N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm PRUDENTIAL'S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC. Prudential's Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

Investment Company Act file number:

  

811-01660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

 

Gateway Center 3,

100 Mulberry Street,

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Address of principal executive offices:

 

 

 

Deborah A. Docs

Gateway Center 3,

100 Mulberry Street,

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and address of agent for service:

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 973-367-7521

 

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2008

 

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2008


Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders


     
PRUDENTIAL’S FINANCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM   ANNUAL REPORT   December 31, 2008

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

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This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus and current performance results. Investors should carefully consider the contract and the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses before investing. The contract and the Fund prospectus contain information relating to investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses, as well as other important information. Read them carefully before investing or sending money.

 


 

This report must be preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus for the Gibraltar Fund. The prospectus contains information on the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses and should be read carefully.

 

A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures is available, without charge, upon request. Planholders should call 888-778-2888 to obtain descriptions of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures. The description is also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at www.sec.gov. 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 website of the Commission at www.sec.gov and on the Fund’s website.

 

The Fund files with the Commission a complete listing of portfolio holdings as of its first and third quarter-end on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov or by visiting the Commission’s Public Reference Room. For more information on the Commission’s Public Reference Room, please visit the Commission’s website or call 1-800-SEC-0330. Planholders may obtain copies of Form N-Q filings by calling 888-778-2888.

 

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge upon request by calling 800-778-2255.


Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

  Annual Report   December 31, 2008

Table of Contents

 

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LETTER TO PLANHOLDERS

 

n  

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

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FEES AND EXPENSES TABLE

 

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FINANCIAL REPORTS

  A1 Schedule of Investments and Financial Statements
  B1 Notes to Financial Statements
  C1 Financial Highlights
  D1 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  E1 Management of the Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 


Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

Letter to Planholders

     

December 31, 2008

 

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DEAR PLANHOLDER

 

Our objective at Prudential is very simple — we strive to help our clients achieve and maintain financial success. Our Prudential Gibraltar Fund annual report details this commitment to you as we focus on ways to help you with your financial security. We hope you find it both informative and useful.

 

While 2008 presented unprecedented challenges to investors, it also proved that Prudential’s strategies around growing and protecting our clients’ wealth have never been more important.

 

Your financial professional is the best resource to help you understand how market changes affect your investments. Together, you can develop a diversified mix of investments that works best for you and review it periodically to ensure your financial objectives remain on target.

 

Thank you for selecting Prudential as one of your financial partners. We value your trust and appreciate the opportunity to help you reach your financial goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

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Steve Pelletier

President,

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

January 30, 2009

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PRESIDENT

STEVE PELLETIER



Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

Subadvised by:  Jennison Associates LLC

  December 31, 2008

Investment Subadviser Report - As of December 31, 2008

 

Average Annual Total Return Percentages

     1-Year     5-Year     10-Year  

Fund

   -35.21 %   -1.07 %   0.68 %

S&P 500 Index

   -36.99     -2.19     -1.38  

Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. 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.

$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS

 

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Fund inception: 3/14/1968. Fund performance is net of investment fees and fund expenses, but not product charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Gibraltar Fund outperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

 

The Fund is built from the bottom up, with stocks selected one at a time, based on fundamental analysis of individual companies. An overweight position and stock selection in the healthcare sector contributed to positive performance relative to the Index. Specifically, a biotechnology leader and a biopharmaceutical company helped significantly. Stock selection in materials also contributed positively to relative return, as did an underweight position in the hard-hit financials sector.

 

Holdings that detracted from returns were in the consumer staples, energy, and information technology sectors. A large oil services company declined as the economic slowdown depressed energy prices, threatening marginal exploration and production projects. In information technology, a prominent Internet search engine fell on worries that a slowing economy would curtail spending on online advertising. Also, a highly innovative computer manufacturer came under pressure on signs that personal computer sales are slowing and on concerns that the market’s upper-end, which it dominates, is not immune. The Subadviser believes that both of these technology companies retain competitive advantages that should drive share gains even in a tough environment.

 

The worst performing sector in both the benchmark and the Fund was financials, in which a well-known brokerage house declined on fears that volatile markets and a slowdown in global economic growth would impede asset growth. The company’s business trends showed signs of moderating, but in light of the difficult operating environment, the subadviser likes the company’s resilient business model, best-in-class true growth, and active capital management.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, market value-weighted index of 500 stocks generally representative of the broad stock market. These returns do not include the effect of any investment management expenses. These returns would have been lower if they included the effect of these expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in a market index or average. For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.

 


Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.
Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — (unaudited)
  December 31, 2008

 

Prudential's Gibraltar Fund, Inc.
Five Largest Holdings     (% of Net Assets)
Genentech, Inc.   5.2%
Google, Inc. Class A   4.1%
Cisco Systems, Inc.   4.0%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   4.0%
Charles Schwab Corp.   3.9%

 

For a complete listing of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments. Holdings/Issues/Industries/Sectors are subject to change.


Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

Fees and Expenses — unaudited

 

December 31, 2008

 

As a Planholder investing in the Fund through a variable contract, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Fund expenses. 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 investment options. This example does not reflect fees and charges under your contract. If contract charges were included, the costs shown below would be higher. Please consult your contract for more information about contract fees and charges.

 

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the Fund expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the Fund expenses you paid on your account during this period. As noted above, the table does not reflect variable contract fees and charges.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Fund costs only and do not reflect any contract fees and charges, such as sales charges (loads), insurance charges or administrative charges. Therefore the second line of the table is useful to compare ongoing investment option costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different contracts. In addition, if these contract fees and charges were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.      Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2008
     Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2008
     Annualized Expense
Ratio based on the
Six-Month period
     Expenses Paid
During the
Six-Month period
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.    Actual      $ 1,000.00      $ 711.20      0.60 %    $ 2.58
     Hypothetical      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.12      0.60 %    $ 3.05

 

   Fund expenses (net of fee waivers or subsidies, if any) are equal to the annualized expense ratio (provided in the table), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the 184 days in the six-month period ended December 31, 2008, and divided by the 366 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.

 


     PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.    
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2008

 

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 93.6%    
COMMON STOCKS   Shares

  Value
(Note 1)


           

Aerospace & Defense — 3.9%

         

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  24,300   $ 2,043,144

Raytheon Co.

  60,200     3,072,608
       

          5,115,752
       

Air Freight & Logistics — 1.7%

         

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  67,400     2,242,398
       

Beverages — 3.2%

         

PepsiCo, Inc.

  75,400     4,129,658
       

Biotechnology — 8.6%

         

Genentech, Inc.(a)

  81,300     6,740,583

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)

  86,300     4,413,382
       

          11,153,965
       

Capital Markets — 6.5%

         

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

  317,200     5,129,124

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

  9,400     793,266

Lazard Ltd., “Class A”

  83,620     2,486,859
       

          8,409,249
       

Chemicals — 2.9%

         

Monsanto Co.

  53,500     3,763,725
       

Communications Equipment — 9.3%

         

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

  318,000     5,183,400

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  118,700     4,253,021

Research In Motion Ltd.(a)

  65,400     2,653,932
       

          12,090,353
       

Computers & Peripherals — 5.6%

         

Apple, Inc.(a)

  34,000     2,901,900

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  121,700     4,416,493
       

          7,318,393
       

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.0%

         

Schlumberger Ltd.

  60,500     2,560,965
       

Food & Staples Retailing — 9.1%

         

Costco Wholesale Corp.

  48,800     2,562,000

CVS/Caremark Corp.

  141,000     4,052,340

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  91,900     5,151,914
       

          11,766,254
       

Food Products — 0.5%

         

Cadbury PLC (ADR)(United Kingdom)

  17,000     606,390
       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.8%

         

Alcon, Inc.

  38,600     3,442,734

Baxter International, Inc.

  77,200     4,137,148
       

          7,579,882
       

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%

         

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(a)

  94,900     3,977,259
       

Household Products — 3.0%

         

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

  56,900     3,899,926
       

Internet Software & Services — 4.1%

         

Google, Inc., “Class A”(a)

  17,500     5,383,875
       

IT Services — 2.9%

         

Visa, Inc., “Class A”

  70,800     3,713,460
       

COMMON STOCKS
(continued)
  Shares

  Value
(Note 1)


 
             

Life Sciences, Tools & Services — 1.9%

           

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)

  73,500   $ 2,504,145  
       


Media — 1.9%

           

Walt Disney Co. (The)

  109,400     2,482,286  
       


Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7%

           

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  27,100     1,625,729  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

  66,200     1,917,814  
       


          3,543,543  
       


Pharmaceuticals — 8.9%

           

Abbott Laboratories

  86,800     4,632,516  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR)(Israel)

  87,200     3,712,104  

Wyeth

  87,600     3,285,876  
       


          11,630,496  
       


Software — 4.3%

           

Adobe Systems, Inc.(a)

  101,200     2,154,548  

Microsoft Corp.

  114,300     2,221,992  

Oracle Corp.(a)

  70,300     1,246,419  
       


          5,622,959  
       


Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.7%

       

NIKE, Inc., “Class B”

  43,000     2,193,000  
       


TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
(cost $125,078,842)

    121,687,933  
       


SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 6.5%        

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

       

Dryden Core Investment Fund — Taxable Money Market Series
(cost $8,446,840; Note 3)(b)

  8,446,840     8,446,840  
       


TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1%
(cost $133,525,682; Note 5)

    130,134,773  

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS — (0.1)%

    (166,263 )
       


NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  $ 129,968,510  
       


 

The following abbreviation is used in portfolio descriptions:

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Prudential Investments LLC, the Manager of the Fund, also serves as Manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund-Taxable Money Market Series.

 

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 in active markets for identical securities

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)


 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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     PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC. (continued)    
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS    as of December 31, 2008

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation inputs


 

Investments
in Securities


  

Other Financial
Instruments*


Level 1—Quoted Prices

  $ 130,134,773    $

Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs

        

Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs

        
   

  

Total

  $ 130,134,773    $   —
   

  


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

 

As of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, the Fund did not use any significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining the valuation of investments.

 

The industry classification of portfolio holdings and liabilities in excess of other assets shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Communications Equipment

   9.3 %

Food & Staples Retailing

   9.1 %

Pharmaceuticals

   8.9 %

Biotechnology

   8.6 %

Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund

   6.5 %

Capital Markets

   6.5 %

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

   5.8 %

Computers & Peripherals

   5.6 %

Software

   4.3 %

Internet Software & Services

   4.1 %

Aerospace & Defense

   3.9 %

Beverages

   3.2 %

Health Care Providers & Services

   3.1 %

Household Products

   3.0 %

Chemicals

   2.9 %

IT Services

   2.9 %

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

   2.7 %

Energy Equipment & Services

   2.0 %

Life Sciences, Tools & Services

   1.9 %

Media

   1.9 %

Air Freight & Logistics

   1.7 %

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

   1.7 %

Food Products

   0.5 %
    

     100.1 %

Liabilities in excess of other assets

   (0.1 )%
    

     100.0 %
    


 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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     PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC. (continued)    

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

 

ASSETS        

Unaffiliated investments (cost $125,078,842)

  $ 121,687,933  

Affiliated investments (cost $8,446,840)

    8,446,840  

Dividends receivable

    190,004  

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

    52,242  

Receivable for investments sold

    2,400  

Prepaid expenses

    2,376  
   


Total Assets

    130,381,795  
   


LIABILITIES        

Payable for investments purchased

    316,458  

Management fee payable

    59,633  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    37,194  
   


Total Liabilities

    413,285  
   


NET ASSETS   $ 129,968,510  
   


Net assets were comprised of:

       

Common stock, at $0.01 par value

  $ 191,435  

Paid-in capital, in excess of par

    187,525,188  
   


      187,716,623  

Undistributed net investment income

    36,149  

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions

    (54,393,353 )

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

    (3,390,909 )
   


Net assets, December 31, 2008

  $ 129,968,510  
   


Net asset value and redemption price per share, 19,143,537 outstanding shares of common stock (authorized 75,000,000 shares)

  $ 6.79  
   


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

INVESTMENT INCOME        

Dividends (net of $34,178 foreign withholding tax)

  $ 2,048,542  

Affiliated dividend income

    251,514  

Interest

    74  
   


      2,300,130  
   


EXPENSES        

Management fee

    1,009,984  

Custodian’s fees

    48,000  

Audit fee

    17,000  

Directors’ fees

    11,000  

Legal fees and expenses

    3,000  

Insurance expenses

    2,000  

Miscellaneous

    8,267  
   


Total expenses

    1,099,251  
   


NET INVESTMENT INCOME     1,200,879  
   


NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS        

Net realized loss on investments

    (25,106,305 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (50,352,874 )
   


NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS     (75,459,179 )
   


NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ (74,258,300 )
   



 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2008

    2007

 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS                 
OPERATIONS:                 

Net investment income

   $ 1,200,879     $ 1,841,802  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (25,106,305 )     16,464,310  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (50,352,874 )     6,198,982  
    


 


NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (74,258,300 )     24,505,094  
    


 


DIVIDENDS:                 

Dividends from net investment income

     (1,297,755 )     (1,769,000 )
    


 


CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS:                 

Capital stock issued in reinvestment of dividends [148,224 and 175,088 shares, respectively]

     1,297,755       1,769,000  

Capital stock repurchased [2,175,542 and 2,324,955 shares, respectively]

     (19,242,083 )     (23,288,385 )
    


 


NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

     (17,944,328 )     (21,519,385 )
    


 


TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS      (93,500,383 )     1,216,709  
NET ASSETS:                 

Beginning of year

     223,468,893       222,252,184  
    


 


End of year(a)

   $ 129,968,510     $ 223,468,893  
    


 


(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of:

   $ 36,149     $ 85,339  
    


 


 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.

 

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) was originally incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 14, 1968 and was reincorporated in the State of Maryland effective May 1, 1997. It is registered as an open-end, diversified management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The investment objective of the fund is growth of capital to the extent compatible with a concern for preservation of principal by investing in common stocks and other securities convertible into common stock. The Fund was organized by The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) to serve as the investment medium for the variable contract accounts of The Prudential Financial Security Program (“FSP”). The Fund does not sell its shares to the public. The accounts will redeem shares of the Fund to the extent necessary to provide benefits under the contracts or for such other purposes as may be consistent with the contracts.

 

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:    Securities listed on a securities exchange (other than options on securities and indices) are valued at the last sale price on such exchange on the day of valuation or, if there was no sale on such day, at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices, or at the last bid price on such day in the absence of an asked price. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) on the day of valuation, or if there was no NOCP, at the last sale price. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities for which the primary market is believed by Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”), in consultation with the subadviser, to be over-the-counter, are valued at market value using prices provided by an independent pricing agent or principal market maker. Securities for which quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the Fund’s normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors’ approved fair valuation procedures. When determining the fair valuation 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 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 the net asset values.

 

Short-term securities which mature in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market 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 amount due at maturity and cost. Short-term securities which mature in more than sixty days are valued at current market quotations.

 

Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income:    Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains and losses from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis.

 

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

 

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

 

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Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded, net of receivable 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 these estimates.

 

Note 2:   Agreements

 

The Fund has a management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“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 Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. PI pays for the services of Jennison, compensation of officers of the Fund, costs related to shareholder reporting, occupancy and certain clerical and administrative expenses of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.

 

The management fee paid to PI is computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.55 of 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) which acts as distributor of the shares of the Fund. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of shares of the Fund.

 

PI, PICA, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a Syndicated Credit Agreement (“SCA”) with two banks. The SCA provides for a commitment of $500 million. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is incurred at contracted market rates and a commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Effective October 24, 2008, the Funds renewed the SCA with the banks. The commitment under the renewed SCA continues to be $500 million. The Funds pay a commitment fee of .13 of 1% of the unused portion of the renewed SCA. The expiration date of the renewed SCA will be October 23, 2009. For the period from October 26, 2007 through October 23, 2008, the Funds paid a commitment fee of .06 of 1% of the unused portion of the agreement. The purpose of the SCA is to provide an alternative source of temporary funding for capital share redemptions. The Fund did not borrow any amounts pursuant to the SCA during the year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Note 3:   Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

The Fund invests in the Taxable Money Market Series (the “Portfolio”), a portfolio of the Dryden Core Investment Fund. The Portfolio is a money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and managed by PI.

 

Note 4:   Portfolio Securities

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2008 aggregated $118,663,384 and $133,091,548, respectively.

 

Note 5:   Distributions and Tax Information

 

Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recoded on the ex-dividend date. In order to present undistributed net investment income and paid-in capital in excess of par on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that more closely represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to undistributed net investment income and paid-in capital in excess of par.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the adjustments were to increase undistributed net investment income and to decrease paid-in capital in excess of par by $47,686 primarily due to overdistribution of net investment income. Net investment income, net realized loss on investments and net assets were not affected by this change.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the tax character of dividends paid reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were $1,297,755 and $1,769,000 of ordinary income, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Fund did not have any accumulated undistributable earnings on a tax basis.

 

The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis


  Appreciation

  Depreciation

    Net Unrealized
Depreciation


 
$135,758,129   $ 9,660,388   $ (15,283,744 )   $ (5,623,356 )

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis is attributable to deferred losses on wash sales and distributions received from partnerships.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward at December 31, 2008 of approximately $48,779,000 of which, $14,844,000 expires in 2010, $12,936,000 expires in 2011 and $20,999,000 expires in 2016. Accordingly, no capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such carryforward. It is uncertain whether the Fund will be able to realize the full benefit prior to the expiration date. The Fund elected to treat post-October capital losses of approximately $3,346,000 as having been incurred in the following fiscal year.

 

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of December 31, 2008, no provision for income tax would be required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statues of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

Note 6:   New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2008, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of FAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

     Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 
     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2008

    2007

     2006

     2005

     2004

 

Per Share Operating Performance:

                                           

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 10.56     $ 9.53      $ 9.10      $ 8.17      $ 7.38  
    


 


  


  


  


Income From Investment Operations:

                                           

Net investment income

     .06       .09        .05        .03        .04  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

     (3.76 )     1.02        .43        .93        .79  
    


 


  


  


  


Total from investment operations

     (3.70 )     1.11        .48        .96        .83  
    


 


  


  


  


Less Dividends:

                                           

Dividends from net investment income

     (.07 )     (.08 )      (.05 )      (.03 )      (.04 )
    


 


  


  


  


Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 6.79     $ 10.56      $ 9.53      $ 9.10      $ 8.17  
    


 


  


  


  


Total Return(a):

     (35.21 )%     11.72 %      5.32 %      11.74 %      11.27 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                           

Net assets, end of year (000,000)

   $ 130.0     $ 223.5      $ 222.3      $ 234.7      $ 236.4  

Ratios to average net assets(b):

                                           

Expenses

     .60 %     .59 %      .60 %      .62 %      .61 %

Net investment income

     .65 %     .83 %      .53 %      .29 %      .51 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     67 %     57 %      62 %      76 %      74 %

 

(a) Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2008, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. as of December 31, 2008, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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February 24, 2009

 

D1


Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

 

We are required by the Internal Revenue Code to advise you within 60 days of the Fund’s fiscal year end (December 31, 2008) as to the federal tax status of dividends paid by the Fund during such fiscal year. We are advising you that the Fund paid dividends of $0.07 per share of ordinary income.

 

Further, we wish to advise you that 100% of the ordinary income dividends paid in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate taxpayers. Only funds that invest in U.S. equity securities are entitled to pass-through a corporate dividends received deduction.

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, the Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income dividends as qualified for the reduced tax rate.

 

D2


MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

Information pertaining to the Directors of the Fund (hereafter referred to as “Trustees”) is set forth below. Trustees who are not deemed to be interested persons of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act or the 1940 Act) are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” Trustees who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund are referred to as “Interested Trustees.” “Fund Complex” consists of the Fund and any other investment companies managed by Prudential Investments LLC (PI) or the “Manager.”

Information pertaining to the Officers of the Fund is also set forth below.

Independent Trustees (1)

Name, Address, Age
No. of Portfolios Overseen
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years    Other Directorships Held
Saul K. Fenster, Ph.D. (75)

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 86

   Currently President Emeritus of New Jersey Institute of Technology (since 2002); formerly President (1978-2002) of New Jersey Institute of Technology; Commissioner (1998-2002) of the Middle States Association Commission on Higher Education; Commissioner (1985-2002) of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology; formerly Director (1998-2005) of Society of Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation; formerly Director of Prosperity New Jersey; formerly a director or trustee of Liberty Science Center, Research and Development Council of New Jersey, New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, and National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.    Member (since 2006), Board of The Ridgefield Foundation and The Leir Foundation.
Delayne Dedrick Gold (70)

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 86

   Marketing Consultant (1982-present); formerly Senior Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors, Prudential Bache Securities, Inc.     
W. Scott McDonald, Jr. (71)

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 86

   Formerly Management Consultant (1997-2004) and of Counsel (2004-2005) at Kaludis Consulting Group, Inc. (company serving higher education); Formerly principal (1995-1997), Scott McDonald Associates; Chief Operating Officer (1991-1995), Fairleigh Dickinson University; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (1975-1991), Drew University; interim President (1988-1990), Drew University; formerly Director of School, College and University Underwriters Ltd.     
Thomas T. Mooney (67)

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 86

   Formerly Chief Executive Officer, Excell Partners, Inc.; formerly President of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce, Rochester City Manager; formerly Deputy Monroe County Executive.     
Thomas M. O’Brien (58)

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 86

   President and COO (since November 2006) and CEO (since April 2007) of State Bancorp, Inc. and State Bank; Vice Chairman (January 1997-April 2000) of North Fork Bank; President and Chief Executive Officer (December 1984-December 1996) of North Side Savings Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (May 2000-June 2006) Atlantic Bank of New York.    Formerly Director (December 1996-May 2000) of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.; Formerly Director (May 2000-April 2006) of Atlantic Bank of New York; Director (since November 2006) of State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC) and State Bank of Long Island.
F. Don Schwartz (73)

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 86

   Management Consultant (since April 1985).     

 

Interested Trustees (1)

         
Stephen Pelletier (55)

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 58

   President of Prudential Annuities (since September 2008); Chairman and CEO, International Investments, Prudential Financial (since January 1998).     
Robert F. Gunia (62)

No. of Portfolios Overseen: 148

   Chief Administrative Officer (since September 1999) and Executive Vice President (since December 1996) of Prudential Investments LLC; President (April 1999-December 2008) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (since December 2008) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; Executive Vice President (since March 1999) and Treasurer (since May 2000) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President and Director (since May 2003) of AST Investment Services, Inc.    Director (since May 1989) of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

1

The year that each Trustee joined the Fund’s Board is as follows: Saul K. Fenster, 1985; Delayne Dedrick Gold, 2003; Robert F. Gunia, 2003; W. Scott McDonald, 1985; Thomas T. Mooney, 2003; Thomas M. O’Brien, 2003; Stephen Pelletier, 2008; F. Don Schwartz, 2003.

 

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Fund Officers (a)(1)

Name, Address and Age

Position with the Fund

   Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years
Kathryn L. Quirk (56)

Chief Legal Officer

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since September 2004) of Prudential; Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (since July 2005) of PI and Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since June 2005) and Secretary (since February 2006) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (November 2004-August 2005) of PI; formerly Assistant Secretary (June 2005-February 2006) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; formerly Managing Director, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary (1997-2002) of Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc.
Deborah A. Docs (51)

Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2001) of Prudential; Vice President (since December 1996) and Assistant Secretary (since March 1999) of PI; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.
Jonathan D. Shain (50)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since August 1998) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since May 2001) of PI; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since February 2001) of PMFS; formerly Vice President and Assistant Secretary (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.
Claudia DiGiacomo (34)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since January 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PI (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown Wood LLP (1999-2004).
John P. Schwartz (37)

Assistant Secretary

   Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since April 2005) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of PI (since December 2005); Associate at Sidley Austin Brown Wood LLP (1997-2005).
Andrew R. French (46)

Assistant Secretary

   Director and Corporate Counsel (since May 2006) of Prudential; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PI; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since January 2007) of PMFS; formerly Senior Legal Analyst of Prudential Mutual Fund Law Department (1997-2006).
Timothy J. Knierim (50)

Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer of Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (since July 2007); formerly Chief Risk Officer of PIM and PI (2002-2007) and formerly Chief Ethics Officer of PIM and PI (2006-2007).
Valerie M. Simpson (50)

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

   Chief Compliance Officer (since April 2007) of PI and AST Investment Services, Inc.; formerly Vice President-Financial Reporting (June 1999-March 2006) for Prudential Life and Annuities Finance.
Theresa C. Thompson (46)

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Compliance, PI (since April 2004); and Director, Compliance, PI (2001-2004).
Noreen M. Fierro (44)

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

   Vice President, Corporate Compliance (since May 2006) of Prudential; formerly Corporate Vice President, Associate General Counsel (April 2002-May 2005) of UBS Financial Services, Inc., in their Money Laundering Prevention Group; Senior Manager (May 2005-May 2006) of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP, in their Forensic and Dispute Services, Anti-Money Laundering Group.
Grace C. Torres (49)

Treasurer and Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer

   Assistant Treasurer (since March 1999) and Senior Vice President (since September 1999) of PI; Assistant Treasurer (since May 2003) and Vice President (since June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (since May 2003) of Prudential Annuities Advisory Services, Inc.; formerly Senior Vice President (May 2003-June 2005) of AST Investment Services, Inc.
M. Sadiq Peshimam (45)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2005) and Director (2000-2005) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.
Peter Parrella (50)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).
Alan Fu (51)

Assistant Treasurer

   Vice President – Tax, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (1999 to October 2003); Vice President and Corporate Counsel – Tax, Prudential Financial, Inc. (since October 2003).

 

(a)

Excludes interested Board Members who also serve as President or Vice President.

1

The year in which each individual became an Officer of the Fund is as follows: Kathryn L. Quirk, 2005; Deborah A. Docs, 2005; Jonathan D. Shain, 2005; Claudia DiGiacomo, 2005; John P. Schwartz, 2006; Andrew R. French, 2006; Timothy J. Kneirim, 2007; Valerie M. Simpson, 2007; Theresa C. Thompson, 2008; Noreen M. Fierro, 2006; Grace C. Torres, 1997; Peter Parrella, 2007; M. Sadiq Peshimam, 2006; Alan Fu, 2006.

Explanatory Notes to Tables:

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

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

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

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

“No. of Portfolios Overseen” includes all investment companies managed by Prudential Investments LLC. The investment companies for which PI serves as manager include the JennisonDryden Funds, Strategic Partners Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts, The Target Portfolio Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, Advanced Series Trust, The High Yield Income Fund, Inc., The High Yield Plus Fund, Inc., Nicholas-Applegate Fund, Inc. and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 

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Variable contracts contain exclusions, limitations, reductions of benefits, and terms for keeping them in force. For costs and complete details, refer to your contract or contact your licensed financial professional. Contract guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company.

 

Prudential’s Financial Security Program is issued by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, 751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3777. Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. is distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), Three Gateway Center, 14th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, member SIPC. Both are Prudential Financial companies. Each is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations.


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The 2008 Audited Financial Statements of The Prudential Insurance Company of America are available. You may call 888-778-2888 to obtain a free copy of the Audited Financial Statements.

 

For service-related questions, please contact the Annuity Service Center at 888-778-2888.

 

To reduce costs, we now generally send only a single copy or prospectuses and shareholder reports to each household (“householding”) in lieu of sending a copy to each Contract Owner who resides in the household. You should be aware that by calling 877-778-5008, you can revoke or “opt out” of householding at any time.

 

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

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

The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant 973-367-7521, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies – Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert –

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

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services –

(a) Audit Fees

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $17,301 and $16,464, respectively, for professional services rendered for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

None.

(c) Tax Fees

None.

(d) All Other Fees

None.

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


THE PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUNDS

AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY

on

Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the Independent Accountants

The Audit Committee of each Prudential Mutual Fund is charged with the responsibility to monitor the independence of the Fund’s independent accountants. As part of this responsibility, the Audit Committee must pre-approve any independent accounting firm’s engagement to render audit and/or permissible non-audit services, as required by law. In evaluating a proposed engagement of the independent accountants, the Audit Committee will assess the effect that the engagement might reasonably be expected to have on the accountant’s independence. The Committee’s evaluation will be based on:

 

   

a review of the nature of the professional services expected to be provided,

 

   

a review of the safeguards put into place by the accounting firm to safeguard independence, and

 

   

periodic meetings with the accounting firm.

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

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

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

Audit Services

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

 

   

Annual Fund financial statement audits


   

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

 

   

SEC and regulatory filings and consents

Audit-related Services

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

 

   

Accounting consultations

 

   

Fund merger support services

 

   

Agreed Upon Procedure Reports

 

   

Attestation Reports

 

   

Other Internal Control Reports

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

Tax Services

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

 

   

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

 

   

Federal, state and local income tax compliance; and,

 

   

Sales and use tax compliance

 

   

Timely RIC qualification reviews

 

   

Tax distribution analysis and planning

 

   

Tax authority examination services

 

   

Tax appeals support services

 

   

Accounting methods studies

 

   

Fund merger support services

 

   

Tax consulting services and related projects

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

Other Non-audit Services

Certain non-audit services that the independent accountants are legally permitted to render will be subject to pre-approval by the Committee or by one or more Committee members to whom the Committee has delegated this authority and who will report to the full Committee any pre-approval decisions made pursuant to this Policy. Non-audit services presented for pre-approval pursuant to this paragraph will be accompanied by a confirmation from both the Treasurer and the independent accountants that the proposed services will not adversely affect the independence of the independent accountants.


Proscribed Services

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

 

   

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

 

   

Financial information systems design and implementation

 

   

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

 

   

Actuarial services

 

   

Internal audit outsourcing services

 

   

Management functions or human resources

 

   

Broker or dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services

 

   

Legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit

 

   

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

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

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

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

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

Not applicable.

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


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

(g) Non-Audit Fees

Not applicable to Registrant for the fiscal years 2008 and 2007. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years 2008 and 2007 was $0 and $57,200, respectively.

(h) Principal Accountant’s Independence

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

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

 

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


Item 12 – Exhibits

 

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


SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant) Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Deborah A. Docs

  Deborah A. Docs
  Secretary

Date February 13, 2009

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Stephen Pelletier

  Stephen Pelletier
  President and Principal Executive Officer

Date February 13, 2009

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Grace C. Torres

  Grace C. Torres
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

Date February 13, 2009

 

*

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