N-Q 1 d18092dnq.htm PRUDENTIAL JENNISON SMALL COMPANY FUND, INC. Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:   811-03084   
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:   Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.   
Address of principal executive offices:   Gateway Center 3,   
  100 Mulberry Street,   
  Newark, New Jersey 07102   
Name and address of agent for service:   Deborah A. Docs   
  Gateway Center 3,   
  100 Mulberry Street,   
  Newark, New Jersey 07102   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   800-225-1852   
Date of fiscal year end:   9/30/2015   
Date of reporting period:   6/30/2015   

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

as of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 95.8%

      

COMMON STOCKS — 95.8%

      

Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%

  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

      350,395       $ 25,382,614   
     

 

 

  

Airlines — 1.4%

  

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

      826,941         51,353,036   
     

 

 

  

Banks — 10.9%

  

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.(a)

      724,472         33,144,594   

BankUnited, Inc.

      1,133,189         40,715,481   

BOK Financial Corp.

      391,936         27,270,907   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

      1,287,758         41,903,645   

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*

      276,829         12,169,403   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

      1,520,331         68,141,235   

First Republic Bank

      463,437         29,210,434   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

      1,616,654         19,884,844   

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

      557,210         30,295,508   

Signature Bank*

      484,288         70,894,920   

Wintrust Financial Corp.

      570,496         30,453,077   
     

 

 

  
        404,084,048   
     

 

 

  

Biotechnology — 5.6%

  

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

      864,153         36,190,728   

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*

      777,820         11,006,153   

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.*

      555,973         12,170,249   

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

      1,059,696         79,805,706   

Otonomy, Inc.*(a)

      396,513         9,115,834   

OvaScience, Inc.*(a)

      480,202         13,892,244   

Receptos, Inc.*

      156,224         29,690,371   

Zafgen, Inc.*(a)

      470,401         16,289,986   
     

 

 

  
        208,161,271   
     

 

 

  

Building Products — 0.7%

  

Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. (Israel)

      236,935         16,239,525   

Owens Corning

      266,320         10,985,700   
     

 

 

  
        27,225,225   
     

 

 

  

Capital Markets — 1.1%

  

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. (Class A Stock)

      353,648         16,430,486   

Moelis & Co. (Class A Stock)

      787,719         22,615,413   
     

 

 

  
        39,045,899   
     

 

 

  

Chemicals — 1.4%

  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.*

      413,773         13,687,611   

PolyOne Corp.

      1,012,656         39,665,735   
     

 

 

  
        53,353,346   
     

 

 

  

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.3%

  

Mobile Mini, Inc.

      1,417,199         59,579,046   

West Corp.

      848,568         25,541,897   
     

 

 

  
        85,120,943   
     

 

 

  

Construction & Engineering — 0.5%

  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*

      3,295,466         19,640,977   
     

 

 

  

Construction Materials — 0.4%

  

Summit Materials, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

      620,947         15,834,148   
     

 

 

  

Containers & Packaging — 0.5%

  

Bemis Co., Inc.

      402,365         18,110,449   
     

 

 

  

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.6%

  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

      857,116         21,599,323   
     

 

 

  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.8%

  

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

      231,566         7,836,193   

Frontier Communications Corp.(a)

      8,905,267         44,081,072   

ORBCOMM, Inc.*

      1,954,979         13,196,108   
     

 

 

  
        65,113,373   
     

 

 

  

Electric Utilities — 0.4%

  

Westar Energy, Inc.

      449,755         15,390,616   
     

 

 

  

Electrical Equipment — 0.3%

  

Polypore International, Inc.*

      181,978         10,896,843   
     

 

 

  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 1.6%

  

Anixter International, Inc.*

      252,668         16,461,320   

CDW Corp.

      826,520         28,333,106   

FEI Co.

      166,233         13,785,703   

Fitbit, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

      25,914         990,692   
     

 

 

  
        59,570,821   
     

 

 

  

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%

  

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

      395,502         29,761,525   

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

      424,398         8,929,334   
     

 

 

  
        38,690,859   
     

 

 

  

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%

  

Fresh Market, Inc. (The)*(a)

      412,550         13,259,357   

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*(a)

      1,504,211         40,583,613   
     

 

 

  
        53,842,970   
     

 

 

  

Food Products — 3.1%

  

Adecoagro SA (Luxembourg)*

      3,199,426         29,498,708   

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

      1,161,791         17,031,856   

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)*

      703,959         46,362,740   

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)*

      943,192         10,120,450   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

      148,655         12,045,514   
     

 

 

  
        115,059,268   
     

 

 

  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%

  

Glaukos Corp.*

      81,603         2,364,855   

Nevro Corp.*(a)

      52,193         2,805,374   

Spectranetics Corp. (The)*(a)

      348,530         8,019,675   
     

 

 

  
        13,189,904   
     

 

 

  

Health Care Providers & Services — 6.0%

  

Air Methods Corp.*(a)

      924,826         38,232,307   

Amsurg Corp.*

      675,025         47,217,999   

Centene Corp.*

      211,270         16,986,108   

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.*

      805,877         31,816,024   

LifePoint Health, Inc.*

      97,900         8,512,405   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

      724,145         50,907,393   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*

      441,293         28,829,672   

Teladoc, Inc.*

      81,530         1,549,070   
     

 

 

  
        224,050,978   
     

 

 

  

Health Care Technology

  

Evolent Health, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

      16,203         315,959   
     

 

 

  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.6%

  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

      943,689         20,147,760   

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.*

      951,573         17,727,805   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

      1,099,407         40,985,893   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

      508,766         19,043,112   

Vail Resorts, Inc.

      671,676         73,347,019   
     

 

 

  
        171,251,589   
     

 

 

  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7%

  

NRG Yield, Inc. (Class A Stock)(a)

      506,335         11,134,307   

NRG Yield, Inc. (Class C Stock)(a)

      663,963         14,534,150   
     

 

 

  
        25,668,457   
     

 

 

  

Insurance — 5.4%

  

Symetra Financial Corp.

      2,370,736         57,300,689   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

      436,919         19,220,067   

W.R. Berkley Corp.

      1,259,216         65,391,087   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

      89,450         58,584,383   
     

 

 

  
        200,496,226   
     

 

 

  

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.5%

  

Wayfair, Inc. (Class A Stock)*(a)

      502,744         18,923,284   
     

 

 

  

Internet Software & Services — 1.3%

  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*(a)

      559,148         19,458,350   

Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.*(a)

      451,690         28,361,615   
     

 

 

  
        47,819,965   
     

 

 

  

IT Services — 3.8%

  

Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

      330,627         10,206,456   

Global Payments, Inc.

      668,523         69,158,704   

Vantiv, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

      1,651,837         63,083,655   
     

 

 

  
        142,448,815   
     

 

 

  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.6%

  

Fluidigm Corp.*(a)

      894,238         21,640,560   
     

 

 

  

Machinery — 1.8%

  

NN, Inc.

      1,242,496         31,708,498   

Rexnord Corp.*

      1,046,048         25,011,008   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

      69,031         8,540,515   
     

 

 

  
        65,260,021   
     

 

 

  

Media — 1.6%

  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

      1,484,538         59,633,891   
     

 

 

  

Metals & Mining — 0.2%

  

Constellium NV (Netherlands) (Class A Stock)*

      124,051         1,467,523   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

      122,798         7,426,823   
     

 

 

  
        8,894,346   
     

 

 

  

Multi-Utilities — 0.5%

  

Alliant Energy Corp.

      333,346         19,240,731   
     

 

 

  

Multiline Retail — 0.3%

  

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

      212,311         10,870,323   
     

 

 

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.6%

  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings LLC

      1,475,428         34,554,524   

PDC Energy, Inc.*(a)

      215,361         11,551,964   

SemGroup Corp. (Class A Stock)

      563,703         44,803,114   

Tallgrass Energy GP LP*(a)

      966,418         31,070,339   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

      359,599         12,082,526   
     

 

 

  
        134,062,467   

Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%

  

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

      994,553         17,553,860   

Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)

      1,149,479         17,380,123   

Intersect ENT, Inc.*

      1,046,367         29,957,487   
     

 

 

  
        64,891,470   
     

 

 

  

Professional Services — 1.6%

  

CEB, Inc.

      364,178         31,705,337   

Korn/Ferry International

      841,277         29,251,201   
     

 

 

  
        60,956,538   
     

 

 

  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.1%

  

Capstead Mortgage Corp.

      1,927,461         21,394,817   

Chatham Lodging Trust

      1,380,660         36,546,070   

Chimera Investment Corp.

      1,048,071         14,369,054   

Colony Capital, Inc. (Class A Stock)

      1,548,783         35,079,935   

Hersha Hospitality Trust

      1,876,919         48,124,203   

MFA Financial, Inc.

      6,408,929         47,361,985   

National Storage Affiliates Trust

      1,408,579         17,466,380   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

      768,135         32,937,629   

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (Class A Stock)

      555,567         20,250,417   

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

      2,025,622         26,353,342   
     

 

 

  
        299,883,832   
     

 

 

  

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.5%

  

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (Class A Stock)*

      2,530,429         55,922,481   
     

 

 

  

Road & Rail — 0.2%

  

Heartland Express, Inc.

      345,009         6,979,532   
     

 

 

  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.4%

  

Cavium, Inc.*

      775,382         53,354,036   

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*(a)

      573,869         21,950,489   

Semtech Corp.*

      769,852         15,281,562   
     

 

 

  
        90,586,087   
     

 

 

  

Software — 4.2%

  

Fortinet, Inc.*

      638,467         26,387,841   

Qlik Technologies, Inc.*

      1,539,510         53,821,270   

SolarWinds, Inc.*

      1,479,383         68,243,938   

Varonis Systems, Inc.*(a)

      376,994         8,327,797   
     

 

 

  
        156,780,846   
     

 

 

  

Specialty Retail — 6.4%

  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

      1,020,204         16,965,993   

DavidsTea, Inc. (Canada)*(a)

      412,570         8,866,129   

DSW, Inc. (Class A Stock)

      1,894,088         63,205,717   

Mattress Firm Holding Corp.*(a)

      855,323         52,131,937   

Party City Holdco, Inc.*

      229,705         4,656,120   

Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.*(a)

      366,005         35,733,068   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*

      359,060         55,456,817   
     

 

 

  
        237,015,781   
     

 

 

  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.8%

  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*(a)

      405,473         29,181,892   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

      535,804         37,693,811   
     

 

 

  
        66,875,703   
     

 

 

  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.3%

  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

      592,808         11,257,424   
     

 

 

  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.5%

      

Univar, Inc.*

      673,932         17,542,450   
     

 

 

  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(cost $2,747,107,938)

   

      3,559,935,689   
     

 

 

  

WARRANTS*(b)

      
     Units         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

      

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., expiring 04/15/16
(original cost $—, purchased 09/12/13)(a)(c)(d)

      8,265         —     
     

 

 

  

(cost $—)

      

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $2,747,107,938)

   

      3,559,935,689   
     

 

 

  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 13.5%

      

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

      

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 — Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund
(cost $502,764,950; includes $343,611,080 of cash collateral for securities on loan)(e)(f)

      502,764,950         502,764,950   
     

 

 

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 109.3%
(cost $3,249,872,888)(g)

   

      4,062,700,639   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (9.3)%

  

      (347,235,359 ) 
     

 

 

  

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  

    $     3,715,465,280   
     

 

 

  

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $338,063,616; cash collateral of $343,611,080 (included with liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments. Securities on loan are subject to contractual netting arrangements.
(b) The amount represents fair value of derivative instruments subject to equity contracts risk exposure as of June 30, 2015.
(c) Indicates a security or securities that have been deemed illiquid.
(d) Indicates a restricted security; the original cost of the restricted security is $0. The value of $0 is approximately 0.0% of net assets.
(e) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(f) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 —Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.
(g) The United States federal income tax basis of investments and net unrealized appreciation were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

    $ 3,259,182,442   
  

 

 

  

Appreciation

      906,624,559   

Depreciation

      (103,106,362 ) 
  

 

 

  

Net Unrealized Appreciation

    $ 803,518,197   
  

 

 

  

The book basis may differ from tax basis due to certain tax-related adjustments.

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

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

Level 2 - quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates and yield curves, prepayment speeds, foreign currency exchange rates and other observable inputs.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2015 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

         

Common Stocks

         

Aerospace & Defense

    $ 25,382,614       $   —         $   —     

Airlines

      51,353,036         —           —     

Banks

      404,084,048         —           —     

Biotechnology

      208,161,271         —           —     

Building Products

      27,225,225         —           —     

Capital Markets

      39,045,899         —           —     

Chemicals

      53,353,346         —           —     

Commercial Services & Supplies

      85,120,943         —           —     

Construction & Engineering

      19,640,977         —           —     

Construction Materials

      15,834,148         —           —     

Containers & Packaging

      18,110,449         —           —     

Diversified Consumer Services

      21,599,323         —           —     

Diversified Telecommunication Services

      65,113,373         —           —     

Electric Utilities

      15,390,616         —           —     

Electrical Equipment

      10,896,843         —           —     

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

      59,570,821         —           —     

Energy Equipment & Services

      38,690,859         —           —     

Food & Staples Retailing

      53,842,970         —           —     

Food Products

      115,059,268         —           —     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

      13,189,904         —           —     

Health Care Providers & Services

      224,050,978         —           —     

Health Care Technology

      315,959         —           —     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

      171,251,589         —           —     

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

      25,668,457         —           —     

Insurance

      200,496,226         —           —     

Internet & Catalog Retail

      18,923,284         —           —     

Internet Software & Services

      47,819,965         —           —     

IT Services

      142,448,815         —           —     

Life Sciences Tools & Services

      21,640,560         —           —     

Machinery

      65,260,021         —           —     

Media

      59,633,891         —           —     

Metals & Mining

      8,894,346         —           —     

Multi-Utilities

      19,240,731         —           —     

Multiline Retail

      10,870,323         —           —     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

      134,062,467         —           —     

Pharmaceuticals

      64,891,470         —           —     

Professional Services

      60,956,538         —           —     

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

      299,883,832         —           —     

Real Estate Management & Development

      55,922,481         —           —     

Road & Rail

      6,979,532         —           —     

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

      90,586,087         —           —     

Software

      156,780,846         —           —     

Specialty Retail

      237,015,781         —           —     

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

      66,875,703         —           —     

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

      11,257,424         —           —     

Trading Companies & Distributors

      17,542,450         —           —     

Warrants

         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

      —           —           —     

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

      502,764,950         —           —     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ 4,062,700,639       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

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

Various inputs determine how the Fund’s investments are valued, all of which are categorized according to the three broad levels (Level 1, 2, or 3) detailed in the table following the Schedule of Investments.

Common and preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds, and derivative instruments, such as futures and options, that are traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange where the security principally trades. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

In the event that no sale or official closing price on valuation date exists, these securities are generally valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, or at the last bid price in the absence of an ask price. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the inputs are observable.

Common and preferred stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued using pricing vendor services that provide model prices derived using adjustment factors based on information such as local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, depositary receipts, and futures, as applicable. Securities valued using such model prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the adjustment factors are observable. Such securities are valued using model prices to the extent that the valuation meets the established confidence level for each security. If the confidence level is not met or the vendor does not provide a model price, securities are valued in accordance with exchange-traded common and preferred stocks discussed above.

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

Fixed income securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are generally valued at prices provided by approved independent pricing vendors. The pricing vendors provide these prices after evaluating observable inputs including, but not limited to yield curves, yield spreads, credit ratings, deal terms, tranche level attributes, default rates, cash flows, prepayment speeds, broker/dealer quotations, and reported trades. Securities valued using such vendor prices are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

OTC derivative instruments are generally valued using pricing vendor services, which derive the valuation based on inputs such as underlying asset prices, indices, spreads, interest rates, and exchange rates. These instruments are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Centrally cleared swaps listed or traded on a multilateral or trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange, are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the respective exchange. These securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, as the daily settlement price is not public.

Securities and other assets that cannot be priced according to the methods described above are valued based on pricing methodologies approved by the Board. In the event that unobservable inputs are used when determining such valuations, the securities will be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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

The Fund invests in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund, a portfolio of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PI.

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).

Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

  (b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 3. Exhibits

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – Attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant)  Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*            /s/ Deborah A. Docs
   Deborah A. Docs
   Secretary of the Fund

 

Date August 19, 2015

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*            /s/ Stuart S. Parker
   Stuart S. Parker
   President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date August 19, 2015

 

By (Signature and Title)*            /s/ M. Sadiq Peshimam
   M. Sadiq Peshimam
   Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

Date August 19, 2015

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.