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STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund

Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077

JULY ___, 2005

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:

On March 3, 2005 and May 23, 2005, at regular meetings of the Board of Trustees of Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds (the Trust), the Trustees approved new subadvisory agreements for certain segments (referred to as "sleeves") of each of the following:

• Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund (Conservative Allocation Fund)

• Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund (Moderate Allocation Fund)

• Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund (Growth Allocation Fund)

Each of the Funds is a portfolio of the Trust. Prudential Investments LLC (the Funds' investment manager) has entered into subadvisory agreements with the new subadviser for each Fund as follows:

Funds/sleeves   New Subadviser(s)  
Large capitalization value sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  - Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC
- J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
 
Large capitalization growth sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  - Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
- Marsico Capital Management, L.P.
 
High yield bond sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
  Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.  
International equity sleeves of:
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  - LSV Asset Management
- Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.
 

 

This information statement describes the circumstances surrounding the Board's approval of the new subadvisory agreements and provides you with an overview of its terms. Prudential Investments LLC will continue as your Funds' investment manager. This information statement does not require any action by you. It is provided to inform you about the new subadvisers.

By order of the Board,

  

DEBORAH A. DOCS
Secretary

THIS IS NOT A PROXY STATEMENT. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.



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STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund

Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077
(800) 225-1852

INFORMATION STATEMENT

JULY ___, 2005

This information statement is being furnished to shareholders investing in the Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund (Conservative Allocation Fund), Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund (Moderate Allocation Fund) and Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund (Growth Allocation Fund and collectively, the Funds), each of which is a series of the Strategic Partners Opportunity Funds (the Trust), in lieu of a proxy statement, pursuant to the terms of an order granted to us by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The order permits the Trust's manager to hire new unaffiliated subadvisers and to make certain changes to existing subadvisory contracts with the approval of the Board of Trustees, without obtaining shareholder approval.

The Trust is a management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act), and is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust's Trustees are referred to herein as the "Board," "Board Members" or "Trustees." The Trust's principal executive office is Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077. The Trust consists of four multiple separate investment series including the Funds. Each Fund has multiple sleeves each of which represents a different segment of the Trust's portfolio.

We are providing shareholders investing in the Funds as of June , 2005 with this information statement. This information statement relates to the approval by the Trustees of new subadvisory agreements (the Subadvisory Agreements), each of which is between Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager) and the new subadviser as follows with respect to the applicable Fund's sleeves:

Funds/sleeves   New Subadviser(s)  
Large capitalization value sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC (H&W)
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMorgan)
 
Large capitalization growth sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM)
Marsico Capital Management LLC (Marsico)
 

 

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Funds/sleeves   New Subadviser(s)  
High yield bond sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
  Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM)  
International equity sleeves of:
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  LSV Asset Management (LSV)
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (Thornburg)
 

 

A copy of each Subadvisory Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

H&W and JPMorgan replaced Jennison Associates LLC (Jennison), which had served as the subadviser to the Funds' large capitalization value sleeves (large cap value sleeves). GSAM and Marsico replaced Jennison, which had served as the subadviser to the Funds' large capitalization growth sleeves (large cap growth sleeves). GSAM replaced Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) which had served as the subadviser to the Funds' high yield bond sleeves (high yield bond sleeves). LSV and Thornburg replaced Lazard Asset Management LLC (Lazard), which had served as the subadviser to the Funds' international equity sleeves (international equity sleeves).

The subadvisory agreements between PI and Jennison, PIM and Lazard with respect to all sleeves other than the large cap growth sleeve terminated effective at the close of business on April 12, 2005, at which time the new subadvisers assumed responsibility for managing the applicable Fund's assets. The subadvisory agreements between PI and Jennison with respect to the large cap growth sleeve terminated effective at the close of business on July ______, 2005, at which time the new subadvisers assumed responsibility for managing the applicable Fund's assets The previous subadvisory agreement between PI and each of the terminated subadvisers were last approved by the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who were not parties to the agreements and were not interested persons of those parties, as defined in the Investment Company Act (the Independent Trustees), on May 25, 2004.

The Trust will pay for the costs associated with preparing and distributing this information statement. This information statement will be mailed on or about July  , 2005.

THIS IS NOT A PROXY STATEMENT. WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

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The Manager

PI, Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077, serves as the Trust's manager under a management agreement dated as of November 12, 1998. PI is a wholly owned subsidiary of PIFM Holdco, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Asset Management Holding Company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. As of February 28, 2004, PI served as the investment manager to all of the Prudential U.S. and offshore registered investment companies, and as the administrator to closed-end investment companies, with aggregate assets of approximately $[ ] billion. Information concerning the Trust's current management arrangements can be found in Exhibit B. Information concerning officers of the Trust is set forth in Exhibit C.

Shareholder Reports

The Trust's most recent annual report for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004 and the most recent semi-annual report for the period ending January 31, 2005 have been sent to shareholders, and may be obtained without charge by writing to the Trust at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077 or by calling (800) 225-1852 (toll free).

Shareholder Information

Information on share ownership of any class of the Funds is set forth in Exhibit E.

NEW SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

On March 3, 2005 and May 23, 2005, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the Subadvisory Agreements and the recommendation by PI to replace Jennison, PIM and Lazard with the new subadvisers. At that time, the Trustees also unanimously approved termination of the previous subadvisory agreements between PI and Jennison, PIM and Lazard, respectively. The Trustees decided to appoint H&W and JP Morgan (large cap value sleeves), GSAM and Marsico (large cap growth sleeves) GSAM (high yield bond sleeves) and LSV and Thornburg (international equity sleeves) as the Funds' new subadvisers after PI informed the Board that they no longer wished to retain Jennison, PIM and Lazard, as applicable, to provide investment advisory services to the Funds for the reasons described below.

The Subadvisory Agreements contain terms and conditions similar to those of the subadvisory agreement with Jennison, PIM and Lazard, except as more fully described below under "Board Consideration of Subadvisory Agreement." See also "Terms of Subadvisory Agreement" below for a description of the new agreement. The new subadvisers render investment advice to the Funds in accordance with the investment objective and policies of each Fund as established by the Board and also makes investment decisions to purchase and sell securities on behalf of the Funds, subject to the supervision of PI. PI, not the Funds, pays an advisory fee to the subadvisers. Therefore, the change in subadviser does not mean any change in advisory fees paid by the Funds.

Section 15 of the Investment Company Act requires that a majority of a mutual fund's outstanding voting securities approve the Funds' subadvisory agreements. However, on September 11, 1996, the SEC issued an order granting exemptive relief from certain requirements of Section 15 to PI and any future open-end management investment company managed by PI, provided that such investment company complies with the conditions of the order. According to the SEC's order, which is subject to a number of conditions, PI may enter into subadvisory agreements on behalf of certain funds without receiving prior shareholder approval.

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Board Consideration of Subadvisory Agreements:

Board Consideration of H&W and JPMorgan (large cap value sleeves)

At a regular in-person meeting of the Board held on March 3, 2005 at which all of the Trustees were in attendance (including all of the Independent Trustees), the Board of Trustees considered whether the termination of the existing subadvisory agreement with Jennison and the approval of new subadvisory agreements with H&W and JPMorgan were in the best interests of the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves. The Board received materials relating to the proposed new subadvisory agreements in advance of the meeting at which the proposed subadvisory agreements were considered, and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with such consideration. Before approving the new subadvisory agreements for the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves, the Trustees received information and presentations from representatives of H&W, JPMorgan and the Manager.

In making the determination to replace Jennison with H&W and JPMorgan , the Board, including the independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered and concluded the following information:

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature and extent of services provided to the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves by Jennison under the current subadvisory agreement and those that would be provided to the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves by H&W and JPMorgan under the new subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the nature and extent of services under the existing and new agreements were generally similar in that Jennison, H&W and JPMorgan were each required to provide day-to-day portfolio management services and comply with all Trust policies and applicable rules and regulations. The Board also received and considered information regarding the nature and extent of services currently being provided by H&W and JPMorgan to other JennisonDryden or Strategic Partners mutual funds under existing subadvisory agreements and those that would be provided to the Tru st's large capitalization value sleeves by H&W and JPMorgan under the new subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the nature and extent of services under all of the agreements were generally similar in that H&W and JPMorgan were required to provide day-to-day portfolio management services and comply with all Trust policies and applicable rules and regulations.

With respect to the quality of services, the Board considered, among other things, the background and experience of H&W's and JPMorgan's senior management and the expertise of, and amount of attention expected to be given to the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves by the H&W and JPMorgan portfolio management teams. The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio managers who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves. The Board was also provided with information pertaining to H&W's and JPMorgan's organization structures, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to H&W and JPMorgan. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) as to H&W and JPMorgan, summarizing his level of comfort from a compliance perspective with respect to the Manager's recommendation to hire H&W and JPMorgan.

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment subadvisory services to be provided to the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves by H&W and JPMorgan and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the quality of investment subadvisory services to be provided by H&W and JPMorgan under the new subadvisory agreements should equal or exceed the quality of similar services provided by Jennison under the existing subadvisory agreement.

Performance of the Large Capitalization Value Sleeves

The Board received and considered information about the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves historical performance, noting that the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves had exhibited improving

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returns over one-year and three-year time periods ranking in the first quartile and above the median of the group of funds that was most similar to the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves (the "Peer Group"), as well as underperforming an appropriate benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, over the same time periods. The funds included in the Peer Group are objectively determined solely by Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data.

The Board received and considered information regarding the performance of other investment companies managed by H&W and JPMorgan utilizing an investment style and strategy similar to that proposed for the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves, noting that the combination of H&W and JPMorgan had generally outperformed the various benchmarks over the same time period.

Investment Subadvisory Fee Rates

The Board considered that the proposed subadvisory fee rates payable by the Manager to H&W and JPMorgan under the proposed new subadvisory agreements was the same as the subadvisory fee payable by the Manager to Jennison under the existing subadvisory agreement, except that the H&W fee rate does not contain any breakpoints. The Board noted, however, that any change in the investment subadvisory fee rate payable to H&W would not impact shareholders directly because those fees are payable by the Manager and there was no change to the investment advisory fee rate payable by the Trust to the Manager. As a result of the above considerations, the Board concluded that H&W's and JPMorgan's proposed subadvisory fee rates under the new subadvisory agreements were reasonable.

H&W and JPMorgan's Profitability

Because the engagements with H&W and JPMorgan are new, there is no historical profitability with regard to their arrangements with the Trust. As a result, this factor was not considered by the Board.

Economies of Scale

The Board received and considered information about the potential of each of the Manager, H&W and JPMorgan to experience economies of scale as the Trust's large capitalization value sleeves grow in size.

The Board noted that the Manager's advisory fee rate and the proposed subadvisory fee rates for JPMorgan each contained breakpoints, and, accordingly, each reflected the potential to share in economies of scale.

Other Benefits to H&W and JPMorgan

The Board considered potential "fall-out" or ancillary benefits anticipated to be received by H&W and JPMorgan and their affiliates as a result of H&W's and JPMorgan 's relationships with the Trust. The Board concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by H&W and JPMorgan included their ability to use soft dollar credits, brokerage commissions received by affiliates of H&W and JP Morgan, potential access to additional research resources, larger assets under management and reputational benefits, which were consistent with those generally derived by subadvisers to mutual funds.

The Board concluded that these reasons supported its selection of H&W and JPMorgan.

Board Consideration of GSAM (high yield bond sleeves)

At a regular in-person meeting of the Board held on March 3, 2005 at which all of the Trustees were in attendance (including all of the Independent Trustees), the Board of Trustees considered whether the termination of the existing subadvisory agreement with PIM and the approval of new subadvisory agreement with GSAM were in the best interests of the Trust's high yield bond sleeves. The Board received materials relating to the proposed new subadvisory agreement in advance of the meeting at which the proposed subadvisory agreement was considered, and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further

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information in connection with such consideration. Before approving the new subadvisory agreements, the Trustees received information and presentations from representatives of GSAM and the Manager.

In making the determination to replace PIM with GSAM for the Trust's high yield bond sleeves, the Board, including the independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered and concluded the following information:

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature and extent of services provided to the Trust's high yield bond sleeves by PIM under the current subadvisory agreement and those that would be provided to the Trust's high yield bond sleeves by GSAM under the new subadvisory agreement. The Board noted that the nature and extent of services under the existing and new agreements were generally similar in that PIM and GSAM were each required to provide day-to-day portfolio management services and comply with all Trust policies and applicable rules and regulations. The Board also received and considered information regarding the nature and extent of services currently being provided by GSAM to other JennisonDryden or Strategic Partners mutual funds under existing subadvisory agreements and those that would be provided to the Trust's high yield bond sleeves by GSAM under the new subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the nature and extent of services under all of the agreements were generally similar in that GSAM was required to provide day-to-day portfolio management services and comply with all Trust policies and applicable rules and regulations.

With respect to the quality of services, the Board considered, among other things, the background and experience of GSAM's senior management and the expertise of, and amount of attention expected to be given to the Trust's high yield bond sleeves by the GSAM portfolio management team. The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio managers who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trust's high yield bond sleeves. The Board was also provided with information pertaining to GSAM's organization structures, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to GSAM. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) as to GSAM, summarizing his level of comfort from a compliance perspective with respect to the Manager's recommendation to hire GSAM.

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment subadvisory services to be provided to the Trust's high yield bond sleeves by GSAM and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the quality of investment subadvisory services to be provided by GSAM under the new subadvisory agreement should equal or exceed the quality of similar services provided by PIM under the existing subadvisory agreement.

Performance of the Trust's High Yield Bond Sleeves

The Board received and considered information about the Trust's high yield bond sleeves' historical performance, noting that the Trust's high yield bond sleeves had exhibited improving returns over one-year and three-year time periods, resulting in performance of the Trust's high yield bond sleeves to be approximately at the median of the group of funds that was most similar to the Trust's high yield bond sleeves (the "Peer Group"), as well as underperforming an appropriate benchmark, the Lipper High Yield Bond Index, over the same time periods. The funds included in the Peer Group are objectively determined solely by Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data.

The Board received and considered information regarding the performance of other investment companies managed by GSAM utilizing an investment style and strategy similar to that proposed for the Trust's high yield bond sleeves, noting that GSAM had generally outperformed the various benchmarks over the same time period.

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Investment Subadvisory Fee Rates

The Board considered that the proposed subadvisory fee rate payable by the Manager to GSAM under the proposed new subadvisory agreement was lower than the subadvisory fee payable by the Manager to PIM under the existing subadvisory agreement. The Board noted, however, that any change in the investment subadvisory fee rate payable to GSAM would not impact shareholders directly because those fees are payable by the Manager and there was no change to the investment advisory fee rate payable by the Trust to the Manager. As a result of the above considerations, the Board concluded that GSAM's proposed subadvisory fee rate under the new subadvisory agreement was reasonable.

GSAM's Profitability

Because the engagement with GSAM is new, there is no historical profitability with regard to GSAM's arrangement with the Trust. As a result, this factor was not considered by the Board.

Economies of Scale

The Board received and considered information about the potential of both the Manager and GSAM to experience economies of scale as the Trust's high yield bond sleeves grow in size.

Other Benefits to GSAM

The Board considered potential "fall-out" or ancillary benefits anticipated to be received by GSAM and its affiliates as a result of GSAM's relationship with the Trust. The Board concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by GSAM included potential access to additional research resources, larger assets under management and reputational benefits, which were consistent with those generally derived by subadvisers to mutual funds.

The Board concluded that these reasons supported its selection of GSAM.

Board Consideration of LSV and Thornburg (international equity sleeves)

At a regular in-person meeting of the Board held on March 3, 2005 at which all of the Trustees were in attendance (including all of the Independent Trustees), the Board of Trustees considered whether the termination of the existing subadvisory agreement with Lazard and the approval of new subadvisory agreements with LSV and Thornburg were in the best interests of the Trust's international equity sleeves. The Board received materials relating to the proposed new subadvisory agreements in advance of the meeting at which the proposed subadvisory agreements were considered, and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with such consideration. Before approving the new subadvisory agreements, the Trustees received information and presentations from representatives of LSV, Thornburg and the Manager.

In making the determination to replace Lazard with LSV and Thornburg, the Board, including the independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered and concluded the following information:

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature and extent of services provided to the Trust's international equity sleeves by Lazard under the current subadvisory agreements and those that would be provided to the Trust's international equity sleeves by LSV and Thornburg under the new subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the nature and extent of services under the existing and new agreements were generally similar in that Lazard, LSV and Thornburg were each required to provide day-to-day portfolio management services and comply with all Trust policies and applicable rules and regulations. The Board also

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received and considered information regarding the nature and extent of services currently being provided by LSV and Thornburg to other JennisonDryden or Strategic Partners mutual funds under existing subadvisory agreements and those that would be provided to the Trust's international equity sleeves by LSV and Thornburg under the new subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the nature and extent of services under all of the agreements were generally similar in that LSV and Thornburg were required to provide day-to-day portfolio management services and comply with all Trust policies and applicable rules and regulations.

With respect to the quality of services, the Board considered, among other things, the background and experience of LSV's and Thornburg's senior management and the expertise of, and amount of attention expected to be given to the Trust's international equity sleeves by the LSV and Thornburg portfolio management teams. The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio managers who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trust's international equity sleeves. The Board was also provided with information pertaining to LSV's and Thornburg's organization structures, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to LSV and Thornburg. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) as to LSV and Thornburg, summarizing his level of comfort from a compliance perspect ive with respect to the Manager's recommendation to hire LSV and Thornburg.

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment subadvisory services to be provided to the Trust's international equity sleeves by LSV and Thornburg and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the quality of investment subadvisory services to be provided by LSV and Thornburg under the new subadvisory agreements should equal or exceed the quality of similar services provided by Lazard under the existing subadvisory agreement.

Performance of the Trust's International Equity Sleeves

The Board received and considered information about the Trust's international equity sleeves historical performance, noting that the Trust's international equity sleeves have exhibited volatile returns over one-year and three-year time periods, resulting in underperformance of the Trust's international equity sleeves relative to the median of the group of funds that was most similar to the Trust's international equity sleeves (the "Peer Group"), as well as underperforming an appropriate benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, over the same time periods. The funds included in the Peer Group are objectively determined solely by Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data.

The Board received and considered information regarding the performance of other investment companies managed by LSV and Thornburg utilizing an investment style and strategy similar to that proposed for the Trust's international equity sleeves, noting that the combination of LSV and Thornburg had generally outperformed the various benchmarks over the same time period.

Investment Subadvisory Fee Rates

The Board considered that the proposed subadvisory fee rate payable by the Manager to LSV and Thornburg under the proposed new subadvisory agreements was higher than the flat subadvisory fee payable by the Manager to Lazard under the existing subadvisory agreement. The Board also noted that the proposed subadvisory fee rate payable by the Manager to LSV and Thornburg contain breakpoints which would result in a lower fee rate than the existing fee rate payable to Lazard as assets in the Trust's international equity sleeves grew. The Board noted, however, that any change in the investment subadvisory fee rate payable to LSV or Thornburg would not impact shareholders directly because those fees are payable by the Manager and there was no change to the investment advisory fee rate payable by the Trust to the Manager. As a result of the above considerations, the Board concluded that LSV's and Thornburg's proposed subadvi sory fee rates under the new subadvisory agreements were reasonable.

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LSV's and Thornburg's Profitability

Because the engagements with LSV and Thornburg are new, there is no historical profitability with regard to their arrangements with the Trust's international equity sleeves. As a result, this factor was not considered by the Board.

Economies of Scale

The Board received and considered information about the potential of the Manager, LSV and Thornburg to experience economies of scale as the Trust's international equity sleeves grow in size.

The Board noted that the Manager's advisory fee rate and the proposed subadvisory fee rates for LSV and Thornburg each contained breakpoints, and, accordingly, each reflected the potential to share in economies of scale. Even though the asset levels at which breakpoints were provided in the subadvisory fee rates did not correspond directly to the asset levels at which breakpoints were provided in the advisory fee rate, the Board concluded that the breakpoint structure and levels established the potential for the sharing of economies of scale among the Manager, LSV, Thornburg and shareholders as the Trust's international equity sleeves grow.

Other Benefits to LSV and Thornburg

The Board considered potential "fall-out" or ancillary benefits anticipated to be received by LSV or Thornburg and their affiliates as a result of LSV's and Thornburg's relationships with the Trust. The Board concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by LSV or Thornburg included their ability to use soft dollar credits, brokerage commissions received by affiliates of LSV or Thornburg, potential access to additional research resources, larger assets under management and reputational benefits, which were consistent with those generally derived by subadvisers to mutual funds.

The Board concluded that these reasons supported its selection of LSV and Thornburg.

Board Consideration of GSAM and Marsico (large cap growth sleeves):

At the regular in-person May 23, 2005 meeting of the Board at which a majority of the Trustees were in attendance (including a majority of the Independent Trustees), the Board of Trustees considered whether the approval of the proposed Subadvisory Agreements with Marsico and GSAM were in the best interests of the Funds' large capitalization growth sleeves and their investors. Before approving the new proposed Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed performance, compliance and organizational materials regarding Marsico and GSAM and received formal presentations from the Manager at the May 23, 2005 meeting. Representatives of Marsico and GSAM participated in the discussions with the Trustees at the meeting.

In making the determination to replace Jennison with Marsico and GSAM, the Trustees, including the independent Trustees advised by independent legal counsel, considered the following information:

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

The Board received and considered information regarding the nature and extent of services provided to the Fund by Jennison under the current subadvisory agreements and those that would be provided to the Fund by Marsico and GSAM under the new subadvisory agreements, noting that the nature and extent of services under the existing and new agreements were generally similar in that Jenison, Marsico and GSAM were each required to provide day-to-day portfolio management services and comply with all Fund policies and applicable rules and regulations. The Board also received and considered information regarding the nature and extent of services currently being provided by Marsico and GSAM to other JennisonDryden or Strategic Partners mutual funds under existing subadvisory agreements and those that would be provided to the Funds by Marsico and GSAM under the new subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the nature and e xtent of services under all of the

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agreements were generally similar in that Marsico and GSAM were required to provide day-to-day portfolio management services and comply with all Fund policies and applicable rules and regulations.

With respect to the quality of services, the Board considered, among other things, the background and experience of Marsico's and GSAM's senior management and the expertise of, and amount of attention expected to be given to the Funds' large capitalization growth sleeves by Marsico's and GSAM's portfolio management teams. The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the portfolio managers who would be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds' large capitalization growth sleeves. The Board was also provided with information pertaining to Marsico's and GSAM's organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to Marsico and GSAM. The Board noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) as to Marsico and GSAM, summarizing his level of comfort from a compliance perspe ctive with respect to the Manager's recommendation to hire Marsico and GSAM.

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment subadvisory services anticipated to be provided to the Funds' large capitalization growth sleeves by Marsico and GSAM and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the quality of investment subadvisory services to be provided by Marsico and GSAM under the new subadvisory agreements should equal or exceed the quality of similar services provided by Jennison under the existing subadvisory agreement.

Investment Performance of the Funds' Large Capitalization Growth Sleeves and the Proposed Subadvisers

The Board received and considered information about the large capitalization growth sleeves' historical performance, noting that for the one-year and three-year time periods the large capitalization growth sleeves' returns were ranked in the median of the group of funds that was most similar to the large capitalization growth sleeves (the "Peer Group"), as well as underperforming an appropriate benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, over the same time periods. The funds included in the Peer Group are objectively determined solely by Lipper, Inc., an independent provider of investment company data.

The Board received and considered information regarding the performance of other investment companies managed by Marsico and GSAM utilizing an investment style and strategy similar to that proposed for the Trust's large capitalization growth sleeves, noting that the combination of Marsico and GSAM had generally outperformed the various benchmarks over the same time period.

Investment Subadvisory Fee Rates

The Board considered the proposed subadvisory fee rates payable by the Manager to Marsico and GSAM under the proposed new subadvisory agreements. The Board noted that the contractual and actual subadvisory fee rates for Marscico are higher than the subadvisory fee rate currently paid by the Manager to Jennison. The Board also noted that the subadvisory fee rates for GSAM are lower than the subadvisory fee rate currently paid by the Manager to Jennison. The Board noted, however, that any change in the investment subadvisory fee rates payable to Marsico and GSAM would not impact Fund shareholders directly because those fees are payable by the Manager and their was no change to the investment advisory fee rate payable by the Funds to the Manager. As a result of the above considerations, the Board concluded that Marsico's and GSAM's proposed subadvisory fee rates under the new subadvisory agreements were reasonable.

Subadvisers' Profitability

Because the engagement of each of Marsico and GSAM is new, there is no historical profitability with regard to either subadvisers' arrangements with the Funds. As a result, this factor was not considered by the Board. The Board noted that the Manager pays the subadvisory fees, and therefore a change in the subadvisory

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fees will not change the fees paid by the Funds. Instead, any increase or decrease will increase or decrease, as applicable, the net fee rates retained by the Manager.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered information about the potential of the Manager, Marsico and GSAM to experience economies of scale as the Funds' large capitalization growth sleeves grow in size.

The Board noted that the Manager's advisory fee rate and Marsico's and GSAM's proposed subadvisory fee rates each contained breakpoints, and, accordingly, each reflected the potential to share economies of scale.

Other Benefits to Marsico and GSAM

The Board considered potential "fall-out" or ancillary benefits anticipated to be received by Marsico and GSAM and their affiliates as a result of each subadvisers' relationship with the Funds. The Board concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the subadvisers included their ability to use soft dollar credits, brokerage commissions received by affiliates of Marsico and GSAM, potential access to additional research resources, larger assets under management and reputational benefits, which were consistent with those generally derived by subadvisers to mutual funds.

The Board concluded that these reasons supported its selection of Marsico and GSAM.

Information Concerning the New Subadvisers

H&W is a registered investment adviser, the primary members of which are HWCap Holdings, a limited liability company whose members are employees of Hotchkis and Wiley and Stephen Group, Inc. and affiliates, which is a diversified holding company. As of December 31, 2004, Hotchkis and Wiley had over $19.4 billion in assets under management. The address of Hotchkis and Wiley is 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3900, Los Angeles, California 90017-5439.

JPMorgan is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a publicly held bank holding company and global financial services firm. JPMorgan manages assets for governments, corporations, endowments, foundations and individuals worldwide. As of December 31, 2004, JPMorgan and its affiliated companies had approximately $791 billion in assets under management worldwide. The address of JPMorgan is 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036.

GSAM, along with other units of the Investment Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Company (Goldman Sachs), managed approximately $421.7 billion in assets as of December 31, 2004. The address of GSAM is 32 Old Slip, 23rd floor, New York, New York 10005.

LSV was formed in 1994, and is a quantitative value equity manager providing active asset management for institutional clients through the application of proprietary models. As of December 31, 2004, LSV had approximately $34 billion in assets under management. LSV's address is One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Thornburg is an independent, employee-owned investment management firm located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The firm was founded in 1982 and began providing investment management services to clients in 1984. Thornburg uses a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investing which centers on the intrinsic value of each investment. Thornburg's address is 119 East Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501.

Marsico is located at 1200 17th Street, Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80202. Marsico was organized in September 1997 as a registered investment adviser and became a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Bank of America in January 2001. Marsico provides investment management services to other mutual funds and private accounts and, as of December 31, 2004, had approximately $44 billion under management. Thomas F. Marsico is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Marsico.

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Exhibit D contains information about the other mutual funds managed by the new subadvisers with investment objectives and strategies similar to those of the Funds. Exhibit D also lists the principal executive officers and directors of the new subadvisers.

Terms of the Subadvisory Agreements

The following summary of the Subadvisory Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of each Subadvisory Agreement attached as Exhibit A to this information statement.

Under the Subadvisory Agreements, the new subadvisers are compensated by PI (and not the Funds) at an annual rate of the average daily net assets of the Funds as noted below. Under the previous subadvisory agreement, Jennison, PIM and Lazard were compensated by PI (and not the Funds) at an annual rate of the average daily net assets of the Funds as noted below.

Fund/sleeve   Former
Subadviser
  Former Fee   New
Subadviser(s)
  New
SubadvisoryFee
 
Large capitalization value sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  Jennison   .30% to $300 million and .25% over $300 million   H&W JPMorgan   .30% on all assets (H&W); .30% to $300 million and .25% over $300 million (JPMorgan)  
High yield bond sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
  PIM   .375% on all assets   GSAM   .30% on all assets  
Large capitalization growth sleeves of:
- Conservative Allocation Fund
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  Jennison   .30% to $300 million and .25% over $300 million   GSAM Marsico   Marsico .45% on all assets; GSAM 30% to $50 million, .28% for the next $150 million and .25% over $200 million  
International equity sleeves of:
- Moderate Allocation Fund
- Growth Allocation Fund
  Lazard   .40% on all assets   LSV Thornburg   .45% to $150 million, .425% for the next $150 million, .40% for the next $150 million, .375% for the next $300 million and .35% over $750 million (LSV); .45% to $50 million, .40% for the next $50 million and .30% over $100 million (Thornburg)  

 

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The Subadvisory Agreements provide that, subject to PI and the Board of Trust ees' supervision, the new subadvisers are responsible for managing the investment operations of the Funds' applicable sleeves and for making investment decisions and placing orders to purchase and sell securities for such portion of the Funds, all in accordance with the investment objective and policies of the Funds as reflected in its current prospectus and statement of additional information and as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of Trustees. In accordance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act, the new subadvisers will provide PI with all books and records relating to the transactions they execute and render to the Trustees such periodic and special reports as the Board of Trustees may reasonably request.

The Subadvisory Agreements will remain in full force and effect for a period of two years from the date of its execution, and will continue thereafter as long as its continuance is specifically approved at least annually by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act) of the Funds, or by the Board of Trustees, including the approval by a majority of the Independent Trustees, at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval; provided, however, that (1) the Subadvisory Agreements may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty, either by vote of the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds, (2) the Subadvisory Agreement will terminate immediately in the event of its assignment (within the meaning of the Investment Company Act) or upon the termination of the Fun d's management agreement with PI, and (3) the Subadvisory Agreements may be terminated at any time by the new subadviser or PI on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party to the Subadvisory Agreements.

The Subadvisory Agreements provides that, in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence in the performance of its duties, or reckless disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the new subadvisers will not be liable for any act or omission in connection with its activities as subadviser to the Fund.

Shareholder Proposals

As a Delaware statutory trust, the Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders and the Trustees currently do not intend to hold such meetings unless shareholder action is required in accordance with the Investment Company Act or the Trust's Declaration of Trust. A shareholder proposal intended to be presented at any meeting of shareholders of the Funds must be received by the Funds a reasonable time before the Trustees' solicitation relating thereto is made in order to be included in the Funds' proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting and presented at the meeting. The mere submission of a proposal by a shareholder does not guarantee that the proposal will be included in the proxy statement because certain rules under the federal securities laws must be complied with before inclusion of the proposal is required.

Deborah A. Docs
Secretary

Dated: July ____, 2005

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EXHIBIT A

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund
(large capitalization value sleeves)

Subadvisory Agreement

Agreement made as of this 25th day of March, 2005 between Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager), a New York limited liability company and Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management LLC (Hotchkis & Wiley or the Subadviser),

WHEREAS, the Manager has entered into a Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds, a Delaware business trust (the Fund) and a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the 1940 Act), pursuant to which PI acts as Manager of the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Subadviser to provide investment advisory services to the large capitalization value equity sleeves of the Fund and one or more of its series as specified in Schedule A hereto (individually and collectively, with the Fund, referred to herein as the Fund) and to manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall from time to time direct, and the Subadviser is willing to render such investment advisory services; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1.  (a)  Subject to the supervision of the Manager and the board of trustees of the Fund (the Board), the Subadviser shall manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in its then current prospectus and statement of additional information (such prospectus and statement of additional information as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time, being herein called the "Prospectus"), and subject to the following understandings:

(i)  The Subadviser shall provide supervision of such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall direct, and shall determine from time to time what investments and securities will be purchased, retained or, sold by the Fund, and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash.

(ii)  In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Subadviser shall act in conformity with the copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and Prospectus of the Fund and any procedures adopted by the Board applicable to the Fund and any amendments to those procedures (Board Procedures) provided to it by the Manager (the Fund Documents), and with the instructions and directions of the Manager and of the Board, co-operate with the Manager's (or its designee's) personnel responsible for monitoring the Fund's compliance. The Subadviser shall also comply at all times with the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including securities law. The Manager shall provide Subadviser timely with copies of any updated Fund Docum ents.

(iii)  The Subadviser shall determine the securities and futures contracts to be purchased or sold by such portion of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable, and shall place orders with or through such persons, brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants (including but not limited to Prudential Securities Incorporated (or any broker or dealer affiliated with the

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Subadviser) to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus or as the Board may direct from time to time. In providing the Fund with investment supervision, it is recognized that the Subadviser shall give primary consideration to securing the most favorable price and efficient execution. Within the framework of this policy, the Subadviser may consider the financial responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided by brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which the Subadviser's other clients may be a party. The Manager (or Subadviser) to the Fund each shall have discretion to effect investment transactions for the Fund through broker-dealers (including, to the extent legally permissible, broker-dealers affiliated with the Subadviser(s)) qualified to obtain best execution of such transactions who provide brokerage and/or research services, as such services are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and to cause the Fund to pay any such broker-dealers an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the brokerage or research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in light of either that particular investment transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Manager (or the Subadviser) with respect to the Fund and other accounts as to which they or it may exercise investment discretion (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(35) of the 1934 Act), are reasonable in relation to the amount of commission.

On occasions when the Subadviser deems the purchase or sale of a security or futures contract to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients of the Subadviser, the Subadviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities or futures contracts to be sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event, allocation of the securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, shall be made by the Subadviser in the manner the Subadviser considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients.

(iv)  The Subadviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions effected by it as required by any applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations, including the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the Advisers Act. The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager or the Board all information relating to the Subadviser's services under this Agreement reasonably requested by the Manager and the Board within a reasonable period of time after the Manager or the Board makes such request. The Subadviser shall make reasonably available its employees and officers for consultation with any of the trustees or officers or employees of the Fund with respect to any matter discussed herein, including, without limitation, the valuation of the Fund's securities.

(v)  The Subadviser or its affiliate shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning the portion of the Fund's assets it manages. The Subadviser shall furnish the Manager routinely with daily information concerning portfolio transactions and other reports as agreed upon from time to time concerning transactions, portfolio holdings and performance of the Fund, in such form and frequency as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time. The Subadviser agrees to review the Fund and discuss the management of the Fund with the Manager and the Board as either or both shall from time to time reasonably request.

(vi)  The investment management services provided by the Subadviser hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Subadviser shall be free to render similar services to others. Conversely, the Subadviser and Manager understand and agree that if the Manager manages the Fund in a "manager-of-managers" style, the Manager shall, among other things, (i) continually

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evaluate the performance of the Subadviser through quantitative and qualitative analysis and consultations with the Subadviser, (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Board as to whether the contract with one or more subadvisers should be renewed, modified, or terminated, and (iii) periodically report to the Board regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. The Subadviser recognizes that its services may be terminated or modified pursuant to this process.

(vii)  The Subadviser acknowledges that the Manager and the Fund intend to rely on Rule 17a-10, Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Subadviser hereby agrees that it shall not consult with any other subadviser to the Fund with respect to transactions in securities for the Fund's portfolio or any other transactions of Fund assets.

(b)  The Subadviser shall authorize and permit any of its directors, officers and employees who may be elected as trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. Services to be furnished by the Subadviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of such trustees, officers or employees.

(c)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be maintained by the Subadviser pursuant to paragraph 1(a) hereof in the form and for the period required by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act. The Subadviser agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund, and the Subadviser shall surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request, provided, however, that the Subadviser may retain a copy of such records. The Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be made available, within ten (10) business days of a written request, to the Fund's accountants or auditors during regular business hours at the Subadviser's offices. The Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives shall have the right to copy any records in the Subadviser's possession that pertain to the Fund. These books, reco rds, information, or reports shall be made available to properly authorized government representatives consistent with state and federal law and/or regulations. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, the Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be returned to the Fund or the Manager. The Subadviser agrees that the policies and procedures it has established for managing the Fund portfolio, including, but not limited to, all policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations governing the adviser/client relationship and management and operation of the Fund, shall be made available for inspection by the Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives upon reasonable written request within not more than ten (10) business days.

(d)  The Subadviser shall maintain a written code of ethics (the Code of Ethics) that it reasonably believes complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, a copy of which shall be provided to the Manager and the Fund, and shall institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent any Access Person (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall follow such Code of Ethics in performing its services under this Agreement. Further, the Subadviser represents that it maintains adequate compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, and other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. In particular, the Subadviser represents that it has policies and procedures regarding the detection and prevention of the misuse of material, nonpublic information by the Subadviser and its employees as required by the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, a copy of which it shall provide to the Manager and the Fund upon reasonable request. The Subadviser shall assure that its employees comply in all material respects with the provisions of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, and to cooperate reasonably with the Manager for purposes of filing any required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or such other regulator having appropriate jurisdiction.

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(e)  The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager copies of all records prepared in connection with (i) the performance of this Agreement and (ii) the maintenance of compliance procedures pursuant to paragraph 1(d) hereof as the Manager may reasonably request.

(f)  The Subadviser shall be responsible for the voting of all shareholder proxies with respect to the investments and securities held in the Fund's portfolio, subject to such reporting and other requirements as shall be established by the Manager.

(g)  Upon reasonable request from the Manager, the Subadviser (through a qualified person) shall assist the valuation committee of the Fund or the Manager in valuing securities of the Fund as may be required from time to time, including making available information of which the Subadviser has knowledge related to the securities being valued.

(h)  The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any information reasonably requested regarding its management of the Fund's portfolio required for any shareholder report, amended registration statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Fund with the Commission. The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with certification, documentation or other information reasonably requested or required by the Manager for purposes of the certifications of shareholder reports by the Fund's principal financial officer and principal executive officer pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 or other law or regulation. The Subadviser shall promptly inform the Fund and the Manager if any information in the Prospectus is (or will become) inaccurate or incomplete.

(i)  The Subadviser shall comply with Board Procedures provided to the Subadviser by the Manager or the Fund. The Subadviser shall notify the Manager as soon as reasonably practicable upon detection of any material breach of such Board Procedures.

(j)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund and the Manager informed of developments relating to its duties as subadviser of which the Subadviser has knowledge that would materially affect the Fund. In this regard, the Subadviser shall provide the Fund, the Manager, and their respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Subadviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Fund and the Manager may from time to time reasonably request. Additionally, prior to each Board meeting, the Subadviser shall provide the Manager and the Board with reports regarding the Subadviser's management of the Fund's portfolio during the most recently completed quarter, in such form as may be mutually agreed upon by the Subadviser and the Manager. The Subadviser shall certify quarterly to the Fund and the Manager that it and its "Advisory Persons" (as defined in Rule 17j-under the 1940 Act) have co mplied materially with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act during the previous quarter or, if not, explain what the Subadviser has done to seek to ensure such compliance in the future. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 and Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, concerning the Subadviser's Code of Ethics and compliance program, respectively, to the Fund and the Manager. Upon written request of the Fund or the Manager with respect to violations of the Code of Ethics directly affecting the Fund, the Subadviser shall permit representatives of the Fund or the Manager to examine reports (or summaries of the reports) required to be made by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) relating to enforcement of the Code of Ethics.

2.  The Manager shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement and, as more particularly discussed above, shall oversee and review the Subadviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Manager shall provide (or cause the Fund's custodian to provide) timely information to the Subadviser regarding such matters as the composition of assets in the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser, cash requirements and cash available for investment in such portion of the Fund, and all other information as may be reasonably necessary for the Subadviser to perform its duties hereunder (including any excerpts of minutes of meetings of the Board that affect the duties of the Subadviser).

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3.  For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the Subadviser as full compensation therefor, a fee equal to the percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser as described in the attached Schedule A. Liability for payment of compensation by the Manager to the Subadviser under this Agreement is contingent upon the Manager's receipt of payment from the Fund for management services described under the Management Agreement between the Fund and the Manager. Expense caps or fee waivers for the Fund that may be agreed to by the Manager, but not agreed to by the Subadviser, shall not cause a reduction in the amount of the payment to the Subadviser by the Manager.

4.  The Subadviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Manager in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Subadviser's part in the performance of its duties or from its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to waive any rights the Manager or the Fund may have against the Subadviser under federal or state securities laws. The Manager shall indemnify the Subadviser, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Manager's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicab le law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws. The Subadviser shall indemnify the Manager, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Subadviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws.

5.  This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or by the Manager or the Subadviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon the termination of the Management Agreement. The Subadviser agrees that it shall promptly notify the Fund and the Manager of the occurrence or anticipated occurrence of any event that would result in the assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, a change or anticipated change in control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Subadviser; provided that the Subadviser need not provide notice of such an anticipated event before the anticipated event is a matter of public record. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon notice to the Subadviser of the execution of a new Agreement with a successor Subadviser.

Any notice or other communication required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; (2) to the Fund at Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; or (3) to the Subadviser at 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3900, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

6.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Subadviser's directors, officers or employees who may also be a Trustee, officer or employee of the Fund to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or a dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Subadviser's right to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association.

7.  During the term of this Agreement, the Manager agrees to furnish the Subadviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material

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prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer to the Subadviser in any way, prior to use thereof and not to use material if the Subadviser reasonably objects in writing five business days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. Sales literature may be furnished to the Subadviser hereunder by first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand delivery.

8.  The parties to this Agreement each agree to cooperate in a reasonable manner with each other in the event that any of them should become involved in a legal, administrative, judicial or regulatory action, claim, or suit as a result of performing its obligations under this Agreement.

9.  This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

10.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

11.  Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States courts or, in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Commission issued pursuant to the 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement, is related by rules, regulation or order of the Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LLC

BY:  /S/  ROBERT F. GUNIA

Name:  Robert F. Gunia

Title:  Executive Vice President

HOTCHKIS AND WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

BY:  /S/  NANCY CELIK

Name:  Nancy Celik

Title:  Chief Operating Officer

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Schedule A

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

As compensation for services provided by Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management LLC with respect to the large capitalization value equity sleeves of the funds indicated below, Prudential Investments LLC will pay Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management LLC a fee equal, on an annualized basis, to the following:

Fund Names   Advisory Fee  
Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund   0.30% on combined average daily net assets  
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund      
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund      

 

Dated as of March 25, 2005.

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund
(large capitalization value sleeves)

Subadvisory Agreement

Agreement made as of this 25th day of March, 2005 between Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager), a New York limited liability company and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM or the Subadviser),

WHEREAS, the Manager has entered into a Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds, a Delaware business trust (the Fund) and a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the 1940 Act), pursuant to which PI acts as Manager of the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Subadviser to provide investment advisory services to the large capitalization value equity sleeves of the Fund and one or more of its series as specified in Schedule A hereto (individually and collectively, with the Fund, referred to herein as the Fund) and to manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall from time to time direct, and the Subadviser is willing to render such investment advisory services; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1.  (a)  Subject to the supervision of the Manager and the board of trustees of the Fund (the Board), the Subadviser shall manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in its then current prospectus and statement of additional information (such prospectus and statement of additional information as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time, being herein called the "Prospectus"), and subject to the following understandings:

(i)  The Subadviser shall provide supervision of such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall direct, and shall determine from time to time what investments and securities will be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund, and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash.

(ii)  In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Subadviser shall act in conformity with the copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and Prospectus of the Fund and any procedures adopted by the Board applicable to the Fund and any amendments to those procedures (Board Procedures) provided to it by the Manager (the Fund Documents), and with the instructions and directions of the Manager and of the Board, co-operate with the Manager's (or its designee's) personnel responsible for monitoring the Fund's compliance. The Subadviser shall notify the Manager as soon as reasonably practicable upon detection of any material breach of such Board Procedures. The Subadviser shall also comply at all times with the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal a nd state laws and regulations, including securities law. The Manager shall provide Subadviser timely with copies of any updated Fund Documents.

(iii)  The Subadviser shall determine the securities and futures contracts to be purchased or sold by such portion of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable, and shall place orders with or through such persons, brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants (including but not limited to Prudential Securities Incorporated (or any broker or dealer affiliated with the Subadviser). In selecting brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants, it is recognized that

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the Subadviser shall give primary consideration to securing the most favorable price and efficient execution. Within the framework of this policy, the Subadviser may consider the financial responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided by brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which the Subadviser's other clients may be a party. The Manager (or Subadviser) to the Fund each shall have discretion to effect investment transactions for the Fund through broker-dealers (including, to the extent legally permissible, broker-dealers affiliated with the Subadviser(s)) qualified to obtain best execution of such transactions who provide brokerage and/or research services, as such services are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and to cause the Fund to pay any such broker-dealers an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the brokerage or research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in light of either that particular investment transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Manager (or the Subadviser) with respect to the Fund and other accounts as to which they or it may exercise investment discretion (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(35) of the 1934 Act), are reasonable in relation to the amount of commission.

On occasions when the Subadviser deems the purchase or sale of a security or futures contract to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients of the Subadviser, the Subadviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities or futures contracts to be sold or purchased. In such event, allocation of the securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, shall be made by the Subadviser in the manner the Subadviser considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients. The Manger recognizes that, in some cases, this procedure may limit the size of the position that may be acquired or sold for the Fund.

(iv)  The Subadviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions effected by it as required by any applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations, including the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the Advisers Act. The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager or the Board all information relating to the Subadviser's services under this Agreement reasonably requested by the Manager and the Board within a reasonable period of time after the Manager or the Board makes such request. The Subadviser shall make reasonably available its employees and officers for consultation with any of the trustees or officers or employees of the Fund with respect to any matter discussed herein, including, without limitation, the valuation of the Fund's securities.

(v)  The Subadviser or its affiliate shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning the portion of the Fund's assets it manages. The Subadviser shall furnish the Manager routinely with daily information concerning portfolio transactions and other reports as agreed upon from time to time concerning transactions, portfolio holdings and performance of the Fund, in such form and frequency as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time. The Subadviser agrees to review the Fund and discuss the management of the Fund with the Manager and the Board as either or both shall from time to time reasonably request.

(vi)  The investment management services provided by the Subadviser hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Subadviser shall be free to render similar services to others. Conversely, the Subadviser and Manager understand and agree that if the Manager manages the Fund in a "manager-of-managers" style, the Manager shall, among other things, (i) continually evaluate the performance of the Subadviser through quantitative and qualitative analysis and consultations with the Subadviser, (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Board as to

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whether the contract with one or more subadvisers should be renewed, modified, or terminated, and (iii) periodically report to the Board regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. The Subadviser recognizes that its services may be terminated or modified pursuant to this process.

(vii)  The Subadviser acknowledges that the Manager and the Fund intend to rely on Rule 17a-10, Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Subadviser hereby agrees that it shall not consult with any other subadviser to the Fund with respect to transactions in securities for the Fund's portfolio or any other transactions of Fund assets.

(b)  The Subadviser shall authorize and permit any of its directors, officers and employees who may be elected as trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. Services to be furnished by the Subadviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of such trustees, officers or employees.

(c)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be maintained by the Subadviser pursuant to paragraph 1(a) hereof and shall timely furnish to the Manager all information relating to the Subadviser's services hereunder needed by the Manager to keep the other books and records of the Fund required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act or any successor regulation. The Subadviser agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund, and the Subadviser will surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request, provided, however, that the Subadviser may retain a copy of such records. The Subadviser further agrees to preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 of the Commission under the 1940 Act or any successor regulation any such records as are required to be maintained by it pursuant to paragraph 1(a) hereof. Th e Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be made available, within two (2) business days of a written request, to the Fund's accountants or auditors during regular business hours at the Subadviser's offices. The Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives shall have the right to copy any records in the Subadviser's possession that pertain to the Fund. These books, records, information, or reports shall be made available to properly authorized government representatives consistent with state and federal law and/or regulations. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, the Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be returned to the Fund or the Manager.

(d)  The Subadviser shall maintain a written code of ethics (the Code of Ethics) that it reasonably believes complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, a copy of which shall be provided to the Manager and the Fund, and shall institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent any Access Person (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall follow such Code of Ethics in performing its services under this Agreement. Further, the Subadviser represents that it maintains adequate compliance procedures to comply with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, and other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. In particular, the Subadviser represents that it has policies and procedures regarding the detection and prevention of the misuse of material, nonpublic information by the Subadviser and its employees as required by the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, a copy of which it shall provide to the Manager and the Fund upon reasonable request. The Subadviser shall assure that its employees comply in all material respects with the provisions of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, and to cooperate reasonably with the Manager for purposes of filing any required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or such other regulator having appropriate jurisdiction.

(e)  The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager copies of all records prepared in connection with the performance of this Agreement and any reports with respect to the Fund prepared in accordance with the compliance procedures maintained pursuant to paragraph 1(d) hereof as the Manager may reasonably request.

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(f)  The Subadviser shall be responsible for the voting of all shareholder proxies with respect to the investments and securities held in the Fund's portfolio, subject to such reporting and other requirements as shall be established by the Manager.

(g)  Upon reasonable request from the Manager, the Subadviser shall make reasonably available its employees and officers for consultation with the valuation committee of the Fund or the Manager as the valuation committee may request from time to time, including making available information of which the Subadviser has knowledge related to the securities being valued.

(h)  The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any information reasonably requested regarding its management of the Fund's portfolio required for any shareholder report, amended registration statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Fund with the Commission. The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any certification, documentation or other information requested or required by the Manager for purposes of the certifications of shareholder reports by the Fund's principal financial officer and principal executive officer pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 or other law or regulation. The Subadviser shall promptly inform the Fund and the Manager if any information in the Prospectus is (or will become) inaccurate or incomplete.

(i)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund and the Manager informed of developments relating to its duties as subadviser of which the Subadviser has, or should have, knowledge that would materially affect the Fund. In this regard, the Subadviser shall provide the Fund, the Manager, and their respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Subadviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Fund and the Manager may from time to time reasonably request. Additionally, prior to each Board meeting, the Subadviser shall provide the Manager and the Board with reports regarding the Subadviser's management of the Fund's portfolio during the most recently completed quarter, in such form as may be mutually agreed upon by the Subadviser and the Manager. The Subadviser shall certify quarterly to the Fund and the Manager that it and its "Advisory Persons" (as defined in Rule 17j-under the 1940 Act) have complied materially with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act during the previous quarter or, if not, explain what the Subadviser has done to seek to ensure such compliance in the future. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, concerning the Subadviser's Code of Ethics to the Fund and the Manager. Upon written request of the Fund or the Manager with respect to violations of the Code of Ethics directly affecting the Fund, the Subadviser shall permit representatives of the Fund or the Manager to examine reports (or summaries of the reports) required to be made by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) relating to enforcement of the Code of Ethics. In addition, the Subadviser will provide the Fund and the Manager with a written description of the Subadviser's compliance policies and procedures adopted pursuant to Rule 206(4)-7 of the Advisers Act and of any amendments to such policies and proc edures.

2.  The Manager shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement and, as more particularly discussed above, shall oversee and review the Subadviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Manager shall provide (or cause the Fund's custodian to provide) timely information to the Subadviser regarding such matters as the composition of assets in the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser, cash requirements and cash available for investment in such portion of the Fund, and all other information as may be reasonably necessary for the Subadviser to perform its duties hereunder (including any excerpts of minutes of meetings of the Board that affect the duties of the Subadviser).

3.  For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the Subadviser as full compensation therefor, a fee equal to the percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser as described in the attached Schedule A. Liability for payment of compensation by the Manager to the Subadviser under this Agreement is contingent upon the Manager's receipt of payment from the Fund for management services described under the Management Agreement between the Fund and the Manager. Expense caps or fee

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waivers for the Fund that may be agreed to by the Manager, but not agreed to by the Subadviser, shall not cause a reduction in the amount of the payment to the Subadviser by the Manager.

4.  The Subadviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Manager in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Subadviser's part in the performance of its duties or from its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to waive any rights the Manager or the Fund may have against the Subadviser under federal or state securities laws. The Manager shall indemnify the Subadviser, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Manager's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicab le law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws. The Subadviser shall indemnify the Manager, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Subadviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws.

5.  This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or by the Manager or the Subadviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon the termination of the Management Agreement. The Subadviser agrees that it shall promptly notify the Fund and the Manager of the occurrence or anticipated occurrence of any event that would result in the assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, a change or anticipated change in control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Subadviser; provided that the Subadviser need not provide notice of such an anticipated event before the anticipated event is a matter of public record. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically and without notice to the Subadviser upon the execution of a new Agreement with a successor Subadviser.

Any notice or other communication required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; (2) to the Fund at Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; or (3) to the Subadviser at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036.

6.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Subadviser's directors, officers or employees who may also be a Trustee, officer or employee of the Fund to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or a dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Subadviser's right to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association.

7.  During the term of this Agreement, the Manager agrees to furnish the Subadviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer to the Subadviser in any way, prior to use thereof and not to use material if the Subadviser reasonably objects in writing five business days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. Sales literature may be furnished to the Subadviser hereunder by first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand delivery.

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8.  The parties to this Agreement each agree to cooperate in a reasonable manner with each other in the event that any of them should become involved in a legal, administrative, judicial or regulatory action, claim, or suit as a result of performing its obligations under this Agreement.

9.  This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

10.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

11.  Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States courts or, in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Commission issued pursuant to the 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement, is related by rules, regulation or order of the Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LLC

BY:  /S/  ROBERT F. GUNIA

Name:  Robert F. Gunia

Title:  Executive Vice President

J.P. MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.

BY:  /S/  DAVID WARSOFF

Name:  David Warsoff

Title:  Vice President

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Schedule A

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

As compensation for services provided by J.P Morgan Investment Management Inc. with respect to the large capitalization value equity sleeves of the funds indicated below, Prudential Investments LLC will pay JP Morgan Investment Management Inc. a fee equal, on an annualized basis, to the following:

Fund Names   Advisory Fee  
Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund
  0.30% on combined average daily net
assets to $300 million;
0.25% on combined average daily net
assets over $300 million.
 

 

Dated as of March 25, 2005.

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
(high yield bond sleeves)

Subadvisory Agreement

Agreement made as of this 25th day of March, 2005 between Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager), a New York limited liability company and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM or the Subadviser),

WHEREAS, the Manager has entered into a Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds, a Delaware business trust (the Fund) and a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the 1940 Act), pursuant to which PI acts as Manager of the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Subadviser to provide investment advisory services to the high yield bond sleeves of the Fund and one or more of its series as specified in Schedule A hereto (individually and collectively, with the Fund, referred to herein as the Fund) and to manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall from time to time direct, and the Subadviser is willing to render such investment advisory services; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1.  (a)  Subject to the supervision of the Manager and the board of trustees of the Fund (the Board), the Subadviser shall manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in its then current prospectus and statement of additional information (such prospectus and statement of additional information as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time, being herein called the "Prospectus"), and subject to the following understandings:

(i)  The Subadviser shall provide supervision of such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall direct, and shall determine from time to time what investments and securities will be purchased, retained, sold or loaned by the Fund, and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash.

(ii)  In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Subadviser shall act in conformity with the copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and Prospectus of the Fund and any procedures adopted by the Board applicable to the Fund and any amendments to those procedures (Board Procedures) provided to it by the Manager (the Fund Documents), and with the instructions and directions of the Manager and of the Board, co-operate with the Manager's (or its designee's) personnel responsible for monitoring the Fund's compliance. The Subadviser shall also comply at all times with the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including securities law. The Manager shall provide Subadviser timely with copies of any updated Fund Docum ents.

(iii)  The Subadviser shall determine the securities and futures contracts to be purchased or sold by such portion of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable, and shall place orders with or through such persons, brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants (including but not limited to Prudential Securities Incorporated (or any broker or dealer affiliated with the Subadviser) to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus or as the Board may direct from time to time. In providing the Fund with investment supervision, it is recognized that the Subadviser shall give primary consideration to securing the most favorable price and efficient execution. Within the framework of this policy, the

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Subadviser may consider the financial responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided by brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which the Subadviser's other clients may be a party. The Manager (or Subadviser) to the Fund each shall have discretion to effect investment transactions for the Fund through broker-dealers (including, to the extent legally permissible, broker-dealers affiliated with the Subadviser(s)) qualified to obtain best execution of such transactions who provide brokerage and/or research services, as such services are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and to cause the Fund to pay any such broker-dealers an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker-deal er would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the brokerage or research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in light of either that particular investment transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Manager (or the Subadviser) with respect to the Fund and other accounts as to which they or it may exercise investment discretion (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(35) of the 1934 Act), are reasonable in relation to the amount of commission.

On occasions when the Subadviser deems the purchase or sale of a security or futures contract to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients of the Subadviser, the Subadviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities or futures contracts to be sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event, allocation of the securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, shall be made by the Subadviser in the manner the Subadviser considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients.

(iv)  The Subadviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions effected by it as required by any applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations, including the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the Advisers Act. The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager or the Board all information relating to the Subadviser's services under this Agreement reasonably requested by the Manager and the Board within a reasonable period of time after the Manager or the Board makes such request. The Subadviser shall make reasonably available its employees and officers for consultation with any of the trustees or officers or employees of the Fund with respect to any matter discussed herein, including, without limitation, the valuation of the Fund's securities.

(v)  The Subadviser or its affiliate shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning the portion of the Fund's assets it manages. The Subadviser shall furnish the Manager routinely with daily information concerning portfolio transactions and other reports as agreed upon from time to time concerning transactions, portfolio holdings and performance of the Fund, in such form and frequency as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time. The Subadviser agrees to review the Fund and discuss the management of the Fund with the Manager and the Board as either or both shall from time to time reasonably request.

(vi)  The investment management services provided by the Subadviser hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Subadviser shall be free to render similar services to others. Conversely, the Subadviser and Manager understand and agree that if the Manager manages the Fund in a "manager-of-managers" style, the Manager shall, among other things, (i) continually evaluate the performance of the Subadviser through quantitative and qualitative analysis and consultations with the Subadviser, (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Board as to whether the contract with one or more subadvisers should be renewed, modified, or terminated, and (iii) periodically report to the Board regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring

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functions. The Subadviser recognizes that its services may be terminated or modified pursuant to this process.

(vii)  The Subadviser acknowledges that the Manager and the Fund intend to rely on Rule 17a-10, Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Subadviser hereby agrees that it shall not consult with any other subadviser to the Fund with respect to transactions in securities for the Fund's portfolio or any other transactions of Fund assets.

(b)  The Subadviser shall authorize and permit any of its directors, officers and employees who may be elected as trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. Services to be furnished by the Subadviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of such trustees, officers or employees.

(c)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be maintained by the Subadviser pursuant to paragraph 1(a) hereof in the form and for the period required by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act. The Subadviser agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund, and the Subadviser shall surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request, provided, however, that the Subadviser may retain a copy of such records. The Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be made available, within two (2) business days of a written request, to the Fund's accountants or auditors during regular business hours at the Subadviser's offices. The Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives shall have the right to copy any records in the Subadviser's possession that pertain to the Fund. These books, records, information, or reports shall be made available to properly authorized government representatives consistent with state and federal law and/or regulations. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, the Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be returned to the Fund or the Manager. The Subadviser agrees that the policies and procedures it has established for managing the Fund portfolio, including, but not limited to, all policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations governing the adviser/client relationship and management and operation of the Fund, shall be made available for inspection by the Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives upon reasonable written request within not more than two (2) business days.

(d)  The Subadviser shall maintain a written code of ethics (the Code of Ethics) that it reasonably believes complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, a copy of which shall be provided to the Manager and the Fund, and shall institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent any Access Person (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall follow such Code of Ethics in performing its services under this Agreement. Further, the Subadviser represents that it maintains adequate compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, and other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. In particular, the Subadviser represents that it has policies and procedures regarding the detection and prevention of the misuse of material, nonpublic information by the Subadviser and its employees as required by the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, a copy of which it shall provide to the Manager and the Fund upon reasonable request. The Subadviser shall assure that its employees comply in all material respects with the provisions of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, and to cooperate reasonably with the Manager for purposes of filing any required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or such other regulator having appropriate jurisdiction.

(e)  The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager copies of all records prepared in connection with (i) the performance of this Agreement and (ii) the maintenance of compliance procedures pursuant to paragraph 1(d) hereof as the Manager may reasonably request.

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(f)  The Subadviser shall be responsible for the voting of all shareholder proxies with respect to the investments and securities held in the Fund's portfolio, subject to such reporting and other requirements as shall be established by the Manager.

(g)  Upon reasonable request from the Manager, the Subadviser (through a qualified person) shall assist the valuation committee of the Fund or the Manager in valuing securities of the Fund as may be required from time to time, including making available information of which the Subadviser has knowledge related to the securities being valued.

(h)  The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any information reasonably requested regarding its management of the Fund's portfolio required for any shareholder report, amended registration statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Fund with the Commission. The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any certification, documentation or other information requested or required by the Manager for purposes of the certifications of shareholder reports by the Fund's principal financial officer and principal executive officer pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 or other law or regulation. The Subadviser shall promptly inform the Fund and the Manager if any information in the Prospectus is (or will become) inaccurate or incomplete.

(i)  The Subadviser shall comply with Board Procedures provided to the Subadviser by the Manager or the Fund. The Subadviser shall notify the Manager as soon as reasonably practicable upon detection of any material breach of such Board Procedures.

(j)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund and the Manager informed of developments relating to its duties as subadviser of which the Subadviser has, or should have, knowledge that would materially affect the Fund. In this regard, the Subadviser shall provide the Fund, the Manager, and their respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Subadviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Fund and the Manager may from time to time reasonably request. Additionally, prior to each Board meeting, the Subadviser shall provide the Manager and the Board with reports regarding the Subadviser's management of the Fund's portfolio during the most recently completed quarter, in such form as may be mutually agreed upon by the Subadviser and the Manager. The Subadviser shall certify quarterly to the Fund and the Manager that it and its "Advisory Persons" (as defined in Rule 17j-under the 1940 Act) have complied materially with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act during the previous quarter or, if not, explain what the Subadviser has done to seek to ensure such compliance in the future. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 and Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, concerning the Subadviser's Code of Ethics and compliance program, respectively, to the Fund and the Manager. Upon written request of the Fund or the Manager with respect to violations of the Code of Ethics directly affecting the Fund, the Subadviser shall permit representatives of the Fund or the Manager to examine reports (or summaries of the reports) required to be made by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) relating to enforcement of the Code of Ethics.

2.  The Manager shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement and, as more particularly discussed above, shall oversee and review the Subadviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Manager shall provide (or cause the Fund's custodian to provide) timely information to the Subadviser regarding such matters as the composition of assets in the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser, cash requirements and cash available for investment in such portion of the Fund, and all other information as may be reasonably necessary for the Subadviser to perform its duties hereunder (including any excerpts of minutes of meetings of the Board that affect the duties of the Subadviser).

3.  For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the Subadviser as full compensation therefor, a fee equal to the percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser as described in the attached Schedule A. Liability for payment of compensation by the Manager to the Subadviser under this

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Agreement is contingent upon the Manager's receipt of payment from the Fund for management services described under the Management Agreement between the Fund and the Manager. Expense caps or fee waivers for the Fund that may be agreed to by the Manager, but not agreed to by the Subadviser, shall not cause a reduction in the amount of the payment to the Subadviser by the Manager.

4.  The Subadviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Manager in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Subadviser's part in the performance of its duties or from its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to waive any rights the Manager or the Fund may have against the Subadviser under federal or state securities laws. The Manager shall indemnify the Subadviser, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Manager's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicab le law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws. The Subadviser shall indemnify the Manager, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Subadviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws.

5.  This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or by the Manager or the Subadviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon the termination of the Management Agreement. The Subadviser agrees that it shall promptly notify the Fund and the Manager of the occurrence or anticipated occurrence of any event that would result in the assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, a change or anticipated change in control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Subadviser; provided that the Subadviser need not provide notice of such an anticipated event before the anticipated event is a matter of public record. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically and without notice to the Subadviser upon the execution of a new Agreement with a successor Subadviser.

Any notice or other communication required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; (2) to the Fund at Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; or (3) to the Subadviser at 32 Old Slip, 23rd floor, New York, NY 10005.

6.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Subadviser's directors, officers or employees who may also be a Trustee, officer or employee of the Fund to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or a dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Subadviser's right to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association.

7.  During the term of this Agreement, the Manager agrees to furnish the Subadviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer to the Subadviser in any way, prior to use thereof and not to use material if the Subadviser reasonably objects in writing five business days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. Sales literature may

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be furnished to the Subadviser hereunder by first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand delivery.

8.  The parties to this Agreement each agree to cooperate in a reasonable manner with each other in the event that any of them should become involved in a legal, administrative, judicial or regulatory action, claim, or suit as a result of performing its obligations under this Agreement.

9.  This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

10.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

11.  Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States courts or, in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Commission issued pursuant to the 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement, is related by rules, regulation or order of the Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LLC

BY:  /S/  ROBERT F. GUNIA

Name:  Robert F. Gunia

Title:  Executive Vice President

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

BY:  /S/  JAMES A. MCNAMARA

Name:  James A. McNamara

Title:  Managing Director

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Schedule A

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

As compensation for services provided by Goldman Sachs Asset Management with respect to the high yield bond sleeves of the funds indicated below, Prudential Investments LLC will pay Goldman Sachs Asset Management a fee equal, on an annualized basis, to the following:

Fund Names   Advisory Fee  
Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund   0.30% on combined average daily net assets  
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund      

 

Dated as of March 25, 2005.

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund
(international equity sleeves)

SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

Agreement made as of this 25th day of March, 2005 between Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager), a New York limited liability company and LSV Asset Management ( LSVor the Subadviser),

WHEREAS, the Manager has entered into a Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds, a Delaware business trust (the Fund) and a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the 1940 Act), pursuant to which PI acts as Manager of the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Subadviser to provide investment advisory services to the international equity sleeves of the Fund and one or more of its series as specified in Schedule A hereto (individually and collectively, with the Fund, referred to herein as the Fund) and to manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall from time to time direct, and the Subadviser is willing to render such investment advisory services; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1.  (a)  Subject to the supervision of the Manager and the board of trustees of the Fund (the Board), the Subadviser shall manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in its then current prospectus and statement of additional information (such prospectus and statement of additional information as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time, being herein called the "Prospectus"), and subject to the following understandings:

(i)  The Subadviser shall provide supervision of such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall direct, and shall determine from time to time what investments and securities will be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund, and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash.

(ii)  In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Subadviser shall act in conformity with the copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and Prospectus of the Fund and any procedures adopted by the Board applicable to the Fund and any amendments to those procedures (Board Procedures) provided to it by the Manager (the Fund Documents), and with the instructions and directions of the Manager and of the Board, co-operate with the Manager's (or its designee's) personnel responsible for monitoring the Fund's compliance. The Subadviser shall also comply at all times with the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including securities law. The Manager shall provide Subadviser timely with copies of any updated Fund Docum ents.

(iii)  The Subadviser shall determine the securities and futures contracts to be purchased or sold by such portion of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable, and shall place orders with or through such persons, brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants (including but not limited to Prudential Securities Incorporated (or any broker or dealer affiliated with the Subadviser) to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus or as the Board may direct from time to time. In providing the Fund with investment supervision, it is recognized that the Subadviser shall give primary consideration to securing the most favorable price and efficient execution. Within the framework of this policy, the Subadviser may consider the financial responsibility, research and investment information and

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other services provided by brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which the Subadviser's other clients may be a party. The Manager (or Subadviser) to the Fund each shall have discretion to effect investment transactions for the Fund through broker-dealers (including, to the extent legally permissible, broker-dealers affiliated with the Subadviser(s)) qualified to obtain best execution of such transactions who provide brokerage and/or research services, as such services are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and to cause the Fund to pay any such broker-dealers an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the brokerage or research services pr ovided by such broker-dealer, viewed in light of either that particular investment transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Manager (or the Subadviser) with respect to the Fund and other accounts as to which they or it may exercise investment discretion (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(35) of the 1934 Act), are reasonable in relation to the amount of commission.

On occasions when the Subadviser deems the purchase or sale of a security or futures contract to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients of the Subadviser, the Subadviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities or futures contracts to be sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions or efficient execution. In such event, allocation of the securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, shall be made by the Subadviser in the manner the Subadviser considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients.

(iv)  The Subadviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions effected by it as required by any applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations, including the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the Advisers Act. The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager or the Board all information relating to the Subadviser's services under this Agreement reasonably requested by the Manager and the Board within a reasonable period of time after the Manager or the Board makes such request. The Subadviser shall make reasonably available its employees and officers for consultation with any of the trustees or officers or employees of the Fund with respect to any matter discussed herein, including, without limitation, the valuation of the Fund's securities.

(v)  The Subadviser or its affiliate shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning the portion of the Fund's assets it manages. The Subadviser shall furnish the Manager routinely with daily information concerning portfolio transactions and other reports as agreed upon from time to time concerning transactions, portfolio holdings and performance of the Fund, in such form and frequency as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time. The Subadviser agrees to review the Fund and discuss the management of the Fund with the Manager and the Board as either or both shall from time to time reasonably request.

(vi)  The investment management services provided by the Subadviser hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Subadviser shall be free to render similar services to others. Conversely, the Subadviser and Manager understand and agree that if the Manager manages the Fund in a "manager-of-managers" style, the Manager shall, among other things, (i) continually evaluate the performance of the Subadviser through quantitative and qualitative analysis and consultations with the Subadviser, (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Board as to whether the contract with one or more subadvisers should be renewed, modified, or terminated, and (iii) periodically report to the Board regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring

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functions. The Subadviser recognizes that its services may be terminated or modified pursuant to this process.

(vii)  The Subadviser acknowledges that the Manager and the Fund intend to rely on Rule 17a-10, Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Subadviser hereby agrees that it shall not consult with any other subadviser to the Fund with respect to transactions in securities for the Fund's portfolio or any other transactions of Fund assets.

(b)  The Subadviser shall authorize and permit any of its directors, officers and employees who may be elected as trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. Services to be furnished by the Subadviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of such trustees, officers or employees.

(c)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be maintained by the Subadviser pursuant to paragraph 1(a) hereof in the form and for the period required by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act. The Subadviser agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund, and the Subadviser shall surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request, provided, however, that the Subadviser may retain a copy of such records. The Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be made available, within two (2) business days of a written request, to the Fund's accountants or auditors during regular business hours at the Subadviser's offices. The Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives shall have the right to copy any records in the Subadviser's possession that pertain to the Fund. These books, records, information, or reports shall be made available to properly authorized government representatives consistent with state and federal law and/or regulations. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, the Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be returned to the Fund or the Manager. The Subadviser agrees that the policies and procedures it has established for managing the Fund portfolio, including, but not limited to, all policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations governing the adviser/client relationship and management and operation of the Fund, shall be made available for inspection by the Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives upon reasonable written request within not more than two (2) business days.

(d)  The Subadviser shall maintain a written code of ethics (the Code of Ethics) that it reasonably believes complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, a copy of which shall be provided to the Manager and the Fund, and shall institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent any Access Person (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall follow such Code of Ethics in performing its services under this Agreement. Further, the Subadviser represents that it maintains adequate compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, and other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. In particular, the Subadviser represents that it has policies and procedures regarding the detection and prevention of the misuse of material, nonpublic information by the Subadviser and its employees as required by the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, a copy of which it shall provide to the Manager and the Fund upon reasonable request. The Subadviser shall use reasonable efforts to assure that its employees comply in all material respects with the provisions of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, and to cooperate reasonably with the Manager for purposes of filing any required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or such other regulator having appropriate jurisdiction.

(e)  The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager copies of all records prepared in connection with (i) the performance of this Agreement and (ii) the maintenance of compliance procedures pursuant to paragraph 1(d) hereof as the Manager may reasonably request.

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(f)  The Subadviser shall be responsible for the voting of all shareholder proxies with respect to the investments and securities held in the Fund's portfolio, subject to such reporting and other requirements as shall be established by the Manager.

(g)  Upon reasonable request from the Manager, the Subadviser (through a qualified person) shall assist the valuation committee of the Fund or the Manager in valuing securities of the Fund as may be required from time to time, including making available information of which the Subadviser has knowledge related to the securities being valued.

(h)  The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any information reasonably requested regarding its management of the Fund's portfolio required for any shareholder report, amended registration statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Fund with the Commission. The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any certification, documentation or other information requested or required by the Manager for purposes of the certifications of shareholder reports by the Fund's principal financial officer and principal executive officer pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 or other law or regulation. The Subadviser shall promptly inform the Fund and the Manager if it knows of any material information in the Prospectus that is (or will become) inaccurate or incomplete.

(i)  The Subadviser shall comply with Board Procedures provided to the Subadviser by the Manager or the Fund. The Subadviser shall notify the Manager as soon as reasonably practicable upon detection of any material breach of such Board Procedures.

(j)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund and the Manager informed of developments relating to its duties as subadviser of which the Subadviser has, or should have, knowledge that would materially affect the Fund. In this regard, the Subadviser shall provide the Fund, the Manager, and their respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Subadviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Fund and the Manager may from time to time reasonably request. Additionally, prior to each Board meeting, the Subadviser shall provide the Manager and the Board with reports regarding the Subadviser's management of the Fund's portfolio during the most recently completed quarter, in such form as may be mutually agreed upon by the Subadviser and the Manager. The Subadviser shall certify quarterly to the Fund and the Manager that it and its "Advisory Persons" (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under th e 1940 Act) have complied materially with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act during the previous quarter or, if not, explain what the Subadviser has done to seek to ensure such compliance in the future. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 and Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, concerning the Subadviser's Code of Ethics and compliance program, respectively, to the Fund and the Manager. Upon written request of the Fund or the Manager with respect to violations of the Code of Ethics directly affecting the Fund, the Subadviser shall permit representatives of the Fund or the Manager to examine reports (or summaries of the reports) required to be made by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) relating to enforcement of the Code of Ethics.

2.  The Manager shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement and, as more particularly discussed above, shall oversee and review the Subadviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Manager shall provide (or cause the Fund's custodian to provide) timely information to the Subadviser regarding such matters as the composition of assets in the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser, cash requirements and cash available for investment in such portion of the Fund, and all other information as may be reasonably necessary for the Subadviser to perform its duties hereunder (including any excerpts of minutes of meetings of the Board that affect the duties of the Subadviser).

3.  For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the Subadviser as full compensation therefor, a fee equal to the percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser as described in the attached

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Schedule A. Expense caps or fee waivers for the Fund that may be agreed to by the Manager, but not agreed to by the Subadviser, shall not cause a reduction in the amount of the payment to the Subadviser by the Manager.

4.  The Subadviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Manager in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Subadviser's part in the performance of its duties or from its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to waive any rights the Manager or the Fund may have against the Subadviser under federal or state securities laws. The Manager shall indemnify the Subadviser, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Manager's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicab le law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws. The Subadviser shall indemnify the Manager, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Subadviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws.

5.  This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or by the Manager or the Subadviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon the termination of the Management Agreement. The Subadviser agrees that it shall promptly notify the Fund and the Manager of the occurrence or anticipated occurrence of any event that would result in the assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, a change or anticipated change in control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Subadviser; provided that the Subadviser need not provide notice of such an anticipated event before the anticipated event is a matter of public record. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically and without notice to the Subadviser upon the execution of a new Agreement with a successor Subadviser.

Any notice or other communication required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; (2) to the Fund at Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; or (3) to the Subadviser at One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60606.

6.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Subadviser's directors, officers or employees who may also be a Trustee, officer or employee of the Fund to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or a dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Subadviser's right to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association.

7.  During the term of this Agreement, the Manager agrees to furnish the Subadviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer to the Subadviser in any way, prior to use thereof and not to use material if the Subadviser reasonably objects in writing five business days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. Sales literature may

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be furnished to the Subadviser hereunder by first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand delivery.

8.  The parties to this Agreement each agree to cooperate in a reasonable manner with each other in the event that any of them should become involved in a legal, administrative, judicial or regulatory action, claim, or suit as a result of performing its obligations under this Agreement.

9.  This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

10.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

11.  Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States courts or, in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Commission issued pursuant to the 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement, is related by rules, regulation or order of the Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LLC

BY:  /S/  ROBERT F. GUNIA

Name:  Robert F. Gunia

Title:  Executive Vice President

LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT

BY:  /S/  TREMAINE ATKINSON

Name:  Tremaine Atkinson

Title:  COO

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Schedule A

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

As compensation for services provided by LSV Asset Management with respect to the international equity sleeves of the funds indicated below, Prudential Investments LLC will pay LSV Asset Management a fee equal, on an annualized basis, to the following:

Fund Names   Advisory Fee  
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund
  0.45% on combined average daily net
assets to $150 million;
0.425% on the next $150 million of combined average daily net assets; 0.40% for the next $150 million of combined average daily net assets; 0.375% for the next $300 million of combined average daily net assets; 0.35% of combined average daily net assets over $750 million.
 

 

Dated as of March 25, 2005.

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund
(international equity sleeves)

Subadvisory Agreement

Agreement made as of this 25th day of March, 2005 between Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager), a New York limited liability company and Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (Thornburg or the Subadviser),

WHEREAS, the Manager has entered into a Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds, a Delaware business trust (the Fund) and a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the 1940 Act), pursuant to which PI acts as Manager of the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Subadviser to provide investment advisory services to the international equity sleeves of the Fund and one or more of its series as specified in Schedule A hereto (individually and collectively, with the Fund, referred to herein as the Fund) and to manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall from time to time direct, and the Subadviser is willing to render such investment advisory services; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1.  (a)  Subject to the supervision of the Manager and the board of trustees of the Fund (the Board), the Subadviser shall manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in its then current prospectus and statement of additional information (such prospectus and statement of additional information as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time, being herein called the "Prospectus"), and subject to the following understandings:

(i)  The Subadviser shall provide supervision of such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall direct, and shall determine from time to time what investments and securities will be purchased, retained, sold or loaned by the Fund, and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash.

(ii)  In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Subadviser shall act in conformity with the copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and Prospectus of the Fund and any procedures adopted by the Board applicable to the Fund and any amendments to those procedures (Board Procedures) provided to it by the Manager (the Fund Documents), and with the instructions and directions of the Manager and of the Board, co-operate with the Manager's (or its designee's) personnel responsible for monitoring the Fund's compliance. The Subadviser shall also comply at all times with the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including securities law. The Manager shall provide Subadviser timely with copies of any updated Fund Docum ents.

(iii)  The Subadviser shall determine the securities and futures contracts to be purchased or sold by such portion of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable, and shall place orders with or through such persons, brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants (including but not limited to Prudential Securities Incorporated (or any broker or dealer affiliated with the Subadviser) to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus or as the Board may direct from time to time. In providing the Fund with investment supervision, it is recognized that the Subadviser shall give primary consideration to securing the most favorable price and efficient execution. Within the framework of this policy, the

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Subadviser may consider the financial responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided by brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which the Subadviser's other clients may be a party. The Manager (or Subadviser) to the Fund each shall have discretion to effect investment transactions for the Fund through broker-dealers (including, to the extent legally permissible, broker-dealers affiliated with the Subadviser(s)) qualified to obtain best execution of such transactions who provide brokerage and/or research services, as such services are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and to cause the Fund to pay any such broker-dealers an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker-deal er would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the brokerage or research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in light of either that particular investment transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Manager (or the Subadviser) with respect to the Fund and other accounts as to which they or it may exercise investment discretion (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(35) of the 1934 Act), are reasonable in relation to the amount of commission.

On occasions when the Subadviser deems the purchase or sale of a security or futures contract to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients of the Subadviser, the Subadviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities or futures contracts to be sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event, allocation of the securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, shall be made by the Subadviser in the manner the Subadviser considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients.

(iv)  The Subadviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions effected by it as required by any applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations, including the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the Advisers Act. The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager or the Board all information relating to the Subadviser's services under this Agreement reasonably requested by the Manager and the Board within a reasonable period of time after the Manager or the Board makes such request. The Subadviser shall make reasonably available its employees and officers for consultation with any of the trustees or officers or employees of the Fund with respect to any matter discussed herein, including, without limitation, the valuation of the Fund's securities.

(v)  The Subadviser or its affiliate shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning the portion of the Fund's assets it manages. The Subadviser shall furnish the Manager routinely with daily information concerning portfolio transactions and other reports as agreed upon from time to time concerning transactions, portfolio holdings and performance of the Fund, in such form and frequency as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time. The Subadviser agrees to review the Fund and discuss the management of the Fund with the Manager and the Board as either or both shall from time to time reasonably request.

(vi)  The investment management services provided by the Subadviser hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Subadviser shall be free to render similar services to others. Conversely, the Subadviser and Manager understand and agree that if the Manager manages the Fund in a "manager-of-managers" style, the Manager shall, among other things, (i) continually evaluate the performance of the Subadviser through quantitative and qualitative analysis and consultations with the Subadviser, (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Board as to whether the contract with one or more subadvisers should be renewed, modified, or terminated, and (iii) periodically report to the Board regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring

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functions. The Subadviser recognizes that its services may be terminated or modified pursuant to this process.

(vii)  The Subadviser acknowledges that the Manager and the Fund intend to rely on Rule 17a-10, Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Subadviser hereby agrees that it shall not consult with any other subadviser to the Fund with respect to transactions in securities for the Fund's portfolio or any other transactions of Fund assets.

(b)  The Subadviser shall authorize and permit any of its directors, officers and employees who may be elected as trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. Services to be furnished by the Subadviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of such trustees, officers or employees.

(c)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be maintained by the Subadviser pursuant to paragraph 1(a) hereof in the form and for the period required by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act. The Subadviser agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund, and the Subadviser shall surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request, provided, however, that the Subadviser may retain a copy of such records. The Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be made available, within two (2) business days of a written request, to the Fund's accountants or auditors during regular business hours at the Subadviser's offices. The Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives shall have the right to copy any records in the Subadviser's possession that pertain to the Fund. These books, records, information, or reports shall be made available to properly authorized government representatives consistent with state and federal law and/or regulations. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, the Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be returned to the Fund or the Manager. The Subadviser agrees that the policies and procedures it has established for managing the Fund portfolio, including, but not limited to, all policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations governing the adviser/client relationship and management and operation of the Fund, shall be made available for inspection by the Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives upon reasonable written request within not more than two (2) business days.

(d)  The Subadviser shall maintain a written code of ethics (the Code of Ethics) that it reasonably believes complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, a copy of which shall be provided to the Manager and the Fund, and shall institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent any Access Person (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall follow such Code of Ethics in performing its services under this Agreement. Further, the Subadviser represents that it maintains adequate compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, and other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. In particular, the Subadviser represents that it has policies and procedures regarding the detection and prevention of the misuse of material, nonpublic information by the Subadviser and its employees as required by the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, a copy of which it shall provide to the Manager and the Fund upon reasonable request. The Subadviser shall assure that its employees comply in all material respects with the provisions of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, and to cooperate reasonably with the Manager for purposes of filing any required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or such other regulator having appropriate jurisdiction.

(e)  The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager copies of all records prepared in connection with (i) the performance of this Agreement and (ii) the maintenance of compliance procedures pursuant to paragraph 1(d) hereof as the Manager may reasonably request.

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(f)  The Subadviser shall be responsible for the voting of all shareholder proxies with respect to the investments and securities held in the Fund's portfolio, subject to such reporting and other requirements as shall be established by the Manager.

(g)  Upon reasonable request from the Manager, the Subadviser (through a qualified person) shall assist the valuation committee of the Fund or the Manager in valuing securities of the Fund as may be required from time to time, including making available information of which the Subadviser has knowledge related to the securities being valued.

(h)  The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any information reasonably requested regarding its management of the Fund's portfolio required for any shareholder report, amended registration statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Fund with the Commission. The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any certification, documentation or other information requested or required by the Manager for purposes of the certifications of shareholder reports by the Fund's principal financial officer and principal executive officer pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 or other law or regulation. The Subadviser shall promptly inform the Fund and the Manager if any information in the Prospectus is (or will become) inaccurate or incomplete.

(i)  The Subadviser shall comply with Board Procedures provided to the Subadviser by the Manager or the Fund. The Subadviser shall notify the Manager as soon as reasonably practicable upon detection of any material breach of such Board Procedures.

(j)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund and the Manager informed of developments relating to its duties as subadviser of which the Subadviser has, or should have, knowledge that would materially affect the Fund. In this regard, the Subadviser shall provide the Fund, the Manager, and their respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Subadviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Fund and the Manager may from time to time reasonably request. Additionally, prior to each Board meeting, the Subadviser shall provide the Manager and the Board with reports regarding the Subadviser's management of the Fund's portfolio during the most recently completed quarter, in such form as may be mutually agreed upon by the Subadviser and the Manager. The Subadviser shall certify quarterly to the Fund and the Manager that it and its "Advisory Persons" (as defined in Rule 17j-under the 1940 Act) have complied materially with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act during the previous quarter or, if not, explain what the Subadviser has done to seek to ensure such compliance in the future. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 and Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, concerning the Subadviser's Code of Ethics and compliance program, respectively, to the Fund and the Manager. Upon written request of the Fund or the Manager with respect to violations of the Code of Ethics directly affecting the Fund, the Subadviser shall permit representatives of the Fund or the Manager to examine reports (or summaries of the reports) required to be made by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) relating to enforcement of the Code of Ethics.

2.  The Manager shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement and, as more particularly discussed above, shall oversee and review the Subadviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Manager shall provide (or cause the Fund's custodian to provide) timely information to the Subadviser regarding such matters as the composition of assets in the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser, cash requirements and cash available for investment in such portion of the Fund, and all other information as may be reasonably necessary for the Subadviser to perform its duties hereunder (including any excerpts of minutes of meetings of the Board that affect the duties of the Subadviser).

3.  For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the Subadviser as full compensation therefor, a fee equal to the percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser as described in the attached Schedule A. Liability for payment of compensation by the Manager to the Subadviser under this

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Agreement is contingent upon the Manager's receipt of payment from the Fund for management services described under the Management Agreement between the Fund and the Manager. Expense caps or fee waivers for the Fund that may be agreed to by the Manager, but not agreed to by the Subadviser, shall not cause a reduction in the amount of the payment to the Subadviser by the Manager.

4.  The Subadviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Manager in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Subadviser's part in the performance of its duties or from its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to waive any rights the Manager or the Fund may have against the Subadviser under federal or state securities laws. The Manager shall indemnify the Subadviser, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Manager's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicab le law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws. The Subadviser shall indemnify the Manager, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Subadviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws.

5.  This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or by the Manager or the Subadviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon the termination of the Management Agreement. The Subadviser agrees that it shall promptly notify the Fund and the Manager of the occurrence or anticipated occurrence of any event that would result in the assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, a change or anticipated change in control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Subadviser; provided that the Subadviser need not provide notice of such an anticipated event before the anticipated event is a matter of public record. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically and without notice to the Subadviser upon the execution of a new Agreement with a successor Subadviser.

Any notice or other communication required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; (2) to the Fund at Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; or (3) to the Subadviser at 119 East Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501.

6.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Subadviser's directors, officers or employees who may also be a Trustee, officer or employee of the Fund to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or a dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Subadviser's right to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association.

7.  During the term of this Agreement, the Manager agrees to furnish the Subadviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer to the Subadviser in any way, prior to use thereof and not to use material if the Subadviser reasonably objects in writing five business days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. Sales literature may

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be furnished to the Subadviser hereunder by first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand delivery.

8.  The parties to this Agreement each agree to cooperate in a reasonable manner with each other in the event that any of them should become involved in a legal, administrative, judicial or regulatory action, claim, or suit as a result of performing its obligations under this Agreement.

9.  This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

10.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

11.  Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States courts or, in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Commission issued pursuant to the 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement, is related by rules, regulation or order of the Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LLC

BY:  /S/  ROBERT F. GUNIA

Name:  Robert F. Gunia

Title:  Executive Vice President

THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

BY:  /S/  PETER TREVISANI

Name:  Peter Trevisani

Title:  Managing Director

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Schedule A

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

As compensation for services provided by Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. with respect to the international equity sleeves of the funds indicated below, Prudential Investments LLC will pay Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. a fee equal, on an annualized basis, to the following:

Fund Names   Advisory Fee  
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund
  .45% on combined average daily net assets
to $50 million,
40% on combined average daily net assets for the next $50 million and .30% on combined average daily net assets over $100 million
 

 

Dated as of March 25, 2005.

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Large Capitalization Growth Sleeves

Subadvisory Agreement

Agreement made as of this 14th day of June, 2005 between Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager), a New York limited liability company and Marsico Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Marsico or the Subadviser),

WHEREAS, the Manager has entered into a Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds, a Delaware business trust (the Fund) and a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the 1940 Act), pursuant to which PI acts as Manager of the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Subadviser to provide investment advisory services to the large capitalization growth equity sleeves of the Fund as specified in Schedule A hereto (individually and collectively with the Fund, referred to herein as the Fund) and to manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall from time to time direct, and the Subadviser is willing to render such investment advisory services;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1.  (a)  Subject to the supervision of the Manager and the board of trustees of the Fund (the Board), the Subadviser shall manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in its then current prospectus and statement of additional information, as provided to the Subadviser by the Manager (such prospectus and statement of additional information as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time, being herein called the "Prospectus"), and subject to the following understandings:

(i)  The Subadviser shall provide supervision of such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall direct, and shall determine from time to time what investments and securities will be purchased, retained or, sold by such portion of the Fund, and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash. The Fund's custodian or Manager shall be responsible for the daily investment of the Fund's uninvested cash assets in cash equivalents.

(ii)  In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Subadviser shall act in conformity with the copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and Prospectus of the Fund and any procedures adopted by the Board applicable to the Fund and any amendments to those procedures (Board Procedures) provided to it by the Manager (the Fund Documents), and with the instructions and directions of the Manager and of the Board, and co-operate with the Manager's (or its designee's) personnel responsible for monitoring the Fund's compliance. The Subadviser shall seek to comply at all times, as applicable, with the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including securities law. The Manager shall provide Subadviser on a timely basis wit h copies of any updated Fund Documents.

(iii)  The Subadviser shall determine the securities and other investments (other than cash equivalents) to be purchased or sold by such portion of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable, and shall place orders with or through such persons, brokers, or dealers (including, but not limited to, Prudential Securities Incorporated or any other broker or dealer affiliated with the Manager or the Fund, as identified by the Manager, or any broker or dealer affiliated with the Subadviser) to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in the Subadviser's policies and procedures, the Fund's Prospectus or as the Board may direct from time to time. In providing

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the Fund with investment supervision, it is recognized that the Subadviser shall give primary consideration to seeking best execution. Within the framework of this policy, the Subadviser may consider the financial responsibility, brokerage services, research and investment information and other services provided by brokers or dealers who may effect or be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which the Subadviser's other clients may be a party. The Subadviser shall have discretion to effect investment transactions for the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser through broker-dealers (including, to the extent legally permissible, broker-dealers affiliated with the Manager or the Fund or the Subadviser) qualified to obtain best execution of such transactions who provide brokerage and/or research services, as such services are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended (the 1934 Act), and to cause the Fund to pay any such broker-dealers an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the brokerage or research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in light of either that particular investment transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Subadviser with respect to the Fund and other accounts as to which it exercises investment discretion (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(35) of the 1934 Act), are reasonable in relation to the amount of commission.

On occasions when the Subadviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients of the Subadviser, the Subadviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased. In such event, allocation of the securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, shall be made by the Subadviser in the manner the Subadviser considers to be equitable and consistent with its policies and procedures as well as its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients.

(iv)  The Subadviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions effected by it as required of a subadviser by any applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations, including the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the Advisers Act. The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager or the Board all information relating to the Subadviser's services under this Agreement reasonably requested by the Manager and the Board within a reasonable period of time after the Manager or the Board makes such request. The Subadviser shall make reasonably available its employees and officers for consultation with any of the trustees or officers or employees of the Fund with respect to any matter discussed herein, including, without limitation, the valuation of the Fund's securities.

(v)  The Subadviser shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning the portion of the Fund's assets it manages. The Subadviser shall furnish the Fund's custodian or the Manager routinely with daily information concerning portfolio transactions and other reports as agreed upon from time to time concerning transactions, portfolio holdings and performance of the Fund, in such reasonable form and frequency as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time. The Subadviser agrees to review the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser and discuss the management of that portion of the Fund with the Manager and the Board as either or both shall from time to time reasonably request.

(vi)  The investment management services provided by the Subadviser hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Subadviser shall be free to render similar services to others. Subadviser does not warrant that the investment performance of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser will match the performance of any index or other benchmark such as any other account managed by Subadviser. Conversely, the Subadviser and Manager understand and agree that if the Manager manages the Fund in a "manager-of-managers" style, the Manager shall, among other things, (i) continually evaluate the performance of the Subadviser through

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quantitative and qualitative analysis and consultations with the Subadviser, (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Board as to whether the contract with the Subadviser should be renewed, modified, or terminated, and (iii) periodically report to the Board regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. The Subadviser recognizes that its services may be terminated or modified pursuant to this process.

(vii)  The Subadviser acknowledges that the Manager and the Fund intend to rely on Rule 17a-10, Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Subadviser hereby agrees that it shall not knowingly consult with any other subadviser to the Fund with respect to transactions in securities for the Subadviser's portion of the Fund's portfolio or any other transactions of Fund assets.

(b)  Subadviser will at no time have custody or physical control of the securities, cash or other assets of the Fund. In connection with services to be rendered under this Agreement, the Subadviser is authorized and instructed to rely upon any information, written or otherwise, that it receives from the Fund, Manager, custodian, or any other service provider to the Fund, in the course of carrying out its duties under this Agreement.

(c)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be maintained by a Subadviser pursuant to paragraph 1(a) hereof in the form and for the period required by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act. The Subadviser agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund, and the Subadviser shall surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request, provided, however, that the Subadviser may retain a copy of such records. The Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be made available, within ten (10) business days of a written request, to the Fund's accountants or auditors during regular business hours at the Subadviser's offices. The Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives shall have the right to copy any records in the Subadviser's possession that pertain to the Fund. These books, r ecords, information, or reports shall be made available to properly authorized government representatives consistent with state and federal law and/or regulations. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, the Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be returned to the Fund or the Manager. The Subadviser agrees that the policies and procedures it has established for managing the Fund portfolio, including, but not limited to, all policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations governing the adviser/client relationship and management of the Fund, shall be provided to the Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives upon reasonable written request within not more than ten (10) business days.

(d)  The Subadviser shall maintain a written code of ethics (the Code of Ethics) that it reasonably believes complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, a copy of which shall be provided to the Manager and the Fund, and shall institute procedures it believes reasonably necessary to prevent any Access Person (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall follow such Code of Ethics in performing its services under this Agreement. Further, the Subadviser represents that it seeks to maintain adequate compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, and other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. In particular, the Subadviser represents that it has adopted Insider Trading Policies and Procedur es it believes are reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic information by the Subadviser and its employees as required by the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, a copy of which shall be provided to the Manager and the Fund upon reasonable request. The Subadviser shall cooperate reasonably with the Manager for purposes of filing any required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or such other regulator having appropriate jurisdiction.

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(e)  The Subadviser shall be responsible for the voting of all shareholder proxies with respect to the investments and securities held in the Fund's portfolio in accordance with the Subadviser's proxy voting policy and procedures. The Subadviser will provide reports with respect to proxy voting as reasonably requested by the Manager. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Fund, Manager, or Custodian (and not of the Subadviser) to process and file any claim forms relating to any litigation by or on behalf of the Fund.

(f)  Upon reasonable request from the Manager, the Subadviser (through a qualified person) shall assist the valuation committee of the Fund or the Manager in valuing securities of the Fund as may be required from time to time, including making available information of which the Subadviser has knowledge related to the securities being valued.

(g)  The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any information reasonably requested regarding its management of the Fund's portfolio required for any shareholder report, amended registration statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Fund with the Commission. The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with certification, documentation or other information reasonably requested or required by the Manager for purposes of the certifications of shareholder reports by the Fund's principal financial officer and principal executive officer pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 or other law or regulation. The Subadviser shall promptly inform the Fund and the Manager if it determines that any information in the Prospectus relating to the Subadviser or its obligations under this Agreement is (or will become) inaccurate or incomplete.

(h)  The Subadviser shall comply with Board Procedures after they are provided to the Subadviser by the Manager or the Fund. The Subadviser shall notify the Manager as soon as reasonably practicable upon detection of any material breach of such Board Procedures.

(i)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund and the Manager informed of material developments relating to its duties as subadviser of which the Subadviser has knowledge that would materially affect the Fund. In this regard, the Subadviser shall provide the Fund, the Manager, and their respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Subadviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Fund and the Manager may from time to time reasonably request. Additionally, prior to each Board meeting, the Subadviser shall provide the Manager and the Board with reasonable reports regarding the Subadviser's management of the relevant portion of the Fund's portfolio during the most recently completed quarter, in such form as may be mutually agreed upon by the Subadviser and the Manager. The Subadviser shall certify quarterly to the Fund and the Manager that it has adopted procedures reasonably neces sary to prevent Access Persons from violating its Code of Ethics, and will report any material violations of the Code of Ethics and material changes in its Code of Ethics as reasonably requested. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, concerning the Subadviser's Code of Ethics to the Fund and the Manager. The Subadviser will provide at least annually upon request a written report on its compliance program to assist the Fund's chief compliance officer ("CCO") in preparing the CCO's annual report to the Fund Board under Rule 38a-1. The Subadviser's report will generally address matters such as the design and operation of Subadviser compliance policies and procedures relevant to services provided by the Subadviser to the Fund, any material changes made to those policies and procedures, any material changes recommended, and any material compliance matters relating to them.

2.  The Manager shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement and, as more particularly discussed above, shall oversee and review the Subadviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Manager shall provide (or cause the Fund's Custodian to provide) timely information to the Subadviser regarding such matters as the composition of assets in the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser, cash requirements and cash available for investment in such portion of the Fund, and all other information as may be reasonably

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necessary for the Subadviser to perform its duties hereunder (including any excerpts of minutes of meetings of the Board that affect the duties of the Subadviser).

3.  For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the Subadviser as full compensation therefor, a fee equal to the percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets, as determined by the Fund's Custodian, of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser as described in the attached Schedule A. Fees will be accrued daily and paid monthly. Expense caps or fee waivers for the Fund that may be agreed to by the Manager, but not agreed to by the Subadviser, shall not cause a reduction in the amount of the payment to the Subadviser by the Manager.

4.  The Subadviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Manager in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Subadviser's part in the performance of its duties or from its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to waive any rights the Manager or the Fund may have against the Subadviser under federal or state securities laws. The Manager shall indemnify and hold harmless the Subadviser, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Manager's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of its duties hereu nder or violation of applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws. The Subadviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Subadviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws.

5.  This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or by the Manager or the Subadviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon the termination of the Management Agreement. The Subadviser agrees that it shall promptly notify the Fund and the Manager of the occurrence or anticipated occurrence of any event that would result in the assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, a change or anticipated change in control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Subadviser; provided that the Subadviser need not provide notice of such an anticipated event before the anticipated event is a matter of public record. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon notice to the Subadviser of the execution of a new Agreement with a successor subadviser.

Any notice or other communication required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by registered mail, or similar overnight mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; (2) to the Fund at Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; or (3) to the Subadviser at 1200 17th Street, Suite 1600, Denver, Colorado 80202, Attn: Mary Watson.

6.  During the term of this Agreement, the Manager agrees to furnish the Subadviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer to the Subadviser in any way, prior to use thereof and subject to comments by the Subadviser. Sales literature may be furnished to the Subadviser hereunder by first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand delivery.

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7.  The parties to this Agreement each agree to cooperate in a reasonable manner with each other in the event that any of them should become involved in a legal, administrative, judicial or regulatory action, claim, or suit as a result of performing its obligations under this Agreement.

8.  This Agreement may be materially amended solely by mutual consent, but the consent of the Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act for any matters requiring such approval.

9.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

10.  Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States courts or, in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Commission issued pursuant to the 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement, is related by rules, regulation or order of the Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LLC

BY:  /S/  ROBERT F. GUNIA

Name:  Robert F. Gunia

Title:  Executive Vice President

MARSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

BY:  /S/  CHRISTOPHER J. MARSICO

Name:  Christopher J. Marsico

Title:  President

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Schedule A

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

As compensation for services provided by Marsico Capital Management LLC with respect to the large capitalization growth equity sleeves of the Fund, Prudential Investments LLC will pay Marsico Capital Management LLC a fee equal, on an annualized basis, to the following:

Fund Name   Fee Rate  
Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation Fund
  0.45% on combined average daily net
assets of the large capitalization growth
equity sleeves of the Funds.
 

 

Dated as of June 14, 2005.

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

Large Capitalization Growth Equity Sleeves

Subadvisory Agreement

Agreement made as of this 10th day of May, 2005 between Prudential Investments LLC (PI or the Manager), a New York limited liability company and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM or the Subadviser),

WHEREAS, the Manager has entered into a Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds, a Delaware business trust (the Fund) and a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the 1940 Act), pursuant to which PI acts as Manager of the Fund; and

WHEREAS, the Manager desires to retain the Subadviser to provide investment advisory services to the high yield bond sleeves of the Fund and one or more of its series as specified in Schedule A hereto (individually and collectively, with the Fund, referred to herein as the Fund) and to manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall from time to time direct, and the Subadviser is willing to render such investment advisory services; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1.  (a)  Subject to the supervision of the Manager and the board of trustees of the Fund (the Board), the Subadviser shall manage such portion of the Fund's portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition thereof, in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in its then current prospectus and statement of additional information (such prospectus and statement of additional information as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time, being herein called the "Prospectus"), and subject to the following understandings:

(i)  The Subadviser shall provide supervision of such portion of the Fund's portfolio as the Manager shall direct, and shall determine from time to time what investments and securities will be purchased, retained or sold by the Fund, and what portion of the assets will be invested or held uninvested as cash.

(ii)  In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Subadviser shall act in conformity with the copies of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, By-Laws and Prospectus of the Fund and any procedures adopted by the Board applicable to the Fund and any amendments to those procedures (Board Procedures) provided to it by the Manager (the Fund Documents), and with the instructions and directions of the Manager and of the Board, co-operate with the Manager's (or its designee's) personnel responsible for monitoring the Fund's compliance. The Subadviser shall also comply at all times with the 1940 Act, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including securities law. The Manager shall provide Subadviser timely with copies of any updated Fund Docum ents.

(iii)  The Subadviser shall determine the securities and futures contracts to be purchased or sold by such portion of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable, and shall place orders with or through such persons, brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants (including but not limited to Prudential Securities Incorporated (or any broker or dealer affiliated with the Subadviser) to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage as set forth in the Fund's Prospectus or as the Board may direct from time to time. In providing the Fund with investment supervision, it is recognized that the Subadviser shall give primary consideration to securing the most favorable price and efficient execution. Within the framework of this policy, the Subadviser may consider the financial responsibility, research and investment information and other services provided by brokers, dealers or futures commission merchants who may effe ct or

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be a party to any such transaction or other transactions to which the Subadviser's other clients may be a party. The Manager (or Subadviser) to the Fund each shall have discretion to effect investment transactions for the Fund through broker-dealers (including, to the extent legally permissible, broker-dealers affiliated with the Subadviser(s)) qualified to obtain best execution of such transactions who provide brokerage and/or research services, as such services are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and to cause the Fund to pay any such broker-dealers an amount of commission for effecting a portfolio transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction, if the brokerage or research services provided by such broker-dealer, viewed in light of either that particular investment transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Manager (or the Subadviser) with respect to the Fund and other accounts as to which they or it may exercise investment discretion (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(35) of the 1934 Act), are reasonable in relation to the amount of commission.

On occasions when the Subadviser deems the purchase or sale of a security or futures contract to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other clients of the Subadviser, the Subadviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities or futures contracts to be sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event, allocation of the securities or futures contracts so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, shall be made by the Subadviser in the manner the Subadviser considers to be the most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and to such other clients.

(iv)  The Subadviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to the Fund's portfolio transactions effected by it as required by any applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations, including the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the Advisers Act. The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager or the Board all information relating to the Subadviser's services under this Agreement reasonably requested by the Manager and the Board within a reasonable period of time after the Manager or the Board makes such request. The Subadviser shall make reasonably available its employees and officers for consultation with any of the trustees or officers or employees of the Fund with respect to any matter discussed herein, including, without limitation, the valuation of the Fund's securities.

(v)  The Subadviser or its affiliate shall provide the Fund's custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning the portion of the Fund's assets it manages. The Subadviser shall furnish the Manager routinely with daily information concerning portfolio transactions and other reports as agreed upon from time to time concerning transactions, portfolio holdings and performance of the Fund, in such form and frequency as may be mutually agreed upon from time to time. The Subadviser agrees to review the Fund and discuss the management of the Fund with the Manager and the Board as either or both shall from time to time reasonably request.

(vi)  The investment management services provided by the Subadviser hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Subadviser shall be free to render similar services to others. Conversely, the Subadviser and Manager understand and agree that if the Manager manages the Fund in a "manager-of-managers" style, the Manager shall, among other things, (i) continually evaluate the performance of the Subadviser through quantitative and qualitative analysis and consultations with the Subadviser, (ii) periodically make recommendations to the Board as to whether the contract with one or more subadvisers should be renewed, modified, or terminated, and (iii) periodically report to the Board regarding the results of its evaluation and monitoring functions. The Subadviser recognizes that its services may be terminated or modified pursuant to this process.

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(vii)  The Subadviser acknowledges that the Manager and the Fund intend to rely on Rule 17a-10, Rule 10f-3, Rule 12d3-1 and Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act, and the Subadviser hereby agrees that it shall not consult with any other subadviser to the Fund with respect to transactions in securities for the Fund's portfolio or any other transactions of Fund assets.

(b)  The Subadviser shall authorize and permit any of its directors, officers and employees who may be elected as trustees or officers of the Fund to serve in the capacities in which they are elected. Services to be furnished by the Subadviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of such trustees, officers or employees.

(c)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund's books and records required to be maintained by the Subadviser pursuant to paragraph 1(a) hereof in the form and for the period required by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act. The Subadviser agrees that all records which it maintains for the Fund are the property of the Fund, and the Subadviser shall surrender promptly to the Fund any of such records upon the Fund's request, provided, however, that the Subadviser may retain a copy of such records. The Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be made available, within two (2) business days of a written request, to the Fund's accountants or auditors during regular business hours at the Subadviser's offices. The Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives shall have the right to copy any records in the Subadviser's possession that pertain to the Fund. These books, records, information, or reports shall be made available to properly authorized government representatives consistent with state and federal law and/or regulations. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, the Fund's books and records maintained by the Subadviser shall be returned to the Fund or the Manager. The Subadviser agrees that the policies and procedures it has established for managing the Fund portfolio, including, but not limited to, all policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and regulations governing the adviser/client relationship and management and operation of the Fund, shall be made available for inspection by the Fund, the Manager or their respective authorized representatives upon reasonable written request within not more than two (2) business days.

(d)  The Subadviser shall maintain a written code of ethics (the Code of Ethics) that it reasonably believes complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act, a copy of which shall be provided to the Manager and the Fund, and shall institute procedures reasonably necessary to prevent any Access Person (as defined in Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act) from violating its Code of Ethics. The Subadviser shall follow such Code of Ethics in performing its services under this Agreement. Further, the Subadviser represents that it maintains adequate compliance procedures to ensure its compliance with the 1940 Act, the Advisers Act, and other applicable federal and state laws and regulations. In particular, the Subadviser represents that it has policies and procedures regarding the detection and prevention of the misuse of material, nonpublic information by the Subadviser and its employees as required by the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, a copy of which it shall provide to the Manager and the Fund upon reasonable request. The Subadviser shall assure that its employees comply in all material respects with the provisions of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, and to cooperate reasonably with the Manager for purposes of filing any required reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) or such other regulator having appropriate jurisdiction.

(e)  The Subadviser shall furnish to the Manager copies of all records prepared in connection with (i) the performance of this Agreement and (ii) the maintenance of compliance procedures pursuant to paragraph 1(d) hereof as the Manager may reasonably request.

(f)  The Subadviser shall be responsible for the voting of all shareholder proxies with respect to the investments and securities held in the portion of the Fund's portfolio managed by the Subadviser, subject to such reporting and other requirements as shall be established by the Manager.

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The Subadviser will not be responsible for voting proxies in the portion of the Fund not managed by the Subadviser.

(g)  Upon reasonable request from the Manager, the Subadviser (through a qualified person) shall assist the valuation committee of the Fund or the Manager in valuing securities of the Fund as may be required from time to time, including making available information of which the Subadviser has knowledge related to the securities being valued.

(h)  The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any information reasonably requested regarding its management of the Fund's portfolio required for any shareholder report, amended registration statement, or prospectus supplement to be filed by the Fund with the Commission. The Subadviser shall provide the Manager with any certification, documentation or other information requested or required by the Manager for purposes of the certifications of shareholder reports by the Fund's principal financial officer and principal executive officer pursuant to the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 or other law or regulation. The Subadviser shall promptly inform the Fund and the Manager if any information in the Prospectus is (or will become) inaccurate or incomplete.

(i)  The Subadviser shall comply with Board Procedures provided to the Subadviser by the Manager or the Fund. The Subadviser shall notify the Manager as soon as reasonably practicable upon detection of any material breach of such Board Procedures.

(j)  The Subadviser shall keep the Fund and the Manager informed of developments relating to its duties as subadviser of which the Subadviser has, or should have, knowledge that would materially affect the Fund. In this regard, the Subadviser shall provide the Fund, the Manager, and their respective officers with such periodic reports concerning the obligations the Subadviser has assumed under this Agreement as the Fund and the Manager may from time to time reasonably request. Additionally, prior to each Board meeting, the Subadviser shall provide the Manager and the Board with reports regarding the Subadviser's management of the Fund's portfolio during the most recently completed quarter, in such form as may be mutually agreed upon by the Subadviser and the Manager. The Subadviser shall certify quarterly to the Fund and the Manager that it and its "Advisory Persons" (as defined in Rule 17j-under the 1940 Act) have complied materially with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act during the previous quarter or, if not, explain what the Subadviser has done to seek to ensure such compliance in the future. Annually, the Subadviser shall furnish a written report, which complies with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 and Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, concerning the Subadviser's Code of Ethics and compliance program, respectively, to the Fund and the Manager. Upon written request of the Fund or the Manager with respect to violations of the Code of Ethics directly affecting the Fund, the Subadviser shall permit representatives of the Fund or the Manager to examine reports (or summaries of the reports) required to be made by Rule 17j-1(d)(1) relating to enforcement of the Code of Ethics.

2.  The Manager shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to the Fund pursuant to the Management Agreement and, as more particularly discussed above, shall oversee and review the Subadviser's performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Manager shall provide (or cause the Fund's custodian to provide) timely information to the Subadviser regarding such matters as the composition of assets in the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser, cash requirements and cash available for investment in such portion of the Fund, and all other information as may be reasonably necessary for the Subadviser to perform its duties hereunder (including any excerpts of minutes of meetings of the Board that affect the duties of the Subadviser).

3.  For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, the Manager shall pay the Subadviser as full compensation therefor, a fee equal to the percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadviser as described in the attached Schedule A. Liability for payment of compensation by the Manager to the Subadviser under this Agreement is contingent upon the Manager's receipt of payment from the Fund for management services

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described under the Management Agreement between the Fund and the Manager. Expense caps or fee waivers for the Fund that may be agreed to by the Manager, but not agreed to by the Subadviser, shall not cause a reduction in the amount of the payment to the Subadviser by the Manager.

4.  The Subadviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Fund or the Manager in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Subadviser's part in the performance of its duties or from its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to waive any rights the Manager or the Fund may have against the Subadviser under federal or state securities laws. The Manager shall indemnify the Subadviser, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Manager's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicab le law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws. The Subadviser shall indemnify the Manager, its affiliated persons, its officers, directors and employees, for any liability and expenses, including attorneys' fees, which may be sustained as a result of the Subadviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder or violation of applicable law, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act and federal and state securities laws.

5.  This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Board or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund, or by the Manager or the Subadviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) or upon the termination of the Management Agreement. The Subadviser agrees that it shall promptly notify the Fund and the Manager of the occurrence or anticipated occurrence of any event that would result in the assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, a change or anticipated change in control (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Subadviser; provided that the Subadviser need not provide notice of such an anticipated event before the anticipated event is a matter of public record. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically and without notice to the Subadviser upon the execution of a new Agreement with a successor Subadviser.

Any notice or other communication required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given if delivered or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, (1) to the Manager at Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, 4th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; (2) to the Fund at Gateway Center Three, 4th Floor, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, Attention: Secretary; or (3) to the Subadviser at 32 Old Slip, 23rd floor, New York, NY 10005.

6.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the right of any of the Subadviser's directors, officers or employees who may also be a Trustee, officer or employee of the Fund to engage in any other business or to devote his or her time and attention in part to the management or other aspects of any business, whether of a similar or a dissimilar nature, nor limit or restrict the Subadviser's right to engage in any other business or to render services of any kind to any other corporation, firm, individual or association.

7.  During the term of this Agreement, the Manager agrees to furnish the Subadviser at its principal office all prospectuses, proxy statements, reports to shareholders, sales literature or other material prepared for distribution to shareholders of the Fund or the public, which refer to the Subadviser in any way, prior to use thereof and not to use material if the Subadviser reasonably objects in writing five business days (or such other time as may be mutually agreed) after receipt thereof. Sales literature may be furnished to the Subadviser hereunder by first-class or overnight mail, facsimile transmission equipment or hand delivery.

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8.  The parties to this Agreement each agree to cooperate in a reasonable manner with each other in the event that any of them should become involved in a legal, administrative, judicial or regulatory action, claim, or suit as a result of performing its obligations under this Agreement.

9.  This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Fund must be obtained in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act.

10.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

11.  Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from a term or provision of the 1940 Act, shall be resolved by reference to such term or provision of the 1940 Act and to interpretations thereof, if any, by the United States courts or, in the absence of any controlling decision of any such court, by rules, regulations or orders of the Commission issued pursuant to the 1940 Act. In addition, where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act, reflected in any provision of this Agreement, is related by rules, regulation or order of the Commission, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LLC

BY:  /S/  ROBERT F. GUNIA

Name:  Robert F. Gunia  

Title:  Executive Vice President

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

BY:  /S/  JAMES A. MCNAMARA

Name:  James A. McNamara

Title:  Managing Director

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Schedule A

STRATEGIC PARTNERS ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS

As compensation for services provided by Goldman Sachs Asset Management with respect to the large capitalization growth equity sleeves of the funds indicated below, Prudential Investments LLC will pay Goldman Sachs Asset Management a fee equal, on an annualized basis, to the following:

Fund Names   Fee Rate  
Strategic Partners Conservative Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Moderate Allocation Fund
Strategic Partners Growth Allocation fund
  0.30% on combined average daily net
assets to $50 million;
0.28% on next $150 million in combined
average daily net assets:
0.25% on combined average daily net
assets over $200 million.
 

 

Dated as of May 10, 2005.

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EXHIBIT B

MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST

The Manager

Prudential Investments LLC (PI), Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077, serves as the Trust's Manager under a management agreement (the Management Agreement) dated as of November 12, 1998, and renewed thereafter as required by the Investment Company Act.

The Management Agreement was last approved by the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who were not parties to the contract and were not interested persons of those parties (as defined in the Investment Company Act) on May 25, 2004.

Terms of the Management Agreement

Pursuant to the Management Agreement for the Trust, PI is subject to the supervision of the Trustees and, in conformity with the stated policies of the Funds, manages both the investment operations of the Funds, and the composition of the Funds' investment portfolio, including the purchase, retention and disposition of portfolio securities. The Manager is authorized to enter into subadvisory agreements for investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Funds. The Manager will continue to have responsibility for all investment advisory services furnished pursuant to any such investment advisory agreements.

The Manager reviews the performance of all subadvisers engaged for the Funds, and makes recommendations to the Trustees with respect to the retention and renewal of contracts. In connection therewith, the Manager is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Funds. The Manager also administers the Funds' business affairs and, in connection therewith, furnishes the Funds with office facilities, together with those ordinary clerical and bookkeeping services which are not being furnished by The Bank of New York (the Fund's custodian), and Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (PMFS), the Funds' transfer and dividend disbursing agent. The management services of the Manager for the Funds are not exclusive under the terms of the Management Agreement and the Manager is free to, and does, render management services to others.

The Manager has authorized any of its Trustees, officers and employees who have been elected as Trustees or officers of the Trust to serve in the capacities in which they have been elected. All services furnished by the Manager under the Management Agreement may be furnished by any such Trustees, officers or employees of the Manager.

In connection with its management of the business affairs of the Funds, the Manager bears the following expenses:

(a)  the salaries and expenses of all of its and the Funds' personnel, except the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the Manager or the Funds' subadvisers;

(b)  all expenses incurred by the Manager or by the Funds in connection with managing the ordinary course of the Funds' business, other than those assumed by the Funds, as described below; and

(c)  the fees payable to each subadviser pursuant to the subadvisory agreement between the Manager and each subadviser.

For its services, the Manager is compensated by the Fund at the rate of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Trust is responsible for the payment of the following expenses: (a) the fees payable to the Manager, (b) the fees and expenses of Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the Manager or the Trust's subadvisers, (c) the fees and certain expenses of the Trust's custodian and transfer and dividend disbursing agent, including the cost of providing records to the Manager in

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connection with their obligation of maintaining required records of the Trust and of pricing Trust shares, (d) the charges and expenses of the Trust's legal counsel and independent accountants, (e) brokerage commissions and any issue or transfer taxes chargeable to the Trust in connection with its securities transactions, (f) all taxes and corporate fees payable by the Trust to governmental agencies, (g) the fees of any trade associations of which the Trust may be a member, (h) the cost of share certificates representing shares of the Trust, (i) the cost of fidelity and liability insurance, (j) the fees and expenses involved in registering and maintaining registration of the Trust and of its shares with the SEC and qualifying the Trust's shares under state securities laws, including the preparation and printing of the Trust's registration statements and prospectuses for such purpos es, (k) allocable communications expenses with respect to investor services and all expenses of shareholder and Board meetings and of preparing, printing and mailing reports, proxy statements and prospectuses to shareholders in the amount necessary for distribution to the shareholders, and (l) litigation and indemnification expenses and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Trust's business.

The Management Agreement provides that the Manager will not be liable for any error of judgment or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Management Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of duty. The Management Agreement will continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date of execution only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the Investment Company Act. The Management Agreement also provides that it will terminate automatically if assigned and that it may be terminated without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust, by vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act) or by PI, upon not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' written notice to the Funds.

Information About PI

PI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PIFM Holdco, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Asset Management Holding Company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential), a major, diversified insurance and financial services company. Prudential's address is Prudential Plaza, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077. PI is organized in New York as a limited liability company.

PI acts as manager or co-manager for the following investment companies, in addition to the Trust:

American Skandia Trust, Cash Accumulation Trust, Dryden Ultra Short Bond Fund, Nicholas-Applegate Fund, Inc., (Nicholas-Applegate Growth Equity Fund), Dryden California Municipal Fund, Jennison Equity Fund, Inc.; Prudential's Gibraltar Fund, Inc.; Dryden Global Total Return Fund, Inc.; Dryden Government Income Fund, Inc., Dryden Government Securities Trust, Dryden High Yield Fund, Inc., Dryden Index Series Fund, Prudential Institutional Liquidity Portfolio, Inc., MoneyMart Assets, Inc., Dryden Municipal Bond Fund, Dryden Municipal Series Fund, Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc., Strategic Partners Real Estate Securities Fund, Jennison Sector Funds, Inc., Dryden Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc., Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc., Prudential Tax-Free Money Fund, Inc., Dryden Tax-Managed Funds, Dryden Tax-Managed Small Cap Fund, Inc., Dryden Total Return Bond Fund, Inc., Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund, Jennison U.S. Emerging G rowth Fund, Inc., Jennison Value Fund, Prudential World Fund, Inc., Strategic Partners Asset Allocation Funds, Strategic Partners Mutual Funds, Inc., Strategic Partners Opportunity Funds, Strategic Partners Style Specific Funds, The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc., The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2, The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10, and The Prudential Variable Contract Account-11.

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PI's Officers

The business and other connections of PI's principal executive officers are set forth below. The address of each person is Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077.

Name   Position with PI   Principal Occupations  
Robert F. Gunia    Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer   President (since April 1999) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS); Corporate Vice President (since September 1997) of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential); Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (since May 2003) of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc, American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc., and American Skandia Fund Services, Inc.; Executive Vice President (since March 1999) and Treasurer (since May 2000) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Senior Vice President (March 1987-May 1999) of Prudential Securities Incorporated (Prudential Securities); Vice President and Director (since May 1989) and Treasurer (since 1999) of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.  
William V. Healey    Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer   Vice President and Associate General Counsel (since 1998) of Prudential; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (since December 1998) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (since February 1999) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; Vice President and Secretary (since October 1998) of Prudential Investment Management, Inc.; Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (since May 2003) of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc., American Skandia Fund Services, Inc. and American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc.; Director (June 1999-June 2002 and June 2003-present) of ICI Mutual Insurance Company; prior to August 1998, Associate General Counsel of the Dreyfus Corporation (Dreyfus), a subsidiary of Mellon Bank, N.A. (Mellon Bank), and an officer and/or director of various affiliates of Mellon Bank an d Dreyfus.  
Kevin B. Osborn    Executive Vice President   Executive Vice President and Trustee of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc. and Executive Vice President and Trustee of American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc.  
Stephen Pelletier    Executive Vice President   Executive Vice President, PI.  
Judy A. Rice    Officer-in-Charge, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer   Officer-in-Charge, Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc.; Officer-in-Charge, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Skandia Fund Services, Inc.; Officer-in-Charge, Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc.  
Philip N. Russo    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   Trustee of Jennison Associates LLC; Executive Vice President and Trustee of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc. and Executive Vice President and Trustee of American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc.  

 

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Name   Position with PI   Principal Occupations  
David R. Odenath, Jr.    Executive Vice President   President of Prudential Annuities (since August 2002); Executive Vice President (since May 2003) of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc; Chief Executive Officer and Director (since May 2003) of American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation, American Skandia Information Services and Technology Corporation and Skandia U.S. Inc.; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (since May 2003) of American Skandia Marketing, Inc.; Formerly President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer-In-Charge (1999-2003) of PI; Senior Vice President (since June 1999) of Prudential; formerly Senior Vice President (August 1993-May 1999) of PaineWebber Group, Inc.  
Deborah A. Docs    Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2003) of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc.  
Jonathan D. Shain    Vice President and Assistant Secretary   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2003) of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc. and American Skandia Fund Services, Inc.  

 

The Distributor and Transfer Agent

Prudential Investment Management Service LLC (PIMS or the Distributor), Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, acts as the distributor of the shares of the Funds under a distribution agreement with the Trust. The Distributor is a subsidiary of Prudential.

The Trust's transfer agent for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2004 was Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC (PMFS), 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102. PMFS received $137,400, $323,600 and $285,300, respectively for its services in connection with Conservative Allocation Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund and Growth Allocation Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004.

Brokerage

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004, the Fund paid no commissions to any affiliated broker dealers.

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EXHIBIT C

OFFICER INFORMATION

Name (Date of Birth)   Office(s) With the Trust   Principal Occupations  
Judy A. Rice (1/26/48)    President   President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer-In-Charge (since 2003) of PI; Director, Officer-in-Charge, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer (since May 2003) of American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc. and American Skandia Investment Services, Inc.; Director, Officer-in-Charge, President, Chief Executive Officer (since May 2003) of American Skandia Fund Services, Inc.; Vice President (since February 1999) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; President, Chief Executive Officer and Officer-In-Charge (since April 2003) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly various positions to Senior Vice President (1992-1999) of Prudential Securities; and various positions to Managing Director (1975-1992) of Salomon Smith Barney; Member of Board of Governors of the Money Management Institute.  
Robert F. Gunia (12/15/46)    Vice President   Chief Administrative Officer (since June 1999) of PI; Executive Vice President and Treasurer (since January 1996) of PI; President (since April 1999) of PIMS; Corporate Vice President (since September 1997) of Prudential Insurance; Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (since May 2003) of ASISI, American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc., and American Skandia Fund Services, Inc.; formerly Senior Vice President (March 1987-May 1999) of Prudential Securities Incorporated (Prudential Securities); Vice President and Director (since May 1989) and Treasurer (since 1999) of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.  
Grace C. Torres (6/28/59)    Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer   Senior Vice President (since January 2000) of PI; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (since May 2003) of ASISI and American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc.; formerly First Vice President (December 1996-January 2000) of PI and First Vice President (March 1993-1999) of Prudential Securities.  
Deborah A. Docs (1/19/58)    Secretary   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since December 1996) of PI; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2003) of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc.  
Jonathan D. Shain (8/9/58)    Assistant Secretary   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2003) of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc. and American Skandia Fund Services, Inc.  

 

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Name (Date of Birth)   Office(s) With the Trust   Principal Occupations  
William V. Healey (7/28/53)    Chief Legal Officer   Vice President and Chief Legal Officer-Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts (since August 2000) of Prudential Insurance; Senior Vice President and Secretary (since April 2003) of PI; Senior Vice President and Secretary (since May 2003) of ASISI, American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc., and American Skandia Fund Services, Inc.; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PIMS (since October 2001), previously Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (February 2001-April 2003) of PI, Vice President and Associate General Counsel (December 1996-February 2001) of PI.  
Lee D. Augsburger (6/7/59)    Chief Compliance Officer   Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since May 2003) of PI; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (since October 2000) of Prudential Investment Management, Inc.; formerly Vice President and Chief Legal Officer-Annuities (August 1999-October 2000) of Prudential Insurance Company of America; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (November 1997-August 1999) of Prudential Insurance Company of America.  
Maryanne Ryan (10/12/64)    Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer   Vice President, Prudential Insurance (since November 1998), First Vice President Prudential Securities (March 1997-May 1998); Anti-Money Laundering Officer (since 2003) of ASISI, American Skandia Advisory Services, Inc. and American Skandia Marketing, Inc.  
Helene Gurian (10/25/53)    Acting Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer   Vice President, Prudential (since July 1997). Vice President, Compliance (July 1997-January 2001); Vice President, Compliance and Risk Officer, Retail Distribution (January 2001-May 2002); Vice President, Corporate Investigations (2002-present) responsible for supervision of Prudential's fraud investigations, anti-money laundering program and high technology investigation unit.  

 

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EXHIBIT D

OTHER FUNDS MANAGED BY H&W

The following table sets forth information relating to the other registered investment company portfolios for which H&W acts as an investment adviser or subadviser with investment objectives, policies and strategies that are substantially similar to those of the large cap value sleeves.

Fund   Annual Management Fee
(as a% of average net assets)
  Approximate Net
Assets as of 12/31/04
 
Hotchkis and Wiley Large Cap Value Fund     0.75 %      
Target Trust Large Capitalization Value Portfolio     0.30 %      
Strategic Partners Style Specific Large Capitalization
Value Fund
    0.30 %      

 

MANAGEMENT OF H&W

The table below lists the name, address, position with H&W and principal occupation during the past five years for the principal directors and executive officers of H&W.

Name and Address*   Position with H&W and Principal Occupation  
George H. Davis, Jr.
725 S. Figueroa Street,
39th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
  Member of Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer of Hotchkis and Wiley (since 2001); Member of HWCap Holdings, LLC (since 2001); Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers L.P. ("MLIM") (1996-2001).  
Nancy D. Celick
725 S. Figueroa Street,
39th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
  Member of Executive Committee and Chief Operating Officer of Hotchkis and Wiley (since 2001); Member of HWCap Holdings, LLC (since 2001); First Vice President of MLIM (1996-2001).  
Warren A. Stephens
111 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
  Member of Executive Committee of Hotchkis and Wiley (since 2001) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Stephens Inc.  
Douglas H. Martin
111 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
  Member of Executive Committee of Hotchkis and Wiley (since 2001) and Executive Vice President of Stephens Inc.  
Nigel Hurst-Brown
26 Cresswell Place
London SW10 9RB
United Kingdom
  Member of Executive Committee of Hotchkis and Wiley (since 2001) and Chief Executive of Hotchkis and Wiley (UK) Limited (since 2002); Managing Director of MLIM (1998-2001); Director of Mercury Asset Management Group Plc (1990-1998).  

 

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OTHER FUNDS MANAGED BY JPMORGAN

The following table sets forth information relating to the other registered investment company portfolios for which JPMorgan acts as an investment adviser or subadviser with investment objectives, policies and strategies that are substantially similar to those of the large cap value sleeves.

Fund   Annual Management Fee
(as a% of average net assets)
  *Approximate Net
Assets as of 12/31/04
 
Aegon / Transamerica Series Fund     .35 %   $ 240,341,947    
J.P. Morgan Disciplined Equity Fund     .35 %   $ 525,030,702    
Strategic Partners Large Cap Value Fund     .30 %   $ 32,566,687    
Target Portfolio Trust Large Cap Value Portfolio     .30 %   $ 169,775,238    
SP Large Cap Value Portfolio     .30 %   $ 294,408,606    

 

*The amount shown are the total market values of the assets that are managed by JPMIM and not the net assets of each Fund

MANAGEMENT OF JPMORGAN

The table below lists the name, address, position with JPMorgan and principal occupation during the past five years for the principal directors and executive officers of JPMorgan.

Name and Address       Position with JPMorgan
and Principal Occupation
 
George C. Gatch 522
Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY 10036
  Managing Director   Director of JPMIM and President of J.P. Morgan Funds.  
Evelyn E. Guernsey
522 Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY 10036
  Managing Director   Director and President of J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("JPMIM") and Chief Executive Officer of Institutional Sales and Services.  
Lawrence Unrein
522 Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY 10036
  Managing Director   Director of JPMIM and Head of the Private Equity Group for J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management ("JPMFAM").  
Mark B.E. White
20 Finsbury Street
London,
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  Managing Director   Director of JPMIM and Head of International Institutional Business for JPMFAM.  
Seth P. Bernstein
522 Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY 10036
  Managing Director   Director of JPMIM Global head of Fixed Income  
Anthony M.L. Roberts
522 Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY 10036
  Managing Director   Managing Director and Associate General Counsel and Head of Legal for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s global asset management business.  

 

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Name and Address       Position with JPMorgan
and Principal Occupation
 
Martin R. Porter
522 Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY 10036
  Managing Director   Global Head of Equities  
Andrew Spencer
522 Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY 10036
  Managing Director   Chief Investment Officer of US Retail Business  
Francis X. Curley
522 Fifth Avenue
New York,
NY 10036
  Vice President   Chief Compliance Officer for JPMIM  

 

OTHER FUNDS MANAGED BY GSAM

GSAM acts as an investment advisor or sub-advisor to various other series of registered investment companies, some series of which have investment objectives and programs similar to the investment objective and program for the Portfolio (collectively, the "Comparable GSAM Funds"). For the Comparable GSAM Funds that GSAM serves as investment advisor, GSAM performs certain administrative and other services for such fund that it is not required to perform for the Portfolio under the GSAM Sub-Advisory Agreement. For each Comparable GSAM Fund, the following chart lists the net assets at December 31, 2004, as well as the current advisory or sub-advisory fee rate payable to GSAM.

Comparable
Goldman Sachs Funds
  Advisor/Sub-Advisor   Annual Management Fee
(as a% of average net assets)
  Approximate Net
Assets as of 12/31/04
 
Goldman Sachs CORE
Large Cap Growth Fund
  Advisor     0.65 %   $ 351.0 MM  
Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc. -    Sub-Advisor     0.75 %   $ 178.8 MM  
Wilshire Large Company
Growth Portfolio
   
 
  *Goldman Sachs receives a
0.28% Sub-Advisory fee
   
 
 

 

MANAGEMENT OF GSAM

The table below lists the name, address, position with GSAM and principal occupation during the past five years for the principal directors and executive officers of GSAM.

Name and Address*   Position with GSAM and Principal Occupation  
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since May 1999); Director (since 1998).  
Lloyd C. Blankfein   President and Chief Operating Officer (since January 2004); Vice Chairman(since April 2002); Co-Head of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Division and Equities Division (1997-April 2002).  
Robert S. Kaplan   Vice Chairman (since April 2002); Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division (1999-2002); Co-Chief Operating Officer of global Investment Banking (1998-1999).  

 

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Name and Address*   Position with GSAM and Principal Occupation  
David A. Viniar   Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President (since May 1999); Head of Operations, Technology and Finance Division (since December 2002); Head of Finance Division and Co-Head of Credit Risk Management and Advisory and Firmwide Risk (December 2001-December 2002); Co-Head of Operations, Finance and Resources (March 1999-December 2001).  
Edward C. Forst   Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (since February 2004); Chief of Staff of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Division (November 2003-February 2004 after having served in that position earlier from July 2000-March 2002); Chief of Staff of Equities Division (August 2003-February 2004).  
Gregory K. Palm   General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Head and Co-Head of Legal Department (since 1999).  
Esta E. Stecher   General Counsel, Executive Vice President or Co-Head of Legal Department (since December 2000); Head of Tax Department (1994-2000).  
Kevin W. Kennedy   Executive Vice President of Human Capital Management (since December 2001); Member of the Executive Office (1999-2001); Head of the Americas Group (1994-1999).  
Alan M. Cohen   Executive Vice President, Global Head of Compliance (since February 2004); Partner in the law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP (1991-January 2004).  

 

The following individuals are involved with the Investment Management Division of Goldman Sachs which is responsible for this product.

Peter S. Kraus   Co-Head of Investment Management Division (since June 2001); Co-Head of Private Wealth Management, Investment Management Division (February 2001-June 2001); Co-Head of Financial Institutions Group, Investment Banking Division (February 1998-February 2001).  
Eric Schwartz   Co-Head of Investment Management Division (since December 2003); Co-Head of Equities Division (2002-December 2003); Managing Director (since 1996)  

 

*The address of each person is 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 and 32 Old Slip, New York, NY 10005

OTHER FUNDS MANAGED BY LSV

The following table sets forth information relating to the other registered investment company portfolios for which LSV acts as an investment adviser or subadviser with investment objectives, policies and strategies that are substantially similar to those of the international equity sleeves.

Fund   Annual Management Fee
(as a% of average net assets)
  Approximate Net
Assets as of 12/31/04
 
Wells Fargo Funds Trust Overseas Fund     0.352 %     $164 million    

 

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MANAGEMENT OF LSV

The table below lists the name, address, position with LSV and principal occupation during the past five years for the principal directors and executive officers of LSV.

Name and Address*   Position with LSV and Principal Occupation  
Josef Lakonishok   Partner, Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager  
Robert Vishny   Partner and Portfolio Manager  
Menno Vermeulen   Partner and Senior Quantitative Analyst  
Tremaine Atkinson   Partner and Chief Operating Officer  
Christopher Lacroix   Partner and Managing Director of New Business Development  
169 East Avenue,
Norwalk CT 06851
     

 

*Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person is One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

OTHER FUNDS MANAGED BY MARSICO

The following table sets forth information relating to the other registered investment company portfolios for which Marsico acts as an investment adviser or subadviser with investment objectives, policies and strategies that are substantially similar to those of the large cap growth sleeves.

Fund   Annual Management Fee
(as a% of average net assets)
  Approximate Net
Assets as of 12/31/04
 
TA Idex Marsico Growth Fund         $107.7 million    
AST Marsico Capital Growth Fund       $ 2.3 billion  

 

MANAGEMENT OF MARSICO

The table below lists the name, address, position with Marsico and principal occupation during the past five years for the principal directors and executive officers of Marsico.

Name and Address   Position with Marsico and Principal Occupation  
Thomas F. Marsico
1200 17th Street, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Chief Executive Officer of Adviser since September 1997  
Christopher J. Marsico
1200 17th Street, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Adviser from 1997 to 2002; President and Director of Adviser since June 2002  
Mary L. Watson
1200 17th Street,
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Vice President/Client Services of Adviser from 1997 to 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Adviser since June 2002  
Steven R. Carlson
1200 17th Street,
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Vice President/Finance and Operations, Marsico Enterprises, LLC from 2000 to 2003; Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Adviser since June 2003; Chief Compliance Officer of Adviser since May 2004  

 

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Name and Address   Position with Marsico and Principal Occupation  
Christie L. Austin
1200 17th Street,
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Adviser from October 1997 to June 2003; Executive Vice President, Administration of Adviser since June 2003  
Thomas M. J. Kerwin
1200 17th Street,
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Attorney Adviser/Senior Counsel, SEC Division of Investment Management from 1993 to 2001; Compliance Counsel of Adviser from 2001 to 2002; Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Adviser since June 2002  
Kenneth M. Johnson
1200 17th Street,
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Vice President of Marketing of Adviser from 1998 to 2002; Executive Vice President and Director of Marketing and Client Service of Adviser since June 2002  
Kelly A. Reed-Clare
1200 17th Street,
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Vice President of Marketing and Client Service of Adviser since February 2000  
James G. Gendelman
1200 17th Street,
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Vice President, Sales, Goldman Sachs from 1987 to 2000; Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager of Adviser since April 2000  
Corydon J. Gilchrist
1200 17th Street,
Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
  Analyst and co-Portfolio Manager, Invista Capital Management from 1996-2000; Senior Research Analyst of Adviser from 2000 to 2003; Senior Analyst and Portfolio Manager of Adviser since February 2003  

 

OTHER FUNDS MANAGED BY THORNBURG

The following table sets forth information relating to the other registered investment company portfolios for which Thornburg acts as an investment adviser or subadviser with investment objectives, policies and strategies that are substantially similar to those of the international equity sleeves.

Fund   Annual Management Fee
(as a% of average net assets)
  Approximate Net
Assets as of 12/31/04
 
Masters Select International Fund     0.525 %     $237.3 million    

 

MANAGEMENT OF THORNBURG

The table below lists the name, address, position with Thornburg and principal occupation during the past five years for the principal directors and executive officers of Thornburg.

Name and Address*   Position with Thornburg and Principal Occupation  
Garrett Thornburg   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer  
Brian McMahon   President and Chief Investment Officer  
Bill Fries, CFA   Managing Director and Portfolio Manager  
Wendy Trevisani   Managing Director and Portfolio Manager  

 

*The address of each person is 119 East Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501.

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Exhibit E

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

As of July ___, 2005 the Trustees and officers of the Trust, as a group, owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

As of July ___, 2005, the owners, directly or indirectly, of more than 5% of any class of the outstanding shares of the Funds were as follows:

Conservative Allocation Fund

Name   Address   Class   Shares/%  

 

Moderate Allocation Fund

Name   Address   Class   Shares/%  

 

Growth Allocation Fund

Name   Address   Class   Shares/%  

 

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