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<PAGE> PAGE 19
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<PAGE> PAGE 20
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<PAGE> PAGE 21
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<PAGE> PAGE 22
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<PAGE> PAGE 23
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<PAGE> PAGE 24
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015 A000305 DAN DANSKE BANK
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<PAGE> PAGE 25
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015 C010314 -
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<PAGE> PAGE 26
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015 C010320 -
015 D010320 PORTUGAL
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015 D010322 SPAIN
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015 A000323 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
015 B000323 S
015 C010323 -
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015 C010324 -
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015 A000325 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
015 B000325 S
015 C010325 -
015 D010325 THAILAND
<PAGE> PAGE 27
015 E040325 X
015 A000326 STATE STREET LONDON LTD.
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015 C010326 -
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015 E040329 X
015 A000330 SEOULBANK
015 B000330 S
015 C010330 -
015 D010330 SOUTH KOREA
015 E040330 X
015 A000331 CITIBANK N.A.
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<PAGE> PAGE 28
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<PAGE> PAGE 29
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<PAGE> PAGE 30
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<PAGE> PAGE 31
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<PAGE> PAGE 32
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[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 11,080,395
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 24,788,448
[NET-ASSETS] 159,880,353
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 1,282,755
[INTEREST-INCOME] 4,870,516
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 1,636,437
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 4,516,834
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 11,725,117
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 13,786,966
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 30,028,917
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (4,627,814)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (9,255,627)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 55,048,728
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (78,785,554)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 13,883,406
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 6,292,056
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 3,302,693
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 8,610,905
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 1,009,861
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 1,636,437
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 71,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 13.40
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.19
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 1.92
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] (0.39)
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (0.78)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 14.34
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 2.06
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000887991
[NAME] THE PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND - ACTIVE BALANCED
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 003
[NAME] THE PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND - ACTIVE BALANCED (C)
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1997
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 137,103,422
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 161,891,870
[RECEIVABLES] 1,571,349
[ASSETS-OTHER] 212,703
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 163,675,922
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 2,261,304
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 1,534,265
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 3,795,569
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 120,819,797
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 11,064,552
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 11,806,338
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 3,191,713
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 11,080,395
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 24,788,448
[NET-ASSETS] 159,880,353
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 1,282,755
[INTEREST-INCOME] 4,870,516
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 1,636,437
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 4,516,834
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 11,725,117
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 13,786,966
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 30,028,917
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (4,627,814)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (9,255,627)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 55,048,728
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (78,785,554)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 13,883,406
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 6,292,056
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 3,302,693
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 8,610,905
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 1,009,861
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 1,636,437
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 1,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 13.40
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.13
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 1.98
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] (0.39)
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (0.78)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 14.34
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 2.06
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000887991
[NAME] THE PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND - ACTIVE BALANCED
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 004
[NAME] THE PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND - ACTIVE BALANCED (Z)
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1997
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 137,103,422
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 161,891,870
[RECEIVABLES] 1,571,349
[ASSETS-OTHER] 212,703
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 163,675,922
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 2,261,304
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 1,534,265
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 3,795,569
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 120,819,797
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 11,064,552
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 11,806,338
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 3,191,713
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 11,080,395
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 24,788,448
[NET-ASSETS] 159,880,353
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 1,282,755
[INTEREST-INCOME] 4,870,516
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 1,636,437
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 4,516,834
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 11,725,117
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 13,786,966
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 30,028,917
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (4,627,814)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (9,255,627)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 55,048,728
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (78,785,554)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 13,883,406
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 6,292,056
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 3,302,693
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 8,610,905
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 1,009,861
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 1,636,437
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 154,199,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 13
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 2
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] (0)
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (1)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 14
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000887991
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND - PRUDENTIAL STOCK INDEX FUND
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 004
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND - PRUDENTIAL STOCK INDEX
FUND - CLASS I
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEPT-30-1997
[PERIOD-END] SEPT-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 0
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 496,067,937
[RECEIVABLES] 4,449,325
[ASSETS-OTHER] 37,580
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 500,554,842
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 773,483
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 1,773,994
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 2,547,477
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 367,467,909
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 22,775,309
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 11,480,178
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 4,093,229
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 10,104,301
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 116,341,926
[NET-ASSETS] 498,007,365
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 5,174,932
[INTEREST-INCOME] 1,214,412
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 1,309,760
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 5,079,584
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 10,547,030
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 80,327,178
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 95,953,792
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (3,111,526)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (1,795,111)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 447,194,409
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (229,519,348)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 4,906,633
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 313,628,849
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 2,125,171
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 1,352,382
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 921,557
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 628,199
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 692,917,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 22
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.060
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] (0)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 0.000
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 22
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 0
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000887991
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND - PRUDENTIAL STOCK INDEX FUND
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 001
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND - PRUDENTIAL STOCK INDEX
FUND - CLASS Z
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEPT-30-1997
[PERIOD-END] SEPT-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 0
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 496,067,937
[RECEIVABLES] 4,449,325
[ASSETS-OTHER] 37,580
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 500,554,842
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 773,483
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 1,773,994
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 2,547,477
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 367,467,909
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 22,775,309
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 11,480,178
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 4,093,229
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 10,104,301
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 116,341,926
[NET-ASSETS] 498,007,365
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 5,174,932
[INTEREST-INCOME] 1,214,412
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 1,309,760
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 5,079,584
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 10,547,030
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 80,327,178
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 95,953,792
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (3,111,526)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (1,795,111)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 447,194,409
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (229,519,348)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 4,906,633
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 313,628,849
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 2,125,171
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 1,352,382
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 921,557
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 628,199
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 254,644,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 16.06
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.460
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 5.75
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] (0.260)
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (0.15)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 21.86
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 0.46
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000887991
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL DRYDEN FUND: PRUDENTIAL PACIFIC INDEX FUND
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1997
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 24,847,906
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 24,547,873
[RECEIVABLES] 61,143
[ASSETS-OTHER] 4,721,959
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 29,330,975
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 4,469,156
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 162,759
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 4,631,915
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 25,000,200
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 2,500,020
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 7,343
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] (308,483)
[NET-ASSETS] 24,699,060
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 51,984
[INTEREST-INCOME] 4,015
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 2,446
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 53,553
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] (46,210)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (308,483)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (301,140)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 0
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 0
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (301,140)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 1,630
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] (31,169)
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 24,802,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 10.00
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.02
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] (0.14)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 0.00
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 9.88
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 0.60
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
</TABLE>
November 14, 1997
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Prudential Dryden Fund
In planning and performing our audit of the
financial statements of Prudential Dryden Fund-
Active Balanced Fund (the "Fund", one of the six
portfolios constituting Prudential Dryden Fund)
for the year ended September 30, 1997, we
considered its internal control, including control
activities for safeguarding securities, in order
to determine our auditing procedures for the
purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial
statements and to comply with the requirements of
Form N-SAR, not to provide assurance on internal
control.
The management of the Fund is responsible for
establishing and maintaining internal control. In
fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and
judgments by management are required to assess the
expected benefits and related costs of control
activities. Generally, control activities that
are relevant to an audit pertain to the entity's
objective of preparing financial statements for
external purposes that are fairly presented in
conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. Those control activities include the
safeguarding of assets against unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal
control, errors or irregularities may occur and
not be detected. Also, projection of any
evaluation of internal control to future periods
is subject to the risk that it may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions or
that the effectiveness of the design and operation
may deteriorate.
Our consideration of internal control would not
necessarily disclose all matters in internal
control that might be material weaknesses under
standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants. A material weakness
is a condition in which the design or operation of
any specific internal control components does not
reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
errors or irregularities in amounts that would be
material in relation to the financial statements
being audited may occur and not be detected within
a timely period by employees in the normal course
of performing their assigned functions. However,
we noted no matters involving internal control,
including control activities for safeguarding
securities, that we consider to be material
weaknesses as defined above as of September 30,
1997.
This report is intended solely for the information
and use of management and the Board of Trustees of
the Fund and the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
For the annual period ended 9/30/97
File number: 811-6677
SUB-ITEM 77C
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
EXHIBITS
A special Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund was called for
October 30, 1996. At such meeting the shareholders approved the
following proposals:
I. Active Balanced Fund
A) Approval that Edward D. Beach, Delayne Dedrick
Gold, Robert F. Gunia, Donald D. Lennox, Douglas H.
McCorkindale, Mendel A. Melzer, Thomas T. Mooney, Stephen P.
Munn, Richard A. Redeker, Robin B. Smith, Louis A. Weil, III
and Clay T. Whitehead are duly elected to serve as Directors
of the Fund until the earlier to occur of (i) the next
meeting of Shareholders at which Directors are elected and
until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and
shall have qualified or (ii) their terms expire in
accordance with the Fund's retirement policy.
Affirmative
Votes Cast
Edward D. Beach 4,403,357.5225
Delayne Dedrick Gold 4,403,364.4483
Robert F. Gunia 4,403,361.4045
Donald D. Lennox 4,403,361.4045
Douglas H. McCorkindale 4,403,364.4483
Mendel A. Melzer 4,403,361.1720
Thomas T. Mooney 4,403,364.4483
Stephen P. Munn 4,403,357.5225
Richard A. Redeker 4,403,364.4483
Robin B. Smith 4,403,607.5928
Louis A. Weil, III 4,403,357.5225
Clay T. Whitehead 4,402,963.0975
B) Approval of the proposed management agreement between
The Prudential Institutional Fund and Prudential Mutual Fund
Management, Inc as described in such Fund's proxy statement.
For Against Abstain
4,458,944.52 6,528.5808
27,898.2833
C) Approval of the proposed subadvisory agreement between
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc and The Prudential
Investment Corporation as described in such Fund's proxy
statement.
For Against Abstain
4,459,979.4709 5,493.6299
27,898.2833
D) Approval of the proposed subadvisory agreement between
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc and The Prudential
Investment Corporation as described in such Fund's proxy
statement.
For Against Abstain
4,460,349.1397 4,899.7746
28,122.4698
E) Approval of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
independent accountants for the Fund conditioned upon the
right by vote of a majority of such Fund's
outstanding voting shares at any meeting called for the purpose
to terminate such employment forthwith without
penalties.
For Against Abstain
4,371,297.9645 94,561.5211
27,511.8985
II. Stock Index Fund
A) Approval that Edward D. Beach, Delayne Dedrick
Gold, Robert F. Gunia, Donald D. Lennox, Douglas H.
McCorkindale, Mendel A. Melzer, Thomas T. Mooney, Stephen P.
Munn, Richard A. Redeker, Robin B. Smith, Louis A. Weil, III
and Clay T. Whitehead are duly elected to serve as Directors
of the Fund until the earlier to occur of (i) the next
meeting of Shareholders at which Directors are elected and
until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and
shall have qualified or (ii) their terms expire in
accordance with the Fund's retirement policy.
Affirmative
Votes Cast
Edward D. Beach 6,042,371.2520
Delayne Dedrick Gold 6,043,455.3341
Robert F. Gunia 6,042,365.4535
Donald D. Lennox 6,043,311.7020
Douglas H. McCorkindale 6,043,536.2791
Mendel A. Melzer 6,043,423.0059
Thomas T. Mooney 6,042,975.5173
Stephen P. Munn 6,043,524.3730
Richard A. Redeker 6,042,751.8602
Robin B. Smith 6,043,536.2791
Louis A. Weil, III 6,042,963.2384
Clay T. Whitehead 6,042,975.5173
B) Approval of the proposed management agreement between
The Prudential Institutional Fund and Prudential Mutual Fund
Management, Inc as described in such Fund's proxy statement.
For Against Abstain
5,999,480.0249 6,350.8814
65,047.0241
C) Approval of the proposed subadvisory agreement between
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc and The Prudential
Investment Corporation as described in such Fund's proxy
statement.
For Against Abstain
6,000,532.7484 5,452.3641
64,892.8179
D) Approval of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
independent accountants for the Fund conditioned upon the
right by vote of a majority of such Fund's
outstanding voting shares at any meeting called for the purpose
to terminate such employment forthwith without
penalties.
For Against Abstain
6,010,837.81 8638.3189
51,401.8015
III. In their discretion on any other business which
may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
For the annual period ended 9/30/97
File number: 811-76677
SUB-ITEM 77 D
Policies with Respect to Securities Investments
I. On February 18, 1997 the Trustees approved a
change in investment policy permitting the Fund to
hold up to 15% of its net assets in repurchase
agreements which have a maturity of longer than 7
days or in other illiquid securities.
II. On October 24, 1997 the Trustees approved a
change in investment policies of the
Fund to expand the definition of equity
related securities to include common stocks,
preferred stocks, rights, warrants and debt
securities or preferred stocks which are
convertible or exchangeable for common
stocks or preferred stocks and master limited
partnerships, among others.
n-sar/pif2-97/77d
For the fiscal period ended 9/30/97
File number: 811-6677
SUB-ITEM 77 I
Terms of New or Amended Securities
On February 18, 1997, the Board of Trustees
authorized an amendment to the Fund's Declaration of
Trust creating Class I shares, if necessary, which
shall be offered without either a front-end or a back-
end sales charge and without a distribution or service
fee pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940; and reallocating each Fund's existing
classes of shares, as appropriate;
For the annual period ended September 30, 1997
File number: 811-6677
SUB-ITEM 77 0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3
1. Name of Issuer
The Hertz Corporation
2. Date of Purchase
4/25/97
3. Number of Securities Purchased
25,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$600,000
5. Price Per Unit
$24.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
7. Other Members of the Underwriting Syndicate
Merrill Lync, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc.
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Montgomery Securities
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation
Smith Barney Inc.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Oppenheimer & Co.
William Blair & Co.
Furman Selz Inc.
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.
McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.
Piper Jaffray
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc.
Bear, Sterns and Company, Inc.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell/C.J. Lawerence Inc.
Fahnestock and Co. Inc.
The Robertson-Humphrey Company Inc.
Salomon Brothers Inc.
Sutro & Co. Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co.
ABN AMRO Chicago
Alex, Brown & Sons, Inc.
Chase Securities, Inc.
Citicorp Securities, Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, Inc.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
William Blair & Company
J.C. Bradford & Co.
Neuberger & Berman
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Stephens, Inc.
Blaylock & Partners, LP
First of Michigan Corp.
WR Lazard, Laidlaw, Inc.
NatCity Investments, Inc.
Roney & Co., Inc.
Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc.
Muriel Sievert & Co.
Stifel, Nicolas & Company
Sturdivant & Co.
International Underwriters
Goldman Sachs International
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Banque nationale de Paris
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
UBS Limited
Morgan Grenfell & Co.
Credit Lyonnais Securities
Kleinwort Benson Limited
JP Morgan Securities Ltd
Lehman Brothers International Ltd.
Soloman Brothers international, Ltd.
Smith Barney, Inc.
Barclays De Zoete Wedd Ltd.
CIBC Wood Gundy Securities
HSBC Investment Bank plc
J. Henry Schroeder & Company, Inc.
Nomura International plc
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.
Scotia McLeod, Inc.
Societe Generale
Sumitomo Finance International
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
November 19, 1997
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Prudential Dryden Fund
In planning and performing our audits of the
financial statements of Prudential Dryden Fund-
Stock Index Fund and Prudential Dryden Fund-
Pacific Index Fund (the "Funds", two of the six
portfolios constituting Prudential Dryden Fund)
for the year ended September 30, 1997, we
considered its internal control, including control
activities for safeguarding securities, in order
to determine our auditing procedures for the
purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial
statements and to comply with the requirements of
Form N-SAR, not to provide assurance on internal
control.
The management of the Funds is responsible for
establishing and maintaining internal control. In
fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and
judgments by management are required to assess the
expected benefits and related costs of control
activities. Generally, control activities that
are relevant to an audit pertain to the entity's
objective of preparing financial statements for
external purposes that are fairly presented in
conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. Those control activities include the
safeguarding of assets against unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal
control, errors or irregularities may occur and
not be detected. Also, projection of any
evaluation of internal control to future periods
is subject to the risk that it may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions or
that the effectiveness of the design and operation
may deteriorate.
Our consideration of internal control would not
necessarily disclose all matters in internal
control that might be material weaknesses under
standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants. A material weakness
is a condition in which the design or operation of
any specific internal control components does not
reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
errors or irregularities in amounts that would be
material in relation to the financial statements
being audited may occur and not be detected within
a timely period by employees in the normal course
of performing their assigned functions. However,
we noted no matters involving internal control,
including control activities for safeguarding
securities, that we consider to be material
weaknesses as defined above as of September 30,
1997.
This report is intended solely for the information
and use of management and the Board of Trustees of
the Funds and the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Board of Directors or Trustees of:
Prudential Adjustable Rate Prudential High Yield
Securities Fund* Fund
Prudential Allocation Fund (2 Prudential
Portfolios) IncomeVertible Fund*
The BlackRock Government Income Prudential
Trust Intermediate Global
Global Utility Fund Income Fund
Nicholas-Applegate Fund Prudential Jennison
Prudential California Municipal Fund
Fund (2 Portfolios) Prudential MoneyMart
Prudential Distressed Assets
Securities Fund Prudential Mortgage
Prudential Diversified Bond Income Fund
Fund Prudential Multi-
Prudential Equity Fund Sector Fund
Prudential Equity Income Fund Prudential Municipal
Prudential Global Genesis Fund Bond Fund (3
Prudential Global Limited Portfolios)
Maturity Fund Prudential Municipal
Prudential Global Natural Series Fund (10
Resources Fund current
The Global Government Plus Fund Portfolios and 3
The Global Total merged Portfolios*)
Return Fund Prudential National
Prudential Government Municipals Fund
Income Fund Prudential Pacific
Prudential Government Growth Fund
Securities Trust - Prudential Small
Money Companies Fund
Market Series Prudential Structured
Maturity Fund
Prudential U.S.
Government Fund*
Prudential Utility
Fund
Prudential World Fund
* As of June 30, 1996, the Fund/Portfolio was no longer in
operation.
The Fund/Portfolio merged into
another Fund within the Prudential Mutual Fund Family.
We have examined the accompanying description of the
Prudential
Multiple Class Pricing Worksheet (the "Worksheet")
application of
State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"),
custodian and
recordkeeper for the Prudential Mutual Funds (the "Funds").
Our
examination included procedures to obtain reasonable
assurance about
whether (1) the accompanying description presents fairly, in
all
material respects, the aspects of State Street's policies
and
procedures that may be relevant to a Fund's internal control
structure
relating to the Worksheet, (2) the control structure
policies and
procedures included in the description were suitably
designed to
achieve the control objectives specified in the description,
if those
policies and procedures were complied with satisfactorily,
and (3)
such policies and procedures had been placed in operation as
of
June 30, 1996. The control objectives were specified by
Prudential
Mutual Fund Management, Inc. Our examination was performed
in
accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and included those procedures
we
considered necessary in the circumstances to obtain a
reasonable basis
for rendering our opinion.
In our opinion, the accompanying description of the
aforementioned
application presents fairly, in all material respects, the
relevant
aspects of State Street's policies and procedures that had
been placed
in operation as of June 30, 1996. Also, in our opinion, the
policies
and procedures, as described, are suitably designed to
provide
reasonable assurance that the specified control objectives
would be
achieved if the described policies and procedures were
complied with
satisfactorily.
In addition to the procedures we considered necessary to
render our
opinion as expressed in the previous paragraph, we applied
tests to
specific policies and procedures, listed in Section I, to
obtain
evidence about their effectiveness in meeting the control
objectives,
described in Section I during the period from July 1, 1995
to June 30,
1996. The nature, timing, extent, and results of the tests
are listed
in Section II. In our opinion the policies and procedures
that were
tested, as described in Section II, were operating with
sufficient
effectiveness to provide reasonable, but not absolute,
assurance that
the control objectives specified in Section I were achieved
during the
period from July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996. However, the
scope of our
engagement did not include tests to determine whether
control
objectives not listed in Section I were achieved;
accordingly we
express no opinion on the achievement of control objectives
not
included in Section I.
The relative effectiveness and significance of specific
policies and
procedures at State Street, and their effect on assessments
of control
risk on the Funds are dependent on their interaction with
the
policies, procedures, and other factors present at
individual Funds.
We have performed no procedures to evaluate the
effectiveness of
policies and procedures at individual Funds in connection
with this
report.
The description of policies and procedures at State Street
is as of
June 30, 1996, and information about tests of the operating
effectiveness of specified policies and procedures covers
the period
from July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996. Any projection of such
information to the future is subject to the risk that,
because of
change, the description may no longer portray the system in
existence.
The potential effectiveness of specified policies and
procedures at
State Street is subject to inherent limitations and,
accordingly,
errors or irregularities may occur and not be detected.
Furthermore,
the projection of any conclusions, based on our findings, to
future
periods is subject to the risk that changes may alter the
validity of
such conclusions.
This report is intended solely for use by the management and
Boards of
Directors/Trustees of the Funds, the independent auditors of
the Funds
and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
August 23, 1996
SECTION I
Policies and Procedures Placed in
Operation
Prudential Multiple Class Pricing
Worksheet
The Prudential Mutual Funds (the "Funds") have adopted a
multiple
class pricing system. The multiple class pricing system
consists of
four classes of shares (Class A, Class B, Class C and Class
Z). Class
A shares are subject to an initial sales charge, Class B and
Class C
shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and
Class Z
shares have no sales charge (Class Z shares which were first
offered
on March 1, 1996, are offered exclusively for sale to the
PSI Pension
Plan). Each of the classes of shares represent interests in
the same
portfolio of investments of the respective Fund and are
identical in
all respects, except that each class is subject to different
distribution expenses and has exclusive voting rights with
respect to
the Rule 12b-1 distribution plan pursuant to which such
distribution
expenses are paid.
In order to allocate income and expenses among the classes
of shares,
State Street Bank and Trust Company (the Funds' custodian
and
recordkeeper) utilizes the Prudential Multiple Class Pricing
Worksheet
(the "Worksheet") (see Exhibit I). The Worksheet is a
manual
supplementary application that extracts relevant data from
the Funds'
primary accounting system, allocates income and expenses
among the
classes of shares and computes the daily net asset value
and, if
applicable, the dividend/distribution for each class of
shares.
Internal accounting controls that are relevant to the Fund
can be
divided into two components - controls related to the mutual
fund
accounting system resident at State Street Bank and Trust
Company (the
"primary accounting system") and controls related to the
Worksheet.
The specific control objectives and policies and procedures
relating
to the Worksheet are described on pages 4 and 5. A
description of the
tests of the policies and procedures designed to obtain
evidence about
the operating effectiveness of those policies and procedures
in
achieving the specific control objectives is included in
Section II.
Control Objectives and Policies and
Procedures
Prudential Multiple Class Pricing
Worksheet
The Worksheet is a supplementary manual application to the
Funds'
primary accounting system. Certain data is extracted from
the primary
accounting system to allocate income and expenses and to
calculate the
daily net asset value and, if applicable,
dividends/distributions for
each class of shares. The primary accounting system
includes the
details of transactions in accordance with the Investment
Company Act
of 1940, as amended.
The following represents the internal accounting control
objectives
and policies and procedures for the allocation of income and
expenses
and the computation of the net asset value and, if
applicable, the
dividend/distribution for each class of shares utilizing the
Worksheet. It does not cover the internal accounting
control policies
and procedures surrounding the processing of information
into the
Funds' primary accounting system.
CONTROL POLICIES
CONTROL OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES
A. Capital share activity as 1. Daily, the transfer
reported by the Fund's transfer agent forwards
agent is recorded for each class reports of capital
in an accurate and timely manner share activity for
by the Fund. each class which
includes a summary
of subscriptions,
redemptions,
exchanges and other
information (the
"Supersheet"). The
opening day's
balance for shares
outstanding and
current day activity
is recorded on the
Worksheet.
2. Estimated interim
share activity for
the current day not
recorded in the
Supersheet is
received via telefax
from the transfer
agent and is
recorded for each
class on the
Worksheet.
3. A report of
outstanding shares
eligible for
dividends is
received from the
transfer agent and
is recorded for each
class on the
Worksheet.
B. Net Asset Value ("NAV") and, if 1. The prior days
applicable, the ending NAV per
dividend/distribution for each share (b) for each
class are accurately computed on class is agreed to
a daily basis. the prior day's
Worksheet.
2. The daily net
capital stock
activity for each
class for the
current day is
agreed to the
Supersheet as
described in
Control Procedures
A.1., 2. and 3.,
above.
3. Percentage Assets
by Class and
Percentage Dividend
Assets by Class are
calculated for each
class based upon
information from
the prior day
Worksheet, the
Supersheet and the
telefax from the
transfer agent.
CONTROL POLICIES
CONTROL OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES
4. Allocate investment
income among
classes based on
the appropriate
asset allocation
percentage for each
class.
5. Agree composite
income accounts,
management fees,
other expenses,
realized gains and
losses, and
unrealized
appreciation/deprec
iation to the
primary accounting
system of the Fund.
6. Allocate expenses
among classes as
follows:
a. Expenses
directly
attributable to
each class (12b-
1 distribution
expenses) are
calculated and
recorded to that
class.
b. Expenses
attributable to
both classes are
allocated in
accordance with
the appropriate
asset allocation
percentage for
each class.
7. Allocate realized
and unrealized
gains and losses
among the classes
in accordance with
the appropriate
asset allocation
percentage of each
class.
8. Record
dividends/distribut
ions to
shareholders of
each class in the
primary accounting
system.
9. Aggregate the net
assets for each
class and agree to
the total net
assets per the
primary accounting
system.
10.For each class,
reconcile the
current day's NAV
and, if applicable,
the
dividend/distributi
on to the previous
day's NAV and
dividend/
distribution for
each class.
11.The above
procedures are
reviewed by the
Fund supervisor or
manager.
SECTION II
Tests of Operating Effectiveness
Prudential Multiple Class Pricing
Worksheet
July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996
We reviewed the methodology and procedures for calculating
the daily
net asset value and, if applicable, the
dividends/distributions of the
classes of shares and the allocation of income and expenses
among the
classes of shares.
The following are the detailed procedures which we performed
with
respect to the Worksheet. These procedures were performed
for
selected days encompassing all Funds subject to multiple
class pricing
during the year ended June 30, 1996, which we believe is a
representative sample, to test compliance with the control
policies
and procedures as described in Section I.
Prudential Mutual Fund Management, Inc. is the manager of
the Funds
and has represented to us that adequate facilities are in
place to
ensure implementation of the methodology and procedures for
calculating the net asset value and dividends/distributions
of the
classes of shares and the allocation of income and expenses
among the
classes of shares. Based on our review of the description
of the
policies and procedures of the Worksheet, as described in
Section I,
and performance of tests of operating effectiveness as
described in
Section II, we concur with such representation.
Agreed "Prior Day NAV Per Share" to the previous day's
Worksheet.
Agreed "Shares Outstanding Beginning of the Day" to the
previous
day's Worksheet and to the transfer agency records for
each class.
Recalculated "Activity/Estimate" by adding the estimated
interim
share activity reported via fax from the transfer agent
and the
current day's "Capital Stock Activity" reported on the
Supersheet
for each class.
Recalculated "Current Shares Outstanding" by adding
"Shares
Outstanding Beginning of the Day" and "Activity/Estimate"
for each
class.
Recalculated for each class "Adjusted Total Assets" by
multiplying
"Prior Day NAV Per Share" by "Current Shares
Outstanding".
Recalculated "Percentage Assets-Class A/Front End" by
dividing
"Adjusted Total Assets-Class A/Front End" by "Adjusted
Total
Assets Composite".
Recalculated "Percentage Assets-Class B(C)/Back End" by
dividing
"Adjusted Total Assets-Class B(C)/Back End" by "Adjusted
Total
Assets Composite".
Recalculated "Percentage Assets-Class Z/No Fee" where
applicable,
by dividing "Adjusted Total Assets-Class Z/No Fee" by
"Adjusted
Total Assets Composite".
Agreed "Dividend Shares" to the transfer agency records
for each
class.
Recalculated "Current Dividend Shares" by adding
"Dividend Shares
Beginning of Day" and "Activity/Estimate" for each class.
Recalculated for each class "Adjusted Dividend Assets" by
multiplying "Prior Day NAV Per Share" by "Current
Dividend
Shares".
Recalculated "Percentage Dividend Assets-Class A/Front
End" by
dividing "Adjusted Dividend Assets-Class A/Front End" by
"Adjusted
Dividend Assets Composite".
Recalculated "Percentage Dividend Assets-Class B(C)/Back
End" by
dividing "Adjusted Dividend Assets-Class B(C)/Back End"
by
"Adjusted Dividend Assets Composite".
Recalculated "Percentage Dividend Assets-Class Z/No Fee"
where
applicable, by dividing "Adjusted Dividend Assets-Class
Z" by
"Adjusted Dividend Assets Composite".
Agreed composite total of each component of income to the
primary
accounting system.
Recalculated the allocation for each class of each
component of
income for daily dividend funds by multiplying the
composite total
by "Percentage Dividend Assets-Class A/Front End",
"Percentage
Dividend Assets-Class B(C)/Back End" and where
applicable,
"percentage Dividend Assets-Class Z/No Fee", and for non-
daily
dividend funds by multiplying the composite total by
"Percentage
Assets-Class A/Front End", "Percentage Assets-Class
B(C)/Back End"
and where applicable, "Percentage Assets-Class Z/No Fee".
Recalculated "Daily Income," composite and for each
class, by
totaling each component of income.
Agreed composite total "Management Fee" and "Other Fixed
Expenses"
to the primary accounting system.
Recalculated the allocation for each class of "Management
Fee" and
"Other Fixed Expenses" for daily dividend funds by
multiplying the
composite total by "Percentage Dividend Assets-Class
A/Front End",
"Percentage Dividend Assets-Class B(C)/Back End" and
where
applicable, "percentage Dividend Assets-Class Z/No Fee",
and non-
daily dividend funds by multiplying the composite total
by
"Percentage Assets-Class A/Front End", "Percentage Assets-
Class
B(C)/Back End" " and where applicable, "Percentage Assets-
Class
Z/No Fee"
Agreed the "12b-1 Fee-Class A/Front End" and "12b-1 Fee-
Class
B(C)/Back End" to the respective "PC Expense Worksheet".
Recalculated "Daily Expense," composite and for each
class, by
totaling "Management Fee," "12b-1 Fee" and "Other Fixed
Expenses".
Recalculated "Daily Net Income" for each class by
subtracting
"Daily Expense" from "Daily Income".
Recalculated "Dividend Rate" for each class for daily
dividend
funds by dividing "Daily Net Income" by "Dividend Shares
Beginning
of Day-Class A/Front End", "Dividend Shares Beginning of
Day-Class
B(C)/Back End" and where applicable, "Dividend Shares
Beginning of
Day-Class Z/No Fee".
Agreed "Daily Income" and "Income Distribution" for each
class to
the primary accounting system.
Agreed the "Capital Gain Distribution" to the amount
recorded in
the primary accounting system.
Agreed composite total "Realized Gain/Loss" and
"Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation" to the primary accounting
system.
Recalculated the allocation for each class of "Realized
Gain/Loss"
and "Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation" by multiplying
the
composite amount by the "Percentage Assets-Class A/Front
End",
"Percentage Assets-Class B(C)/Back End" and where
applicable,
"Percentage Assets-Class Z/No Fee".
Agreed "Prior Days Net Assets" to the previous day's
Worksheet.
Recalculated "Net Assets", composite and for each class,
by
totaling "Daily Net Income", "Income nDistributed",
"Capital Stock
Activity", "Capital Gain Distribution", "Realized
Gain/Loss",
"Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation", and "Prior Days
Net
Assets".
Recalculated "NAV Per Share" dividing the "Net Assets-
Class
A/Front End", "Net Assets - Class B(C)/Back End" and
where
applicable, "Net Assets-Class Z/No Fee" by "Current
Shares
Outstanding - Class A/Front End", "Current Shares
Outstanding -
Class B(C)/Back End" and where applicable, "Current
Shares
Outstanding-Class Z/No Fee", respectively.
Recalculated "Offering Price" for Class A shares by
applying the
"Load" percentage as stated in the fund's prospectus.
