark, NJ 07102 Vice President; PIC;
Director, PSG
Robert C. Winters ........... Director Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer,
Prudential; Director,
PIC; Chairman of the
Board, PSG
Claude J. Zinngrabe, Jr. . Executive Vice Vice President, Prudential;
President Executive Vice President,
PIC
</TABLE>

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THE DISTRIBUTORS

Prudential Mutual Fund Distributors, Inc. (PMFD), One Seaport Plaza, New
York, New York 10292, acts as the distributor of the Class A shares of the Fund.
Prudential Securities, One Seaport Plaza, New York, New York 10292, acts as the
distributor of the Class B shares of the Fund.

Under separate Distribution and Service Plans (the Class A Plan and the
Class B Plan, collectively, the Plans) adopted by the Fund under Rule 12b-1
under the Investment Company Act and separate distribution agreements (the
Distribution Agreements), PMFD and Prudential Securities (collectively, the
Distributor) incur the expenses of distributing the Fund's Class A and Class B
shares, respectively.

The Plans were last approved by the Trustees, including a majority of the
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund and who have no direct or
indirect financial interest in the operation of the Class A or Class B Plan or
in any agreement related to either Plan (the Rule 12b-1 Trustees), on June 3,
1993. The Class A Plan was approved by the Class A shareholders on December 19,
1990. The Class B Plan was approved by shareholders of the Fund (the Class B
shareholders) on January 11, 1990.

The Plans are proposed to be amended as set forth in Proposal Nos. 3 and 4
below.

CLASS A PLAN. Under the Class A Plan, the Fund reimburses PMFD for its
distribution-related expenses with respect to Class A shares at an annual rate
of up to .30 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The
Class A Plan provides that (i) up to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets
of the Class A shares may be used for personal service and/or the maintenance of
shareholder accounts (service fee) and (ii) total distribution fees (including
the service fee of .25 of 1%) may not exceed .30 of 1% of the average daily net
assets of the Class A shares. PMFD has advised the Fund that
distribution-related expenses of the Fund will not exceed .15 of 1% of the
average daily net assets of the Class A shares for the fiscal year ending
October 31, 1994.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993, PMFD received payments of $9,508
under the Class A Plan representing .15 of 1% of the average daily net assets of
the Class A shares as reimbursement of expenses related to the distribution of
Class A shares. This amount was primarily expended on account servicing fees to
Prudential Securities and Pruco Securities Corporation, an affiliated
broker-dealer (Prusec), for payment to financial advisers and other salespersons
who sell Class A shares. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993 PMFD also
received $107,100 in initial sales charges.

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CLASS B PLAN. Under the Class B Plan, the Fund reimburses Prudential
Securities for its distribution-related expenses with respect to Class B shares
at an annual rate of up to .75 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the
Class B shares. The Class B Plan also provides for the payment of a service fee
to Prudential Securities at a rate not to exceed .25 of 1% of the average daily
net assets of the Class B shares. The aggregate distribution fee for Class B
shares (asset-based sales charge plus service fee) will not exceed 1% of average
daily net assets under the Class B Plan.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993, Prudential Securities received
$1,621,067 from the Fund under the Class B Plan and spent approximately
$2,036,000 in distributing the Fund's Class B shares. It is estimated that of
the latter amount, approximately 1% ($20,800) was spent on printing and mailing
of prospectuses to other than current shareholders, 17.8% ($361,600) on
compensation to Prusec, for commissions to its financial advisers and other
expenses, including an allocation of overhead and other branch office
distribution-related expenses, incurred by it for distribution of Fund shares
and 81.2% ($1,653,600) on the aggregate of (i) payments of commissions to
financial advisers, 37.5% ($763,000) and (ii) an allocation of overhead and
other branch office distribution-related expenses, 43.7% ($890,600). 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 Fund 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) expenses of mutual fund sales coordinators to promote
the sale of Fund shares and (d) other incidental expenses relating to branch
promotion of Fund sales.

Prudential Securities also receives the proceeds of contingent deferred
sales charges paid by holders of Class B shares upon certain redemptions of
Class B shares. Under the current Class B Plan, the amount of distribution
expenses reimbursable by Class B shares of the Fund is reduced by the amount of
such contingent deferred sales charges. For the fiscal year ended October 31,
1993, Prudential Securities received approximately $423,200 in contingent
deferred sales charges. As of October 31, 1993, the aggregate amount of
unreimbursed distribution expenses for the Fund's Class B shares was
approximately $34,800.

The Class A and Class B Plans continue in effect from year to year, provided
that each such continuance is approved at least annually by a vote of the
Trustees, including a majority vote of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, cast in person
at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such continuance. The Class A

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and Class B Plans may each be terminated at any time, without penalty, by the
vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees or by the vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class on not more than 30
days' written notice to any other party to the Plans. Neither Plan may be
amended to increase materially the amounts to be spent for the services
described therein without approval by the shareholders of the applicable class,
and all material amendments are required to be approved by the Trustees in the
manner described above. Each Plan will automatically terminate in the event of
its assignment. The Fund will not be contractually obligated to pay expenses
incurred under either the Class A Plan or the Class B Plan if it is terminated
or not continued. In the event of termination or noncontinuation of the Class B
Plan, the Trustees may consider the appropriateness of having the Fund reimburse
Prudential Securities for the outstanding carry forward amounts plus interest
thereon.

Pursuant to each Plan, the Trustees review at least quarterly a written
report of the distribution expenses incurred on behalf of the Class A and Class
B shares of the Fund by PMFD and Prudential Securities, respectively. The report
includes an itemization of the distribution expenses and the purposes of such
expenditures. In addition, as long as the Plans remain in effect, the selection
and nomination of Rule 12b-1 Trustees shall be committed to the Rule 12b-1
Trustees.

Pursuant to each Distribution Agreement, the Fund has agreed to indemnify
PMFD and Prudential Securities to the extent permitted by applicable law against
certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act). Each
Distribution Agreement was last approved by the Trustees, including a majority
of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, on June 3, 1993.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Manager is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities, futures
contracts and options on such securities and futures contracts for the Fund, the
selection of brokers, dealers and future commissions merchants to effect the
transactions and the negotiation of brokerage commissions, if any. For purposes
of this section, the term "Manager" includes the Subadviser. Broker/dealers may
receive brokerage commissions on Fund portfolio transactions, including options,
futures, and options on futures transactions and the purchase and sale of
underlying securities upon the exercise of options. Orders may be directed to
any broker or futures commission merchant including, to the extent and in the
manner permitted by applicable law, Prudential Securities and its affiliates.

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In the U.S. Government securities market, securities 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. In underwritten offerings, securities are purchased at a fixed
price which includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally
referred to as the underwriter's concession or discount. On occasion, certain
money market instruments and agency securities may be purchased directly from an
issuer, in which case no commissions or discounts are paid. The Fund will not
deal with Prudential Securities (or any affiliate) in any transaction in which
Prudential Securities (or any affiliate) acts as principal. Thus, it will not
deal in U.S. Government securities with Prudential Securities (or any affiliate)
acting as market maker, and it will not execute a negotiated trade with
Prudential Securities if execution involves Prudential Securities (or any
affiliate) acting as principal with respect to any part of the Fund's order.

In placing orders for portfolio securities of the Fund, the Manager is
required to give primary consideration to obtaining the most favorable price and
efficient execution. This means that the Manager will seek to execute each
transaction at a price and commission, if any, which provide the most favorable
total cost or proceeds reasonably attainable in the circumstances. While the
Manager generally seeks reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, the Fund
will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available. Within
the framework of this policy, the Manager will consider the research and
investment services provided by brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants
who effect or are parties to portfolio transactions of the Fund, the Manager or
its 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 Fund may be used in managing other investment accounts.
Conversely, brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants furnishing such
services may be selected for the execution of transactions of such other
accounts, whose aggregate assets are far larger than the Fund, and the services
furnished by such brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants may be used
by the Manager in providing investment management for the Fund. Commission rates
are established pursuant to negotiations with the broker, dealer or futures
commission merchant based on the quality and quantity of execution services
provided by the broker or futures commission merchant in the light of generally
prevailing rates. The Manager is authorized to pay higher commissions on
brokerage transactions for the Fund to brokers, dealers and

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futures commission merchants other than Prudential Securities in order to secure
research and investment services described above, subject to review by the
Fund's Trustees from time to time as to the extent and continuation of this
practice. The allocation of orders among brokers and futures commission
merchants and the commission rates paid are reviewed periodically by the Fund's
Trustees.

Portfolio securities may not be purchased from any underwriting or selling
syndicate of which Prudential Securities (or any affiliate), during the
existence of the syndicate, is a principal underwriter (as defined in the
Investment Company Act), except in accordance with rules of the SEC. This
limitation, in the opinion of the Fund, will not significantly affect the Fund's
ability to pursue its present investment objective. However, in the future in
other circumstances, the Fund may be at a disadvantage because of this
limitation in comparison to other funds with similar objectives but not subject
to such limitations.

Subject to the above considerations, Prudential Securities (or any
affiliate) may act as a broker for the Fund. In order for Prudential Securities
(or any affiliate) to effect any portfolio transactions for the Fund, the
commissions, fees or other remuneration received by Prudential Securities (or
any affiliate) must be reasonable and fair compared to the commissions, fees or
other remuneration paid to other brokers in connection with comparable
transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on an exchange
during a comparable period of time. This standard would allow Prudential
Securities (or any affiliate) to receive no more than the remuneration which
would be expected to be received by an unaffiliated broker in a commensurate
arm's-length transaction. Furthermore, the Trustees of the Fund, including a
majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons, have adopted procedures
which are reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other
remuneration paid to Prudential Securities (or any affiliate) are consistent
with the foregoing standard. In accordance with Section 11(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, Prudential Securities may not retain compensation for
effecting transactions on a national securities exchange for the Fund unless the
Fund has expressly authorized the retention of such compensation. Prudential
Securities must furnish to the Fund at least annually a statement setting forth
the total amount of all compensation retained by Prudential Securities from
transactions effected for the Fund during the applicable period. Brokerage
transactions with Prudential Securities (or any affiliate) are also subject to
such fiduciary standards as may be imposed upon Prudential Securities (or such
affiliate) by applicable law.

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 1993, the Fund paid no brokerage
commissions to Prudential Securities.

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APPROVAL OF A PROPOSAL TO AMEND
THE FUND'S DECLARATION OF TRUST
TO PERMIT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONVERSION FEATURE
(FOR CONSIDERATION BY CLASS A AND CLASS B SHAREHOLDERS VOTING JOINTLY)
(PROPOSAL NO. 2)

The Trustees are recommending that shareholders approve an amendment to the
Fund's Declaration of Trust to permit the implementation of a conversion feature
for Class B shares. The conversion feature is authorized pursuant to an
exemptive order of the SEC (the SEC Order) and would provide for the automatic
conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares at relative net asset value
approximately seven years after purchase. Class A shares are subject to a lower
annual distribution and service fee than Class B shares and conversions would
occur without the imposition of any additional sales charge. A description of
the conversion feature is set forth in greater detail below. Amendment of the
Declaration of Trust requires approval by a majority of the Fund's outstanding
shares.

THE CLASSES OF SHARES

The Fund currently offers two classes of shares, designated as Class A and
Class B shares, pursuant to the Alternative Purchase Plan, in reliance upon the
SEC Order. Class A shares are currently offered with an initial sales charge of
up to 4.5% of the offering price and are subject to an annual distribution and
service fee of up to .30 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A
shares pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan. This fee is currently charged at a rate of
.15 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares and PMFD has
agreed to so limit its fee under the Class A Plan for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1994. Class B shares are currently offered without an initial sales
charge but are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge or CDSC (declining
from 5% to zero of the lesser of the amount invested or the redemption proceeds)
on certain redemptions generally made within six years of purchase and to an
annual distribution and service fee pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan of up to 1% of
the average daily net assets of the Class B shares.

In accordance with the SEC Order, the Trustees may, among other things,
authorize the creation of additional classes of shares from time to time. The
Trustees have approved the offering of a new class of shares, to be designated
Class C shares, which will be offered simultaneously with the offering of Class
B shares with the proposed conversion feature. It is anticipated that Class C
shares will be offered without an initial sales charge but will be subject to an
annual distribution and service fee not to exceed 1% of the average daily net
assets of the Class C shares and, subject to the approval by the Trustees, a 1%

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CDSC on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase. If the proposed
conversion feature for Class B shares is not approved, Class C shares will not
be offered.

THE PROPOSED CONVERSION FEATURE

On June 3, 1993, the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are
not "interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act),
approved an amendment to the Fund's Declaration of Trust to permit the
implementation of a conversion feature for the Fund's Class B shares. A copy of
the proposed amendment to the Fund's Declaration of Trust is attached hereto as
Exhibit B.

If this proposal is approved, it is currently contemplated that conversions
of Class B shares to Class A shares will occur on a quarterly basis
approximately seven years from the purchase of the Class B shares. The first
conversion is currently anticipated to occur in or about January 1995.
Conversions will be effected automatically at relative net asset value without
the imposition of any additional sales charge. Class B shareholders will benefit
from the conversion feature because they will thereafter be subject to the lower
annual distribution and service fee applicable to Class A shares.

Since the Fund tracks amounts paid rather than the number of shares bought
on each purchase of Class B shares, it is currently anticipated that the number
of Class B shares eligible to convert to Class A shares (excluding shares
acquired through the automatic reinvestment of dividends and other
distributions) (the Eligible Shares) will be determined on each conversion date
in accordance with the following formula: (i) the ratio of (a) the amounts paid
for Class B shares purchased at least seven years prior to the conversion date
to (b) the total amount paid for all Class B shares purchased and then held in a
shareholder's account (ii) multiplied by the total number of Class B shares held
in such shareholder's account. Each time any Eligible Shares in a shareholder's
account convert to Class A shares, all shares or amounts representing Class B
shares then in such account that were acquired through the automatic
reinvestment of dividends and other distributions will convert to Class A
shares.

For purposes of determining the number of Eligible Shares, if the Class B
shares in a shareholder's account on any conversion date are the result of
multiple purchases at different net asset values per share, the number of
Eligible Shares calculated as described above will generally be either more or
less than the number of shares actually purchased approximately seven years
before such conversion date. For example, if 100 shares were initially purchased
at $10 per share (for a total of $1,000) and a second purchase of 100 shares was

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subsequently made at $11 per share (for a total of $1,100), 95.24 shares would
convert approximately seven years from the initial purchase (I.E., $1,000
divided by $2,100 (47.62%) multiplied by 200 shares equals 95.24 shares). The
Manager reserves the right to modify the formula for determining the number of
Eligible Shares in the future as it deems appropriate on notice to shareholders.

If the net asset value per share of Class A is higher than that of Class B
at the time of conversion (which may be the case because of the higher
distribution and service fee applicable to Class B shares), shareholders will
receive fewer Class A shares than Class B shares converted although the
aggregate dollar value will be the same.

For purposes of calculating the applicable holding period for conversions,
all payments for purchases of Class B shares during a month will be deemed to
have been made on the last day of the month, or for Class B shares acquired
through exchange, or a series of exchanges, on the last day of the month in
which the original payment for purchases of such Class B shares was made. For
Class B shares previously exchanged for shares.of a money market fund, the time
period during which such shares were held in the money market fund will be
excluded. For example, Class B shares held in a money market fund for a period
of one year will not convert to Class A shares until approximately eight years
from purchase. For purposes of determining the time period during which shares
are held in a money market fund, exchanges will be deemed to have been made on
the last day of the month. Class B shares acquired through exchange will convert
to Class A shares after expiration of the conversion period applicable to the
original purchase of such shares. As of the date of the first conversion (which,
as noted above, is currently anticipated to occur in or about January 1995) all
amounts representing Class B shares then outstanding beyond the expiration of
the applicable conversion period will automatically convert to Class A shares,
together with all shares or amounts representing Class B shares acquired through
the automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions then held in the
shareholder's account.

The Fund has obtained an opinion of counsel to the effect that the
conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares does not constitute a taxable
event for U.S. income tax purposes. However, such opinion is not binding on the
Internal Revenue Service.

If approved by shareholders, the conversion feature may be subject to the
continuing availability of opinions of counsel or rulings of the Internal
Revenue Service (i) that the dividends and other distributions paid on Class A
and Class B shares will not constitute "preferential dividends" under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (ii) that the conversion of
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not constitute a taxable event. The conversion of Class B shares into Class A
shares may be suspended if such opinions or rulings are no longer available. If
conversions are suspended, Class B shares of the Fund will continue to be
subject, possibly indefinitely, to their higher annual distribution and service
fee.

REQUIRED VOTE

The proposed amendment to the Fund's Declaration of Trust to implement the
conversion feature requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the Fund's
outstanding shares. In the event shareholders of the Fund do not approve the
proposed amendment, the conversion feature will not be implemented for the Fund
and Class B shares of the Fund will continue to be subject, possibly
indefinitely, to their higher annual distribution and service fee.

THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THIS PROPOSAL NO. 2.

APPROVAL OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED CLASS A DISTRIBUTION
AND SERVICE PLAN
(FOR CONSIDERATION BY CLASS A AND CLASS B SHAREHOLDERS VOTING SEPARATELY)
(PROPOSAL NO. 3)

On June 3, 1993, the Fund's Trustees approved an amended and restated Class
A Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment
Company Act and an amended and restated Distribution Agreement with PMFD for
Class A shares of the Fund (the Proposed Class A Plan and the Proposed Class A
Distribution Agreement, respectively) and recommend submission of the Proposed
Class A Plan to the Fund's Class A shareholders for approval or disapproval at
this Special Meeting of Shareholders. As contemplated by the SEC Order
(previously defined under Proposal No. 2), the Proposed Class A Plan is also
being submitted for approval by Class B shareholders because, subject to
approval of Proposal No. 2, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A
shares approximately seven years after purchase. The Proposed Class A
Distribution Agreement does not require and is not being submitted for
shareholder approval.

The purpose of the Proposed Class A Plan is to compensate PMFD, the
distributor of the Fund's Class A shares, for providing distribution assistance
to broker/dealers, including Prudential Securities and Prusec, affiliated
broker/ dealers, and other qualified broker/dealers, if any, whose customers
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Class A shares of the Fund and to defray the costs and expenses, including the
payment of account servicing fees, of the services provided and activities
undertaken to distribute Class A shares (Distribution Activities).

The Trustees previously adopted a plan of distribution for the Fund's Class
A shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act which was
approved by shareholders on December 19, 1990 and last approved by the Trustees
on June 3, 1993 (the Existing Class A Plan). Shareholders of the Fund's Class A
and Class B shares are being asked to approve amendments to the Existing Class A
Plan that change it from a reimbursement type plan to a compensation type plan.
The amendments do not change the maximum annual fee that may be paid to PMFD
under the Existing Class A Plan, although the possibility exists that expenses
incurred by PMFD and for which it is entitled to be reimbursed under the
Existing Class A Plan may be less than the fee PMFD will receive under the
Proposed Class A Plan. The amendments are being proposed to facilitate
administration and accounting. The Trustees believe that the Proposed Class A
Plan is in the best interest of the Fund and is reasonably likely to benefit the
Fund's Class A shareholders. A copy of the Proposed Class A Plan is attached
hereto as Exhibit C.

THE EXISTING CLASS A PLAN

Under the Existing Class A Plan, the Fund reimburses PMFD for expenses
incurred for Distribution Activities at an annual rate of up to .30 of 1% of the
average daily net assets of the Class A shares (up to .25 of 1% of which may
constitute a service fee for the servicing and maintenance of shareholder
accounts). Article III, Section 26 of the NASD Rules of Fair Practice (the NASD
Rules) places an annual limit of .25 of 1% on fees that may be imposed for the
provision of personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts
(service fees) and an annual limit of .75 of 1% on asset-based sales charges (as
defined in the NASD Rules). Subject to these limits, the Fund may impose any
combination of service fees and asset-based sales charges under both the
Existing Class A Plan and the Proposed Class A Plan; provided that the total
fees do not exceed .30 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of the
Class A shares.

The Existing Class A Plan may not be amended to increase materially the
amount to be spent for the services described therein without approval by a
majority of the holders of the Class A shares of the Fund. In addition, all
material amendments thereof must be approved by vote of a majority of the
Trustees, including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan. So long as the Existing

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Class A Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of Trustees who are not
interested persons of the Fund will be committed to the discretion of the Rule
12b-1 Trustees.

The Existing Class A Plan may be terminated at any time without payment of
any penalty by the vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees or by the vote
of a majority of the outstanding Class A shares of the Fund (as defined in the
Investment Company Act) on written notice to any other party to such plan and
will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the
Investment Company Act). For a more detailed description of the Existing Class A
Plan, see "Management of the Fund -- The Distributors -- Class A Plan."

THE PROPOSED CLASS A PLAN

The Proposed Class A Plan amends the Existing Class A Plan in one material
respect. Under the Existing Class A Plan, the Fund reimburses PMFD for expenses
actually incurred for Distribution Activities up to a maximum of .30 of 1% per
annum of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The Proposed Class
A Plan authorizes the Fund to pay PMFD the same maximum annual fee as
compensation for its Distribution Activities regardless of the expenses incurred
by PMFD for Distribution Activities. The Distributor may, however, as it
currently does, voluntarily agree to limit its fee to an amount less than the
annual fee. In contrast to the Existing Class A Plan, the amounts payable by the
Fund under the Proposed Class A Plan would not be directly related to the
expenses actually incurred by PMFD for its Distribution Activities.
Consequently, if PMFD's expenses for Distribution Activities are less than the
distribution and service fees it receives under the Proposed Class A Plan, it
will retain its full fees and realize a profit.

Since inception of the Existing Class A Plan, the reimbursable expenses
incurred thereunder by PMFD have generally equalled or exceeded the amount
reimbursed by the Fund. For each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 1991,
1992 and 1993, PMFD received payments of $3,236, $5,653 and $9,508,
respectively, under the Existing Class A Plan representing .15% of the average
daily net assets of the Class A shares, as reimbursement of expenses incurred
for Distribution Activities. Although PMFD agreed to limit its fees under the
Existing Class A Plan to .25 of 1% for the fiscal years ended October 31, 1991,
1992 and 1993, it in fact further limited its fee to .15 of 1% even though its
direct and indirect reimbursable distribution expenses exceeded such amount.
PMFD believes that it would have similarly limited its fee had the Proposed
Class A Plan been in effect during the past three fiscal years, although it
could have assessed the maximum annual fee of .30 of 1%. Regardless of which
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in effect, the Distributor has voluntarily agreed to limit its fees for
Distribution Activities to no more than .15 of 1% of the average daily net
assets of the Class A shares for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1994. Other
expenses incurred by PMFD for Distribution Activities have been and will
continue to be paid from the proceeds of initial sales charges.

Among the major perceived benefits of a compensation type plan, such as the
Proposed Class A Plan, over a reimbursement type plan, such as the Existing
Class A Plan, is the facilitation of administration and accounting. Under
reimbursement plans, all expenses must be specifically accounted for by the
Distributor and attributed to the specific class of shares of a fund in order to
qualify for reimbursement. Although the Proposed Class A Plan will continue to
require quarterly reporting to the Trustees of the amounts accrued and paid
under the Plan and of the expenses actually borne by the Distributor, there will
be no need to match specific expenses to reimbursements as under the Existing
Class A Plan. Thus, the accounting for the Proposed Class A Plan would be
simplified and the timing of when expenditures are to be made by the Distributor
would not be an issue. These considerations, combined with the reasonable
likelihood, although there is no assurance, that the per annum payment rate
under the Proposed Class A Plan will not exceed the expenses incurred by PMFD
for Distribution Activities, suggest that the costs and efforts associated with
a reimbursement plan are unwarranted.

In considering whether to approve the Proposed Class A Plan, the Trustees
reviewed, among other things, the nature and scope of the services to be
provided by PMFD, the purchase options available to investors under the
Alternative Purchase Plan, the amount of expenditures under the Existing Class A
Plan, the relationship of such expenditures to the overall cost structure of the
Fund and comparative data with respect to distribution arrangements adopted by
other investment companies. Based upon such review, the Trustees, including a
majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, determined that there is a reasonable
likelihood that the Proposed Class A Plan will benefit the Fund and its Class A
shareholders.

If approved by shareholders, the Proposed Class A Plan will continue in
effect from year to year, provided such continuance is approved at least
annually by vote of a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Rule
12b-1 Trustees.

REQUIRED VOTE

If Proposal No. 2 is approved by shareholders, the Proposed Class A Plan
will require the approval of a majority of the Fund's outstanding Class A shares

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and Class B shares (as defined in the Investment Company Act) voting separately.
If Proposal No. 2 is not approved by shareholders, the Proposed Class A Plan
will only require the approval of a majority of the Fund's outstanding Class A
Shares. Under the Investment Company Act, a majority of a class' outstanding
shares is defined as the lesser of (i) 67% of a class' outstanding shares
represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the
class are present in person or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of a
class' outstanding shares. If the Proposed Class A Plan is not approved as
described above, the Existing Class A Plan will continue in its present form.

THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THIS PROPOSAL NO. 3.

APPROVAL OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED CLASS B DISTRIBUTION
AND SERVICE PLAN
(FOR CONSIDERATION BY CLASS B SHAREHOLDERS ONLY)
(PROPOSAL NO. 4)

On June 3, 1993, the Fund's Trustees approved an amended and restated Class
B Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment
Company Act and an amended and restated Class B Distribution Agreement with
Prudential Securities for Class B shares of the Fund (the Proposed Class B Plan
and the Proposed Class B Distribution Agreement, respectively) and recommend
submission of the Proposed Class B Plan to the Fund's Class B shareholders for
approval or disapproval at this Special Meeting of Shareholders. The Proposed
Class B Distribution Agreement does not require and is not being submitted for
shareholder approval.

The purpose of the Proposed Class B Plan is to compensate Prudential
Securities, the distributor of the Fund's Class B shares, for providing
distribution assistance to broker/dealers, including Prusec, an affiliated
broker/dealer, and other qualified broker/dealers, if any, whose customers
invest in Class B shares of the Fund and to defray the costs and expenses,
including the payment of account servicing fees, of the services provided and
activities undertaken to distribute Class B shares (Distribution Activities).

The Trustees previously adopted a plan of distribution for the Fund's Class
B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act which was
approved by shareholders on January 11, 1990 and last approved by the Trustees
on June 3, 1993 (the Existing Class B Plan). Shareholders of the

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Fund's Class B shares are being asked to approve amendments to the Existing
Class B Plan that change it from a reimbursement type plan to a compensation
type plan. The amendments do not change the maximum annual fee that may be paid
to Prudential Securities under the Existing Class B Plan, although the
possibility exists that expenses incurred by Prudential Securities and for which
it is entitled to be reimbursed under the Existing Class B Plan may be less than
the fee Prudential Securities will receive under the Proposed Class B Plan. The
amendments are being proposed to facilitate administration and accounting. The
Trustees believe that the Proposed Class B Plan is in the best interest of the
Fund and is reasonably likely to benefit the Fund's Class B shareholders. A copy
of the Proposed Class B Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit D.

THE EXISTING CLASS B PLAN

Under the Existing Class B Plan, the Fund reimburses Prudential Securities
for expenses incurred for Distribution Activities at an annual rate of up to 1%
of the average daily net assets of the Class B shares (up to .25 of 1% of which
may constitute a service fee for the servicing and maintenance of shareholder
accounts). Amounts reimbursable under the Existing Class B Plan that are not
paid because they exceed the maximum fee payable thereunder are carried forward
and may be recovered in future years by Prudential Securities from asset-based
sales charges imposed on Class B shares, to the extent such charges do not
exceed .75% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Class B shares, and
from contingent deferred sales charges received from certain redeeming
shareholders, subject to the limitations of Article III, Section 26 of the NASD
Rules of Fair Practice (the NASD Rules). The NASD Rules place an annual limit of
.25 of 1% on fees that may be imposed for the provision of personal service
and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts (service fees) and an annual
limit of .75 of 1% on asset-based sales charges (as defined in the NASD Rules).
Pursuant to the NASD Rules, the aggregate deferred sales charges and asset-based
sales charges on Class B shares of the Fund may not, subject to certain
exclusions, exceed 6.25% of total gross sales of Class B shares.

The Existing Class B Plan may not be amended to increase materially the
amount to be spent for the services described therein without approval by a
majority of the holders of the Class B shares of the Fund. In addition, all
material amendments thereof must be approved by vote of a majority of the
Trustees, including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Plan. So long as the Existing
Class B Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of Trustees who are not
interested persons of the Fund will be committed to the discretion of the Rule
12b-1 Trustees.

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The Existing Class B Plan may be terminated at any time without payment of
any penalty by the vote of a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees or by the vote
of a majority of the outstanding Class B shares of the Fund (as defined in the
Investment Company Act) on written notice to any other party to such plan and
will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the
Investment Company Act). For a more detailed description of the Existing Class B
Plan, see "Management of the Fund -- The Distributors -- Class B Plan."

THE PROPOSED CLASS B PLAN

The Proposed Class B Plan amends the Existing Class B Plan in one material
respect. Under the Existing Class B Plan, the Fund reimburses Prudential
Securities for expenses actually incurred for Distribution Activities up to
maximum of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Class B shares.
The Proposed Class B Plan authorizes the Fund to pay Prudential Securities the
same maximum annual fee as compensation for its Distribution Activities
regardless of the expenses incurred by Prudential Securities for Distribution
Activities. In contrast to the Existing Class B Plan, the amounts payable by the
Fund under the Proposed Class B Plan would not be directly related to the
expenses actually incurred by Prudential Securities for its Distribution
Activities. Consequently, if Prudential Securities' expenses are less than its
distribution and service fees, it will retain its full fees and realize a
profit. However, if Prudential Securities' expenses exceed the distribution and
service fees received under the Proposed Class B Plan, it will no longer carry
forward such amounts for reimbursement in future years.

Since inception of the Existing Class B Plan, the cumulative reimbursable
expenses incurred thereunder by Prudential Securities have exceeded the amounts
reimbursed by the Fund. As of December 31, 1993, the aggregate amount of
distribution expenses incurred and not yet reimbursed by the Fund or recovered
through contingent deferred sales charges was approximately $87,800.

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 1991, 1992 and 1993, Prudential
Securities received $1,684,214, $1,544,998 and $1,621,067, respectively, from
the Fund under the Existing Class B Plan, representing 1%, of the average daily
net assets of the Class B shares, and spent approximately $1,868,600, $1,870,200
and $2,036,000, respectively, for Distribution Activities. Since the maximum
annual fee under the Existing Class B Plan is the same as under the Proposed
Class B Plan, Prudential Securities would have received the same annual fee
under the Proposed Class B Plan as it did under the Existing Class B Plan for
the fiscal years ended October 31, 1991, 1992 and 1993.

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Among the major perceived benefits of a compensation type plan, such as the
Proposed Class B Plan, over a reimbursement type plan, such as the Existing
Class B Plan, is the facilitation of administration and accounting. Under
reimbursement plans, all expenses must be specifically accounted for by the
Distributor and attributed to the specific class of shares of a fund in order to
qualify for reimbursement. Although the Proposed Class B Plan will continue to
require quarterly reporting to the Trustees of the amounts accrued and paid
under the Plan and of the expenses actually borne by the Distributor, there will
be no need to match specific expenses to reimbursements and no carrying forward
of such amounts, as under the Existing Class B Plan. Thus, the accounting for
the Proposed Class B Plan would be simplified and the timing of when
expenditures are to be made by the Distributor would not be an issue. Currently,
because the Existing Class B Plan is a reimbursement plan, the Distributor
retains an independent expert to perform a study of its methodology for
determining and substantiating which of its expenses should properly be
allocated to the Fund's Class B shares for reimbursement, the cost of which is
borne by the Fund and other funds for which Prudential Securities serves as
Distributor. In addition, the Trustees must devote time and effort to review the
Distributor's allocation methodology annually to determine its appropriateness.
These considerations, combined with the fact that the cumulative expenses
incurred by Prudential Securities for Distribution Activities have exceeded the
amounts reimbursed by the Fund under the Existing Class B Plan, suggest that the
costs and efforts associated with a reimbursement plan are unwarranted.

In considering whether to approve the Proposed Class B Plan, the Trustees
reviewed, among other things, the nature and scope of the services to be
provided by Prudential Securities, the purchase options available to investors
under the Alternative Purchase Plan, the amount of expenditures under the
Existing Class B Plan, the relationship of such expenditures to the overall cost
structure of the Fund and comparative data with respect to distribution
arrangements adopted by other investment companies. Based upon such review, the
Trustees, including a majority of the Rule 12b-1 Trustees, determined that there
is a reasonable likelihood that the Proposed Class B Plan will benefit the Fund
and its Class B shareholders.

If approved by Class B shareholders, the Proposed Class B Plan will continue
in effect from year to year, provided such continuance is approved at least
annually by vote of a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Rule
12b-1 Trustees.

REQUIRED VOTE
The Proposed Class B Plan requires the approval of a majority of the Fund's
outstanding Class B shares (as defined in the Investment Company Act) and as
described in Proposal No. 3. If the Proposed Class B Plan is not approved, the
Existing Class B Plan will continue in its present form.

THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THIS PROPOSAL NO. 4.

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APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS OF THE FUND'S FUNDAMENTAL
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS REGARDING RESTRICTED
AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES
(PROPOSAL NO. 5)

On June 3, 1993, at the request of the Fund's Manager and Subadviser, the
Trustees considered and recommend for shareholder approval revision of the
Fund's fundamental investment restrictions regarding illiquid and restricted
securities. The current restrictions are overly confining in light of the
development of an active market in those securities that, although subject to
restrictions on resale, have a readily available market, such as securities that
are transferable under SEC Rule 144A. The Trustees recommend elimination of the
Fund's Investment Restriction No. 11, which limits the purchase of any security
that is restricted as to disposition under federal securities laws. Further, the
Trustees recommend modification of Investment Restrictions Nos. 6 and 14 to
eliminate restrictions on investments in equity securities for which market
quotations are not readily available and repurchase agreements with maturities
of longer than 7 days and other illiquid assets.

The Trustees recommend replacement of such fundamental investment
restrictions with a non-fundamental investment policy that could be modified by
the vote of the Trustees in response to regulatory or market developments
without further approval by shareholders. The change would expand the Fund's
ability to invest in securities which have restrictions on resale but have a
readily available institutional market, such as commercial paper and securities
eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The proposed
non-fundamental policy would provide as follows:

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid
securities including repurchase agreements which have a maturity of
longer than seven days, securities with legal or contractual
restrictions on resale (restricted securities) and securities that are
not readily marketable. Restricted securities eligible for resale
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act), and certain commercial paper that has a readily
available market are not considered illiquid for purposes of this
limitation. 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.

An open-end investment company may not hold a significant amount of
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problems of accurate valuation and because it is possible that the investment
company would have difficulty satisfying redemptions within seven days. The
proposed investment policy is not expected by the investment adviser or the
Trustees to affect the Fund's liquidity because it excludes from illiquid
securities only those Rule 144A securities for which there is a readily
available market.

Historically, illiquid securities have been defined to include securities
subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale, securities for which
there is no readily available market and repurchase agreements having a maturity
of longer than seven days. In recent years, however, the securities markets have
evolved significantly, with the result that new types of instruments have
developed which make the Fund's present restriction on illiquid investments
overly broad and unnecessarily restrictive in the view of the Fund's Manager. In
particular, the SEC adopted Rule 144A in April 1990, which allows for a broader
institutional trading market for securities otherwise subject to restrictions on
resale to the general public. SEC interpretations give directors of registered
investment companies the discretion to designate restricted securities as liquid
if the presence of a readily available market can be demonstrated and if a
current market value can be ascertained. In adopting Rule 144A, the SEC
recognized the increased size and liquidity of the institutional markets for
unregistered securities and the importance of institutional investors in the
capital formation process. In 1992, the SEC staff issued amended guidelines to
the effect that up to 15% (as opposed to 10%) of an open-end fund's net assets
may be invested in illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements with a
maturity of longer than seven days. The guidelines were amended in connection
with the SEC's efforts to remove unnecessary barriers to capital formation and
to facilitate access to the capital markets by small businesses.

The staff of the SEC has also taken the position that purchased over-the-
counter options and the assets used as "cover" for written over-the-counter
options are illiquid securities unless the Fund and the counterparty have
provided for the Fund at its option to unwind the over-the-counter option. The
exercise of such an option ordinarily would involve the payment by the Fund of
an amount designed to reflect the counterparty's economic loss from an early
termination, but does allow the Fund to treat the assets used as "cover" as
"liquid."

The proposed change would expand the Fund's ability to invest in securities
for which there is a readily available market and which have traditionally been
considered illiquid but would permit the Fund to invest up to 15% of its net
assets in illiquid assets. The markets for certain corporate bonds and notes are

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almost exclusively institutional. These institutional investors depend on an
efficient institutional market in which the unregistered security can be readily
resold. In the opinion of the Fund's Manager, the fact that there are
restrictions on resale to the general public is therefore not necessarily
indicative of the liquidity of such investments. If designated as liquid (under
the supervision of the Trustees), these securities would be exempt from the 15%
limitation.

In order to take advantage of the increasingly liquid institutional trading
markets, the Manager recommends that the Fund eliminate its fundamental policies
regarding illiquid and restricted securities so that securities that are
nonetheless liquid may be purchased without regard to the current limitations.
By making the Fund's policy on illiquid securities non-fundamental, the Fund
will be able to respond more quickly to regulatory and market developments
because a shareholder vote will not be required to define what type of
securities should be deemed illiquid or to change the applicable permissable
percentage limitation. If this proposal is approved by shareholders, the Manager
and the Subadviser, under the supervision of the Trustees, will monitor the
liquidity of specific types of securities and, based on their recommendations,
the Trustees will from time to time determine whether such securities should be
deemed to be liquid with reference to legal, regulatory and market developments.

In reaching liquidity decisions, the Manager and the Subadviser 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).

Investment Restriction No. 11 currently reads as follows:

The Fund may not:

11. Purchase any security restricted as to disposition under federal
securities laws (foreign securities traded only in foreign markets are not
regarded as restricted).

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Investment Restriction Nos. 6 and 14 are proposed to be revised as follows:

The Fund may not:

6. Purchase any securities if as a result the Fund would then have more
than 5% of its total assets (determined at the time of investment) invested
in securities of companies (including predecessors) less than three years
old [or in equity securities for which market quotations are not readily
available] except that the Fund may invest in securities of any U.S.
Government agency or instrumentality, and in any securities guaranteed by
such an agency or instrumentality.

14. Make loans, except (i) through repurchase agreements [(repurchase
agreements with a maturity of longer than 7 days together with illiquid
assets being limited to 10% of the Fund's total assets)] and (ii) loans of
portfolio securities (limited to 30% of the Fund's total assets).

[Deletions are in brackets.]

The Trustees believe that adoption of Proposal No. 5 is in the best
interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

REQUIRED VOTE

Adoption of Proposal No. 5 requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund. Under the Investment
Company Act, a majority of the outstanding voting securities is defined as the
lesser of (i) 67% of the Fund's outstanding shares represented at a meeting at
which more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares are present in person or
represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the Fund's outstanding shares. If
the proposed change in investment policy is not approved, the current
limitations would remain a fundamental policy which could not be changed without
the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THIS PROPOSAL NO. 5.

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APPROVAL OF A MODIFICATION IN THE FUND'S INVESTMENT
RESTRICTIONS TO CLARIFY THAT COLLATERAL ARRANGEMENTS
WITH RESPECT TO INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS,
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND DOLLAR ROLL
TRANSACTIONS ARE NOT DEEMED TO BE THE ISSUANCE
OF A SENIOR SECURITY OR THE PLEDGE OF ASSETS
(PROPOSAL NO. 6)

On June 3, 1993, the Trustees approved an amendment to the Fund's investment
restrictions, which, if approved by shareholders, would clarify that collateral
arrangements with respect to interest rate swap transactions, reverse repurchase
agreements and dollar roll transactions are not considered to be the issuance of
a senior security or the pledge of assets. The Trustees recommend that
shareholders of the Fund approve the amendment which would change Investment
Restriction No. 3.

The Fund currently may enter into interest rate swap transactions and dollar
rolls. With respect to interest rate swaps, the Fund enters into such
transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment
or to protect against an increase in price of a security the Fund anticipates
purchasing at a later date. The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps as a
hedge and not as a speculative investment. The Fund enters into swaps on a net
basis whereby the two payment streams are netted out and the Fund paying or
receiving only the net amount of the two payments. The net amount of the Fund's
obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap transaction is
accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash, U.S. Government securities or
liquid high grade debt securities having an aggregate value at least equal to
the accrued excess is maintained in a segregated account by the Fund's custodian
in a manner that satisfies the requirements of the Investment Company Act.

The Fund may also enter into dollar rolls in which the Fund sells securities
for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase
similar securities at a specified date in the future from the same party. The
Fund establishes a segregated account with its custodian, in a manner that
satisfies the requirements of the Investment Company Act, in which it maintains
cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid high grade debt obligations
equal to the value of its obligations in respect to the dollar roll.

Insomuch as segregated accounts are established for these hedging
transactions, the Fund believes that such obligations do not constitute senior
securities.

In today's market, swaps and dollar rolls often contain collateral
arrangements whereby each counterparty will agree to pledge assets to the other
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secure the amount of that party's obligations. The Trustees believe that the
ability to establish collateral arrangements with respect to swap transactions
and dollar rolls will expand the Fund's ability to enter into such transactions
and therefore recommends that the Fund's investment restrictions be clarified to
ensure that the Fund may establish such collateral arrangements. In addition,
the Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements and may wish to
establish collateral arrangements with respect to these transactions as well.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE FUND'S INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

To clarify that collateral arrangements with respect to interest rate swap
transactions, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar roll transactions are not
consider to be the issuance of a senior security or the pledge of assets,
Investment Restriction No. 3 is proposed to be amended as described below (added
language is underlined).

The Fund may not:

3. Issue senior securities, borrow money or pledge its assets, except
that the Fund may borrow up to 20% of the value of its total assets
(calculated when the loan is made) for temporary, extraordinary or emergency
purposes or for the clearance of transactions. The Fund may pledge up to 20%
of the value of its total assets to secure such borrowings. For purposes of
this restriction, the purchase and sale of securities on a when-issued or
delayed delivery basis, the purchase of securities subject to repurchase
agreements, collateral arrangements with respect to interest rate swap
transactions, reverse repurchase agreements or dollar roll transactions or
the purchase or sale of options and financial futures contracts or options
thereon are not deemed to be a pledge of assets or the issuance of a senior
security and neither such arrangements, the purchase or sale of options,
financial futures contracts or related options nor obligations of the Fund
to Trustees pursuant to deferred compensation arrangements, are deemed to be
the issuance of a senior security.

The Trustees believe that adoption of Proposal No. 6 is in the best interest
of the Fund and its shareholders.

REQUIRED VOTE

Amendment of the Fund's investment restriction as described above requires
the approval of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities (as
defined in the Investment Company Act) and described under Proposal No. 5 above.
If the proposed change in investment policy is not approved, the current

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investment restriction would remain a fundamental policy which could not be
changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Fund.

THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THIS PROPOSAL NO. 6.

APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT
RESTRICTION LIMITING THE FUND'S ABILITY TO INVEST IN A
SECURITY IF THE FUND WOULD HOLD MORE THAN TEN PERCENT
OF ANY CLASS OF SECURITIES OF AN ISSUER
(PROPOSAL NO. 7)

On June 3, 1993, at the request of the Fund's Manager and Subadviser, the
Trustees considered and recommends for shareholder approval modification of
Investment Restriction No. 5 to delete the restriction that prohibits the Fund
from the purchase of a security if the Fund would hold more than ten percent of
any class of securities of an issuer.

The Fund currently may not purchase a security if the Fund would then hold
more than 10% of any class of securities of an issuer. Under this restriction,
all common stock issues of an issuer, all preferred stock issues, and all debt
issues are each taken as a separate single class. The Fund's Subadviser believes
the restriction is confining and has requested its deletion. This restriction,
in its current form, is not required under federal securities laws. If the
proposal is approved, and a state securities commission requires inclusion of
this limitation, the Fund would continue to comply with the restriction as a
non-fundamental operating policy so long as the Fund sells its shares in that
state.

Investment Restriction No. 5 provides that the Fund may not:

Purchase any security if as a result the Fund would then hold more than
10% of any class of securities of an issuer (taking all common stock
issues of an issuer as a single class, all preferred stock issues as a
single class and all debt issues as a single class) or more than 10% of
the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.

The Trustees are proposing that Investment Restriction No. 5 be modified to
read as follows:

The Fund may not:

Purchase any security if as a result the Fund would then hold more than
10% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer.

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Currently, the Fund may not hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting
securities of an issuer pursuant to Section 5(b)(1) of the Investment Company
Act and state securities laws. This restriction would remain in effect.

The Trustees believe that adoption of Proposal No. 7 is in the best
interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

REQUIRED VOTE

Adoption of Proposal No. 7 requires the approval of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund as defined by the Investment Company
Act and described under Proposal No. 5 above. If the proposed change in
investment policy is not approved, the current limitations would remain a
fundamental policy which could not be changed without the approval of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THIS PROPOSAL NO. 7.

APPROVAL OF ELIMINATION OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT
RESTRICTION LIMITING INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES OF ANY
ISSUER IN WHICH THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF THE FUND
OR ITS INVESTMENT ADVISER OWN AN INTEREST
(PROPOSAL NO. 8)

On June 3, 1993, at the request of the Fund's Manager, the Trustees
considered and recommends for shareholder approval elimination of the Fund's
Investment Restriction No. 7, which provides that the Fund may not:

Invest in securities of any issuer if, to the knowledge of the Fund,
any officer or Trustee of the Fund, the Fund's administrator or the
Fund's investment adviser owns more than 1/2 of 1% of the outstanding
securities of such issuer, and such officers and Trustees who own more
than 1/2 of 1% own in the aggregate more than 5% of the outstanding
securities of such issuer.

The Manager has advised the Trustees that the restriction upon the Fund's
investing in companies in which officers and Trustees of the Fund or the Manager
own more than 1/2 of 1% of the outstanding securities of such company was
initially adopted to comply with a restriction imposed in connection with the
sale of the Fund's shares in Ohio. If the proposal is approved, the Fund would
continue to comply with the restriction as a non-fundamental operating policy so
long as the Fund sells its shares in Ohio. However, if Ohio were to eliminate
the requirement or the Fund stopped offering its shares for sale in Ohio, the

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Trustees could eliminate the operating policy without the necessity of
shareholder approval. The Fund does not currently intend to stop offering its
shares in Ohio, nor are the Fund or the Fund's Manager aware of any proposal to
change the Ohio law.

The Trustees believe that adoption of Proposal No. 8 is in the best
interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

REQUIRED VOTE

Amendment of the Fund's investment restrictions to delete Investment
Restriction No. 7 requires the approval of a majority of the Fund's outstanding
voting securities, as defined in the Investment Company Act and described under
Proposal No. 5 above. If the proposed change in investment policy is not
approved, the current limitations would remain a fundamental policy which could
not be changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of the Fund.

THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THIS PROPOSAL NO. 8.

RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
(PROPOSAL NO. 9)

The Trustees of the Fund, including the Trustees who are not interested
persons of the Fund, have selected Deloitte & Touche as independent accountants
for the Fund for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1994. The ratification of
the selection of independent public accountants is to be voted upon at the
Meeting and it is intended that the persons named in the accompanying Proxy will
vote for Deloitte & Touche. No representative of Deloitte & Touche is expected
to be present at the Meeting of Shareholders.

The policy of the Trustees regarding engaging independent accountants'
services is that management may engage the Fund's principal independent public
accountants to perform any service(s) normally provided by independent
accounting firms, provided that such service(s) meet(s) any and all of the
independence requirements of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the SEC. In accordance with this policy, the Audit Committee
reviews and approves all services provided by the independent public accountants
prior to their being rendered. The Trustees of the Fund receive a report from
the Audit Committee relating to all services after they have been performed by
the Fund's independent accountants.

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REQUIRED VOTE

The affirmative vote of a majority of shares present, in person or by proxy,
at the meeting is required for ratification.

THE TRUSTEES RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" THIS PROPOSAL NO. 9.

OTHER MATTERS

No business other than as set forth herein is expected to come before the
Meeting, but should any other matter requiring a vote of shareholders arise,
including any question as to an adjournment of the Meeting, the persons named in
the enclosed proxy will vote thereon according to their best judgment in the
interests of the Fund.

SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS

As a Massachusetts business trust, the Fund is not required 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 or the Fund's Declaration of Trust. A shareholder proposal intended to
be presented at any subsequent meeting of the shareholders of the Fund must be
received by the Fund in a reasonable time before the Trustees' solicitation
relating to such meeting is made in order to be considered for inclusion in the
Fund's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting and presented
at the meeting. The submission by a shareholder of a proposal does not guarantee
its inclusion in the proxy statement since such proposals must comply with
certain federal, and possibly state, laws and regulations.

S. JANE ROSE
SECRETARY

Dated: April 18, 1994

SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND WHO WISH TO
HAVE THEIR SHARES VOTED ARE REQUESTED TO DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND
RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE
UNITED STATES.

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EXHIBIT A

PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
DECEMBER 31, 1993

ASSETS

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS....................... $ 42,667,507
LOAN TO AFFILIATE..................................... 85,000,000
MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER FEES
RECEIVABLE........................................... 17,897,292
TRANSFER AGENCY AND FIDUCIARY FEES RECEIVABLE......... 3,744,874
FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS,
NET.................................................. 10,495,702
OTHER ASSETS.......................................... 4,676,430
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$164,481,805
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES:
Due to affiliates................................... $ 48,794,366
Accounts payable and accrued expenses............... 11,208,209
Income taxes payable to affiliate -- net............ 2,937,828
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62,940,403
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COMMITMENTS (Note 6)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Class A common stock, $1 par value (1,000 shares
authorized, 850 shares outstanding)................ 850
Class B common stock, $1 par value (1,000 shares
authorized, 150 shares outstanding)................ 150
Additional paid-in capital.......................... 24,999,000
Retained earnings................................... 76,541,402
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101,541,402
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$164,481,805
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</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated statement of financial condition.

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PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND MANAGEMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
DECEMBER 31, 1993

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc. ("PMF") and subsidiaries (the
"Company"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance
Company of America (the "Prudential"), were created to operate as the manager,
distributor and/or transfer agent for investment companies.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statement includes the accounts of PMF and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, Prudential Mutual Fund Services, Inc. ("PMFS") and
Prudential Mutual Fund Distributors, Inc. ("PMFD"). All intercompany profits,
transactions and balances have been eliminated.

INCOME TAXES

The Company is a member of a group of affiliated companies which join in
filing a consolidated Federal income tax return. Pursuant to a tax allocation
agreement, tax expense is determined for individual profitable companies on a
separate return basis. Profit members pay this amount to an affiliated company
which in turn apportions the payment among the loss members in proportion to
their losses. In January 1993, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS 109). The
adoption of SFAS 109 did not have a material effect on the Company's financial
position.

2. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
At December 31, 1993, the Company had invested $35,411,571 in several money
market funds which PMF manages.

3. FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements consist of the following:

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Furniture.................... $ 6,481,799
Equipment.................... 9,181,984
Leasehold improvements....... 3,407,213
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19,070,996
Less accumulated depreciation
and amortization............ 8,575,294
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$10,495,702
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</TABLE>

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4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In the ordinary course of business, the Company participates in a variety of
financial and administrative transactions with affiliates.

The loan to affiliate bears interest at 3.45 percent at December 31, 1993
and is due on demand.

The caption "Due to affiliates" includes $18,241,795 at December 31, 1993
for reimbursement of employee compensation and benefits, and other
administrative and operating expenses. This amount is noninterest-bearing and
payable on demand.

The Company has entered into subadvisory agreements with The Prudential
Investment Corporation ("PIC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential. Under
these agreements, PIC furnishes investment advisory services to substantially
all the funds for which the Company acts as Manager. At December 31, 1993 there
were unpaid fees due to PIC of $23,926,277, included in the caption "Due to
affiliates."

Distribution expenses include commissions and account servicing fees paid
to, or on account of, financial advisors of Prudential Securities Incorporated
("Prudential Securities") and Pruco Securities Corporation ("PruSec"),
affiliated broker-dealers and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential,
advertising expenses, the cost of printing and mailing prospectuses to potential
investors, and indirect and overhead costs of Prudential Securities and PruSec,
including lease, utility, communications and sales promotion expenses. At
December 31, 1993 there were unpaid distribution expenses of approximately
$6,626,000, included in the caption "Due to affiliates."

5. CAPITAL
PMFD is subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule (Rule 15c3-1), which
requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of
aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not exceed 15 to
1. At December 31, 1993, PMFD had net capital of $2,308,981, which was
$1,859,405 in excess of its required net capital of $449,576. PMFD had a ratio
of aggregate indebtedness to net capital of 2.9 to 1.

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6. COMMITMENTS
The Company leases office space under operating leases expiring in 2003. The
leases are subject to escalation based upon certain costs incurred by the
lessor. Future minimum rentals, as of December 31, 1993, under the leases, are
as follows:

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<CAPTION>
Year Minimum Rental
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<S> <C>
1994.................................................... $ 2,738,000
1995.................................................... 2,865,000
1996.................................................... 3,375,000
1997.................................................... 3,385,000
1998.................................................... 3,230,000
Thereafter.............................................. 13,800,000
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$ 29,393,000
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</TABLE>

7. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The Company has two defined benefit pension plans (the "Plans") sponsored by
the Prudential and Prudential Securities. The Plans cover substantially all of
the Company's employees. The funding policy is to contribute annually the amount
necessary to satisfy the Internal Revenue Service funding standards. In
addition, the Company has two defined benefit plans for key executives, the
Supplemental Retirement Plan (SRP) for which estimated pension costs are
currently accrued but not funded.

The Company provides certain health care and life insurance benefits for
eligible retired employees. Effective January 1, 1993, the Company adopted
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions" ("SFAS 106"). SFAS 106 changed the
practice of accounting for postretirement benefits on a cash basis to an accrual
basis, whereby employers record the projected future cost of providing such
postretirement benefits as employees render services instead of when benefits
are paid. This new accounting method has no effect on the Company's cash outlays
for these retirement benefits. The adoption of SFAS 106 did not materially
impact the Company's financial position.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 112, "Employers' Accounting for Postemployment
Benefits," ("SFAS 112") which is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1993. Although several benefits are fully insured which result in
no SFAS 112 obligation, the Company currently has an obligation and resulting

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7. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (CONTINUED)
expense under SFAS 112 for medical benefits provided under long-term disability.
The Company will adopt SFAS 112 on January 1, 1994. Management believes that
implementation will have no material effect on the Company's financial position.

8. CONTINGENCY
On October 12, 1993, a purported class action lawsuit was instituted against
PMF, et al and certain current and former directors of a fund managed by PMF.
The plaintiffs seek damages in an unspecified amount for excessive management
and distribution fees they allege were incurred by them. Although the outcome of
this litigation cannot be predicted at this time, the defendants believe they
have meritorious defenses to the claims asserted in the complaint and intend to
defend this action vigorously. In any case, management does not believe that the
outcome of this action is likely to have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial position.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of financial
condition of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1993. This consolidated financial statement is the responsibility
of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
consolidated financial statement based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statement is free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated statement of
financial condition. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated statement of financial condition presents
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prudential Mutual
Fund Management, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1993 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE

New York, New York
January 26, 1994

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EXHIBIT B

PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

FORM OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

(a) Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Certificate of Designation dated January 11,
1990 and filed with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
on January 18, 1990 (the "Certificate of Designation") are deleted in their
entirety and the following six new paragraphs, numbered 3 through 8, are
inserted immediately after paragraph 2, reading as follows:

3. The shares of beneficial interest of the Trust are classified into
three classes, designated "Class A Shares," "Class B Shares," and "Class C
Shares," an unlimited number of each of which may be issued. All Class A
Shares and Class B Shares outstanding on the date on which the amendments
provided for herein become effective shall be and continue to be Class A
Shares and Class B Shares, respectively.

4. The holders of Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares
shall be considered Shareholders of the Trust, and shall have the relative
rights and preferences set forth herein and in the Declaration of Trust with
respect to Shares of the Trust, and shall also be considered Shareholders of
the Trust for all other purposes (including, without limitation, for
purposes of receiving reports and notices and the right to vote) and, for
matters reserved to the Shareholders of one or more other classes by the
Declaration of Trust or by any instrument establishing and designating a
particular class, or as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940
and/or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder (collectively, as from time to time in effect, the "1940 Act") or
other applicable laws.

5. The Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares shall
represent an equal proportionate interest in the share of such class in the
Trust Property, adjusted for any liabilities specifically allocable to the
Shares of that class, and each Share of any such class shall have identical
voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and
conditions, except that the expenses related directly or indirectly to the
distribution of the Shares of a class, and any service fees to which such
class is subject (as determined by the Trustees), shall be borne solely by
such class, and such expenses shall be appropriately reflected in the
determination of net asset value and the dividend, distribution and
liquidation rights of such class.

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6. (a) Class A Shares shall be subject to (i) a front-end sales charge
and (ii)(A) an asset-based sales charge pursuant to a plan under Rule 12b-1
of the 1940 Act (a "Plan"), and/or (B) a service fee for the maintenance of
shareholder accounts and personal services, in such amounts as shall be
determined from time to time.

(b) Class B Shares shall be subject to (i) a contingent deferred
sales charge and (ii)(A) an asset-based sales charge pursuant to a Plan,
and/or (B) a service fee for the maintenance of shareholder accounts and
personal services, in such amounts as shall be determined from time to time.

(c) Class C Shares shall be subject to a (i) a contingent deferred
sales charge and (ii) (A) an asset-based sales charge pursuant to a Plan,
and/or (B) a service fee for the maintenance of shareholder accounts and
personal services, in such amounts as shall be determined from time to time.

7. Subject to compliance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the
Trustees shall have the authority to provide that holders of Shares of the
Trust shall have the right to convert said Shares into Shares of one or more
other registered investment companies specified for the purpose in this
Trust's Prospectus for the Shares accorded such right, that holders of any
class of Shares of the Trust shall have the right to convert such Shares
into Shares of one or more other classes of the Trust, and that Shares of
any class of the Trust shall be automatically converted into Shares of
another class of the Trust, in each case in accordance with such
requirements and procedures as the Trustees may from time to time establish.
The requirements and procedures applicable to such mandatory or optional
conversion of Shares of any such class shall be set forth in the Prospectus
in effect with respect to such Shares.

8. Shareholders of each class shall vote as a separate class, as the
case may be, on any matter to the extent required by, and any matter shall
be deemed to have been effectively acted upon with respect to any class as
provided in Rule 18f-2, as from time to time in effect, under the 1940 Act,
or any successor rule and by the Declaration of Trust. Except as otherwise
required by the 1940 Act, the Shareholders of each class, voting as a
separate class, shall have sole and exclusive voting rights with respect to
the provisions of any Plan applicable to Shares of such class, and shall
have no voting rights with respect to provisions of any Plan applicable
solely to any other class of Shares of the Trust.

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EXHIBIT C

PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
(CLASS A SHARES)
INTRODUCTION

The Distribution and Service Plan (the Plan) set forth below which is
designed to conform to the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the Investment Company Act) and Article III, Section 26 of
the Rules of Fair Practice of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (NASD) has been adopted by Prudential U.S. Government Fund (the Fund) and
by Prudential Mutual Fund Distributors, Inc., the Fund's distributor (the
Distributor).

The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement pursuant to which the
Fund will employ the Distributor to distribute Class A shares issued by the Fund
(Class A shares). Under the Plan, the Fund intends to pay to the Distributor, as
compensation for its services, a distribution and service fee with respect to
Class A shares.

A majority of the Trustees of the Fund, including a majority of those
Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the
Investment Company Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in
the operation of this Plan or any agreements related to it (the Rule 12b-1
Trustees), have determined by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on this Plan that there is a reasonable likelihood that
adoption of this Plan will benefit the Fund and its shareholders. Expenditures
under this Plan by the Fund for Distribution Activities (defined below) are
primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares of the Fund within
the meaning of paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 12b-1 promulgated under the Investment
Company Act.

The purpose of the Plan is to create incentives to the Distributor and/or
other qualified broker-dealers and their account executives to provide
distribution assistance to their customers who are investors in the Fund, to
defray the costs and expenses associated with the preparation, printing and
distribution of prospectuses and sales literature and other promotional and
distribution activities and to provide for the servicing and maintenance of
shareholder accounts.

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THE PLAN

The material aspects of the Plan are as follows:

1. DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

The Fund shall engage the Distributor to distribute Class A shares of
the Fund and to service shareholder accounts using all of the facilities of
the distribution networks of Prudential Securities Incorporated (Prudential
Securities) and Pruco Securities Corporation (Prusec), including sales
personnel and branch office and central support systems, and also using such
other qualified broker-dealers and financial institutions as the Distributor
may select. Services provided and activities undertaken to distribute Class
A shares of the Fund are referred to herein as "Distribution Activities."

2. PAYMENT OF SERVICE FEE

The Fund shall pay to the Distributor as compensation for providing
personal service and/or maintaining shareholder accounts a service fee of
.25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares
(service fee). The Fund shall calculate and accrue daily amounts payable by
the Class A shares of the Fund hereunder and shall pay such amounts monthly
or at such other intervals as the Trustees may determine.

3. PAYMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

The Fund shall pay to the Distributor as compensation for its services a
distribution fee, together with the service fee (described in Section 2
hereof), of .30 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Class
A shares of the Fund for the performance of Distribution Activities. The
Fund shall calculate and accrue daily amounts payable by the Class A shares
of the Fund hereunder and shall pay such amounts monthly or at such other
intervals as the Trustees may determine. Amounts payable under the Plan
shall be subject to the limitations of Article III, Section 26 of the NASD
Rules of Fair Practice.

Amounts paid to the Distributor by the Class A shares of the Fund will
not be used to pay the distribution expenses incurred with respect to any
other class of shares of the Fund except that distribution expenses
attributable to the Fund as a whole will be allocated to the Class A shares
according to the ratio of the sales of Class A shares to the total sales of
the Fund's shares over the Fund's fiscal year or such other allocation
method approved by the Trustees. The allocation of distribution expenses
among classes will be subject to the review of the Trustees.

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The Distributor shall spend such amounts as it deems appropriate on
Distribution Activities which include, among others:

(a) amounts paid to Prudential Securities for performing services
under a selected dealer agreement between Prudential Securities and the
Distributor for sale of Class A shares of the Fund, including sales
commissions and trailer commissions paid to, or on account of, account
executives and indirect and overhead costs associated with Distribution
Activities, including central office and branch expenses;

(b) amounts paid to Prusec for performing services under a selected
dealer agreement between Prusec and the Distributor for sale of Class A
shares of the Fund, including sales commissions, trailer commissions
paid to, or on account of, agents and indirect and overhead costs
associated with Distribution Activities;

(c) advertising for the Fund in various forms through any available
medium, including the cost of printing and mailing Fund prospectuses,
statements of additional information and periodic financial reports and
sales literature to persons other than current shareholders of the Fund;
and

(d) sales commissions (including trailer commissions) paid to, or on
account of, broker-dealers and financial institutions (other than
Prudential Securities and Prusec) which have entered into selected
dealer agreements with the Distributor with respect to Class A shares of
the Fund.

4. QUARTERLY REPORTS; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

An appropriate officer of the Fund will provide to the Trustees of the
Fund for review, at least quarterly, a written report specifying in
reasonable detail the amounts expended for Distribution Activities
(including payment of the service fee) and the purposes for which such
expenditures were made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1.
The Distributor will provide to the Trustees of the Fund such additional
information as the Trustees shall from time to time reasonably request,
including information about Distribution Activities undertaken or to be
undertaken by the Distributor.

The Distributor will inform the Trustees of the Fund of the commissions
and account servicing fees to be paid by the Distributor to account
executives of the Distributor and to broker-dealers and financial
institutions which have selected dealer agreements with the Distributor.

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5. EFFECTIVENESS; CONTINUATION

The Plan shall not take effect until it has been approved by a vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the Investment
Company Act) of the Class A shares of the Fund.

If approved by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Class A shares of the Fund, the Plan shall, unless earlier terminated
in accordance with its terms, continue in full force and effect thereafter
for so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually
by a majority of the Trustees of the Fund and a majority of the Rule 12b-1
Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on the continuation of the Plan.

6. TERMINATION

This Plan may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of the
Rule 12b-1 Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting
securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Class A shares
of the Fund.

7. AMENDMENTS

The Plan may not be amended to change the combined service and
distribution expenses to be paid as provided for in Sections 2 and 3 hereof
so as to increase materially the amounts payable under this Plan unless such
amendment shall be approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Class A
shares of the Fund. All material amendments of the Plan shall be approved by
a majority of the Trustees of the Fund and a majority of the Rule 12b-1
Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on the Plan.

8. RULE 12B-1 TRUSTEES

While the Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of the Rule
12b-1 Trustees shall be committed to the discretion of the Rule 12b-1
Trustees.

9. RECORDS

The Fund shall preserve copies of the Plan and any related agreements
and all reports made pursuant to Section 4 hereof, for a period of not less
than six years from the date of effectiveness of the Plan, such agreements
or reports, and for at least the first two years in an easily accessible
place.

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10. ENFORCEMENT OF CLAIMS

The name "Prudential U.S. Government Fund" is the designation of the
Trustees under a Declaration of Trust dated September 22, 1986 and all
persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property of the Fund
for the enforcement of any claims against the Fund, and neither the
Trustees, officers, agents nor shareholders assume any personal liability
for obligations entered into on behalf of the Fund.

Dated:

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EXHIBIT D

PRUDENTIAL U.S GOVERNMENT FUND
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
(CLASS B SHARES)
INTRODUCTION

The Distribution and Service Plan (the Plan) set forth below which is
designed to conform to the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the Investment Company Act) and Article III, Section 26 of
the Rules of Fair Practice of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. (NASD) has been adopted by Prudential U.S. Government Fund (the Fund) and
by Prudential Securities Incorporated (Prudential Securities), the Fund's
distributor (the Distributor).

The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement pursuant to which the
Fund will employ the Distributor to distribute Class B shares issued by the Fund
(Class B shares). Under the Plan, the Fund wishes to pay to the Distributor, as
compensation for its services, a distribution and service fee with respect to
Class B shares.

A majority of the Trustees of the Fund including a majority who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund (as defined in the Investment Company Act) and
who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Plan
or any agreements related to it (the Rule 12b-1 Trustees), have determined by
votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on this Plan
that there is a reasonable likelihood that adoption of this Plan will benefit
the Fund and its shareholders. Expenditures under this Plan by the Fund for
Distribution Activities (defined below) are primarily intended to result in the
sale of Class B shares of the Fund within the meaning of paragraph (a) (2) of
Rule 12b-1 promulgated under the Investment Company Act.

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THE PLAN

The material aspects of the Plan are as follows:

1. DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

The Fund shall engage the Distributor to distribute Class B shares of
the Fund and to service shareholder accounts using all of the facilities of
the Prudential Securities distribution network including sales personnel and
branch office and central support systems, and also using such other
qualified broker-dealers and financial institutions as the Distributor may
select, including Pruco Securities Corporation (Prusec). Services provided
and activities undertaken to distribute Class B shares of the Fund are
referred to herein as "Distribution Activities."

2. PAYMENT OF SERVICE FEE

The Fund shall pay to the Distributor as compensation for providing
personal service and/or maintaining shareholder accounts a service fee of
.25 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of the Class B shares
(service fee). The Fund shall calculate and accrue daily amounts payable by
the Class B shares of the Fund hereunder and shall pay such amounts monthly
or at such other intervals as the Trustees may determine.

3. PAYMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

The Fund shall pay to the Distributor as compensation for its services a
distribution fee of .75 of 1% per annum of the average daily net assets of
the Class B shares of the Fund for the performance of Distribution
Activities. The Fund shall calculate and accrue daily amounts payable by the
Class B shares of the Fund hereunder and shall pay such amounts monthly or
at such other intervals as the Trustees may determine. Amounts payable under
the Plan shall be subject to the limitations of Article III, Section 26 of
the NASD Rules of Fair Practice.

Amounts paid to the Distributor by the Class B shares of the Fund will
not be used to pay the distribution expenses incurred with respect to any
other class of shares of the Fund except that distribution expenses
attributable to the Fund as a whole will be allocated to the Class B shares
according to the ratio of the sale of Class B shares to the total sales of
the Fund's shares over the Fund's fiscal year or such other allocation
method approved by the Trustees. The allocation of distribution expenses
among classes will be subject to the review of the Trustees.

The Distributor shall spend such amounts as it deems appropriate on
Distribution Activities which include, among others:

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(a) sales commissions (including trailer commissions) paid to, or on
account of, account executives of the Distributor;

(b) indirect and overhead costs of the Distributor associated with
performance of Distribution Activities including central office and
branch expenses;

(c) amounts paid to Prusec for performing services under a selected
dealer agreement between Prusec and the Distributor for sale of Class B
shares of the Fund, including sales commissions, trailer commissions
paid to, or on account of, agents and indirect and overhead costs
associated with Distribution Activities;

(d) advertising for the Fund in various forms through any available
medium, including the cost of printing and mailing Fund prospectuses,
statements of additional information and periodic financial reports and
sales literature to persons other than current shareholders of the Fund;
and

(e) sales commissions (including trailer commissions) paid to, or on
account of, broker-dealers and other financial institutions (other than
Prusec) which have entered into selected dealer agreements with the
Distributor with respect to Class B shares of the Fund.

4. QUARTERLY REPORTS; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

An appropriate officer of the Fund will provide to the Trustees of the
Fund for review, at least quarterly, a written report specifying in
reasonable detail the amounts expended for Distribution Activities
(including payment of the service fee) and the purposes for which such
expenditures were made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1.
The Distributor will provide to the Trustees of the Fund such additional
information as they shall from time to time reasonably request, including
information about Distribution Activities undertaken or to be undertaken by
the Distributor.

The Distributor will inform the Trustees of the Fund of the commissions
and account servicing fees to be paid by the Distributor to account
executives of the Distributor and to broker-dealers and other financial
institutions which have selected dealer agreements with the Distributor.

5. EFFECTIVENESS; CONTINUATION

The Plan shall not take effect until it has been approved by a vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the Investment
Company Act) of the Class B shares of the Fund.

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If approved by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities
of the Class B shares of the Fund, the Plan shall, unless earlier terminated
in accordance with its terms, continue in full force and effect thereafter
for so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually
by a majority of the Trustees of the Fund and a majority of the Rule 12b-1
Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on the continuation of the Plan.

6. TERMINATION

7. AMENDMENTS

The Plan may not be amended to change the combined service and
distribution expenses to be paid as provided for in Sections 2 and 3 hereof
so as to increase materially the amounts payable under this Plan unless such
amendment shall be approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding
voting securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Class B
shares of the Fund. All material amendments of the Plan shall be approved by
a majority of the Trustees of the Fund and a majority of the Rule 12b-1
Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on the Plan.

8. RULE 12B-1 TRUSTEES

While the Plan is in effect, the selection and nomination of the Rule
12b-1 Trustees shall be committed to the discretion of the Rule 12b-1
Trustees.

9. RECORDS

10. ENFORCEMENT OF CLAIMS

The name "Prudential U.S. Government Trust" is the designation of the
Trustees under a Declaration of Trust dated September 22, 1986 and all
persons dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property of the Fund
for the enforcement of any claims against the Fund, and neither the
Trustees, officers, agents nor shareholders assume any personal liability
for obligations entered into on behalf of the Fund.

Dated:

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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.

PROXY (Class A)

YOUR PROXY WILL BE ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED. CAREFULLY DETACH HERE AND RETURN
BOTTOM PORTION ONLY.

PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The undersigned hereby appoints Susan C. Cote, S. Jane Rose and Domenick
Pugliese as proxies, each with the power of substitution, and hereby authorizes
each of them to represent and to vote, as designated below, all the Class A
shares of beneficial interest of Prudential U.S. Government Fund held of record
by the undersigned on March 31, 1994 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to
be held on June 23, 1994, or any adjournment thereof.

THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER(S). IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR ALL THE PROPOSALS LISTED BELOW.

Your Account No.:
Your voting shares are:

PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.

1. Election of Directors

APPROVE ALL NOMINEES
WITHHOLD ALL NOMINEES
WITHHOLD THOSE LISTED ON BACK

To withhold authority for any individual nominee, please write name on back of
form.
Stephen C. Eyre
Delayne D. Gold
Don G. Hoff
Harry A. Jacobs, Jr.
Sidney R. Knafel
Robert E. LaBlanc
Lawrence C. McQuade
Thomas A. Owens, Jr.
Richard A. Redeker
Clay T. Whitehead

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. To approve an amendment of the Fund's Declaration of Trust to permit a
conversion feature for Class B shares.

3. To approve an amended and restated Class A distribution and Service Plan.

4. Not applicable to Class A Shareholders.

5. To approve amendments of the Fund's investment restrictions regarding
restricted and illiquid securities.

6. To approve an amendment of the Fund's investment restrictions to clarify
that collateral arrangements with respect to interest rate swap transactions,
reverse repurchase agreements and dollar roll transactions are not deemed to be
the issuance of a senior security or the pledge of assets.

7. To approve an amendment of the Fund's investment restriction limiting the
Fund's ability to invest in a security if the Fund would hold more than 10% of
any class of securities of an issuer.

8. To approve the elimination of the Fund's investment restriction limiting the
Fund's ability to invest in the securities of any issuer in which officers and
Trustees of the Fund or officers and directors of its investment adviser own
more than a specified interest.

9. To ratify the selection by the Trustees of Deloitte & Touche as independent
accountants for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1994.

10. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or
any adjournment thereof.

Only Class A shares of beneficial interest of the Fund of record at the close of
business on March 31, 1994 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting
or any adjournment thereof.

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SIGNATURE DATE

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SIGNATURE (JOINT OWNERSHIP)

Please sign exactly as name appears at left. When shares are held by joint
tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please
sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.

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PLEASE MARK, SIGN,
DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
PROXY (CLASS B)

YOUR PROXY WILL BE ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED. CAREFULLY DETACH HERE AND RETURN
BOTTOM PORTION ONLY.

PRUDENTIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
ONE SEAPORT PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10292

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The undersigned
hereby appoints Susan C. Cote, S. Jane Rose and Domenick Pugliese as proxies,
each with the power of substitution, and hereby authorizes each of them to
represent and to vote, as designated below, all the Class B shares of
beneficial interest of Prudential U.S. Government Fund held of record by the
undersigned on March 31,1994 at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held
on June 23, 1994, or any adjournment thereof.

THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY
THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER(S). IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED FOR ALL THE PROPOSALS LISTED BELOW.

Your Account No.:
Your voting shares are:

PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.

1. Election of Directors

APPROVE ALL NOMINEES
WITHHOLD ALL NOMINEES
WITHHOLD THOSE LISTED ON BACK

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. To approve an amendment of the Fund's Declaration of Trust to permit a
conversion feature for Class B shares.

3. To approve an amended and restated Class A Distribution and Service Plan.

4. To approve an amended and restated Class B Distribution and Service Plan.

5. To approve amendments of the Fund's investment restrictions regarding
restricted and illiquid securities.

6. To approve an amendment of the Fund's investment restrictions to clarify
that collateral arrangements with respect to interest rate swap transactions,
reverse repurchase agreements and dollar roll transactions are not deemed to be
the issuance of a senior security or the pledge of assets.

7. To approve an amendment of the Fund's investment restriction limiting the
Fund's ability to invest in a security if the Fund would hold more than 10% of
any class of securities of an issuer.

8. To approve the elimination of the Fund's investment restriction limiting
the Fund's ability to invest in the securities of any issuer in which officers
and Trustees of the Fund or officers and directors of its investment adviser own
more than a specified interest.

9. To ratify the selection by the Trustees of Deloitte & Touche as independent
accountants for the fiscal year ending October 31,1994.

10. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or
any adjournment thereof.

Only Class B shares of beneficial interest of the Fund of record at the close of
business on March 31, 1994 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting
or any adjournment thereof.

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SIGNATURE DATE

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SIGNATURE (JOINT OWNERSHIP)