N-CSR 1 d598478dncsr.htm PRUDENTIAL JENNISON MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC. Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:    811-07811
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:    Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:    Gateway Center 3,
   100 Mulberry Street,
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:    Deborah A. Docs
   Gateway Center 3,
   100 Mulberry Street,
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    800-225-1852
Date of fiscal year end:    8/31/2013
Date of reporting period:    8/31/2013

 

 

 


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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS»MUTUAL FUNDS

 

PRUDENTIAL JENNISON

MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.

 

ANNUAL REPORT · AUGUST 31, 2013

 

Fund Type

Mid-Cap Stock

 

Objective

Long-term capital appreciation

 

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

The views expressed in this report and information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings are for the period covered by this report and are subject to change thereafter.

 

Mutual funds are distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLP (PIMS). Jennison Associates is a registered investment adviser. Both are Prudential Financial companies. ©2013 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities. Prudential Investments, Prudential, Jennison Associates, Jennison, the Prudential logo, Bring Your Challenges, and the Rock symbol are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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October 15, 2013

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the annual report for the Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc., informative and useful. The report covers performance for the 12-month period that ended August 31, 2013.

 

We recognize that ongoing market volatility may make it a difficult time to be an investor. We continue to believe a prudent response to uncertainty is to maintain a diversified portfolio of funds consistent with your tolerance for risk, time horizon, and financial goals.

 

Your financial advisor can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and risk tolerance. Keep in mind, however, that diversification and asset allocation strategies do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

 

Prudential Investments® is dedicated to helping you solve your toughest investment challenges—whether it’s capital growth, reliable income, or protection from market volatility and other risks. We offer the expertise of Prudential Financial’s affiliated asset managers* that strive to be leaders in a broad range of funds to help you stay on course to the future you envision. They also manage money for major corporations and pension funds around the world, which means you benefit from the same expertise, innovation, and attention to risk demanded by today’s most sophisticated investors.

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

*Most of Prudential Investments’ equity funds are advised by Jennison Associates LLC, Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), or Prudential Real Estate Investors. Prudential Investments’ fixed income and money market funds are advised by Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) through its Prudential Fixed Income unit. Jennison Associates, QMA, and PIM are registered investment advisers and Prudential Financial companies. Prudential Real Estate Investors is a unit of PIM.

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (Unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 8/31/13

     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception

Class A

     15.86     53.77     164.26  

Class B

     15.09        48.58        146.09     

Class C

     15.05        48.58        146.08     

Class Q

     16.39        N/A         N/A       33.36% (1/18/11)

Class R

     15.67        52.37        N/A       112.76    (6/3/05)    

Class X

     15.08        48.65        N/A       73.81    (6/12/06)

Class Z

     16.23        56.20        171.65     

Russell Midcap Growth Index

     23.97        54.89        146.00     

Russell Midcap Index

     24.91        54.40        162.77     

Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average

     22.07        47.19        126.23     

 

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/13

  

 
     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception

Class A

     12.71     11.58     10.65  

Class B

     13.43        11.94        10.48     

Class C

     17.47        12.07        10.48     

Class Q

     19.83        N/A         N/A       13.24% (1/18/11)

Class R

     19.04        12.63        N/A       10.11    (6/3/05)  

Class X

     12.45        11.70        N/A         8.48    (6/12/06)

Class Z

     19.63        13.19        11.59     

Russell Midcap Growth Index

     27.54        13.92        10.16     

Russell Midcap Index

     27.91        12.97        10.78     

Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average

     26.25        12.26        9.27     

 

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Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 8/31/13

     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception

Class A

     9.48     7.76     9.58  

Class B

     10.09        8.09        9.42     

Class C

     14.05        8.24        9.42     

Class Q

     16.39        N/A         N/A       11.61% (1/18/11)

Class R

     15.67        8.79        N/A       9.59    (6/3/05)

Class X

     9.08        7.81        N/A         7.87    (6/12/06)

Class Z

     16.23        9.33        10.51     
        

Average Annual Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 8/31/13

     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception

Class A

     15.86     8.99     10.21  

Class B

     15.09        8.24        9.42     

Class C

     15.05        8.24        9.42     

Class Q

     16.39        N/A         N/A       11.61% (1/18/11)

Class R

     15.67        8.79        N/A       9.59    (6/3/05)

Class X

     15.08        8.25        N/A         7.95    (6/12/06)

Class Z

     16.23        9.33        10.51     

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

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The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Fund’s Class A shares with a similar investment in the Russell Midcap Growth Index by portraying the initial account values at the beginning of the 10-year period for Class A shares (August 31, 2003) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (August 31, 2013) as

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class B, Class C, Class Q, Class R, Class X, and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without waiver of fee and/or expense reimbursements, if any, the returns would have been lower.

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

Past performance does not predict future performance. Total returns and the ending account values in the graphs include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions in a hypothetical investment for the periods shown. The Fund’s total returns do not reflect the deduction of income taxes on an individual’s investment. Taxes may reduce your actual investment returns on income or gains paid by the Fund or any gains you may realize if you sell your shares.

 

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 years of returns. The returns in the tables reflect the share class expense structure in effect at the close of the fiscal period.

 

The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges, which are described for each share class in the table below.

 

  Class A   Class B   Class C   Class Q   Class R   Class X   Class Z

Maximum initial sales charge

  5.50% of the public offering price   None   None   None   None   None   None

Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) (as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)

  1% on sales of $1 million or more made within 12 months of purchase   5% (Yr. 1)
4% (Yr. 2)
3% (Yr. 3)
2% (Yr. 4)
1% (Yr. 5)
1% (Yr. 6)
0%  (Yr. 7)
  1% on sales made within 12 months of purchase   None   None   6% (Yr. 1)
5% (Yr. 2)
4% (Yr. 3)
4% (Yr. 4)
3% (Yr. 5)
2% (Yr. 6)
2%  (Yr. 7)
1% (Yr. 8)
0% (Yr. 9)
  None

Annual distribution and service (12b-1) fees (shown as a percentage of average daily net assets)

  .30%   1%   1%   None   .75%
(.50%
currently)
  1%   None

 

Effective as of April 8, 2013, the Fund is generally closed to new investors. The fund may resume sales of shares to all eligible investors at a future date if the fund’s manager or subadviser determines it appropriate and if the fund’s Board of Directors approves. For more information, see the fund’s Prospectus.

 

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Benchmark Definitions

 

Russell Midcap Growth Index

The Russell Midcap Growth Index is an unmanaged, market-value-weighted index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Russell Midcap Growth Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns as of 8/31/13 are 33.47% for Class Q; 93.98% for Class R; and 67.78% for Class X. Russell Midcap Growth Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns as of 9/30/13 are 13.46% for Class Q; 8.90% for Class R; and 8.02% for Class X.

 

Russell Midcap Index

The Russell Midcap Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represent approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. Russell Midcap Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns as of 8/31/13 are 34.42% for Class Q; 91.93% for Class R; and 64.64% for Class X. Russell Midcap Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns as of 9/30/13 are 13.62% for Class Q; 8.72% for Class R; and 7.69% for Class X.

 

Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average

The Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Average (Lipper Mid-Cap Average) represents returns based on an average return of all funds in the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Mid-Cap Average invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) less than 300% of the dollar-weighted median market capitalization of the middle 1,000 securities of the S&P SuperComposite 1500 Index. Mid-cap growth funds typically have an above-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value compared with the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Lipper Mid-Cap Average Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns as of 8/31/13 are 28.74% for Class Q; 86.21% for Class R; and 61.21% for Class X. Lipper Mid-Cap Average Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns as of 9/30/13 are 12.05% for Class Q; 8.30% for Class R; and 7.37% for Class X.

 

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 8/31/13

  

SBA Communications Corp. (Class A Stock), Wireless Telecommunications Services

     2.1

PVH Corp., Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.1   

Henry Schein, Inc., Healthcare Providers & Services

     2.1   

Dollar Tree, Inc., Multiline Retail

     2.1   

VeriSign, Inc., Internet Software & Services

     2.0   

Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 8/31/13

  

Specialty Retail

     10.2

Software

     7.7   

Chemicals

     5.3   

Healthcare Providers & Services

     5.3   

Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels

     5.2   

Industry weightings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview

 

 

How did the Fund perform?

The Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund’s Class A shares rose 15.86% in the 12-months ended August 31, 2013, underperforming the 23.97% gain of the Russell Midcap Growth Index (the Index) and the 22.07% gain of Lipper Mid Cap Growth Funds Average.

 

   

All sectors in the Index posted double-digit gains. Energy, consumer discretionary, and industrials had the largest advances, while returns for information technology and telecommunication services were more modest.

 

   

The Fund trailed the Index, as several sectors in the Fund did not keep pace with the strong returns of those in the Index. Stock selection in consumer discretionary, industrials, information technology, and energy proved detrimental.

 

   

Healthcare was a bright spot for the fiscal year. Stock selection in the sector was strong relative to the Index.

 

What was the market environment like for U.S. stocks?

The U.S. equity market overall advanced strongly during the reporting period, but not without bouts of volatility, as sentiment vacillated between optimism and pessimism, often based on short-term data. Europe’s lingering economic malaise and political inertia before the U.S. presidential election in November contributed to a downturn earlier in the period, as did subsequent concerns about the reinstatement of the payroll tax; increased tax rates on higher incomes; and sequestration, the across-the-board federal spending cuts that took effect in March.

 

Investors seemed to shrug off these fears, however, instead focusing on improving housing and employment data, rising consumer confidence, and continued strength in corporate profits. Later in the period, global economic events, most notably China’s slowdown and Europe’s economic issues, which led to moderating global growth, contributed to market volatility, as did concerns that the Federal Reserve (the Fed) would begin scaling back its quantitative easing program.

 

Which holdings made the largest positive contributions to the Fund’s return?

   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals enjoyed solid sales growth and acquired Medicis Pharmaceutical and Bausch and Lomb during the period, both of which should be beneficial for earnings. These acquisitions also may help the company achieve its goal of becoming a top 15 pharmaceutical company.

 

   

Universal Health Services saw its shares rise in tandem with many other hospitals as the stocks began to reflect the potential benefit of healthcare

 

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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)

 

 

 

reform, which will start in 2014. Universal Health expects additional volumes and lower bad debt to drive financial improvements in both their psychiatric and acute care businesses. The stock remains attractive in Jennison’s view, given the growth of the psychiatric business and the potential for improvement in acute care.

 

   

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals seeks to develop biopharmaceuticals that address serious unmet medical needs. It has several promising pipeline drugs designed to treat “orphan diseases,” which are rare, often genetic, diseases that affect small percentages of the population for which there may be few if any treatment choices. Once approved, these therapies are often granted exclusive marketing rights for several years and can command high prices. The company currently has four commercialized products approved by the Food and Drug Administration and received favorable rulings on others during the period.

 

   

PVH Corp acquired the Warnaco Group, a sportswear and intimate apparel company whose major brands include Calvin Klein underwear and jeans and Speedo, making it an $8 billion industry powerhouse. The market reacted favorably to the announcement, and it is expected that the combined entity will benefit from both company’s strengths.

 

Which holdings detracted most from the Fund’s return?

   

Annaly Capital Management owns, manages, and finances a portfolio of real estate-related investments in the U.S. Shares fell mostly in conjunction with other mortgage-related trusts on fears that the Fed will stop its asset purchases and interest rates will rise, causing pressure on balance sheets. However, the potential steepening of the yield curve could boost yields on new investments, which would drive an improved outlook for earnings and dividends. This might be beneficial for the company’s share price.

 

   

Broadcom suffered from disappointing results in its wireless segment and forecasts that third-quarter revenue will be below expectations. Increasing competition was also a headwind. The position was closed during the period.

 

   

Teradata, a provider of analytic data services, reported a few difficult quarters with disappointing guidance according to many analysts’ expectations. More recently the company saw better trends in IT budgets and deal activity started to pick up. Jennison continues to like the company’s pipeline in the amount and price of new deals, and views it as a data warehousing leader.

 

   

Eldorado Gold released quarterly operating results and provided guidance for 2013–2016 that was lower than some analysts had anticipated. Eldorado operates in challenging environments in Greece, Turkey, and China, and has

 

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experienced setbacks in some of the projects in its pipeline. Nevertheless, Jennison continues to like the company’s geographic diversity, the quality of its assets, and what should prove to be substantial production and reserve growth opportunities.

 

Were there significant changes to the portfolio?

During the reporting period, Jennison increased exposure to the financials sector and reduced the weight of industrial holdings. New positions were established in Hain Celestial Group, Vantiv, GNC Holdings, and Illumina. Positions in Davita Healthcare, Nordstrom, Holly Frontier, and Broadcom were eliminated.

 

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Comments on Largest Holdings

 

2.1% SBA Communications Corp., Wireless Telecommunication Services

SBA Communications continues to augment its fleet by building or buying new towers and acquiring from competitors. They also expect to build 380 to 400 towers in the U.S. and Latin America in the coming quarters. Jennison remains bullish on the company as it should continue to benefit from consumers’ increasing minutes of use, investments by communications companies in their networks, and expansion of new 4G services.

 

2.1% PVH Corp., Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

Please see Fund Activity section for PVH Corp.

 

2.1% Henry Schein, Inc., Healthcare Providers & Services

Henry Schein provides healthcare products and services to practitioners’ offices. It continues to gain share in its markets by broadening its domestic product portfolio and successfully consolidating fragmented international markets, providing convenience and efficiency to customers. Jennison expects Schein to benefit from an improving global economy in which it caters to growing industries where it is the main consolidator. It has a strong balance sheet to help fuel further potential growth, both organically and through acquisitions.

 

2.1% Dollar Tree, Inc., Multiline Retail

Jennison continues to like the company due to its potential store growth, especially in Canada, and the possibility of significant share buybacks. Jennison views Dollar Tree as one of the few retailers with improving momentum and a long-term outlook for above-average growth.

 

2.0% VeriSign, Inc., Internet Software & Services

VeriSign registers domain names on the Internet. Jennison continues to think renewal rates and domains added will accelerate, and also believes the company will use its significant free cash flow to make capital structure changes to boost shareholder value.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemptions, as applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses, as applicable. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on March 1, 2013, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended August 31, 2013. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information on this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ÷ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number on the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

 

Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Prudential
Jennison Mid-Cap
Growth Fund, Inc.
  Beginning Account
Value
March 1, 2013
    Ending Account
Value
August 31, 2013
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During  the
Six-Month Period*
 
         

Class A

 

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,071.90        1.11   $ 5.80   
   

Hypothetical

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.61        1.11   $ 5.65   
         

Class B

 

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,068.30        1.81   $ 9.44   
   

Hypothetical

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.08        1.81   $ 9.20   
         

Class C

 

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,068.30        1.81   $ 9.44   
   

Hypothetical

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.08        1.81   $ 9.20   
         

Class Q

 

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,074.80        0.60   $ 3.14   
   

Hypothetical

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.18        0.60   $ 3.06   
         

Class R

 

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,071.10        1.31   $ 6.84   
   

Hypothetical

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.60        1.31   $ 6.67   
         

Class X

 

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,068.50        1.81   $ 9.44   
   

Hypothetical

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.08        1.81   $ 9.20   
         

Class Z

 

Actual

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,073.90        0.81   $ 4.23   
   

Hypothetical

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.12        0.81   $ 4.13   

*Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended August 31, 2013, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended August 31, 2013 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 

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The Fund’s annual expense ratios for the year ended August 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

Class

   Gross Operating Expenses   Net Operating Expenses

A

   1.07%   1.07%

B

   1.76%   1.76%

C

   1.76%   1.76%

Q

   0.59%   0.59%

R

   1.51%   1.26%

X

   1.74%   1.74%

Z

   0.77%   0.77%

 

Net operating expenses shown above reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Additional information on Fund expenses and any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements can be found in the “Financial Highlights” tables in this report and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in this report.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2013

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.1%

  

COMMON STOCKS

  

Air Freight & Logistics    0.7%

        
1,092,166     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.(a)

   $ 62,111,480   

Airlines    0.6%

        
1,986,338     

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*

     56,531,179   

Biotechnology    3.1%

        
1,908,548     

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     124,952,637   
411,413     

Incyte Corp Ltd.*(a)

     13,942,787   
351,844     

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     43,480,881   
1,238,032     

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     93,038,105   
       

 

 

 
               275,414,410   

Capital Markets    1.7%

        
2,199,793     

Eaton Vance Corp.(a)

     84,802,020   
492,125     

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     34,517,648   
740,089     

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     35,243,038   
       

 

 

 
          154,562,706   

Chemicals    5.3%

        
1,032,290     

Airgas, Inc.

     104,932,278   
1,515,399     

Albemarle Corp.(a)

     94,515,436   
1,512,029     

Ecolab, Inc.

     138,123,849   
2,063,567     

FMC Corp.(a)

     137,454,198   
       

 

 

 
          475,025,761   

Commercial Banks    1.5%

        
3,016,192     

First Republic Bank

     133,556,982   

Commercial Services & Supplies    1.9%

        
2,044,099     

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     52,737,754   
1,042,125     

Stericycle, Inc.*

     117,301,590   
       

 

 

 
          170,039,344   

Communications Equipment    1.1%

        
1,193,890     

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     99,546,548   

Computers & Peripherals    0.4%

        
609,941     

SanDisk Corp.

     33,656,544   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     15   


Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2013 continued

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Diversified Telecommunication Services    0.2%

        
623,291     

tw telecom, Inc.*(a)

   $ 17,838,588   

Electrical Equipment    3.3%

        
3,642,742     

AMETEK, Inc.

     156,346,487   
1,124,896     

Roper Industries, Inc.(a)

     139,149,635   
       

 

 

 
          295,496,122   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments    1.8%

        
2,126,403     

Amphenol Corp. (Class A Stock)

     161,117,555   

Energy Equipment & Services    1.7%

        
1,545,139     

Cameron International Corp.*

     87,748,444   
393,415     

Core Laboratories NV (Netherlands)

     59,606,306   
127,993     

Frank’s International NV (Netherlands)*

     3,546,686   
       

 

 

 
               150,901,436   

Food & Staples Retailing    1.2%

        
723,104     

Kroger Co. (The)

     26,465,606   
1,616,277     

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     85,258,612   
       

 

 

 
          111,724,218   

Food Products    2.5%

        
1,711,252     

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*(a)

     139,946,188   
1,149,531     

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     86,249,311   
       

 

 

 
          226,195,499   

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies    1.0%

        
4,140,358     

Hologic, Inc.*(a)

     88,355,240   

Healthcare Providers & Services    5.3%

        
2,237,512     

Catamaran Corp.*

     122,861,784   
1,831,528     

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     185,075,904   
2,453,826     

Universal Health Services, Inc. (Class B Stock)

     166,246,712   
       

 

 

 
          474,184,400   

Healthcare Technology    1.1%

        
4,072,660     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

     59,216,477   
947,485     

Cerner Corp.*(a)

     43,641,159   
       

 

 

 
          102,857,636   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure    3.5%

        
91,489     

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*(a)

   $ 37,343,065   
682,624     

Norwegian Cruise Line Holding Ltd.

     21,222,780   
388,626     

Panera Bread Co. (Class A Stock)*

     63,742,437   
1,413,225     

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     90,361,606   
1,937,397     

Tim Hortons, Inc. (Canada)

     106,149,982   
       

 

 

 
          318,819,870   

Household Products    1.4%

        
2,056,821     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     122,072,326   

Insurance    1.0%

        
2,186,946     

WR Berkley Corp.

     89,927,220   

Internet Software & Services    3.0%

        
2,123,693     

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*(a)

     95,183,920   
3,723,060     

VeriSign, Inc.*(a)

     178,669,650   
       

 

 

 
               273,853,570   

IT Services    3.7%

        
368,700     

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*(a)

     72,154,590   
1,664,882     

Gartner, Inc.*

     96,513,210   
1,224,931     

Teradata Corp.*(a)

     71,731,959   
3,353,567     

Vantiv, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     88,567,704   
       

 

 

 
          328,967,463   

Life Sciences Tools & Services    3.1%

        
2,544,469     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     118,674,034   
1,090,488     

Illumina, Inc.*(a)

     84,883,586   
444,170     

Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc.

     19,214,794   
559,138     

Waters Corp.*

     55,270,792   
       

 

 

 
          278,043,206   

Machinery    3.4%

        
969,414     

Flowserve Corp.

     54,083,607   
2,473,745     

IDEX Corp.

     146,866,241   
1,354,940     

Pall Corp.

     93,680,551   
160,733     

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

     12,535,567   
       

 

 

 
          307,165,966   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     17   


Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2013 continued

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Metals & Mining    1.4%

        
4,372,281     

Eldorado Gold Corp. (Canada)(a)

   $ 37,383,003   
1,352,466     

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     90,195,957   
       

 

 

 
          127,578,960   

Multiline Retail    2.1%

        
3,500,331     

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     184,467,444   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels    5.2%

        
1,172,335     

Cobalt International Energy, Inc.*

     28,604,974   
1,302,591     

Concho Resources, Inc.*

     125,713,058   
7,231,107     

Denbury Resources, Inc.*(a)

     125,025,840   
2,094,686     

Noble Energy, Inc.

     128,676,561   
1,239,122     

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     62,538,487   
       

 

 

 
          470,558,920   

Personal Products    1.3%

        
1,847,473     

Herbalife Ltd. (Cayman Islands)(a)

          112,714,328   

Pharmaceuticals    3.3%

        
893,729     

Perrigo Co.(a)

     108,632,760   
1,201,532     

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.*

     118,158,657   
3,063,331     

Warner Chilcott PLC (Class A Stock)

     65,708,450   
       

 

 

 
          292,499,867   

Professional Services    1.5%

        
1,265,139     

IHS, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     135,559,644   

Real Estate Investment Trusts    1.7%

        
7,857,584     

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(a)

     91,698,006   
2,511,025     

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)

     62,599,853   
       

 

 

 
          154,297,859   

Road & Rail    0.5%

        
437,755     

Kansas City Southern

     46,148,132   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    1.9%

        
947,509     

Analog Devices, Inc.

     43,850,717   
3,003,531     

Xilinx, Inc.

     130,413,316   
       

 

 

 
          174,264,033   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

Software    7.7%

        
5,616,807     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   $ 91,666,290   
3,372,479     

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     154,290,914   
1,716,941     

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Israel)(a)

     96,268,882   
2,884,432     

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     76,841,269   
1,639,102     

Intuit, Inc.(a)

     104,132,150   
2,407,767     

Red Hat, Inc.*

     121,640,389   
505,460     

SolarWinds, Inc.*

     18,424,017   
27,235     

Tableau Software, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

     1,969,363   
213,263     

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

     29,901,605   
       

 

 

 
               695,134,879   

Specialty Retail    10.2%

        
1,162,022     

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*(a)

     85,687,502   
1,442,294     

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     66,936,865   
1,740,612     

GNC Holdings, Inc. (Class A Stock)

     88,544,933   
2,290,391     

L Brands, Inc.(a)

     131,376,828   
958,246     

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*(a)

     117,586,367   
955,252     

PetSmart, Inc.

     67,278,398   
2,372,666     

Ross Stores, Inc.

     159,585,515   
422,117     

Tractor Supply Co.

     51,654,457   
732,629     

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*(a)

     72,706,102   
1,734,552     

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

     72,729,765   
       

 

 

 
          914,086,732   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods    2.8%

        
930,733     

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)*

     68,958,008   
1,452,000     

PVH Corp.

     186,945,000   
       

 

 

 
          255,903,008   

Trading Companies & Distributors    0.9%

        
1,038,001     

WESCO International, Inc.*(a)

     76,573,334   

Wireless Telecommunication Services    4.1%

        
2,071,044     

Crown Castle International Corp.*

     143,771,874   
5,599,499     

NII Holdings, Inc.*

     33,485,004   
2,532,524     

SBA Communications Corp. (Class A Stock)*(a)

     189,939,300   
       

 

 

 
          367,196,178   
       

 

 

 
    

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $6,858,626,788)

     8,814,948,587   
       

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     19   


Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2013 continued

 

Shares      Description    Value (Note 1)  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    17.4%

  

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

        
1,563,625,226     

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (cost $1,563,625,226; includes $1,392,571,189 of cash collateral for securities on loan) (Note 3)(b)(c)

   $ 1,563,625,226   
       

 

 

 
    

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    115.5%
(cost $8,422,252,014; Note 5)

     10,378,573,813   
    

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (15.5)%

     (1,395,300,263
       

 

 

 
    

NET ASSETS    100.0%

   $ 8,983,273,550   
       

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $1,354,672,180; cash collateral of $1,392,571,189 (included with liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(b) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.
(c) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

Level 1—quoted prices generally in active markets for identical securities.

 

Level 2—other significant observable inputs including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates, and amortized cost.

 

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs for securities valued in accordance with Board approved fair valuation procedures.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2013 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1          Level 2              Level 3      

Investments in Securities

        

Common Stocks

   $ 8,814,948,587       $   —       $   —   

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

     1,563,625,226                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 10,378,573,813       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The industry classification of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of August 31, 2013 was as follows:

 

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund (including 15.5% of collateral received for securities on loan)

     17.4

Specialty Retail

     10.2   

Software

     7.7   

Chemicals

     5.3   

Healthcare Providers & Services

     5.3   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.2   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

     4.1   

IT Services

     3.7   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3.5   

Machinery

     3.4   

Electrical Equipment

     3.3   

Pharmaceuticals

     3.3   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

     3.1   

Biotechnology

     3.1   

Internet Software & Services

     3.0   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.8   

Food Products

     2.5   

Multiline Retail

     2.1   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     1.9   

Commercial Services & Supplies

     1.9   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

     1.8   

Capital Markets

     1.7

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     1.7   

Energy Equipment & Services

     1.7   

Professional Services

     1.5   

Commercial Banks

     1.5   

Metals & Mining

     1.4   

Household Products

     1.4   

Personal Products

     1.3   

Food & Staples Retailing

     1.2   

Healthcare Technology

     1.1   

Communications Equipment

     1.1   

Insurance

     1.0   

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

     1.0   

Trading Companies & Distributors

     0.9   

Air Freight & Logistics

     0.7   

Airlines

     0.6   

Road & Rail

     0.5   

Computers & Peripherals

     0.4   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     0.2   
  

 

 

 
     115.5

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (15.5
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     21   


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

as of August 31, 2013

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $1,354,672,180:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $6,858,626,788)

   $ 8,814,948,587   

Affiliated investments (cost $1,563,625,226)

     1,563,625,226   

Cash

     553,010   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     19,120,095   

Dividends receivable

     3,399,353   

Prepaid expenses

     122,961   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     10,401,769,232   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan (Note 3)

     1,392,571,189   

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     17,321,252   

Management fee payable

     4,362,749   

Accrued expenses

     2,455,413   

Distribution fee payable

     1,314,521   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     468,592   

Deferred trustees’ fees

     1,966   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,418,495,682   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 8,983,273,550   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 249,002   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     6,866,285,534   
  

 

 

 
     6,866,534,536   

Undistributed net investment income

     5,095,693   

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     155,321,522   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,956,321,799   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, August 31, 2013

   $ 8,983,273,550   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($3,515,357,423 ÷ 99,061,707 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 35.49   

Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price)

     2.07   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 37.56   
  

 

 

 

Class B

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($40,675,828 ÷ 1,307,463 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 31.11   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($212,314,871 ÷ 6,823,322 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 31.12   
  

 

 

 

Class Q

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($479,117,154 ÷ 12,965,142 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 36.95   
  

 

 

 

Class R

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($369,742,681 ÷ 10,576,243 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 34.96   
  

 

 

 

Class X

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($339,608 ÷ 10,884 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 31.20   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($4,365,725,985 ÷ 118,257,442 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 36.92   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     23   


Statement of Operations

 

Year Ended August 31, 2013

 

Net Income

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated dividend income (net of foreign withholding taxes of $412,717)

   $ 84,069,473   

Affiliated income from securities loaned, net

     2,743,028   

Affiliated dividend income

     534,693   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     87,347,194   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     43,307,462   

Distribution fee—Class A

     9,435,108   

Distribution fee—Class B

     398,133   

Distribution fee—Class C

     1,904,447   

Distribution fee—Class R

     1,664,498   

Distribution fee—Class X

     6,805   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $2,361,000) (Note 3)

     12,880,000   

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     801,000   

Shareholders’ reports

     795,000   

Registration fees

     696,000   

Trustees’ fees

     136,000   

Insurance

     101,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     73,000   

Audit fee

     22,000   

Miscellaneous

     38,489   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     72,258,942   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     15,088,252   
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain On Investments

        

Net realized gain on investment transactions (Note 7)

     222,082,965   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     954,005,992   
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment transactions

     1,176,088,957   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 1,191,177,209   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Year Ended August 31,  
     2013      2012  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income

   $ 15,088,252       $ 2,452,475   

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     222,082,965         166,898,752   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     954,005,992         452,054,655   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,191,177,209         621,405,882   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions (Note 1)

     

Dividends from net investment income

     

Class A

     (3,754,933      (1,154,079

Class Q

     (1,990,073      (863,741

Class Z

     (11,252,993      (4,322,765
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (16,997,999      (6,340,585
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

     

Class A

     (85,775,256      (9,387,983

Class B

     (1,252,236      (223,519

Class C

     (5,496,853      (751,184

Class L

             (52,488

Class M

             (5,223

Class Q

     (10,666,875      (857,587

Class R

     (8,745,603      (987,612

Class X

     (29,454      (9,991

Class Z

     (85,323,447      (6,641,380
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (197,289,724      (18,916,967
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Net of share conversions) (Note 6)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     4,446,547,548         2,827,174,156   

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     182,240,194         21,596,543   

Cost of shares reacquired

     (2,306,617,976      (1,110,595,763
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

     2,322,169,766         1,738,174,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase

     3,299,059,252         2,334,323,266   

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of year

     5,684,214,298         3,349,891,032   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year(a)

   $ 8,983,273,550       $ 5,684,214,298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

   $ 5,095,693       $ 5,430,100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of the financial statements.

 

Securities Valuation: The Fund holds portfolio securities and other assets that are fair valued at the close of each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for trading. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has delegated fair valuation responsibilities to Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”) through the adoption of Valuation Procedures for valuation of the Fund’s securities. Under the current Valuation Procedures, a Valuation Committee is established and responsible for supervising the valuation of portfolio securities and other assets. The Valuation Procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing vendor services, quotations from market makers and other valuation methods in events when market quotations are not readily available or not representative of the fair value of the securities. A record of the Valuation Committee’s actions is subject to review, approval and ratification by the Board at its next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, which are summarized in the three broad level hierarchies based on any observable inputs used as described in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. The valuation methodologies and significant inputs used in determining the fair value of securities and other assets classified as Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the hierarchy are as follows:

 

Common stocks, exchange-traded funds and financial derivative instruments (including futures contracts and certain options and swap contracts on securities), that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued

 

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at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

In the event there is no sale or official closing price on such day, these securities are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices, or at the last bid price in absence of an asked price. These securities are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as these inputs are considered as significant other observable inputs to the valuation.

 

Common stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the adjustment factors are observable and considered to be significant to the valuation.

 

Investments in open-end, non-exchange-traded mutual funds are valued at their net asset value as of the close of the NYSE on the date of valuation. These securities are classified as Level 1 as they have the ability to be purchased or sold at their net asset value on the date of valuation.

 

Fixed income securities traded in the over-the-counter market, such as corporate bonds, municipal bonds, U.S. Government agencies issues and guaranteed obligations, U.S. Treasury obligations and sovereign issues are usually valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices usually after evaluating observable inputs including yield curves, credit rating, yield spreads, default rates, and cash flows as well as broker/dealer quotations and reported trades. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Asset-backed and mortgage-related securities are usually valued by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide the prices using their internal pricing models with inputs from deal terms, tranche level attributes, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates and broker/dealer quotes. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Over-the-counter financial derivative instruments, such as option contracts, foreign currency contracts and swaps agreements, are usually valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, exchange rates and other inputs. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     27   


Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced using the methods described above are valued with pricing methodologies approved by the Board of Trustees. In the event there are unobservable inputs used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

When determining the fair value of securities, some of the factors influencing the valuation include: the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of the issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

 

The Fund may hold up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including those that are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”). Restricted securities, sometimes referred to as private placements, are valued pursuant to the valuation procedures noted above.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange;

 

(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although the net assets of the Fund are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the period, the Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held at the end of the period. Similarly, the Fund does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of

 

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portfolio securities sold during the period. Accordingly, these realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.

 

Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates of security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies. Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability, or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.

 

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is invested in a highly liquid short-term money market fund and is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market. The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities, and any interest on the investment of cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.

 

REITs: The Fund invests in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Based on current and historical information, a portion of distributions received from REITs during the period is estimated to be dividend income, capital gain or return of capital and recorded

accordingly. These estimates are adjusted periodically when the actual sources of distributions is disclosed by the REITs.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     29   


Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from investment and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis, which may require the use of certain estimates by management, that may differ from actual.

 

Net investment income or loss, (other than distribution fees, which are charged directly to the respective class) and unrealized and realized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of adjusted net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund expects to pay dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid-in capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded, net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.

 

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisor’s

 

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performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, Jennison is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of Jennison, the cost of compensation of officers, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of .60% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $1 billion and .55% of the average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. The effective management fee rate was .56% for the year ended August 31, 2013.

 

The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) and Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc (“PAD”). PIMS and PAD are both affiliates of PI and indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential. PIMS serves as the distributor of the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares. PIMS, together with PAD, serves as co-distributor of the Fund’s Class X shares. The Fund has adopted a separate Distribution and Service plan (each a “Plan” and collectively the “Plans”) for Class A, B, C, Q, R, X and Z shares of the Fund in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, as amended. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Q and Class Z shares of the Fund.

 

Under the Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS and PAD distribution and service fees at an annual rate of up to .30%, 1%, 1%, .75% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B, C, R and X shares, respectively. PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares through December 31, 2013.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that it has received $864,106 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, during the year ended August 31, 2013. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that for the year ended August 31, 2013, it received $933, $50,756 and $18,552 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

PI, PIMS, PAD and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential”).

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     31   


Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (“PMFS”), an affiliate of PI and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the Fund’s transfer agent. Transfer agent’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.

 

Prudential Investment Management, Inc., (“PIM”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Fund’s securities lending agent. For the year ended August 31, 2013, PIM has been compensated approximately $819,000 for these services.

 

The Fund invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Fund”), a portfolio of Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the 1940 Act and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Fund are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as affiliated dividend income.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended August 31, 2013, were $5,146,178,771 and $2,888,430,587, respectively.

 

Note 5. Tax Information

 

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. In order to present undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions and paid-in capital in excess of par on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that more closely represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions and paid-in capital in excess of par. For the year ended August 31, 2013, the adjustments were to increase undistributed net investment income by $1,575,340, increase accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions by $10,462,093 and decrease paid-in capital in excess of par by $12,037,433 due to reclassification of distributions, tax treatment for in-kind redemptions and other book to tax differences. Net investment income, net realized gain on investment transactions and net assets were not affected by this change.

 

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For the years ended August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012, the tax character of dividends paid by the Fund were $26,642,713 and $6,340,585 of ordinary income and $187,645,010 and $18,916,967 of long-term capital gains.

 

As of August 31, 2013, the accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis were $54,462,957 of ordinary income and $162,767,602 of long-term capital gains. This differs from the amount shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities primarily due to cumulative timing differences between financial and tax reporting.

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of August 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

$8,469,700,800   $2,104,166,748   $(195,293,735)   $1,908,873,013

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis was primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales and other tax adjustments.

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the Fund is permitted to carryforward capital losses incurred in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2013 (“post-enactment losses”) for an unlimited period. Post-enactment losses are required to be utilized before the utilization of losses incurred prior to the effective date of the Act. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards related to taxable years before August 31, 2012 (“pre-enactment losses”) may have an increased likelihood to expire unused. The Fund utilized approximately $3,121,000 of its pre-enactment losses to offset net taxable gains realized in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2013. As of August 31, 2013, the pre and post-enactment losses were approximately:

 

Post-Enactment Losses:

   $ 0   
  

 

 

 

Pre-Enactment Losses:

  

Expiring 2016

   $ 9,363,000   
  

 

 

 

 

A portion of the capital loss carryforward was assumed by the Fund as a result of an acquisition. Realization of such loss is limited in accordance with federal tax regulations.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. The

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     33   


Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Q, Class R, Class X and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%. Class B shares are sold with a CDSC which declines from 5% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% on shares redeemed within the first 12 months of purchase. Class X shares are sold with a CDSC which declines from 6% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class X shares will automatically convert to Class A shares approximately ten years after purchase. The last conversion of Class M and Class L shares to Class A shares was completed as of April 13, 2012 and August 24, 2012, respectively. There are no Class M and Class L shares outstanding and Class M and Class L shares are no longer being offered for sale. Class X shares are closed to new purchases. Class Q, Class R and Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors. On or about the close of business on April 8, 2013, the Fund was closed to new investors.

 

Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund as presented in the table of transactions in shares of common stock.

 

There are 2 billion shares of $.001 par value common stock authorized divided into eight classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class M, Class Q, Class R, Class X and Class Z, which consists of 825 million, 300 million, 300 million, 25 million, 200 million, 100 million, 25 million and 225 million authorized shares, respectively.

 

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Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended August 31, 2013:

       

Shares sold

       51,280,049       $ 1,663,317,612   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       2,516,988         77,583,906   

Shares reacquired

       (27,357,090      (922,437,642
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       26,439,947         818,463,876   

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B, Class C, Class X and Class Z

       322,757         10,664,778   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z

       (1,081,926      (36,166,334
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       25,680,778       $ 792,962,320   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       29,500,429      $ 876,608,089   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       311,704        8,771,428   

Shares reacquired

       (17,959,314 )      (525,874,033 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       11,852,819        359,505,484   

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B, Class M, Class X and Class Z

       369,984        10,720,273   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z

       (566,767 )      (16,111,483
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       11,656,036      $ 354,114,274   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B

               

Year ended August 31, 2013:

       

Shares sold

       265,007       $ 7,656,683   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       43,313         1,175,098   

Shares reacquired

       (149,731      (4,373,397
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       158,589         4,458,384   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (218,870      (6,372,180
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (60,281    $ (1,913,796
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       267,842      $ 7,093,102  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       8,405        210,442  

Shares reacquired

       (195,210 )      (5,099,809 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       81,037        2,203,735  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (277,922 )      (7,152,093 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (196,885 )    $ (4,948,358 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     35   


Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended August 31, 2013:

       

Shares sold

       1,984,466       $ 57,035,324   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       143,323         3,889,782   

Shares reacquired

       (834,270      (24,282,779
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       1,293,519         36,642,327   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A and Class Z

       (94,567      (2,805,900
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,198,952       $ 33,836,427   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       1,498,371      $ 39,859,678   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       19,574        490,127  

Shares reacquired

       (863,779 )      (22,720,728 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       654,166        17,629,077  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z

       (13,243 )      (359,287 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       640,923      $ 17,269,790   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class L

               

Period ended August 24, 2012*:

       

Shares sold

       967      $ 29,014  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       1,818        50,697  

Shares reacquired

       (363,770 )      (11,282,413 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (360,985 )    $ (11,202,702 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class M

               

Period ended April 13, 2012**:

       

Shares sold

       75      $ 1,754  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       187        4,667  

Shares reacquired

       (4,556 )      (111,413 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (4,294 )      (104,992 )

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (56,278 )      (1,427,839 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (60,572 )    $ (1,532,831 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Q

               

Year ended August 31, 2013:

       

Shares sold

       11,453,599       $ 393,007,071   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       394,128         12,610,006   

Shares reacquired

       (8,066,855      (282,548,082
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       3,780,872       $ 123,068,995   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       5,099,546      $ 156,662,046  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       58,992        1,719,612  

Shares reacquired

       (1,603,747 )      (49,513,083 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       3,554,791      $ 108,868,575  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class R

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended August 31, 2013:

       

Shares sold

       3,733,972       $ 121,150,977   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       270,072         8,204,775   

Shares reacquired

       (2,518,639      (82,457,581
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       1,485,405       $ 46,898,171   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       4,623,462      $ 136,723,767  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       32,414        900,727  

Shares reacquired

       (1,906,356 )      (55,524,905 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,749,520      $ 82,099,589  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class X

               

Year ended August 31, 2013:

       

Shares sold

       116       $ 3,304   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       1,080         29,395   

Shares reacquired

       (3,209      (92,980
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (2,013      (60,281

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (25,970      (760,893
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (27,983    $ (821,174
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       153      $ 4,058  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

       397        9,972  

Shares reacquired

       (8,938 )      (234,378 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (8,388 )      (220,348 )

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (28,632 )      (757,436 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (37,020 )    $ (977,784 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.     37   


Notes to Financial Statements

 

continued

 

Class Z

     Shares      Amount  

Year ended August 31, 2013:

       

Shares sold

       64,380,954       $ 2,204,376,577   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       2,460,534         78,747,232   

Shares reacquired

       (28,433,150      (990,425,515
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       38,408,338         1,292,698,294   

Shares issued upon conversion from Class A and Class C

       1,116,610         38,816,752   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (98,082      (3,376,223
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       39,426,866       $ 1,328,138,823   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       51,949,493      $ 1,610,192,648  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       323,711        9,438,871  

Shares reacquired

       (14,349,207 )      (440,235,001 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       37,923,997        1,179,396,518  

Shares issued upon conversion from Class A and Class C

       557,655        16,470,770  

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (44,121 )      (1,382,905 )
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       38,437,531      $ 1,194,484,383  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* As of August 24, 2012, the last conversion of Class L shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class L shares outstanding and Class L shares are no longer being offered for sale.
** As of April 13, 2012, the last conversion of Class M shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class M shares outstanding and Class M shares are no longer being offered for sale.

 

Note 7. In-Kind Redemption

 

During the year ended August 31, 2013, the Fund settled the redemption of certain fund shares by delivery of certain portfolio securities in lieu of cash. The value of such securities was $156,644,995. The Fund realized a loss of $7,759,745 related to the in-kind redemption transactions, which amount is included in the Statement of Operations under “Realized gain on investment transactions.” Such loss is excluded from calculation of the Fund’s taxable gain for Federal Income Tax purposes.

 

Note 8. Borrowing

 

The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for

 

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the period November 15, 2012 through November 14, 2013. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.08% on the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to November 15, 2012, the Funds had another SCA with substantially similar terms. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the year ended August 31, 2013.

 

Note 9. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In January 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-01 “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” which replaced ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. The updates create new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the application of ASU No. 2013-01 and its impact, if any, on the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Class A Shares                                   
     Year Ended August 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $31.58        $27.44        $22.31        $20.24        $23.98   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                   
Net investment income (loss)     .02        (.01     .06        - (f)      .05   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     4.85        4.32        5.07        2.08        (3.79
Total from investment operations     4.87        4.31        5.13        2.08        (3.74
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (.04     (.02     -        (.03     -   
Distributions from net realized gains     (.92     (.15     -        -        -   
Distributions in excess of net investment income     -        -        -        (.02     -   
Total dividends and distributions     (.96     (.17     -        (.05     -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -        -        - (f)      .04        -   
Net asset value, end of year     $35.49        $31.58        $27.44        $22.31        $20.24   
Total Return(b):     15.89%        15.78%        22.99%        10.48%        (15.60)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $3,515,357        $2,317,443        $1,693,618        $1,206,308        $764,082   
Average net assets (000)     $3,145,220        $1,948,077        $1,651,332        $1,050,256        $533,585   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses     1.07%        1.06%        1.09% (e)      1.12%        1.21% (d) 
Net investment income (loss)     .07%        (.05)%        .22%        .01%        .28% (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate     39%        49%        45%        49%        59%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios would have been 1.21% for the year ended August 31, 2009. The net investment income (loss) ratios would have been .28% for the year ended August 31, 2009.

(e) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(f) Less than $.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B Shares                                   
     Year Ended August 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $27.96        $24.46        $20.03        $18.26        $21.78   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment loss     (.17     (.20     (.11     (.14     (.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     4.24        3.85        4.54        1.88        (3.46
Total from investment operations     4.07        3.65        4.43        1.74        (3.52
Less Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (.92     (.15     -        -        -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -        -        - (f)      .03        -   
Net asset value, end of year     $31.11        $27.96        $24.46        $20.03        $18.26   
Total Return(b):     15.05%        15.00%        22.12%        9.69%        (16.16)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $40,676        $38,236        $38,268        $39,174        $44,341   
Average net assets (000)     $39,816        $37,196        $43,011        $44,611        $41,105   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses     1.76%        1.76%        1.79% (e)      1.82%        1.91% (d) 
Net investment loss     (.60)%        (.75)%        (.46)%        (.67)%        (.37)% (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate     39%        49%        45%        49%        59%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios would have been 1.91% for the year ended August 31, 2009. The net investment loss ratios would have been (.38%) for the year ended August 31, 2009.

(e) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(f) Less than $.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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continued

 

Class C Shares  
     Year Ended August 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $27.96        $24.46        $20.03        $18.26        $21.79   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment loss     (.19     (.20     (.12     (.14     (.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     4.27        3.85        4.55        1.88        (3.47
Total from investment operations     4.08        3.65        4.43        1.74        (3.53
Less Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (.92     (.15     -        -        -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -        -        - (f)      .03        -   
Net asset value, end of year     $31.12        $27.96        $24.46        $20.03        $18.26   
Total Return(b):     15.08%        15.00%        22.12%        9.69%        (16.20)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $212,315        $157,257        $121,908        $99,639        $81,162   
Average net assets (000)     $190,455        $135,864        $124,914        $98,990        $62,905   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses     1.76%        1.76%        1.79% (e)      1.82%        1.91% (d) 
Net investment loss     (.63)%        (.75)%        (.47)%        (.67)%        (.39)% (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate     39%        49%        45%        49%        59%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios would have been 1.91% for the year ended August 31, 2009. The net investment loss ratios would have been (.39%) for the year ended August 31, 2009.

(e) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(f) Less than $.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class L Shares  
    

Period
Ended

August 24,

        Year Ended August 31,  
     2012(j)          2011     2010     2009     2008  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                            
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $27.19            $22.15        $20.10        $23.87        $24.42   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                            
Net investment income (loss)     (.07         .01        (.04     .02        (.11
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     4.36            5.03        2.07        (3.79     (.44
Total from investment operations     4.29            5.04        2.03        (3.77     (.55
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                            
Dividends from net investment income     -            -        (.01     -        -   
Distributions from net realized gains     (.15         -        -        -        -   
Distributions in excess of net investment income     -            -        - (b)      -        -   
Total dividends and distributions     (.15         -        (.01     -        -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -            - (b)      .03        -        -   
Net asset value, end of period     $31.33           $27.19        $22.15        $20.10        $23.87   
Total Return(c):     15.85%            22.75%        10.25%        (15.79)%        (2.25)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $9,701            $9,816        $9,364        $10,099        $15,418   
Average net assets (000)     $9,764            $10,712        $10,509        $9,874        $17,445   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                            
Expenses     1.26% (g)          1.29% (f)      1.32%        1.41% (e)      1.41% (e) 
Net investment income (loss)     (.25)% (g)          .04%        (.16)%        .14% (e)      (.46)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     49% (h)(i)          45%        49%        59%        76%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Less than $.005 per share.

(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(e) Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios would have been 1.41% for the year ended August 31, 2009 and 1.41% for the year ended August 31, 2008. The net investment income (loss) ratios would have been .14% for the year ended August 31, 2009, and (.46%) for the year ended August 31, 2008.

(f) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(g) Annualized.

(h) Not annualized.

(i) Calculated as of August 31, 2012.

(j) As of August 24, 2012, the last conversion of Class L shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class L shares outstanding and Class L shares are no longer being offered for sale.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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continued

 

Class M Shares  
    

Period
Ended

April 13,

        Year Ended August 31,  
     2012(j)          2011     2010     2009     2008  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                            
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $24.44            $20.01        $18.24        $21.77        $22.39   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                            
Net investment loss     (.11         (.09     (.13     (.05     (.21
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     3.56            4.52        1.88        (3.48     (.41
Total from investment operations     3.45            4.43        1.75        (3.53     (.62
Less Distributions:                                            
Distributions from net realized gains     (.15         -        -        -        -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -            - (b)      .02        -        -   
Net asset value, end of period     $27.74           $24.44        $20.01        $18.24        $21.77   
Total Return(c):     14.19%            22.14%        9.70%        (16.21)%        (2.77)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of period (000)     $49            $1,480        $4,089        $8,912        $24,023   
Average net assets (000)     $671            $3,077        $6,774        $11,930        $36,103   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                                            
Expenses     1.75% (g)          1.79% (f)      1.82%        1.91% (e)      1.91% (e) 
Net investment loss     (.78)% (g)          (.37)%        (.64)%        (.33)% (e)      (.95)% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     49% (h)(i)          45%        49%        59%        76%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Less than $.005 per share.

(c) Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads. Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods of less than one full year are not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(e) Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios would have been 1.91% for the year ended August 31, 2009 and 1.91% for the year ended August 31, 2008. The net investment loss ratios would have been (.33%) for the year ended August 31, 2009, and (.96%) for the year ended August 31, 2008.

(f) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(g) Annualized.

(h) Not annualized.

(i) Calculated as of August 31, 2012.

(j) As of April 13, 2012, the last conversion of Class M shares to Class A shares was completed. There are no Class M shares outstanding and Class M shares are no longer being offered for sale.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Q Shares  
     Year Ended August 31,        

January 18,

2011(a)

through

August 31,

 
     2013     2012          2011  
Per Share Operating Performance(b):                            
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $32.83        $28.51            $28.95   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                            
Net investment income     .18        .13            .12   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     5.03        4.49            (.56
Total from investment operations     5.21        4.62            (.44
Less Dividends and Distributions:                            
Dividends from net investment income     (.17     (.15         -   
Distributions from net realized gains     (.92     (.15         -   
Total dividends and distributions     (1.09     (.30         -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -        -            - (g) 
Net asset value, end of period     $36.95        $32.83            $28.51   
Total Return(c):     16.39%        16.35%            (1.52)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                      
Net assets, end of period (000)     $479,117        $301,497            $160,511   
Average net assets (000)     $436,722        $220,693            $97,743   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                            
Expenses     .59%        .60%            .61% (e)(f) 
Net investment income     .52%        .42%            .60% (e) 
Portfolio turnover rate     39%        49%            45%   

 

(a) Inception date of Class Q shares.

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each period reported, and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

(d) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(g) Less than $.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class R Shares  
     Year Ended August 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $31.15        $27.10        $22.08        $20.04        $23.79   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment income (loss)     (.04     (.07     - (f)      (.05     - (f) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     4.77        4.27        5.02        2.06        (3.75
Total from investment operations     4.73        4.20        5.02        2.01        (3.75
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     -        -        -        (.01     -   
Distributions from net realized gains     (.92     (.15     -        -        -   
Distributions in excess of net investment
income
    -        -        -        - (f)      -   
Total dividends and distributions     (.92     (.15     -        (.01     -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -        -        - (f)      .04        -   
Net asset value, end of year     $34.96        $31.15        $27.10        $22.08        $20.04   
Total Return(b):     15.64%        15.57%        22.74%        10.23%        (15.76)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:  
Net assets, end of year (000)     $369,743        $283,158        $171,848        $95,701        $28,761   
Average net assets (000)     $332,920        $221,144        $154,320        $69,420        $12,128   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses(g)     1.26%        1.26%        1.29% (e)      1.32%        1.41% (d) 
Net investment income (loss)     (.12)%        (.25)%        .01%        (.21)%        (.02)% (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate     39%        49%        45%        49%        59%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratio would have been 1.41% for the year ended August 31, 2009. The net investment loss ratio would have been (.02%) for the year ended August 31, 2009.

(e) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(f) Less than $.005 per share.

(g) The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .50% of the average daily net assets of the Class R shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class X Shares  
     Year Ended August 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $28.03        $24.53        $20.08        $18.31        $21.84   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                        
Net investment loss     (.12     (.20     (.10     (.13     (.06
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     4.21        3.85        4.55        1.87        (3.47
Total from investment operations     4.09        3.65        4.45        1.74        (3.53
Less Distributions:                                        
Distributions from net realized gains     (.92     (.15     -        -        -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -        -        - (f)      .03        -   
Net asset value, end of year     $31.20        $28.03        $24.53        $20.08        $18.31   
Total Return(b):     15.08%        14.95%        22.16%        9.67%        (16.16)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $340        $1,090        $1,861        $2,976        $4,388   
Average net assets (000)     $681        $1,475        $2,606        $4,024        $4,567   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses     1.74%        1.76%        1.79% (e)      1.82%        1.91% (d) 
Net investment loss     (.41)%        (.76)%        (.42)%        (.65)%        (.36)% (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate     39%        49%        45%        49%        59%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios would have been 1.91% for the year ended August 31, 2009. The net investment loss ratios would have been (.36%) for the year ended August 31, 2009.

(e) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(f) Less than $.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

continued

 

Class Z Shares  
     Year Ended August 31,  
     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
Per Share Operating Performance(a):                                        
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Year     $32.80        $28.48        $23.09        $20.94        $24.74   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                   
Net investment income     .12        .08        .14        .07        .10   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     5.04        4.49        5.25        2.16        (3.90
Total from investment operations     5.16        4.57        5.39        2.23        (3.80
Less Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (.12     (.10     -        (.07     -   
Distributions from net realized gains     (.92     (.15     -        -        -   
Dividends in excess of net investment income     -        -        -        (.04     -   
Total dividends and distributions     (1.04     (.25     -        (.11     -   
Capital Contributions (Note 6)     -        -        - (f)      .03        -   
Net asset value, end of year     $36.92        $32.80        $28.48        $23.09        $20.94   
Total Return(b):     16.23%        16.15%        23.34%        10.79%        (15.36)%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                              
Net assets, end of year (000)     $4,365,726        $2,585,535        $1,150,581        $542,149        $365,324   
Average net assets (000)     $3,637,810        $1,717,792        $896,253        $484,618        $219,585   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                        
Expenses     .77%        .76%        .79% (e)      .82%        .91% (d) 
Net investment income     .35%        .25%        .47%        .31%        .57% (d) 
Portfolio turnover rate     39%        49%        45%        49%        59%   

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the year.

(b) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

(c) Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolios in which the Fund invests.

(d) Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios would have been .91% for the year ended August 31, 2009. The net investment loss ratios would have been .57% for the year ended August 31, 2009.

(e) Includes tax expense of .01%.

(f) Less than $.005 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of August 31, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2013, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2013, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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Tax Information

 

(Unaudited)

 

We are advising you that during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2013, the Fund reported the maximum amount allowed per share, but not less than $0.88 per share for classes A, B, C, Q, R, X and Z shares as a capital gain distribution in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

For the year ended August 31, 2013, the Fund reports the maximum amount allowable under Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, but not less than, the following percentages of the ordinary income dividends paid as 1) qualified dividend income (QDI); and 2) eligible for corporate dividends received deduction (DRD).

 

       QDI        DRD  

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       80.25%           85.08%   

 

In January 2014, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099-DIV or substitute 1099-DIV as to the federal tax status of the dividends and distributions received by you in calendar year 2013.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

(Unaudited)

Information about Board Members and Officers of the Fund is set forth below. Board Members who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Board Members who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund are referred to as “Interested Board Members.” The Board Members are responsible for the overall supervision of the operations of the Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Board in turn elects the Officers, who are responsible for administering the day-to-day operations of the Fund.

 

Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five
Years
   Other Directorships Held

Ellen S. Alberding (55)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   President and Board Member, The Joyce Foundation (charitable foundation) (since 2002); Vice Chair, City Colleges of Chicago (community college system) (since 2011); Trustee, Skills for America’s Future (national initiative to connect employers to community colleges) (since 2011); Trustee, National Park Foundation (charitable foundation for national park system) (since 2009); Trustee, Economic Club of Chicago (since 2009).    None.

Kevin J. Bannon (61)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Managing Director (since April 2008) and Chief Investment Officer (since October 2008) of Highmount Capital LLC (registered investment adviser); formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (April 1993-August 2007) of Bank of New York Company; President (May 2003-May 2007) of BNY Hamilton Family of Mutual Funds.    Director of Urstadt Biddle Properties (since September 2008).

Linda W. Bynoe (61)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) and formerly Chief Operating Officer (December 1989-February 1995) of Telemat Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President (January 1985-June 1989) at Morgan Stanley & Co (broker-dealer).    Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (retail real estate) (May 2003-May 2012); Director of Anixter International, Inc. (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (financial services) (since April 2006); Trustee of Equity Residential (residential real estate) (since December 2009).

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Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five

Years

   Other Directorships Held

Keith F. Hartstein (57)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (2005-2012), Senior Vice President (2004-2005), Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (1997-2004), and various executive management positions (1990-1997), John Hancock Funds, LLC (asset management); Chairman, Investment Company Institute’s Sales Force Marketing Committee (2003-2008).    None.

Michael S. Hyland, CFA (68)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Independent Consultant (since February 2005); formerly Senior Managing Director (July 2001-February 2005) of Bear Stearns & Co, Inc.; Global Partner, INVESCO (1999-2001); Managing Director and President of Salomon Brothers Asset Management (1989-1999).    None.

Douglas H. McCorkindale (74)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Formerly Chairman (February 2001-June 2006), Chief Executive Officer (June 2000-July 2005), President (September 1997-July 2005) and Vice Chairman (March 1984-May 2000) of Gannett Co. Inc. (publishing and media).    Director of Lockheed Martin Corp. (aerospace and defense) (since May 2001).

Stephen P. Munn (71)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Lead Director (since 2007) and formerly Chairman (1993-2007) of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (manufacturer of industrial products).    Lead Director (since 2007) of Carlisle Companies Incorporated (manufacturer of industrial products).

James E. Quinn (61)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Formerly President (2003-2012) and Director (2003-2008), and Vice Chairman and Director (1998-2003), Tiffany & Company (jewelry retailing); Director, Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation (asset management) (since 1996); Director, Hofstra University (since 2008); Vice Chairman, Museum of the City of New York (since 1984).    Director of Deckers Outdoor Corporation (footwear manufacturer) (since 2011).

Richard A. Redeker (70)

Board Member &

Independent Chair

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Retired Mutual Fund Senior Executive (44 years); Management Consultant; Independent Directors Council (organization of 2,800 Independent Mutual Fund Directors)-Executive Committee, Chair of Policy Steering Committee, Governing Council.    None.

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Independent Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five
Years
   Other Directorships Held

Robin B. Smith (74)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Chairman of the Board (since January 2003) of Publishers Clearing House (direct marketing); Member of the Board of Directors of ADLPartner (marketing) (since December 2010); formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (August 1996-January 2003) of Publishers Clearing House.    Formerly Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) (1992-2006).

Stephen G. Stoneburn (70)

Board Member

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Chairman, (since July 2011), President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).    None.

 

Interested Board Members(1)

Name, Address, Age

Position(s)

Portfolios Overseen

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five
Years
   Other Directorships Held

Stuart S. Parker (51)

Board Member & President

Portfolios Overseen: 59

   President of Prudential Investments LLC (since January 2012); Executive Vice President of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (since December 2012); Executive Vice President of Jennison Associates LLC and Head of Retail Distribution of Prudential Investments LLC (June 2005 - December 2011).    None.

Scott E. Benjamin (40)

Board Member & Vice

President

Portfolios Overseen: 64

   Executive Vice President (since June 2009) of Prudential Investments LLC; Executive Vice President (June 2009-June 2012) and Vice President (since June 2012) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since September 2009) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, Prudential Investments (since February 2006); Vice President of Product Development and Product Management, Prudential Investments (2003-2006).    None.

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(1)  The year in which each individual joined the Fund’s Board is as follows:

Ellen S. Alberding, 2013; Kevin J. Bannon, 2008; Linda W. Bynoe, 2005; Keith F. Hartstein, 2013; Michael S. Hyland, 2008; Douglas H. McCorkindale, 1996; Stephen P. Munn, 2008; James Quinn, 2013; Richard A. Redeker, 1996; Robin B. Smith, 1996; Stephen G. Stoneburn, 2003; Stuart S. Parker, Board Member and President since 2012; Scott B. Benjamin, Board Member since 2010 and Vice President since 2009.

 

Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Raymond A. O’Hara (58)

Chief Legal Officer

   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 Prudential 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.).    Since 2012

Deborah A. Docs (55)

Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since 2004

Jonathan D. Shain (55)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of Prudential 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.    Since 2005

Claudia DiGiacomo (39)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Prudential Investments LLC (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (1999-2004).    Since 2005

Andrew R. French (50)

Assistant Secretary

   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 Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC.    Since 2006

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Fund Officers(a)

Name, Address and Age

Position with Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Length of

Service as Fund

Officer

Amanda S. Ryan (35)

Assistant Secretary

   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).    Since 2012

Bruce Karpati (43)

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer of the Prudential Investments Funds, Target Funds, Advanced Series Trust, the Prudential Series Fund and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (May 2013 - Present); formerly National Chief (May 2012 - May 2013) and Co-Chief (January 2010 - May 2012) of the Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Assistant Regional Director (January 2005 - January 2010) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.    Since 2013

Theresa C. Thompson (51)

Deputy Chief Compliance

Officer

   Vice President, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, Prudential Investments LLC (2001-2004).    Since 2008

Richard W. Kinville (45)

Anti-Money Laundering

Compliance Officer

   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 2007); formerly Investigator and Supervisor in the Special Investigations Unit for the New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (August 1994-January 1999); Investigator in AXA Financial’s Internal Audit Department and Manager in AXA’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (January 1999-January 2005); first chair of the American Council of Life Insurers Anti-Money Laundering and Critical Infrastructure Committee (June 2007-December 2009).    Since 2011

Grace C. Torres (54)

Treasurer and Principal

Financial and Accounting

Officer

   Assistant Treasurer (since March 1999) and Senior Vice President (since September 1999) of Prudential Investments LLC; Assistant Treasurer (since May 2003) and Vice President (since June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (since May 2003) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.; formerly Senior Vice President (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Since 1998

M. Sadiq Peshimam (49)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC.    Since 2006

Peter Parrella (55)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).    Since 2007

 

(a)  Excludes Mr. Parker and Mr. Benjamin, interested Board Members who also serve as President and Vice President, respectively.

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(1)  The year in which each individual became an Officer of the Fund is as follows:

Judy A. Rice, 2012; Raymond A. O’Hara, 2012; Deborah A. Docs, 2005; Jonathan D. Shain, 2005; Claudia DiGiacomo, 2005; Andrew R. French, 2006; Amanda S. Ryan, 2012; Timothy J. Knierim, 2007; Valerie M. Simpson, 2007; Theresa C. Thompson, 2008; Richard W. Kinville, 2011; Grace C. Torres, 1996; Peter Parrella, 2007; M. Sadiq Peshimam, 2006.

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

 

  Board Members are deemed to be “Interested,” as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of their affiliation with Prudential Investments LLC and/or an affiliate of Prudential Investments LLC.

 

  Unless otherwise noted, the address of all Board Members and Officers is c/o Prudential Investments LLC, Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077.

 

  There is no set term of office for Board Members or Officers. The Board Members have adopted a retirement policy, which calls for the retirement of Board Members on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 75.

 

  “Other Directorships Held” includes only directorships of companies required to register or file reports with the SEC under the 1934 Act (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

 

  “Portfolios Overseen” includes all investment companies managed by Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which Prudential Investments LLC serves as manager include the Prudential Investments Mutual Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, Target Mutual Funds, Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., Prudential Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc., The Prudential Series Fund, Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. and the Advanced Series Trust.

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Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) consists of ten individuals, eight of whom are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Directors”).1 The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Fund and its operations, and performs the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Directors have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chair of the Board is an Independent Director. The Board has established three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the Investment Committee. Each committee is chaired by, and composed of, Independent Directors.

 

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 4-6, 2013 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2014, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

In advance of the meetings, the Board requested and received materials relating to the agreements, and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration. Among other things, the Board considered comparative fee information from PI and Jennison. Also, the Board considered comparisons with other mutual funds in relevant Peer Universes and Peer Groups, as is further discussed below.

 

In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PI and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PI and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PI throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 4-6, 2013.

 

 

1 

Ms. Alberding and Messrs. Hartstein and Quinn were elected to the Board effective September 1, 2013.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

 

The Directors determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and PI, which serves as the Fund’s investment manager pursuant to a management agreement with the Fund, and between PI and Jennison, which serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PI, are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ reaching their determinations to approve the continuance of the agreements are separately discussed below.

 

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

 

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Fund by PI and Jennison. The Board considered the services provided by PI, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadviser for the Fund, as well as the provision of fund recordkeeping, compliance, and other services to the Fund. With respect to PI’s oversight of the subadviser, the Board noted that PI’s Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PI, is responsible for monitoring and reporting to PI’s senior management on the performance and operations of the subadviser. The Board also considered that PI pays the salaries of all of the officers and non-independent Directors of the Fund. The Board also considered the investment subadvisory services provided by Jennison, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PI’s evaluation of the subadviser, as well as PI’s recommendation, based on its review of the subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreement.

 

The Board considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PI’s senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund and Jennison, and also considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of Jennison’s portfolio managers who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio. The Board was provided with information pertaining to PI’s and Jennison’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PI and Jennison. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PI and Jennison. The Board noted that Jennison is affiliated with PI.

 

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided by PI and the subadvisory services provided to the Fund by Jennison, and that there was a reasonable basis on which to

 

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conclude that the Fund benefits from the services provided by PI and Jennison under the management and subadvisory agreements.

 

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PI

 

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PI and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PI the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. The Board separately considered information regarding the profitability of the subadviser, an affiliate of PI. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PI and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board noted that the management fee schedule for the Fund includes breakpoints, which have the effect of decreasing the fee rate as assets increase, and that at its current level of assets the Fund’s effective fee rate reflected some of those rate reductions. The Board received and discussed information concerning whether PI realizes economies of scale as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board took note that the Fund’s fee structure currently results in benefits to Fund shareholders whether or not PI realizes any economies of scale. The Board recognized the inherent limitations of any analysis of economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board’s understanding that most of PI’s costs are not specific to individual funds, but rather are incurred across a variety of products and services.

 

Other Benefits to PI and Jennison

 

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI and Jennison and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included fees received by affiliates of PI for serving as the Fund’s securities lending agent, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by Jennison included its ability to use soft dollar credits, as well as the potential benefits consistent with those generally resulting from an increase in assets under management, specifically, potential access to additional research resources and benefits to its reputation. The Board concluded that

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

the benefits derived by PI and Jennison were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

 

Performance of the Fund/Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional specific factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2012.

 

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PI to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe (the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe)2 and the Peer Group were objectively determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of mutual fund data. To the extent that PI deemed appropriate, and for reasons addressed in detail with the Board, PI may have provided supplemental data compiled by Lipper for the Board’s consideration. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles, with the first quartile being the best 25% of the mutual funds (for performance, the best performing mutual funds and, for expenses, the lowest cost mutual funds).

 

The section below summarizes key factors considered by the Board and the Board’s conclusions regarding the Fund’s performance, fees and overall expenses. The table sets forth gross performance comparisons (which do not reflect the impact on performance of fund expenses, or any subsidies, expense caps or waivers that may be applicable) with the Peer Universe, actual management fees with the Peer Group (which reflect the impact of any subsidies or fee waivers), and net total expenses with the Peer Group, each of which were key factors considered by the Board.

 

 

2 

The Fund was compared to the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe, although Lipper classifies the Fund in the Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe. The Fund was compared to the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe because PI believes that the funds included in this Universe provide a more appropriate basis for Fund performance comparisons.

 

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Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    

2nd Quartile

   2nd Quartile    1st Quartile    1st Quartile
Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile
Net Total Expenses: 1st Quartile

 

   

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index over all periods.

   

The Board concluded that, in light of the Fund’s strong performance, it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to renew the agreements.

   

The Board concluded that the management fees (including subadvisory fees) and total expenses were reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

*    *    *

 

After full consideration of these factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.


n    MAIL   n    TELEPHONE   n    WEBSITE

Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

  (800) 225-1852   www.prudentialfunds.com

 

PROXY VOTING
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s investment subadviser the responsibility for voting any proxies and maintaining proxy recordkeeping with respect to the Fund. A description of these proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website.

 

DIRECTORS
Ellen S. Alberding Kevin J. Bannon Scott E. Benjamin Linda W. Bynoe Keith F. Hartstein  Michael S. Hyland Douglas H. McCorkindale Stephen P. Munn Stuart S. Parker James E. Quinn Richard A. Redeker Robin B. Smith Stephen G. Stoneburn

 

OFFICERS
Stuart S. Parker, President Scott E. Benjamin, Vice President Grace C. Torres, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Raymond A. O’Hara, Chief Legal Officer Deborah A. Docs, Secretary  Bruce Karpati, Chief Compliance Officer  Theresa C. Thompson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Richard W. Kinville, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Jonathan Shain, Assistant Secretary Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary Amanda S. Ryan, Assistant Secretary Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary M. Sadiq Peshimam, Assistant Treasurer Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Jennison Associates LLC    466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
   Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon    One Wall Street
New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund
Services LLC
   PO Box 9658
Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   KPMG LLP    345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP    787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019


An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

E-DELIVERY
To receive your mutual fund documents online, go to www.prudentialfunds.com/edelivery and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via email when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your email address at any time by visiting the website address above.

 

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH DIRECTORS
Shareholders can communicate directly with the Board of Directors by writing to the Chair of the Board, Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc., Prudential Investments, Attn: Board of Directors, 100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, Newark, NJ 07102. Shareholders can communicate directly with an individual Director by writing to the same address. Communications are not screened before being delivered to the addressee.

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 225-1852.

 

Mutual Funds:

ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY   MAY LOSE VALUE   ARE NOT A DEPOSIT OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR ANY BANK AFFILIATE


LOGO

 

PRUDENTIAL JENNISON MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.

 

    SHARE CLASS   A   B   C   Q   R   X   Z
  NASDAQ   PEEAX   PEEBX   PEGCX   PJGQX   JDERX   N/A   PEGZX
  CUSIP   74441C105   74441C204   74441C303   74441C881   74441C600   74441C709   74441C808

 

MF173E    0252498-00001-00


Item 2 – Code of Ethics — See Exhibit (a)

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies – Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers”) that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.

The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant 800-225-1852, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies - Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert –

The registrant’s Board has determined that Mr. Stephen P. Munn, member of the Board’s Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert,” and that he is “independent,” for purposes of this Item.

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services –

(a) Audit Fees

For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $22,000 and $22,000, respectively, for professional services rendered for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

None.

(c) Tax Fees

Not applicable for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2013. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, KPMG billed the Registrant $179 for professional services rendered in connection with agreed upon procedures performed related to the receipt of payments pursuant to certain fair fund settlement orders.

(d) All Other Fees

None.

(e) (1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures


THE PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY

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Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Independent Accountants

The Audit Committee of each Prudential Mutual Fund is charged with the responsibility to monitor the independence of the Fund’s independent accountants. As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee must pre-approve any independent accounting firm’s engagement to render audit and/or permissible non-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.

Policy for Audit and Non-Audit Services Provided to the Funds

On an annual basis, the scope of audits for each Fund, audit fees and expenses, and audit-related and non-audit services (and fees proposed in respect thereof) proposed to be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants will be presented by the Treasurer and the independent accountants to the Audit Committee for review and, as appropriate, approval prior to the initiation of such services. Such presentation shall be accompanied by confirmation by both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants. Proposed services shall be described in sufficient detail to enable the Audit Committee to assess the appropriateness of such services and fees, and the compatibility of the provision of such services with the auditor’s independence. The Committee shall receive periodic reports on the progress of the audit and other services which are approved by the Committee or by the Committee Chair pursuant to authority delegated in this Policy.

The categories of services enumerated under “Audit Services”, “Audit-related Services”, and “Tax Services” are intended to provide guidance to the Treasurer and the independent accountants as to those categories of services which the Committee believes are generally consistent with the independence of the independent accountants and which the Committee (or the Committee Chair) would expect upon the presentation of specific proposals to pre-approve. The enumerated categories are not intended as an exclusive list of audit, audit-related or tax services, which the Committee (or the Committee Chair) would consider for pre-approval.


Audit Services

The following categories of audit services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

    Annual Fund financial statement audits

 

    Seed audits (related to new product filings, as required)

 

    SEC and regulatory filings and consents

Audit-related Services

The following categories of audit-related services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

    Accounting consultations

 

    Fund merger support services

 

    Agreed Upon Procedure Reports

 

    Attestation Reports

 

    Other Internal Control Reports

Individual audit-related services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $50,000.

Tax Services

The following categories of tax services are considered to be consistent with the role of the Fund’s independent accountants:

 

    Tax compliance services related to the filing or amendment of the following:

 

    Federal, state and local income tax compliance; and,

 

    Sales and use tax compliance

 

    Timely RIC qualification reviews

 

    Tax distribution analysis and planning

 

    Tax authority examination services

 

    Tax appeals support services

 

    Accounting methods studies

 

    Fund merger support services

 

    Tax consulting services and related projects

Individual tax services that fall within one of these categories and are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $50,000.

Other Non-audit Services

Certain non-audit services that the independent accountants are legally permitted to render will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee or by one or more Committee members to whom the Committee has delegated this authority and who will report to the full Committee any pre-


approval decisions made pursuant to this Policy. Non-audit services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

Proscribed Services

The Fund’s independent accountants will not render services in the following categories of non-audit services:

 

    Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund

 

    Financial information systems design and implementation

 

    Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports

 

    Actuarial services

 

    Internal audit outsourcing services

 

    Management functions or human resources

 

    Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

 

    Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit

 

    Any other service that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

Pre-approval of Non-Audit Services Provided to Other Entities Within the Prudential Fund Complex

Certain non-audit services provided to Prudential Investments LLC or any of its affiliates that also provide ongoing services to the Prudential Mutual Funds will be subject to pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The only non-audit services provided to these entities that will require pre-approval are those related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Individual projects that are not presented to the Audit Committee as part of the annual pre-approval process will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee Chair (or any other Committee member on whom this responsibility has been delegated) so long as the estimated fee for those services does not exceed $50,000. Services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.

Although the Audit Committee will not pre-approve all services provided to Prudential Investments LLC and its affiliates, the Committee will receive an annual report from the Fund’s independent accounting firm showing the aggregate fees for all services provided to Prudential Investments and its affiliates.

 

(e) (2) Percentage of services referred to in 4(b) – 4(d) that were approved by the audit committee

One hundred percent of the services described in Item 4(c) was approved by the audit committee.


(f) Percentage of hours expended attributable to work performed by other than full time employees of principal accountant if greater than 50%.

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.

(g) Non-Audit Fees

Not applicable to Registrant for the fiscal years 2013 and 2012. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years 2013 and 2012 was $0 and $0, respectively.

(h) Principal Accountant’s Independence

Not applicable as KPMG has not provided non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X.

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.

Item 6 – Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

 

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.

 

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – Not applicable.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There has been no significant change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 12 – Exhibits

 

  (a)     (1)     Code of Ethics – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CODE-ETH

 

  (2) Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.

 

  (3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable.

 

  (b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:     Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

  Deborah A. Docs
  Secretary
Date:   October 21, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Stuart S. Parker

  Stuart S. Parker
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:   October 21, 2013

 

By:  

/s/ Grace C. Torres

  Grace C. Torres
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date:   October 21, 2013