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SIGNATURE SUSAN C. COTE'
TITLE TREASURER
For the six months ended (a) 11/30/94
File number (c) 811-5248
SUB-ITEM 77C
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
A special Meeting of Shareholders was called for July 19,
1994. At such meeting the shareholders approved the following
proposals.
a)Election of Directors.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
Edward D. Beach 5,507,847 412,305
Donald D. Lennox 5,510,531 409,621
Douglas H. McCorkindale 5,508,763 411,389
Lawrence C. McQuade 5,506,255 413,897
Thomas T. Mooney 5,514,937 405,215
Richard A. Redeker 5,505,580 414,572
Louis A. Weil, III 5,512,391 407,761
b)Approval of an amendment of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation to
permit a conversion feature for Class B shares.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
5,373,868 126,256
c) Approval of an amended and restated Class A Distribution and
Service Plan.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
Class A 824,845 19,292
Class B 4,403,425 176,805
d) Approval of an amended and restated Class B Distribution and
Service Plan.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
Class B 4,436,513 168,165
e)Approval of the elimination of the Fund's investment restrictions
regarding restricted and illiquid securities.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
5,132,463 284,597
f)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 10% of any class of securities of an issuer.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
5,145,153 282,587
g)Approval of 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 Directors of the Fund or officers and
directors of its investment adviser own more than a specified
interest.
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
4,980,605 440,522
m)Approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to change
the name of the Fund to "Prudential Global Genesis Fund, Inc.".
Affirmative Negative
votes cast votes cast
5,387,753 90,057
GGF195.77C
NSAR#3
For the six months ended (a) 11/30/1994
File number (c) 811-5206
SUB-ITEM 77I
Terms of New or Amended Securities
The Directors approved the offering of a new class of shares,
to be designated Class C shares, which was offered simultaneously
with the offering of Class B shares with the proposed conversion
feature as of August 1, 1994. [See Submission of Matters to a Vote
of Security Holders, Item 77C].
EIF1094.77I
NSAR#3
For the six months ended (a) 11/30/94
File number (c) 811-5248
SUB-ITEM 77 0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
Fore Systems
2. Date of Purchase
5/24/94
3. Number of Securities Purchased
1,500
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$24,000
5. Price Per Unit
$16.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
7. Other Members of the Underwriting Syndicate
Montgomery Securities
Advest, Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
William Blair & Company
Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated
CS First Boston Corporation
Cowen & Company
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Furman Selz Incorporated
Hambrecht & Quist Incorporated
Hunter Associates, Inc.
Janney Montgomery Scott Inc.
Josephthal Lyon & Ross Incorporated
Kemper Securities, Inc.
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated
Legg Mason Wood Walker Incorporated
Lehman Brothers Inc.
McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Needham & Company, Inc.
Nutmeg Securities, Ltd.
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Parker/Hunter Incorporated
Pennsylvania Merchant Group Ltd.
Piper Jaffray Inc.
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Punk, Ziegel & Knoell
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc.
Robertson, Stephens & Company, L.P.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.
Salomon Brothers Inc.
Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
SoundView Financial Group, Inc.
Sutro & Co. Incorporated
Unterberg Harris
Wheat, First Securities, Inc.
For the six months ended (a) November 30, 1994
File number (c) 811-5206
SUB-ITEM 77J
Revaluation of Assets or Restatement of Capital Share Account
The Prudential Global Natural Resources Fund, Inc. accounts
and reports for distributions to shareholders in accordance with
the A.I.C.P.A.'s Statement of Position 93-2: Determination,
Disclosure, and Financial Statement Presentation of Income, Capital
Gain, and Return of Capital Distributions by Investment Companies.
As a result of this statement, the Fund reclassified $233,687 of
foreign currency losses to undistributed net investment income from
accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency
transactions. Net investment income, net realized gains, and net
assets were not affected by this change.
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