N-CSRS 1 d417648dncsrs.htm PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, INC. 14 Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:   811-03712
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:   Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14
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:   2/28/2013
Date of reporting period:   8/31/2012

 

 

 


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders


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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENTS»MUTUAL FUNDS

 

PRUDENTIAL GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT · AUGUST 31, 2012

 

Fund Type

Government Bond

 

Objective

High current return

 

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

 

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

 

The accompanying financial statements as of August 31, 2012, were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

Prudential Investments, Prudential, the Prudential logo, the Rock symbol, and Bring Your Challenges are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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October 15, 2012

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential Government Income Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period that ended August 31, 2012.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Government Income Fund

 

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

 

Prudential Government Income Fund     1   


Your Fund’s Performance (Unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The maximum initial sales charge is 4.50% (Class A shares). Gross operating expenses: Class A, 0.99%; Class B, 1.69%; Class C, 1.69%; Class R, 1.44%; Class Z, 0.69%. Net operating expenses: Class A, 0.94%; Class B, 1.69%; Class C, 1.69%; Class R, 1.19%; Class Z, 0.69%, after contractual reduction through 6/30/2013 for Class A and Class R.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 8/31/12

  

     Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception  

Class A

     2.68     4.72     35.04     56.86       

Class B

     2.29        3.93        30.03        45.83          

Class C

     2.29        3.93        30.96        48.52          

Class R

     2.55        4.46        33.34        N/A         48.48% (5/17/04)   

Class Z

     2.81        4.99        36.62        60.69          

Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index

     2.57        4.80        35.10        63.09          

Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Credit Index

     2.39        4.44        35.44        64.51          

Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average

     2.81        5.17        32.83        54.57          
          

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/12

  

          One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since Inception  

Class A

          -0.62     5.11     3.96       

Class B

          -1.72        5.14        3.68          

Class C

          2.28        5.43        3.87          

Class R

          3.80        5.81        N/A        4.86% (5/17/04)   

Class Z

          4.32        6.35        4.70          

Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index

          2.95        6.01        4.74          

Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Credit Index

          3.49        6.09        4.94          

Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average

          3.37        5.61        4.18          

 

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Distributions and Yields as of 8/31/12

     
     Total Distributions
Paid for Six Months
     30-Day
SEC Yield
 

Class A

   $ 0.11         1.17

Class B

     0.08         0.49   

Class C

     0.08         0.49   

Class R

     0.10         0.98   

Class Z

     0.13         1.48   

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

 

The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges. Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.50% and a 12b-1 fee of 0.30% annually. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%, including investors who purchase their shares through broker-dealers affiliated with Prudential. The CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement and/or benefit plans. Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund. Class B shares are subject to a declining CDSC of 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, and 1% for the first six years, respectively, after the purchase and a 12b-1 fee of 1.00% annually. Approximately seven years after purchase, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis. Class C shares are not subject to a front-end sales charge but charge a CDSC of 1% for Class C shares sold within 12 months from the date of purchase, and an annual 12b-1 fee of 1.00%. Class R shares are not subject to a sales charge and are subject to a 12b-1 fee of up to 0.75%. Class Z shares are not subject to a CDSC or a 12b-1 fee. The returns in the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. Without waiver of fees and/or expense subsidization, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

Benchmark Definitions

 

Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index

The Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index is an unmanaged index of securities issued or backed by the U.S. government, its agencies, and instrumentalities with between one and 30 years remaining to maturity. It gives a broad look at how U.S. government bonds have performed. Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total return as of 8/31/12 is 55.40% for Class R. Barclays U.S. Government Bond Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total return as of 9/30/12 is 5.40% for Class R.

 

Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Credit Index

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Credit Index is an unmanaged index which represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable, and dollar-denominated. The index covers the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. These major sectors are subdivided into more specific indexes that are calculated and reported on a regular basis. Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Credit Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total return as

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)

 

of 8/31/12 is 56.46% for Class R. Barclays U.S. Aggregate ex-Credit Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total return as of 9/30/12 is 5.51% for Class R.

 

Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average

The Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Average (Lipper Average) represents returns based on an average return of all funds in the Lipper General U.S. Government Funds category for the periods noted. Funds in the Lipper Average invest primarily in U.S. government and agency issues. Lipper Average Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total return as of 8/31/12 is 49.25% for Class R. Lipper Average Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total return as of 9/30/12 is 4.84% for Class R.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Indexes would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes.

 

Five Largest Issues expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 8/31/12

  

United States Treasury Bonds, 9.250%, 02/15/16

     5.4

United States Treasury STRIPS, P/O, 0.380%, 02/15/16

     5.3   

Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.500%, TBA 30 YR

     4.7   

United States Treasury Notes, 0.500%, 07/31/17

     3.6   

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.500%, TBA 30 YR

     3.0   

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

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

 

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

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on March 1, 2012, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended August 31, 2012. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before

 

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Fees and Expenses (continued)

 

expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses should not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

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

 

Prudential Government
Income Fund
  Beginning Account
Value
March 1, 2012
   

Ending Account
Value

August 31, 2012

    Annualized
Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period
    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,026.80        0.94   $ 4.80   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.47        0.94   $ 4.79   
         
Class B   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.90        1.69   $ 8.62   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.69        1.69   $ 8.59   
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.90        1.69   $ 8.62   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.69        1.69   $ 8.59   
         
Class R   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,025.50        1.19   $ 6.08   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.21        1.19   $ 6.06   
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.10        0.69   $ 3.53   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.73        0.69   $ 3.52   

* Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended August 31, 2012, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2013 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)#
       Description    Value (Note 1)  

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.0%

  

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    2.3%

        
    

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
Ser. 2002-2496, Class PM,

  
$ 3,456        

5.500%, 09/15/17

   $ 3,716,216   
    

Ser. 2002-2501, Class MC,

  
  1,285        

5.500%, 09/15/17

     1,374,116   
    

Ser. 2002-2513, Class HC,

  
  5,691        

5.000%, 10/15/17

     6,091,701   
    

Federal National Mortgage Association,
Ser. 2002-18, Class PC,

  
  1,271        

5.500%, 04/25/17

     1,300,854   
    

Ser. 2002-57, Class ND,

  
  1,213        

5.500%, 09/25/17

     1,296,018   
    

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
Ser. 2003-E, Class A1,

  
  264        

0.856%, 10/25/28 FRN

     249,615   
    

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,
Ser. 2004-1, Class 4A3,

  
  895        

2.778%, 02/25/34 FRN

     902,076   
       

 

 

 
          14,930,596   
       

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities    12.2%

  

    

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2007-C6, Class A4,

  
  3,000        

5.889%, 12/10/49 FRN

     3,502,500   
    

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2007-CD4, Class A3,

  
  3,000        

5.293%, 12/11/49

     3,172,350   
    

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Ser. 2006-C7, Class A4,

  
  3,000        

5.940%, 06/10/46 FRN

     3,421,464   
    

CWCapital Cobalt Ltd.,
Ser. 2007-C3, Class A3,

  
  1,734        

5.998%, 05/15/46 FRN

     1,863,308   
    

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates,
Ser. K003, Class A5,

  
  500        

5.085%, 03/25/19

     591,061   
    

Ser. K004, Class A2,

  
  6,600        

4.186%, 08/25/19

     7,551,713   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

Principal
Amount (000)#
       Description    Value (Note 1)  

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Continued)

  

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cont’d.)

        
    

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, (cont’d.)

  

    

Ser. K005, Class A2,

  
$ 4,614        

4.317%, 11/25/19

   $ 5,324,828   
    

Ser. K007, Class A2,

  
  6,400        

4.224%, 03/25/20

     7,407,725   
    

Ser. K011, Class A2,

  
  6,400        

4.084%, 11/25/20

     7,392,243   
    

Ser. K013, Class A2,

  
  6,600        

3.974%, 01/25/21

     7,583,776   
    

Ser. K010, Class A2,

  
  6,400        

4.333%, 10/25/20

     7,488,704   
    

Ser. K016, Class A2,

  
  4,700        

2.968%, 10/25/21

     5,035,331   
    

Ser. K501, Class X1A, I/O

  
  7,167        

1.880%, 08/25/16 FRN

     369,071   
    

Ser. K710, Class X1, I/O

  
  13,496        

1.916%, 05/25/19

     1,310,519   
    

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Ser. 2007-GG9, Class A2,

  
  1,375        

5.381%, 03/10/39

     1,409,489   
    

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,
Ser. 2007-GG10, Class A2,

  
  1,598        

5.778%, 08/10/45

     1,618,880   
    

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Ser. 2007-LD11, Class A3,

  
  1,600        

6.003%, 06/15/49 FRN

     1,712,192   
    

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2006-C1, Class A4,

  
  3,415        

5.848%, 05/12/39 FRN

     3,910,909   
    

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2007-9, Class A2,

  
  2,921        

5.590%, 09/12/49

     2,920,155   
    

NCUA Guaranteed Notes,
Ser. 2010-C1, Class A2,

  
  3,000        

2.900%, 10/29/20

     3,207,188   
    

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Ser. 2006-C27, Class A3,

  
  3,000        

5.765%, 07/15/45

     3,427,605   
       

 

 

 
          80,221,011   
       

 

 

 

 

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Principal
Amount (000)#
       Description    Value (Note 1)  

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Continued)

  

 

Corporate Bonds    1.4%

        
    

Canada Government International Bond (Canada),
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes,

  
$ 1,665        

0.875%, 02/14/17

   $ 1,683,648   
    

Depfa ACS Bank (Ireland),
Covered Notes, 144A,

  
  2,960        

5.125%, 03/16/37

     2,064,600   
    

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau (Germany),
Gtd. Notes,

  
  1,080        

2.375%, 08/25/21

     1,123,524   
  4,595        

Province of Alberta Canada (Canada), Notes, 144A,
1.000%, 06/21/17

     4,633,644   
       

 

 

 
          9,505,416   
       

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities    43.4%

  

  1,692        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2.354%, 05/01/34 FRN

     1,809,518   
  3,000 (a)      

3.000%, TBA 15 YR

     3,152,344   
  4,000 (a)      

3.500%, TBA 30 YR

     4,223,125   
  8,698        

4.000%, 06/01/26 - 12/01/40

     9,310,897   
  8,674        

4.500%, 09/01/39

     9,337,514   
  13,111        

5.000%, 06/01/33 - 05/01/34

     14,401,193   
  2,393        

5.500%, 05/01/37 - 01/01/38

     2,619,288   
  927        

6.000%, 08/01/32 - 09/01/34

     1,038,761   
  644        

6.500%, 03/01/13 - 09/01/32

     734,736   
  167        

7.000%, 09/01/32

     196,105   
  80        

8.000%, 03/01/22 - 08/01/22

     82,815   
  72        

8.500%, 01/01/17 - 09/01/19

     73,378   
  42        

9.000%, 01/01/20

     47,806   
  42        

11.500%, 10/01/19

     48,061   
  5,137        

Federal National Mortgage Association,
2.140%, 07/01/33 FRN

     5,455,466   
  1,544        

2.237%, 06/01/34 FRN

     1,639,862   
  6,000 (a)      

2.500%, TBA 15 YR

     6,232,500   
  638        

2.529%, 04/01/34 FRN

     679,195   
  1,263        

2.572%, 04/01/34 FRN

     1,348,041   
  7,000 (a)      

3.000%, TBA 15 YR

     7,372,969   
  500 (a)      

3.000%, TBA 30 YR

     517,422   
  1,731        

3.500%, 06/01/39

     1,836,125   
  9,000 (a)      

3.500%, TBA 15 YR

     9,568,125   
  12,500        

3.500%, TBA 30 YR

     13,251,952   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

Principal
Amount (000)#
       Description    Value (Note 1)  

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Continued)

  

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities (cont’d.)

        
    

Federal National Mortgage Association, (cont’d.)

  
$ 29,500        

3.500%, TBA 30 YR

   $ 31,210,077   
  2,000 (a)      

4.000%, TBA 30 YR

     2,141,562   
  421        

4.500%, 01/01/20

     456,409   
  18,000 (a)      

4.500%, TBA 30 YR

     19,476,562   
  10,265        

5.000%, 07/01/18 - 05/01/36

     11,231,885   
  26,463        

5.500%, 08/01/15 - 11/01/36

     29,398,066   
  10,779        

6.000%, 11/01/14 - 05/01/36

     11,983,328   
  8,216        

6.500%, 02/01/14 - 10/01/37

     9,384,312   
  3,056        

7.000%, 10/01/12 - 02/01/36

     3,588,335   
  7        

7.500%, 05/01/13 - 08/01/13

     7,186   
  639 (b)      

8.500%, 06/01/17

     641   
  70        

9.000%, 04/01/25

     75,297   
  25        

9.500%, 01/01/25 - 02/01/25

     25,959   
  1,000        

Government National Mortgage Association,
3.500%, TBA 30 YR

     1,079,531   
  10,000        

3.500%, TBA 30 YR

     10,809,376   
  7,000 (a)      

4.000%, TBA 30 YR

     7,662,813   
  11,000 (a)      

4.000%, TBA 30 YR

     12,046,719   
  5,564        

4.500%, 01/20/41 - 02/20/41

     6,195,985   
  5,500 (a)      

4.500%, TBA 30 YR

     6,039,687   
  11,500 (a)      

4.500%, TBA 30 YR

     12,723,671   
  4,957        

5.000%, 07/15/33 - 04/15/34

     5,523,037   
  2,000 (a)      

5.000%, TBA 30 YR

     2,212,188   
  2,789        

5.500%, 02/15/34 - 02/15/36

     3,152,932   
  3,456        

7.000%, 03/15/22 - 02/15/29

     4,054,020   
  424        

7.500%, 01/15/23 - 07/15/24

     472,667   
  398        

8.500%, 04/15/25

     447,562   
  199        

9.500%, 09/15/16 - 08/20/21

     211,593   
       

 

 

 
          286,588,598   
       

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bond    0.2%

  

  1,170        

Utah St., BABs, Ser. D, GO,
4.554%, 07/01/24

     1,404,199   
       

 

 

 

 

Small Business Administration Agencies    0.8%

  

  312        

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates,
Ser. 1995-20B, Class 1,
8.150%, 02/01/15

     324,816   
  1,129        

Ser. 1995-20L, Class 1,
6.450%, 12/01/15

     1,197,723   

 

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Principal
Amount (000)#
     Description    Value (Note 1)  

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Continued)

  

 

Small Business Administration Agencies (cont’d.)

        
  

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, (cont’d.)

  

$ 1,237      

Ser. 1996-20H, Class 1,
7.250%, 08/01/16

   $ 1,322,122   
  877      

Ser. 1996-20K, Class 1,
6.950%, 11/01/16

     937,718   
  267      

Ser. 1997-20A, Class 1,
7.150%, 01/01/17

     289,040   
  1,376      

Ser. 1998-20I, Class 1,
6.000%, 09/01/18

     1,495,149   
     

 

 

 
        5,566,568   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Securities    1.1%

  

  3,705      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,
2.375%, 01/13/22

     3,893,570   
  1,310 (c)    

5.125%, 11/17/17

     1,594,537   
  1,080      

Tennessee Valley Authority,
5.500%, 06/15/38

     1,477,073   
     

 

 

 
        6,965,180   
     

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Treasury Obligations    36.6%

  

  9,580      

United States Treasury Bonds,
2.750%, 08/15/42

     9,708,736   
  1,405 (c)    

3.000%, 05/15/42

     1,500,496   
  2,670      

3.125%, 02/15/42

     2,923,234   
  5,615      

5.250%, 02/15/29

     8,004,884   
  27,375      

9.250%, 02/15/16

     35,707,266   
  6,760      

11.250%, 02/15/15

     8,568,827   
  5,295      

United States Treasury Notes,
0.250%, 08/15/15

     5,288,381   
  23,825 (c)    

0.500%, 07/31/17

     23,726,341   
  7,840      

1.000%, 08/31/19

     7,836,935   
  10,945 (c)    

1.625%, 08/15/22

     11,008,273   
  4,410      

3.000%, 09/30/16

     4,864,437   
  2,195      

4.500%, 11/15/15

     2,485,495   
  1,295      

4.625%, 11/15/16

     1,518,085   
  14,000 (e)    

4.625%, 02/15/17

     16,534,224   
  12,400 (c)(f)    

United States Treasury STRIPS, I/O,
0.300%, 05/15/15

     12,299,548   
  21,230 (f)    

2.000%, 05/15/24

     16,811,379   
  16,500 (d)(f)    

2.040%, 08/15/24

     12,945,603   
  8,500 (f)    

2.150%, 02/15/24

     6,797,977   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

Principal
Amount (000)#
     Description    Value (Note 1)  

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Continued)

  

 

U.S. Government Treasury Obligations (cont’d.)

        
  

United States Treasury STRIPS, I/O, (cont’d.)

  
$ 9,120 (f)    

2.420%, 05/15/25

   $ 6,948,756   
  9,570 (f)    

2.770%, 05/15/27

     6,772,517   
  6,300 (c)(f)    

3.070%, 08/15/29

     4,121,617   
  35,565 (g)    

United States Treasury STRIPS, P/O,
0.380%, 02/15/16

     35,105,251   
     

 

 

 
        241,478,262   
     

 

 

 
  

Total long-term investments
(cost $613,999,394)

     646,659,830   
     

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    33.5%

  

Shares

             

 

Affiliated Mutual Funds

  

  12,585,724      

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core
Short-Term Bond Fund (cost $123,679,513)(h)

     114,404,230   
  106,261,465      

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core
Taxable Money Market Fund
(cost $106,261,465; includes $54,968,403 of cash collateral received for securities on loan)(h)(i)

     106,261,465   
     

 

 

 
  

Total affiliated mutual funds
(cost $229,940,978; Note 3)

     220,665,695   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments    131.5%
(cost $843,940,372; Note 5)

     867,325,525   
  

Liabilities in excess of other assets(j)    (31.5%)

     (207,571,982
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets    100.0%

   $ 659,753,543   
     

 

 

 

 

The following abbreviations are used in the portfolio descriptions:

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

BABs —Build America Bonds

FHLMC—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association

FRN—Floating Rate Note

GO—General Obligation

I/O—Interest Only

P/O—Principal Only

STRIPS—Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA—To Be Announced

 

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# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
(a) All or partial principal amount of $86,500,000 represents a to-be-announced (“TBA”) mortgage dollar roll.
(b) Amount is actual; not rounded to thousands.
(c) All or a portion of security is on loan. The aggregate market value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $54,108,324; cash collateral of $54,968,403 (included in liabilities) was received with which the Fund purchased highly liquid short-term investments.
(d) Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for futures contracts.
(e) Represents security, or a portion thereof, segregated as collateral for swap agreements.
(f) The rate shown is the effective yield at August 31, 2012.
(g) Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at August 31, 2012.
(h) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund and the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund.
(i) Represents security, or a portion thereof, purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan.
(j) Includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the following derivative contracts held at reporting period end:

 

Open futures contracts outstanding at August 31, 2012:

 

Number of
Contracts
    Type   Expiration
Date
    Value at
August 31,
2012
    Value at
Trade
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
  Long Positions:        
  128      2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Dec. 2012      $ 28,234,000      $ 28,196,173      $ 37,827   
  181      5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Sep. 2012        22,616,516        22,407,606        208,910   
  132      5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Dec. 2012        16,455,656        16,455,537        119   
  Short Positions:        
  278      10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes     Dec. 2012        37,173,813        36,890,680        (283,133
  57      U.S. Long Bond     Dec. 2012        8,630,156        8,388,836        (241,320
  12      U.S. Ultra Bond     Dec. 2012        2,028,000        1,988,837        (39,163
         

 

 

 
          $ (316,760
         

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap agreements outstanding at August 31, 2012:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
   

Floating Rate

  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

 

Over-the-counter swap agreements:

       
$  30,700        08/31/16        0.934  

3 month LIBOR(2)

  $ 427,889      $      $ 427,889     

Credit Suisse International

  30,540        08/31/16        0.928  

3 month LIBOR(2)

    418,306               418,306     

Citibank NA

  30,540        08/31/16        0.977  

3 month LIBOR(1)

    (477,352            (477,352  

Citibank NA

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

    Termination
Date
    Fixed
Rate
   

Floating Rate

  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   

Counterparty

 

Over-the-counter swap agreements (cont’d.):

       
$ 9,555        08/31/16        0.975  

3 month LIBOR(1)

  $ (148,647   $      $ (148,647  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  9,555        08/31/16        0.978  

3 month LIBOR(1)

    (149,974            (149,974  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  1,460        09/14/16        1.206  

3 month LIBOR(1)

    (55,350            (55,350  

Deutsche Bank AG

  46,550        11/30/16        0.945  

3 month LIBOR(1)

    (596,138            (596,138  

Citibank NA

  28,775        11/30/16        0.913  

3 month LIBOR(1)

    (330,102            (330,102  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  7,700        02/15/19        1.656  

3 month LIBOR(1)

    (285,130            (285,130  

Citibank NA

  7,700        02/15/19        1.794  

3 month LIBOR(2)

    423,791               423,791     

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  3,705        01/13/22        1.660  

3 month LIBOR(1)

    (28,960            (28,960  

Citibank NA

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
        $ (801,667   $      $ (801,667  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

LIBOR—London Interbank Offered Rate

(1) The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.
(2) The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.
# Notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

 

Inflation swap agreement outstanding at August 31, 2012:

 

Notional
Amount
(000)#

    Termination
Rate
    Fixed
Date
   

Description

  Fair
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
   

Counterparty

 

Over-the-counter swap agreement:

  

     
$ 6,925        08/31/22        2.545  

U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA(1)

  $ 27,350      $      $ 27,350     

Barclays Bank PLC

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

CPI—Consumer Price Index

NSA—Non-Seasonally Adjusted

(1) The Fund pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.
# Notional amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2012 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Investments in Securities

      

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   $      $ 14,930,596      $   —   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

            80,221,011          

Corporate Bonds

            9,505,416          

Mortgage-Backed Securities

            286,588,598          

Municipal Bond

            1,404,199          

Small Business Administration Agencies

            5,566,568          

U.S. Government Agency Securities

            6,965,180          

U.S. Government Treasury Obligations

            241,478,262          

Affiliated Mutual Funds

     220,665,695                 

Other Financial Instruments*

      

Futures Contracts

     (316,760              

Interest Rate Swaps

            (801,667       

Inflation Swap

            27,350          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 220,348,935      $ 645,885,513      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are recorded at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

The industry classification of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     43.4

U.S. Government Treasury Obligations

     36.6  

Affiliated Mutual Funds (including 8.3% of collateral received for securities on loan)

     33.5  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     12.2  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     2.3  

Corporate Bonds

     1.4  

U.S. Government Agency Securities

     1.1 %

Small Business Administration Agencies

     0.8  

Municipal Bond

     0.2  
  

 

 

 
     131.5  

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (31.5 )
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

 

The Fund invested in derivative instruments during the reporting period. The primary type of risk associated with these derivative instruments is interest rate risk. The effect of such derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial position and financial performance as reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations is presented in the summary below.

 

Fair values of derivative instruments as of August 31, 2012 as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Derivatives not designated
as hedging instruments,
carried at fair value

  

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
  

Balance
Sheet Location

   Fair
Value
   

Balance
Sheet Location

   Fair
Value
 
Interest rate contracts    Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements    $ 1,297,336      Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements    $ 2,071,653   
Interest rate contracts    Due to broker—variation margin      246,856   Due to broker—variation margin      563,616
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 1,544,192         $ 2,635,269   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts as reported in Portfolio of Investments. Only unsettled variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The effects of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended August 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

  Options
Purchased
    Options
Written
    Futures     Swaps     Total  

Interest rate contracts

  $ 407,689      $ (374,899   $ (3,436,157   $ 405,390      $ (2,997,977
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments, carried at fair value

              Futures     Swaps     Total  

Interest rate contracts

      $ (582,800   $ (1,045,180   $ (1,627,980
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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For the six months ended August 31, 2012, the Fund’s average volume of derivative activities is as follows:

 

Options
Purchased

(Cost)
    Futures
Long
Position
(Value at
Trade Date)
    Futures
Short
Position
(Value at
Trade Date)
    Interest
Rate
Swaps
(Notional
Amount in
USD (000))
    Inflation
Swaps
(Notional
Amount in
USD (000))
 
$ 33,216      $ 102,692,806      $ 100,453,875      $ 177,733      $ 2,308   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

        

Investments at value, including securities on loan of $54,108,324:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $613,999,394)

   $ 646,659,830   

Affiliated investments (cost $229,940,978)

     220,665,695   

Receivable for investments sold

     115,467,826   

Dividends and interest receivable

     1,845,030   

Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements

     1,297,336   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     474,052   

Prepaid expenses

     12,822   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     986,422,591   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     265,284,357   

Payable to broker for collateral for securities on loan

     54,968,403   

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     2,380,928   

Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements

     2,071,653   

Payable to custodian

     1,079,905   

Management fee payable

     280,176   

Accrued expenses

     185,912   

Due to broker—variation margin

     185,290   

Distribution fee payable

     141,968   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     65,721   

Deferred directors’ fees

     24,735   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     326,669,048   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 659,753,543   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 649,335   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     619,978,386   
  

 

 

 
     620,627,721   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (1,898,956

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     18,732,740   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     22,292,038   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, August 31, 2012

   $ 659,753,543   
  

 

 

 

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($519,525,085 ÷ 51,122,872 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.16   

Maximum sales charge (4.50% of offering price)

     0.48   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 10.64   
  

 

 

 

Class B

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($10,960,875 ÷ 1,076,980 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.18   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($21,758,803 ÷ 2,136,689 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.18   
  

 

 

 

Class R

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($10,305,713 ÷ 1,012,687 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.18   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($97,203,067 ÷ 9,584,249 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.14   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Six Months Ended August 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated interest income

   $ 8,080,326   

Affiliated dividend income

     832,668   

Affiliated income from securities loaned, net

     21,771   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     8,934,765   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     1,684,031   

Distribution fee—Class A

     667,377   

Distribution fee—Class B

     59,687   

Distribution fee—Class C

     110,101   

Distribution fee—Class R

     22,623   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $190,900) (Note 3)

     391,000   

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     102,000   

Registration fees

     50,000   

Reports to shareholders

     31,000   

Audit fee

     17,000   

Directors’ fees

     13,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     12,000   

Insurance

     6,000   

Miscellaneous

     10,435   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,176,254   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     5,758,511   
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     13,219,218   

Financial futures transactions

     (3,436,157

Swap agreement transactions

     405,390   

Options written transactions

     (374,899 )
  

 

 

 
     9,813,552   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments (including affiliated: $2,134,894)

     3,580,619   

Financial futures contracts

     (582,800

Swap agreements

     (1,045,180
  

 

 

 
     1,952,639   
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investments

     11,766,191   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 17,524,702   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2012
     Year
Ended
February 29, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income

   $ 5,758,511       $ 14,848,321   

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     9,813,552         19,514,948   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     1,952,639         12,233,037   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     17,524,702         46,596,306   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income (Note 1)

     

Class A

     (6,053,430      (13,021,584

Class B

     (90,673      (220,167

Class C

     (167,055      (317,860

Class R

     (91,385      (161,231

Class Z

     (1,216,951      (2,710,397
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (7,619,494      (16,431,239
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     57,701,468         138,281,858   

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     6,682,026         14,661,945   

Cost of shares reacquired

     (89,275,992      (172,572,523
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

     (24,892,498      (19,628,720
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (14,987,290      10,536,347   

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of period

     674,740,833         664,204,486   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 659,753,543       $ 674,740,833   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14 (formerly Prudential Government Income Fund, Inc.) (the “Company”) is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (“1940 Act”). The Company consists of two funds: Prudential Government Income Fund (the “Fund”) and Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund. These financial statements relate to Prudential Government Income Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek high current return.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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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 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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

 

For common stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges, certain valuation adjustments will be applied when events occur after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the Fund’s normal pricing time. These securities are valued using pricing vendor services that provide 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 adjustment factors are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

amount due at maturity and cost. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Options: The Fund purchased and wrote options in order to hedge against adverse market movements or fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates or foreign currency exchange rates with respect to securities or financial instruments which the Fund currently owns or intends to purchase. The Fund also purchased options to gain exposure to certain securities and foreign currencies. The Fund’s principal reason for writing options is to realize, through receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the underlying security alone. When the Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When the Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option.

 

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If an option expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost basis of the purchase in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid on at a closing purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. Gain or loss on purchased options is included in net realized gain or loss on investment transactions. Gain or loss on written options is presented separately as net realized gain or loss on options written.

 

The Fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (called) or purchased (put). As a result, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Over-the-counter options involve the risk of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

When a Fund writes an option on a swap contract, an amount equal to any premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option on the swap. If a call option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) and receive a variable interest rate on a notional amount. If a put option on a swap is exercised, the Fund becomes obligated to pay a variable interest rate and receive a fixed interest rate (noted as the strike price) on a notional amount. Premiums received from writing options on swaps that expire or are exercised are treated as realized gains upon the expiration or exercise of such options on swaps. The risk associated with writing put and call options on swaps is that the Fund will be obligated to be party to a swap agreement if an option on a swap is exercised.

 

Financial Futures Contracts: A financial futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities at a set price for delivery on a future date. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as the “initial margin.”

 

Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security. Such variation margin is recorded for financial statement purposes on a daily basis as unrealized gain or loss. When the contract expires or is closed, the gain or loss is realized and is presented in the Statement of Operations as net realized gain or loss on financial futures contracts.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

The Fund invests in financial futures contracts in order to hedge its existing portfolio securities, or securities the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in value caused by changes in prevailing interest rates. Should interest rates move unexpectedly, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the financial futures contracts and may realize a loss. The use of futures transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets. Financial futures contracts involve elements of risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

With exchange-traded futures and options contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchanges’ clearinghouse acts as counterparty to all exchange traded futures and options, and guarantees the futures and options contracts against default.

 

Swap Agreements: The Fund may enter into credit default, interest rate, total return and other forms of swap agreements. A swap agreement is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. Swap agreements are negotiated in the over-the-counter market and may be executed either directly with the counterparty (“OTC Traded”) or through a central clearing facility, such as a registered commodities exchange (“Exchange Traded”). The swap agreements are valued daily at current market value and any change in value is included in the net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments. Upon entering into an exchange traded swap, the Fund pledges with the clearing broker an initial margin and thereafter, pays or receives an amount, known as “variation margin”, based on daily changes in valuation of swap contract. Payments received or paid by the Fund are recorded as realized gains or losses upon termination or maturity of the swap. Risk of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Swap agreements outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Portfolio of Investments.

 

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps represent an agreement between counterparties to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional principal amount for a specified period. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund used interest rate swaps to generate steady cash flow by receiving a stream of fixed rate payments and to increase exposure to prevailing market rates by receiving floating rate payments. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the

 

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discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life. This risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty which may permit the Fund to offset amounts payable by the Fund to the same counterparty against amounts to be received; and by the receipt of collateral from the counterparty by the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. However, there is no assurance that such mitigating factors are easily enforceable.

 

Inflation Swaps: The Fund entered into inflation swap agreements to provide a measure of protection against the effect of inflation on yield. Inflation swap agreements involve two parties exchanging cash flows at a later date at rates related to inflation indices.

 

In addition to each instrument’s primary underlying risk exposure (e.g. interest rate, credit, equity or foreign exchange, etc.), swap agreements involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk, market risk and documentation risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreement may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreement, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates. In connection with these agreements, securities may be identified as collateral or received as collateral from the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide or receive assets of value and serve as recourse in the event of default or bankruptcy/insolvency of either party.

 

Such over-the-counter derivative agreements include conditions which when materialized, give the counterparty the right to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty for early termination of the contract(s) may impact the amounts reported on financial statements.

 

As of August 31, 2012, the Fund has not met conditions under such agreements that give the counterparty the right to call for an early termination.

 

Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to banks and broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Collateral pledged by each borrower is marked to market daily, based on the previous day’s market value, such that the value of the collateral exceeds the value of the loaned securities. Loans are subject to termination at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination of the loan, the borrower will return to the Fund securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

the securities fail financially, the Fund has the right to repurchase the securities using the collateral in the open market. The Fund recognizes income, net of any rebate and securities lending agent fees, for lending its securities in the form of fees or interest on the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund also continues to receive interest and dividends or amounts equivalent thereto, on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan.

 

Dollar Rolls: The Fund enters into mortgage dollar rolls in which the Fund sells mortgage securities for delivery in the current month, realizing a gain (loss), and simultaneously contracts to repurchase somewhat similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and by the lower repurchase price at the future date. The difference between the sales proceeds and the lower repurchase price is recorded as a realized gain. The Fund maintains a segregated account, the dollar value of which is at least equal to its obligations, with respect to dollar rolls. The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes original issue discount on portfolio securities as adjustments to interest income. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis.

 

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

 

Dividends and Distributions: The Fund declares daily dividends from net investment income. Payment of dividends is made monthly. Distributions of net capital gains, if any, are made annually. Dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Permanent book/tax

 

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differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst distributions in excess of net income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid-in-capital in excess of par, as appropriate.

 

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

 

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

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”). The subadvisory agreement provides that PIM will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. In connection therewith, PIM is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of PIM, the cost of compensation of officers and employees of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion, .45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of the next $1 billion, .35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of the next $1 billion, and .30% of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $3 billion. The effective management fee rate was .50% for the six months ended August 31, 2012.

 

The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A, B, C and R Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z shares of the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

Pursuant to the Class A, C and R Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30%, 1% and .75% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, C and R shares, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2012, PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25% and .50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and R shares, respectively. Pursuant to the Class B Plan, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class B shares up to $3 billion, .80% of the next $1 billion of such assets and .50% of such assets in excess of $4 billion. The effective distribution fee rate for Class B was 1% for the six months ended August 31, 2012.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that it has received $105,127 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares, for the six months ended August 31, 2012. From these fees, PIMS paid a substantial portion of such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that for the six months ended August 31, 2012, it received $18, $10,251 and $3,647 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B, and Class C shareholders, respectively.

 

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

 

Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

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

 

Prudential Investment Management, Inc., (“PIM”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential, is the Fund’s security lending agent. For the six months ended August 31, 2012, PIM has been compensated $6,503 for these services.

 

The Fund invests in the Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in the Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund (the “Core Funds”), each a portfolio of

 

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the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 registered under the 1940 Act, as amended, and managed by PI. Earnings from the Core Funds are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as affiliated dividend income.

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended August 31, 2012, aggregated $3,615,201,596 and $3,609,264,985, respectively.

 

The average balance of dollar rolls outstanding during the six months ended August 31, 2012 was approximately $122,400,000. The amount of dollar rolls outstanding at August 31, 2012 was $93,369,687 (Principal $86,500,000), which was 14.2% of net assets.

 

Transactions in options written during the six months ended August 31, 2012, were as follows:

 

      Contracts      Premiums  

Options outstanding at February 29, 2012

           $   

Options written

     437         62,551   

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

     (437      (62,551
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options outstanding at August 31, 2012

           $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Note 5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

$845,628,471   $32,489,777   $(10,792,723)   $21,697,054

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis was primarily attributable to difference in the treatment of premium amortization for book and tax purposes and deferred losses on wash sales as of the most recent fiscal year end.

 

The Fund utilized approximately $7,982,000 of its capital loss carryforward to offset net taxable gains realized in the year ended February 29, 2012.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.50% and all investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1%, including investors who purchase their shares through broker-dealers affiliated with Prudential. Class B shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge which declines from 5% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. Class C shares purchased are subject to a CDSC of 1% for 12 months from the date of purchase. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class R and Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

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

 

There are 2.5 billion shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, divided into five classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z common stock, each of which consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares.

 

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Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       2,817,665       $ 28,357,340   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       515,822         5,200,120   

Shares reacquired

       (5,885,966      (59,319,439
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (2,552,479      (25,761,979

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B and Class Z

       185,248         1,858,155   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z

       (11,832      (119,362
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (2,379,063    $ (24,023,186
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 29, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       7,493,452       $ 74,153,988   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       1,158,947         11,418,621   

Shares reacquired

       (10,464,390      (103,173,459
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (1,811,991      (17,600,850

Shares issued upon conversion from Class B

       305,352         2,992,438   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z

       (133,979      (1,303,129
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (1,640,618    $ (15,911,541
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B

               

Six months ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       116,660       $ 1,174,052   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       7,560         76,296   

Shares reacquired

       (181,370      (1,828,403
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (57,150      (578,055

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (184,750      (1,856,373
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (241,900    $ (2,434,428
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 29, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       374,841       $ 3,723,017   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       18,731         184,702   

Shares reacquired

       (277,768      (2,727,347
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       115,804         1,180,372   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (304,870      (2,992,438
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (189,066    $ (1,812,066
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       390,797       $ 3,934,695   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       13,704         138,468   

Shares reacquired

       (414,181      (4,175,876
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (9,680    $ (102,713
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 29, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       992,626       $ 9,851,620   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       26,319         260,101   

Shares reacquired

       (675,146      (6,652,506
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       343,799         3,459,215   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class Z

       (572      (5,711
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       343,227       $ 3,453,504   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class R

               

Six months ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       396,888       $ 4,004,356   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       7,521         75,950   

Shares reacquired

       (287,783      (2,894,199
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       116,626       $ 1,186,107   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 29, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       965,535       $ 9,589,491   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       13,653         135,233   

Shares reacquired

       (722,797      (7,153,215
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       256,391       $ 2,571,509   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Six months ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       2,013,250       $ 20,231,025   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       118,368         1,191,192   

Shares reacquired

       (2,097,371      (21,058,075
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       34,247         364,142   

Shares issued upon conversion from Class A

       11,855         119,362   

Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A

       (180      (1,782
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       45,922       $ 481,722   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended February 29, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       4,142,709       $ 40,963,742   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       270,881         2,663,288   

Shares reacquired

       (5,327,711      (52,865,996
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion

       (914,121      (9,238,966

Shares issued upon conversion from Class A and Class C

       134,829         1,308,840   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       (779,292    $ (7,930,126
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Note 7. Borrowing

 

The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period December 16, 2011 through December 14, 2012. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.08% of the unused portion of the SCA. Prior to December 16, 2011, the Funds had another SCA of a $750 million commitment with an annualized commitment fee of 0.10% of the unused portion. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the period ended August 31, 2012.

 

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-11 regarding “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. The amendments, which will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and interim periods within those annual periods, require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements for assets and liabilities, financial instruments and derivatives that are either currently offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-11 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited)

 

Class A Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
        Year Ended February 28/29,  
     2012          2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $10.01            $9.57        $9.39        $8.78        $8.94        $8.83   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment income     .09            .22        .25        .28        .30        .36   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .17            .46        .20        .61        (.15     .12   
Total from investment operations     .26            .68        .45        .89        .15        .48   
Less Dividends:                                                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.11         (.24     (.27     (.28     (.31     (.37
Capital Contributions(h):     -            -        - (a)      -        -        -   
Net asset value, end of period     $10.16            $10.01        $9.57        $9.39        $8.78        $8.94   
Total Return(b):     2.68%            7.18%        4.79%        10.25%        1.73%        5.60%   
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $519,525            $535,682        $527,773        $559,817        $562,826        $645,050   
Average net assets (000)     $529,549            $533,151        $557,516        $561,947        $608,533        $659,266   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                    
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(d)     .94% (f)          .94%        .93%        .90%        .94%        .98%   
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .69% (f)          .69%        .68%        .65%        .69%        .73%   
Net investment income     1.72% (f)          2.21%        2.67%        3.09%        3.48%        4.15%   
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     561% (g)          1,404%        1,277%        971%        2,216%        2,676%   

 

(a) Less than $.005 per share.

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

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

(d) The distributor of the Fund contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares.

(e) The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

(h) During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, the Fund received from an independent administrator, $60,090 related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class B Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
        Year Ended February 28/29,  
     2012          2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $10.03            $9.59        $9.41        $8.79        $8.95        $8.84   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment income     .04            .14        .16        .20        .23        .30   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .19            .47        .22        .63        (.15     .12   
Total from investment operations     .23            .61        .38        .83        .08        .42   
Less Dividends:                                                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.08         (.17     (.20     (.21     (.24     (.31
Capital Contributions(g):     -            -        - (a)      -        -        -   
Net asset value, end of period     $10.18            $10.03        $9.59        $9.41        $8.79        $8.95   
Total Return(b):     2.29%            6.37%        4.01%        9.54%        .98%        4.81%   
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10,961            $13,225        $14,454        $25,219        $38,126        $55,104   
Average net assets (000)     $11,840            $12,988        $18,360        $30,299        $44,738        $57,319   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                    
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees     1.69% (e)          1.69%        1.68%        1.65%        1.69%        1.73%   
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .69% (e)          .69%        .68%        .65%        .69%        .73%   
Net investment income     .97% (e)          1.46%        1.92%        2.33%        2.73%        3.40%   
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     561% (f)          1,404%        1,277%        971%        2,216%        2,676%   

 

(a) Less than $.005 per share.

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

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

(d) The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

(g) During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, the Fund received from an independent administrator, $60,090 related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

Class C Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
        Year Ended February 28/29,  
     2012          2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $10.03            $9.59        $9.41        $8.80        $8.96        $8.85   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment income     .05            .15        .19        .24        .26        .32   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .18            .46        .19        .60        (.15     .12   
Total from investment operations     .23            .61        .38        .84        .11        .44   
Less Dividends:                                                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.08         (.17     (.20     (.23     (.27     (.33
Capital Contributions(h):     -            -        - (a)      -        -        -   
Net asset value, end of period     $10.18            $10.03        $9.59        $9.41        $8.80        $8.96   
Total Return(b):     2.29%            6.37%        4.10%        9.69%        1.23%        5.06%   
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $21,759            $21,535        $17,294        $18,375        $17,295        $10,548   
Average net assets (000)     $21,841            $18,831        $20,013        $17,575        $12,733        $9,285   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                    
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(d)     1.69% (f)          1.69%        1.60%        1.40%        1.44%        1.48%   
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .69% (f)          .69%        .68%        .65%        .69%        .73%   
Net investment income     .96% (f)          1.45%        1.99%        2.59%        2.96%        3.64%   
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     561% (g)          1,404%        1,277%        971%        2,216%        2,676%   

 

(a) Less than $.005 per share.

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

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

(d) The distributor of the Fund contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .75% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares through June 30, 2010.

(e) The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

(h) During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, the Fund received from an independent administrator, $60,090 related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
        Year Ended February 28/29,  
     2012          2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $10.03            $9.58        $9.41        $8.79        $8.95        $8.84   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment income     .08            .19        .23        .26        .28        .34   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .17            .48        .18        .62        (.15     .12   
Total from investment operations     .25            .67        .41        .88        .13        .46   
Less Dividends:                                                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.10         (.22     (.24     (.26     (.29     (.35
Capital Contributions(h):     -            -        - (a)      -        -        -   
Net asset value, end of period     $10.18            $10.03        $9.58        $9.41        $8.79        $8.95   
Total Return(b):     2 .55%            7.01%        4.42%        10.09%        1.49%        5.34%   
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $10,306            $8,984        $6,131        $3,565        $2,028        $783   
Average net assets (000)     $8,975            $7,400        $5,062        $2,868        $1,328        $505   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                    
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(d)     1.19% (f)          1.19%        1.18%        1.15%        1.19%        1.23%   
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .69% (f)          .69%        .68%        .65%        .69%        .73%   
Net investment income     1.47% (f)          1.94%        2.41%        2.84%        3.22%        3.86%   
Portfolio turnover rate(e)     561% (g)          1,404%        1,277%        971%        2,216%        2,676%   

 

(a) Less than $.005 per share

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

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

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

(e) The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

(h) During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, the Fund received from an independent administrator, $60,090 related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

Class Z Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
        Year Ended February 28/29,  
     2012          2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  
Per Share Operating Performance:                                                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $9.99            $9.55        $9.37        $8.76        $8.92        $8.81   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                                                    
Net investment income     .10            .24        .28        .30        .33        .39   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .18            .46        .19        .61        (.16     .11   
Total from investment operations     .28            .70        .47        .91        .17        .50   
Less Dividends:                                                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.13         (.26     (.29     (.30     (.33     (.39
Capital Contributions(g):     -            -        - (a)      -        -        -   
Net asset value, end of period     $10.14            $9.99        $9.55        $9.37        $8.76        $8.92   
Total Return(b):     2.81%            7.45%        5.06%        10.55%        1.98%        5.87%   
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets, end of period (000)     $97,203            $95,314        $98,552        $95,895        $102,905        $108,618   
Average net assets (000)     $95,915            $100,654        $99,126        $97,887        $106,949        $106,827   
Ratios to average net assets(c):                                                    
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .69% (e)          .69%        .68%        .65%        .69%        .73%   
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .69% (e)          .69%        .68%        .65%        .69%        .73%   
Net investment income     1.96% (e)          2.46%        2.92%        3.34%        3.73%        4.40%   
Portfolio turnover rate(d)     561% (f)          1,404%        1,277%        971%        2,216%        2,676%   

 

(a) Less than $.005 per share.

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

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

(d) The Fund accounts for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales which, as a result, can increase its portfolio turnover rate.

(e) Annualized.

(f) Not annualized.

(g) During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011, the Fund received from an independent administrator, $60,090 related to a former affiliate’s settlement of regulatory proceedings involving allegations of improper trading in Fund shares.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

 

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

 

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 5-7, 2012 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2013, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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

 

In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors it deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided by PI and the subadviser, the performance of the Fund, the profitability of PI and its affiliates, expenses and fees, and the potential for economies of scale that may be shared with the Fund and its shareholders as the Fund’s assets grow. In their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any single factor which alone was responsible for the Board’s decision to approve the agreements with respect to the Fund. In connection with its deliberations, the Board considered information provided by PI throughout the year at regular Board meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 5-7, 2012.

 

 

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Prudential Government Income Fund is a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14.

 

Prudential Government Income Fund


Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

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

 

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

 

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PI

 

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

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board noted that the management fee schedule for the Fund includes breakpoints, which have the effect of decreasing the fee rate as net assets increase, but at the current level of net assets, the Fund does not realize the effect of those rate reductions. The Board received and discussed information concerning whether PI realizes economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets grow beyond current levels. The Board took note that the Fund’s fee structure would result in benefits to Fund shareholders when (and if) net assets reach the levels at which the fee rate is reduced. These benefits will accrue whether or not PI is then realizing any economies of scale. The Board recognized the inherent limitations of any analysis of economies of scale, stemming largely from the Board’s understanding that most of PI’s costs are not specific to any individual funds, but rather are incurred across a variety of products and services.

 

Other Benefits to PI and PIM

 

The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI and PIM and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included fees received by affiliates of PI for serving as the Fund’s securities lending agent, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), as well as benefits to its reputation or other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by PIM included its

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

ability to use soft dollar credits, as well as the potential benefits consistent with those generally resulting from an increase in assets under management, specifically, potential access to additional research resources and benefits to its reputation. The Board concluded that the benefits derived by PI and PIM were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.

 

Performance of the Fund/Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional specific factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2011.

 

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PI to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe (the Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Performance Universe) and the Peer Group were objectively determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of mutual fund data. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles, with the first quartile being the best 25% of the mutual funds (for performance, the best performing mutual funds and, for expenses, the lowest cost mutual funds).

 

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

 

Performance    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
     3rd Quartile    1st Quartile    2nd Quartile    2nd Quartile

Actual Management Fees: 3rd Quartile

Net Total Expenses: 2nd Quartile

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
   Gateway Center Two
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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


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

 

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

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

 

SEMIANNUAL REPORT · AUGUST 31, 2012

 

 

Fund Type

Floating Rate

 

Objective

Primary objective is to seek to maximize current income. Secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation when consistent with primary objective.

 

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

 

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

 

The accompanying financial statements as of August 31, 2012, were not audited and, accordingly, no auditor’s opinion is expressed on them.

 

Prudential Investments, Prudential, the Prudential logo, the Rock symbol, and Bring Your Challenges are service marks of Prudential Financial, Inc. and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.

 

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October 15, 2012

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We hope you find the semiannual report for the Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund informative and useful. The report covers performance for the six-month period that ended August 31, 2012.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Thank you for choosing the Prudential Investments family of funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Stuart S. Parker, President

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund

 

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

 

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Your Fund’s Performance (Unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represent past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance data quoted. An investor may obtain performance data as of the most recent month-end by visiting our website at www.prudentialfunds.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The maximum initial sales charge is 3.25% (Class A shares). Gross operating expenses: Class A, 1.96%; Class C, 2.66%; Class Z, 1.66%. Net operating expenses: Class A, 1.20%; Class C, 1.95%; Class Z, 0.95%, after contractual reduction through 6/30/2013.

 

Cumulative Total Returns (Without Sales Charges) as of 8/31/12

  

     Six Months     One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

     3.21     10.65     6.00% (3/30/11)   

Class C

     2.82        9.80        4.98    (3/30/11)   

Class Z

     3.45        11.02        6.57    (3/30/11)   

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index

     3.80        9.83        5.79   

Lipper Flexible Loan Participation Funds Average

     3.24        9.88        6.03   
      

Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 9/30/12

  

           One Year     Since Inception  

Class A

             7.72     2.38% (3/30/11)   

Class C

             9.62        3.93    (3/30/11)   

Class Z

             11.61        4.96    (3/30/11)   

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index

             10.73        4.56   

Lipper Flexible Loan Participation Funds Average

             10.86        4.43   

 

Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.

 

Inception returns are provided for any share class with less than 10 calendar years of returns.

 

The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges. Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% and a 12b-1 fee of 0.30% annually. Investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchases are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% effective 10/1/2012. The CDSC is waived for purchases by certain retirement and/or benefit plans. Under certain circumstances, an exchange may be made from specified share classes of the Fund to one or more other share classes of the Fund. Class C shares are not subject to a front-end sales charge but a CDSC of 1% for shares sold within 12 months from the date of purchase and an annual 12b-1 fee of 1%. Class Z shares are not subject to a 12b-1 fee or a CDSC. The returns in the tables reflect the share class expense structure in effect at the close of the fiscal period. The returns in the tables do not reflect the deductions or taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares. Without waiver of fees and/or expense reimbursement, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

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Benchmark Definitions

 

Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index

The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is an unmanaged index that represents the investable universe of the dollar-denominated leveraged loan market.

 

Lipper Flexible Loan Participation Funds Average

The Lipper Flexible Loan Participation Funds Average (Lipper Average) is based on the average return of all mutual funds in the Lipper Loan Participation category. Returns do not include the effect of any sales charges or taxes. Returns would be lower if sales charges or taxes were reflected.

 

Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. The returns for the Index would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses, but not sales charges or taxes. The Since Inception returns for the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index and the Lipper Average are measured from the closest month-end to inception date, and not from the Fund’s actual inception date.

 

Distributions and Yields as of 8/31/12

     
     Total Distributions
Paid for Six Months
     30-Day
SEC Yield
 

Class A

   $ 0.21         3.85

Class C

     0.18         3.22   

Class Z

     0.23         4.22   

 

Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 8/31/12

  

CPM Acquisition Corp., Capital Goods

     1.7

Springleaf Financial Funding Co., Non-Captive Finance

     1.3   

Cequel Communications LLC, Cable

     1.3   

First Data Corp., Technology

     1.2   

Community Health Systems, Inc., Healthcare & Pharmaceutical

     1.2   

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

 

Credit Quality* expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 8/31/12

  

Baa

     1.0

Ba

     50.9   

B

     44.6   

Caa or Lower

     1.4   

Not Rated**

     2.7   

Total Investments

     100.6   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     –0.6   

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

*Source: Moody’s rating, defaulting to S&P when not rated by Moody’s.

**Approximately 2.3% of Not Rated is invested in affiliated money market mutual fund.

Credit Quality is subject to change.

 

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Fees and Expenses (Unaudited)

 

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

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on March 1, 2012, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended August 31, 2012. The example is for illustrative purposes only; you should consult the Prospectus for information on initial and subsequent minimum investment requirements.

 

The Fund’s transfer agent may charge additional fees to holders of certain accounts that are not included in the expenses shown in the table on the following page. These fees apply to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) and Section 403(b) accounts. As of the close of the six-month period covered by the table, IRA fees included an annual maintenance fee of $15 per account (subject to a maximum annual maintenance fee of $25 for all accounts held by the same shareholder). Section 403(b) accounts are charged an annual $25 fiduciary maintenance fee. Some of the fees may vary in amount, or may be waived, based on your total account balance or the number of Prudential Investments funds, including the Fund, that you own. You should consider the additional fees that were charged to your Fund account over the six-month period when you estimate the total ongoing expenses paid over the period and the impact of these fees on your ending account value, as these additional expenses are not reflected in the information provided in the expense table. Additional fees have the effect of reducing investment returns.

 

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before

 

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expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses should not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

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

 

Prudential Floating
Rate Income Fund
 

Beginning Account

Value

March 1, 2012

    Ending Account
Value
August 31, 2012
   

Annualized

Expense Ratio
Based on the
Six-Month Period

    Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month Period*
 
         
Class A   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,032.10        1.20   $ 6.15   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.16        1.20   $ 6.11   
         
Class C   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.20        1.95   $ 9.97   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,015.38        1.95   $ 9.91   
         
Class Z   Actual   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,034.50        0.95   $ 4.87   
    Hypothetical   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.42        0.95   $ 4.84   

* Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) for each share class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each share class (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended August 31, 2012, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ending February 28, 2013 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying Funds in which the Fund may invest.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Description   Moody’s
Ratings*†
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  
         

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    98.3%

       

BANK LOANS(a)    92.7%

         

Aerospace & Defense    1.2%

                               

Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc.

  Ba3   4.500%     07/31/19      $ 250      $ 250,312   

Tasc, Inc.

  B1   4.500     12/18/15        250        247,188   
         

 

 

 
            497,500   

Airlines    1.1%

                       

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

  Ba2   4.250     03/07/16        494        486,344   

Automotive    1.1%

                       

Chrysler Group LLC

  Ba2   6.000     05/24/17        275        279,744   

Schaeffler AG

  B1   6.000     01/27/17        200        200,667   
         

 

 

 
            480,411   

Brokerage    0.7%

                       

LPL Holdings, Inc.

  Ba2   2.732     03/29/17        300        292,750   

Building Materials & Construction    0.6%

                       

Summit Materials LLC

  B1   5.193     01/30/19        274        275,170   

Business Services    0.9%

                       

Global Cash Access, Inc.

  B1   7.000     03/01/16        71        71,364   

On Assignment, Inc.

  Ba3   5.000     05/15/19        335        332,859   
         

 

 

 
            404,223   

Cable    3.8%

                       

Cequel Communications LLC

  Ba2   4.000     02/14/19        549        546,763   

Charter Communications Operating LLC

  Ba1   3.445     05/15/19        299        299,063   

WideOpenWest Finance LLC

  B1   6.250     07/17/18        499        498,688   

Yankee Cable Acquisition LLC

  B1   5.250     08/26/16        313        312,443   
         

 

 

 
            1,656,957   

Capital Goods    7.6%

                       

Colfax Corp.

  Ba2   4.500     01/11/19        248        248,324   

CPM Acquisition Corp.

  B1   6.250     08/29/17        725        721,375   

Generac Power Systems, Inc.

  B2   6.250     05/30/18        145        147,900   

Hupah Finance, Inc.

  B1   6.250     01/21/19        125        125,311   

Husky Injection Molding Systems

  Ba3   5.750     07/02/18        232        232,938   

Pelican Products, Inc.

  B1   7.000     07/11/18        126        126,000   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

Description   Moody’s
Ratings*†
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  
         

BANK LOANS(a) (Continued)

  

   

Capital Goods (cont’d.)

                       

Pro Mach, Inc.

  B2   6.250%     07/06/17      $ 245      $ 241,871   

RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC

  Ba2   5.000     04/30/18        249        249,807   

Sensus USA, Inc.

  Ba3   4.750     05/09/17        296        296,435   

SRAM Corp.

  Ba3   4.774     06/07/18        380        380,270   

Unifrax I LLC

  B2   6.500     11/28/18        299        301,485   

WCA Waste Corp.
(original cost $98,766; purchased
03/09/12)(c)(d)

  B1   5.500     03/23/18        100        100,124   

WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.

  Ba2   6.000     02/15/17        150        149,719   
         

 

 

 
            3,321,559   

Chemicals    5.8%

                       

Emerald Performance Materials LLC

  B1   6.750     05/18/18        200        199,000   

Houghton International, Inc.

  B1   6.750     01/29/16        267        268,363   

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

  Ba3   5.750     06/13/18        325        325,813   

Nexeo Solutions LLC

  B1   5.000     09/08/17        296        288,103   

Nusil Technology LLC

  B1   5.250     04/07/17        211        210,383   

PL Propylene LLC

  B1   7.000     03/27/17        249        249,998   

Polyone Corp.

  Ba1   5.000     12/20/17        100        99,935   

PQ Corp.

  B3   4.175     07/30/14        150        146,602   

Tronox Pigments Netherlands BV

  Ba2   4.250     02/08/18        107        106,652   

Tronox Pigments Netherlands BV

  Ba2   4.250     02/08/18        393        391,482   

Univar, Inc.

  B2   5.000     06/30/17        246        244,136   
         

 

 

 
            2,530,467   

Consumer    6.3%

                       

Acosta, Inc.

  B1   5.750     03/01/18        200        199,666   

Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.

  B1   4.711     06/28/16        400        399,667   

Huish Detergents, Inc.

  Ba3   2.240     04/26/14        150        141,378   

Huish Detergents, Inc.

  B3   4.490     10/26/14        150        135,000   

Party City Holdings, Inc.

  B1   5.750     07/29/19        200        200,750   

Realogy Corp.

  B1   4.481     10/10/16        18        17,304   

Realogy Corp.

  B1   4.489     10/10/16        229        221,146   

Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

  Ba3   4.750     11/19/17        223        222,019   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

  B1   5.000     06/17/16        163        163,831   

Travelport, Inc.

  B1   4.961     08/23/15        175        160,794   

Visant Corp.

  Ba3   5.250     12/22/16        472        455,596   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Description   Moody’s
Ratings*†
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  
         

BANK LOANS(a) (Continued)

  

   

Consumer (cont’d.)

                       

West Corp.

  Ba3   5.750%     06/30/18      $ 400      $ 400,572   
         

 

 

 
            2,717,723   

Electric    1.2%

                       

Freif North American Power I LLC

  Ba3   6.000     03/29/19        34        34,036   

Freif North American Power I LLC

  Ba3   6.000     03/29/19        215        215,790   

Longview Power LLC

  B3   7.250     10/31/17        332        279,429   
         

 

 

 
            529,255   

Energy—Other    0.6%

                       

Frac Tech Services LLC

  B3   6.250     05/06/16        292        256,061   

Foods    4.7%

                       

B&G Foods, Inc.

  Ba2   4.500     11/30/18        149        149,309   

Del Monte Foods Co.

  B(b)   4.500     03/08/18        479        472,788   

Dole Food Co., Inc.

  Ba2   5.023     07/08/18        124        124,114   

Dole Food Co., Inc.

  Ba2   5.038     07/08/18        69        69,358   

Dunkin Brands, Inc.

  B2   4.000     11/23/17        324        320,535   

Earthbound Holdings III LLC (original cost $236,603; purchased
04/16/12)(c)(d)

  B1   5.750     12/21/16        237        236,899   

JBS USA LLC

  Ba3   4.250     05/25/18        272        268,166   

Michael Foods, Inc.

  B1   4.250     02/25/18        144        144,433   

Pierre Foods, Inc.

  B1   7.000     09/30/16        246        247,164   
         

 

 

 
            2,032,766   

Gaming    1.9%

                       

Affinity Gaming LLC

  Ba3   5.500     11/09/17        125        125,467   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.

  B2   5.697     01/29/18        238        208,520   

CCM Merger, Inc.

  B2   6.000     03/01/17        500        496,042   
         

 

 

 
            830,029   

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical    13.0%

                       

Alere, Inc.

  B2   3.971     06/30/17        224        224,063   

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.

  Ba3   7.250     06/01/16        334        310,757   

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

  B1   5.250     05/17/19        400        401,163   

Boston Luxembourg III SARL

  B+(b)   6.000     08/28/19        250        250,625   

DaVita, Inc.

  Ba2   4.500     10/20/16        249        248,436   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

Description   Moody’s
Ratings*†
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  
         

BANK LOANS(a) (Continued)

  

   

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical (cont’d.)

  

                       

Drumm Investors LLC

  B1     4.023     05/04/18      $ 346      $ 331,694   

Emergency Medical Services

  B1     5.250        05/25/18        489        488,949   

Grifols, Inc.

  Ba2     4.500        06/01/17        494        495,671   

HCA, Inc.

  Ba3     3.482        05/01/18        300        295,266   

HCR Healthcare LLC

  Ba3     5.000        04/06/18        195        188,997   

Health Management Associates, Inc.

  Ba3     4.500        11/16/18        498        498,433   

Hologic, Inc.

  Ba2     4.500        08/01/19        500        503,000   

IASIS Healthcare Corp.

  Ba3     5.000        05/03/18        247        244,406   

PTS Acquisition Corp.

  Ba3     5.250        09/15/17        399        400,247   

Rural/Metro Corp.

  Ba3     5.750        06/30/18        173        171,821   

Select Medical Corp.

  Ba3     5.500        06/01/18        250        246,250   

Warner Chilcott Corp.

  Ba3     4.250        03/15/18        97        96,876   

Warner Chilcott Corp.

  Ba3     4.250        03/15/18        37        36,789   

Warner Chilcott Corp.

  Ba3     4.250        03/15/18        49        48,438   

Warner Chilcott Corp.

  Ba3     4.250        03/15/18        67        66,602   

Wolverine Healthcare Analytics, Inc.

  Ba3     6.750        06/06/19        100        100,187   
         

 

 

 
            5,648,670   

Independent Energy    1.7%

  

                       

Arch Coal, Inc.

  Ba3     5.750        05/16/18        375        374,063   

Walter Energy, Inc.

  B1     4.000        04/02/18        375        369,063   
         

 

 

 
            743,126   

Media & Entertainment    7.3%

  

                       

AMC Entertainment, Inc.

  Ba2     4.250        02/22/18        423        423,139   

Crown Media Holdings, Inc.

  Ba2     5.750        07/14/18        91        90,667   

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.

  Ba2     5.750        09/17/18        99        99,575   

EMI Group North America Holdings, Inc.

  Ba3     5.500        06/29/18        350        352,537   

Getty Images, Inc.

  Ba3     3.982        11/05/15        485        484,063   

Granite Broadcasting Corp.

  B2     8.500        05/23/18        100        99,250   

Mood Media Corp.

  Ba3     7.000        05/06/18        74        73,624   

Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.

  Ba3     4.000        08/17/17        349        349,027   

SuperMedia, Inc.

  Caa3     11.000        12/31/15        233        160,626   

Telesat LLC

  Ba3     4.250        03/28/19        400        398,750   

Tribune Co.

  NR     5.323        06/04/14        250        187,699   

 

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Description   Moody’s
Ratings*†
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  
         

BANK LOANS(a) (Continued)

  

   

Media & Entertainment (cont’d.)

                       

Univision Communications, Inc.

  B2   4.482%     03/31/17      $ 450      $ 434,389   
         

 

 

 
            3,153,346   

Metals    1.0%

                       

JMC Steel Group, Inc.

  B1   4.750     04/01/17        249        249,675   

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

  Ba1   4.000     07/26/18        173        172,384   
         

 

 

 
            422,059   

Non-Captive Finance    3.8%

                       

AWAS Finance Luxembourg SA

  Ba2   5.750     07/31/18        150        149,719   

Delos Aircraft, Inc.

  Ba2   4.195     04/12/16        250        251,875   

Flying Fortress, Inc.

  Ba2   5.000     06/30/17        325        327,844   

MIP Delaware LLC

  Ba2   5.500     07/12/18        91        91,820   

Springleaf Financial Funding Co.

  B3   5.500     05/10/17        600        578,036   

VFH Parent LLC

  Ba1   7.500     07/08/16        246        246,745   
         

 

 

 
            1,646,039   

Packaging    3.3%

                       

Bway Holding Co.

  Ba3   4.250     02/23/18        39        38,954   

Bway Holding Co.

  Ba3   4.250     02/23/18        387        386,518   

Exopack LLC

  B2   6.500     05/31/17        248        242,550   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

  Ba3   6.500     02/09/18        488        491,402   

Tricorbraun, Inc.

  B1   5.500     05/03/18        250        250,313   
         

 

 

 
            1,409,737   

Pipelines & Other    1.1%

                       

Energy Transfer Equity LP

  Ba2   3.750     03/24/17        500        493,437   

Real Estate Investment Trusts    1.0%

                       

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc.

  Ba1   3.739     09/04/19        444        441,756   

Restaurants    1.4%

                       

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.

  B1   6.500     04/24/18        249        251,713   

PF Changs China Bistro, Inc.

  Ba3   6.250     06/22/19        75        75,656   

Wendy’s International, Inc.

  B1   4.750     05/15/19        250        251,114   
         

 

 

 
            578,483   

Retailers    2.1%

                       

Academy Sports & Outdoors

  B2   6.000     08/03/18        199        199,373   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund     11   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

Description   Moody’s
Ratings*†
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  
         

BANK LOANS(a) (Continued)

  

   

Retailers (cont’d.)

                       

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc.

  Ba3   4.500%     11/21/16      $ 297      $ 296,242   

Toys “R” Us Delaware, Inc.

  B1   5.250     05/25/18        249        237,405   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

  Ba2   4.750     07/31/19        175        176,527   
         

 

 

 
            909,547   

Technology    9.8%

                       

Avaya, Inc.

  B1   4.927     10/26/17        445        397,112   

Blackboard, Inc.
(original cost $238,775; purchased 06/19/12)(c)(d)

  B1   7.500     10/04/18        249        244,178   

CDW Corp.

  B1   4.000     07/15/17        217        214,547   

Ceridian Corp.

  B1   6.188     05/09/17        500        498,125   

Datatel Sophia LP

  B1   6.250     07/19/18        150        150,710   

Expert Global Solutions, Inc.

  Ba3   8.000     04/03/18        150        149,750   

First Data Corp.

  B1   4.237     03/26/18        569        537,080   

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

  B1   4.496     12/01/16        497        475,639   

Genesys Telecom Holdings U.S., Inc.

  B1   6.750     01/31/19        150        151,215   

Interactive Data Corp.

  Ba3   4.500     02/11/18        287        287,865   

MModal, Inc.

  Ba3   6.750     08/17/19        350        342,125   

NXP BV

  B3   4.500     03/03/17        421        419,766   

Sensata Technologies BV

  Ba2   4.000     05/12/18        173        172,660   

U.S. Security Associates, Inc.

  Ba3   6.000     07/28/17        33        32,519   

U.S. Security Associates, Inc.

  Ba3   6.000     07/28/17        166        166,144   
         

 

 

 
            4,239,435   

Telecommunications    6.6%

                       

Asurion LLC

  Ba3   5.500     05/24/18        486        486,673   

Global Tel Link Corp.

  B2   6.000     12/14/17        380        379,605   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

  B1   5.250     04/02/18        294        295,148   

Level 3 Finance, Inc.

  Ba3   5.750     09/01/18        500        501,429   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.

  Ba1   4.000     03/19/18        247        245,741   

Securus Technologies, Inc.

  B2   6.500     05/31/17        100        99,251   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
(original cost $247,514; purchased 04/20/12)(c)(d)

  B1   5.000     04/23/19        250        249,219   

Windsteam Corp.

  Baa3   4.000     08/08/19        450        450,000   

Zayo Group LLC

  B1   7.125     07/02/19        150        151,719   
         

 

 

 
            2,858,785   

 

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Description   Moody’s
Ratings*†
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  
         

BANK LOANS(a) (Continued)

  

   

Transportation    3.1%

                       

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC

  Ba1   4.250%     03/15/19      $ 249      $ 249,749   

Dockwise Transport BV

  B1   4.732     07/11/16        97        89,274   

Dockwise Transport BV

  B1   4.732     07/11/16        153        141,351   

Hertz Corp.

  Ba1   3.750     03/12/18        500        475,000   

Pilot Travel Centers LLC

  Ba2   4.250     08/07/19        375        375,937   
         

 

 

 
            1,331,311   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(cost $40,062,550)

            40,186,946   
         

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS    5.6%

         

Cable    0.4%

                       

Videotron Ltee (Canada), Gtd. Notes

  Ba1   9.125     04/15/18        175        190,750   

Foods    0.4%

                       

ARAMARK Corp.,
Gtd. Notes

  B3   8.500     02/01/15        150        153,751   

Gaming    0.8%

                       

MGM Resorts International,
Sr. Sec’d. Notes

  Ba2   11.125     11/15/17        200        222,500   

Yonkers Racing Corp.,
Sec’d. Notes, 144A (original cost $110,294; purchased 05/18/11 - 03/13/12)(c)(d)

  B1   11.375     07/15/16        100        106,000   
         

 

 

 
            328,500   

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical    1.2%

                       

Community Health Systems, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

  Ba3   5.125     08/15/18        500        515,625   

Media & Entertainment    1.8%

                       

Lamar Media Corp.,
Gtd. Notes

  Ba3   9.750     04/01/14        200        224,500   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund     13   


 

Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

Description   Moody’s
Ratings*†
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount (000)#
    Value (Note 1)  
         

CORPORATE BONDS (Continued)

  

   

Media & Entertainment (cont’d.)

                       

Newport Television LLC/NTV Finance Corp.,
Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, PIK, 144A (original cost $325,125; purchased 08/03/12)(c)(d)

  Caa3   13.000%     03/15/17      $ 300      $ 324,750   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.,
Gtd. Notes

  B2   11.625     02/01/14        200        227,000   
         

 

 

 
            776,250   

Non-Captive Finance    0.4%

                       

American General Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes, Ser. H, MTN

  Caa1   5.375     10/01/12        125        124,722   

CIT Group, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes, 144A

  B1   7.000     05/02/17        48        48,037   
         

 

 

 
            172,759   

Paper    0.6%

                       

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.,
Gtd. Notes

  B2   9.500     06/15/17        250        275,625   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(cost $2,389,782)

            2,413,260   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $42,452,332)

            42,600,206   
         

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT    2.3%

       
                 

Shares

       

AFFILIATED MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND

                       

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund(e)
(cost $979,069)

      979,069        979,069   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS    100.6%
(cost $43,431,401; Note 5)

          43,579,275   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS    (0.6)%

        (245,716
         

 

 

 

NET ASSETS    100.0%

          $ 43,333,559   
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:

144A—Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted, 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.

MTN—Medium Term Note

NR—Not Rated

PIK—Payment-in-Kind

* The Fund’s current Statement of Additional Information contains a description of Moody’s & Standard & Poor’s ratings.
The ratings reflected are as of August 31, 2012. Ratings of certain bonds may have changed subsequent to that date.
# Principal amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
(a) Variable rate instrument. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at August 31, 2012.
(b) Standard & Poor’s Rating.
(c) Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
(d) Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate original cost of such securities is $1,257,077. The aggregate value of $1,261,170 is approximately 2.9% of net assets.
(e) Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Portfolio, also serves as manager of the Prudential Investment Portfolios 2 - Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of August 31, 2012 in valuing such portfolio securities:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Investments in Securities

        

Bank Loans

   $       $ 36,035,210       $ 4,151,736   

Corporate Bonds

             2,413,260           

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

     979,069              
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 979,069       $ 38,448,470       $ 4,151,736   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited) continued

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Bank Loans  

Balance as of 2/29/12

   $ 3,789,160   

Realized gain (loss)

     (26,385

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)*

     29,573   

Purchases

     699,065   

Sales

     (1,825,216

Accrued discount/premium

     3,785   

Transfers into Level 3

     1,971,154   

Transfers out of Level 3

     (489,400
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 8/31/12

   $ 4,151,736   
  

 

 

 

 

* Of which, $24,885 was included in Net Assets relating to securities held at the reporting period end.

 

It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and transfers out at the fair value as of the beginning of period. At the reporting period end, there were 7 bank loans transferred into Level 3 as a result of using a single broker quote and 2 bank loans transferred out of Level 3 as a result of no longer using single broker quote.

 

Included in the table above, under Level 3 securities, are securities fair valued using broker quotes as adjusted for changes in yields of comparable U.S. Government and other securities, using fixed income securities valuation models.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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The industry classification of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceutical

     14.2

Technology

     9.8   

Media & Entertainment

     9.1   

Capital Goods

     7.6   

Telecommunications

     6.6   

Consumer

     6.3   

Chemicals

     5.8   

Foods

     5.1   

Cable

     4.2   

Non-Captive Finance

     4.2   

Packaging

     3.3   

Transportation

     3.1   

Gaming

     2.7   

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

     2.3   

Retailers

     2.1   

Independent Energy

     1.7   

Restaurants

     1.4   

Aerospace & Defense

     1.2

Electric

     1.2   

Airlines

     1.1   

Automotive

     1.1   

Pipelines & Other

     1.1   

Metals

     1.0   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     1.0   

Business Services

     0.9   

Brokerage

     0.7   

Building Materials & Construction

     0.6   

Energy—Other

     0.6   

Paper

     0.6   
  

 

 

 
     100.6   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (0.6
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

as of August 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Assets

        

Investments at value:

  

Unaffiliated investments (cost $42,452,332)

   $ 42,600,206   

Affiliated investments (cost $979,069)

     979,069   

Cash

     36,652   

Receivable for investments sold

     4,850,742   

Dividends and interest receivable

     231,998   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     33,043   

Prepaid expenses

     1,026   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     48,732,736   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Payable for investments purchased

     5,266,606   

Accrued expenses

     81,336   

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

     41,637   

Distribution fee payable

     4,640   

Management fee payable

     4,384   

Affiliated transfer agent fee payable

     574   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,399,177   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 43,333,559   
  

 

 

 
          

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Common stock, at par

   $ 43,328   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     43,139,823   
  

 

 

 
     43,183,151   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (18,719

Accumulated net realized gain on investment transactions

     21,253   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     147,874   
  

 

 

 

Net assets, August 31, 2012

   $ 43,333,559   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class A

        

Net asset value and redemption price per share
($13,056,999 ÷ 1,306,891 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 9.99   

Maximum sales charge (3.25% of offering price)

     0.34   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price to public

   $ 10.33   
  

 

 

 

Class C

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($2,271,362 ÷ 227,084 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.00   
  

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share
($28,005,198 ÷ 2,798,872 shares of common stock issued and outstanding)

   $ 10.01   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Six Months Ended August 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Net Investment Income

        

Income

  

Unaffiliated interest income

   $ 1,050,123   

Affiliated dividend income

     3,494   
  

 

 

 

Total income

     1,053,617   
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Management fee

     132,878   

Distribution fee—Class A

     10,260   

Distribution fee—Class C

     10,306   

Custodian’s fees and expenses

     107,000   

Audit fee

     25,000   

Registration fees

     18,000   

Legal fees and expenses

     10,000   

Reports to shareholders

     8,000   

Directors’ fees

     5,000   

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $1,000) (Note 3)

     3,000   

Miscellaneous

     5,780   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     335,224   

Expense reimbursement (Note 2)

     (134,191
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     201,033   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     852,584   
  

 

 

 

Realized And Unrealized Gain On Investments

        

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     75,382   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     333,183   
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment transactions

     408,565   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 1,261,149   
  

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2012
     March 30, 2011*
through
February 29, 2012
 

Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets

                 

Operations

     

Net investment income

   $ 852,584       $ 1,101,413   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     75,382         (32,123

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     333,183         (185,309
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,261,149         883,981   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions (Note 1)

     

Dividends from net investment income

     

Class A

     (170,804      (97,413

Class C

     (35,597      (41,715

Class Z

     (618,266      (1,028,222
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (824,667      (1,167,350
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

     

Class A

             (931

Class C

             (583

Class Z

             (9,422
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
             (10,936
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fund share transactions (Note 6)

     

Net proceeds from shares sold

     11,401,474         37,755,185   

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

     808,381         1,149,263   

Cost of shares reacquired

     (3,679,432      (4,243,489
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

     8,530,423         34,660,959   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase

     8,966,905         34,366,654   

Net Assets:

                 

Beginning of period

     34,366,654           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 43,333,559       $ 34,366,654   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of Fund

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited)

 

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14 (formerly Prudential Government Income Fund, Inc.) (the “Company”) is an open-end management investment company, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Company consists of two funds: Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund (the “Fund”) and Prudential Government Income Fund. Investment operations of the Fund commenced on March 30, 2011. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek to maximize current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary investment objective, but only when consistent with the Fund’s primary investment objective of seeking to maximize current income.

 

Note 1. Accounting Policies

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Common stocks, exchange-traded funds and financial derivative instruments (including futures contracts and certain options contracts on securities), that are

 

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traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sale price or NASDAQ official closing price, they are classified as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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

 

For common stocks traded on foreign securities exchanges, certain valuation adjustments will be applied when events occur after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the Fund’s normal pricing time. These securities are valued using pricing vendor services that provide 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 adjustment factors are classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. The amortized cost

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The Fund 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.

 

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

 

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Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated on the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis which may require the use of certain estimates by management. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts on purchases of debt securities as adjustments to interest income.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Note 2. Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisor’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”). The subadvisory agreement provides that PIM will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

management of the Fund. In connection therewith, PIM is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Fund. PI pays for the services of PIM, the cost of compensation of officers and employees of the Fund, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PI is accrued daily and payable monthly at an annual rate of .70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. PI has contractually agreed through June 30, 2013 to limit net annual Fund operating expenses (excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees, extraordinary and certain other expenses, including taxes, interest and brokerage commissions) to each class of shares to .95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class C and Class Z shares of the Fund. The Fund compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A and C Plans”), regardless of expenses actually incurred by PIMS. The distribution fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of the Class Z shares of the Fund.

 

Pursuant to the Class A and C Plans, the Fund compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A and C shares, respectively. PIMS has contractually agreed to limit such expenses to .25% of the average net assets of the Class A shares through contractual reduction date of June 30, 2013.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that it has received $13,492 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the six months ended August 31, 2012. From these fees, PIMS paid a substantial portion of such sales charges to affiliated broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.

 

PIMS has advised the Fund that for the six months ended August 31, 2012, it received $340 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class C shareholders.

 

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

 

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Note 3. Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

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

 

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

 

Note 4. Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments and U.S. Government securities, for the six months ended August 31, 2012 were $31,630,158 and $22,065,833, respectively.

 

Note 5. Tax Information

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of August 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis of
Investments

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized

Appreciation

$43,506,899   $375,011   $302,635   $72,376

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis was primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales as of the most fiscal year end and the difference in the treatment of accreting market discount and premium amortization for book and tax purposes as of the current reporting period.

 

The Fund elected to treat post-October capital losses of approximately $21,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year (February 28, 2013).

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions and has concluded no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements for the current reporting period.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

 

Note 6. Capital

 

The Fund offers Class A, Class C and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 3.25%. All investors who purchase Class A shares in an amount of $1 million or more and sell these shares within 12 months of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% effective October 1, 2012, including investors who purchase their shares through broker-dealers affiliated with Prudential. Class C shares purchased are subject to a CDSC of 1% for 12 months from the date of purchase. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualified to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are available exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.

 

At August 31, 2012, Prudential through its affiliates owned 106 Class A shares, 105 Class C shares and 2,661,748 Class Z shares of the Fund.

 

There are 900 million shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, divided into three classes, designated Class A, Class C and Class Z common stock, each of which consists of 300,000,000 authorized shares.

 

Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:

 

Class A

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       890,619       $ 8,813,527   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       16,147         160,419   

Shares reacquired

       (119,090      (1,181,517
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       787,676       $ 7,792,429   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended February 29, 2012*:

       

Shares sold

       764,030       $ 7,539,636   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       8,779         85,349   

Shares reacquired

       (253,594      (2,423,591
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       519,215       $ 5,201,394   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Class C

     Shares      Amount  

Six months ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       86,378       $ 854,748   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       3,320         32,986   

Shares reacquired

       (38,557      (382,493
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       51,141       $ 505,241   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended February 29, 2012*:

       

Shares sold

       215,439       $ 2,138,484   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       3,526         34,234   

Shares reacquired

       (43,022      (415,220
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       175,943       $ 1,757,498   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

               

Six months ended August 31, 2012:

       

Shares sold

       174,653       $ 1,733,199   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

       61,876         614,976   

Shares reacquired

       (212,695      (2,115,422
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       23,834       $ 232,753   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Period ended February 29, 2012*:

       

Shares sold

       2,815,112       $ 28,077,065   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

       105,499         1,029,680   

Shares reacquired

       (145,573      (1,404,678
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

       2,775,038       $ 27,702,067   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Commenced operations on March 30, 2011.

 

Note 7. Borrowing

 

The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with a group of banks. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The SCA provides for a commitment of $900 million for the period December 16, 2011 through December 14, 2012. The Funds pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.08% of the unused portion of the SCA. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is paid at contracted market rates. The commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly.

 

The Fund did not utilize the SCA during the period ended August 31, 2012.

 

Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11 regarding “Disclosures about

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. The amendments, which will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and interim periods within those annual periods, require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements for assets and liabilities, financial instruments and derivatives that are either currently offset in accordance with current requirements or are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-11 and its impact on the financial statements has not been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited)

 

Class A Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2012
         March 30,
2011(a)
through
February 29,
2012
 
Per Share Operating Performance:                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $9.89            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment income     .22            .35   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .09            (.09
Total from investment operations     .31            .26   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.21         (.37
Distributions from net realized gains     -            - (b) 
Total dividends and distributions     (.21         (.37
Net asset value, end of period     $9.99            $9.89   
Total Return(c):     3.21%            2.70%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                
Net assets, end of period (000)     $13,057            $5,136   
Average net assets (000)     $8,142            $2,434   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                    
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(e)     1.20% (f)(g)          1.20% (f)(g) 
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .95% (f)(g)          .95% (f)(g) 
Net investment income     4.31% (f)(g)          4.10% (f)(g) 
Portfolio turnover rate     60% (h)          163% (h) 

 

(a) Commencement of Fund.

(b) Less than $.005 per share.

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

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

(e) The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares through contractual reduction date of June 30, 2013.

(f) Net of expense waiver/reimbursement. If the investment manager had not waived/reimbursed expenses, the expense ratios including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees and net investment income ratio would have been 1.91%, 1.66%, and 3.60%, respectively, for the six months ended August 31, 2012, and 2.40%, 2.15% and 2.90%, respectively, for the period ended February 29, 2012.

(g) Annualized.

(h) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

(Unaudited) continued

 

Class C Shares  
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2012
         March 30,
2011(a)
through
February 29,
2012
 
Per Share Operating Performance:                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $9.90            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment income     .18            .28   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .10            (.08
Total from investment operations     .28            .20   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.18         (.30
Distributions from net realized gains     -            - (b) 
Total dividends and distributions     (.18         .30   
Net asset value, end of period     $10.00            $9.90   
Total Return(c):     2.82%            2.10%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                
Net assets, end of period (000)     $2,271            $1,742   
Average net assets (000)     $2,045            $1,235   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                    
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees     1.95% (e)(f)          1.95% (e)(f) 
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .95% (e)(f)          .95% (e)(f) 
Net investment income     3.60% (e)(f)          3.43% (e)(f) 
Portfolio turnover rate     60% (g)          163% (g) 

 

(a) Commencement of Fund.

(b) Less than $.005 per share.

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

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

(e) Net of expense waiver/reimbursement. If the investment manager had not waived/reimbursed expenses, the expense ratios including and excluding distribution and services (12b-1) fees and net investment income ratio would have been 2.66%, 1.66%, and 2.89%,respectively, for the six months ended August 31, 2012, and 3.15%, 2.15% and 2.23%, respectively, for the period ended February 29, 2012.

(f) Annualized.

(g) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class Z Shares       
     Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2012
         March 30,
2011(a)
through
February 29,
2012
 
Per Share Operating Performance:                    
Net Asset Value, Beginning Of Period     $9.91            $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations:                    
Net investment income     .23            .37   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions     .10            (.07
Total from investment operations     .33            .30   
Less Dividends and Distributions:                    
Dividends from net investment income     (.23         (.39
Distributions from net realized gains     -            - (b) 
Total dividends and distributions     (.23         (.39
Net asset value, end of period     $10.01            $9.91   
Total Return(c):     3.34%            3.13%   
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                
Net assets, end of period (000)     $28,005            $27,488   
Average net assets (000)     $27,470            $25,812   
Ratios to average net assets(d):                    
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .95% (e)(f)          .95% (e)(f) 
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees     .95% (e)(f)          .95% (e)(f) 
Net investment income     4.61% (e)(f)          4.08% (e)(f) 
Portfolio turnover rate     60% (g)          163% (g) 

 

(a) Commencement of Fund.

(b) Less than $.005 per share.

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

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

(e) Net of expense waiver/reimbursement. If the investment manager had not waived/reimbursed expenses, the expense ratios including and excluding distribution and services (12b-1) fees and net investment income ratio would have been 1.66%, 1.66%, and 3.90%, respectively, for the six months ended August 31, 2012, and 2.15%, 2.15% and 2.88%, respectively, for the period ended February 29, 2012.

(f) Annualized.
(g) Not annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors

 

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

 

Annual Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreements

 

As required under the 1940 Act, the Board determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 5-7, 2012 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2013, after concluding that the renewal of the agreements was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

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

 

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

 

 

1 

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund is a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14.

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

meetings, presentations from portfolio managers and other information, as well as information furnished at or in advance of the meetings on June 5-7, 2012.

 

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

 

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

 

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services

 

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

 

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

 

The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the investment management services provided by PI and the subadvisory services

 

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provided to the Fund by PIM, and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the Fund benefits from the services provided by PI and PIM under the management and subadvisory agreements.

 

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by PI

 

The Board was provided with information on the profitability of PI and its affiliates in serving as the Fund’s investment manager. The Board discussed with PI the methodology utilized in assembling the information regarding profitability and considered its reasonableness. The Board recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability from fund management contracts because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the structure of the particular adviser, the types of funds it manages, its business mix, numerous assumptions regarding allocations and the adviser’s capital structure and cost of capital. However, the Board considered that the cost of services provided by PI for the year ended December 31, 2011 exceeded the management fees received by PI, resulting in an operating loss to PI. The Board did not separately consider the profitability of the subadviser, an affiliate of PI, as its profitability was reflected in the profitability report for PI. Taking these factors into account, the Board concluded that the profitability of PI and its affiliates in relation to the services rendered was not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board noted that the management fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified levels. The Board received and discussed information concerning whether PI realizes economies of scale as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. In light of the Fund’s current size, performance and expense structure, the Board concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the Fund’s fee schedule is acceptable at this time.

 

Other Benefits to PI and PIM

 

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

 

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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)

 

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

 

Performance of the Fund/Fees and Expenses

 

The Board considered certain additional specific factors and made related conclusions relating to the historical performance of the Fund for the fourth calendar quarter ended December 31, 2011. The Board considered that the Fund commenced operations on March 30, 2011, and that longer-term performance was not yet available.

 

The Board also considered the Fund’s actual management fee, as well as the Fund’s net total expense ratio, for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2011. The Board considered the management fee for the Fund as compared to the management fee charged by PI to other funds and the fee charged by other advisers to comparable mutual funds in a Peer Group. The actual management fee represents the fee rate actually paid by Fund shareholders and includes any fee waivers or reimbursements. The net total expense ratio for the Fund represents the actual expense ratio incurred by Fund shareholders.

 

The mutual funds included in the Peer Universe (the Lipper Loan Participation Funds Performance Universe) and the Peer Group were objectively determined by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of mutual fund data. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles, with the first quartile being the best 25% of the mutual funds (for performance, the best performing mutual funds and, for expenses, the lowest cost mutual funds).

 

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

 

Performance   Q4 2011    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
    1st Quartile    N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A

Actual Management Fees: 1st Quartile

Net Total Expenses: 3rd Quartile

 

 

The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

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The Board accepted PI’s recommendation to continue the existing expense cap of 0.95% (exclusive of 12b-1 fees and certain other fees) through June 30, 2013.

 

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

 

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

 

*    *    *

 

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

 

Prudential Floating Rate Income Fund


n    MAIL   n    TELEPHONE   n    WEBSITE

Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

  (800) 225-1852
  www.prudentialfunds.com

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

MANAGER   Prudential Investments LLC    Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER   Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
   Gateway Center Two

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

DISTRIBUTOR   Prudential Investment
Management Services LLC
   Gateway Center Three

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102

 

CUSTODIAN   The Bank of New York Mellon    One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

TRANSFER AGENT   Prudential Mutual Fund
Services LLC
   PO Box 9658

Providence, RI 02940

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  KPMG LLP    345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

 

FUND COUNSEL   Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP    787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019


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

 

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

 

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

 

AVAILABILITY OF PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation and location of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each month.

 

Mutual Funds:

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


LOGO

 

 

PRUDENTIAL FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

 

SHARE CLASS   A   C   Z
NASDAQ   FRFAX   FRFCX   FRFZX
CUSIP   74439V602   74439V701   74439V800

 

MF211E2    0232880-00001-00


Item 2 –    Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 3 –    Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 4 –    Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
Item 5 –    Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not applicable.
Item 6 –    Schedule of Investments – The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7 –    Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 8 –    Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not applicable.
Item 9  –    Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not applicable.
Item 10 –    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – Not applicable.
Item 11 –    Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

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

Item 12 – Exhibits

 

  (a)    (1)    Code of Ethics – Not required, as this is not an annual filing.
     (2)    Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT.
     (3)    Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable.
  (b)    Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

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

 

Registrant:   Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 14
By:  

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

  Deborah A. Docs
  Secretary
Date:   October 22, 2012

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

 

By:  

/s/ Stuart S. Parker

  Stuart S. Parker
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date:   October 22, 2012
By:  

/s/ Grace C. Torres

  Grace C. Torres
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date:   October 22, 2012