PRUDENTIAL EUROPE GROWTH FUND INC
NSAR-A, 1996-12-26
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For the six months ended (a) 10/31/96
File number (c)811-7167

                          SUB-ITEM 77C
           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
                             Holders

     A  Special Meeting of Shareholders was called
for   October  30,  1996.   At  such  meeting  the
shareholders approved the following proposals.

1.    Approval  that Edward D. Beach,  Stephen  C.
Eyre,  Delayne  D. Gold, Robert F. Gunia,  Don  G.
Hoff, Robert E. LaBlanc, Mendel A. Melzer, Richard
A.  Redeker, Robin B. Smith, Stephen Stoneburn and
Nancy  H.  Teeters 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.  All
such elected Directors are all Directors currently
in office.

2.   Approval that the proposed elimination of the
Fund's fundamental investment restriction relating
to investment in securities of unseasoned issuers,
as  described  in such Fund's proxy statement,  is
hereby in all respects approved.

                    Affirmative
Negative
                    votes cast               votes
cast
                    4,524,927
291,763

3.    Approval  that the selection of  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, is in  all  respects
hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.

                    Affirmative
Negative
                    votes cast               votes
cast
                    5,948,236
62,924


                         



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