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For the fiscal period ended (a) 9/30/96
File number (c) 811-7343
SUB-ITEM 77I
Terms of New or Amended Securities
During the period the Registrant created a
new series, Prudential Jennison Growth & Income
Fund. The new series is authorized to issue 500
million Class A, 250 million Class B, 250 million
Class C and 250 million Class Z shares. The
existing portfolio of the Registrant was
designated Prudential Jennison Growth Fund which
is authorized to issue 250 million Class A, 250
million Class B, 250 million Class C and 250
million Class Z shares.
Class A shares of the Registrant are sold
with an initial sales charge of up to 5% of the
offering price. Class B shares of the Registrant
are sold without an initial sales charge but are
subject to a contingent deferred sales charge or
CDSC (declining from 5% to zero of the lower of
the amount invested or the redemption proceeds)
which will be imposed on certain redemptions made
within six years of purchase. Class B will
automatically convert to Class A shares
approximately seven years after purchase.
Class C shares of the Registrant are sold without
an initial sales charge but, for one year after
purchase, are subject to a CDSC of 1% on
redemptions. Class Z shares of the Registrant are
sold without an initial or contingent deferred
sales charge to a limited group of investors.
For the fiscal period ended (a) September 30, 1996
File number (c) 811-7343
SUB-ITEM 77J
Reclassification of Capital Accounts
The Series accounts and reports for distributions
to shareholders in accordance with the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants'
Statement of Position 93-2; Determination,
Disclosure, and Financial Statement Presentation
of Income, Capital Gain, and Return of Capital
Distributions by Investment Companies. During the
period ended September 30, 1996, the Series
reclassified current net operating losses by
decreasing accumulated net investment loss and
decreasing paid-in capital by $2,046,837. Net
investment income, net realized gains and net
assets were not affected by this change.
For the fiscal period ended (a) 9/30/96
File number (c) 811-7343
SUB-ITEM 77M
Merger
On September 20, 1996, Prudential Jennison
Growth Fund, a series of Registrant, acquired all
the net assets of Growth Stock Fund, a series of
The Prudential Institutional Fund (PIF), pursuant
to a plan of reorganization approved by Growth
Stock Fund shareholders on September 6, 1996. The
reorganization was approved by the Directors of
the Registrant on April 9, 1996, but did not
require the approval of the Registrant's
shareholders. The reorganization was accomplished
on September 20, 1996, by a tax-free exchange of
Class Z shares of Prudential Jennison Growth Fund
for the net assets of Growth Stock Fund.
PIF continues to be a registered investment
company and has no current intention to cease to
be such a company. Growth Stock Fund, a series of
PIF, has ceased operations.
For the fiscal period ended (a) 9/30/96
File Number (c) 811-7343
SUB-ITEM 770
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule 10f-3 by
Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Series 1)
1. Name of Issuer:
Pete's Brewing Company
2. Date of Purchase:
11/06/95
3. Number of Securities Purchased:
5,200
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase:
$93,600
5. Price Per Unit:
$18.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s)
or Dealer(s) from whom Purchased:
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
7. Other Underwriters in Syndicate:
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Adams, Harkness & Hill, Inc.
Advest, Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
William Blair & Company
CS First Boston Corporation
Dain Bosworth Incorporated
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation
Janney Montgomery Scott Inc.
McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.
Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Montgomery Securities
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Paine Webber Incorporated
Piper Jaffray Inc.
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Ragen MacKenzie Incorporated
Van Kasper & Company
Wheat First Securities, Inc.
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The Board of Trustees of
The Prudential Jennison Growth Fund:
In planning and performing our audits of the financial
statements of The Prudential Jennison Growth Fund
("Fund") for the year ended September 30, 1996, we
considered its internal control structure, including
procedures 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 the internal control structure.
The management of the Fund is responsible for
establishing and maintaining an internal control
structure. In fulfilling this responsibility,
estimates and judgments by management are required to
assess the expected benefits and related costs of
internal control structure policies and procedures.
Two of the objectives of an internal control structure
are to provide management with reasonable, but not
absolute, assurance that assets are safeguarded against
loss from unauthorized use or disposition and that
transactions are executed in accordance with
management's authorization and recorded properly to
permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Because of inherent limitations in any internal control
structure, errors or irregularities may occur and not
be detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of the
structure 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 the internal control structure
would not necessarily disclose all matters in the
internal control structure 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 the specific internal control structure
elements 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 the internal
control structure, including procedures for
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be
material weaknesses as defined above as of September
30, 1996.
This report is intended solely for the information and
use of the Board of Trustees, management and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
November 4, 1996
New York, New York
