U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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preparing Form.
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1. Name and address of issuer: The
Target Portfolio Trust, 100 Mulberry
Street, Gateway Center Three, Newark,
New Jersey 07102-4077.
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this Form is
filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes):
[x]
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-7064.
Securities Act File Number: 33-50476.
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which
this Form is filed: December 31,
1999.
(b). [ ] Check box if this Form is
being filed late (i.e. more than 90
calendar days after the end of the
issuer's fiscal year). (See
Instruction A.2.)
Note: If the Form is being filed late,
interest must be paid on the registration
fee due.
4(c). [ ] Check box if this is the last
time the issuer will be filing this
Form .
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the fiscal year
pursuant
to section 24(f): $8,150,530,247
(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal
year
(if applicable): $8,131,959,938
(iii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed
or repurchased during any prior
fiscal
year ending not earlier than
October 11,
1995 that were not previously used
to
reduce registration fees payable to
the
Commission. $ 0
(iv)Total available redemption credits
[add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]. $8,131,959,938
(v) Net sales - If item 5(i) is greater
than Item 5(iv) [subtract item
5(iv)
from Item 5(i)]. $ 18,570,309
(vi) Redemption credits available for
use
in future years - If item 5(i) is
less
than item 5(iv) [subtract item
5(iv)
from item (5(i)] $ 0
(vii) Multiplier for determining
registration
fee (See instruction C.9): x .000264
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply item
5(v)
by item 5(vii)] enter "0" if no fee
is
due. =$ 4,903
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was
determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under
the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
rule 24e-2 as in effect before October
11, 1997, then report the amount of
securities (number of shares or other
units) deducted here: 0. If there
is a number of shares or other units
that were registered pursuant to rule
24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of
the fiscal year for which this form is
filed that are available for use by
the issuer in future fiscal years,
then state that number here: 0.
7. Interest due - if this Form is being
filed
more than 90 days after the end of the
of
the issuer's fiscal year (See
Instruction D): +$ 0
8. Total amount of the registration fee
due
plus any interest due [line 5(viii)
plus
line 7]: =$ 4,903
9. Date the registration fee and any
interest payment was
sent to the Commission's lockbox
depository: March 28, 2000
Method of Delivery:
[x] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the issuer and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ David F.
Connor
David F. Connor
Secretary
Date: March 29, 2000
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