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[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 11,403,866
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 11,409,476
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 8,913,440
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 290,719
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] (4,811,805)
[NET-ASSETS] (22,813,342)
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 2,158,603
[INTEREST-INCOME] 1,314,600
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 2,564,275
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 908,928
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 10,777,238
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (25,848,538)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (14,162,372)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (657,733)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (6,394,570)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 49,851,743
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (40,383,538)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 6,672,687
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (5,073,783)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 39,524
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 4,530,772
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 826,308
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 2,564,275
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 84,751,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 12.86
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.06
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (1.96)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 10.96
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 2.06
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000949512
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 003
[NAME] JENNISON GROWTH & INCOME FUND (CLASS C)
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1998
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 131,471,466
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 124,941,225
[RECEIVABLES] 15,812,406
[ASSETS-OTHER] 25,640
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 0
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 1,542,928
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 14,186,462
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 0
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 120,657,527
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 11,403,866
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 11,409,476
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 8,913,440
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 290,719
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] (4,811,805)
[NET-ASSETS] (22,813,342)
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 2,158,603
[INTEREST-INCOME] 1,314,600
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 2,564,275
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 908,928
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 10,777,238
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (25,848,538)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (14,162,372)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (657,733)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (6,394,570)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 49,851,743
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (40,383,538)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 6,672,687
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (5,073,783)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 39,524
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 4,530,772
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 826,308
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 2,564,275
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 7,124,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 12.86
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.06
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (1.96)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 10.96
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 2.06
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000949512
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 004
[NAME] JENNISON GROWTH & INCOME FUND (CLASS Z)
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1998
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 131,471,466
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 124,941,225
[RECEIVABLES] 15,812,406
[ASSETS-OTHER] 25,640
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 0
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 1,542,928
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 14,186,462
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 0
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 120,657,527
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 11,403,866
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 11,409,476
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 8,913,440
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 290,719
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] (4,811,805)
[NET-ASSETS] (22,813,342)
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 2,158,603
[INTEREST-INCOME] 1,314,600
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 2,564,275
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 908,928
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 10,777,238
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (25,848,538)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (14,162,372)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] (657,733)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (6,394,570)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 49,851,743
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (40,383,538)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 6,672,687
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] (5,073,783)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 39,524
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 4,530,772
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 826,308
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 2,564,275
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 1,836,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 12.93
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.17
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (2.10)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 11.00
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.06
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000949512
[NAME] THE PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 001
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GROWTH FUND (CLASS A)
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1998
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 2,024,068,119
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 2,222,271,912
[RECEIVABLES] 28,303,960
[ASSETS-OTHER] 117,160
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 0
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 17,275,137
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 10,930,365
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 0
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 1,924,192,478
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 154,701,805
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 78,189,708
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 100,091,259
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 198,203,793
[NET-ASSETS] (232,891,513)
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 11,248,612
[INTEREST-INCOME] 2,241,927
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 20,245,148
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] (6,754,609)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 131,020,013
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (190,394,651)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (66,129,247)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (108,687,688)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 1,822,040,223
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (730,978,040)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 106,812,422
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 1,023,057,670
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 81,276,520
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 9,927,436
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 20,245,148
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 251,118,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 15.39
[PER-SHARE-NII] (0.04)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.40
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (1.31)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 14.44
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.08
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000949512
[NAME] THE PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 002
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GROWTH FUND (CLASS B)
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1998
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 2,024,068,119
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 2,222,271,912
[RECEIVABLES] 28,303,960
[ASSETS-OTHER] 117,160
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 0
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 17,275,137
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 10,930,365
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 0
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 1,924,192,478
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 154,701,805
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 78,189,708
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 100,091,259
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 198,203,793
[NET-ASSETS] (232,891,513)
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 11,248,612
[INTEREST-INCOME] 2,241,927
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 20,245,148
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] (6,754,609)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 131,020,013
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (190,394,651)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (66,129,247)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (108,687,688)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 1,822,040,223
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (730,978,040)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 106,812,422
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 1,023,057,670
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 81,276,520
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 9,927,436
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 20,245,148
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 557,823,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 15.18
[PER-SHARE-NII] (0.15)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.39
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (1.31)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 14.11
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.83
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000949512
[NAME] THE PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 003
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GROWTH FUND (CLASS C)
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1998
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 2,024,068,119
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 2,222,271,912
[RECEIVABLES] 28,303,960
[ASSETS-OTHER] 117,160
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 0
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 17,275,137
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 10,930,365
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 0
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 1,924,192,478
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 154,701,805
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 78,189,708
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 100,091,259
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 198,203,793
[NET-ASSETS] (232,891,513)
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 11,248,612
[INTEREST-INCOME] 2,241,927
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 20,245,148
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] (6,754,609)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 131,020,013
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (190,394,651)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (66,129,247)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (108,687,688)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 1,822,040,223
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (730,978,040)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 106,812,422
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 1,023,057,670
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 81,276,520
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 9,927,436
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 20,245,148
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 35,337,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 15.18
[PER-SHARE-NII] (0.15)
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.39
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (1.31)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 14.11
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 1.83
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0.00
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000949512
[NAME] THE PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC.
[SERIES]
[NUMBER] 004
[NAME] PRUDENTIAL JENNISON GROWTH FUND (CLASS Z)
<S> <C>
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[FISCAL-YEAR-END] SEP-30-1998
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 2,024,068,119
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 2,222,271,912
[RECEIVABLES] 28,303,960
[ASSETS-OTHER] 117,160
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 0
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 17,275,137
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 10,930,365
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 0
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 1,924,192,478
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 154,701,805
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 78,189,708
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 0
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 100,091,259
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 198,203,793
[NET-ASSETS] (232,891,513)
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 11,248,612
[INTEREST-INCOME] 2,241,927
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 20,245,148
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] (6,754,609)
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 131,020,013
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] (190,394,651)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] (66,129,247)
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] (108,687,688)
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 1,822,040,223
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] (730,978,040)
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 106,812,422
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 1,023,057,670
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 81,276,520
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 9,927,436
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 20,245,148
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 810,296,000
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 15.45
[PER-SHARE-NII] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 0.39
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 0.00
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] (1.31)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0.00
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To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
(2)
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
In planning and performing our audits of the financial
statements of The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
(the "Fund", consisting of Prudential Active Balanced Fund,
Prudential Jennison Growth and Income Fund and Prudential
Jennison Growth Fund) for the year ended September 30, 1998,
we considered its internal control, including controls 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 controls. Generally, controls 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 controls include the safeguarding of
assets against unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition.
Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors
or fraud 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 one or more of the internal control components
does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
misstatements caused by error or fraud 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 and its operation, including controls for
safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material
weaknesses as defined above as of September 30, 1998.
This report is intended solely for the information and use
of management and the Board of Directors of the Fund and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
November 20, 1998
For the annual period ended 9/30/98
File number 33-61997
SUB-ITEM 77C
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
EXHIBITS
A special Meeting of Shareholders of Prudential Jennison
Active Balanced Fund was called for August 6, 1998. At such
meeting the shareholders approved the following proposals:
1) A new Subadvisory Agreement between Prudential
Investments Fund Management LLC and The Prudential
Investment Corporation with respect to Prudential Active
Balanced Fund, a series of The Prudential Investment
Portfolios, Inc. as set forth in the proxy statement dated
July 6, 1998.
For Against Abstain
8,396,677 6,672 91,594
2) A change to the investment objective of Prudential
Active Balanced Fund, a series of The Prudential Investment
Portfolios, Inc., as set forth in the proxy statement dated
July 6, 1998.
For Against Abstain
6,837,250 34,252 1,603,756
3) A change to the investment policy of Prudential
Active Balanced Fund, a series of The Prudential
Investment Portfolios, Inc., to permit an increase in the
borrowing capabilities of the Fund, as set forth in the
proxy statement dated July 6, 1998, is hereby in all
respects approved.
For Against Abstain
6,828,535 1,553,102 93,620
4) A change the investment policy of Prudential Active
Balanced Fund, a series of The Prudential Investment
Portfolios, Inc., to allow investment in shares of
affiliated private investment companies, as set forth in the
proxy statement dated July 6, 1998,
For Against Abstain
6,734,791 1,555,563 184,904
T:\martin\N-SAR\INVP-JEN\11-98\77C
For the annual period ended 9/30/98
File number 33-61997
SUB-ITEM 77 D
Policies with Respect to Securities Investments
On May 14, 1997 the Directors authorized the following
changes for Prudential Jennison Series Fund, Inc.:
I. Amending the Fund's corporate charter to read:
"The name of the corporation (herinafter
called the "Corporation")
is The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc."
II. Instituting the following changes for Prudential
Jennison Active Balanced Fund, a series of The
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.:
1. A change to the Series' investment objective, to
read:
"To seek income and long-term growth of
capital by investing in a portfolio of equity,
fixed income and money market securities which are
actively managed to capitalize on opportunities
created by perceived misvaluations."
2. A change to the Series' borrowing policy from 20%
to 30%.
3. A change to the Series' investment restriction
number 9, to read:
The Fund may not invest in securities of
other investment companies, except: (i) purchases
in the open market involving only customary
brokerage commissions and as a result of which the
Fund will not hold more than 3% of the outstanding
voting securities of any one investment company,
will not have invested more than 5% of its total
assets in any one investment company and will not
have invested more than 10% of its total assets
(determined at the time of investment) in such
securities of one or more investment companies,
(ii) as part of a merger, consolidation or other
acquisition, or (iii) purchases of affiliated
investment company shares pursuant to and subject
to such limits as the Securities and Exchange
Commission may impose by rule or order."
4. A change to the Series' investment policies with
respect to allocation and grade of securities,
authorizing the Fund:
(i) to change its allocation guidelines
between equity securities, fixed-income securities
and money market instruments to permit the money
market portion of the investments to exceed 35%
for hedging purposes; (ii) with respect to the
fixed-income portion of the Series, to invest
primarily in securities rated BBB/Baa or better by
a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization, (iii) to increase its ability to
invest in below-investment grade debt securities
from 5% of the Fund's total assets to 20% of the
fixed income portion of the Series' total assets;
and (iv) to change the weighted average maturity
of the fixed income component of the Series to
between 3 and 30 years,
5. A change to the name of the Series, from "Prudential
Jennison Active Balanced Fund" to "Prudential Active
Balanced Fund,"
6. A change in the Series' subadviser, from Jennison
Associates LLC to Prudential Investment Corporation.
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For the period ended (a) September 30, 1998
File number (c) 811-7343
SUB-ITEM 77J
Restatement of Capital Share Account
Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. Prudential
Jennison Growth Fund accounts for and reports 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. The Series
reclassified net operating losses and adjustments due to
acquisition. The effect of applying this statement was to
decrease accumulated net investment loss by $6,754,609,
decrease accumulated net realized gains on investments by
$3,517,586 and decrease paid-in capital by $3,237,023. Net
investment income, net realized gains and net assets were
not affected by this change.
Prudential Active Balanced Fund, Inc.
For the Annual period ended 9/30/98
File number 811-5055
SUB-ITEM 77J
Reclassification of Capital Accounts
The Fund 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. For the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1998 the application of this statement
increased accumulated net realized gain on investments by
$17,605, increased paid-in capital by $7,210 and decreased
undistributed net investment income by $24,815. Net
investment income, net realized gains, and net assets were
not affected by these reclassifications.
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