0000741313-12-000152.txt : 20120912 0000741313-12-000152.hdr.sgml : 20120912 20120912132237 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000741313-12-000152 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-30B-2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120912 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120912 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120912 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRUDENTIAL VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000828972 IRS NUMBER: 221121670 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-30B-2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05466 FILM NUMBER: 121087444 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA STREET 2: 213 WASHINGTON ST CITY: NEWARK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07102 BUSINESS PHONE: 9738026196 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA STREET 2: 213 WASHINGTON ST CITY: NEWARK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRUDENTIAL VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE ACCOUNT DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880606 N-30B-2 1 pruvaaletter.htm SEMIANNUAL REPORT LETTER pruvaaletter.htm

The Prudential Insurance Company of America                                Sun-Jin Moon
Vice President and Corporate Counsel
Law Department

The Prudential Insurance Company
  of America
213 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102-2992
(973) 802-4708 fax: (973) 802-9560


September 11, 2012


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20549

Re:  Prudential Variable Appreciable Account  (File No. 811-5466)

Dear Commissioners:

On behalf of The Prudential Insurance Company of America and the Prudential Variable Appreciable Account (the “Account”), we hereby submit, pursuant to Rule 30b-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), that the Account’s semi-annual report for the period ending June 30, 2012 has been transmitted to contract owners in accordance with Rule 30e-2 under the Act.

We incorporate by reference the following semi-annual reports for the underlying funds:


1.  
Filer/Entity:AIM Variable Insurance Funds
(Invesco Variable Insurance Funds)
Registration No.:811-07452
CIK No.:0000896435
Accession No.:0000950123-12-011179
Date of Filing:08/24/12

2.Filer/Entity:American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.
Registration No.:811-05188
CIK No.:0000814680
Accession No.:000143779-12-008798
Date of Filing:08/23/12

3.Filer/Entity:Advanced Series Trust ("AST")
Registration No.:811-05186
CIK No.:0000814679
Accession No.:0001193125-12-372158
Date of Filing:08/29/12

4.Filer/Entity:Janus Aspen Series
Registration No.:811-07736
CIK No.:0000906185
Accession No.:0000950123-12-011474
Date of Filing:08/29/12

5.Filer/Entity:MFS Variable Insurance Trust
Registration No.:811-8326
CIK No.:0000918571
Accession No.:0001193125-12-364816
Date of Filing:08/22/12

6.Filer/Entity:T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio
Registration No.:811-07143
CIK No.:0000918292
Accession No.:0001206774-12-003746
Date of Filing:08/27/12

7.Filer/Entity:The Prudential Series Fund, Inc.
Registration No.:811-03623
CIK No.:0000711175
Accession No.:0001193125-12-368242
Date of Filing:08/24/12


If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact me at (973) 802-4708.



       Sincerely,



      ____/s/_______________________
Sun-Jin Moon



VIA EDGAR