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For the semi-annual period ended: 3/31/00
File number: 811-7343
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Series 1)
SUB-ITEM 77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule
10f-3
Ia.
1. Name of Issuer
United Parcel Service, Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
11/9/99
3. Number of Securities Purchased
140,100
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$7,005,000
5. Price Per Unit
$50.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Morgan Stanley
7. Other members of the Underwriting Syndicate:
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Warburg Dillon Read LLC
ABN Amro Incorporated
Banc of America Securities LLC
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc.
Bear, Sterns & Co., Inc.
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Blaylock & Partners, L.P.
J.C. Bradford & Co.
Chatsworth Securities LLC
Deutsche bank Securities LLC
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation
E* Offering Corp.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
First Union Securities, Inc.
Gruntal & Co., LLC
Guzman & Company
J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.
ING Barings LLC
Jackson Securities Incorporated
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Melvin Securities, L.L.C.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Nesbitt Burns Securities Inc.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Ramirez & Co., Inc.
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
For the semi-annual period ended: 3/31/00
File number: 811-7343
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Series 1)
Ib.
1. Name of Issuer
Genentech Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
10/20/99
3. Number of Securities Purchased
79,500
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$11,408,250
5. Price Per Unit
$143.50
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
JP Morgan
7. Other members of the Underwriting Syndicate:
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Warburg Dillon Read LLC
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc.
Adams, Harkness & Hill, Inc.
Bank Am Bellevue
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
CIBC World Markets Corp.
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co., Inc.
Hambrecht & Quist LLC
ING Barings LLC
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
SG Cowen Securities Corporation
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc.
For the semi-annual period ended: 3/31/00
File number: 811-7343
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Series 1)
Ic.
1. Name of Issuer
Radio Unica Communications
2. Date of Purchase
10/19/99
3. Number of Securities Purchased
10,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$160,000
5. Price Per Unit
$16.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
CIBC World Markets
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc.
Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
ING Barings LLC
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Schroder & Co. Inc.
Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc.
Guzman & Company
Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc.
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC
For the fiscal year ended: 3/31/00
File number: 811-7343
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Growth Fund (Series 1)
SUB-ITEM 77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule
10f-3
Id.
1. Name of Issuer
InsWeb
2. Date of Purchase
7/22/99
3. Number of Securities Purchased
16,300
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$277,100
5. Price Per Unit
$17.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Goldman, Sachs & Co., Robertson,
Stephens & Company, Tucker Anthony
7. Other members of the Underwriting Syndicate:
[Not available]
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For the semi-annual period ended: 3/31/00
File number: 811-7343
The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
Prudential Jennison Growth & Income Fund
(Series 2)
SUB-ITEM 77-0
EXHIBITS
Transactions Effected Pursuant to Rule
10f-3
I.
1. Name of Issuer
United Parcel Service, Inc.
2. Date of Purchase
11/9/99
3. Number of Securities Purchased
4,000
4. Dollar Amount of Purchase
$200,000
5. Price Per Unit
$50.00
6. Name(s) of Underwriter(s) or Dealer(s)
From whom Purchased
Morgan Stanley
7. Other members of the Underwriting Syndicate:
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
Warburg Dillon Read LLC
ABN Amro Incorporated
Banc of America Securities LLC
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Inc.
Bear, Sterns & Co., Inc.
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Blaylock & Partners, L.P.
J.C. Bradford & Co.
Chatsworth Securities LLC
Deutsche bank Securities LLC
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation
E* Offering Corp.
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
First Union Securities, Inc.
Gruntal & Co., LLC
Guzman & Company
J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.
ING Barings LLC
Jackson Securities Incorporated
Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Melvin Securities, L.L.C.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
Nesbitt Burns Securities Inc.
PaineWebber Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
Ramirez & Co., Inc.
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
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