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March 3, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Prudential Structured Maturity Fund, Inc.
(File No. 33-22363 and 811-5594)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "1933 Act"), the Fund hereby certifies (i) that its Prospectus that
would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) would not have differed from the
Prospectus contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to its Registration
Statement filed on Form N-1A and (ii) that the text of Post-Effective Amendment
No. 12 was filed electronically on February 27, 1995 and became effective on
March 1, 1995.
Prudential Structured Maturity Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ Marguerite E. H. Morrison
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Marguerite E. H. Morrison
Assistant Secretary
