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THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

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THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.

Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry655 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

IMPORTANT PROXY MATERIALS PLEASE VOTE NOW!

November 24, 20146, 2017

Dear Shareholder:Contract Owner:

I am inviting you to vote on several important proposalsEnclosed is a notice and proxy statement relating to the management and operationa Joint Special Meeting of the mutual funds serving as investment options under your annuity or insurance contract. A shareholder meetingShareholders (the “Meeting”) of each portfolio of theThe Prudential Series Fund (PSF)(“PSF”) and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (GIB) is scheduled for January 15, 2015.(“GIB”, and together with PSF, the “Funds”). GIB and each series of PSF is referred to as a “Fund”“Portfolio” and they are referred to collectively as the “Funds.“Portfolios.” This package contains information aboutThe Meeting is scheduled to be held at the offices of PGIM Investments LLC, located at 655 Broad Street, 17th Floor, Newark, New Jersey.

At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to approve the proposals described below:

1.To elect orre-elect nine nominees to serve on the Boards of Trustees/Directors of the Funds (together, the “Board”);

2.To approve a policy to permit the investment manager of the Funds to enter into or make material changes to Portfolio subadvisory agreements with wholly-owned subadvisers without shareholder approval; and

3.To designate the investment objective of each Portfolio as anon-fundamental policy, so that it may be changed by the Board without a shareholder vote.

The Board has unanimously approved the proposals identified above and recommends that you vote “FOR” each of them. Although the Board has determined that the proposals and includes materials you will need to vote.

Shareholders are being asked to consider three proposals, which are briefly summarized below:

to elect all of the current Trustees/Directors of PSF and GIB, as well as a new Trustee/Director for PSF and GIB,

to approve a policy to permit the investment manager of PSF and GIB to enter into or make material changes to Fund subadvisory agreement(s) with wholly-owned subadvisers without shareholder approval, and

to designate the investment objective of each Fund as a non-fundamental policy, so that it may be changed by the PSF or GIB Trustees/Directors without a shareholder vote.

The Boards of Trustees/Directors of PSF and GIB have reviewed the proposals and have recommended that they be presented forin your consideration:best interest, the final decision is yours. Shareholders

As an owner of PSF and GIB are being asked to approve manya variable annuity, life or other insurance contract or policy that participates in the Portfolios as of the same proposals, soclose of business on September 22, 2017, you are entitled to instruct the insurance company that issued your contract or policy how to vote the applicable Portfolio shares. The attached notice and proxy statement concerning the Meeting describe the matters to be considered at the Meeting.

You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting. Since it is important that your vote be represented whether or not you are able to attend, you are urged to consider these matters and to exercise your voting instructions by completing, dating, signing, and returning the enclosed voting instruction card(s) in the accompanying return envelope at your earliest convenience or by providing your voting instructions by telephone or over the Internet by following the enclosed instructions. Voting instruction cards must be received by the day before the Meeting. Voting instructions submitted by telephone or over the Internet must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Meeting. You may submit your voting instructions in person, even though you may have already returned a voting instruction card or submitted your voting instructions by telephone or over the Internet. Please respond promptly in order to save money, one proxy statement has been prepared for both PSF and GIB. To help you understand the proposals, we are including a section that answers commonly asked questions. The accompanying proxy statement includes a detailed description of each proposal.

Please read the enclosed materials carefully and cast your vote. Remember, your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your holdings. By voting now, you can help avoid additional costs thatof solicitation and in order to make sure you are incurred with follow-up letters and calls from a proxy solicitor.represented.

To vote, you may use any of the following methods:

By Mail. Please complete, date and sign your voting instruction card before mailing it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

By Internet. Have your voting instruction card available. Go to the web site listed on your voting instruction card. Enter your control number from your proxy card. Follow the simple instructions found on the web site. Votes must be


entered by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on January 14, 2015, the day prior to the shareholder meeting.

By Telephone. Have your voting instruction card available. Call the toll-free number listed on your voting instruction card. Enter the control number from your voting instruction card. There is no charge to you for the call. Follow the recorded instructions. Votes must be entered by 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to the Meeting.

In Person. By attending the shareholder meeting on January 15, 2015 and voting your shares.

If you have any questions before you vote, please call D.F. King & Co. Inc. at (866) 304-7838 toll free. They will be happy to help you understand the proposals and assist you in voting. Thank you for your participation.Sincerely,

 

LOGOLOGO

Robert F. O’DonnellTimothy S. Cronin

President


IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND

AND VOTE ON THE PROPOSALS

Please read the enclosed proxy statement for a complete description of the proposals. However, as a quick reference, the following questions and answers provide a brief overview of the proposals.

Q1. WHY AM I RECEIVING THIS PROXY STATEMENT?

A. As the owner of a variable annuity, life or variable lifeother insurance contract or policy (a “contract owner”), you instructhave instructed your insurance company to allocate your contractaccount value into one or more variable sub-accounts. Each variable sub-account, in turn, investsof the contract value in sharesportfolios of a corresponding portfolio (mutual fund)The Prudential Series Fund (“PSF”) and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (“GIB”, and together with PSF, the “Funds”). GIB and each series of PSF or GIB. Youis referred to as a “Portfolio” and they are consideredreferred to be acollectively as the “Portfolios.” As is further explained below, the Funds are seeking shareholder consideration and approval of each mutual fund in which your contract value is invested.three important proposals. Under the federal securities laws, as a mutual fund shareholder you have the right to instruct your insurance company how to vote the shares of a Fund on certain types of proposals before they may be implemented.any shareholder proposal. You are being asked to provide voting instructions to your insurance company on these proposals.

Q2. WILL THE PROPOSED CHANGES RESULT IN HIGHER FEES OR EXPENSES?

A. No. None of the Proposals seek to raise the fees and/or expenses currently paid by shareholders.

Q3. WHAT PROPOSALS AM I BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON?

A. The purpose of the proxy is to ask you to vote on three issues:

 

Proposal 1: To elect orre-elect nine nominees to elect allserve on the Boards of Trustees/Directors of the current Trustees/Directors of PSF and GIB as well as a new Trustee/Director of PSF and GIB (collectively referred to hereafter asFunds (together, the Board),“Board”);

 

Proposal 2: toTo approve a policy to permit the investment manager of PSF and GIBthe Funds to enter into or make material changes to FundPortfolio subadvisory agreement(s)agreements with wholly-owned subadvisers without shareholder approval,approval; and

 

Proposal 3: toTo designate the investment objective of each FundPortfolio as anon-fundamental policy, so that it may be changed by the Board without a shareholder vote.

Q4. HAS THE BOARD APPROVED THE PROPOSALS?

A. Yes. The Board has unanimously approved the proposals and recommends that you vote to approve them.

Q5. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ELECT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS?

A. The Board oversees the actions of the investment manager and the subadvisers and decides upon matters of general policy. The federal securities laws generally require that at least 2/3two-thirds of the board members of a mutual fund be elected by shareholders. The last time thatFollowing the anticipated retirement of one of the current Board members who was previously elected by shareholders, less thantwo-thirdsof PSF and GIBthe Board members will have been elected board members wasby shareholders. Any person nominated to fill the resulting vacancy (or any other new vacancy) would have to be elected by shareholders. Accordingly, in 2010. Since that time, as a result of retirements and subsequent appointments of new board members, both PSF and GIB are near or at their statutory limitations under the federal securities laws and can no longer appoint additional board members without a shareholder vote. In order to assure the continuity and uninterrupted functioning of the Board and to allow the Board to appoint new members in the future as circumstances and conditions may warrant, the current Trustees/Directors believeBoard believes that it is appropriate for shareholders to elect orre-electall of the remaining current Trustees/Directors,Board members as well as a new Trustee/Director.an individual nominated to serve on the Board for the first time.


Q6. WHY IS THE INVESTMENT MANAGER SEEKING AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO OR MAKE MATERIAL CHANGES TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS WITH WHOLLY-OWNED SUBADVISERS?

A. Currently, each Fund operates under a “manager-of-managers” framework which permits PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC, subjectthe investment manager of the Funds (“PGIM Investments” or the “Manager”), and the Board believe that it is in the best interests of the Portfolios and their shareholders to certain conditions,permit the Manager to enter into subadvisory agreements with unaffiliatedwholly-owned subadvisers, subject to Board approval, but without shareholder approval.


PSF and GIB and their investment manager (Prudential Investments LLC (PI)) filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2013 seeking SEC permission to expand PI’s existing manager-of-managers authority to include wholly-owned subadvisers. In anticipation of expected SEC approval, shareholders are being asked to approve If approved, the expanded manager-of-managers authority. The SEC requires funds“manager of managers” arrangement (which currently only coversunaffiliated subadvisers) would permit the Portfolios to obtain shareholder approval of the expanded authority. PI believes that the expanded authority would benefit each Funduse wholly-owned subadvisers more efficiently and its shareholders by avoiding the expense and delays involved in separately soliciting shareholders before executing future changes that the Board and PI have determined are necessary or desirable in the best interests of shareholders.cost-effectively.

Q7. DOES DESIGNATING THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES ASNON-FUNDAMENTAL MEAN THAT THE FUNDS’PORTFOLIOS’ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES WILL BE CHANGED?

A. No. There is no present intention to change investment objectives. Currently, the investment objectiveobjectives of the Portfolios. The designation of each Fund is designated as fundamental, which means that they may not be changed without shareholder approval. PI believes that designating eachPortfolio’s investment objective asnon-fundamental would benefit each Fund by enablingsimply give the Board additional flexibility to make changes to investment objectives that the Board deems appropriate in the future in response to market conditions and other factors, without incurringshareholder approval, allowing the expensePortfolios to more quickly respond to changing market or other conditions, as well as avoiding the delays and delay entailed in separatelyexpenses associated with seeking shareholder approval. If the proposal is approved, Board approval and advance notification to shareholders would continue to be required before any investment objective could be changed, and shareholders would receive advance notification before any investment objective would be changed.

Q8. WHO IS PAYING FOR THE COSTS OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT?

A. Each FundThe costs of solicitation of shareholder proxies, including printing, postage, voting tabulation and other proxy-related expenses will be shared by the Portfolios and by PGIM Investments and its affiliates. The Portfolios will bear the cost of soliciting shareholders for the election75% of the Board, while PI andcosts, with PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates have agreed to bear the additional incremental costs incurred in solicitation for approvalbearing 25% of the two additional proposals.costs.

Q9. DOES MY VOTE MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

A. Yes. Even if you have account value allocated to very few shares, you can help the FundsPortfolios receive enough votes to act on the proposals by castingproviding your votevoting instructions as soon as possible.

Q10. HOW MANY VOTESSHARES AM I ENTITLED TO CAST?SUBMIT VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR?

A. As a shareholder,contract owner, you are entitled to give your voting instructions equivalent to one vote for each full share you ownand a fractional vote for each fractional share related to your indirect investment in each Portfolio as of your Fund on the record date. The record date is October 24, 2014.September 22, 2017.

Q11. HOW DO I VOTE?

A. You can vote your shares 24 hours a day, 7 days week by telephone, by mail via the enclosed voting instruction ballot card, and by Internet. You can also vote your shares by attending the meeting. You may revoke your voting instructions at any time prior to the meeting or in-person by attending the meeting. Please see the enclosed proxy materials for complete details. If you have any questions before you vote, please call D. F. King & Co., Inc., at (866) 304-7838 toll-free. They will be happy to help you understand the proposals and assist you in voting.

Q12. WHEN WILL THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING TAKE PLACE?

A. The shareholder meeting (the “Meeting”) is scheduled to take place on January 15, 2015.December 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Q12. HOW DO I VOTE?

A. Your vote is very important. You can vote in the following ways:

Attending the Meeting to be held at the offices of PGIM Investments, 655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 and submitting your voting instructions;

Completing and signing the enclosed voting instruction card(s), and mailing it in the enclosed postage paid envelope. Voting instruction cards must be


received by the day before the Meeting, which is scheduled for December 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time;

Callingtoll-free at800-690-6903. Voting instructions submitted by telephone must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Meeting; or

Going to www.proxyvote.com. Voting instructions submitted over the Internet must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Meeting.

Q13. HOW CAN I CHANGE MY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS?

A. Previously submitted voting instructions may be revoked or changed by any of the voting methods described above, subject to the voting deadlines also discussed above.

Q14. CAN THE PROXY STATEMENT BE VIEWED ONLINE?

A. Yes. The proxy statement can be viewed atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios.variableinsuranceportfolios.

Q15. WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROXY STATEMENT?

A. If you require assistance or have any questions regarding the proxy statement, please call1-800-752-6342 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time Monday-Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays.


THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.

Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry655 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

NOTICE OF JOINT SPECIAL

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON

January 15, 2015December 14, 2017

To our Shareholders:the Contract Owners:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Joint meetingsSpecial Meeting of the shareholdersShareholders of each portfolio of The Prudential Series Fund (PSF)(“PSF”) and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (GIB,(“GIB”, and together with PSF, the Companies)“Funds”) will be held at the offices of Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager), 100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor, Newark, New Jersey on January 15, 2015December 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the offices of PGIM Investments LLC, located at 655 Broad Street, 17th Floor, Newark, New Jersey (the Meeting)“Meeting”). GIB and each series of PSF is referred to as a “Portfolio” and they are referred to collectively as the “Portfolios.” You are receiving this proxy statement because you have an interest in one or more of the Portfolios as of September 22, 2017. The purpose of the Meeting is to consider and act upon the following proposals:matters described below:

 

1.For each Company,To elect orre-elect nine nominees to elect twelve serve on the Boards of Trustees/Directors or Trustees.of the Funds (together, the “Board”). (Each Fund)

 

2.For each Fund, toTo approve a policy to permit PIthe investment manager of the Funds to enter into or make material changes to FundPortfolio subadvisory agreements with subadvisers that are wholly-owned subsidiaries of PI or a sister company of PI (wholly-owned subadvisers)subadvisers without shareholder approval. (Each Portfolio)

 

3.For each Fund, toTo designate each Fund’sPortfolio’s investment objective as anon-fundamental policy, meaningso that the investment objective of each Fund couldit may be changed withby the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors/Trustees, but without a shareholder approval.vote. (Each Portfolio)

The Meeting will be a Joint Special Meeting for each Company.

4.To transact such other business that may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

Your Board has unanimously approved and recommends that you vote in favor of the proposals.

Please note that owners of variable annuity, life or other insurance contracts (Contract owners)or policies (“Contract owners”) who have allocated account value to separate accounts investing in one or more of the FundsPortfolios may instruct their insurance company how to vote the shares related to their investment. Contract owners should consider themselves shareholders for purposes of these proxy materials.

You areshould read the proxy statement attached to this notice prior to completing your voting instruction card(s). The record date for determining the number of shares outstanding, the shareholders entitled to vote and the Contract owners entitled to provide voting instructions at the Meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof of each Fund in which you beneficially owned shares athas been fixed as the close of business onOctober 24, 2014. September 22, 2017. If you had an interest in any Portfolio as of the record date, you are entitled to give voting instructions. If you attend the Meeting, you may votegive your sharesvoting instructions in person.If


YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD(S) PROMPTLY.

Regardless of whether you do not expectplan to attend the Meeting, please complete, date, signyou should give voting instructions by promptly completing, dating, signing, and return eachreturning the enclosed voting instruction cardcard(s) in the enclosed postage paid envelopepostage-paid envelope. You also can provide voting instructions by telephone or voteover the Internet by internetfollowing the instructions appearing on the enclosed voting instruction card(s). Voting instruction cards must be received by the day before the Meeting. Voting instructions submitted by telephone or telephone.over the Internet must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Meeting. If you are present at the Meeting, you may submit or change your voting instructions, if desired, at that time.

By order of the Boards,Board,

 

LOGO

Deborah A. Docs

Secretary


Dated: November 24, 2014

ONE OR MORE VOTING INSTRUCTION CARDS FOR YOUR FUND(S) ARE ENCLOSED ALONG WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT. PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES TODAY BY SIGNING AND RETURNING THE ENCLOSED VOTING INSTRUCTION CARDS IN THE POSTAGE PREPAID ENVELOPE PROVIDED. YOU CAN ALSO VOTE YOUR SHARES THROUGH THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE USING THE “CONTROL” NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON THE ENCLOSED VOTING INSTRUCTION CARDS AND FOLLOWING THE SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS.

THE BOARD OF EACH COMPANY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH PROPOSAL.6, 2017


THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.

VOTING INFORMATION

FOR THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

OF THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND AND

PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.

TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 15, 2015DECEMBER 14, 2017

Dated: November 24, 2014NOVEMBER 6, 2017

GENERAL

This voting information is being furnished by the insurance companies using portfolios of The Prudential Series Fund (“PSF”) and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (“GIB”, and together with PSF, the Funds“Funds”) as investment options under their variable annuity, life or other insurance contracts or policies (“Contracts”) (each, an Insurance Company“Insurance Company” and together, the Insurance Companies)“Insurance Companies”) to Contract owners who, as of October 24, 2014September 22, 2017 (the Record Date)“Record Date”), had account values allocated to one or more thesub-accounts of one or more separate accounts of the Insurance Companies (the Separate Accounts)“Separate Accounts”) that invest in shares of one or more of the seriesportfolios of The Prudential Series Fund (PSF)(“PSF”) and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (GIB,(“GIB”, and together with PSF, the Companies)“Funds”). GIB and each series of PSF is referred to as a “Fund”“Portfolio” and they are referred to collectively as the “Funds.“Portfolios.

Each Insurance Company is required to offer Contract owners the opportunity to instruct it, as the record owner of all of the shares of common stock or beneficial interest in the FundsPortfolios (the Shares)“Shares”) held by its Separate Accounts, as to how the Insurance Company should vote on the proposals (the Proposals)“Proposals”) that will be considered at the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders referred to in the preceding Noticenotice and at any adjournments or postponements thereof (the Meeting)“Meeting”). The enclosed Proxy Statement,proxy statement, which you should retain for future reference, sets forth concisely the information about the Proposals that a Contract owner should know before completing the enclosed voting instruction card.card(s).

This voting information and the accompanying voting instruction cardcard(s) are being mailed to Contract owners on or about November 24, 2014.6, 2017.

HOW TO INSTRUCT AN INSURANCE COMPANY

To instruct an Insurance Company as to how to vote the Shares held in its Separate Accounts, Contract owners are asked to promptly complete their voting instructions on the enclosed voting instruction card(s); and sign, date and mail the voting instruction card(s) in the accompanying postage-paid envelope. Contract owners also may provide voting instructions by phonetelephone or viaover the internet,Internet, as set out in the voting instruction card(s). Voting instruction cards must be received by the day before the Meeting. Voting instructions submitted by telephone or over the internetInternet must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Meeting.

If a voting instruction card is not marked to indicate voting instructions for each proposalProposal but is signed, dated and timely returned, it will be treated as an instruction to vote the Shares in favor of the unmarked Proposal.


The number of Shares held in thesub-account of a Separate Account corresponding to a FundPortfolio for which a Contract owner may provide voting instructions was determined as of the Record Date by dividing (i) the Contract’s account value


allocable to thatsub-account by (ii) the net asset value of one Share of the corresponding Fund.Portfolio. Each whole share is entitled to one vote as to each matter with respect to which it is entitled to vote and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. At any time prior to an Insurance Company’s voting at the Meeting, a Contract owner may revoke his or her voting instructions by providing the Insurance Company with a properly executed written revocation of such voting instructions, properly executing later-dated voting instructioninstructions by a voting instruction card, telephone or over the internet,Internet, or appearing and submitting your voting instructions in person at the Meeting.

HOW AN INSURANCE COMPANY WILL VOTE

Each Insurance Company will vote the Shares for which it receives timely voting instructions from Contract owners in accordance with those instructions. Shares in eachsub-account of a Separate Account that is invested in one or more FundsPortfolios for which an Insurance Company receives a voting instruction card that is signed, dated and timely returned but is not marked to indicate voting instructions will be treated as an instruction to vote the Shares in favor of the applicable Proposal. Shares in eachsub-account of a Separate Account that is invested in one or more FundsPortfolios for which an Insurance Company receives no timely voting instructions from Contract owners, or that are attributable to amounts retained by an Insurance Company, will be voted by the Insurance Company either “FOR” or “AGAINST” approval of the Proposals, or as an abstention, in the same proportion as the Shares for which Contract owners have provided voting instructions to the Insurance Company.As a result of such proportional voting by the Insurance Companies, it is possible that a small number of Contract owners could determine whether a Proposal is approved.

OTHER MATTERS

The Insurance Companies are not aware of any matters, other than the specified Proposals, to be acted on at the Meeting. If any other matters come before the Meeting, an Insurance Company will vote the Shares upon such matters in its discretion. Voting instruction cards may be solicited by employees of PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC, (PI or the Manager)investment manager of the Funds, or its affiliates as well as officers and agents of the Companies.Funds. The principal solicitation will be by mail and electronic delivery but voting instructions may also be solicited by telephone, fax, personal interview, or over the internet.Internet.

It is expected that the presence at the Meeting of the Insurance Companies will be sufficient to constitute a quorum. If the vote required to approve or reject a Proposal is not obtained at the Meeting, the officers of the CompaniesFunds may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting in accordance with applicable law and the Funds’ governing documents to permit further solicitation of voting instructions.

It is important that you vote. Please promptly mark your voting instructions on the enclosed voting instruction card;card(s); then sign, date and mail the voting instruction cardcard(s) in the accompanying postage-paid envelope. You may also provide your voting instructions by telephone or viaover the internetInternet by following the instructions set forth on the voting instruction card.card(s). Voting instructions submitted by telephone or over the internetInternet must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Meeting. You may also attend the Meeting in person and submit your voting instructions.


THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND

PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.

Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry655 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

PROXY STATEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 24, 20146, 2017

Joint Special Meetings of Shareholders

to Be Held on January 15, 2015December 14, 2017

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE

AVAILABILITY OF PROXY STATEMENT

TheThis proxy statement is availablerelates to the solicitation by the Boards of Trustees/Directors (together, the “Board”) of The Prudential Series Fund (“PSF”) and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (“GIB”, and together with PSF, the “Funds”) of proxies for the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Funds (the “Meeting”) to be held atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios 655 Broad Street, 17th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102 on December 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

This proxy statement is being furnished to holdersowners of variable annuity, life or other insurance contracts or policies (the “Contracts”) issued by insurance companies (each, an “Insurance Company” and together, the “Insurance Companies”) who, as of September 22, 2017 (the “Record Date”), had account values allocated to thesub-accounts of an Insurance Company’s separate account or accounts (the “Separate Accounts”) that invest in shares of The Prudential Series Fund (PSF) and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (GIB, and together with PSF,one or more portfolios of the Companies) in connection with the solicitation by their respective Boards of Trustees/Directors of proxies to be used at joint special meetings (the Meeting) of shareholders to be held at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102 on January 15, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, or any adjournments thereof. The Meeting will be a Special Meeting for each Company.Funds. GIB and each series of PSF is referred to as a “Fund”“Portfolio” and they are referred to collectively as the “Funds.“Portfolios.

Owners of the Contracts (“Contract owners”) are being provided the opportunity to instruct the applicable Insurance Company to approve the proposals contained in this proxy statement in connection with the solicitation by the Boards of Trustees/Directors of the Funds of proxies for the Meeting. This proxy statement is also being first mailedfurnished to shareholders on or about November 24, 2014, and is also available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios.the Insurance Companies as the record owners of shares.

Each CompanyFund is anopen-end, management investment company registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act)“1940 Act”). PSF is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. GIB is organized as a Maryland corporation. PSF, as a trust, has a board of trustees. GIB, as a corporation, has a board of directors. Directors and trustees serve the same oversight role. PSF is organized as a series-type Company, and is comprised of 1817 separate series commonly(commonly referred to as “funds.”portfolios). GIB consists of a single investment portfolio.

Shares of common stock of GIB, as well as shares of beneficial interest of each series of PSF, are referred to herein as “Shares,“Shares.The Insurance Companies are the holdersshareholders of record of the SharesShares. Because Contract owners are being asked to provide voting instructions to the Insurance Companies, Contract owners should consider themselves shareholders for purposes of these proxy materials. The Funds’ Boards of Directors/Trustees are referred to herein as “Shareholders,” each Company’s board of directors or trustees isthe “Board” and its members may be referred to as a “Board” and the directors or trustees may collectively be referred toherein as “Board Members,” “Directors” or “Trustees.”

EachImportant Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on December 14, 2017

This proxy statement, which you should retain for future reference, contains important information regarding the proposals that you should know before providing

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voting instructions. Additional information about the Funds has been filed with the SEC and is available upon oral or written request. This proxy statement will be available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolioson or about November 6, 2017. Distribution of this proxy statement to the Insurance Companies and to Contract owners is scheduled to begin on or about November 6, 2017. It is expected that one or more representatives of each Insurance Company has a Board that,will attend the Meeting in addition to overseeingperson or by proxy and will vote Shares held by the actions of PrudentialInsurance Company in accordance with voting instructions received from its Contract owners and in accordance with voting procedures established by the Funds.

PGIM Investments LLC (PI(“PGIM Investments” or the Manager) and the subadvisers (each, a Subadviser and collectively, the Subadvisers)“Manager”), decides upon matters of general policy.

PI, Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, serves as the investment manager of the Fundseach Portfolio pursuant to management agreements with each Company. Shares of each Fund are distributed byFund. Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS)(“PIMS”), located at 100 Mulberry655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.07102, an affiliate of the Manager, is the principal underwriter of each PSF Portfolio’s Shares. In addition, the investment subadvisers listed inExhibit A (each, a “Subadviser” and collectively, the “Subadvisers”) serve as investment subadvisers of the Portfolios.

Contract owners who have allocated account values to one or more Portfolios as of the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to give voting instructions at the Meeting. Additional information regarding outstanding Shares, submitting your voting instruction card(s) and attending the Meeting is included at the end of this proxy statement in the section entitled “Voting Information.”

 

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Investment subadvisory services are provided to certain of the Funds by PI through its three affiliates: Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison), Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM), and Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA). In addition, certain of the Funds receive investment subadvisory services through various unaffiliated subadvisers.

Each Company’s management agreement with PI and each subadvisory agreement between PI and each subadviser were last approved by the Board of each Company at an in-person meeting held on June 18-19, 2014.

Set forth below are the Subadvisers for each Fund as of the date of this proxy statement:

FundSubadviser(s)Address
PSF Conservative BalancedPIMGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
01702
QMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
01702
PSF Diversified BondPIMGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
01702
PSF EquityJennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10017
PSF Flexible ManagedPIMGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
01702
QMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
01702
PSF GlobalWilliam Blair & Company LLC222 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
LSV Asset Management155 North Wacker Drive
46th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Brown Advisory, LLC901 South Bond Street
Suite 400
Baltimore, Maryland
21231

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FundSubadviser(s)Address
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland
21202
QMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
01702
PSF Government IncomePIMGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
01702
PSF High Yield BondPIMGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
01702
PSF JennisonJennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10017
PSF Jennison 20/20 FocusJennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10017
PSF Money MarketPIMGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
07102
PSF Natural ResourcesJennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10017
PSF Small Capitalization StockQMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
07102
PSF Stock IndexQMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey
07102
PSF ValueJennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10017
PSF SP International GrowthWilliam Blair & Company LLC222 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Neuberger Berman Management LLC605 Third Avenue
New York, New York
10158

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FundSubadviser(s)Address
Jennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10017
PSF SP International ValueLSV Asset Management155 North Wacker Drive
46th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Lazard Asset Management LLC30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York
10112
PSF SP Prudential U.S. Emerging GrowthJennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10017
PSF SP Small-Cap ValueGoldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.200 West Street
New York, New York
10282
ClearBridge Investments, LLC100 International Drive
Baltimore, Maryland
21202
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.Jennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
10017

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PROPOSAL No. 1

TO ELECT BOARD MEMBERS

The Board of each Company has nominated the twelvenine individuals identified below for election to each Company’s Board.the Board (the “Nominees”). Pertinent information about each nomineeNominee is set forth below. Each of the nominees has consented to being named in this proxy statement, and has indicated a willingness to serve if elected. All of the nomineesNominee, except Stephen M. Chipman, currently serveserves as a Board Member for each of the Companies inFunds and Advanced Series Trust, which together comprise the Prudential insurance mutual fund complex, withcomplex.

The Board is currently composed of nine Board Members, one of whom is an “interested person” (as defined in the exception1940 Act) of Ms. Bibliowicz, who currently servesthe Funds (the “Interested Board Member”) and eight of whom are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds (the “Independent Board Members”). The last time that shareholders of each Fund elected Board Members was in 2011. Since that time, as a result of retirements and subsequent appointments of new Board MemberMembers, six of the Advanced Series Trust, but does not currently serve as anine current Board Member of PSF or GIB.Members have been previously elected by shareholders.

Section 16 of the 1940 Act effectively requires that at least 2/3two-thirds of the members of a mutual fund’s board be elected by shareholders immediately after the board’s appointment of a new director. In addition, there must be a majority of shareholder-elected board members on the board. One of the current Independent Board Members who was previously elected by shareholders, Delayne Dedrick Gold, is expected to retire at the end of 2017 in accordance with each Fund’s retirement policy. The appointment of a new Board Member by the Board to fill the resulting vacancy would not be permissible because, after such appointment, only five of the nine Board members would have been elected by shareholders, and, thus, less thantwo-thirds of the Board Members would have been elected by shareholders. As a result, in order to fill the anticipated vacancy on the Board. The last time that shareholders of PSF and GIB elected Board, Members was in 2010. Since that time,the Board recently nominated Mr. Chipman for election to serve as a resultnew Independent Board Member of retirements and subsequent appointments of new Board Members, each Company is near or at its statutory limitations under the 1940 Act and can no longer appoint additional Board Members without a shareholder vote.

ToFunds, effective January 1, 2018. In addition, in order to ensure the continuity and uninterrupted functioning of the Board of each Company in compliance with the 1940 Act, and to allow eachthe Board to appoint new members in the future as circumstances and conditions may warrant, each Company’s currentthe Board Members believebelieves that it is prudent and appropriate for shareholders to elect each nominee for each Company covered by this proxy statement.the remaining current Board Members. By electing the nominees,Nominees, the Board Members of each Company will have the flexibility necessary to appoint new members in the future in compliance with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

If all of the Nominees are elected all nomineesby shareholders, the Board will continue to be composed of one Interested Board Member and eight Independent Board Members. Timothy S. Cronin would continue to be an Interested Board Member because he serves (and would continue to serve) in a senior management position with the Manager and/or its affiliates.

If elected, each Nominee will hold office until the earlier to occur of: (a) the next meeting of shareholders of the Companya Fund at which Board Members are elected and until their successors arehis or her successor is elected and qualified; or (b) until their terms expirehis or her term expires in accordance with each Company’sa Fund’s retirement policy; or (c) until they resignhe or areresigns or is removed as permitted by law.law or otherwise pursuant to a Fund’s governing documents. Each Company’sFund’s retirement policy generally calls for the retirement of Board Members on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 78, however,78. However, the Governance Committee of the Board may recommend to the Board the extension of a Board Member’s service for aone-year term, which the Board can continue to renew annually for additionalone-year periods.

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Any Board Member may be removed by the holders of not less than two-third ( 23)two-thirds of the Company’sa Fund’s outstanding Shares entitled to vote on the election of Board Members.Shares. In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the remaining Board Members intend to fill such vacancy by appointing another Board Member, so long as immediately after such appointment, at leasttwo-thirds of the Board Members have been elected by shareholders.

Board Members who are not “interested persons” of a Company (as defined in the 1940 Act) are referred to as Independent Board Members. Board Members who are interested persons of a Company are referred to as Interested Board Members.

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The Board of each Company is currently composed of three Interested Board Members and eight Independent Board Members. The three Interested Board Members, each of whom has been nominated for election, are Robert F. O’Donnell, Timothy S. Cronin and Bruce W. Ferris. Mr. O’Donnell currently serves as President of each Company, and Mr. Cronin currently serves as Vice President of each Company. Nine individuals have been nominated to serve as Independent Board Members. Eight of the nine individuals nominated to serve as Independent Board Members currently serve as Independent Board Members of PSF and GIB. The Chair of the Board of each Company is Thomas T. Mooney, who is an Independent Board Member. If all of the individuals nominated for election are elected by shareholders, the Board of each Company will be composed of three Interested Board Members and nine Independent Board Members.

It is expected that the Board Members will meet at least four12 times a year at regularly scheduled meetings. The number

Each of Boardthe Nominees has consented to being named in this proxy statement, and Board committee meetings held during each Company’s most recent fiscal year is set forth in Exhibit E.

has indicated a willingness to serve (or continue to serve) if elected orre-elected.None of the nomineesNominees is related to another. None of the Independent Board Members of each Company nor persons nominated to become Independent Board Members owns shares of Prudential Financial, Inc. or its affiliates.

The name, age, current Board position, business experience and address of each Independent Board Member nomineeNominee and eachthe Interested Board Member nominee (each a Nominee),Nominee, as well as information regarding their service on the boards of other mutual funds in the Prudential mutual fund complex, is as follows:

PROPOSED INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES

Susan Davenport Austin* (47)(50) | Director/Trustee | Since 2011

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital (Since 2014); formerly, Vice Chairman (Since 2013)(2013-2017), Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2007-2012) and Vice President of Strategic Planning and Treasurer (2002-2007) of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation; Formerlyformerly President of Sheridan Gospel Network (2004-2014); formerly, Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (2000-2001); formerly, Associate Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (1997-2000); formerly, Vice President, Salomon Brothers Inc. (1993-1997); PresidentMember of the Board of Directors, The MacDowell Colony (Since 2010); Presidingformerly, Director (Since 2014)(2014-2017) and Chairman (2011-2014) of the Board of Directors, Broadcast Music, Inc.; Member of the Board of Directors, Hubbard Radio, LLC (Since 2011); President, Candide Business Advisors, Inc. (Since 2011); formerly Member of the Board of Directors, National Association of Broadcasters (2004-2010).

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex† Overseen by Nominee: 109107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None.Director of NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE:NEP) (February 2015-Present)

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Sherry S. Barrat* (65)(67) | Director/Trustee | Since 2013

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Formerly, Vice Chairman of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services and banking institution) (2011-June 2012); formerly, President, Personal Financial Services, Northern Trust Corporation (2006-2010); formerly, Chairman & CEO, Western US Region, Northern Trust Corporation (1999-2005); formerly, President & CEO, Palm Beach/Martin County Region, Northern Trust.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex†Complex Overseen by Nominee: 109107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: Director of NextEra Energy, Inc. (formerly, FPL Group, Inc.)(NYSE:NEE) (1998-Present); Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (Since July 2013).

Jessica M. Bibliowicz* (55)(57) |See Note 1 Director/Trustee | Since 2015

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Adviser (Since 2013) of Bridge Growth Partners (private equity firm); formerly Director (2013-2016) of

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Realogy Holdings Corp. (residential real estate services); formerly, Chief Executive Officer (1999-2013) of National Financial Partners (independent distributor of financial services products).

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex†Complex Overseen by Nominee: 90107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: Director (since 2013) of Realogy Holdings Corp. (residential real estate services); The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. (since 2006); Sotheby’s (since 2014) (auction house andart-related finance).

Kay Ryan Booth* (64)(67) | Director/Trustee | Since 2013

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Partner of Trinity Private Equity Group (Since September 2014); formerly Managing Director of Cappello Waterfield & Co. LLC (2011-May(2011- 2014); formerly, Vice Chair, Global Research, J.P. Morgan (financial services and investment banking institution) (June 2008-January 2009); formerly, Global Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (financial services and investment banking institution) (1995-2008); formerly, Associate Director of Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. (1987-1995).

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex† Overseen by Nominee: 109107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None.

Delayne Dedrick Gold* (76) | Director/Trustee | PSF Since 2001; GIB Since 2003

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Marketing Consultant (1982-present); formerly Senior Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors, Prudential Bache Securities, Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex† Overseen by Nominee: 109

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None

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Robert F. Gunia* (67)(70) | Director/Trustee | PSF Since 2001; GIB Since 2003

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Independent Consultant (Since October 2009); Director of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (June 2016- Present); formerly, Chief Administrative Officer (September 1999-September 2009) and Executive Vice President (December 1996-September 2009) of PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC; formerly, Executive Vice President (March 1999-September 2009) and Treasurer (May 2000-September 2009) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly, President (April 1999-December 2008) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (December 2008-December 2009) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; formerly, Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and Director (May 2003-September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex† Overseen by Nominee: 109107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: Director (Since May 1989) of The Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.

W. Scott McDonald, Jr., PhD* (77) | Director/Trustee | PSF Since 1983; GIB Since 1985

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Formerly Management Consultant (1997-2004) and of Counsel (2004-2005) at Kaludis Consulting Group, Inc. (company serving higher education); formerly principal (1995-1997), Scott McDonald Associates; Chief Operating Officer (1991-1995), Fairleigh Dickinson University; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (1975-1991), Drew University; interim President (1988-1990), Drew University; formerly Director of School, College and University Underwriters Ltd.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex† Overseen by Nominee: 109

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None.

Thomas T. Mooney* (73)(75) | Director/Trustee & Independent Chair | PSF Since 2001; GIB Since 2003 | Independent Chair Since 2003

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Formerly, Chief Executive Officer, Excell Partners, Inc. (2005-2007); founding partner of High Technology of Rochester and the Lennox Technology Center; formerly, President of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce (1976-2004); formerly Rochester City Manager (1973); formerly, Deputy Monroe County Executive (1974-1976).

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex† Overseen by Nominee: 109107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None.

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Thomas M. O’Brien* (63)(66) | Director/Trustee | Since 2003

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Director, President and CEO Sun Bancorp, Inc. N.A. (NASDAQ: SNBC) and Sun National Bank (Since July 2014); formerly Consultant, Valley National Bancorp, Inc. and Valley National Bank (January

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2012-June 2012); Formerlyformerly President and COO (November 2006-December 2011)2006-April 2017) and CEO (April 2007-December 2011) of State Bancorp, Inc. and State Bank; formerly Vice Chairman (January 1997-April 2000) of North Fork Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (December 1984-December 1996) of North Side Savings Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (May 2000-June 2006) Atlantic Bank of New York.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex†Complex Overseen by Nominee: 109107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: Formerly Director, BankUnited, Inc. and BankUnited N.A. (NYSE: BKU) (May 2012-April 2014); formerly, Director (April 2008-January 2012) of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York; formerly Director (December1996-May 2000) of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.; formerly Director (May 2000-April 2006) of Atlantic Bank of New York; Director (November 2006-January 2012) of State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC) and State Bank of Long Island.

PROPOSED Stephen M. Chipman* (56) |See Note 1

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Executive Officer of Radius GGE (USA), Inc. (Since June 2016); formerly, Senior Vice Chairman (December 2014-October 2015) and Chief Executive Officer (January 2010-December 2014) of Grant Thornton LLP.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex to be Overseen by Nominee (if Elected): 107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None.

INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER NOMINEESNOMINEE

Robert F. O’Donnell* (46)Timothy S. Cronin* (51) | Director/Trustee & President | PSF Since 20122011; GIB Since 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President of Prudential Annuities (Since April 2012)June 2015); Senior Vice President, Head of Product, Investment Management & Marketing for Prudential Annuities (October 2008-April 2012); Senior Vice President, Head of Product (July 2004-October 2008).

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex† Overseen by Nominee: 109

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None.

Timothy S. Cronin* (48) | Director/Trustee & Vice President | Since 2011

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Investment Officer and Strategist of Prudential Annuities (Since January 2004); Director of Investment & Research Strategy (Since February 1998); President of AST Investment Services, Inc. (Since June 2005).

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex†Complex Overseen by Nominee: 109107

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None.

Bruce W. Ferris* (59) | Director/Trustee | Since 2013

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution, Product, Marketing, Prudential Annuities (Since May 2006); Vice President-Sales, The Hartford Insurance Company (October 1994-April 2005); Sales Manager, Aetna Investment Services (October 1993-September 1994).

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex† Overseen by Nominee: 109

Other Directorships Held by Nominee**: None.

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*The address of each Nominee is c/o PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC, Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.
**Includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.
The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PI.PGIM Investments. The Fundsinvestment companies for which PIPGIM Investments serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, Target Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, 2, 10 and 11, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Advanced Series Trust, and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

Note 1: Ms. Bibliowicz doesMr. Chipman is not currently a Board Member. He is proposed for election at the Meeting as an Independent Board Member of the Funds. Mr. Chipman will serve as an Independent Board Member of Advanced Series Trust, effective January 1, 2018.

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LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF NOMINEES

The Board is responsible for oversight of each Fund and its Portfolios. Each Fund has engaged the Manager to manage each Fund and its Portfolios on aday-to-day basis. The Board oversees the Manager and certain other principal service providers in the operations of each Fund. The Board is currently composed of eleven members, eight of whom are Independent Board Members. The Board meetsin-person at regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year. In addition, the Board Members may meetin-person or by telephone at special meetings or on an informal basis at other times. During each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year, the Board met 23 times, including regularly scheduled meetings and special meetings. The Board has established four standing committees—Audit, Compliance, Governance, and Investment Review and Risk—and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The four standing committees of the Board met, in the aggregate, 17 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year. The Independent Board Members have also engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities.

The Board is chaired by an Independent Board Member. As Chair, this Independent Board Member leads the Board in its activities. Also, the Chair acts as a member or anex-officio member of each standing committee and any ad hoc committee of the Board. The Board Members have determined that the Board’s leadership and committee structure is appropriate because the Board believes it sets the proper tone to the relationships between each Fund, on the one hand, and the Manager, the subadviser(s) and certain other principal service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the Board’s independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships. In addition, the structure efficiently allocates responsibility among committees.

The Board has concluded that, based on each Board Member’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with those of the other Board Members, each Board Member should serve as a Board Member. Among other attributes common to all Board Members are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the various service providers to each Fund, and to exercise reasonable business judgment in the performance of their duties as Board Members. In addition, the Board has taken into account the actual service and commitment of the Board Members during their tenure in concluding that each should continue to serve. A Board Member’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively may have been attained through a Board Member’s educational background or professional training; business, consulting, public service or academic positions; experience from service as a Board Member of PSFeach Fund, other funds in the Fund Complex, public companies, or GIB.non-profit entities or other organizations; or other experiences. Set forth below is a brief discussion of the specific experience qualifications, attributes or skills of each Board Member that led the Board to conclude that he or she should serve as a Board Member.

Susan Davenport Austin.Ms. Austin currently serves as Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital. In addition to her experience in senior leadership positions with private companies, Ms. Austin has more than 10 years of experience in the investment banking industry, and has experience serving on boards of other public companies andnon-profit entities.

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Sherry S. Barrat. Ms. Barrat has more than 35 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the financial services and banking industries. In addition, Ms. Barrat has over 10 years of experience serving on boards of other public companies andnon-profit entities.

Jessica M. Bibliowicz.Ms. Bibliowicz has more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the financial services and investment management industries. In addition, Ms. Bibliowicz also has experience in serving on the boards of other public companies, investment companies, andnon-profit organizations.

Kay Ryan Booth.Ms. Booth has more than 35 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the investment management and investment banking industries. Ms. Booth is currently a Partner of Trinity Private Equity Group. In addition to her experience in senior leadership positions with private companies, Ms. Booth has experience serving on the boards of other entities.

Robert F. Gunia.Mr. Gunia has served for more than 10 years as a Board Member of mutual funds advised by the Manager or its predecessors. In addition, Mr. Gunia served in senior leadership positions for more than 28 years with the Manager and its affiliates and predecessors.

Thomas T. Mooney.Mr. Mooney has served for more than 10 years as a Board Member of mutual funds advised by the Manager or its predecessors, including some or all of the following funds:Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., and/or other mutual funds advised by the Manager or its predecessors. Mr. Mooney has more than 30 years of experience in senior leadership positions with municipal organizations and other companies and has experience serving on the boards of other entities.

Thomas M. O’Brien.Mr. O’Brien has served for more than 10 years as a Board Member of mutual funds advised by the Manager or its predecessors, including some or all of the following funds: Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., and/or other mutual funds advised by the Manager or its predecessors. Mr. O’Brien has more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the banking industry, and has experience serving on the boards of other entities.

Stephen M. Chipman.Mr. Chipman has 34 years of experience with a public accounting firm, serving in various senior leadership positions in Europe, North America and Asia. Mr. Chipman also has experience serving on the boards of other entities.

Timothy S. Cronin. Mr. Cronin, an Interested Board Member of the Funds and other funds advised by the Manager since 2009, served as Vice President of each Fund and other funds advised by the Manager from 2009-2015, as President of the Funds and other funds advised by the Manager since 2015, and has held senior positions with Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”) (and American Skandia, which was purchased by Prudential Financial) since 1998.

Specific details about each Board Member’s professional experience is set forth in their professional biographies, which appear above.

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Risk Oversight. Investing in general and the operation of a mutual fund involve a variety of risks, such as investment risk, compliance risk, and operational risk, among others. The Board oversees risk as part of its oversight of each Fund. Risk oversight is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. The Board, directly or through its committees, reviews reports from among others, the Manager, subadvisers, the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm, counsel, and internal auditors of the Manager or its affiliates, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by each Fund and the risk management programs of the Manager and certain service providers. The actualday-to-day risk management with respect to each Fund resides with the Manager and other service providers to each Fund. Although the risk management policies of the Manager and the service providers are designed to be effective, those policies and their implementation vary among service providers and over time, and there is no guarantee that they will be effective. Not all risks that may affect each Fund can be identified or processes and controls developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects, and some risks are simply beyond any control of each Fund or the Manager, its affiliates or other service providers.

Selection of Board Member Nominees. The Governance Committee is responsible for considering nominees for Board Members at such times as it considers electing new members to the Board. The Governance Committee may consider recommendations by business and personal contacts of current Board Members, and by executive search firms which the Committee may engage from time to time and will also consider shareholder recommendations. The Governance Committee has not established specific, minimum qualifications that it believes must be met by a nominee. In evaluating nominees, the Governance Committee considers, among other things, an individual’s background, skills, and experience; whether the individual is an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act; and whether the individual would be deemed an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Governance Committee also considers whether the individual’s background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of the Board. There are no differences in the manner in which the Governance Committee evaluates nominees for the Board based on whether the nominee is recommended by a shareholder.

A shareholder who wishes to recommend an individual for nomination should submit his or her recommendation in writing to the Chair of the Board (Thomas T. Mooney) or the Chair of the Governance Committee (Delayne D. Gold), in either case in care of each Fund, at 1 Corporate Drive, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. At a minimum, the recommendation should include: the name, address, and business, educational, and/or other pertinent background of the person being recommended; a statement concerning whether the person is an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act; any other information that each Fund would be required to include in a proxy statement concerning the person if he or she was nominated; and the name and address of the person submitting the recommendation, together with the number of Portfolio Shares held by such person and the period for which the Shares have been held. The recommendation also can include any additional information which the person submitting it believes would assist the Governance Committee in evaluating the recommendation.

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Shareholders should note that a person who owns securities issued by Prudential Financial (the parent company of the Manager) would be deemed an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. In addition, certain other relationships with Prudential Financial or its subsidiaries, with registered broker-dealers, or with each Fund’s outside legal counsel may cause a person to be deemed an “interested person.” Before the Governance Committee decides to nominate an individual to the Board, Committee members and other Board Members customarily interview the individual in person. In addition, the individual customarily is asked to complete a detailed questionnaire which is designed to elicit information which must be disclosed under SEC and stock exchange rules and to determine whether the individual is subject to any statutory disqualification from serving on the board of a registered investment company.

Shareholder Communications with the Board. Shareholders of each Fund can communicate directly with the Board by writing to the Chair of the Board, c/o each Fund, 1 Corporate Drive, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Board Member by writing to that Board Member, c/o each Fund, 1 Corporate Drive, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. Such communications to the Board or individual Board Members are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

STANDING BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board has established four standing committees in connection with governance of each Fund—Audit, Compliance, Governance, and Investment Review and Risk. Information on the membership of each standing committee and its functions is set forth below.

Audit Committee. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to assist the Board in overseeing each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, accounting policies and procedures, and other areas relating to each Fund’s auditing processes. The Audit Committee is responsible forpre-approving all audit services and any permittednon-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm directly to each Fund. The Audit Committee is also responsible forpre-approving permittednon-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to (1) the Manager and (2) any entity in a control relationship with the Manager that provides ongoing services to each Fund, provided that the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm relates directly to the operation and financial reporting of each Fund. The scope of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities is oversight. It is management’s responsibility to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal control and the independent registered public accounting firm’s responsibility to plan and carry out an audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). The Audit Committee Charter is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. The Audit Committee met 4 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

 

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The membership of the Audit Committee is set forth below:

Thomas M. O’Brien (Chair)

Susan Davenport Austin

Delayne Dedrick Gold1

Robert F. Gunia

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

The firm of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154 is the independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund. Each Fund’s Audit Committee recommended, and the Board of each Fund (including a majority of the Independent Board Members) approved, the selection of KPMG as each Fund’s independent accountant for the Fund’s current fiscal year. Representatives of KPMG are not expected to be present at the Meeting and will not be available to respond to questions during the Meeting; however, they will have the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire.

Compliance Committee. The Compliance Committee serves as a liaison between the Board and the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). The Compliance Committee is responsible for considering, in consultation with the Board’s Chair and outside counsel, any material compliance matters that are identified and reported by the CCO to the Compliance Committee between Board meetings. The Compliance Committee is also responsible for considering, when requested by the CCO, the CCO’s recommendations regarding the materiality of compliance matters to be reported to the Board. The Compliance Committee reviews compliance matters that it determines warrant review between Board meetings. Further, when the CCO wishes to engage an independent third party to perform compliance-related work at the Funds’ expense, the Compliance Committee will evaluate with the CCO which third party to recommend to the Board as well as the appropriate scope of the work. The Compliance Committee Charter is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. The Compliance Committee met 4 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

The membership of the Compliance Committee is set forth below:

Robert F. Gunia (Chair)

Sherry S. Barrat

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Kay Ryan Booth

Thomas M. O’Brien

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

Governance Committee. The Governance Committee of the Board is responsible for nominating Board Members and making recommendations to the Board concerning Board composition, committee structure and governance, director compensation and expenses, director education, and governance practices. The Board has determined that each member of the Governance Committee is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act. The Governance Committee Charter is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. The Governance Committee met 5 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

1Ms. Gold has announced her intention to retire from the Board as of December 31, 2017.

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The membership of the Governance Committee is set forth below:

Delayne Dedrick Gold (Chair)1

Susan Davenport Austin2

Sherry S. Barrat

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Kay Ryan Booth

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

Investment Review and Risk Committee (“IRRC”). The IRRC consists of all members of the Board and is chaired by Mr. Mooney, the Chairman of the Board. The Board created the IRRC to help the Board in reviewing certain types of risk, especially those risks related to portfolio investments, the subadvisers for the Portfolios and other related risks. The responsibilities of the IRRC include, but are not limited to: reviewing written materials and reports pertaining to Portfolio performance, investments and risk from subadvisers, the Strategic Investment Review Group (“SIRG”) of PGIM Investments and others; considering presentations from subadvisers, the Manager, SIRG or other service providers on matters relating to Portfolio performance, investments and risk; and periodically reviewing management’s evaluation of various types of risks to the Portfolios. The IRRC met 4 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

During the most recent fiscal year, no incumbent Board Member attended fewer than 75 percent of the total number of Board and committee meetings held during the fiscal year.

1Ms. Gold has announced her intention to retire from the Board as of December 31, 2017.
2Ms. Austin will be Governance Committee Chair effective January 1, 2018.

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SHARE OWNERSHIP

The following tables set forth the dollar range of fundequity securities heldbeneficially owned by each Nominee in each Portfolio as of December 31, 2013.2016. The tables also include the aggregate dollar range of equity securities heldbeneficially owned by each Nominee in all funds in the Fund Complex owned by that Nominee as of December 31, 2013.2016. The Nominating and Governance Committee encourages each Board Member to maintain investments in one or more funds that are equal to the aggregate fees for one year that he or she receives for Board-related service to the funds. Under ordinary circumstances, new Independent Board Members have two years to comply with this policy.

SHARE OWNERSHIP TABLESTANDING BOARD COMMITTEES

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES

NomineeFundAggregate Dollar
Range of Securities
in all Registered
Investment
Companies in Fund
Complex* Owned
by Nominee
Susan Davenport AustinNoneOver $100,000
Sherry S. BarratNoneOver $100,000
Jessica M. Bibliowicz **NoneNone
Kay Ryan BoothNone

Over $100,000

Delayne Dedrick GoldNoneOver $100,000
Robert F. GuniaNoneOver $100,000
W. Scott McDonald, Jr., PhDNoneOver $100,000
Thomas T. MooneyNoneOver $100,000
Thomas M. O’BrienNoneOver $100,000

*Fund Complex consists of the Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, and any other funds that are managed by PI.
**Not currently a Board Member. Proposed for election at the Meeting as an Independent Board Member.

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SHARE OWNERSHIP TABLE

INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES

NomineeFundAggregate Dollar
Range of Securities
in all Registered
Investment
Companies in Fund
Complex* Owned
by Nominee
Robert F. O’DonnellNoneNone
Timothy S. CroninNone$50,001-$100,000
Bruce W. FerrisNoneNone

*Fund Complex consists of the Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, and any other funds that are managed by PI.

Because the Funds serve as investment options under variable annuity and life insurance contracts, federal tax law prohibits the sale of Fund shares directly to individuals, including the Board Members. Individuals, including a Board Member, may, however, have an interest in a Fund if he or she purchases a variable contract and selects the Fund as an investment option.

None of the Independent Board Member Nominees, or any member of his/her immediate family, owned beneficially or of record any securities in an investment adviser or principal underwriter of a fund or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser or principal underwriter of a fund as of December 31, 2013.

Information concerning Company officers is set forth in Exhibit C.

BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION

Currently, each Independent Board Member receives an annual retainer of $230,000 from all Companies in the aggregate. The Independent Board Member who serves as the Chair of each Company’s Board receives an additional annual aggregate fee of $85,000. In addition, Independent Board Members who are members of a Company’s Audit Committee receive an annual aggregate fee of $20,000 for their service on the Committee, except that the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an annual aggregate fee of $50,000. Independent Board Members who are members of the Governance Committee receive an aggregate annual fee of $20,000 for their service on the Committee, except that the Chair of the Governance Committee receives an annual aggregate fee of $50,000. Independent Board Members who are members of the Investment Review and Risk Committee annually receive an additional $20,000. Independent Board Members receive reimbursement for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and for other incidental expenses. Board fees are reviewed periodically by each Company’s Board.

Interested Board Members currently do not receive any compensation from the Companies or the Fund Complex, and do not receive any pension or retirement benefits for their service as Board Members.

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Set forth below is information describing the aggregate compensation paid by each Company for each Company’s most recently completed fiscal year and by the Fund Complex for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013 to each of the Independent Board Member Nominees for his/her services. Aggregate compensation numbers shown are for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013, the last full calendar year for which aggregate compensation numbers are available.

COMPENSATION PAID TO

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES

Nominee

Company

Fiscal Year
Compensation Paid
by Company
Calendar Year
Aggregate
Compensation Paid
by Company &
Fund Complex 
(1)
Susan Davenport AustinPSF$43,300$280,000(3/98)(2)
GIB$1,320
Sherry S. BarratPSF$39,560$250,000(3/98)(2)
GIB$1,320
Jessica M. Bibliowicz *PSFNoneNone
GIBNone
Kay Ryan BoothPSF$39,560$250,000(3/98)(2)
GIB$1,320
Delayne Dedrick GoldPSF$47,180$310,000(3/98)(2)
GIB$1,360
Robert F. GuniaPSF$41,980$270,000(3/98)(2)
GIB$1,320
W. Scott McDonald, Jr., PhDPSF$47,180$310,000(3/98)(2)
GIB$1,360
Thomas T. MooneyPSF$53,020$355,000(3/98)(2)
GIB$1,400
Thomas M. O’BrienPSF$47,180$310,000(3/98)(2)
GIB$1,360

(1)Although this column shows the total amount paid to Independent Board Members from the PI-managed funds during the most recently completed calendar year, such compensation was deferred at the request of certain Board Members, in total, or in part, under each Fund’s deferred fee agreement. Under the Companies’ deferred fee agreement, certain Board Members have elected to defer all or part of their total compensation. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued during the calendar year ended December 31, 2013, including investment results during the year on cumulative deferred fees, amounted to $105,884, $218,755, and $341,295 for Messrs. McDonald, Mooney, and O’Brien, respectively.

(2)

Compensation relates to portfolios that were in existence for any period during 2013. Figures in parentheses indicate the number of funds/portfolios in Fund Complex (including the Funds) to which aggregate compensation relates The number of funds/portfolios represent those in existence as of December 31, 2013, and excludes funds/portfolios that have merged or liquidated during 2013. Additionally, the number of funds/portfolios includes those which were approved as of December 31, 2013; however, certain of those funds/portfolios may have

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commenced operations after that date. No compensation is paid out from such funds/portfolios.

*Ms.Bibliowicz is not currently a Board Member of PSF or GIB.

LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF NOMINEES

The Board is responsible for oversight of each Company and its Funds. Each Company has engaged the Manager to manage each Company and its Funds on a day-to-day basis. The Board oversees the Manager and certain other principal service providers in the operations of each Company. The Board is currently composed of eleven members, eight of whom are Independent Board Members. The Board meets in-person at regularly scheduled meetings twelve times throughout the year. In addition, the Board Members may meet in-person or by telephone at special meetings or on an informal basis at other times. The Board has established four standing committees—committees in connection with governance of each Fund—Audit, Compliance, Governance, and Investment Review and Risk—and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assistRisk. Information on the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The Independent Board Members have also engaged independent legal counsel to assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities.

The Board is chaired by an Independent Board Member. As Chair, this Independent Board Member leads the Board in its activities. Also, the Chair acts as a member or an ex-officio membermembership of each standing committee and any ad hoc committee of the Board. The Board Members have determined that the Board’s leadership and committee structureits functions is appropriate because the Board believes it sets the proper tone to the relationships between each Company, on the one hand, and the Manager, the subadviser(s) and certain other principal service providers, on the other, and facilitates the exercise of the Board’s independent judgment in evaluating and managing the relationships. In addition, the structure efficiently allocates responsibility among committees.set forth below.

Audit Committee.The Board has concludeddetermined that based on each Board Member’s experience, qualifications, attributes or skills on an individual basis and in combination with thosemember of the other Board Members, each Board Member should serve as a Board Member. Among other attributes common to all Board Members are their ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided to them, to interact effectively with the various service providers to each Company, and to exercise reasonable business judgment in the performance of their duties as Board Members. In addition, the Board has taken into account the actual service and commitment of the Board Members during their tenure in concluding that each should continue to serve. A Board Member’s ability to perform his or her duties effectively may have been attained through a Board Member’s educational background or professional training; business, consulting, public service or academic positions; experience from service as a Board Member of each Company, other funds in the Fund Complex, public companies, or non-profit entities or other organizations; or other experiences. Set forth below is a brief discussion of the specific experience qualifications, attributes or skills of each Board Member that led the Board to conclude that he or she should serve as a Board Member.

Ms. Gold and Messrs. McDonald, Mooney and O’Brien have each served for more than 10 years as a Board Member of mutual funds advised by the Manager or its predecessors, including PSF, GIB, Advanced Series Trust, and/or other mutual funds

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advised by the Manager or its predecessors. In addition, Mr. McDonald has more than 20 years of experience in senior leadership positions at institutions of higher learning. Ms. Gold has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Mr. Mooney has more than 30 years of experience in senior leadership positions with municipal organizations and other companies and has experience serving on the boards of other entities. Mr. O’Brien has more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the banking industry, and has experience serving on the boards of other entities. Mr. Gunia has served for more than 10 years as a Board Member of mutual funds advised by the Manager or its predecessors. In addition, Mr. Gunia served in senior leadership positions for more than 28 years with the Manager and its affiliates and predecessors. Ms. Austin currently serves as Senior Managing Director of Brock Capital and Vice Chairman of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation. In addition to her experience in senior leadership positions with private companies, Ms. Austin has more than 10 years of experience in the investment banking industry. Mr. O’Donnell, who has served as an Interested Board Member and/or President of each Company and other funds advised by the Manager since 2012, is President of Prudential Annuities. Mr. Cronin, an Interested Board Member of each Company and other funds advised by the Manager since 2009, has served as a Vice President of each Company and other funds advised by the Manager since 2009 and has held senior positions with Prudential Financial (and American Skandia, which was purchased by Prudential Financial) since 1998. Ms. Barrat has more than 20 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the financial services and banking industries. In addition, Ms. Barrat has over 10 years experience serving on boards of other public companies and non-profit entities. Ms. Booth has more than 35 years of experience in senior leadership positions in the investment management and investment banking industries. In addition to her experience in senior leadership positions with private companies, Ms. Booth has experience serving on the boards of other entities. Ms. Bibliowicz has served since September 2013 as senior advisor of Bridge Growth Partners, a private equity firm focusing on investments in the technology and financial services sectors. From April 1999 to May 2013, she served as Chief Executive Officer of National Financial Partners Corporation (NFP), a publicly traded company, and as Chairman of the Board from June 2003 until July 2013, when a private equity sponsor acquired the company. Mr. Ferris, an Interested Board Member of each Company and other funds advised by the Manager since 2013, is Senior Vice President, Sales Distribution, Product, Marketing for Prudential Annuities, and he has more than 30 years of experience with Prudential Financial and other insurance companies.

Specific details about each Board Member’s professional experience is set forth in their professional biographies, which appear above.

Risk Oversight. Investing in general and the operation of a mutual fund involve a variety of risks, such as investment risk, compliance risk, and operational risk, among others. The Board oversees risk as part of its oversight of each Company. Risk oversight is addressed as part of various regular Board and committee activities. The Board, directly or through its committees, reviews reports from among others, the Manager, sub-advisers, each Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Companies’ independent registered public accounting firm, counsel, and internal auditors of the Manager or its affiliates, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by each Company and the risk management programs of the Manager and certain service providers. The actual day-to-day risk management with respect to each Company resides with the Manager and other service providers to each Company. Although the risk management

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policies of the Manager and the service providers are designed to be effective, those policies and their implementation vary among service providers and over time, and there is no guarantee that they will be effective. Not all risks that may affect each Company can be identified or processes and controls developed to eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects, and some risks are simply beyond any control of each Company or the Manager, its affiliates or other service providers.

Selection of Director/Trustee Nominees. The GovernanceAudit Committee is responsible for considering nominees for Board Members at such times as it considers electing new members to the Board. The Governance Committee may consider recommendations by business and personal contacts of current Board Members, and by executive search firms which the Committee may engage from time to time and will also consider shareholder recommendations. The Governance Committee has not established specific, minimum qualifications that it believes must be met by a nominee. In evaluating nominees, the Governance Committee considers, among other things, an individual’s background, skills, and experience; whether the individual is an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act;Act. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to assist the Board in overseeing each Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, accounting policies and whetherprocedures, and other areas relating to each Fund’s auditing processes. The Audit Committee is responsible forpre-approving all audit services and any permittednon-audit services to be provided by the individual wouldindependent registered public accounting firm directly to each Fund. The Audit Committee is also responsible forpre-approving permittednon-audit services to be deemedprovided by the independent registered public accounting firm to (1) the Manager and (2) any entity in a control relationship with the Manager that provides ongoing services to each Fund, provided that the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm relates directly to the operation and financial reporting of each Fund. The scope of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities is oversight. It is management’s responsibility to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal control and the independent registered public accounting firm’s responsibility to plan and carry out an “audit committee financial expert” withinaudit in accordance with the meaningstandards of applicable SEC rules.the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). The Audit Committee Charter is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. The Audit Committee met 4 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

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The membership of the Audit Committee is set forth below:

Thomas M. O’Brien (Chair)

Susan Davenport Austin

Delayne Dedrick Gold1

Robert F. Gunia

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

The firm of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154 is the independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund. Each Fund’s Audit Committee recommended, and the Board of each Fund (including a majority of the Independent Board Members) approved, the selection of KPMG as each Fund’s independent accountant for the Fund’s current fiscal year. Representatives of KPMG are not expected to be present at the Meeting and will not be available to respond to questions during the Meeting; however, they will have the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire.

Compliance Committee. The Compliance Committee serves as a liaison between the Board and the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). The Compliance Committee is responsible for considering, in consultation with the Board’s Chair and outside counsel, any material compliance matters that are identified and reported by the CCO to the Compliance Committee between Board meetings. The Compliance Committee is also responsible for considering, when requested by the CCO, the CCO’s recommendations regarding the materiality of compliance matters to be reported to the Board. The Compliance Committee reviews compliance matters that it determines warrant review between Board meetings. Further, when the CCO wishes to engage an independent third party to perform compliance-related work at the Funds’ expense, the Compliance Committee will evaluate with the CCO which third party to recommend to the Board as well as the appropriate scope of the work. The Compliance Committee Charter is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. The Compliance Committee met 4 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

The membership of the Compliance Committee is set forth below:

Robert F. Gunia (Chair)

Sherry S. Barrat

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Kay Ryan Booth

Thomas M. O’Brien

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

Governance Committee. The Governance Committee also considers whether the individual’s background, skills, and experience will complement the background, skills, and experience of other nominees and will contribute to the diversity of the Board. There are no differences in the manner in which the Governance Committee evaluates nominees for the Board based on whether the nominee is recommended by a shareholder.

A shareholder who wishes to recommend an individual for nomination should submit his or her recommendation in writing to the Chair of the Board (Thomas T. Mooney) oris responsible for nominating Board Members and making recommendations to the ChairBoard concerning Board composition, committee structure and governance, director compensation and expenses, director education, and governance practices. The Board has determined that each member of the Governance Committee (Delayne D. Gold), in either case in care of each Company, at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077. At a minimum, the recommendation should include: the name, address, and business, educational, and/or other pertinent background of the person being recommended; a statement concerning whether the person is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act; anyAct. The Governance Committee Charter is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. The Governance Committee met 5 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

1Ms. Gold has announced her intention to retire from the Board as of December 31, 2017.

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The membership of the Governance Committee is set forth below:

Delayne Dedrick Gold (Chair)1

Susan Davenport Austin2

Sherry S. Barrat

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Kay Ryan Booth

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

Investment Review and Risk Committee (“IRRC”). The IRRC consists of all members of the Board and is chaired by Mr. Mooney, the Chairman of the Board. The Board created the IRRC to help the Board in reviewing certain types of risk, especially those risks related to portfolio investments, the subadvisers for the Portfolios and other informationrelated risks. The responsibilities of the IRRC include, but are not limited to: reviewing written materials and reports pertaining to Portfolio performance, investments and risk from subadvisers, the Strategic Investment Review Group (“SIRG”) of PGIM Investments and others; considering presentations from subadvisers, the Manager, SIRG or other service providers on matters relating to Portfolio performance, investments and risk; and periodically reviewing management’s evaluation of various types of risks to the Portfolios. The IRRC met 4 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

During the most recent fiscal year, no incumbent Board Member attended fewer than 75 percent of the total number of Board and committee meetings held during the fiscal year.

1Ms. Gold has announced her intention to retire from the Board as of December 31, 2017.
2Ms. Austin will be Governance Committee Chair effective January 1, 2018.

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SHARE OWNERSHIP

The following tables set forth the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Nominee in each Portfolio as of December 31, 2016. The tables also include the aggregate dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Nominee in all funds in the Fund Complex as of December 31, 2016. The Governance Committee encourages each Board Member to maintain investments in one or more funds that each Company would be requiredare equal to include in a proxy statement concerning the person ifaggregate fees for one year that he or she was nominated; and the name and address of the person submitting the recommendation, together with the number of Fund shares held by such person and the periodreceives for which the shares have been held. The recommendation also can include any additional information which the person submitting it believes would assist the Governance Committee in evaluating the recommendation.

Shareholders should note that a person who owns securities issued by Prudential Financial, Inc. (the parent company of the Manager) would be deemed an “interested person” under the 1940 Act. In addition, certain other relationships with Prudential Financial, Inc. or its subsidiaries, with registered broker-dealers, or with each Company’s outside legal counsel may cause a person to be deemed an “interested person.” Before the Governance Committee decides to nominate an individualBoard-related service to the Board, Committee members and otherfunds. Under ordinary circumstances, new Independent Board Members customarily interview the individual in person. In addition, the individual customarily is askedhave two years to complete a detailed questionnaire which is designed to elicit information which must be disclosed under SEC and stock exchange rules and to determine whether the individual is subject to any statutory disqualification from serving on the board of a registered investment company.

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Shareholder Communicationscomply with the Board. Shareholders of each Company can communicate directly with the Board by writing to the Chair of the Board, c/o each Company, 1 Corporate Drive, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Board Member by writing to that Board Member, c/o each Company, 1 Corporate Drive, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. Such communications to the Board or individual Board Members are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.this policy.

STANDING BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board has established four standing committees in connection with governance of each Company—Fund—Audit, Compliance, Governance, and Investment Review and Risk. Information on the membership of each standing committee and its functions is set forth below.

Audit Committee. The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to assist the Board in overseeing each Company’sFund’s independent registered public accounting firm, accounting policies and procedures, and other areas relating to each Company’sFund’s auditing processes. The Audit Committee is responsible forpre-approving all audit services and any permittednon-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm directly to each Company.Fund. The Audit Committee is also responsible forpre-approving permittednon-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to (1) the Investment Manager and (2) any entity in a control relationship with the Manager that provides ongoing services to each Company,Fund, provided that the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm relates directly to the operation and financial reporting of each Company.Fund. The scope of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities is oversight. It is management’s responsibility to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal control and the independent registered public accounting firm’s responsibility to plan and carry out an audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). The Audit Committee Charter is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios, and is attached as Exhibit D.. The number of Audit Committee meetings heldmet 4 times during each Company’sFund’s most recently completed fiscal year is set forth in Exhibit E.year.

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The membership of the Audit Committee is set forth below:

Thomas M. O’Brien (Chair)

Susan Davenport Austin

Delayne Dedrick Gold1

Robert F. Gunia

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

The firm of KPMG LLP (KPMG)(“KPMG”), 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154 is the independent registered public accounting firm for each Company.Fund. Each Company’sFund’s Audit Committee recommended, and the Board of each CompanyFund (including a majority of the Independent Board Members) approved, the selection of KPMG as each Company’sFund’s independent accountant for the Company’sFund’s current fiscal year. Representatives of KPMG are not expected to be present at the Meeting and will not be available to respond to questions during the Meeting; however, they will have the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire.

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Compliance Committee. The Compliance Committee serves as a liaison between the Board and the Companies’Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)(“CCO”). The Compliance Committee is responsible for considering, in consultation with the Board’s Chair and outside counsel, any material compliance matters that are identified and reported by the CCO to the Compliance Committee between Board meetings. The Compliance Committee is also responsible for considering, when requested by the CCO, the CCO’s recommendations regarding the materiality of compliance matters to be reported to the Board. The Compliance Committee reviews compliance matters that it determines warrant review between Board meetings. Further, when the CCO wishes to engage an independent third party to perform compliance-related work at the Companies’Funds’ expense, the Compliance Committee will evaluate with the CCO which third party to recommend to the Board as well as the appropriate scope of the work. The number of Compliance Committee meetings held during each Company’s most recently completed fiscal year is set forth in Exhibit E. The Compliance Committee Charter is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. The Compliance Committee met 4 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

The membership of the Compliance Committee is set forth below:

W. Scott McDonald, Jr.Robert F. Gunia (Chair)

Sherry S. Barrat

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Kay Ryan Booth

Thomas M. O’Brien

Robert F. Gunia

Sherry S. Barrat

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

Governance Committee. The Governance Committee of the Board is responsible for nominating Board Members and making recommendations to the Board concerning Board composition, committee structure and governance, director compensation and expenses, director education, and governance practices. The Board has determined that each member of the Governance Committee is not an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act. The number of Governance Committee meetings held during each Company’s most recently completed fiscal year is set forth in Exhibit E. The Governance Committee Charter is attached as Exhibit F and is available atwww.prudential.com/variableinsuranceportfolios. The Governance Committee met 5 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

1Ms. Gold has announced her intention to retire from the Board as of December 31, 2017.

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The membership of the Governance Committee is set forth below:

Delayne Dedrick Gold (Chair)

W. Scott McDonald, Jr.1

Susan Davenport Austin2

Sherry S. Barrat

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Kay Ryan Booth

Thomas T. Mooney(ex-officio)

Investment Review and Risk Committee (IRRC)(“IRRC”). The IRRC consists of all members of the Board and is chaired by Mr. Mooney, the Chairman of the Board. The Board created the IRRC to help the Board in reviewing certain types of risk, especially those risks related to portfolio investments, the subadvisers for the FundsPortfolios and other related risks. The responsibilities of the IRRC include, but are not limited to: reviewing written materials and reports pertaining to Portfolio performance, investments and risk from subadvisers, the Strategic Investment Review Group (SIRG)(“SIRG”) of PIPGIM Investments and others; considering presentations from subadvisers, the Investment Manager, SIRG or other service providers on matters relating to FundPortfolio performance, investments and risk; and periodically reviewing management’s evaluation of various types of risks to the Funds.Portfolios. The IRRC met 4 times during each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year.

During the most recent fiscal year, no incumbent Board Member attended fewer than 75 percent of the total number of Board and committee meetings held during the fiscal year.

1Ms. Gold has announced her intention to retire from the Board as of December 31, 2017.
2Ms. Austin will be Governance Committee Chair effective January 1, 2018.

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SHARE OWNERSHIP

The following tables set forth the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Nominee in each Portfolio as of December 31, 2016. The tables also include the aggregate dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Nominee in all funds in the Fund Complex as of December 31, 2016. The Governance Committee encourages each Board Member to maintain investments in one or more funds that are equal to the aggregate fees for one year that he or she receives for Board-related service to the funds. Under ordinary circumstances, new Independent Board Members have two years to comply with this policy.

SHARE OWNERSHIP TABLE

BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES

NomineePortfoliosAggregate Dollar
Range of Securities
in all Registered Investment
Companies in Fund
Complex* Owned
by Nominee
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER NOMINEES
Susan Davenport AustinNoneOver $100,000
Sherry S. BarratNoneOver $100,000
Jessica M. BibliowiczNoneOver $100,000
Kay Ryan BoothNoneOver $100,000
Robert F. GuniaNoneOver $100,000
Thomas T. MooneyNoneOver $100,000
Thomas M. O’BrienNoneOver $100,000
Stephen M. Chipman**NoneNone
INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE
Timothy S. CroninNoneOver $100,000

*The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PGIM Investments. The investment companies for which PGIM Investments serves as manager include the Prudential Funds, Target Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Advanced Series Trust, and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

**Mr. Chipman is not currently a Board Member. He is proposed for election at the Meeting as an Independent Board Member.

Because the Portfolios serve as investment options under variable annuity, life or other insurance contracts or policies, federal tax law prohibits the sale of Portfolio Shares directly to individuals, including the Board Member Nominees. Individuals, including a Board Member Nominee, may, however, have an interest in a Portfolio if he or she purchases a variable contract and selects the Portfolio as an investment option.

 

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None of the Independent Board Member Nominees, or any member of his/her immediate family, owned beneficially or of record any securities in PGIM Investments, PIMS or any subadviser of a Portfolio or a person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with PGIM Investments, PIMS or any subadviser of a Portfolio as of December 31, 2016.

Information concerning Fund officers is set forth inExhibit B.

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BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION

As of January 1, 2017, each Independent Board Member receives an annual retainer of $280,000 from all funds in the Fund Complexin the aggregate. The Independent Board Member who serves as the Chair of each Fund’s Board receives an additional annual aggregate fee of $150,000. In addition, Independent Board Members who are members of a Fund’s Audit Committee receive an annual aggregate fee of $25,000 for their service on the Committee, except that the Chair of the Audit Committee receives an annual aggregate fee of $50,000. Independent Board Members who are members of the Governance Committee receive an aggregate annual fee of $25,000 for their service on the Committee, except that the Chair of the Governance Committee receives an annual aggregate fee of $50,000. Independent Board Members who are members of the Compliance Committee receive an aggregate annual fee of $25,000 for their service on the Committee, except that the Chair of the Compliance Committee receives an annual aggregate fee of $50,000. Independent Board Members who are members of the Investment Review and Risk Committee annually receive an additional $25,000. Anex-officio member of a committee does not receive an annual retainer for the committee of which they are a member.

Prior to January 1, 2017, the annual retainer for each Independent Board Member was $230,000. The Independent Board Member who served as the Chair of each Fund’s Board received an additional annual aggregate fee of $85,000. Independent Board Members who were members of a Fund’s Audit Committee received an annual aggregate fee of $20,000 for their service on the Committee, except that the Chair of the Audit Committee received an annual aggregate fee of $50,000. Independent Board Members who were members of the Governance Committee received an aggregate annual fee of $20,000 for their service on the Committee, except that the Chair of the Governance Committee received an annual aggregate fee of $50,000. Independent Board Members who were members of the Compliance Committee received an annual aggregate fee of $20,000 for their service on the Committee, except that the Chair of the Compliance Committee received an annual aggregate fee of $50,000. Independent Board Members who were members of the Investment Review and Risk Committee annually received an additional $20,000.

Independent Board Members receive reimbursement for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and for other incidental expenses. Board fees are reviewed periodically by each Fund’s Board.

Interested Board Members currently do not receive any compensation from the Funds or the Fund Complex, and do not receive any pension or retirement benefits for their service as Board Members.

Set forth below is information describing the aggregate compensation paid by each Fund for each Fund’s most recently completed fiscal year and by the Fund Complex for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016 to each of the Independent Board Members for his/her services. Mr. Chipman did not receive any compensation from the Funds or the Fund Complex during these periods. Aggregate compensation numbers shown are for the calendar year ended December 31, 2016, the last full calendar year for which aggregate compensation numbers are available. We do not expect a material difference in the aggregate compensation figures for the calendar year ending December 31, 2017, although the aggregate compensation figures for the calendar year ending December 31, 2017 will reflect an increase in the annual retainer which became effective as of January 1, 2017.

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COMPENSATION PAID TO CURRENT

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Nominee

Fund

Calendar Year(1)
Compensation Paid
by Fund
Calendar Year
Aggregate
Compensation Paid
by Fund &
Fund Complex(2)
Susan Davenport AustinPSF$45,210$332,250 (3/112)(3)
GIB$1,360
Sherry S. BarratPSF$45,210$332,250 (3/112)(3)
GIB$1,360
Jessica M. BibliowiczPSF$45,210$332,250 (3/112)(3)
GIB$1,360
Kay Ryan BoothPSF$45,210$332,250 (3/112)(3)
GIB$1,360
Robert F. GuniaPSF$48,390$357,250 (3/112)(3)
GIB$1,370
Thomas T. MooneyPSF$55,960$417,250 (3/112)(3)
GIB$1,440
Thomas M. O’BrienPSF$48,390$357,250 (3/112)(3)
GIB$1,370

(1)Each Fund’s fiscal year is the same as the calendar year.

(2)Although this column shows the total amount paid to Independent Board Members from the PGIM Investments-managed funds during the most recently completed calendar year, such compensation was deferred at the request of certain Independent Board Members, in total, or in part, under the Funds’ deferred fee agreement. Under the Funds’ deferred fee agreement, certain Independent Board Members have elected to defer all or part of their total compensation. The total amount of deferred compensation accrued during the calendar year ended December 31, 2016, including investment results during the year on cumulative deferred fees, amounted to $15,639, $18,521, and $204,087 for Messrs. Gunia, Mooney, and O’Brien, respectively.

(3)Compensation relates to funds that were in existence for any period during 2016. Figures in parentheses indicate the number of funds in Fund Complex (including the Portfolios) to which aggregate compensation relates. The number of funds represent those in existence as of December 31, 2016, and excludes funds that have merged or liquidated during 2016. Additionally, the number of funds/portfolios includes those which were approved as of December 31, 2016; however, certain of those funds may have commenced operations after that date. No compensation is paid out from such funds.

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AUDIT FEES

The following aggregate fees were billed by KPMG for professional services rendered for the audit of the annual financial statements of each FundPortfolio for each of their two most recently completed fiscal years as indicated below:

 

Fund Fiscal
Year-End
 Aggregate
Fees
 Fiscal
Year-End
 Aggregate
Fees
PSF Conservative Balanced 12/31/2013 $37,000 12/31/2012 $36,500
PSF Diversified Bond 12/31/2013 $41,000 12/31/2012 $44,500
PSF Equity 12/31/2013 $23,500 12/31/2012 $23,000
PSF Flexible Managed 12/31/2013 $37,000 12/31/2012 $36,500
PSF Global 12/31/2013 $25,500 12/31/2012 $25,000
PSF Government Income 12/31/2013 $30,000 12/31/2012 $29,500
PSF High Yield Bond 12/31/2013 $37,000 12/31/2012 $42,000
PSF Jennison 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF Jennison 20/20 Focus 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF Money Market 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF Natural Resources 12/31/2013 $30,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF Small Capitalization Stock 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF Stock Index 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF Value 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF SP International Growth 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF SP International Value 12/31/2013 $25,500 12/31/2012 $25,000
PSF SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
PSF SP Small-Cap Value 12/31/2013 $23,500 12/31/2012 $23,000
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. 12/31/2013 $20,000 12/31/2012 $19,500
Portfolio/Fund Fiscal
Year-End
 Aggregate
Fees
 Fiscal
Year-End
 Aggregate
Fees
Conservative Balanced Portfolio 12/31/2016 $51,546 12/31/2015 $48,227
Diversified Bond Portfolio 12/31/2016 $57,492 12/31/2015 $52,327
Equity Portfolio 12/31/2016 $31,305 12/31/2015 $30,577
Flexible Managed Portfolio 12/31/2016 $48,621 12/31/2015 $46,227
Global Portfolio 12/31/2016 $28,072 12/31/2015 $32,027
Government Income Portfolio 12/31/2016 $36,228 12/31/2015 $38,127
Government Money Market Portfolio 12/31/2016 $23,846 12/31/2015 $28,098
High Yield Bond Portfolio 12/31/2016 $46,792 12/31/2015 $48,898
Jennison Portfolio 12/31/2016 $27,800 12/31/2015 $31,098
Jennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio 12/31/2016 $23,800 12/31/2015 $28,098
Natural Resources Portfolio 12/31/2016 $30,690 12/31/2015 $33,098
Small Capitalization Stock Portfolio 12/31/2016 $23,800 12/31/2015 $28,098
Stock Index Portfolio 12/31/2016 $24,372 12/31/2015 $28,527
Value Portfolio 12/31/2016 $27,800 12/31/2015 $31,098
SP International Growth Portfolio 12/31/2016 $29,500 12/31/2015 $30,148
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio 12/31/2016 $26,900 12/31/2015 $28,098
SPSmall-Cap Value Portfolio 12/31/2016 $28,500 12/31/2015 $26,148
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. 12/31/2016 $26,400 12/31/2015 $26,350

AUDIT-RELATED FEES

For each Company’sFund’s two most recent fiscal years, KPMG did not bill any fees related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements that are not reported above under “Audit Fees,” including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters,out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.

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TAX FEES

For each Company’sFund’s two most recent fiscal years, KPMG did not bill any fees associated with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, tax distribution and analysis reviews and miscellaneous tax advice.

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ALL OTHER FEES

For each Company’sFund’s two most recent fiscal years, KPMG did not bill any fees for products and services provided to the FundPortfolio other than those reported above under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees.”

The charter of each Audit Committee requires that the Audit Committee approve all audit services and any permittednon-audit services to be provided by KPMG directly to each Company.Fund. Each Audit Committee is also responsible forpre-approving permittednon-audit services to be provided by KPMG to (1) the Manager and (2) any entity in a control relationship with the Manager that provides ongoing services to each Company (AffiliatedFund (“Affiliated Service Providers)Providers”), provided that the engagement of KPMG relates directly to the operation and financial reporting of the Company.Fund.

The Audit Committee of each CompanyFund has adopted policies and procedures with regard to thepre-approval of services. The Audit Committee is charged with the responsibility to monitor the independence of each Company’sFund’s independent accountants. As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee mustpre-approve any independent accounting firm’s engagement to render audit and/or permissiblenon-audit services, as required by law. In evaluating a proposed engagement of the independent accountants, the Audit Committee will assess the effect that the engagement might reasonably be expected to have on the accountant’s independence. The Committee’s evaluation will be based on:

 

a review of the nature of the professional services expected to be provided,

 

a review of the safeguards put into place by the accounting firm to safeguard independence, and

 

periodic meetings with the accounting firm.

For each Company’sFund’s two most recent fiscal years, there were no fees paid fornon-audit services to each Company’sFund’s Manager and Affiliated Service Providers for whichpre-approval by the Audit Committee was required, or for whichpre-approval was not required.

Each Audit Committee has considered whether the provision ofnon-audit services that were rendered by KPMG to the Manager and Affiliated Service Providers that were notpre-approved is compatible with maintaining KPMG’s independence. All services provided by KPMG to each Company,Fund, the Manager or Affiliated Service Providers that were required to bepre-approved werepre-approved as required.

AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE

The Audit Committee has received certain required communications from KPMG and has discussed with KPMG its independence. In connection with these discussions,

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KPMG has informed the Audit Committee that it identified an issue related to its independence under Rule2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) of RegulationS-X (referred to as the “Loan Rule”).

The Loan Rule specifically provides that an accounting firm would not be independent if it or certain affiliates and covered persons receives a loan from a lender that is a record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent of an audit client’s equity securities (referred to as a “more than ten percent owner”). For purposes of the Loan Rule, audit clients include all of the funds of the Fund Complex, including the Portfolios. KPMG has informed the Audit Committee that it and certain of its covered persons have relationships with one or more lenders who hold, as record owner, more than ten percent of the shares of certain funds of the Fund Complex, which implicates the Loan Rule.

On June 20, 2016, the SEC staff issued a“no-action” letter to another mutual fund complex (see Fidelity Management & Research Company, et al.,No-Action Letter) (the“No-Action Letter”) related to the Loan Rule. In theNo-Action Letter, the SEC staff provided assurances that it would not recommend enforcement action against a fund that relied on audit services performed by an accounting firm that was not in compliance with the Loan Rule in certain specified circumstances. In connection with prior independence determinations, KPMG has communicated that, after evaluating the facts and circumstances and the Loan Rule andNo-Action Letter, the relationships reported to the Audit Committee had no bearing on its ability to be objective and impartial in the performance of its audits of the Portfolios and that it believes that a reasonable investor, with knowledge of all relevant facts and circumstances, would reach the same conclusion.

In connection with this proxy solicitation, PGIM Investments has inquired whether any more than ten percent owner of a Portfolio as of the Record Date has discretion to vote at the Meeting. In the event any such owner with discretionary voting authority had a covered loan outstanding with KPMG or any of its covered persons, the Portfolio may not have been eligible to rely on the No-Action Letter. However, PGIM Investments’ inquiry revealed no such owners with discretionary voting authority.

REQUIRED VOTE

Persons nominated as Board Members must receive a plurality of the votes cast for the relevant Company,Fund, which means that the twelve (12)nine (9) Nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes cast at the Meeting for each CompanyFund will be elected as long as the votes FOR a Nominee exceed the votes AGAINST that Nominee. Abstentions will have the effect of a vote AGAINST a Nominee.

EACHTHE BOARD, INCLUDING ALL OF ITS INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE NOMINEES.

 

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PROPOSAL No. 2

TO APPROVE A POLICY TO PERMIT PITHE INVESTMENT MANAGER TO ENTER INTO

OR MATERIALLY AMEND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

WITH WHOLLY-OWNED SUBADVISERS WITHOUT

SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

The Board, of each Company, including all of the Independent Board Members, has approved, and recommends that shareholders approve, a policy which would permit PIPGIM Investments to enter into and make material amendments to subadvisory agreements with certain affiliated subadvisers with respect to a Fund,each Portfolio, with prior Board approval but without obtaining shareholder approval (the “ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy”). Specifically, the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy would apply to subadvisory agreements with those affiliated subadvisers that are direct or indirect “wholly-owned subsidiaries” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of (1) PI,PGIM Investments, or (2) a sister company of PIPGIM Investments (that is, a company that is a direct or indirect “wholly-owned subsidiary” of the same company that directly or indirectly owns PI)PGIM Investments). Such subadvisers are referred to herein as “Wholly-Owned Subadvisers.”

Shareholders have previously approved each Fund’sPortfolio’s operation under a “manager of managers”“manager-of-managers” structure pursuant to an existing exemptive order from the SEC. Shareholder approval of the current “manager of managers” structure was received by PSF and GIB in 2001. The existing exemptive order permits PlPGIM Investments to enter into or amend agreements with subadvisers that are not “affiliated persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of PI,PGIM Investments, other than by reason of serving as a subadviser to a fund managed by PI (“PGIM Investments(“Non-Affiliated Subadvisers”), with prior Board approval but without obtaining shareholder approval (such relief, the “Existing Relief”). Each CompanyIn 2014, each Fund and PI havePGIM Investments filed an application with the SEC for a new exemptive order which would extend the relief to apply to Wholly-Owned Subadvisers as well asNon-Affiliated Subadvisers (the “New Relief”). Under the New Relief, shareholder approval would continue to be required for PIPGIM Investments to enter into and make material amendments to subadvisory agreements with affiliated subadvisers that are not “wholly-owned subsidiaries” (as that term is definedWholly-Owned Subsidiaries. Although the SEC granted the New Relief in the 1940 Act) of PI or a sister company of PI. PursuantDecember 2014, pursuant to the conditions proposedset out in the New Relief, shareholders must approve the Modified Manager-of-ManagersManager-of Managers Policy before the FundsPortfolios can be permitted to rely on the New Relief. The exemptive application is currently pending with the SEC, and there is no guarantee that the SEC will grant the requested exemptive order.

Why Shareholder Approval is Being Sought

Section 15 of the 1940 Act makes it unlawful for any person to act as investment adviser to an investment company, except pursuant to a written contract that has been approved by shareholders. For purposes of Section 15, the term “investment adviser” includes any subadviser to an investment company. Section 15 also requires that an investment advisory agreement provide that it will terminate automatically upon its assignment. As a result, in the absence of exemptive relief, shareholder approval is required in the following circumstances:

 

For the employment by a FundPortfolio of a new subadviser to replace an existing subadviser;

 

A material change in the terms of a subadvisory agreement; or

 

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The continued employment of an existing subadviser on the same terms if there has been or is expected to be an assignment of a subadvisory agreement as a result of a change of control of the subadviser.

The 1940 Act does not require shareholder approval for the termination of a subadvisory agreement if such termination is approved by a fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees, including its independent directors/trustees, although shareholders of the fund may terminate a subadvisory agreement at any time by a vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities, as defined in the 1940 Act.

In conformity with Section 15 of the 1940 Act, each FundPortfolio is currently required to obtain shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements with any subadviser that is affiliated with PI.PGIM Investments. As noted above, each FundPortfolio currently is operating under the Existing Relief, which permits it to enter into and amend, with prior Board approval but without shareholder approval, subadvisory agreements withNon-Affiliated Subadvisers. The Existing Relief does not apply to subadvisory agreements with Wholly-Owned Subadvisers, and as a result, each FundPortfolio is currently required to obtain shareholder approval of any new subadvisory agreement with Wholly-Owned Subadvisers, as well as with affiliated subadvisers that are not Wholly-Owned Subadvisers.

Shareholders are now being asked to approve the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy so that the FundsPortfolios may be permitted to rely on the New Relief, under which PIPGIM Investments would be permitted to select and manage bothNon-Affiliated Subadvisers and Wholly-Owned Subadvisers pursuant to similar conditions. If shareholders approve the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy, PIPGIM Investments will no longer be required to obtain shareholder approval of subadvisory agreements with Wholly-Owned Subadvisers or material amendments thereto. The kinds of changes to agreements with Wholly-Owned Subadvisers that could be effected without further shareholder approval if the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy is approved include, but are not limited to: (1) allocating a portion of a Fund’sPortfolio’s assets to one or more additional subadvisers; (2) continuing a subadvisory agreement where a change in control of the subadviser automatically otherwise causes that agreement to terminate; and (3) replacing an existing subadviser with a new subadviser when PIPGIM Investments and the Board determine that the new subadviser’s investment philosophy and style, past performance, security selection experience and preferences, personnel, facilities, financial strength, quality of service and client communication are more consistent with the best interests of a FundPortfolio and its shareholders. Currently, under the Existing Relief, these kinds of changes can be effected without shareholder approval only to agreements withNon-Affiliated Subadvisers.

PIPGIM Investments believes that the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy is in the interests of each Fund’sPortfolio’s shareholders because it will provide PIPGIM Investments and the Board with maximum flexibility to select, supervise, and evaluate Wholly-Owned Subadvisers without incurring the expense and potential delay of seeking specific shareholder approval, permitting the FundsPortfolios to more quickly and efficiently respond to changes in market conditions and other factors. Currently, to appoint a new Wholly-Owned Subadviser or to amend a subadvisory agreement with a Wholly-Owned Subadviser, each FundPortfolio must call and hold a meeting of the Fund’sPortfolio’s shareholders, create and distribute proxy materials, and arrange for the solicitation of voting instructions from shareholders. This process is time-intensive, slow, and costly.

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Under the New Relief, PIPGIM Investments and the Board would be able to act more quickly and with less expense to appoint a Wholly-Owned Subadviser or materially amend an agreement with a Wholly-Owned Subadviser.

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Shareholder approval of the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy will not result in an increase or decrease in the total amount of investment management fees paid by the FundsPortfolios to PI.PGIM Investments. These fees are paid directly by PIPGIM Investments to the subadvisers out of the investment management fees PIPGIM Investments receives from each Fund,Portfolio, and not by the Funds.Portfolios. Shareholder approval of the Modified Manager-of-Managers Policy will also not result in an increase or decrease in the amount of insurance contract fees and charges currently paid by shareholders. When engaging subadvisers and entering into subadvisory agreements, PIPGIM Investments negotiates and will continue to negotiate fees with subadvisers. The fees paid by the FundsPortfolios to PIPGIM Investments and the fees paid by PIPGIM Investments to each subadviser are considered by the Board when approving and renewing the investment management and subadvisory agreements with respect to the Funds.Portfolios. Any increase in the investment management fee paid to PIPGIM Investments by the FundsPortfolios would continue to require shareholder approval.

Under the terms of the New Relief, PIPGIM Investments and the FundsPortfolios would continue to be subject to several conditions imposed by the SEC which are currently applicable under the Existing Relief. The FundsPortfolios would continue to obtain shareholder approval to enter into or materially modify a subadvisory agreement with any subadviser other than a Wholly-Owned Subadviser or aNon-Affiliated Subadviser (i.e., any affiliated subadviser that is not a “wholly-owned subsidiary” as defined by the 1940 Act). In addition, under the conditions of the New Relief, as is the case with the Existing Relief, within 90 days of entering into a new subadvisory arrangement, shareholders would continue to be provided with an information statement that contains information about the subadviser and subadvisory agreement.

In order to rely on the New Relief, as with the Existing Relief, a majority of the Board must consist of Independent Board Members and the nomination of new or additional Independent Board Members must be at the discretion of the then-existing Independent Board Members. The prospectuses of the FundsPortfolios relying on the New Relief must prominently discuss the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy, including the fact that PIPGIM Investments has ultimate responsibility (subject to oversight by the Board) to oversee the subadvisers and recommend their hiring, termination, and replacement. PIPGIM Investments will continue to review each subadviser’s performance on an ongoing basis and be responsible for communicating performance expectations and evaluations to subadvisers and for recommending to the Board whether a subadviser’s contract should be renewed, modified or terminated.

If the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy is approved by shareholders of a Fund and the SEC grants the New Relief, PIPortfolio, PGIM Investments may determine to rely on the New Relief to seek the termination of a Fund’sPortfolio’s unaffiliated subadviser and its replacement with a Wholly-Owned Subadviser soon after PIPGIM Investments obtains the ability to do so. Any such termination and replacement of a subadviser would be subject to Board approval.

If the ModifiedManager-of-Managers Policy is not approved by shareholders of a Fund,Portfolio, it will not be implemented for that Portfolio and the FundPortfolio will continue to operate under the currently existing manager of managersmanager-of-managers structure, which requires shareholder approval to enter into or materially amend subadvisory agreements with

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subadvisers that are notNon-Affiliated Subadvisers, including Wholly-Owned Subadvisers, unless otherwise permitted under the 1940 Act. In the event that the SEC does not grant the New Relief, the Funds that currently operate pursuant to the Existing Relief would continue to rely on the Existing Relief with respect to Non-Affiliated Subadvisers.

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REQUIRED VOTE

Approval of Proposal No. 2 will require the affirmative vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of each Fund,Portfolio, as defined in the 1940 Act, which means the affirmative vote of the lesser of (i) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund,Portfolio, or (ii) 67% or more of the voting securities of the FundPortfolio present at the Meeting if more than 50% of the Fund’sPortfolio’s outstanding voting securities are present at the Meeting in person or by proxy. For this purpose, “voting securities” refers to the sharesShares of each Fund.Portfolio. The approval of Proposal No. 2 by the shareholders of a FundPortfolio is not contingent upon the approval of Proposal No. 2 by the shareholders of any other Fund.Portfolio.

EACHTHE BOARD, INCLUDING ALL OF ITS INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE MODIFIEDMANAGER-OF-MANAGERS POLICY.

 

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PROPOSAL No. 3

TO APPROVE A PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE EACH FUND’SPORTFOLIO’S

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE ASNON-FUNDAMENTAL

The Board, of each Company, including all of the Independent Board Members, has approved, and recommends that shareholders approve, a proposal which would designate each Fund’sPortfolio’s investment objective asnon-fundamental.

Currently, each Portfolio’s investment objective is either explicitly designated as “fundamental” or may be considered to be “fundamental”. Under the 1940 Act, a “fundamental” policy is any policy of a fund that may be changed only with shareholder approval. The 1940 Act requires that a fund disclose in its registration statement filed with the SEC each policy that is fundamental, and therefore may not be changed without first obtaining shareholder approval. The Funds comply with this requirement by identifying in their registration statements those policies that are fundamental. Currently, each Fund other than GIB discloses in its registration statement that its investment objective is a fundamental policy. GIB’s registration statement does not explicitly indicate whether or not its investment objective is fundamental. The 1940 Act does not require that a fund’s investment objective be designated as fundamental. If Proposal No. 3 is approved by shareholders, the investment objective of each Fund currently classified as fundamental (or for which the registration statement does not specifically state that the objective is non-fundamental)Portfolio would instead be designated as non-fundamental.non-fundamental rather than fundamental.

The Board and PIPGIM Investments believe that the designation of each Fund’sPortfolio’s investment objective asnon-fundamental will help to facilitate the compliance programs and policies of the Funds,Portfolios and enhance the ability of the PortfoliosBoard to promptly respond to future investment and market conditions when deemed to be in the best interests of shareholders by avoiding the expense and delay associated with first seeking shareholder approval to change a Portfolio’s investment objective. There is no present intention to change or modify any Fund’sPortfolio’s investment objective, andobjective. If Proposal No. 3 is approved, Board approval and appropriate shareholderadvance written notification and disclosureto shareholders would continue to be required before any implementation of a change in a Portfolio’s investment objective. In addition, each Portfolio’s registration statement would disclose that the Portfolio’s investment objective couldisnon-fundamental and may be changed.changed by the Board without shareholder approval.

The table below sets out each Fund’sPortfolio’s current investment objective:

 

FundPortfolio Investment Objective(s)
PSF Conservative Balanced Portfolio Total investment return consistent with a conservatively managed diversified portfolioportfolio.
PSF Diversified Bond Portfolio A high level of income over a longer term while providing reasonable safety of capital.
PSF Equity Portfolio Long-term growth of capital.
PSF Flexible Managed Portfolio Total return consistent with an aggressively managed diversified portfolio.
PSF Global Portfolio Long-term growth of capital.
PSF Government Income Portfolio A high level of income over the long term consistent with the preservation of capital.
PSF High Yield BondHigh total return.
PSF JennisonLong-term growth of capital.
PSF Jennison 20/20 FocusLong-term growth of capital.

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FundInvestment Objective(s)
PSFGovernment Money Market Portfolio Maximum current income that is consistent with the stability of capital and the maintenance of liquidity.
PSF Natural ResourcesHigh Yield Bond PortfolioHigh total return.
Jennison Portfolio Long-term growth of capital.
PSF Small Capitalization StockJennison 20/20 Focus Portfolio Long-term growth of capital.
PSFNatural Resources PortfolioLong-term growth of capital.

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PortfolioInvestment Objective(s)
Small Capitalization Stock PortfolioLong-term growth of capital.
Stock Index Portfolio To achieve investment results that generally correspond to the performance of publicly-traded common stocks.
PSF Value Portfolio Capital appreciation.
PSF SP International ValueGrowth PortfolioLong-term growth of capital.
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio Long-term capital appreciation.
PSF SP Prudential U.S. Emerging GrowthLong-term capital appreciation.
PSF SP Small-Cap Value Portfolio Long-term growth of capital.
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. Growth of capital to an extent compatible with a concern for preservation of capital. Current income, if any, is incidental.

If Proposal No. 3 is not approved by shareholders for a Fund,Portfolio, shareholder approval would continue to be required to change the investment objective(s) of that Fund.Portfolio.

REQUIRED VOTE

Approval of Proposal No. 3 will require the affirmative vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of each Fund,Portfolio, as defined in the 1940 Act, which means the affirmative vote of the lesser of (i) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund,Portfolio, or (ii) 67% or more of the voting securities of the FundPortfolio present at the Meeting if more than 50% of the Fund’sPortfolio’s outstanding voting securities are present at the Meeting in person or by proxy.

For this purpose, “voting securities” refers to the sharesShares of each Fund.Portfolio. The approval of Proposal No. 3 by the shareholders of a FundPortfolio is not contingent upon the approval of Proposal No. 3 by the shareholders of any other Fund.Portfolio.

EACHTHE BOARD, INCLUDING ALL OF ITS INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS, RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL TO DESIGNATE THE FUND’SPORTFOLIO’S INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE ASNON-FUNDAMENTAL.

 

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VOTING INFORMATION

The following information applies to each FundPortfolio for which you are entitled to vote.

Voting Rights

Shareholders as of the Record Date are entitled to vote. Contract owners who have allocated account values to Separate Accounts investing in one or more of the FundsPortfolios as of the Record Date may instruct their Insurance Company how to vote the sharesShares related to their investment. Contract owners should consider themselves shareholders for purposes of these proxy materials. The Record Date is October 24, 2014.September 22, 2017.

ToEach whole Share of a Portfolio is entitled to one vote as to each proposal with respect to which it is entitled to vote, and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. The table inExhibit C shows the knowledgenumber of management, the executive officers and Board Members of each Company, as a group, owned less than 1% of the outstanding Shares of each Fund and each Company as of October 24, 2014. The number of shares of each Fund outstandingPortfolio as of the close of business on October 24, 2014, is shownRecord Date. The table inExhibit A. AD shows a listing of persons who owned beneficially or of record more than 5% of any class of the Shares of a FundPortfolio as of October 24, 2014 is contained in Exhibit B.the Record Date. Together, the Insurance Companies owned of record more than 95% of those Shares.

Required Shareholder Vote

FundsPortfolios for which an Insurance Company receives a voting instruction card that is signed, dated and timely returned but is not marked to indicate voting instructions will be treated as an instruction to vote the Shares in favor of the applicable Proposal.proposal. Shares in eachsub-account of a Separate Account that is invested in one or more FundsPortfolios for which an Insurance Company receives no timely voting instructions from Contract owners, or that are attributable to amounts retained by an Insurance Company as surplus or seed money or Shares that are otherwise held by the Insurance Company, will be voted by the Insurance Company either “FOR” or “AGAINST” approval of the Proposals,proposals, or as an abstention, in the same proportion as the Shares for which Contract owners have provided voting instructions to the Insurance Company.As a result of such proportional voting by the Insurance Companies, it is possible that a small number of Contract owners could determine whether a Proposalproposal is approved.

InFor the election of Board Members under Proposal No. 1, persons nominated as Board Members must receive a plurality of the votes cast for the relevant Companies,Funds, which means that the twelve (12)nine (9) Nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes cast at the Meeting for each CompanyFund will be elected as long as the votes FOR a Nominee exceed the votes AGAINST that Nominee. Approval of Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3 with respect to a FundPortfolio each require the affirmative vote of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities of the FundPortfolio present at the Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of its outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of its outstanding voting securities, whichever is less.

With respect to Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3, “voting securities” refers to the Shares of a Fund. Portfolio.

The shareholders of a Fund will vote together on the approval of Proposal No. 1 with respect to that Fund. The shareholders of a Portfolio will vote on the approval of Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3 with respect to that FundPortfolio separately from the

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shareholders of each other Fund.Portfolio. In addition, the approval of Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3 by the shareholders of a FundPortfolio are not contingent upon the approval of Proposal No. 2 or Proposal No. 3 by the shareholders of any other Fund.Portfolio.

With respect to Proposal No. 1, the presence, in person or by proxy, of at leastone-third of the sharesShares of PSF or GIB entitled to vote at the Meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting for that Company.Fund. It is expected

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that the presence at the Meeting of the Insurance Companies will be sufficient to constitute a quorum. If a voting instruction card is not marked to indicate voting instructions but is signed, dated and returned, it will be treated as an instruction to vote the shares in favor of each Nominee. If a Contract owner abstains from voting as to any matter, the sharesShares represented by the abstention will be deemed present at the Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum but will not be voted and, therefore, will have no effect on the effect of a vote againstproposal to elect the Nominees. The approval of one Nominee is not contingent on the approval of the other Nominees.

With respect to each of Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3, the presence, in person or by proxy, of at leastone-third of the sharesShares of a FundPortfolio entitled to vote at the Meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting with respect to that Fund.Portfolio. It is expected that the presence at the Meeting of the Insurance Companies will be sufficient to constitute a quorum. If a voting instruction card is not marked to indicate voting instructions but is signed, dated and returned, it will be treated as an instruction to vote the sharesShares in favor of Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3. If a Contract owner abstains from voting as to any matter, the sharesShares represented by the abstention will be deemed present at the Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum but will not be voted and, therefore, will have the effect of a vote against Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3.

The approval of one Proposalproposal is not contingent on the approval of the any other Proposal.proposal.

To the knowledge of the Funds, as of the Record Date, the executive officers, the current Board Members and the Board Member Nominees, individually and as a group, owned less than 1% of the Shares of each Portfolio and each Fund.

Solicitation of Proxies and Voting Instructions

Solicitation of voting instructions is being made by the CompaniesFunds primarily by distribution of this Noticenotice and Proxy Statementproxy statement by mail. In addition to the solicitation of proxies and voting instructions by mail, officers and agents of the CompaniesFunds and employees of the Manager, and its affiliates, without additional compensation, may solicit proxies and voting instructions in person or by telephone, fax, the internet,Internet, personal interview or other permissible means. In lieu of executing a proxy or voting instruction card, you may attend the Meeting in person.

The CompaniesFunds have retained D.F. King & Co.Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (D.F. King)(“Broadridge”) for the purpose of responding to questions and requests for assistance from Contract Owners. D.F. KingBroadridge may also provide services for the solicitation of voting instructions from Contract owners through any of the means described above.

To instruct an Insurance Company as to how to vote the Shares held in its Separate Accounts, Contract owners are asked to promptly complete their voting instructions on the enclosed voting instruction card(s); and sign, date and mail the

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voting instruction card(s) in the accompanying postage-paid envelope. Contract owners may also provide voting instructions by phonetelephone or viaover the internetInternet by following the instructions appearing on their voting instruction card.card(s).

The number of Shares held in thesub-account of a Separate Account corresponding to a FundPortfolio for which a Contract owner may provide voting instructions was determined as of the Record Date by dividing (i) the Contract’s account value allocable to thatsub-account by (ii) the net asset value of one Share of the corresponding Fund.Portfolio. Each whole share is entitled to one vote as to each matter with respect to which it is entitled to vote and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. At any time prior to an Insurance Company’s voting at

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the Meeting, a Contract owner may revoke his or her voting instructions with respect to a Proposalproposal by providing the Insurance Company with a properly executed written revocation of such voting instructions, properly executing later-dated voting instructions by a voting instruction card, telephone or over the internet,Internet, or appearing and providing voting instructions in person at the Meeting.

Proxy Solicitation Costs

The costs of solicitation of shareholder proxies, including printing, postage, voting tabulation and other proxy-related expenses withwill be shared by the Portfolios and by PGIM Investments and its affiliates. The Portfolios will be responsible for 75% of the costs, and PGIM Investments and/or its affiliates will be responsible for 25% of the costs. With respect to Proposal No. 1 willthe portion of costs to be borne by each Company. The costs associated with the inclusion of Proposal No. 2 and Proposal No. 3 in the proxy statement will be borne by PI. DirectPortfolios, direct costs that can be reasonably attributed to one or more specific FundsPortfolios will be borne by each specific Fund;Portfolio; costs that cannot reasonably be attributed to one or more specific FundsPortfolios will be allocated equally among the Funds.Portfolios. It is estimated that the total costs and expenses to be borne byfor the Fundssolicitation of shareholder proxies will be approximately $2$1.3 million.

The solicitation of proxies will be made primarily by mail. Because of proportional voting, it is unlikely that a proxy solicitation firm will be utilized to solicit proxies, but if such solicitation is deemed necessary, telephone or oral solicitations may be conducted by regular employees of D.F. King & Co. Inc. (D.F. King),Broadridge, a proxy solicitation firm retained by each Company.Fund. If D.F. King’sBroadridge’s solicitation services are utilized, it is estimated that these services will cost approximately $200,000$15,000 (including reimbursements forout-of-pocket expenses), to be borne by the FundsPortfolios and PIPGIM Investments as described above. The fees and expenses may vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to the composition of each Fund’sPortfolio’s shareholder base and voting patterns. Proxies may be recorded pursuant to (i) electronically transmitted instructions or (ii) telephone instructions obtained through procedures reasonably designed to verify that the instructions have been authorized.

Adjournment

If sufficient votes in favor of a proposal are not received by the time scheduled for the Meeting, the officers of the CompaniesFunds may propose one or more adjournments or postponements of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of voting instructions. The costs of any additional solicitation and any adjourned session will be paid by the Manager and/or its affiliates.

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Other Matters

The CompaniesFunds are not aware of any matters to be presented at the Meeting other than those described in this Proxy Statement.proxy statement. If other business properly comes before the Meeting, the Insurance Companies will vote thereon in their discretion and in accordance with their best judgment.

The CompaniesFunds are not required to hold regular shareholder meetings and, in order to minimize its costs, does not intend to hold meetings of shareholders unless so required by applicable law, regulation or regulatory policy or if otherwise deemed advisable by the Companies’Funds’ management. Shareholders will be given notice of any meeting of shareholders not less than ten days, and not more than ninety90 days (GIB) or 120 days (PSF), before the date of the meeting. In order for a shareholder proposal to be incorporated in the Companies’Funds’ proxy statement for a meeting of shareholders, the proposal must be

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submitted in accordance with the Funds’ governing documents and must be received a reasonable time (generally at least 150 days) before the CompaniesFunds begin to print and send their proxy materials to shareholders. Any notice of a shareholder proposal that is not submitted in accordance with the Funds’ governing documents or not received by the CompaniesFunds within a reasonable time before the CompaniesFunds send their proxy materials relating to a particular meeting will not be considered untimely.considered.

Prompt execution and return of the enclosed voting instruction cardcard(s) is requested. A self-addressed, postage-paid envelope is enclosed for your convenience. If executed but unmarked voting instructions are received, an Insurance Company will vote those unmarked voting instructions in favor of a Proposal.proposal.

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Copies of the Companies’Funds’ most recent annual and semi-annual reports, including financial statements, have previously have been delivered to shareholders. Shareholders may request additional copies of the Companies’Funds’ annual or semi-annual reports, free of charge, by writing to the CompaniesFunds at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry655 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 or by calling 877-522-5035.800-778-2255.

WE NEED YOUR VOTE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU EXECUTE AND RETURN ALL OF YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARDS PROMPTLY.

OTHER BUSINESS

Management knows of no business to be presented at the Meetings other than the matters set forth in this proxy statement, but should any other matter requiring a vote of shareholders arise, the proxies will vote according to their best judgment in the interest of each Company, respectively.

LOGO

Deborah A. Docs

Secretary

November 24, 2014

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU EXECUTE AND RETURNALL OF YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARDS PROMPTLY.

LOGO

Deborah A. Docs

Secretary

November 6, 2017

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO PROXY STATEMENT

 

Exhibit A  Outstanding Shares (asNames and Addresses of Record Date)the Subadvisers
Exhibit BFive Percent Shareholders (as of Record Date)
Exhibit C  Officer Information
Exhibit DC  Audit Committee CharterOutstanding Shares
Exhibit ED  Board & Board Committee Meetings
Exhibit FGovernance Committee CharterFive Percent Owner Report

 

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Exhibit A

OUTSTANDING SHARES (AS OF RECORD DATE)

The close of business on October 24, 2014 has been fixed as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting. Information as to the number of outstanding Shares for each Fund as of the record date is set forth below.NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF

THE SUBADVISERS

 

FundPortfolio Shares Outstanding

PSF Conservative Balanced

Subadviser(s)
 115,874.444.259Address

PSF Diversified Bond

Conservative Balanced Portfolio
 92,466,872.595

PSF Equity–Class I

PGIM Fixed Income
 105,351,939.492655 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

PSF Equity–Class II

 61,236.621

PSF Flexible Managed

QMA
 167,777,760.513Gateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

PSF Global

Diversified Bond Portfolio
 29,097,317.158

PSF GovernmentPGIM Fixed Income

 28,767,782.997655 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

PSF Equity Portfolio

Jennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Flexible Managed PortfolioPGIM Fixed Income655 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
QMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Global PortfolioWilliam Blair Investment Management, LLC (William Blair)222 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
LSV Asset Management155 North Wacker Drive
46th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Brown Advisory, LLC901 South Bond Street
Suite 400
Baltimore, Maryland 21231,
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.100 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
QMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Government Income PortfolioPGIM Fixed Income655 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Government Money Market PortfolioPGIM Fixed Income655 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
High Yield Bond

Portfolio
 611,000,820.796

PSF Jennison–Class I

PGIM Fixed Income
 39,204,593.330655 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

PSF Jennison–Class II

Jennison Portfolio
 1,086,216.123Jennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017

PSF Jennison 20/20 Focus–Class I

Portfolio
 3,089,615.881

PSF Jennison 20/20 Focus–Class II

 8,193,763.059

PSF Money Market

83,606,430.264

PSF Natural Resources–Class I

20,136,025.578

PSF Natural Resources–Class II

1,350,285.987

PSF Small Capitalization Stock

27,558,008.560

PSF Stock Index

67,042,770.156

PSF Value–Class I

61,075,563.652

PSF Value–Class II

405,063.703

PSF SP International Growth–Class I

12,707,829.118

PSF SP International Growth–Class II

1,219,180.106

PSF SP International Value

11,261,506.090

PSF SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth–Class I

21,438,038.018

PSF SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth–Class II

79,046.675

PSF SP Small-Cap Value

11,139,393.612

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

9,730,853.190466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017

 

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Exhibit B

FIVE PERCENT SHAREHOLDER REPORT

As of October 24, 2014, the beneficial owners, directly or indirectly, of more than 5% of any class of the outstanding shares of the Funds are listed below.

Fund: PSF Money Market

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration:213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:43,681,519 / 52.25%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:13,445,442 / 16.08%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:11,969,835 / 14.32%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:7,234,991 / 8.65%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:5,037,384 / 6.03%

Fund: PSF Diversified Bond

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:25,917,277 / 28.03%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:21,269,601 / 23.00%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity,Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:16,713,932 / 18.08%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:13,334,636 / 14.42%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate AccountsRegistration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:8,915,166 / 9.64%

Fund: PSF Government Income

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:13,372,094 / 46.48%

PortfolioSubadviser(s)Address
Natural Resources PortfolioAllianz Global Investors U.S. LLC1633 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
Small Capitalization Stock PortfolioQMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Stock Index PortfolioQMAGateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Value PortfolioJennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
SP International Growth PortfolioWilliam Blair222 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
Jennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth PortfolioJennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
SPSmall-Cap Value PortfolioGoldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.200 West Street
New York, New York 10282-2198
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.Jennison466 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017

 

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Shareholder Name:Exhibit B Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate AccountsRegistration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:8,560,296 / 29.76%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:4,456,432 / 15.49%

Fund: PSF Conservative Balanced

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:50,300,320 / 43.41%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:34,886,028 / 30.11%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:17,268,703 / 14.90%

Shareholder Name Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:7,364,993 / 6.36%

Fund: PSF Flexible Managed

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:68,278,573 / 40.70%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:60,795,444 / 36.24%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:16,505,976 / 9.84%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:15,970,267 / 9.52%

Fund: PSF High Yield Bond

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:266,528,447 / 43.62%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:264,546,844 / 43.30%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate AccountsRegistration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:36,545,854 / 5.98%

B-2


Fund: PSF Stock Index

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:30,030,961 / 44.79%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:16,156,019 / 24.10%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:6,683,066 / 9.97%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:5,282,122 / 7.88%

Shareholder Name: Prudential Annuities Inc, VCA 24 Attn: J Salvati |Registration: 30 Scranton Office Park Scranton, PA 18507 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:4,031,054 / 6.02%

Fund: PSF Value

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:26,578,601 / 43.52%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:11,856,372 / 19.41%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:10,982,412 / 17.98%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:8,512,041 / 13.94%

Shareholder Name: TIAA-CREF Life Separate Account VA-1 of TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Co |Registration: 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd Mail Code E3/N6 Charlotte, NC 28262 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:353,722 / 87.33%

Fund: PSF Equity

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:47,193,844 / 44.80%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:28,005,763 / 26.58%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:11,488,624 / 10.91%

B-3


Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:7,463,893 / 7.08%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:6,028,177 / 5.72%

Shareholder Name: Great West Life & Annuity Ins Co FBO Schwab Annuities |Registration: 8515 E Orchard RD 2T2 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:35,984 / 58.76%

Shareholder Name: Great West Life & Annuity Ins Co |Registration: 8515 E Orchard RD 2T2 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:17,431 / 28.47%

Shareholder Name: Great West Life & Annuity Ins Company |Registration: 8515 E Orchard RD 2T2 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:6,559 / 10.71%

Fund: PSF Jennison

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:16,488,864 / 42.06%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:8,906,741 / 22.72%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:7,684,322 / 19.60%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:3,804,323 / 9.70%

Shareholder Name: The Ohio National Life Ins Co FBO Its Separate Accounts |Registration: PO Box 237 Cincinnati, OH 45201 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:625,363 / 57.57%

Shareholder Name: Allianz Life Insurance Company Of North America |Registration: 5701 Golden Hills Dr Minneapolis, MN 55416 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:309,549 / 28.50%

Shareholder Name: GE Life and Annuity Assurance Co, Attn: Variable Accounting |Registration: 6610 W Broad St, Bldg 3, 5th Fl Richmond, VA 23230 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:65,724 / 6.05%

Fund: PSF Small Capitalization Stock

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:14,490,630 / 52.58%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:5,109,653 / 18.54%

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Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:4,344,515 / 15.77%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:2,481,901 / 9.01%

Fund: PSF Global

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:14,584,974 / 50.12%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:6,109,078 / 21.00%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:3,397,374 / 11.68%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:2,577,379 / 8.86%

Fund: PSF Natural Resources

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company Pru Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:12,291,389 / 61.04%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuities Inc Pru Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:3,585,065 / 17.80%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:3,318,033 / 16.48%

Shareholder Name: GE Life and Annuity Assurance Co Attn: Variable Accounting |Registration: 6610 W Broad St Bldg 3, 5th Fl Richmond, VA 23230 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:870,540 / 64.47%

Shareholder Name: AXA Equitable Life Separate Account FP C/O Brian Walsh |Registration: 1290 Avenue Of The Americas New York, NY 10104 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:219,037 / 16.22%

Shareholder Name: GE Life Of NY C/F Attn: Variable Accounting |Registration: 6610 W Broad St Bldg 3, 5th Fl Richmond, VA 23230 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:100,550 / 7.45%

Shareholder Name: TIAA-CREF Separate Account VA-1 of TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Co |Registration: 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd Mail Code E3/N6 Charlotte, NC 28262 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:69,352 / 5.14%

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Fund: PSF Jennison 20/20 Focus

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:2,313,515 / 74.88%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:391,326 / 12.67%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration:213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:187,522 / 6.07%

Shareholder Name: The Ohio National Life Ins Co FBO Its Separate AccountsRegistration: PO Box 237 Cincinnati, OH 45201Share Class:IIShares / Percentage:6,958,201 / 84.92%

Shareholder Name: TIAA-CREF Separate Account VA-1 of TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Co |Registration: 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd Mail Code E3/N6 Charlotte, NC 28262 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:633,155 / 8.09%

Fund: PSF SP International Value

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:5,789,135 / 51.41%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate AccountsRegistration:213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102Share Class: IShares / Percentage:4,556,068 / 40.46%

Fund: PSF SP International Growth

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:6,094,597 / 47.96%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:4,290,032 / 33.76%

Shareholder Name: Pru Annuity Distributor Inc Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:936,243 / 7.37%

Shareholder Name: Allianz Life Insurance Company Of North America |Registration: 5701 Golden Hills Dr Minneapolis, MN 55416 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:1,147,375 / 94.11%

Fund: PSF SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration:213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:11,138,068 / 51.95%

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Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:8,263,894 / 38.55%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration: 213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:1,156,011 / 5.39%

Shareholder Name: Midland National Life Insurance Co Separate Account C |Registration: 4350 Westown Pkwy West Des Moines, IA 50266 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:43,214 / 54.67%

Shareholder Name: Separate Account A Of Pacific Life Insurance Company |Registration:700 Newport Center Drive PO Box 9000 Newport Beach, CA 92660 |Share Class:II |Shares / Percentage:33,491 / 42.37%

Fund: PSF SP Small Cap Value

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Annuity, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration:213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:5,375,694 / 48.26%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLAZ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration:213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:4,479,501 / 40.21%

Shareholder Name: Pruco Life Insurance Company PLNJ Life, Attn: Separate Accounts |Registration:213 Washington Street, 7th Fl Newark, NJ 07102 |Share Class:I |Shares / Percentage:575,955 / 5.17%

Fund: Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

Shareholder Name: The Prudential Investment Plan AccountShares / Percentage:8,610,638.410 / 88.49%

Shareholder Name: The Prudential Annuity Plan Account—2Shares / Percentage:1,103,962.935 / 11.34%

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Exhibit C

OFFICER INFORMATION1

Raymond A. O’Hara* (59)(62) | Chief Legal Officer | Since 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since July 2010) of Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Vice President (March 2011-Present) of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (March 2011-Present) of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation; Chief Legal Officer of PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC (since June 2012); Chief Legal Officer of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (since June 2012) and Corporate Counsel of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since June 2012); formerly Assistant Vice President and Corporate Counsel (September 2008-July 2010) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.; formerly Associate (September 1980-December 1987) and Partner (January 1988-August 2008) of Blazzard & Hasenauer, P.C. (formerly, Blazzard, Grodd & Hasenauer, P.C.).

Chad A. Earnst* (39)(43) | Chief Compliance Officer | Since 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (September 2014-Present) of the PrudentialPGIM Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Income Fund, Inc., Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. and Prudential Jennison MLP Income Fund, Inc.; formerly Assistant Director (March 2010-August 2014) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2010-August 2014), Branch Chief (June 2006-December 2009) and Senior Counsel (April2003-May 2006) of the Miami Regional Office, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

BradleyCharles H. Smith* (44) | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | Since 2016

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2015) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January 2016); formerly Global Head of Economic Sanctions Compliance at AIG Property Casualty (February 2007—December 2014); Assistant Attorney General at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Division of Public Advocacy. (August 1998—January 2007).

Edward C. Tobin* (40)Merrill, IV, CFA* (33) | Vice President | Since 20142017

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President of Prudential Annuities (since March 2012), Vice PresidentDecember 2014); formerly Director of AST Investment Services, Inc. (since April 2011).Prudential Annuities (December 2010—December 2014); formerly Manager of Prudential Annuities (August 2009—December 2010); formerly Senior Analyst of Prudential Annuities (October 2008—August 2009)

Deborah A. Docs* (56)(59) | Secretary | Since 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and

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Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.

Jonathan D. Shain* (56)(59) | Assistant Secretary | Since 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.

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Claudia DiGiacomo* (40)(43) | Assistant Secretary | Since 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).

Andrew R. French* (51)(54) | Assistant Secretary | Since 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since February 2010) of Prudential; formerly Director and Corporate Counsel (2006-2010) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PrudentialPGIM Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.

Amanda S. Ryan (36) | Assistant Secretary | Since 2012

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Director and Corporate Counsel (since March 2012) of Prudential; Director and Assistant Secretary (since June 2012) of Prudential Investments LLC; Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP (2008-2012).

Kathleen DeNicholas* (40)(43) | Assistant Secretary | Since 2013

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since May 2013) of Prudential; Managing Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (2011-2013); formerly Senior Counsel (2007-2011) and Assistant General Counsel (2001-2007) of The Dreyfus Corporation; Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of MBSC Securities Corporation (2011-2013); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of The Dreyfus Family of Funds (2010-2012).

M. Sadiq Peshimam* (50)(53) | Treasurer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer | Since 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President (since 2005) of PGIM Investments LLC; formerly Assistant Treasurer of funds in the Prudential Mutual Fund Complex (2006-2014); Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC.

Peter Parrella* (55)(59) | Assistant Treasurer | Since 2007

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).

Lana Lomuti* (47)(51) | Assistant Treasurer | Since 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2005-2007), within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Assistant Treasurer (December 2007-February 2014) of The Greater China Fund, Inc.

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Linda McMullin* (53)(56) | Assistant Treasurer | Since 2014

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President (since 2011) and Director (2008-2011) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.

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Alan Fu* (58)Alina Srodecka, CFA* (51) | Assistant Treasurer | Since 20062017

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Corporate Counsel—of Tax at Prudential Financial Inc. (since October 2003).

Theresa C. Thompson* (52) | Deputy Chief Compliance Officer | Since 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004).

Richard W. Kinville* (46) | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | Since 2011

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering Unit (since January 2005) of Prudential; committee member of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (since January(Since August 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999)Director of Tax at MetLife (January 2003—May 2006); Investigator in AXA Financial’s Internal Audit Department andformerly Tax Manager in AXA’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005)at Deloitte & Touché (October 1997—January 2003); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009).formerly Staff Accountant at Marsh & McLennan (May 1994—May 1997)

*The address for each officer is c/o Prudential Investments LLC, 100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

 

1 Excludes Messrs. O’Donnell andMr. Cronin, an interested Board MembersMember who servealso serves as President and Vice President, respectively.President. Biographical and other information with respect to Messrs. O’Donnell andMr. Cronin appears in Proposal No. 1.

 

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Exhibit DC

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTEROUTSTANDING SHARES

The following table sets forth number of outstanding Shares of each Portfolio as of the Record Date.

 

I.Qualifications for Membership on the Audit Committee

Portfolio

Shares Outstanding

Conservative Balanced

97,235,688.864

Diversified Bond

87,856,533.784

Equity–Class I

87,198,021.611

Equity–Class II

37,836.996

Flexible Managed

143,646,259.115

Global

33,379,804.430

Government Income

19,883,351.777

Government Money Market

62,138,563.063

High Yield Bond

716,572,236.494

Jennison–Class I

31,988,484.811

Jennison–Class II

940,574.844

Jennison 20/20 Focus–Class I

2,280,118.496

Jennison 20/20 Focus–Class II

5,483,202.749

Natural Resources–Class I

16,107,326.275

Natural Resources–Class II

2,150,931.760

Small Capitalization Stock

22,490,739.104

Stock Index

66,788,999.636

Value–Class I

47,840,062.001

Value–Class II

243,477.157

SP International Growth–Class I

10,580,490.817

SP International Growth–Class II

42,784.241

SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth–Class I

17,179,016.292

SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth–Class II

62,954.948

SPSmall-Cap Value

8,266,990.516

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

8,506,807.540

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Exhibit D

FIVE PERCENT OWNER REPORT

The Audit Committeefollowing table sets forth information regarding the shareholders who owned beneficially or of each Fund shall consistrecord 5% or more of the outstanding Shares of a minimum of three DirectorsPortfolio as of the Fund, appointed by the Board of Directors of the Fund, provided that:

(a) no member shall be an “interested person” of the Fund, as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act);

(b) no member shall acceptRecord Date. A shareholder who owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Fund (other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof);

(c) at the time of his or her appointment to the Audit Committee, each member shall be financially literate as such qualification is interpreted by the Board of Directors in its business judgment, or must become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Audit Committee; and

(d) at least one member must have accounting or related financial management expertise as the Board of Directors interprets such qualification in its business judgment.

The Board of Directors shall determine annually (i) if simultaneous service on the audit committees of more than three public companies by25% of a member of the Audit Committee would not impair the ability of such memberPortfolio’s outstanding voting securities may be deemed to effectively serve on the Audit Committee and (ii) whether any member of the Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” as“control” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.the 1940 Act) that Portfolio.

II.Purposes of the Audit Committee

The purposes of the Audit Committee are:Portfolio: Conservative Balanced

(a) to oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Fund and its internal control over financial reporting;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 30,961,471.262 /31.84%

(b) to oversee the integrity of the Fund’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 6,311,734.638/6.49%

(c) to oversee or, as appropriate, assist Board oversight of, the Fund’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements that relate to the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting and independent audits;Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:11,854,807.248 /12.19%

(d) to approve the engagement of the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm (“independent accountants”) and, in connection therewith and on an ongoing basis, to review and evaluate the qualifications, independence and performance of the Fund’s independent accountants; andShareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:43,741,573.566 /44.99%

(e) to act as a liaison between the Fund’s independent accountants and the full Board.Portfolio: Diversified Bond

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:11,557,494.632/13.15%

III.Role and Responsibilities of the Audit Committee

The function of the Audit Committee is oversight; it is management’s responsibility to maintain appropriate systems for accounting and internal control overShareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:27,383,260.507/31.17%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:12,585,146.785/14.32%

Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:6,235,428.324/7.10%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:25,526,812.651/29.06%

 

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financial reporting, and the independent accountants’ responsibility to plan and carry out a proper audit. Specifically, management is responsible for: (1) preparation, presentation and integrity of the Fund financial statements; (2) maintenance of appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies; (3) maintenance of internal control over financial reporting and other procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and related laws and regulations; and (4) maintenance of procedures for the reporting to the Audit Committee of material findings by the internal audit department of Prudential Financial, Inc. relating to the operations of the Fund and/or its advisers or service providers. The independent accountants are responsible for planning and carrying out an audit consistent with applicable legal and professional standards and terms of their engagement letter. The independent accountants are accountable to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, as representatives of the shareholders. The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors have the ultimate authority and responsibility to retain and terminate the Fund’s independent accountants (subject, if applicable, to shareholder ratification). Nothing in this Charter shall be construed to reduce the responsibilities or liabilities of the Fund’s service providers, including the independent accountants.Portfolio: Equity

The review of a Fund’s financial statements by the Audit Committee is not an audit, nor does the Committee’s review substitute for the responsibilities of management for preparing, or the independent accountants for auditing, the financial statements. In fulfilling their responsibilities hereunder, it is recognized that members of the Audit Committee are not full-time employees of the Fund or management and, in serving on this Committee, are not, and do not hold themselves out to be, acting as accountants or auditors. As such, it is not the responsibility of the Committee or its members to conduct audits, to determine that the financial statements are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to conduct “field work” or other types of auditing or accounting reviews or procedures.Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:23,858,535.172 /27.36%

In discharging his or her duties, each member of the Audit Committee is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (1) one or more officers of the Fund whom the Director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; (2) legal counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters the Director reasonably believes are within the person’s professional or expert competence; (3) a Board committee of which the Director is not a member; and (4) representations made by management as to any information technology, internal audit and other non-audit services provided by the independent accountants to the Fund. “Management” means the Fund’s manager, acting through its officers and employees, not the Fund’s officers as such.Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:6,340,078.890 /7.27%

IV.Duties and Powers of the Audit Committee

To carry out its purposes, the Audit Committee shall have the following duties and powers:Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:8,154,848.969/9.35%

(a) to select or retain independent accountants to annually audit and provide their opinion on the Fund’s financial statements, and recommend to those Board members who are not “interested persons” (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) to ratify the selection or retention;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:41,053,416.179 /47.08%

(b) to terminate, as appropriate, the independent accountants;Shareholder Name: GREAT WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INS CO FBO SCHWAB ANNUITIES |Registration: 8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111-5002 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage:25,342.596 /66.98%

Shareholder Name: FIRST GREAT WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INS CO |Registration: 8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO80111-5002 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage:4,010.921/10.60%

Shareholder Name: GREAT WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INS COMPANY |Registration: 8515 E ORCHARD RD 2T2, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO80111-5002 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage:6,713.392/17.74%

Portfolio: Flexible Managed

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:59,734,890.616 /41.58%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:13,882,277.420 / 9.66%

Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITYATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:11,697,435.776 /8.14%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:53,703,102.813 /37.39%

 

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(c) to monitor the independence and capabilities of the independent accountants;Portfolio: Global

(d) to review and approve the independent accountants’ compensation and the proposed terms of their engagement, including the fees proposed to be charged to the Fund by the independent accountants for each audit and non-audit service;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:1,840,474.808 /5.51%

(e) to approve prior to appointment, the engagement of the independent accountants or any other independent accounting firms to provide other audit services to the Fund or to provide permissible non-audit services to the Fund, its investment adviser (which throughout this Charter includes the Fund’s subadviser(s), if any) or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser (adviser affiliate) that provides ongoing services to the Fund, if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and as otherwise required by law;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:4,514,780.271 /13.53%

(f) to discuss with management the independent accountants’ proposals for implementing the rotation of the lead audit partner, the concurring partner and any other active audit engagement team partner and to consider periodically whether to rotate the audit firm itself;Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITYATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:2,461,326.607 /7.37%

(g) to establish, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Audit Committee, policies and procedures for pre-approval of the engagement of the Fund’s independent accountants to provide any of the services described in the paragraph immediately above;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:22,692,360.095 /67.98%

(h) to consider the controls applied by the independent accountants and any measures taken by management in an effort to assure that all items requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee are identified and referred to the Committee in a timely fashion;Portfolio: Government Income

(i) to consider whether the non-audit services provided by the Fund’s independent accountants to the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser or any adviser affiliate that provides ongoing services to the Fund, are compatible with maintaining the independent accountants’ independence;Shareholder Name: PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES INC VCA 24 ATTN: J SALVATI |Registration: 30 SCRANTON OFFICE PARK, SCRANTON, PA 18507-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:1,032,839.720 /5.19%

(j) to recommend to the Board of Directors the appointment of the Fund’s principal accounting officer and principal financial officer;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:7,903,238.192 /39.75%

(k) to review with the independent accountants the arrangements for and scope of the annual audit and any special audits; the personnel, staffing, qualifications and experience of the independent accountants, including any specialized knowledge or skill needed to perform the audits; and any significant issues that the independent accountants discussed with management in connection with their appointment or retention;Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:2,767,645.818 /13.92%

(l) to oversee the work of the Fund’s independent accountants by reviewing, with the independent accountants, (i) the arrangements for, the scope of, and the results of, the audit of annual financial statements, including any significant changes to the planned audit strategy or identified risks; and (ii) the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices, its internal controls and, as appropriate, the internal controls of key service providers;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:7,402,207.625 /37.23%

(m) to review and discuss the Fund’s annual audited financial statements, and, to the extent required by applicable law or regulations, the Fund’s semi-annualPortfolio: Government Money Market

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYPLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST NEWARK NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:8,968,127.292/14.43%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST NEWARK NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:28,765,490.588/ 46.29%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST NEWARK NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:7,796,801.008/12.55%

 

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financial statements, with management and the Fund’s independent accountants including the significant assumptions underlying highly subjective estimates and any accounting adjustments arising from the audit that were noted or proposed by the independent accountants but were not implemented (as immaterial or otherwise); to review the independent accountants’ opinion on the Fund’s financial statements; and to review any matters relating to the other information in documents containing the audited financial statements of the Fund;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST NEWARK NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:9,669,227.919 /15.56%

(n) to review with the independent accountants all matters required to be communicated to the Audit Committee by the independent accountants including, but not limited to: (a) the results of the most recent inspection of the independent accountants by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), including the independent accountants’ response to any identified accounting deficiencies; (b) the extent to which the independent accountants intend to use the internal auditors of the Funds or Management in the audit; (c) any complaints or concerns regarding accounting or auditing matters that have come to the attention of the independent accountants; (d) the detection of fraud or illegal acts; (e) any violations or possible violations of laws or regulations; (f) any significant issues or other contentious matters for which the independent accountants have consulted outside the engagement team; (g) any disagreements or difficulties with management; (h) any significant transactions that are outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise appear to be unusual; (i) any significant accounting policies in controversial areas or areas for which there is a lack of authoritative guidance or diversity in practice; (j) any consultations by management with other accountants, information about other accounting firms or other persons performing audit procedures, and the basis upon which the independent accountants can serve as principal auditor if significant parts of the audit will be performed by other auditors; and (k) any other matters required to be discussed pursuant to all applicable PCAOB or other applicable standards or other matters arising out of the audit that are significant to the oversight of the Fund’s financial reporting process;Portfolio: High Yield Bond

(o) to review, as appropriate and in consultation with management and/or the independent accountants, reports or other communications submitted by the independent accountants, whether voluntary or mandated by law, including those relating to Fund accounting and financial reporting policies, procedures and internal controls over financial reporting (including the Fund’s critical accounting policies and practices), any matters of concern relating to the Fund’s financial statements, including any adjustments to such statements recommended by the independent accountants, any material problems or difficulties in conducting the audit or reaching an unqualified opinion on the financial statements, any significant disagreements with management and, to the extent the Audit Committee deems necessary or appropriate, any matters to promote improvements in the quality of the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting, as well as any management responses to comments relating to those policies, procedures, controls and other issues;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:300,096,032.952 /41.88%

(p) to review with the Fund’s principal executive officer and/or principal financial officer in connection with required certifications on Form N-CSR any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting or material weaknesses therein and any reported evidence of fraud involving management or its employees, or any service provider who has a significant role in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:345,962,153.191 /48.28%

Portfolio: Jennison

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:5,089,932.272 /15.91%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:7,834,818.266 /24.49%

Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:2,752,839.149 /8.61%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:14,426,826.495 /45.10%

Shareholder Name: THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INS CO FBO ITS SEPARATE ACCOUNTS |Registration: PO BOX 237, CINCINNATI, OH 45201-0237 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage:780,436.979/82.97%

Shareholder Name: GE LIFE AND ANNUITY ASSURANCE COMP. ATTN: VARIABLE ACCOUNTING |Registration: 6610 W BROAD ST BLDG 3, 5TH FLOOR, RICHMOND, VA 23230-1702 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage:94,042.980/10.00%

Portfolio: Jennison 20/20 Focus

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:1,506,097.298 /66.05%

 

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(q) to consider, in consultation with the independent accountants and management, the adequacy of the Fund’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices and their internal controls and procedures for financial reporting;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:496,924.925 /21.79%

(r) to establish procedures for (i) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Fund relating to accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters, and (ii) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Fund and by employees of the Fund’s investment adviser, administrator, principal underwriter, and any other provider of accounting related services for the Fund of concerns about accounting or auditing matters;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:114,586.304 /5.03%

(s) to address reports from attorneys (in accordance with any attorney conduct procedures adopted by the Fund or its investment adviser from time to time) or independent accountants of possible violations of federal or state law or fiduciary duty;Shareholder Name: TIAA-CREF LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNTVA-1 OFTIAA-CREF LIFE INSUR. CO MAIL CODE E3/N6 |Registration: 8500 ANDREW CARNEGIE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28262-8500 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 688,517.659 / 12.56%

(t) to review, periodically, reports to the Audit Committee regarding findings by the internal audit department of Prudential Financial, Inc. relating to the operations of the Fund and/or its advisers or service providers;Shareholder Name: THE OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INS CO FBO ITS SEPARATE ACCOUNTS |Registration: PO BOX 237, CINCINNATI, OH 452010237 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 4,408,356.539 / 80.40%

(u) to investigate, or initiate an investigation, when the Committee deems it necessary, of reports of potential improprieties or improprieties in connection with the Fund’s accounting or financial reporting Fund operations;Portfolio: Natural Resources

(v) to meet periodically with management (outside the presence of the independent accountants) and with the independent accountants of the Fund (outside the presence of management) to discuss any issues relating to the Fund’s audited financial statements or otherwise arising from the Committee’s functions.Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:2,887,574.569 /17.93%

(w) to resolve disagreements between management and the independent accountants regarding financial reporting or in Fund operations;Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:2,271,734.277 /14.10%

(x) at least annually, to obtain and review a report by the Fund’s independent accountants: (i) describing such independent accountants’ internal quality-control procedures; (ii) describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of such independent accountants, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits carried out by such independent accountants, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and (iii) assessing the independence of the Fund’s independent accountants, all relationships between the Fund’s independent accountants and the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser, and affiliates of the adviser;Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:10,260,543.110 /63.70%

(y) to establish hiring policies and procedures for the Fund, its investment adviser or administrator relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the Fund’s independent accountants;Shareholder Name: GE LIFE AND ANNUITY ASSURANCE COMP. ATTN: VARIABLE ACCOUNTING |Registration: 6610 W BROAD ST BLDG 3, 5TH FLOOR, RICHMOND, VA 23230-1702 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 1,657,718.443 / 77.07%

(z) to report the Committee’s activities and conclusions on a regular basis to the Board of Directors and to make such recommendations as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate;Shareholder Name: GE LIFE OF NY C/F ATTN: VARIABLE ACCOUNTING |Registration: 6610 W BROAD ST BLDG 3, 5TH FLOOR, RICHMOND, VA23230-1702 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 225,619.855 / 10.49%

(aa) to at least annually review the adequacy of, and, as appropriate, implement changes to, its Charter;Portfolio: Small Capitalization Stock

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:1,714,041.631 /7.62%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:4,573,699.717 /20.34%

 

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(bb) to perform such other functions and to have such powers as may be necessary or appropriate in the efficient and lawful discharge of the powers provided in this Charter; and

(cc) to evaluate annually the performance of the Audit Committee.

To the extent permitted by a Fund’s Articles of Incorporation/Declaration of Trust and bylaws, the Audit Committee may delegate any portion of its authority, including the authority to grant pre-approvals of audit and permitted non-audit services, to a subcommittee of one or more members in accordance with pre-approval policies and procedures developed by the Committee. Any decisions of the subcommittee to grant pre-approvals shall be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. Pre-approval of the audit required by the federal securities laws may not be delegated.

The Audit Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of compensation to the Fund’s independent accountants or any other accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit review or attest services for the Fund, the authority to retain and compensate independent counsel and other advisers as the Committee deems necessary, and the appropriate resources, as the Committee deems necessary, to pay for ordinary administrative expenses of the Audit Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:3,110,260.325 /13.83%

V.Meetings of the Audit CommitteeShareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:12,158,106.886 /54.06%

The Audit Committee shall regularly meet, in separate executive sessions, with representatives of management and the Fund’s independent accountants. The Committee may also request to meet with internal legal counsel and compliance personnel of the Fund’s investment adviser and with entities that provide significant accounting or administrative services to the Fund to discuss matters relating to the Fund’s accounting and compliance as well as other Fund-related matters.Portfolio: Stock Index

Shareholder Name: PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES INC VCA 24 ATTN: J SALVATI |Registration: 30 SCRANTON OFFICE PARK, SCRANTON, PA 18507-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:3,475,036.086 /5.20%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:5,189,126.244 /7.77%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:20,367,304.404 /30.49%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:9,137,017.956 / 13.68%

Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:4,398,294.193 /6.59%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:22,734,190.418 /34.04%

Portfolio: Value

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:7,934,656.570 /16.59%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:8,807,170.575 / 18.41%

Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITIES INC PRU ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:5,866,966.313 /12.26%

 

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Exhibit EShareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage:22,824,189.379 /47.71%

BOARDShareholder Name: TIAA-CREF LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNTVA-1 OFTIAA-CREF LIFE INSUR. CO MAIL CODE E3/N6 |Registration: 8500 ANDREW CARNEGIE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28262-8500 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage:208,209.279 /85.51%

Shareholder Name: HARTFORD LIFE & COMMITTEE MEETINGS1ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNT ATTN: UIT OPERATIONS |Registration: P.O. BOX 2999, HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage:16,282.870/6.69%

HELD DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR

Company

  Board
Meetings
  Audit
Committee
Meetings
  Governance
Committee
Meetings
  Compliance
Committee
Meetings
  Investment
Review & Risk
Committee
Meetings

PSF

  15  4  3  4  4

GIB

  15  4  3  4  4

1During the most recent fiscal year for each Company, no incumbent Board Member attended fewer than 75 percent of the total number of Board and Committee meetings held during the fiscal year.

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Exhibit FPortfolio: SP International Growth

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEEShareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 4,170,101.101 / 39.41%

CHARTERShareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 4,291,837.005 / 40.56%

The responsibilities of the Governance Committee of each Fund include:Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 580,289.019 / 5.48%

Recommending to the Board of Directors of the Fund the slate of nominees for Independent Directors to be elected (including any Directors to be elected to fill vacancies). The Committee will evaluate candidates’ qualifications for Board membership and their independence from management and principal service providers. Persons selected must be independent in terms of both the letter and the spirit of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) and the Rules, Regulations and Forms under the 1940 Act. The Committee also will consider the effect of any relationships beyond those delineated in the 1940 Act that might impair independence, such as business, financial or family relationships with Fund managers or service providers.

Interviewing (which will be done by the Committee Chair and at least one other member of the Committee) any candidates (Independent or Interested) whom the Committee anticipates recommending to the Board of Directors for service on the Board. The Committee will not consider any candidate for an Independent Director who is a close family member of an employee, officer or interested Director of any Fund or its affiliates.

Reviewing the independence of Independent Directors then serving on the Fund Board. No close family member of an employee, officer or interested Director of any Fund or its affiliates will be deemed independent.

Reviewing, periodically, the composition of each Committee of the Board.

Recommending, as appropriate, to the Board the Directors to be selected for membership on the various Board Committees.

Reviewing the composition of the Board of Directors to determine whether it may be appropriate to add individuals with different backgrounds or skills from those already on the Board.

Reporting biennially to the Board on whether the Audit Committee has at least one Audit Committee Financial Expert.1

Assisting the Board Chair with the development of Board meeting agendas.

Reviewing each Director’s beneficial ownership of shares of the Funds. The Committee will encourage each Director, to the extent it is financially suitable, to maintain investments, either directly or beneficially, in the Funds (or other funds advised by the Funds’ investment adviser) that are equal to the aggregate fees for one year that he or she receives for Board-related service to the Funds.

Being available to assist the Board of Directors in evaluating the quality of Director participation on the Board, which may be measured, in part, by factors such as attendance and contributions at Board meetings and by a review of

1Audit committee financial experts last designated April 2013. The Governance committee will review this designation every year ending in an odd number.
Shareholder Name: PRU ANNUITY LIFE ASSURANCE CORP PALAC—ANNUITYATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 721,032.593 / 6.81%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PRU LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 545,199.407 / 5.15%

F-1Shareholder Name: HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE CO SEPARATE AC ATTN: UIT OPERATIONS |Registration: PO BOX 2999, HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 8,724.593 / 20.39%


responses to the annual Board Assessment Questionnaire. The Committee will review, with the Board Chair, the summary of responses to the Board Assessment Questionnaire and report those responses to the full Board. A Director automatically will be ineligible for re-nomination to the Board, and the Board will request his or her resignation, if for health or any other reason the individual fails to participate, over any eighteen-month period, in (1) three consecutive regularly scheduled in-person meetings of the Board or (2) four in-person meetings of the Board.

Recommending to the Board a successor to the Board Chair, at the expiration of a term or when a vacancy occurs.

Developing an annual education calendar that details the topics to be addressed in the Board’s quarterly education sessions. The educational calendar for a year will be presented to the full Board at its fourth quarterly meeting of that year. The Committee Chair, in consultation with the Board Chair, may make adjustments to the educational calendar during the year as appropriate due to industry or regulatory developments or other factors.

Monitoring the attendance by each Independent Director at no less than one educational seminar, conference or similar meeting per year, in accordance with Board expectations. Any Independent Director who wishes to attend an educational seminar, conference or similar meeting must obtain the consent of the Board Chair before registering for or incurring expenses in connection with that educational seminar, conference or meeting.

Developing and conducting orientation sessions for any new Independent Directors before or shortly after the new Director joins the Board.

In collaboration with outside counsel and as required by law or deemed advisable by the Committee, developing policies and procedures addressing matters which should come before the Committee in the proper exercise of its duties.

Reviewing, at least annually, the Board’s adherence to industry “best practices.”

Reviewing Director compliance with the policy encouraging Directors to provide, when feasible, at least six months’ notice before resigning from the Board.

Reviewing Director compliance with the requirement that a Director must retire from Board service by December 31 of the year in which he or she reaches the age of 78; provided, however, that the Committee may recommend to the Board the extension of that person’s service for a one-year term, which the Board can continue to renew annually for additional one-year periods.

Reviewing and making recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning Director compensation and expenses, including:

– annual Director fees;Shareholder Name: HARTFORD LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNT ATTN: UIT OPERATIONS |Registration: PO BOX 2999, HARTFORD, CT 06104-2999 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 2,787.640 / 6.52%

– supplemental compensation for Committee service;

– supplemental compensation for serving as Board Chair;Shareholder Name: SEPARATE ACCOUNT A OF PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |Registration: 700 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, PO BOX 9000, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660-0000 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 31,127.233 / 72.75%

 

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– supplemental compensation for serving as a Committee Chair;Portfolio: SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth

– Board or Committee meeting attendance fees; andShareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 7,416,024.674 / 43.17%

– expense reimbursement.Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 8,044,550.518 / 46.83%

Annually reviewing and, as appropriate, recommending changes to its Charter.

MiscellaneousShareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 1,119,250.542 / 6.52%

Shareholder Name: MIDLAND NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO SEPERATE ACCOUNT C |Registration: 4350 WESTOWN PKWY, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266-1144 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 31,259.896 / 49.65%

Considering any other matters as requested by the Board.

Shareholder Name: SEPARATE ACCOUNT A OF PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |Registration: 700 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, PO BOX 9000, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660-0000 |Share Class: II |Shares / Percentage: 30,403.004 / 48.29%

Portfolio: SPSmall-Cap Value

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ ANNUITY ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 3,593,319.996 / 43.47%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLAZ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 3,784,300.105 / 45.78%

Shareholder Name: PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PLNJ LIFE ATTN: SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 7TH FLOOR |Registration: 213 WASHINGTON ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Share Class: I |Shares / Percentage: 514,300.670 / 6.22%

Portfolio: Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

Shareholder Name: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA PRUDENTIAL’S INVESTMENT PLAN ACCOUNT |Registration: 751 BROAD ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102-0000 |Shares / Percentage: 8,160,596.47 / 95.93%

 

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PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.

GATEWAY CENTER THREE

100 MULBERRY


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[INSURANCE COMPANY NAME PRINTS HERE]

655 BROAD STREET

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102

VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD

SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (MEETING)

JANUARY 15, 2015,December 14, 2017, 10:00 A.M.a.m.

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE HEREBY SOLICITED BY THE ABOVE-REFERENCED INSURANCE COMPANY(IES) (THECOMPANIES (EACH, AN “INSURANCE COMPANY”, AND COLLECITVELY, THE “INSURANCE COMPANIES”) AND THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS OF THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND (“PSF”) AND PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC. (“GIB”), AS APPLICABLE (EACH A “FUND” AND TOGETHER, THE “FUNDS”). GIB AND EACH SERIES OF PSF IS REFERRED TO AS A “PORTFOLIO” AND THEY ARE REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS THE “PORTFOLIOS.” IN CONNECTION WITH THE JOINT SPECIAL MEETINGSMEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUNDS TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 15, 2015DECEMBER 14, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME, OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF, AT THE OFFICES OF PRUDENTIALPGIM INVESTMENTS LLC, GATEWAY CENTER THREE, 100 MULBERRY STREET—4TH655 BROAD STREET — 17TH FLOOR, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102.

The undersigned hereby instructs the Insurance Company to vote the Insurance Company shares to which I (we) the undersigned am (are) entitled to give instructions as indicated on the reverse side. Every properly signed voting instruction card will be voted in the manner specified hereon and, in the absence of specification, will be voted FOR each Proposal. If you do not respond, the Insurance Company will vote all shares attributable to your contract in proportion to the voting instructions actually received from contract owners. Receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.

TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE

1) Read the Proxy Statement and have the voting instruction card below at hand.

1)Read the Proxy Statement and have the voting instruction card below at hand.

2) Call 1-800-690-6903

2)Call1-800-690-6903

3) Enter the control number set forth on the voting instruction card and follow the simple instructions.

3)Enter the control number set forth on the voting instruction card and follow the simple instructions.

TO VOTE BY INTERNET

1) Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.

1)Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.

2) Go to Website www.proxyvote.com

2)Go to Website www.proxyvote.com

3) Enter the control number set forth on the voting instruction card and follow the simple instructions.

3)Enter the control number set forth on the voting instruction card and follow the simple instructions.

TO VOTE BY MAIL

1) Read the Proxy Statement.

1)Read the Proxy Statement.

2) Check the appropriate boxes on the voting instruction card below.

2)Check the appropriate boxes on the voting instruction card below.

3) Sign and date the voting instruction card.

3)Sign and date the voting instruction card.

4) Return the voting instruction card in the envelope provided.

4)Return the voting instruction card in the envelope provided.


TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS

 

 

DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

                                PORTFOLIO

THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS OF THE FUNDS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ALL OF THE NOMINEES AND EACH OF THE PROPOSALS

Proposal No. 1

To elect twelvenine Trustees/Directors.

Nominees:

01) Susan Davenport Austin

02) Sherry S. Barrat

03) Jessica M. Bibliowicz

04) Kay Ryan Booth

05) Delayne Dedrick Gold

06) Robert F. Gunia

07) W. Scott McDonald, Jr., PhD

08)06) Thomas T. Mooney

09)07) Thomas M. O’Brien

10) Robert F. O’Donnell

11)08) Timothy S. Cronin

12) Bruce W. Ferris09) Stephen M. Chipman

 

FOR
ALL
 WITHHOLD
ALL
 FOR ALL
EXCEPT
 

TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE, MARK

“FOR  “FOR ALL EXCEPT” AND WRITE THE

NOMINEE’S NUMBER ON THE LINE BELOW.

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Proposal No. 2

To approve a policy to permit PIthe investment manager of the Fund to enter into, or make material changes to, subadvisory agreements with subadvisers that are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Investments LLC or a sister company without shareholder approval.

 

    FOR         AGAINST         ABSTAIN    
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Proposal No. 3

To approve a proposal to designate the Fund’sPortfolio’s investment objective as anon-fundamental policy of the Fund.Portfolio.

 

    FOR         AGAINST         ABSTAIN    
¨ ¨ ¨

NOTE: Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in full partnership name by authorized person.

Please be sure to sign and date this Voting Instruction Form.

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

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