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Prudential Jennison Equity Opportunity Fund
(formerly Prudential Jennison Growth & Income Fund)
a series of The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.
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Supplement Dated November 1, 2000
Prospectus Dated December 2, 1999
On October 25, 2000, the Board of Directors of The Prudential Investment
Portfolios, Inc. approved the proposal summarized below. The proposal will be
submitted for approval by shareholders of the Prudential Jennison Equity
Opportunity Fund (the Fund) at an Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to
be held on January 17, 2001.
The following information supplements information contained in the
Prospectus of the Fund on pages 1 and 6:
'Risk/Return Summary--Investment Objective and Principal Strategies'--Page 1
'How the Fund Invests--Investment Objective and Policies'--Page 6
The Fund's current investment objective is long-term growth of capital and
income with current income as a secondary objective. If approved by
shareholders, the Fund's investment objective will be changed to long-term
growth of capital.
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