Prudential Investment Portfolios 18 DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549 

SCHEDULE 14A 

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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.     ) 

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PGIM INVESTMENTS LLC

655 BROAD STREET, 18TH FLOOR NEWARK, NJ 07102

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To vote by Internet

1)Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.

2)Go to website www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR

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3)Follow the instructions provided on website.

4)To attend and vote at the meeting, please register by going to Virtual Shareholder Meeting at: https://www.viewproxy. com/PGIMJENNISONFOCUSFUND/broadridgevsm/

To vote by Telephone

1)Read the Proxy Statement and have the proxy card below at hand.

2)Call 1-800-690-6903

3)Follow the instructions.

To vote by Mail

1)Read the Proxy Statement.

2)Check the appropriate box on the proxy card below.

3)Sign and date the proxy card.

4)Return the proxy card in the envelope provided.

If you vote by Telephone or Internet, you do not have to mail your proxy.

D29610-S16069	KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
	DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

The Board of Trustees of Prudential Investment Portfolios 18 recommends voting FOR the Proposal.

1.To approve a Plan of Reorganization whereby all of the assets and liabilities of PGIM Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund, a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 18, will be transferred to, and assumed by, PGIM Jennison Focused Growth Fund, a series of Prudential Investment Portfolios 3, in exchange for shares of PGIM Jennison Focused Growth Fund and the cancellation of all of the shares of PGIM Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund, and PGIM Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund will be dissolved.

For Against Abstain

If this proxy card is signed and returned with no choices indicated, the shares will be voted for the proposal.

Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.

Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] Date Signature [Joint Owners] Date

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting:

The Proxy Statement, Annual Report, Semi Annual Report, Q&A and Statutory Prospectus are available at

www.pgiminvestments.com/fundupdates.

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PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS 18

PGIM Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund

655 Broad St, Newark, New Jersey 07102-4077

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS — April 13, 2021

PROXY CARD

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS 18 ("PIP 18") WITH RESPECT TO PGIM JENNISON 20/20 FOCUS FUND (THE "20/20 FOCUS FUND"), A SERIES OF PIP 18. The undersigned hereby appoints Claudia DiGiacomo, Patrick McGuinness, Debra Rubano, and Diana Huffman as Proxies, each with the power of substitution, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side, all of the shares of beneficial interest of the 20/20 Focus Fund held of record by the undersigned on January 13, 2021, at the Meeting to be held on April 13, 2021 or any postponement or adjournment thereof. To register to attend the virtual meeting go to https://www.viewproxy.com/PGIMJENNISONFOCUSFUND/broadridgevsm/.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY, WHEN THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. PLEASE REFER TO THE PROXY STATEMENT DATED JANUARY 21, 2021 FOR DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSAL. THE PROXY STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE 20/20 FOCUS FUND'S WEBSITE AT www.pgiminvestments.com/fundupdates.

IF VOTING BY MAIL, PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD WHERE INDICATED AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.

In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

This voting card is valid only when signed and dated. If you simply sign and date the proxy card but give no voting instructions, your shares will be voted in favor of the Proposal and in accordance with the views of management upon any unexpected matters that come before the Meeting or postponement or adjournment of the Meeting.

PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE.