ADVANCED SERIES TRUST
655 BROAD STREET
NEWARK, NJ 07102
November 12, 2021
VIA EDGAR SUBMISSION
Mr. Patrick Scott
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Advanced Series Trust
Request for Acceleration of Registration Effectiveness |
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Dear Mr. Scott:
Today, via the EDGAR system, Advanced Series Trust (the Registrant) filed Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to a registration statement on Form N-14 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) (File No. 333-260226; Accession No. 0001104659-21-125859). This Pre-Effective Amendment was being filed in connection with the reorganization of the portfolios listed below, each a series of the Registrant:
AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio; and
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio
(collectively, the Target Portfolios),
with and into the AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio (the Acquiring Portfolio), also a series of the Registrant, in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio and the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of all liabilities of the Target Portfolios.
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act, the Registrant hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the Registrant’s above-referenced registration statement be accelerated so that it will become effective immediately, or as soon as practicable thereafter. The Registrant is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact Melissa Gonzalez at (973) 367-7659.
Sincerely yours, | |
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| /s/ Melissa A. Gonzalez |
| Melissa A. Gonzalez |
| Assistant Secretary of the Registrant |
| The Prudential Series Fund
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/s/ James Mullery | |
| James Mullery President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. Distributor of the Shares of the Registrant |
| Advanced Series Trust |