0001104659-12-026818.txt : 20120824 0001104659-12-026818.hdr.sgml : 20120824 20120420154050 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-12-026818 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120420 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001534880 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 MULBERRY STREET STREET 2: GATEWAY CENTER THREE CITY: NEWARK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07102 BUSINESS PHONE: 973-802-5032 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 MULBERRY STREET STREET 2: GATEWAY CENTER THREE CITY: NEWARK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Prudential Short Term High Yield Fund, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20111115 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

[Morgan Stanley Letterhead

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036]

 

April 20, 2012

 

OVERNIGHT DELIVERY AND EDGAR

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn.:                 Larry L. Greene, Senior Counsel

Division of Investment Management

 

Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form N-2

File Nos. 333-178016 and 811-22632

 

Dear Mr. Greene:

 

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, as the lead manager of the prospective Underwriters of the securities covered by the above-captioned Registration Statement, hereby joins in the request of Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc. that the effectiveness of the Registration Statement relating to such securities be accelerated so that the Registration Statement will become effective by 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on April 25, 2012, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

 

In connection with the above request for acceleration, please be advised that the Underwriters are in the process of effecting the distribution of approximately 60,000 Preliminary Prospectuses dated March 23, 2012.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jon Zimmerman

 

 

 

Name:

Jon Zimmerman

 

 

 

Title:

Vice President