UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number: | | 811-03981 |
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Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | | Prudential World Fund, Inc. |
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Address of principal executive offices: | | Gateway Center 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
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Name and address of agent for service: | | Deborah A. Docs Gateway Center 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 800-225-1852 |
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Date of fiscal year end: | | 10/31/2007 |
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Date of reporting period: | | 10/31/2007 |
Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders
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OCTOBER 31, 2007 | | ANNUAL REPORT |
Dryden International Equity Fund
FUND TYPE
Global/International stock
OBJECTIVE
Long-term growth of capital
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.
JennisonDryden, Dryden, Prudential Financial and the Rock Prudential logo are registered service marks of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ, and its affiliates.
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December 14, 2007
Dear Shareholder:
We hope you find the annual report for the Dryden International Equity Fund informative and useful. As a JennisonDryden mutual fund shareholder, you may be thinking about where you can find additional growth opportunities. You could invest in last year’s top-performing asset class and hope history repeats itself or you could stay in cash while waiting for the “right moment” to invest.
Instead, we believe it is better to take advantage of developing domestic and global investment opportunities through a diversified portfolio of stock and bond mutual funds. A diversified asset allocation offers two potential advantages. It helps you manage downside risk by not being overly exposed to any particular asset class, plus it gives you a better opportunity to have at least some of your assets in the right place at the right time. Your financial professional can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include mutual funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and tolerance for risk.
JennisonDryden Mutual Funds gives you a wide range of choices that can help you make progress toward your financial goals. Our funds offer the experience, resources, and professional discipline of four leading asset managers. They are recognized and respected in the institutional market and by discerning investors for excellence in their respective strategies. JennisonDryden equity funds are advised by Jennison Associates LLC, Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), or Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI). Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) advises the JennisonDryden fixed income and money market funds. Jennison Associates, QMA, and PIM are registered investment advisers and Prudential Financial companies. PREI is a registered investment adviser and a unit of PIM.
Thank you for choosing JennisonDryden Mutual Funds.
Sincerely,
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Judy A. Rice, President
Dryden International Equity Fund
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Your Fund’s Performance
Fund objective
The investment objective of the Dryden International Equity Fund is long-term growth of capital. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
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.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. Class A and Class L shares have a maximum initial sales charge of 5.50% and 5.75%, respectively. Gross operating expenses: Class A, 1.39%; Class B, 2.09%; Class C, 2.09%; Class F, 1.84%; Class L, 1.59%; Class M, 2.09%; Class X, 2.09%; Class Z, 1.09%. Net operating expenses apply to: Class A, 1.34%; Class B, 2.09%; Class C, 2.09%; Class F, 1.84%; Class L, 1.59%; Class M, 2.09%; Class X, 2.09%; Class Z, 1.09%, after contractual reduction through 2/28/2008.
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Cumulative Total Returns as of 10/31/07 | | | | | | | | | |
| | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Since Inception1 | |
Class A | | 24.68 | % | | 189.08 | % | | 8.12 | % |
Class B | | 23.73 | | | 177.92 | | | 2.00 | |
Class C | | 23.73 | | | 177.92 | | | 2.00 | |
Class F | | N/A | | | N/A | | | 18.11 | |
Class L | | N/A | | | N/A | | | 17.49 | |
Class M | | N/A | | | N/A | | | 16.92 | |
Class X | | N/A | | | N/A | | | 16.92 | |
Class Z | | 25.05 | | | 192.30 | | | 9.91 | |
MSCI EAFE® ND Index2 | | 24.91 | | | 183.98 | | | ** | |
Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Avg.3 | | 31.75 | | | 191.34 | | | *** | |
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Average Annual Total Returns4 as of 9/30/07 | | | | | | | | | |
| | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Since Inception1 | |
Class A | | 17.57 | % | | 23.24 | % | | –0.22 | % |
Class B | | 18.52 | | | 23.66 | | | –0.22 | |
Class C | | 22.40 | | | 23.72 | | | –0.23 | |
Class F | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class L | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class M | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class X | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class Z | | 24.67 | | | 24.90 | | | 0.74 | |
MSCI EAFE® ND Index2 | | 24.86 | | | 23.55 | | | ** | |
Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Avg.3 | | 28.86 | | | 23.55 | | | *** | |
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The cumulative total returns do not reflect the deduction of applicable sales charges. If reflected, the applicable sales charges would reduce the cumulative total returns performance quoted. The average annual total returns assume the payment of the maximum applicable sales charge. Class A and Class L shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50% and 5.75%, respectively. Under certain circumstances, Class A shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%. Class B, Class C, Class F, Class L, Class M, and Class X shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5%, 1%, 5%, 1%, 6%, and 6%, respectively. Class Z shares are not subject to a sales charge.
Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, total returns would be lower.
1Inception dates: Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z, 3/1/00; Class F, 12/18/06; Class L, Class M, and Class X, 3/19/07. The Since Inception returns for the MSCI EAFE® ND Index and the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average (Lipper Average) are measured from the closest month-end to inception date, and not from the Fund’s actual inception date.
2The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, and Far East (MSCI EAFE® ND) Index is an unmanaged, weighted index of performance that reflects stock price movements of developed-country markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. The ND version of the MSCI EAFE Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends.
3The Lipper Average represents returns based on an average return of all funds in the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds category. Funds in the Lipper Average invest in a variety of market-capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market-capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-cap funds typically have 25% to 75% of their assets invested in companies strictly outside of the United States with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than the 250th largest company in the S&P/Citigroup World ex-U.S. Broad Market Index (BMI). Multi-cap growth funds typically have an above-average price-to-cash flow ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value compared with the S&P/Citigroup World ex-U.S. BMI.
4The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges. Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F, Class L, Class M, and Class X shares are subject to an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of up to 0.30%, 1.00%, 1.00%, 0.75%, 0.50%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, respectively. Approximately seven years after purchase, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis. Class Z shares are not subject to 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.
**MSCI EAFE® ND Index Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns as of 10/31/2007 are 65.68% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z; 17.60% for Class F; and 12.99% for Class L, Class M, and Class X. MSCI EAFE® ND Index Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns as of 9/30/07 are 6.34% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z. Class F, Class L, Class M, and Class X shares have been in existence for less than one year and have no average annual total return performance information available.
***Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average Closest Month-End to Inception cumulative total returns as of 10/31/07 are 41.04% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z; 23.17% for Class F; and 19.27% for Class L, Class M, and Class X. Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average Closest Month-End to Inception average annual total returns as of 9/30/07 are 3.39% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z. Class F, Class L, Class M, and Class X shares have been in existence for less than one year and have no average annual total return performance information available.
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Your Fund’s Performance (continued)
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the MSCI EAFE® ND Index and the Lipper Average 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.
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Five Largest Holdings in Long-Term Portfolio expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/07 | | | |
Nokia Oyj, Communications Equipment | | 1.6 | % |
Toyota Motor Corp., Automobiles | | 1.5 | |
Vodafone Group PLC, Wireless Telecommunication Services | | 1.5 | |
BHP Billiton, Ltd., Metals & Mining | | 1.5 | |
Banco Santander SA, Commercial Banks | | 1.5 | |
Holdings are subject to change.
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Five Largest Industries in Long-Term Portfolio expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/07 | |
Commercial Banks | | 14.9 | % |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | 7.4 | |
Metals & Mining | | 6.4 | |
Insurance | | 5.6 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | 4.4 | |
Industry weightings are subject to change.
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Strategy and Performance Overview
How did the Fund perform?
The Dryden International Equity Fund’s Class A shares returned 24.7% for the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2007, in line with the 24.9% return of the benchmark MSCI EAFE ND Index (the Index) but lagging the 31.75% return of the Lipper International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Average.
What were conditions like in the international stock markets?
The global economic expansion continued during the reporting period. By the end of 2006, the global economy recorded its strongest cumulative gross domestic product growth in a decade, lifting stock market indexes worldwide. This bullish trend held through the beginning of the summer of 2007. However, a crisis in debt securities tied to U.S. subprime mortgages (home loans made to borrowers with poor credit histories) began to rattle world equity markets in July, and then continued to intensify in August. A major European bank temporarily stopped withdrawals from three of its investment funds with exposure to the risky mortgages and some hedge funds suffered losses and sold assets.
Signs of market distress in early August prompted the European Central Bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), the Bank of Japan, and the Reserve Bank of Australia to inject massive amounts of cash into their banking systems. In mid-August, the Fed reduced the discount rate it charges banks to borrow from it by a half point. In mid-September, the Fed cut its target for the federal funds rate on overnight loans between banks and the discount rate by a half point. Finally, in late October, it cut both short-term rates by another quarter point, which lowered its target for the federal funds rate to 4.50% and the discount rate to 5.00%.
Global stock markets rebounded sharply in response to the Fed rate cuts, helping the Index return 24.9 % for the reporting period. The best performing region was the Nordic area comprised of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and its frontrunner, Finland. Heavily weighted nations in the Index such as the United Kingdom and France posted returns consistent with the performance of the Index, but Germany outperformed. The Pacific region, home to some of the world’s most dynamic economies, ironically lagged the Index. The main factor contributing to the region’s lower returns was weakness in the Japanese stock market. As the Index’s most heavily weighted Asian country, Japan took hits on several fronts, including the recent market turmoil, its sluggish domestic economic growth, and a spiking yen that made its exports less competitive. Bright spots, such as Hong Kong and Singapore recorded new highs, but were unable to lift the Index. Australia’s economy soared in tandem with natural resources stocks.
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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)
Most sectors in the Index finished the reporting period firmly in positive territory. Like the previous year, materials outpaced other sectors. Industries within the materials and energy sectors benefited from rising commodity prices and strong global demand, particularly in nations such as China and India, whose economies expanded rapidly. The telecommunication services sector climbed out of last year’s doldrums amidst the prospect of industry consolidation and product innovation. Information technology companies providing Internet and mobile services to China faired well, but the sector’s overall performance was less than stellar. Among consumer-oriented stocks, the consumer staples sector, made up of industries that tend to do well even when an economy slows, performed better than the more cyclical consumer discretionary sector. In the latter, consumer durables and apparel posted a modest return but automobiles and components gained sharply.
Financials and healthcare were the weakest sectors in the Index. Banking stocks experienced severe distress due to the subprime mortgage crisis and the related global credit crunch. Real estate, while closing the period with positive returns and leading the financials sector, showed weakness due to the ripple effects of the crisis in mortgage lending. Healthcare stocks found support in equipment and service companies. However, disappointing results in pharmaceutical and biotechnology holdings effectively suppressed returns, which were nominally positive but by less than a full percentage point.
How is the Fund managed?
Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA) tries to outperform the Index by actively managing the Fund via a quantitative process that evaluates 1,000 stocks. Investing in both rapidly and slowly growing companies limits the Fund’s exposure to any particular style of investing and may reduce its volatility relative to the Index. When selecting stocks of more rapidly growing companies, QMA places a heavier emphasis on “news” or signals about their future growth prospects. For example, upward revisions in earnings forecasts by Wall Street analysts are used as an indication of good news. For slowly growing companies, QMA emphasizes attractive valuations and invests more heavily in stocks that are priced cheaply relative to their firms’ earnings prospects and book values.
Among rapidly growing companies, which stocks or related-group of stocks contributed most and detracted most from the Fund’s return?
Among rapidly growing companies, the largest contributors were shares of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (+329%), CSL Ltd. (+136%), and WorleyParsons Ltd. (+223%). The largest detractors were shares of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (-8%), Tokyo Electron Ltd. (-21%), and Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (-17%).
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Among slowly growing companies, which stocks or related-group of stocks contributed most and detracted most from the Fund’s return?
Among slowly growing companies, the largest contributors were shares of Vodafone Group PLC (+60%), E.ON AG (+67%), and Nokia Corp. (+103%). The largest detractors were shares of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings (-32%), AstraZeneca PLC (-14%), and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (-28%).
The Portfolio of Investments following this report shows the size of the Fund’s positions at period-end.
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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 May 1, 2007, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2007. 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 JennisonDryden 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 expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and
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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 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.
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Dryden International Equity Fund | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2007 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2007 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | | Expenses Paid During the Six- Month Period* |
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Class A | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,090.40 | | 1.36 | % | | $ | 7.17 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.35 | | 1.36 | % | | $ | 6.92 |
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Class B | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,086.10 | | 2.11 | % | | $ | 11.09 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,014.57 | | 2.11 | % | | $ | 10.71 |
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Class C | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,086.10 | | 2.11 | % | | $ | 11.09 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,014.57 | | 2.11 | % | | $ | 10.71 |
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Class F | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,088.30 | | 1.86 | % | | $ | 9.79 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.83 | | 1.86 | % | | $ | 9.45 |
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Class L | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,089.40 | | 1.61 | % | | $ | 8.48 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.09 | | 1.61 | % | | $ | 8.19 |
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Class M | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,086.10 | | 2.11 | % | | $ | 11.09 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,014.57 | | 2.11 | % | | $ | 10.71 |
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Class X | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,086.10 | | 2.11 | % | | $ | 11.09 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,014.57 | | 2.11 | % | | $ | 10.71 |
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Class Z | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,092.80 | | 1.11 | % | | $ | 5.86 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,019.61 | | 1.11 | % | | $ | 5.55 |
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* 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 October 31, 2007, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007
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Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 97.9% | | | |
COMMON STOCKS 97.4% | | | | | |
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Australia 6.7% | | | |
61,979 | | AGL Energy, Ltd. | | $ | 698,696 |
10,262 | | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. | | | 289,719 |
64,621 | | Babcock & Brown, Ltd. | | | 1,871,135 |
396,507 | | BHP Billiton, Ltd. | | | 17,265,828 |
122,495 | | Centro Properties Group | | | 806,365 |
269,238 | | Challenger Financial Services Group, Ltd. | | | 1,608,908 |
3,714 | | Cochlear, Ltd. | | | 238,819 |
244,086 | | CSL, Ltd. | | | 8,385,459 |
186,970 | | Downer EDI, Ltd. | | | 1,165,917 |
747,158 | | Goodman Fielder, Ltd. | | | 1,471,271 |
231,032 | | GPT Group | | | 999,585 |
616,927 | | ING Industrial Fund | | | 1,616,672 |
340,551 | | Macquarie Airports | | | 1,399,558 |
35,639 | | Macquarie Bank, Ltd. | | | 2,846,347 |
548,881 | | Macquarie Infrastructure Group | | | 1,629,309 |
470,115 | | Mirvac Group | | | 2,549,472 |
54,996 | | National Australian Bank, Ltd. | | | 2,225,025 |
53,426 | | Origin Energy, Ltd. | | | 458,493 |
349,046 | | Pacific Brands, Ltd. | | | 1,128,932 |
1,060,301 | | Quantas Airways, Ltd. | | | 5,863,915 |
56,839 | | Santos, Ltd. | | | 750,231 |
94,301 | | Stockland | | | 792,166 |
36,556 | | Suncorp-Metway, Ltd. | | | 694,525 |
172,697 | | Westfield Group | | | 3,531,121 |
186,293 | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 5,228,885 |
235,639 | | Woolworths, Ltd. | | | 7,385,337 |
127,166 | | WorleyParsons, Ltd. | | | 5,748,309 |
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Austria 0.1% | | | |
9,112 | | Voestalpine AG | | | 819,268 |
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Belgium 2.0% | | | |
112,874 | | Belgacom SA | | | 5,393,950 |
201,481 | | Dexia SA | | | 6,461,634 |
133,446 | | Fortis | | | 4,264,241 |
79,794 | | InBev NV | | | 7,531,509 |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
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China | | | |
41,000 | | Tencent Holdings, Ltd. | | $ | 351,472 |
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Denmark 1.0% | | | |
10,050 | | Carlsberg A/S | | | 1,353,581 |
7,850 | | Danisco A/S | | | 604,157 |
175,132 | | Danske Bank A/S | | | 7,717,879 |
11,400 | | Det Ostasiatiske Kompagni A/S (The East Asiatic Company, Ltd.) | | | 918,363 |
31,000 | | H Lundbeck A/S | | | 887,160 |
17,430 | | Sydbank A/S | | | 801,996 |
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Finland 2.3% | | | |
5,602 | | Konecranes Oyj | | | 250,745 |
89,621 | | Neste Oil Oyj | | | 3,220,826 |
472,008 | | Nokia Oyj | | | 18,699,817 |
87,262 | | OKO Bank PLC | | | 1,870,758 |
75,917 | | Outokumpu Oyj (Class A) | | | 2,831,698 |
10,384 | | Rautaruukki Oyj | | | 594,145 |
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France 10.3% | | | |
108,480 | | Air France-KLM | | | 4,123,293 |
170,843 | | AXA SA | | | 7,637,017 |
115,261 | | BNP Paribas | | | 12,704,004 |
8,175 | | Business Objects SA(a) | | | 491,199 |
10,314 | | Casino Guichard Perrachon SA | | | 1,151,744 |
15,356 | | CNP Assurances | | | 1,957,231 |
81,829 | | Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | | | 8,770,229 |
9,998 | | Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Class B) | | | 1,338,618 |
167,122 | | France Telecom SA | | | 6,163,433 |
47,499 | | Lafarge SA | | | 7,723,275 |
22,995 | | Lagardere SCA | | | 1,943,258 |
81,009 | | Peugeot SA | | | 7,507,722 |
2,112 | | PPR | | | 418,576 |
14,161 | | Renault SA | | | 2,377,432 |
64,148 | | Safran SA | | | 1,627,046 |
145,961 | | Sanofi-Aventis | | | 12,799,998 |
19,389 | | Schneider Electric SA | | | 2,669,551 |
54,200 | | SCOR SE | | | 1,476,005 |
40,968 | | Societe Generale | | | 6,875,574 |
52,469 | | Suez SA | | | 3,412,556 |
7,459 | | Thales SA | | | 464,817 |
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| | | | | |
207,843 | | Total SA | | $ | 16,754,492 |
228,567 | | Vivendi | | | 10,290,233 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 120,677,303 |
| |
Germany 8.6% | | | |
62,769 | | Allianz SE | | | 14,140,413 |
29,886 | | Altana AG | | | 724,693 |
87,202 | | BASF AG | | | 12,097,249 |
182,294 | | Commerzbank AG | | | 7,742,247 |
23,291 | | Continental AG | | | 3,518,869 |
18,643 | | Daimler AG | | | 2,067,514 |
67,780 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 9,080,861 |
55,770 | | Deutsche Lufthansa AG | | | 1,648,824 |
81,773 | | E.ON AG | | | 15,998,060 |
6,992 | | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | | | 286,425 |
56,714 | | Hypo Real Estate Holding AG | | | 3,382,220 |
1,783 | | MAN AG | | | 318,582 |
42,596 | | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | | | 8,144,669 |
36,997 | | RWE AG | | | 5,042,975 |
18,218 | | Salzgitter AG | | | 3,582,376 |
23,919 | | Siemens AG | | | 3,270,045 |
132,894 | | ThyssenKrupp AG | | | 8,830,083 |
17,839 | | Wincor Nixdorf AG | | | 1,771,367 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 101,647,472 |
| |
Greece 0.9% | | | |
22,041 | | Alpha Bank AE | | | 815,423 |
30,186 | | Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA | | | 1,873,207 |
81,948 | | National Bank of Greece SA | | | 5,695,465 |
41,378 | | OPAP SA | | | 1,690,244 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 10,074,339 |
| |
Hong Kong 1.9% | | | |
139,000 | | Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd. | | | 544,595 |
288,000 | | Esprit Holdings, Ltd. | | | 4,809,980 |
206,652 | | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. | | | 6,898,556 |
114,000 | | Hong Kong Electric Holdings, Ltd. | | | 586,099 |
208,000 | | Hopewell Holdings | | | 1,077,808 |
208,000 | | Li & Fung, Ltd. | | | 987,033 |
88,000 | | Orient Overseas International, Ltd. | | | 908,497 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
| | | | | |
Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
192,500 | | Swire Pacific, Ltd. (Class A) | | $ | 2,749,260 |
692,000 | | Wharf Holdings, Ltd. | | | 4,172,402 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 22,734,230 |
| |
Ireland 0.3% | | | |
47,743 | | Allied Irish Banks PLC | | | 1,192,277 |
61,603 | | Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC | | | 1,035,120 |
21,766 | | Bank of Ireland | | | 401,679 |
6,461 | | CRH PLC | | | 246,517 |
3,409 | | Irish Life & Permanent PLC | | | 77,261 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 2,952,854 |
| |
Italy 2.9% | | | |
413,081 | | Enel SpA | | | 4,945,483 |
181,173 | | ENI SpA | | | 6,613,398 |
165,699 | | Fiat SpA | | | 5,347,684 |
12,875 | | Fondiaria-SAI SpA | | | 624,587 |
19,510 | | Italcementi SpA | | | 448,220 |
2,076,380 | | Telecom Italia SpA | | | 5,365,774 |
1,242,360 | | UniCredito Italiano SpA | | | 10,635,689 |
23,660 | | Union di Banche Italiane SCPA | | | 657,689 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 34,638,524 |
| |
Japan 18.8% | | | |
99,300 | | Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. | | | 4,080,251 |
22,000 | | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | | | 248,490 |
155,000 | | Amada Co., Ltd. | | | 1,568,366 |
23,100 | | Asahi Breweries, Ltd. | | | 382,030 |
44,700 | | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 1,984,296 |
111,300 | | Bridgestone Corp. | | | 2,463,711 |
254,000 | | Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 2,038,669 |
53,000 | | Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 424,080 |
52,400 | | Coca-Cola West Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 1,213,088 |
83,000 | | COMSYS Holdings Corp. | | | 813,728 |
147,000 | | Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 705,313 |
46,000 | | Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 2,132,798 |
55,900 | | Denso Corp. | | | 2,270,942 |
141,700 | | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 6,778,193 |
69,000 | | Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 527,058 |
60,000 | | Hino Motors, Ltd. | | | 432,568 |
39,600 | | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | | | 1,624,220 |
70,353 | | Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 1,518,143 |
124,474 | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 4,661,160 |
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Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
3,100 | | Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. | | $ | 361,024 |
591,000 | | ITOCHU Corp. | | | 7,468,189 |
104,000 | | JGC Corp. | | | 2,082,687 |
94,000 | | Joyo Bank, Ltd. (The) | | | 582,927 |
39,100 | | JS Group Corp. | | | 633,403 |
158,000 | | Kamigumi Co., Ltd. | | | 1,286,495 |
325,000 | | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 4,511,082 |
307 | | KDDI Corp. | | | 2,318,672 |
2,200 | | Keyence Corp. | | | 506,992 |
287,700 | | Komatsu, Ltd. | | | 9,645,619 |
40,000 | | Komori Co. | | | 1,057,938 |
14,000 | | Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | | | 245,078 |
60,500 | | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | | 790,003 |
27,200 | | Kyocera Corp. | | | 2,311,950 |
148,000 | | Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 1,615,723 |
63,600 | | Makita Corp. | | | 3,064,042 |
476,222 | | Marubeni Corp. | | | 4,089,058 |
630,343 | | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 5,215,492 |
97,000 | | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 971,171 |
118,000 | | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 687,209 |
173,000 | | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 1,012,847 |
59,600 | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 596,366 |
263,000 | | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | | 6,821,710 |
458,000 | | Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. | | | 7,569,609 |
115,000 | | Nikon Corp. | | | 3,690,552 |
18,900 | | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 12,002,987 |
379,000 | | Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,584,720 |
771,000 | | Nippon Oil Corp. | | | 6,828,505 |
134,000 | | Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 818,065 |
66,000 | | Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. | | | 652,254 |
759 | | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. | | | 3,473,671 |
45,000 | | Nippon Yusen KK | | | 464,588 |
168,500 | | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 1,933,161 |
29,000 | | Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. | | | 395,784 |
41,000 | | NOK Corp. | | | 915,969 |
158,753 | | NSK, Ltd. | | | 1,407,541 |
76 | | NTT Data Corp. | | | 346,572 |
23,000 | | Olympus Corp. | | | 957,828 |
90,700 | | Omron Corp. | | | 2,230,747 |
318,000 | | Ricoh Co., Ltd. | | | 6,285,445 |
153,000 | | Sanwa Holdings Corp. | | | 806,897 |
89 | | Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc. | | | 916,044 |
42,000 | | Seino Holdings Corp. | | | 360,639 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
| | | | | |
Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
306,000 | | Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | | $ | 2,094,225 |
394,000 | | Sekisui House, Ltd. | | | 5,040,610 |
32,100 | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 2,059,088 |
18,000 | | Shiseido Co., Ltd. | | | 433,340 |
36,600 | | Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 813,952 |
48,400 | | Sumco Corp. | | | 1,766,464 |
222,400 | | Sumitomo Corp. | | | 3,875,078 |
84,000 | | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | | | 1,359,983 |
77,000 | | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | | | 1,017,235 |
1,271,000 | | Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. | | | 6,290,955 |
139,000 | | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 3,101,766 |
827 | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 6,774,225 |
11,000 | | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 388,247 |
7,000 | | Suzuken Co., Ltd. | | | 225,997 |
18,200 | | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 1,136,854 |
31,700 | | TDK Corp. | | | 2,601,606 |
51,200 | | Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. | | | 1,514,236 |
38,400 | | Tokyo Electron, Ltd. | | | 2,255,085 |
324,000 | | Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. | | | 4,168,311 |
28,000 | | Toshiba Corp. | | | 237,112 |
302,000 | | Tosoh Corp. | | | 1,932,933 |
30,000 | | Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | | | 521,558 |
9,100 | | Toyota Industries Corp. | | | 389,689 |
318,034 | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 18,205,602 |
14,480 | | USS Co., Ltd. | | | 948,449 |
68,300 | | Yamaha Corp. | | | 1,588,586 |
13,700 | | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 391,211 |
29,000 | | Zeon Corp. | | | 273,848 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 220,790,604 |
| |
Luxembourg 0.2% | | | |
30,100 | | Oriflame Cosmetics SA | | | 1,819,633 |
| |
Netherlands 6.0% | | | |
241,294 | | Aegon NV | | | 4,984,214 |
37,601 | | European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV | | | 1,276,697 |
25,849 | | Fugro NV | | | 2,265,321 |
7,897 | | Heineken NV | | | 552,510 |
272,718 | | ING Groep NV | | | 12,262,137 |
18,540 | | Koninklijke Ahold NV | | | 278,228 |
109,154 | | Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 6,188,582 |
357,344 | | Royal Dutch Shell PLC | | | 15,640,718 |
360,197 | | Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class B) | | | 15,690,697 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
166,307 | | TNT NV | | $ | 6,803,085 |
135,932 | | Unilever NV | | | 4,408,659 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 70,350,848 |
|
New Zealand 0.3% |
150,996 | | Fletcher Building, Ltd. | | | 1,387,316 |
784,679 | | Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd. | | | 2,635,858 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 4,023,174 |
| | |
Norway 0.4% | | | | | |
193,109 | | DnB NOR ASA | | | 3,184,421 |
38,430 | | Orkla ASA | | | 713,921 |
12,850 | | Petroleum Geo-Services ASA | | | 378,307 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 4,276,649 |
| |
Portugal 0.8% | | | |
273,131 | | Banco BPI SA | | | 2,389,674 |
228,597 | | Banco Espirito Santo SA | | | 5,536,528 |
58,136 | | Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA | | | 527,169 |
41,652 | | Portugal Telecom SGPS SA | | | 574,959 |
5,866 | | PT Multimedia Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS SA | | | 79,788 |
169,040 | | Sonae SGPS SA | | | 494,620 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 9,602,738 |
| |
Singapore 1.3% | | | |
89,000 | | CapitaLand, Ltd. | | | 501,109 |
64,000 | | City Developments, Ltd. | | | 706,646 |
72,000 | | DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 1,126,928 |
6,000 | | Haw Par Corp., Ltd. | | | 32,996 |
105,004 | | Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd. | | | 1,539,407 |
332,000 | | Keppel Corp, Ltd. | | | 3,412,672 |
300,000 | | SembCorp Industries, Ltd. | | | 1,239,154 |
878,800 | | SembCorp Marine, Ltd. | | | 2,728,366 |
93,000 | | Singapore Exchange, Ltd. | | | 1,019,057 |
221,000 | | Singapore Petroleum Co., Ltd. | | | 1,262,053 |
123,000 | | Singapore Press Holdings, Ltd. | | | 391,507 |
98,000 | | UOL Group, Ltd. | | | 359,599 |
92,000 | | Venture Corp., Ltd. | | | 892,535 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 15,212,029 |
| |
South Africa | | | |
16,930 | | Mondi, Ltd. | | | 171,611 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
| | | | | |
Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
Spain 4.9% | | | |
50,178 | | Acerinox SA | | $ | 1,479,864 |
73,188 | | ACS Actividades Cons y Serv | | | 4,527,934 |
268,684 | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 6,760,398 |
115,450 | | Banco Popular Espanol SA | | | 2,015,170 |
788,577 | | Banco Santander SA | | | 17,134,286 |
77,476 | | Ebro Puleva SA | | | 1,596,992 |
4,775 | | Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA | | | 415,699 |
31,937 | | Gas Natural SDG SA | | | 1,963,824 |
55,042 | | Gestevision Telecinco SA | | | 1,582,652 |
44,911 | | Inditex SA | | | 3,340,595 |
117,275 | | Repsol YPF SA | | | 4,629,165 |
281,360 | | Telefonica SA | | | 9,288,324 |
47,101 | | Union Fenosa SA | | | 3,132,334 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 57,867,237 |
| |
Sweden 2.4% | | | |
11,900 | | Alfa Laval AB | | | 942,326 |
90,750 | | Boliden AB | | | 1,600,113 |
74,067 | | Husqvarna AB (Class B) | | | 892,015 |
251,918 | | Sandvik AB | | | 4,759,119 |
156,287 | | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Class A) | | | 4,785,514 |
285,300 | | Svenska Cellulosa AB (Class B) | | | 5,030,439 |
231,800 | | Svenska Handelbanken AB (Class A) | | | 7,681,599 |
99,300 | | Swedish Match AB | | | 2,219,850 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 27,910,975 |
| |
Switzerland 6.2% | | | |
434,494 | | ABB, Ltd. | | | 13,067,827 |
168,483 | | Credit Suisse Group | | | 11,330,133 |
28,593 | | Nestle SA | | | 13,193,162 |
76,430 | | Novartis AG | | | 4,064,302 |
2,077 | | Rieter Holding AG | | | 1,203,993 |
47,588 | | Roche Holding AG | | | 8,117,566 |
31,014 | | Swatch Group AG | | | 1,947,746 |
6,885 | | Swiss Life Holding | | | 1,901,934 |
76,358 | | Swiss Reinsurance Co. | | | 7,165,154 |
5,507 | | Swisscom AG | | | 2,035,888 |
55,951 | | UBS AG | | | 2,992,200 |
18,212 | | Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 5,482,938 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 72,502,843 |
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Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
United Kingdom 19.1% | | | |
46,124 | | 3i Group PLC | | $ | 1,040,578 |
62,087 | | Anglo American PLC | | | 4,278,301 |
213,784 | | AstraZeneca PLC | | | 10,548,509 |
122,922 | | Aviva PLC | | | 1,931,000 |
38,377 | | Balfour Beatty PLC | | | 394,998 |
336,323 | | Barclays PLC | | | 4,223,881 |
149,760 | | Barratt Developments PLC | | | 2,031,863 |
62,455 | | Bellway PLC | | | 1,396,027 |
279,337 | | BHP Billiton PLC | | | 10,634,937 |
47,226 | | Bovis Homes Group PLC | | | 651,539 |
854,257 | | BP PLC | | | 11,101,629 |
75,258 | | British Airways PLC(a) | | | 696,746 |
52,379 | | British American Tobacco PLC | | | 1,993,088 |
52,041 | | British Land Co. PLC | | | 1,172,987 |
976,855 | | BT Group PLC | | | 6,621,644 |
201,580 | | Capita Group PLC | | | 3,139,405 |
1,074,763 | | Centrica PLC | | | 8,240,677 |
96,441 | | Charter PLC(a) | | | 2,173,748 |
48,426 | | Close Brothers Group PLC | | | 773,318 |
61,006 | | Daily Mail & General Trust | | | 777,591 |
59,810 | | Firstgroup PLC | | | 988,688 |
425,240 | | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 10,946,440 |
160,310 | | Hays PLC | | | 457,500 |
479,577 | | HBOS PLC | | | 8,705,440 |
507,232 | | Home Retail Group | | | 4,598,448 |
497,725 | | HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 9,842,107 |
20,083 | | IMI PLC | | | 234,475 |
177,863 | | Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | | | 8,997,997 |
19,363 | | Inchcape PLC | | | 189,330 |
71,323 | | International Power PLC | | | 725,198 |
48,973 | | Investec PLC | | | 591,631 |
542,033 | | Kingfisher PLC | | | 2,223,673 |
816,244 | | Legal & General Group PLC | | | 2,377,805 |
280,194 | | Lloyds TSB Group PLC | | | 3,178,130 |
40,829 | | Marks & Spencer Group PLC | | | 553,521 |
141,007 | | Michael Page International PLC | | | 1,284,201 |
147,309 | | Mondi PLC | | | 1,365,334 |
237,933 | | National Grid PLC | | | 3,965,303 |
61,257 | | Next PLC | | | 2,812,373 |
19,232 | | Northern Rock PLC | | | 73,780 |
437,638 | | Old Mutual PLC | | | 1,674,368 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
| | | | | |
Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
30,561 | | Persimmon PLC | | $ | 666,594 |
188,786 | | Reckitt Benckiser PLC | | | 10,948,041 |
108,995 | | Resolution PLC | | | 1,655,560 |
135,717 | | Rio Tinto PLC | | | 12,670,644 |
4,812,852 | | Rolls-Royce Group PLC (Class B)(a) | | | 10,007 |
119,130 | | Rolls-Royce Group PLC | | | 1,332,667 |
1,245,164 | | Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC | | | 4,082,972 |
1,179,090 | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC | | | 12,662,965 |
102,555 | | SABMiller PLC | | | 3,081,363 |
67,079 | | Scottish & Southern Energy PLC | | | 2,170,273 |
46,213 | | Tate & Lyle PLC | | | 418,476 |
512,684 | | Taylor Wimpey PLC | | | 2,638,415 |
906,586 | | Tesco PLC | | | 9,199,134 |
67,735 | | Trinity Mirror PLC | | | 565,832 |
186,044 | | TUI Travel PLC(a) | | | 1,042,540 |
37,878 | | Unilever PLC | | | 1,279,848 |
4,558,150 | | Vodafone Group PLC | | | 17,913,008 |
64,221 | | William Hill PLC | | | 826,582 |
102,500 | | WPP Group PLC | | | 1,399,190 |
55,210 | | Yell Group PLC | | | 522,333 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 224,694,652 |
| | | | | |
| | Total common stocks (cost $903,148,567) | | | 1,145,170,913 |
| | | | | |
| |
PREFERRED STOCK 0.5% | | | |
Germany | | | | | |
2,279 | | Porsche AG (cost $3,002,136) | | | 6,077,553 |
| | | | | |
| | Total long-term investments (cost $906,150,703) | | | 1,151,248,466 |
| | | | | |
Principal Amount (000) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.4% | | | |
| |
U.S. Government Security 0.2% | | | |
United States | | | | | |
$2,550 | | United States Treasury Bills, 3.82%, 12/20/2007(b)(c) (cost $2,536,742) | | | 2,536,541 |
| | | | | |
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Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund 0.2% | | | |
2,626,492 | | Dryden Core Investment Fund - Taxable Money Market Series (cost $2,626,492)(Note 3)(d) | | $ | 2,626,492 |
| | | | | |
| | Total short-term investments (cost $5,163,234) | | | 5,163,033 |
| | | | | |
| | Total Investments(f) 98.3% (cost $911,313,937; Note 5) | | | 1,156,411,499 |
| | Other assets in excess of liabilities(e) 1.7% | | | 19,985,827 |
| | | | | |
| | Net Assets 100.0% | | $ | 1,176,397,326 |
| | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate quoted represents yield-to-maturity as of purchase date. |
(c) | All or portion of security segregated as collateral for financial futures contracts. |
(d) | Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund also serves as the manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund - Taxable Money Market Series. |
(e) | Other assets in excess of liabilities included net unrealized appreciation on financial futures as follows: |
Open future contracts outstanding at October 31, 2007:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number of Contracts | | Type | | Expiration Date | | Value at October 31, 2007 | | Value at Trade Date | | Unrealized Appreciation |
Long Positions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11 | | Hang Seng Stock Index | | Nov. 07 | | $ | 2,219,019 | | $ | 2,138,689 | | $ | 80,330 |
122 | | Nikkei 225 Index | | Dec. 07 | | | 10,281,550 | | | 9,747,950 | | | 533,600 |
123 | | DJ Euro Stoxx 50 Index | | Dec. 07 | | | 8,024,799 | | | 7,649,933 | | | 374,866 |
46 | | FTSE 100 Index | | Dec. 07 | | | 6,454,806 | | | 6,167,460 | | | 287,346 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,276,142 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(f) | As of October 31, 2007, 142 securities representing $341,761,508 and 29.6% of the total market value was fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Directors. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of October 31 , 2007 was as follows:
| | | |
Commercial Banks | | 14.9 | % |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | 7.4 | |
Metals & Mining | | 6.4 | |
Insurance | | 5.6 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | 4.4 | |
Automobiles | | 4.1 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | 3.5 | |
Chemicals | | 2.7 | |
Diversified Financial Services | | 2.5 | |
Electric Utilities | | 2.5 | |
Machinery | | 2.5 | |
Capital Markets | | 2.4 | |
Food Products | | 2.1 | |
Trading Companies & Distributors | | 1.9 | |
Household Durables | | 1.8 | |
Multi-Utilities | | 1.8 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | 1.7 | |
Auto Components | | 1.6 | |
Communications Equipment | | 1.6 | |
Electrical Equipment | | 1.5 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | 1.5 | |
Media | | 1.5 | |
Beverages | | 1.4 | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments | | 1.3 | |
Marine | | 1.1 | |
Real Estate Management & Development | | 1.1 | |
Software | | 1.1 | |
Tobacco | | 1.1 | |
Airlines | | 1.0 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | | 1.0 | |
Specialty Retail | | 1.0 | |
Building Products | | 0.9 | |
Construction Materials | | 0.9 | |
Household Products | | 0.9 | |
Industrial Conglomerates | | 0.8 | |
Biotechnology | | 0.7 | |
Construction & Engineering | | 0.7 | |
Energy Equipment & Services | | 0.7 | |
Air Freight & Logistics | | 0.6 | |
Office Electronics | | 0.6 | |
Paper & Forest Products | | 0.6 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | 0.5 | |
Transportation Infrastructure | | 0.5 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | 0.4 | |
Internet & Catalog Retail | | 0.4 | |
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Leisure Equipment & Products | | 0.4 | % |
Distributors | | 0.3 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | 0.3 | |
Multiline Retail | | 0.3 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | 0.3 | |
Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund | | 0.2 | |
Computers & Peripherals | | 0.2 | |
Gas Utilities | | 0.2 | |
Personal Products | | 0.2 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | 0.2 | |
U.S Government Security | | 0.2 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | 0.1 | |
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | | 0.1 | |
Road & Rail | | 0.1 | |
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| | 98.3 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities | | 1.7 | |
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| | 100.0 | % |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of October 31, 2007
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Assets | | | | |
Investments, at value: | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $908,687,445) | | $ | 1,153,785,007 | |
Affiliated investments (cost $2,626,492) | | | 2,626,492 | |
Cash | | | 2 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $17,889,274) | | | 18,259,790 | |
Receivables for investments sold | | | 4,619,393 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 2,054,239 | |
Foreign tax reclaim receivable | | | 1,141,081 | |
Receivable for Series shares sold | | | 413,719 | |
Due from broker—variation margin | | | 136,355 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 49,211 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,183,085,289 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 3,688,174 | |
Payable for Series shares reacquired | | | 1,137,478 | |
Management fee payable | | | 756,021 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 553,982 | |
Distribution fee payable | | | 316,224 | |
Transfer agent fee payable | | | 222,929 | |
Deferred directors’ fees | | | 13,155 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 6,687,963 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 1,176,397,326 | |
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Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 1,126,506 | |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 1,036,073,618 | |
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| | | 1,037,200,124 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 13,689,008 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | (121,368,950 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies | | | 246,877,144 | |
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Net assets, October 31, 2007 | | $ | 1,176,397,326 | |
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Class A | | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | |
($557,878,469 ÷ 53,171,698 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 10.49 |
Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price) | | | .61 |
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Maximum offering price to public | | $ | 11.10 |
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Class B | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | |
($32,905,153 ÷ 3,260,012 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 10.09 |
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Class C | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | |
($75,010,229 ÷ 7,433,921 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 10.09 |
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Class F | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | |
($28,727,534 ÷ 2,841,107 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 10.11 |
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Class L | | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | | |
($34,432,545 ÷ 3,287,055 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 10.48 |
Maximum sales charge (5.75% of offering price) | | | .64 |
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Maximum offering price to public | | $ | 11.12 |
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Class M | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | |
($68,244,370 ÷ 6,761,142 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 10.09 |
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Class X | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | |
($25,427,932 ÷ 2,519,346 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 10.09 |
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Class Z | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | |
($353,771,094 ÷ 33,376,343 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 10.60 |
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended October 31, 2007
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Net Investment Income | | | |
Income | | | |
Unaffiliated dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,812,563) | | $ | 27,590,571 |
Interest | | | 200,226 |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 56,348 |
Affiliated income from securities loaned, net | | | 45,968 |
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Total income | | | 27,893,113 |
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Expenses | | | |
Management fee | | | 7,402,265 |
Distribution fee—Class A | | | 1,095,486 |
Distribution fee—Class B | | | 392,046 |
Distribution fee—Class C | | | 537,654 |
Distribution fee—Class F | | | 217,060 |
Distribution fee—Class L | | | 109,400 |
Distribution fee—Class M | | | 476,630 |
Distribution fee—Class X | | | 157,665 |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expense of $1,373,100) | | | 1,934,000 |
Custodian’s fees and expenses | | | 530,000 |
Reports to shareholders | | | 102,000 |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 71,000 |
Registration fees | | | 60,000 |
Loan interest expense (Note 7) | | | 40,144 |
Audit fee | | | 39,000 |
Directors’ fees | | | 33,000 |
Insurance | | | 12,000 |
Miscellaneous | | | 60,730 |
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Total expenses | | | 13,270,080 |
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Net investment income | | | 14,623,033 |
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Realized And Unrealized Gain On Investments, Futures And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | |
Net realized gain on: | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 179,200,218 |
Foreign currency transactions | | | 510,676 |
Financial futures transactions | | | 1,779,429 |
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| | | 181,490,323 |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | |
Investments | | | 8,214,256 |
Foreign currencies | | | 255,127 |
Financial futures contracts | | | 917,547 |
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| | | 9,386,930 |
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Net gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 190,877,253 |
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Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 205,500,286 |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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| | Year Ended October 31, | |
| | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 14,623,033 | | | $ | 4,095,439 | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 181,490,323 | | | | 19,004,077 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies | | | 9,386,930 | | | | 48,931,280 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 205,500,286 | | | | 72,030,796 | |
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Dividends from net investment income (Note 1) | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,073,236 | ) | | | (223,315 | ) |
Class B | | | (374,594 | ) | | | — | |
Class C | | | (114,787 | ) | | | — | |
Class Z | | | (4,300,460 | ) | | | (1,403,752 | ) |
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| | | (5,863,077 | ) | | | (1,627,067 | ) |
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Series share transactions (net of share conversions) (Note 6) | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | 165,224,236 | | | | 103,089,748 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in connection with mergers (Note 8) | | | 638,140,587 | | | | — | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | | 5,775,611 | | | | 1,617,011 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (203,229,861 | ) | | | (78,038,521 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets from Series share transactions | | | 605,910,573 | | | | 26,668,238 | |
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Total increase | | | 805,547,782 | | | | 97,071,967 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 370,849,544 | | | | 273,777,577 | |
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End of year(a) | | $ | 1,176,397,326 | | | $ | 370,849,544 | |
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(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of: | | $ | 13,689,008 | | | $ | 4,159,706 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as an open-end, diversified management investment company and currently consists of two series: Dryden International Equity Fund (the “Series”) and Strategic Partners International Value Fund. These financial statements relate to the Dryden International Equity Fund. The financial statements of the other series are not presented herein. The Series commenced investment operations in March 2000. The investment objective of the Series is to achieve long-term growth of capital. The Series seeks to achieve its objective primarily through investment in equity-related securities of foreign issuers.
Note 1. Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund and the Series 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 ask 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 official closing price provided by Nasdaq. Securities that are actively 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 subadvisers, to be over-the-counter, are valued at market value using prices provided by an independent pricing agent or principal market maker. Options on securities and indices traded on an exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange or, if there was no sale, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange. Futures contracts and options thereon traded on a commodities exchange or board of trade are valued at the last sale price at the close of trading on such exchange or board of trade or, if there was no sale on the applicable commodities exchange or board of trade on such day, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange or board of trade or at the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. Prices may be obtained from independent pricing services which use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Securities for which reliable market 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 Funds’ normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board
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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 their net asset values. As of October 31, 2007, 142 securities representing $341,761,508 and 29.6% of the total market value were fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Directors.
Investments in mutual funds are valued at their net asset value as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the date of valuation.
Short-term securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method includes 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 debt securities that mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities-at the current rates of exchange.
(ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses-at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Series does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long term securities held at the end of the fiscal year. Similarly, the Series does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the fiscal year. Accordingly, realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.
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Notes to Financial Statements
continued
Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from holdings of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at fiscal year end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability, or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains or losses from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. 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 net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.
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 transactions. The Fund invests in financial futures contracts in
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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 or market conditions. 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 both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Dividends and Distributions: The Series expects to pay dividends of net investment income and distributions of net realized capital and currency gains, if any, annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Taxes: For federal income tax purposes, each Series in the Fund is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. It is each Series’ 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 investment income and capital gains, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends 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 for the Series with PI. Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadviser’s performance of such services. PI entered into a subadvisory agreement with Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA). The subadvisory agreement provides that QMA furnishes investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection therewith, QMA is obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PI pays for the services of QMA, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. The Series bears all other costs and expenses.
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Notes to Financial Statements
continued
The management fee paid to PI is computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of .85 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Series up to and including $300 million, .75 of 1% of the average daily net assets in excess of $300 million up to and including $1.5 billion and .70 of 1% of the Series’ average daily net assets over $1.5 billion. PI contractually agreed to subsidize and or cap the annual operating expenses so that annual operation expenses (exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees) do not exceed 1.25% of the Series net assets. The effective management fee was .78% for the year ended October 31, 2007.
The Series has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) which acts as the distributor of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F, Class L, Class M, Class X, and Class Z shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F, Class L, Class M and Class X shares, pursuant to a plan of distribution, (the “Class A, B, C, F, L, M and X 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 for Class Z shares of the Series.
Pursuant to the Class A, B, C, F, L, M and X Plans, the Series compensates PIMS for distribution related activities at an annual rate of up to .30 of 1%, 1%, 1%, .75 of 1%, ..50 of 1%, 1%, and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B, C, F, L, M, and X shares, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2007, PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fees to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares.
PIMS has advised the Series that they received approximately $428,000 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the year ended October 31, 2007. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.
PIMS has advised the Series that for the year ended October 31, 2007 it received approximately $2,000, $35,100, $2,000, $27,600, $52,200 and $23,500 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by certain Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F, Class M, and Class X shareholders, respectively.
PI, QMA 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’s fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Series pays networking fees to affiliated and unaffiliated broker/dealers, including fees relating to the services of First Clearing, LLC (“First Clearing”), an affiliate of Pl. These networking fees are payments made to broker/dealers that clear mutual fund transactions through a national clearing system. For the year ended October 31, 2007, the Series incurred approximately $312,400 in total networking fees, of which approximately $170,700 was paid to First Clearing. These amounts are included in transfer agents’s fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations.
The Series invests in the Taxable Money Market Series (the “Portfolio”), a portfolio of the Dryden Core Investment Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 October 31, 2007 aggregated $1,044,429,247 and $1,065,224,394, respectively.
Note 5. 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 recorded on the ex-dividends date. In order to present undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions 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 paid-in-capital in excess of par, undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2007, the adjustments were to increase undistributed net investment income by $769,346, increase accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions by $152,351,665 and increase paid-in-capital in excess of par by $151,582,319, due to the difference in the treatment for book and tax purposes of certain transactions involving foreign
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Notes to Financial Statements
continued
currencies, passive foreign investment companies, reclassification of disallowed wash sales due to reorganization, reclassification of capital loss carryforward due to reorganization, reclassification of deferred director’s compensation due to reorganization and other book to tax adjustments. Net investment income, net realized gains and net assets were not affected by this change.
As of October 31, 2007, the Series had undistributed ordinary income of $14,544,567 and undistributed long-term capital gains of $42,217,132 on a tax basis.
For the years ended October 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006, the tax character of dividends paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were $5,863,077 and $1,627,067, respectively, from ordinary income.
As of October 31, 2007, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward for tax purposes of approximately $162,319,000 of which $78,028,000 expires in 2009, $72,865,000 expires in 2010 and $11,426,000 expires in 2011. The Fund utilized approximately $131,614,000 of its capital loss carryforward to offset net taxable gains realized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007. Certain portions of the capital loss carryforwards were assumed by the Fund as a result of acquisitions. Utilization of these capital loss carryforwards were limited in accordance with income tax regulations.
The United States federal income tax basis of the Series’ investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2007 was as follows:
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Tax Basis of Investments | | Appreciation | | Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation | | Other Cost Basis Adjustments | | Total Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$912,889,697 | | $253,036,834 | | $9,515,032 | | $243,521,802 | | $1,245,982 | | $244,767,784 |
The difference between book and tax basis is primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales and market to market of open passive foreign investment companies. The other cost basis adjustments are primarily attributable to appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency and mark-to-market of receivables and payables.
Note 6. Capital
The Series offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class F, Class L, Class M, Class X and Class Z shares. Class A and Class L shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up
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to 5.50% and 5.75%, respectively. All investors who purchase Class A and L 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 and F 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 and F shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. Class C shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% during the first 12 months. Class M and X shares are sold with a contingent deferred sales charge which declines from 6% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Class M and X shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately eight and ten years after purchase, respectively. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualify to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.
There are 1 billion authorized shares of $.01 par value common stock divided as follows:
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Share Class | | Authorized share capital of each share class |
A and Z | | 225,000,000 |
B and C | | 150,000,000 |
X | | 100,000,000 |
F,L and M | | 50,000,000 |
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Class A | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Year ended October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 4,699,322 | | | $ | 44,139,225 | |
Shares issued in connection with the mergers | | 43,788,390 | | | | 387,365,365 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | 116,682 | | | | 1,026,803 | |
Shares reacquired | | (8,396,573 | ) | | | (79,714,451 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | 40,207,821 | | | | 352,816,942 | |
Shares issued upon conversion from Class B, F, M and X | | 5,103,337 | | | | 48,076,680 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 45,311,158 | | | $ | 400,893,622 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2006: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 3,802,085 | | | $ | 29,816,540 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | 30,143 | | | | 213,410 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,759,296 | ) | | | (13,709,402 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | 2,072,932 | | | | 16,320,548 | |
Shares issued upon conversion from Class B | | 181,369 | | | | 1,385,391 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 2,254,301 | | | $ | 17,705,939 | |
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Class B | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Year ended October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 973,069 | | | $ | 8,834,305 | |
Shares issued in connection with the merger | | 479,552 | | | | 4,137,461 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | 40,426 | | | | 344,432 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,149,863 | ) | | | (10,210,931 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | 343,184 | | | | 3,105,267 | |
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A | | (2,720,990 | ) | | | (24,322,099 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (2,377,806 | ) | | $ | (21,216,832 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2006: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 770,278 | | | $ | 5,842,750 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | — | | | | — | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,449,171 | ) | | | (10,830,803 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | (678,893 | ) | | | (4,988,053 | ) |
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A | | (187,762 | ) | | | (1,385,391 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (866,655 | ) | | $ | (6,373,444 | ) |
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Class C | | | | | | |
Year ended October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 771,512 | | | $ | 7,021,256 | |
Shares issued in connection with the mergers | | 6,424,357 | | | | 55,305,505 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | 12,234 | | | | 104,237 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,456,891 | ) | | | (13,392,767 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 5,751,212 | | | $ | 49,038,231 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2006: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 441,017 | | | $ | 3,332,860 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | — | | | | — | |
Shares reacquired | | (696,970 | ) | | | (5,231,728 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (255,953 | ) | | $ | (1,898,868 | ) |
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Class F | | | | | | |
December 18, 2006* through October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 2,043 | | | $ | 43,477 | |
Shares issued in connection with the merger | | 4,458,745 | | | | 38,141,130 | |
Shares reacquired | | (587,102 | ) | | | (5,339,701 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | 3,873,686 | | | | 32,844,906 | |
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A | | (1,032,579 | ) | | | (9,334,747 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 2,841,107 | | | $ | 23,510,159 | |
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Class L | | Shares | | | Amount | |
March 19, 2007* through October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 17,164 | | | $ | 153,156 | |
Shares issued in connection with the merger | | 4,065,903 | | | | 36,281,032 | |
Shares reacquired | | (796,012 | ) | | | (7,692,330 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 3,287,055 | | | $ | 28,741,858 | |
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Class M | | | | | | |
March 19, 2007* through October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 80,560 | | | $ | 820,336 | |
Shares issued in connection with the merger | | 9,740,447 | | | | 84,013,342 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,558,695 | ) | | | (14,616,030 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | 8,262,312 | | | | 70,217,648 | |
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A | | (1,501,170 | ) | | | (14,103,100 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 6,761,142 | | | $ | 56,114,548 | |
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Class X | | | | | | |
March 19, 2007* through October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 42,707 | | | $ | 416,726 | |
Shares issued in connection with the merger | | 2,941,125 | | | | 25,373,808 | |
Shares reacquired | | (430,786 | ) | | | (4,045,067 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | 2,553,046 | | | | 21,745,467 | |
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A | | (33,700 | ) | | | (316,734 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 2,519,346 | | | $ | 21,428,733 | |
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Class Z | | | | | | |
Year ended October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 10,977,676 | | | $ | 103,795,755 | |
Shares issued in connection with the merger | | 844,417 | | | | 7,522,944 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | 484,796 | | | | 4,300,139 | |
Shares reacquired | | (7,183,685 | ) | | | (68,218,584 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 5,123,204 | | | $ | 47,400,254 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2006: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 8,110,954 | | | $ | 64,097,598 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends | | 196,583 | | | | 1,403,601 | |
Shares reacquired | | (6,119,945 | ) | | | (48,266,588 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 2,187,592 | | | $ | 17,234,611 | |
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Note 7. Borrowing
The Series, 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 26, 2007, the Funds renewed SCA with the banks. The commitment under the renewed SCA continues to be $500 million. The Funds pay a commitment fee of .06 of 1% of the unused portion of the renewed SCA. The expiration date of the renewed SCA will be October 24, 2008. For the period from October 27, 2006 through October 26, 2007, the Funds paid a commitment fee of .07 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 Series utilized the line of credit during the year ended October 31, 2007. The average daily balance for the 141 days the Series had loans outstanding during the year was approximately $2,106,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 5.73%.
Note 8. Reorganization
On December 15, 2006, Dryden International Equity Fund acquired all of the net assets of the Jennison Global Growth Fund, Inc., pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Jennison Global Growth Fund, Inc. shareholders on December 11, 2006. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free issue of Class A, Class C, Class F and Class Z shares for the corresponding classes of Jennison Global Growth Fund, Inc. During the acquisition the Series renamed Class B shares of Jennison Global Growth and issued Class F shares of Dryden International Equity Fund.
On March 16, 2007, Dryden International Equity Fund acquired all of the net assets of the Strategic Partners International Growth Fund pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by the Strategic Partners International Growth Fund shareholders on December 29, 2006. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free issue of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class L, Class M and Class X shares for the corresponding classes of Strategic Partners International Growth Fund.
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Merged Funds |
Jennison Global Growth Fund |
Class | | Shares |
A | | 17,883,946 |
B | | 2,162,099 |
C | | 713,686 |
Z | | 377,958 |
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SP International Growth Fund |
Class | | Shares |
A | | 2,035,463 |
B | | 243,730 |
C | | 2,517,110 |
L | | 2,062,990 |
M | | 4,948,802 |
X | | 1,493,777 |
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Acquiring Fund |
Dryden International Equity Fund |
Class | | Shares | | Value |
A | | 39,754,913 | | $ | 351,369,984 |
F | | 4,458,745 | | | 38,141,130 |
C | | 1,455,002 | | | 12,450,845 |
Z | | 844,417 | | | 7,522,944 |
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Dryden International Equity Fund |
Class | | Shares | | Value |
A | | 4,033,477 | | $ | 35,995,381 |
B | | 479,552 | | | 4,137,461 |
C | | 4,969,355 | | | 42,854,660 |
L | | 4,065,903 | | | 36,281,032 |
M | | 9,740,447 | | | 84,013,342 |
X | | 2,941,125 | | | 25,373,808 |
The aggregate net assets and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of the Merged funds immediately before the acquisition were:
| | | | | | |
| | Total Net Assets | | Unrealized Appreciation |
Jennison Global Growth Fund | | $ | 409,484,903 | | $ | 107,261,144 |
SP International Growth Fund | | | 228,655,684 | | | 56,235,689 |
The Fund acquired capital loss carryforward due to the reorganization with Jennison Global Growth Fund and SP International Growth Fund in the amounts of $50,010,130
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and $93,730,145, respectively (amounts included in Note 5). The future utilization of the acquired capital loss carryforward may be limited under certain conditions defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Note 9. New Accounting Pronouncements
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Series’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. The impact of the tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded in the year in which they arise. On December 22, 2006 the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed the effective date until the last net asset value calculation in the first required financial reporting period for its fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006. The Series’ financial statements have not been impacted by the adoption of FIN 48. However, the conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from FASB and on-going analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
On September 20, 2006, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (FAS 157). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157 and its impact, if any, in the financial statements has not yet been determined.
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OCTOBER 31, 2007 | | ANNUAL REPORT |
Dryden International Equity Fund
Financial Highlights
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| | Class A | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2007(d) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 8.54 | |
| | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .16 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1.92 | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.08 | |
| | | | |
Less Dividends: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.13 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 10.49 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(a): | | | 24.68 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 557,878 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 438,194 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(b) | | | 1.34 | % |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.60 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 114 | % |
(a) | 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 year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | The distributor of the Series has contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. |
(c) | Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios (both including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees) and the net investment income ratios would have been 1.68% 1.43% and 1.02%, respectively for the year ended October 31, 2005. |
(d) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the year. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class A | |
Year Ended October 31, | |
2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 6.84 | | | $ | 5.75 | | | $ | 4.84 | | | $ | 3.74 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| .08 | | | | .06 | | | | .03 | | | | (.02 | ) |
| 1.66 | | | | 1.09 | | | | .88 | | | | 1.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1.74 | | | | 1.15 | | | | .91 | | | | 1.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (.04 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 8.54 | | | $ | 6.84 | | | $ | 5.75 | | | $ | 4.84 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25.55 | % | | | 20.13 | % | | | 18.80 | % | | | 29.41 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 67,123 | | | $ | 38,323 | | | $ | 22,103 | | | $ | 20,050 | |
$ | 52,174 | | | $ | 30,177 | | | $ | 20,760 | | | $ | 18,650 | |
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| 1.40 | % | | | 1.57 | %(c) | | | 2.02 | % | | | 2.13 | % |
| 1.15 | % | | | 1.32 | %(c) | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.88 | % |
| 1.23 | % | | | 1.13 | %(c) | | | .64 | % | | | (.36 | )% |
| 60 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 157 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | |
| | Class B | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2007(c) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 8.22 | |
| | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .06 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1.88 | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.94 | |
| | | | |
Less Dividends: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.07 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 10.09 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(a): | | | 23.73 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 32,905 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 39,205 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 2.09 | % |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .67 | % |
(a) | 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 year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios (both including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees) and the net investment income ratios would have been 2.43% 1.43% and .28%, respectively for the year ended October 31, 2005. |
(c) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the year. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class B | |
Year Ended October 31, | |
2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
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$ | 6.59 | | | $ | 5.55 | | | $ | 4.71 | | | $ | 3.66 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| .04 | | | | .02 | | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.05 | ) |
| 1.59 | | | | 1.04 | | | | .85 | | | | 1.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1.63 | | | | 1.06 | | | | .84 | | | | 1.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | | | | (.02 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 8.22 | | | $ | 6.59 | | | $ | 5.55 | | | $ | 4.71 | |
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| 24.73 | % | | | 19.08 | % | | | 17.83 | % | | | 28.34 | % |
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$ | 46,330 | | | $ | 42,878 | | | $ | 42,252 | | | $ | 40,587 | |
$ | 45,041 | | | $ | 44,159 | | | $ | 42,334 | | | $ | 35,399 | |
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| 2.15 | % | | | 2.32 | %(b) | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.88 | % |
| 1.15 | % | | | 1.32 | %(b) | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.88 | % |
| .46 | % | | | .37 | %(b) | | | (.11 | )% | | | (1.14 | )% |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class C | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2007(c) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 8.22 | |
| | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .10 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1.84 | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.94 | |
| | | | |
Less Dividends: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.07 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 10.09 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(a): | | | 23.73 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 75,010 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 53,765 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 2.09 | % |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.03 | % |
(a) | 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 year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios (both including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees) and the net investment income ratios would have been 2.43% 1.43% and .28%, respectively for the year ended October 31, 2005. |
(c) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the year. |
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Class C | |
Year Ended October 31 | |
2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 6.59 | | | $ | 5.55 | | | $ | 4.71 | | | $ | 3.66 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| .04 | | | | .02 | | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.05 | ) |
| 1.59 | | | | 1.04 | | | | .85 | | | | 1.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1.63 | | | | 1.06 | | | | .84 | | | | 1.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | | | | (.02 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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$ | 8.22 | | | $ | 6.59 | | | $ | 5.55 | | | $ | 4.71 | |
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| 24.73 | % | | | 19.08 | % | | | 17.83 | % | | | 28.34 | % |
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$ | 13,825 | | | $ | 12,779 | | | $ | 13,669 | | | $ | 14,006 | |
$ | 13,478 | | | $ | 13,700 | | | $ | 13,956 | | | $ | 12,640 | |
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| 2.15 | % | | | 2.32 | %(b) | | | 2.77 | % | | | 2.88 | % |
| 1.15 | % | | | 1.32 | %(b) | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.88 | % |
| .47 | % | | | .37 | %(b) | | | (.12 | )% | | | (1.14 | )% |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class F | |
| | December 18, 2006(a) Through October 31, 2007(d) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.56 | |
| | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .09 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1.46 | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.55 | |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.11 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(b): | | | 18.11 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 28,728 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 33,219 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.84 | %(c) |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | %(c) |
Net investment income | | | 1.13 | %(c) |
(a) | Inception date of Class F shares. |
(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. 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) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the period. |
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| | Class L | |
| | March 19, 2007(a) Through October 31, 2007(d) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.92 | |
| | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .11 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1.45 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.56 | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.48 | |
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Total Return(b): | | | 17.49 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 34,433 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 35,182 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.59 | %(c) |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | %(c) |
Net investment income | | | 1.82 | %(c) |
(a) | Inception date of Class L shares. |
(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 includes reinvestment of dividends. 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) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding during the period. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class M | |
| | March 19, 2007(a) Through October 31, 2007(d) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.63 | |
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Income from investment operations | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1.38 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.46 | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.09 | |
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Total Return(b): | | | 16.92 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 68,244 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 76,639 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 2.09 | %(c) |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | %(c) |
Net investment income | | | 1.41 | %(c) |
(a) | Inception date of Class M shares. |
(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. 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) | Calculated based upon the average shares outstanding during the period. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class X | |
| | March 19, 2007(a) Through October 31, 2007(d) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.63 | |
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Income from investment operations | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1.38 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.46 | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.09 | |
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Total Return(b): | | | 16.92 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $ | 25,428 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 25,351 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 2.09 | %(c) |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | %(c) |
Net investment income | | | 1.30 | %(c) |
(a) | Inception date of Class X shares. |
(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. 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) | Calculated based upon the average shares outstanding during the period. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
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| | Class Z | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2007(c) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 8.62 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .16 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 1.97 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.13 | |
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Less Dividends: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.15 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 10.60 | |
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Total Return(a): | | | 25.05 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 353,771 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 301,553 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | % |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.09 | % |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.73 | % |
(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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | Net of expense subsidy. If the investment manager had not subsidized expenses, the expense ratios (both including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees) and the net investment income ratios would have been 1.43%, 1.43% and .73%, respectively for the year ended October 31, 2005. |
(c) | Calculated based upon the average shares outstanding during the year. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Year Ended October 31, | |
2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
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$ | 6.90 | | | $ | 5.80 | | | $ | 4.88 | | | $ | 3.76 | |
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| .12 | | | | .05 | | | | .03 | | | | (.01 | ) |
| 1.65 | | | | 1.12 | | | | .89 | | | | 1.13 | |
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| 1.77 | | | | 1.17 | | | | .92 | | | | 1.12 | |
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| (.05 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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$ | 8.62 | | | $ | 6.90 | | | $ | 5.80 | | | $ | 4.88 | |
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| 25.86 | % | | | 20.40 | % | | | 18.85 | % | | | 29.79 | % |
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$ | 243,572 | | | $ | 179,798 | | | $ | 12,881 | | | $ | 3,699 | |
$ | 214,969 | | | $ | 53,026 | | | $ | 7,103 | | | $ | 3,533 | |
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| 1.15 | % | | | 1.32 | %(b) | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.88 | % |
| 1.15 | % | | | 1.32 | %(b) | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.88 | % |
| 1.48 | % | | | .88 | %(b) | | | .81 | % | | | (.31 | )% |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Prudential World Fund, Inc.—Dryden International Equity Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Prudential World Fund, Inc.—Dryden International Equity Fund (one of the portfolios constituting the Prudential World Fund, Inc., hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2007, 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 years in the four-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. The financial highlights for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm, whose report dated December 22, 2003, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
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 October 31, 2007, 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 the Fund as of October 31, 2007, 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 four-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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Federal Income Tax Information
(Unaudited)
As required by the Internal Revenue Code, we wish to advise you as to the federal status of dividends paid by the Series during its fiscal year ended October 31, 2007.
During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Series paid dividends taxable as ordinary income of $0.132 for Class A shares, $0.068 for Class B shares, $0.068 for Class C shares and $0.15 for Class Z shares.
Further, we wish to advise you that 6.19% of ordinary income dividends paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate taxpayers.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Series designated 81.14% as qualified dividend income for the reduced tax rate under the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003.
The Series has elected to give the benefit of foreign tax credits to its shareholders. Accordingly, shareholders who must report their gross income dividends and distributions in a federal tax return will be entitled to a foreign tax credit, or an itemized deduction, in computing their U.S. income tax liability. It is generally more advantageous to claim a credit rather than to take a deduction. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Fund intends on passing through $2,799,935 of ordinary income distributions as a foreign tax credit based on foreign source income of $27,590,571.
For purposes of preparing your federal income tax return, however, you should report the amounts as reflected on the appropriate Form 1099-DIV or substitute Form 1099-DIV which you should receive in January 2008.
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Management of the Fund
(Unaudited)
Information pertaining to the Directors of the Prudential World Fund, Inc./the Dryden International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is set forth below. Directors who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, (the 1940 Act) are referred to as “Independent Directors.” Directors who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund are referred to as “Interested Directors.” “Fund Complex”† consists of the Fund and any other investment companies managed by PI.
Independent Directors(2)
Linda W. Bynoe (55), Director since 2005(3) Oversees 59 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) of Telemat, Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President at Morgan Stanley & Co.
Other Directorships held: Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (since May 2003); Anixter International (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (since April 2006).
David E.A. Carson (73), Director since 2003(3) Oversees 63 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Director (since October 2007) of ICI Mutual Insurance Company; formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of People’s Bank (1998-2000).
Robert E. La Blanc (73), Director since 1984(3) Oversees 61 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President (since 1981) of Robert E. La Blanc Associates, Inc. (telecommunications).
Other Directorships held:(4) Director of CA, Inc. (since 2002) (software company); FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. (since 2003) (telecom company).
Douglas H. McCorkindale (68), Director since 2003(3) Oversees 59 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Formerly Chairman (February 2001-June 2006), Chief Executive Officer (June 2000-July 2005), President (September 1997-July 2005) and Vice Chairman (March 1984-May 2000) of Gannett Co. Inc. (publishing and media).
Other Directorships held:(4) Director of Continental Airlines, Inc. (since May 1993); Director of Lockheed Martin Corp. (aerospace and defense) (since May 2001).
Richard A. Redeker (64), Director since 2003(3) Oversees 60 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Management Consultant; Director (since 2001) and Chairman of the Board (since 2006) of Invesmart, Inc.; Director of Penn Tank Lines, Inc. (since 1999).
Robin B. Smith (68), Director since 1996(3) Oversees 61 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Chairman of the Board (since January 2003) of Publishers Clearing House (direct marketing); formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (August 1996-January 2003) of Publishers Clearing House.
Other Directorships held:(4) Formerly Director of BellSouth Corporation (1992-2006).
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Stephen G. Stoneburn (64), Director since 1996(3) Oversees 61 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).
Clay T. Whitehead (69), Director since 1984(3) Oversees 61 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President (since 1983) of YCO (new business development firm).
Interested Directors(1)
Judy A. Rice (59), President since 2003 and Director since 2000(3) Oversees 59 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer-In-Charge (since February 2003) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President (since February 1999) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; President, Chief Executive Officer and Officer-In-Charge (since April 2003) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Director (May 2003-March 2006) and Executive Vice President (June 2005-March 2006) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; formerly Executive Vice President (September 1999-February 2003) of Prudential Investments LLC; Member of Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute.
Robert F. Gunia (61), Vice President since 1999 and Director since 1996(3) Oversees 145 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Chief Administrative Officer (since September 1999) and Executive Vice President (since December 1996) of Prudential Investments LLC; President (since April 1999) 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.
Other Directorships held:(4) Vice President and Director (since May 1989) and Treasurer (since 1999) of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.
Information pertaining to the Officers of the Fund who are not also Trustees is set forth below.
Officers(2)
Kathryn L. Quirk (55), Chief Legal Officer since 2005(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since September 2004) of Prudential; Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (since July 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC and Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Managing Director, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary (1997-2002) of Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc.
Deborah A. Docs (49), Secretary since 2005(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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 (49), Assistant Secretary since 2005(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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.
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Claudia DiGiacomo (33), Assistant Secretary since 2005(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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).
Timothy J. Knierim (48), Chief Compliance Officer since 2007(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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 (49), Deputy Chief Compliance Officer since 2007(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Vice President and Senior Compliance Officer (since March 2006) of PI; Vice President-Financial Reporting (since March 2006) for Prudential Life and Annuities Finance.
Grace C. Torres (48), Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer since 1995(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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.
John P. Schwartz (36), Assistant Secretary since 2006(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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).
M. Sadiq Peshimam (43), Assistant Treasurer since 2006(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Vice President (since 2005) and Director (2000-2005) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.
Peter Parella (49), Assistant Treasurer since 2007(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Vice President (since June 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).
Andrew R. French (45), Assistant Secretary since 2006(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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).
Noreen M. Fierro (43), Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since October 2006(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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.
† | The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PI. The Funds for which PI serves as manager include Jennison Dryden Mutual Funds, Strategic Partners Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2, 10, 11. The Target Portfolio Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, The High Yield Income Fund, Inc., The High Yield Plus Fund, Inc., Nicholas-Applegate Fund, Inc., Advanced Series Trust and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. |
(1) | “Interested” Directors, as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of employment with the Manager, a Subadvisor or the Distributor. |
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(2) | Unless otherwise noted, the address of the Directors and Officers is c/o: Prudential Investments LLC, Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102. |
(3) | There is no set term of office for Directors and Officers. The Independent Directors have adopted a retirement policy, which calls for the retirement of Directors on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 75. The table shows the individual’s length of service as Directors and/or Officer. |
(4) | This includes only directorships of companies required to register, or file reports with the SEC under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. |
Additional Information about the Directors is included in the Statement of Additional Information which is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 521-7466 or (732) 482-7555 (Calling from outside the U.S.)
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Approval of Advisory Agreements
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential World Fund, Inc. oversees the management of the Dryden International Equity Fund (the “Fund”) and, as required by law, determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreement with Quantitative Management Associates LLC (“QMA”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 6-7, 2007 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2008, after concluding that 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 their consideration. Among other things, the Board considered comparisons with other mutual funds in relevant Peer Universes and Peer Groups. The mutual funds included in each Peer Universe or Peer Group were objectively determined solely by Lipper Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles over one-, three- and five-year periods ending December 31, 2006, 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).
In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors they deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided, 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. 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 their 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 6-7, 2007.
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 QMA, which serves as the Fund’s subadviser pursuant to the terms of a subadvisory agreement with PI, are fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.
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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)
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 and extent of services provided to the Fund by PI and QMA. 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 QMA, 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 QMA, and also reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of QMA’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 QMA’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to both PI and QMA. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to both PI and QMA. The Board noted that QMA 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 QMA, and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the Fund benefits from the services provided by PI and QMA under the management and subadvisory agreements.
Performance of Dryden International Equity Fund
The Board received and considered information about the Fund’s historical performance. The Board considered that the Fund’s gross and net performance (which reflects any subsidies, waivers or expense caps) in relation to its Peer Universe (the
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1 Although Lipper classifies the Fund in its International Multi-Cap Core Funds Performance Universe, the International Multi-Cap Growth Funds Performance Universe was utilized because PI believes that the funds included in this Universe provide a more appropriate basis for Fund performance comparisons.
Lipper Retail and Institutional International Multi-Cap Core Funds Performance Universe)1 was in the first quartile over the three-year period, and was in the second quartile over the one- and five-year periods. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index during all periods. The Board concluded that, in light of the Fund’s competitive performance, it would be in the interest of the Fund and its shareholders for the Fund to renew the agreements.
Fees and Expenses
The Board considered the Fund’s contractual and actual management fees (which reflects any subsidies, expense caps or waivers) ranked in the Expense Group’s first and second quartiles, respectively. The Board further noted that the Fund’s total expenses ranked in the first quartile. The Board concluded that the management and subadvisory fees are reasonable in light of the services provided.
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 received and discussed information concerning whether PI realizes economies of scale as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board noted that the management fee schedule for the Fund includes breakpoints, which have the effect of decreasing the fee rate as assets increase, but at the current level of assets the Fund does not realize the effect of those rate reductions. The Board took note that the Fund’s fee structure would result in benefits to Fund shareholders when (and if) assets
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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)
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.
Other Benefits to PI and QMA
The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI and QMA and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included brokerage commissions received by affiliates of PI, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), and benefits to the reputation as well as other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by QMA included its ability to use soft dollar credits, brokerage commissions received by affiliates of QMA, 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 the benefits derived by PI and QMA were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.
After full consideration of these factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment
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Class A | | 17.82 | % | | 22.26 | % | | 0.28 | % |
Class B | | 18.73 | | | 22.59 | | | 0.26 | |
Class C | | 22.73 | | | 22.68 | | | 0.26 | |
Class F | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class L | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class M | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class X | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class Z | | 25.05 | | | 23.93 | | | 1.24 | |
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Class A | | 24.68 | % | | 23.65 | % | | 1.02 | % |
Class B | | 23.73 | | | 22.68 | | | 0.26 | |
Class C | | 23.73 | | | 22.68 | | | 0.26 | |
Class F | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class L | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class M | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class X | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
Class Z | | 25.05 | | | 23.93 | | | 1.24 | |
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.jennisondryden.com or by
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calling (800) 225-1852. The maximum initial sales charge is 5.50%. Gross operating expenses: Class A, 1.39%; Class B, 2.09%; Class C, 2.09%; Class F, 1.84%; Class L, 1.59%; Class M, 2.09%; Class X, 2.09%; Class Z, 1.09%. Net operating expenses apply to: Class A, 1.34%; Class B, 2.09%; Class C, 2.09%; Class F, 1.84%; Class L, 1.59%; Class M, 2.09%; Class X, 2.09%; Class Z, 1.09%, after contractual reduction through 2/28/2008.
The returns in the graph and the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares.
Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.
Inception dates: Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class Z, 3/1/00; Class F, 12/18/06; Class L, Class M, and Class X, 3/19/07.
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Dryden International Equity Fund (Class A shares) with a similar investment in the MSCI EAFE® Index by portraying the initial account values at the commencement of operations of Class A shares (March 1, 2000) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2007) as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class B, Class C, Class F, Class L, Class M, Class X, and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without a distribution and service (12b-1) fee waiver of 0.05% for Class A shares through October 31, 2007, the returns shown in the graph and for Class A shares in the tables would have been lower.
The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged, weighted index of performance that reflects stock price movements of developed-country markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. The MSCI EAFE® Index’s total returns include the reinvestment of all dividends, but do not include the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. These returns would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses, or taxes. The securities that comprise the MSCI EAFE® Index may differ substantially from the securities in the Fund. The MSCI EAFE® Index is not the only index that may be used to characterize performance of global/international stock funds. Other indexes may portray different comparative performance. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Class A and Class L shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%, and 5.75%, respectively, a 12b-1 fee of up to .30% and .50%, respectively annually, and all investors who purchase Class A and Class L 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%. Class B and Class F shares are subject to a declining CDSC of 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, and 1%, respectively for the first six years after purchase and 12b-1 fees of 1% and .75%, respectively, annually. Approximately seven years after purchase, Class B and Class F 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%. Class M and Class X shares purchased are not subject to a front-end sales charge, but charge a CDSC of 6% and a 12b-1 fee of 1%. The CDSC for Class M and Class X shares decreases by 1% annually to 2% in the fifth and sixth years after purchase, 1% in the seventh year and 0% in the eighth year after purchase. Class M and Class X shares convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after purchase. The returns in the graph and tables reflect the share class expense structure in effect at the close of the fiscal period. The returns in the graph and the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares.
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Gateway Center Three 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 | | (800) 225-1852 | | www.jennisondryden.com |
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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 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website 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 Fund’s website and on the Commission’s website. |
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DIRECTORS |
Linda W. Bynoe • David E.A. Carson • Robert F. Gunia • Robert E. La Blanc • Douglas H. McCorkindale • Richard A. Redeker • Judy A. Rice • Robin B. Smith • Stephen G. Stoneburn • Clay T. Whitehead |
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OFFICERS |
Judy A. Rice, President • Robert F. Gunia, Vice President • Grace C. Torres, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer • Kathryn L. Quirk, Chief Legal Officer • Deborah A. Docs, Secretary • Timothy J. Knierim, Chief Compliance Officer • Valerie M. Simpson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer • Noreen M. Fierro, Acting Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer • Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary • Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary • John P. Schwartz, Assistant Secretary • Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary • M. Sadiq Peshimam, Assistant Treasurer • Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | Prudential Investments LLC | | Gateway Center Three 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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INVESTMENT SUBADVISER | | Quantitative Management Associates LLC | | Gateway Center Two 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | Gateway Center Three
100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN | | The Bank of New York | | One Wall Street New York, NY 10286 |
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TRANSFER AGENT | | Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC | | PO Box 9658 Providence, RI 02940 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | KPMG LLP | | 345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | | 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 |
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An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus for the Fund contains this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus by visiting our website at www.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |
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E-DELIVERY |
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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, Dryden International Equity 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. |
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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 (800) SEC-0330 (732-0330). The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each fiscal quarter. |
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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) 225-1852. |
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| | CUSIP | | 743969859 | | 743969867 | | 743969875 | | 743969842 | | 743969834 | | 743969826 | | 743969818 | | 743969883 | | |
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(Formerly known as Strategic Partners International Value Fund)
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OCTOBER 31, 2007 | | ANNUAL REPORT |
Dryden International Value Fund
FUND TYPE
International stock
OBJECTIVE
Long-term growth of capital
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.
JennisonDryden, Dryden, Prudential Financial and the Rock Prudential logo are registered service marks of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ, and its affiliates.
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December 14, 2007
Dear Shareholder:
We hope you find the annual report for the Dryden International Value Fund informative and useful. As a JennisonDryden mutual fund shareholder, you may be thinking about where you can find additional growth opportunities. You could invest in last year’s top-performing asset class and hope history repeats itself or you could stay in cash while waiting for the “right moment” to invest.
Instead, we believe it is better to take advantage of developing domestic and global investment opportunities through a diversified portfolio of stock and bond mutual funds. A diversified asset allocation offers two potential advantages. It helps you manage downside risk by not being overly exposed to any particular asset class, plus it gives you a better opportunity to have at least some of your assets in the right place at the right time. Your financial professional can help you create a diversified investment plan that may include mutual funds covering all the basic asset classes and that reflects your personal investor profile and tolerance for risk.
JennisonDryden Mutual Funds gives you a wide range of choices that can help you make progress toward your financial goals. Our funds offer the experience, resources, and professional discipline of four leading asset managers. They are recognized and respected in the institutional market and by discerning investors for excellence in their respective strategies. JennisonDryden equity funds are advised by Jennison Associates LLC, Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), or Prudential Real Estate Investors (PREI). Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) advises the JennisonDryden fixed income and money market funds. Jennison Associates, QMA, and PIM are registered investment advisers and Prudential Financial companies. PREI is a registered investment adviser and a unit of PIM.
Thank you for choosing JennisonDryden Mutual Funds.
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Prudential World Fund, Inc.
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Your Fund’s Performance
Fund objective
The investment objective of the Dryden International Value Fund is long-term growth of capital through investment in equity securities of foreign issuers. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
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.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The maximum initial sales charge is 5.50% (Class A shares). Gross operating expenses: Class A, 1.62%; Class B, 2.32%; Class C, 2.32%; Class Z, 1.32%. Net operating expenses apply to: Class A, 1.57%; Class B, 2.32%; Class C, 2.32%; Class Z, 1.32%, after contractual reduction through 2/28/2009.
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Cumulative Total Returns as of 10/31/07 | | | | | | | | | |
| | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
Class A | | 32.15 | % | | 169.43 | % | | 148.95 | % |
Class B | | 31.17 | | | 159.45 | | | 130.55 | |
Class C | | 31.17 | | | 159.38 | | | 130.79 | |
Class Z | | 32.50 | | | 172.62 | | | 154.84 | |
MSCI EAFE® ND Index1 | | 24.91 | | | 183.98 | | | 142.36 | |
Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds Avg.2 | | 26.23 | | | 159.52 | | | 127.54 | |
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Average Annual Total Returns3 as of 9/30/07 | | | | | | | | | |
| | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
Class A | | 23.58 | % | | 21.08 | % | | 7.44 | % |
Class B | | 24.82 | | | 21.44 | | | 7.23 | |
Class C | | 28.83 | | | 21.51 | | | 7.24 | |
Class Z | | 31.09 | | | 22.73 | | | 8.30 | |
MSCI EAFE® ND Index1 | | 24.86 | | | 23.55 | | | 7.97 | |
Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds Avg.2 | | 25.01 | | | 21.16 | | | 7.08 | |
The cumulative total returns do not reflect the deduction of applicable sales charges. If reflected, the applicable sales charges would reduce the cumulative total returns performance quoted. Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%. Under certain circumstances, Class A shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1%. Class B and Class C shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5% and 1%, respectively. Class Z shares are not subject to a sales charge.
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Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of such fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, total returns would be lower.
1The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, and Far East Index (MSCI EAFE® ND Index) is an unmanaged, weighted index of performance that reflects stock price movements of developed-country markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. The ND version of the MSCI EAFE Index reflects the impact of the maximum withholding taxes on reinvested dividends.
2The Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds Average (Lipper Average) represents returns based on an average return of all funds in the Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds category. Funds in the Lipper Average invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies strictly outside of the United States with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) greater than the 250th largest company in the S&P/Citigroup World ex-U.S. Broad Market Index (BMI). Large-cap core funds typically have an average price-to-cash flow ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value compared with the S&P/Citigroup World ex-U.S. BMI.
3The average annual total returns take into account applicable sales charges. Class A, Class B, and Class C shares are subject to an annual distribution and service (12b-1) fee of up to 0.30%, 1.00%, and 1.00%, respectively. Approximately seven years after purchase, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis. Class Z shares are not subject to 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.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index. The returns for the MSCI EAFE® ND Index and the Lipper Average would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses, or taxes. Returns for the Lipper Average reflect the deduction of operating expenses of a mutual fund, but not sales charges or taxes.
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Five Largest Holdings expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/07 | | | |
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Entertainment & Leisure | | 2.0 | % |
BASF AG, Chemicals | | 1.8 | |
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., Real Estate | | 1.8 | |
Lloyds TSB Group PLC, Financial—Bank & Trust | | 1.7 | |
China Mobile, Ltd., Telecommunications | | 1.7 | |
Holdings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
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Five Largest Industries expressed as a percentage of net assets as of 10/31/07 | | | |
Telecommunications | | 12.9 | % |
Financial—Bank & Trust | | 11.4 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | 10.4 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | 6.9 | |
Automobile Manufacturers | | 5.1 | |
Industry weightings reflect only long-term investments and are subject to change.
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Strategy and Performance Overview
How did the Fund perform?
The Dryden International Value Fund’s Class A shares returned 32.15% for the 12-month reporting period ended October 31, 2007, significantly outperforming the 24.91% return of the benchmark MSCI EAFE ND Index (the Index) and the 26.23% return of the Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds Average.
In early July 2007, the name of the Fund was changed to the Dryden International Value Fund. This was part of an initiative to eliminate the use of the Strategic Partners brand and did not affect management of the Fund.
What were conditions like in the international stock markets?
The global economic expansion continued during the reporting period. By the end of 2006, the global economy recorded its strongest cumulative gross domestic product growth in a decade, lifting stock market indexes worldwide. This bullish trend held through the beginning of the summer of 2007. Then a crisis in debt securities tied to U.S. subprime mortgages (home loans made to borrowers with poor credit histories) that began to rattle world equity markets in July intensified in August. A major European bank temporarily stopped withdrawals from three of its investment funds with exposure to the risky mortgages and some hedge funds suffered losses and sold assets.
Signs of market distress in early August prompted the European Central Bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), the Bank of Japan, and the Reserve Bank of Australia to inject massive amounts of cash into their banking systems. In mid-August, the Fed reduced its discount rate it charges banks to borrow from its discount window by a half point. In mid-September, the Fed cut the discount rate and its target for the federal funds rate on overnight loans between banks by a half point. Finally, in late October, both short-term rates were reduced another quarter point, which lowered the discount rate to 5.0% and the target for the federal funds rate to 4.5%.
Global stock markets rebounded sharply in response to the Fed rate cuts, helping the Index return 24.91% for the reporting period. The best performing region was the Nordic area comprised of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and its frontrunner, Finland. Heavily weighted nations in the Index such as the United Kingdom and France posted returns consistent with the performance of the Index, but Germany outperformed. The Pacific region, home to some of the world’s most dynamic economies, ironically lagged the Index mainly due to weakness in the Japanese stock market. As the Index’s most heavily weighted Asian country, Japan took hits on several fronts, including the recent market turmoil, its sluggish domestic economic growth, and a spiking yen that made its exports less competitive. Bright spots, such as Hong Kong and Singapore recorded new highs, but were unable to lift the Index. Australia’s economy soared in tandem with natural resources stocks.
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Most sectors in the Index finished firmly in positive territory. Like the previous year, materials outpaced other sectors. Industries in the materials and energy sectors benefited from rising commodity prices and strong global demand, particularly from nations such as China and India whose economies expanded rapidly. The telecommunication services sector climbed out of last year’s doldrums amidst the prospect of industry consolidation and new product innovation. Industrials were fueled by strong capital goods, exhibiting resilient strength. Information technology companies providing Internet and mobile services to China, faired well, but the sector’s overall performance was less than stellar. The consumer staples sector, made up of industries that tend to do well even when an economy slows, performed better than the more cyclical consumer discretionary sector. In the latter, consumer durables and apparel posted a modest return, but automobiles and components gained sharply.
Financials and healthcare were the weakest sectors in the Index. Banking stocks experienced severe distress due to the subprime mortgage crisis and the related global credit crunch. Real estate, while closing the period with positive returns, led the financials sector, but showed weakness due to the ripple effects of the mortgage lending crisis. Healthcare stocks found support in equipment and service companies. However, disappointing results in pharmaceutical and biotechnology holdings effectively suppressed returns, which were nominally positive but by less than a percentage point.
How is the Fund managed?
The Fund is managed by LSV Asset Management and Thornburg Investment Management who were selected in part because of their complementary investment styles. LSV uses a quantitative deep value investment strategy and maintains a relatively large number of stocks in its portfolio. Thornburg uses traditional analysis of business fundamentals and a relative value strategy to select a portfolio with fewer and larger individual stock positions than LSV. Whereas LSV has no emerging market exposure, Thornburg may invest as much as 30% of its assets in that area. Emerging market stocks are not included in the Index.
What impact did the LSV strategy have on the Fund’s performance?
The portion of the Fund managed by LSV, facing considerable headwinds for most of the reporting period, posted a solid return that nevertheless underperformed the Index. The period saw the beginning of a turn in the market that favored stocks of companies with large market capitalizations. This development gathered steam from July through October, as the subprime mortgage crisis sent investors fleeing to shares of companies generating consistent, predictable earnings growth.
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Strategy and Performance Overview (continued)
The change posed a challenge for LSV, whose deep value strategy favors shares trading at low price-to-earnings ratios that are under duress or are largely ignored by investors. Its strategy typically creates a portfolio heavily invested in companies with smaller market capitalizations whose shares have lower valuation multiples than those in the Index. The market had favored these types of stocks for several years, but when they fell out of favor during the reporting period, the LSV portfolio underperformed the Index. Most notably, it was hurt by exposure to shares of U.K.-based companies, many of which were in the utilities, consumer staples, and financials sectors. Of the latter, banking stocks detracted most from the portfolio’s performance due to the subprime mortgage crisis.
What impact did Thornburg’s strategy have on the Fund’s performance?
Thornburg’s investment style worked well, enabling its portfolio of stocks and the overall Fund to significantly outperform the Index. In contrast to LSV, Thornburg’s relative value approach favored firms with higher valuations and higher earnings growth than those in the Index. These types of shares generally outperformed the broader stock market.
Contributing even more to the strong performance of the Thornburg portfolio was its roughly 25% exposure to companies not included in the Index, of which about 18% were emerging market stocks. For example, the portfolio benefited most from holding shares of companies located in Canada (excluded from the Index) and from having an underweight exposure to companies located in Japan (included in the Index). As previously mentioned, the Japanese stock market turned in a lackluster performance. That said, some shares of Japanese firms held by the portfolio performed well, as did shares of companies in China and Hong Kong, both of which are not included in the Index. From the perspective of sector allocation, holdings in the energy, materials, technology, and financial sectors aided the Thornburg portfolio’s performance.
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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 May 1, 2007, at the beginning of the period, and held through the six-month period ended October 31, 2007. 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 JennisonDryden 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
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Fees and Expenses (continued)
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 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.
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Dryden International Value Fund | | Beginning Account Value May 1, 2007 | | Ending Account Value October 31, 2007 | | Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period | | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period* |
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Class A | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,147.10 | | 1.45 | % | | $ | 7.85 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.90 | | 1.45 | % | | $ | 7.38 |
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Class B | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,142.90 | | 2.20 | % | | $ | 11.88 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,014.12 | | 2.20 | % | | $ | 11.17 |
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Class C | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,142.70 | | 2.20 | % | | $ | 11.88 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,014.12 | | 2.20 | % | | $ | 11.17 |
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Class Z | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,148.80 | | 1.20 | % | | $ | 6.50 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,019.16 | | 1.20 | % | | $ | 6.11 |
* 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 October 31, 2007, and divided by the 365 days in the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Fund may invest.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007
| | | | | |
Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 99.7% |
COMMON STOCKS |
| |
Australia 2.9% | | | |
129,488 | | BlueScope Steel Ltd. | | $ | 1,291,538 |
47,400 | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 2,729,971 |
97,400 | | CSR Ltd. | | | 310,883 |
186,200 | | Pacific Brands Ltd. | | | 602,234 |
400,200 | | Qantas Airways Ltd. | | | 2,213,276 |
59,235 | | Santos Ltd. | | | 781,856 |
344,703 | | Telestra Corp. Ltd. | | | 1,508,672 |
66,800 | | Zinifex Ltd. | | | 1,057,151 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 10,495,581 |
| |
Austria 0.4% | | | |
14,700 | | Voestalpine AG | | | 1,321,690 |
| |
Belgium 0.6% | | | |
32,200 | | AGFA-Gevaert NV | | | 447,306 |
9,428 | | Dexia SA | | | 302,363 |
45,800 | | Fortis | | | 1,463,530 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 2,213,199 |
| |
Brazil 0.7% | | | |
53,477 | | Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA, ADR | | | 2,608,073 |
| |
Canada 5.0% | | | |
65,400 | | Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 3,668,603 |
38,900 | | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | | 3,235,043 |
51,600 | | Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. | | | 6,337,512 |
94,244 | | Rogers Communications, Inc. (Class B Stock) | | | 4,802,738 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 18,043,896 |
| |
China 4.8% | | | |
458,310 | | China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. (Class H Stock) | | | 2,363,174 |
299,604 | | China Mobile Ltd. | | | 6,193,854 |
2,483,712 | | China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Class H Stock) | | | 3,954,655 |
1,971,200 | | Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.* | | | 3,248,211 |
1,297,200 | | Soho China Ltd.* | | | 1,670,405 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 17,430,299 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
| | | | | |
Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
| |
Denmark 2.6% | | | |
19,900 | | Carlsberg A/S (Class B Stock) | | $ | 2,680,226 |
24,445 | | Danske Bank A/S | | | 1,077,265 |
21,200 | | H Lundbeck A/S | | | 606,703 |
39,741 | | Novo Nordisk A/S (Class B Stock) | | | 4,927,703 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 9,291,897 |
| |
Finland 3.4% | | | |
119,100 | | Fortum Oyj | | | 5,163,559 |
122,900 | | Nokia Oyj | | | 4,869,001 |
26,200 | | Rautaruukki Oyj | | | 1,499,095 |
24,600 | | Tietoenator Oyj | | | 603,285 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 12,134,940 |
| |
France 11.5% | | | |
35,450 | | Air Liquide | | | 4,877,809 |
510 | | Arkema* | | | 34,693 |
102,100 | | AXA SA | | | 4,564,070 |
27,223 | | BNP Paribas | | | 3,000,504 |
3,700 | | Ciments Francais | | | 695,087 |
6,996 | | CNP Assurances | | | 891,690 |
12,400 | | Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin (Class B Stock) | | | 1,660,219 |
23,100 | | Credit Agricole SA | | | 913,159 |
113,600 | | France Telecom SA | | | 4,189,550 |
46,100 | | Groupe Danone | | | 3,951,238 |
33,933 | | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | | | 4,368,748 |
20,000 | | Natixis SA | | | 443,253 |
17,718 | | PSA Peugeot Citroen SA | | | 1,642,062 |
8,005 | | Renault SA | | | 1,343,926 |
27,500 | | Sanofi-Aventis | | | 2,411,603 |
6,400 | | Schneider Electric SA | | | 881,176 |
4,300 | | Societe Generale | | | 721,660 |
15,500 | | Thales SA | | | 965,901 |
29,500 | | Thomson | | | 514,493 |
20,400 | | Total SA | | | 1,644,470 |
9,100 | | Valeo SA | | | 498,401 |
23,600 | | Vivendi | | | 1,062,487 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 41,276,199 |
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Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| |
Germany 6.2% | | | |
| | | | | |
2,100 | | Altana AG | | $ | 50,892 |
46,600 | | BASF AG | | | 6,446,440 |
15,900 | | DaimlerChrysler AG | | | 1,749,265 |
19,500 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 2,600,094 |
27,600 | | E.ON AG | | | 5,393,264 |
27,700 | | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG | | | 1,131,112 |
40,000 | | ThyssenKrup AG | | | 2,665,315 |
20,619 | | TUI AG* | | | 610,192 |
5,700 | | Volkswagen AG | | | 1,633,997 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 22,280,571 |
| |
Greece 0.8% | | | |
74,036 | | OPAP SA | | | 3,024,285 |
| |
Guernsey 0.7% | | | |
72,594 | | Amdocs Ltd.* | | | 2,497,234 |
| |
Hong Kong 2.2% | | | |
989,458 | | Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings Ltd. | | | 903,022 |
331,100 | | Citic Pacific Ltd. | | | 2,087,875 |
112,848 | | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | | | 3,767,146 |
124,847 | | Orient Overseas International Ltd. | | | 1,288,900 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 8,046,943 |
| |
Ireland 1.1% | | | |
129,400 | | Allied Irish Banks PLC | | | 3,237,714 |
32,900 | | Irish Life & Permanent PLC | | | 749,645 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 3,987,359 |
| |
Israel 1.3% | | | |
107,400 | | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR | | | 4,726,674 |
| | |
Italy 2.4% | | | | | |
38,600 | | Banco Popolare di Verona Scarl* | | | 926,489 |
57,101 | | Eni SpA | | | 2,084,371 |
20,900 | | Finmeccanica SpA | | | 620,324 |
22,100 | | Indesit Co. SpA | | | 391,836 |
565,397 | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 4,471,743 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 8,494,763 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
| | | | | |
Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| |
Japan 13.9% | | | |
| | | | | |
33,973 | | Alpine Electronics, Inc. | | $ | 546,145 |
54,025 | | Alps Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 676,379 |
53 | | Asahi Breweries Ltd. | | | 877 |
97,300 | | Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 744,875 |
47,283 | | Canon, Inc. | | | 2,392,491 |
175,214 | | Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd. | | | 764,208 |
50,000 | | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 481,852 |
175,214 | | Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | | | 1,030,740 |
38,100 | | Fanuc Ltd. | | | 4,176,505 |
184,000 | | Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 956,352 |
56 | | Hitachi Ltd. | | | 375 |
30,147 | | Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 650,540 |
68,726 | | Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 2,573,573 |
55 | | Hosiden Corp. | | | 975 |
19,300 | | Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 434,635 |
203,600 | | Kurabo Industries Ltd. | | | 489,918 |
173,200 | | Marubeni Corp. | | | 1,487,174 |
38,000 | | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. | | | 725,638 |
103,178 | | Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 853,700 |
22,700 | | Nifco, Inc. | | | 531,109 |
11,096 | | Nintendo Co. Ltd. | | | 7,046,833 |
114,200 | | Nippon Oil Corp. | | | 1,011,434 |
30,000 | | Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. | | | 296,479 |
340 | | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. | | | 1,556,058 |
200 | | Nippon Unipac Group, Inc. | | | 598,848 |
29,116 | | Nipro Corp. | | | 555,509 |
186,500 | | Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 2,139,670 |
80,700 | | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,438,012 |
47 | | NSK Ltd. | | | 417 |
1,000 | | NTT Docomo, Inc. | | | 1,454,893 |
55,200 | | Oji Paper Co. Ltd. | | | 252,153 |
30,644 | | Okasan Holdings, Inc. | | | 206,815 |
7 | | Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 27 |
2,500 | | Promise Co. Ltd. | | | 75,198 |
20,079 | | Rengo Co. Ltd. | | | 144,979 |
34,500 | | Ricoh Co. Ltd. | | | 681,912 |
146,000 | | Sanwa Shutter Corp. | | | 769,980 |
4,200 | | Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 99,247 |
78,000 | | SMK Corp. | | | 668,111 |
27,400 | | Sumitomo Corp. | | | 477,415 |
251 | | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd. | | | 629 |
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Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| | | | | |
99,000 | | Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. (The) | | $ | 738,144 |
14,319 | | Takefuji Corp. | | | 364,910 |
69,259 | | Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd. | | | 798,017 |
50,000 | | Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. | | | 487,816 |
98,966 | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 5,665,230 |
20,624 | | Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | | | 2,126,383 |
132,000 | | Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The) | | | 983,816 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 50,156,996 |
| |
Liechtenstein 0.2% | | | |
2,900 | | Verwaltungs und Privat Bank AG | | | 758,546 |
| |
Mexico 1.8% | | | |
56,113 | | America Movil SA de CV Series L, ADR | | | 3,669,229 |
691,098 | | Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V | | | 2,806,522 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 6,475,751 |
| |
Netherlands 2.8% | | | |
39,600 | | Aegon NV | | | 817,985 |
57,300 | | ING Groep NV, ADR | | | 2,576,363 |
103,500 | | Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV | | | 1,952,010 |
23,000 | | Oce NV | | | 462,099 |
45,200 | | Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class A Stock) | | | 1,978,625 |
23,030 | | Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 2,224,007 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 10,011,089 |
| |
New Zealand 0.2% | | | |
357,800 | | Air New Zealand Ltd. | | | 588,029 |
| |
Norway 0.5% | | | |
38,900 | | Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 571,163 |
33,539 | | Statoil ASA | | | 1,134,882 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 1,706,045 |
| |
Russia 1.4% | | | |
63,300 | | OAO Gazprom, ADR | | | 3,152,340 |
485,000 | | Sberbank | | | 2,085,500 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 5,237,840 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
| | | | | |
Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) |
| |
Singapore 0.8% | | | |
| | | | | |
377,970 | | MobileOne Ltd. | | $ | 550,559 |
248,141 | | Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. | | | 888,919 |
106,400 | | Singapore Airlines Ltd. | | | 1,452,435 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 2,891,913 |
South Korea 0.8% | | | |
42,770 | | Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. | | | 2,794,326 |
| |
Spain 2.9% | | | |
59,500 | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 1,497,088 |
140,800 | | Banco Santander Central Hispano SA | | | 3,059,318 |
56,547 | | Repsol YPF SA | | | 2,232,065 |
112,200 | | Telefonica SA | | | 3,703,973 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 10,492,444 |
| |
Sweden 1.0% | | | |
44,700 | | Electrolux AB (Class B Stock) | | | 863,804 |
7,140 | | Husqvarna AB (Class A Stock) | | | 85,709 |
156,200 | | Nordea Bank AB | | | 2,793,479 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 3,742,992 |
| |
Switzerland 8.8% | | | |
9,400 | | Baloise Holding AG | | | 998,912 |
2,017 | | Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG | | | 100,206 |
37,300 | | Credit Suisse Group | | | 2,508,348 |
1,709 | | Georg Fischer AG | | | 1,282,045 |
2,279 | | Givaudan SA | | | 2,238,866 |
10,900 | | Nestle SA | | | 5,029,394 |
59,033 | | Novartis AG | | | 3,139,186 |
2,263 | | Rieter Holdings AG | | | 1,311,813 |
24,825 | | Roche Holding AG | | | 4,234,651 |
18,800 | | Swiss Re | | | 1,764,123 |
5,000 | | Swisscom AG | | | 1,848,455 |
110,040 | | UBS AG | | | 5,884,822 |
4,600 | | Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 1,384,884 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 31,725,705 |
| |
United Kingdom 18.0% | | | |
58,000 | | Alliance & Leicester PLC | | | 953,340 |
580,400 | | ARM Holdings PLC | | | 1,792,140 |
50,600 | | AstraZeneca PLC | | | 2,496,700 |
63,200 | | Aviva PLC | | | 992,818 |
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Shares | | Description | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | | | | | |
193,571 | | Barclays PLC | | $ | 2,431,058 | |
296,400 | | BP PLC | | | 3,851,912 | |
166,655 | | Bradford & Bingley PLC | | | 1,070,767 | |
120,000 | | Brit Insurance Holdings PLC | | | 809,681 | |
414,700 | | BT Group PLC | | | 2,811,058 | |
70,100 | | Carnival PLC | | | 3,273,753 | |
62,100 | | Dairy Crest Group PLC | | | 777,977 | |
276,764 | | DSG International PLC | | | 745,242 | |
145,600 | | GKN PLC | | | 1,110,324 | |
37,300 | | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | | | 960,169 | |
119,800 | | HBOS PLC | | | 2,174,649 | |
560,063 | | Kingfisher PLC | | | 2,297,641 | |
272,238 | | Legal & General Group PLC | | | 793,058 | |
546,489 | | Lloyds TSB Group PLC | | | 6,198,610 | |
273,700 | | Marks & Spencer Group PLC | | | 3,710,569 | |
67,401 | | Next PLC | | | 3,094,451 | |
200,998 | | Northern Foods PLC | | | 443,012 | |
283,100 | | Old Mutual PLC | | | 1,083,118 | |
55,300 | | Reckitt Benckiser PLC | | | 3,206,947 | |
354,400 | | Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC | | | 1,162,100 | |
179,400 | | Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC | | | 1,926,686 | |
78,400 | | Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Class B Stock) | | | 3,415,216 | |
117,118 | | SABMiller PLC | | | 3,518,922 | |
47,000 | | Tate & Lyle PLC | | | 425,602 | |
128,588 | | TT Electronics PLC | | | 395,713 | |
77,725 | | Vodafone Group PLC, ADR | | | 3,052,261 | |
983,000 | | Vodafone Group PLC | | | 3,863,078 | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | 64,838,572 | |
| | | | | | |
| | Total long-term investments (cost $253,182,349) | | | 359,293,851 | |
| | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.5% | | | | |
| |
Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund | | | | |
| | Dryden Core Investment Fund - Taxable Money Market Series | | | | |
1,713,907 | | (cost $1,713,907)(a) | | | 1,713,907 | |
| | | | | | |
| | Total Investments(b) 100.2% (cost $254,896,256; Note 5) | | | 361,007,758 | |
| | Liabilities in excess of other assets(c) (0.2)% | | | (741,762 | ) |
| | | | | | |
| | Net Assets 100% | | $ | 360,265,996 | |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments
as of October 31, 2007 continued
The following abbreviations are used in portfolio descriptions:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
EUR—Euro
JPY—Japanese Yen
MXP—Mexico Peso
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Prudential Investments LLC, the manager of the Fund also serves as manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund-Taxable Money Market Series. |
(b) | As of October 31, 2007, 68 securities representing $90,489,678 and 25.1% of net assets were fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Directors. |
(c) | Liabilities in excess of other assets includes net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency contracts are as follows: |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at October 31, 2007:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase Contract | | | | Notional Amount (000) | | Value at Settlement Date Payable | | Current Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Euros, Expiring 11/05/07 | | EUR | | 9 | | $ | 13,085 | | $ | 13,085 | | $ | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Sale Contract | | | | Notional Amount (000) | | Value at Settlement Date Receivable | | Current Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Japanese Yen, Expiring 11/05/07 | | JPY | | 1,505 | | $ | 13,085 | | $ | 13,045 | | $ | 40 | |
Mexican Peso Expiring 12/06/07 | | MXP | | 72,500 | | | 6,664,215 | | | 6,780,916 | | | (116,701 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,677,300 | | $ | 6,793,961 | | $ | (116,661 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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 October 31, 2007 was as follows:
| | | |
Telecommunications | | 12.9 | % |
Financial - Bank & Trust | | 11.4 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | 10.4 | |
Pharmaceuticals | | 6.9 | |
Automobile Manufacturers | | 5.1 | |
Diversified Financials | | 4.4 | |
Insurance | | 3.9 | |
Real Estate | | 3.8 | |
Utilities | | 3.6 | |
Banks | | 3.3 | |
Chemicals | | 3.2 | |
Entertainment & Leisure | | 3.1 | |
Food & Beverage | | 2.8 | |
Retail & Merchandising | | 2.5 | |
Metals & Mining | | 1.8 | |
Electronic Components & Equipment | | 1.6 | |
Automotive Parts | | 1.5 | |
Financial Services | | 1.3 | |
Transportation | | 1.2 | |
Diversified Operations | | 1.2 | |
Airlines | | 1.2 | |
Building Materials | | 1.1 | |
Food Products | | 1.1 | |
Consumer Products & Services | | 1.1 | |
Office Equipment | | 1.0 | |
Aerospace | | 1.0 | |
Gaming | | 0.8 | |
Beverages | | 0.7 | |
Conglomerates | | 0.6 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | 0.6 | |
Semiconductor Components | | 0.5 | |
Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund | | 0.5 | |
Business Services | | 0.4 | |
Steel Producers/Products | | 0.4 | |
Machinery & Equipment | | 0.4 | |
Electronic Components | | 0.3 | |
Machinery | | 0.3 | |
Commercial Banks | | 0.3 | |
Multimedia | | 0.3 | |
Manufacturing | | 0.2 | |
Aerospace & Defense | | 0.2 | |
Computer Services & Software | | 0.2 | |
Paper & Related Products | | 0.2 | |
Medical Supplies & Equipment | | 0.2 | |
Auto/trucks Parts & Equipment | | 0.1 | |
Clothing & Apparel | | 0.1 | |
Printing | | 0.1 | |
Distribution/Wholesale | | 0.1 | |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing | | 0.1 | |
Paper & Forest Products | | 0.1 | |
Appliances | | 0.1 | |
| | | |
| | 100.2 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | (0.2 | ) |
| | | |
| | 100.0 | % |
| | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
as of October 31, 2007
| | | |
Assets | | | |
Investments at Value: | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $253,182,349) | | $ | 359,293,851 |
Affiliated investments (cost $1,713,907) | | | 1,713,907 |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $650,322) | | | 665,304 |
Cash | | | 63,101 |
Receivable for Series shares sold | | | 675,451 |
Dividends receivable | | | 612,140 |
Foreign tax reclaim receivable | | | 543,481 |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 327,202 |
Prepaid expenses | | | 5,463 |
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts | | | 40 |
| | | |
Total Assets | | | 363,899,940 |
| | | |
| |
Liabilities | | | |
Payable for Series shares reacquired | | | 2,128,299 |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 819,672 |
Management fee payable | | | 295,420 |
Accrued expenses | | | 150,885 |
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts | | | 116,701 |
Transfer agent fee payable | | | 71,450 |
Distribution fee payable | | | 47,343 |
Deferred directors’ fees payable | | | 2,578 |
Withholding tax payable | | | 1,596 |
| | | |
Total Liabilities | | | 3,633,944 |
| | | |
| |
Net Assets | | $ | 360,265,996 |
| | | |
| | | |
Net assets were comprised of: | | | |
Common stock, at par | | $ | 105,664 |
Paid-in capital in excess of par | | | 209,923,693 |
| | | |
| | | 210,029,357 |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 4,125,714 |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 40,031,751 |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies | | | 106,079,174 |
| | | |
Net Assets, October 31, 2007 | | $ | 360,265,996 |
| | | |
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Class A: | | | |
Net Asset Value and Redemption Price Per Share | | | |
($91,220,643 ÷ 2,675,468 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 34.10 |
Maximum Sales Charge (5.5% of offering price) | | | 1.98 |
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Offering Price Per Share | | $ | 36.08 |
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Class B: | | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share | | | |
($16,278,997 ÷ 497,315 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 32.73 |
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Class C: | | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share | | | |
($17,938,283 ÷ 547,407 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 32.77 |
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Class Z: | | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share | | | |
($234,828,073 ÷ 6,846,206 shares of common stock issued and outstanding) | | $ | 34.30 |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
Year Ended October 31, 2007
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Net Investment Income | |
Income | |
Unaffiliated dividend income (net of withholding taxes of $700,294) | | $ | 10,464,993 | |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 240,888 | |
Interest | | | 38,089 | |
Affiliated income from securities lending | | | 150 | |
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Total income | | | 10,744,120 | |
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Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | 3,228,052 | |
Distribution fees—Class A | | | 210,859 | |
Distribution fees—Class B | | | 166,272 | |
Distribution fees—Class C | | | 162,973 | |
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses (including affiliated expenses of $420,000) | | | 420,000 | |
Reorganization expenses (Note 9) | | | 249,000 | |
Custodian’s fees and expenses | | | 181,000 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 50,000 | |
Registration fees | | | 40,000 | |
Legal fees | | | 26,000 | |
Audit fees | | | 22,000 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 16,000 | |
Insurance fees | | | 12,000 | |
Interest expense (Note 7) | | | 11,524 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 19,019 | |
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Total expenses | | | 4,814,699 | |
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Net investment income | | | 5,929,421 | |
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Realized And Unrealized Gain (loss) On Investments And Foreign Currency Transactions | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investment transactions | | | 43,700,342 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (1,259,023 | ) |
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| | | 42,441,319 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 42,530,873 | |
Foreign currencies | | | 406,053 | |
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| | | 42,936,926 | |
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Net gain on investments and foreign currencies | | | 85,378,245 | |
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Net Increase In Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 91,307,666 | |
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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| | Year Ended October 31, 2007 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2006 | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 5,929,421 | | | $ | 3,457,990 | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 42,441,319 | | | | 31,970,612 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currencies | | | 42,936,926 | | | | 32,016,938 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 91,307,666 | | | | 67,445,540 | |
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Dividends and distributions (Note 1) | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (84,431 | ) | | | (1,338,851 | ) |
Class B | | | — | | | | (279,268 | ) |
Class C | | | — | | | | (186,171 | ) |
Class Z | | | (666,603 | ) | | | (3,990,294 | ) |
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| | | (751,034 | ) | | | (5,794,584 | ) |
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Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,720,197 | ) | | | (866,912 | ) |
Class B | | | (844,448 | ) | | | (289,255 | ) |
Class C | | | (765,891 | ) | | | (192,828 | ) |
Class Z | | | (8,886,383 | ) | | | (2,323,971 | ) |
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| | | (14,216,919 | ) | | | (3,672,966 | ) |
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Series share transactions (net of share conversions) (Note 6) | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | 105,826,182 | | | | 92,737,158 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 14,525,629 | | | | 9,238,126 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (121,825,308 | ) | | | (124,275,889 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets from Series share transactions | | | (1,473,497 | ) | | | (22,300,605 | ) |
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Total increase | | | 74,866,216 | | | | 35,677,385 | |
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Net Assets | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 285,399,780 | | | | 249,722,395 | |
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End of year (a) | | $ | 360,265,996 | | | $ | 285,399,780 | |
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(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of: | | $ | 4,125,714 | | | $ | 76,399 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Prudential World Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end diversified management investment company and currently consists of two series: Dryden International Value Fund (formerly Strategic Partners International Value Fund) (the “Series”) and the Dryden International Equity Fund. These financial statements relate to Dryden International Value Fund. The financial statements of the other Series are not presented herein. The investment objective of the Series is to achieve long-term growth of capital. Income is a secondary objective. The Series seeks to achieve its objective primarily through investment in common stock and preferred stock of foreign companies of all sizes.
Note 1. Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund and the Series 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 ask 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 that are actively 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 subadvisor(s), to be over-the-counter, are valued at market value using prices provided by an independent pricing agent or principal market maker. Options on securities and indices traded on an exchange are valued at the last sale price as of the close of trading on the applicable exchange or, if there was no sale, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange. Futures contracts and options thereon traded on a commodities exchange or board of trade are valued at the last sale price at the close of trading on such exchange or board of trade or, if there was no sale on the applicable commodities exchange or board of trade on such day, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices on such exchange or board of trade or at the last bid price in the absence of an asked price. Securities for which reliable market 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 Funds’ 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
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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 advisor 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. As of October 31, 2007, there were 68 securities representing $90,489,678 whose values were adjusted in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors.
Short-term securities which mature in 60 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 60 days are valued at current market quotations.
Securities Lending: The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to broker-dealers. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities loaned. 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 lender securities identical to the loaned securities. Should the borrower of 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.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Series are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities—at the current rates of exchange.
(ii) Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
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Notes to Financial Statements
continued
Although the net assets of the Series are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of the fiscal period, the Series does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term securities held at the end of the fiscal period. Similarly, the Series does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term portfolio securities sold during the fiscal period. Accordingly, realized foreign currency gains or losses are included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.
Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from the holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Series’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (other than investments) at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currencies.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political and economic instability or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.
Forward Currency Contracts: A forward currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The Series enters into forward currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings or specific receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency. The contracts are valued daily at current exchange rates and any unrealized gain or loss is included in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies. Gain or loss is realized on the settlement date of the contract equal to the difference between the settlement value of the original and renegotiated forward contracts. This gain or loss, if any, is included in net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Forward currency contracts involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on sales of securities are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on an accrual basis. 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 net assets of each class at the beginning of the day.
Dividends and Distributions: The Series expects to pay dividends of net investment income and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, 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: For federal income tax purposes, each series in the Fund is treated as a separate taxpaying entity. It is the Series’ 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 shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends 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 for the Series with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”). Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisors’ performance of such services. PI has entered into subadvisory agreements with LSV Asset Management (“LSV”) and Thornburg Investment Management (“Thornburg”) for the Series.
The subadvisory agreements provide that LSV and Thornburg furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Series. In connection
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therewith, LSV and Thornburg are obligated to keep certain books and records of the Series. PI pays for the services of the subadvisors, the cost of compensation of officers of the Series, occupancy and certain clerical and bookkeeping costs of the Series. 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 1% of the average daily net assets up to $300 million, .95 of 1% of the next $700 million of average daily net assets and .90 of 1% of average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion of the Series. The effective management fee for the year ended October 31, 2007 was 1.00%.
Effective August 1, 2005, PI agreed to reimburse the Series in order to limit operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and brokerage commissions) to 1.61%, 2.36%, 2.36% and 1.36% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B, C and Z shares, respectively. This limitation is effective through February 28, 2009.
The Series has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”), which acts as the distributor of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares of the Series. The Series compensates PIMS for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class A, Class B and Class C shares pursuant to plans of distribution (the “Class A, B 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 Series.
Pursuant to the Class A, B and C Plans, the Series compensates PIMS for distribution-related activities at an annual rate of up to .30 of 1%, 1% and 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A, B and C shares, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2007, PIMS contractually agreed to limit such fee to .25 of 1% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares.
PIMS has advised the Series that it received approximately $61,800 in front-end sales charges resulting from sales of Class A shares during the year ended October 31, 2007. From these fees, PIMS paid such sales charges to broker-dealers, which in turn paid commissions to salespersons and incurred other distribution costs.
PIMS advised the Series that for the year ended October 31, 2007, it received approximately $2,000, $14,400 and $2,700 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon certain redemptions by Class A, Class B and Class C shareholders, respectively.
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PI 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. The transfer agent fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations also include certain out-of-pocket expenses paid to non-affiliates, where applicable.
The Fund pays networking fees to affiliated and unaffiliated broker/dealers, including fees relating to the services of Wachovia Securities, LLC (“Wachovia”) and First Clearing, LLC (“First Clearing”), affiliates of Pl. These networking fees are payments made to broker/dealers that clear mutual fund transactions through a national clearing system. For the year ended October 31, 2007, the Series incurred approximately $58,000 in total networking fees, of which $39,700 was paid to Wachovia and First Clearing. These amounts are included in transfer agent’s fees and expenses on the Statement of Operations.
Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIM”) is the Series’ security lending agent. For the year ended October 31, 2007, PIM has been compensated $64 for these services.
The Fund invests in the Taxable Money Market Series, a portfolio of Dryden Core Investment Fund, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Taxable Money Market Series 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 October 31, 2007 were $142,118,577 and $149,047,156, respectively.
Note 5. Distributions and Tax Information
Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. In order to present undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions 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 accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions. For the tax year ended October 31, 2007 the adjustments were to decrease undistributed net investment income and increase accumulated net
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Notes to Financial Statements
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realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions by $1,129,072 due to the treatment for book and tax purposes of foreign currency gains and losses and investments in passive foreign investment companies. Net investment income, net realized gains and net assets were not affected by this change.
For the year ended October 31, 2007, the tax character of dividends and distributions paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were $751,034 from ordinary income and $14,216,919 from long-term capital gains. For the year ended October 31, 2006, the tax character of dividends and distributions paid as reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were $9,467,550 from ordinary income. For federal income tax purposes, dividends from net investment income and distributions from short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income. Long-term capital gain distributions are taxable as such.
As of October 31, 2007, accumulated undistributed earnings on a tax basis were $16,510,819 from ordinary income and $29,680,762 from long-term capital gains. This differs from the amount shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities primarily due to cumulative timing differences between financial and tax reporting.
At October 31, 2007, for federal income tax purposes, the Series had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $1,490,000 of which $1,156,000 expires in 2010 and $334,000 expires in 2011. The Series utilized approximately $1,629,000 of its capital loss carryforward to offset taxable gains realized during the year ended October 31, 2007. No capital gain distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such carryforward. It is uncertain whether the Series will be able to realize the full benefit prior to the expiration date.
The federal income tax basis of the Series’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of October 31, 2007 was as follows:
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Tax basis | | Appreciation | | Depreciation | | Net Unrealized Appreciation |
$255,552,615 | | $111,036,693 | | $5,581,550 | | $105,455,143 |
The difference between book basis and tax basis was primarily attributable to deferred losses on wash sales and investments in passive foreign investment companies.
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Note 6. Capital
The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 5.50%. 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 CDSC which declines from 5% to zero depending upon the period of time the shares are held. Class C shares are sold with a CDSC of 1% during the first 12 months from the date of purchase. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis approximately seven years after purchase. A special exchange privilege is also available for shareholders who qualify to purchase Class A shares at net asset value. Class Z shares are not subject to any sales or redemption charge and are offered exclusively for sale to a limited group of investors.
There are 500 million authorized shares of $.01 par value common stock, divided equally into four classes, designated Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z common stock.
Transactions in shares of common stock were as follows:
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Class A | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Year ended October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 509,561 | | | $ | 15,096,601 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | 129,319 | | | | 3,497,301 | |
Shares reacquired | | (860,411 | ) | | | (25,963,618 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | (221,531 | ) | | | (7,369,716 | ) |
Shares issued upon conversion from Class B | | 194,536 | | | | 5,558,092 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (26,995 | ) | | $ | (1,811,624 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2006: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 634,776 | | | $ | 15,680,256 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | 92,600 | | | | 2,039,054 | |
Shares reacquired | | (970,058 | ) | | | (23,458,112 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | (242,682 | ) | | | (5,738,802 | ) |
Shares issued upon conversion from Class B | | 141,546 | | | | 3,378,301 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (101,136 | ) | | $ | (2,360,501 | ) |
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Class B | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Year ended October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 100,519 | | | $ | 2,818,139 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | 30,063 | | | | 785,125 | |
Shares reacquired | | (160,949 | ) | | | (4,465,536 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | (30,367 | ) | | | (862,272 | ) |
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A | | (201,681 | ) | | | (5,558,092 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (232,048 | ) | | $ | (6,420,364 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2006: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 156,140 | | | $ | 3,771,471 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | 25,034 | | | | 537,475 | |
Shares reacquired | | (201,729 | ) | | | (4,810,645 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding before conversion | | (20,555 | ) | | | (501,699 | ) |
Shares reacquired upon conversion into Class A | | (145,644 | ) | | | (3,378,301 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (166,199 | ) | | $ | (3,880,000 | ) |
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Class C | | | | | | |
Year ended October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 71,193 | | | $ | 2,020,334 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | 27,352 | | | | 715,272 | |
Shares reacquired | | (158,776 | ) | | | (4,438,393 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (60,231 | ) | | $ | (1,702,787 | ) |
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Year ended October 31, 2006: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 176,616 | | | $ | 4,305,549 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | 16,596 | | | | 356,650 | |
Shares reacquired | | (185,223 | ) | | | (4,441,582 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 7,989 | | | $ | 220,617 | |
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Class Z | | | | | | |
Year ended October 31, 2007: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 2,903,901 | | | $ | 85,891,108 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | 351,107 | | | | 9,527,931 | |
Shares reacquired | | (2,901,435 | ) | | | (86,957,761 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | 353,573 | | | $ | 8,461,278 | |
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Year ended October 31, 2006: | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 2,762,586 | | | $ | 68,979,882 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | 285,034 | | | | 6,304,947 | |
Shares reacquired | | (3,671,082 | ) | | | (91,565,550 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | | (623,462 | ) | | $ | (16,280,721 | ) |
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Note 7. Borrowings
The Series, 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 26, 2007, 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 .06 of 1% of the unused portion of the renewed SCA. The expiration date of the renewed SCA will be October 24, 2008. For the period from October 27, 2006, through October 26, 2007, the Funds paid a Commitment fee of .07 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 Series utilized the line of credit during for the year ended October 31, 2007. The average daily balance for the 21 days the Series had debt outstanding during the year was approximately $3,480,952 at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 5.64%.
Note 8. New Accounting Pronouncements
On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. The impact of the tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded in the year in which they arise.
On December 22, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission delayed the effective date until the last net asset value calculation in the first required financial reporting period for its fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006. The Fund’s financial statements have not been impacted by the adoption of FIN 48. However, the conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from FASB and on-going analysis of tax laws, regulations, and interpretations thereof.
On September 20, 2006, the FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements” (FAS 157). FAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of FAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the
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implications of FAS 157 and its impact, if any, in the financial statements has not yet been determined.
Note 9. Other
On July 19, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”), which provided for the transfer of all the assets of the Class A, B, C and Z shares of the Series for like shares of Dryden International Equity Fund, a series of Prudential World Fund, Inc. and the assumption of the liabilities of the Series. The Plan was not approved by the shareholders of the Series.
The reorganization costs attributable to the Series are currently reflected in the Statement of Operations.
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Financial Highlights
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OCTOBER 31, 2007 | | ANNUAL REPORT |
Dryden International Value Fund
Financial Highlights
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| | Class A | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2007(b) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 27.12 | |
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Income from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .51 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 7.85 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 8.36 | |
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Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.03 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (1.35 | ) |
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Total dividends and distributions | | | (1.38 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, end of year | | $ | 34.10 | |
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Total Return(a): | | | 32.15 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 91,221 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 84,344 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees(c) | | | 1.57 | % |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.32 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.74 | % |
For Class A, B, C and Z shares: | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 44 | % |
(a) | These total returns do not consider the effect of sales load. 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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | Calculations are based on the average daily number of shares outstanding. |
(c) | The distributor of the Fund has contractually agreed to limit its distribution and service (12b-1) fees to .25 of 1% of the average daily assets of the Class A shares. |
(d) | Effective August 1, 2005 through February 28, 2009, the Manager of the Series agreed to reimburse the Series in order to limit operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and brokerage commissions) to 1.61% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. If the Manager had not reimbursed the Series, the annual expenses (both including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees) and net investment income ratios would be 1.62%, 1.37% and 1.15%, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2005. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class A | |
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Year Ended October 31, | |
2006(b) | | | 2005(b) | | | 2004(b) | | | 2003(b) | |
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$ | 21.88 | | | $ | 18.29 | | | $ | 16.07 | | | $ | 14.08 | |
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| .45 | | | | .24 | | | | .16 | | | | .14 | |
| 5.61 | | | | 3.53 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 1.89 | |
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| 6.06 | | | | 3.77 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.03 | |
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| (.50 | ) | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | (.04 | ) |
| (.32 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| (.82 | ) | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | (.04 | ) |
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$ | 27.12 | | | $ | 21.88 | | | $ | 18.29 | | | $ | 16.07 | |
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| 28.59 | % | | | 20.71 | % | | | 14.77 | % | | | 14.44 | % |
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$ | 73,289 | | | $ | 61,347 | | | $ | 55,530 | | | $ | 41,889 | |
$ | 67,590 | | | $ | 59,739 | | | $ | 49,953 | | | $ | 40,463 | |
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| 1.65 | % | | | 1.62 | %(d) | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.72 | % |
| 1.40 | % | | | 1.37 | %(d) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
| 1.83 | % | | | 1.15 | %(d) | | | .90 | % | | | .97 | % |
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| 48 | % | | | 121 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 23 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class B | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2007(b) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 26.24 | |
| | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .24 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 7.60 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 7.84 | |
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Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | — | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (1.35 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (1.35 | ) |
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Net Asset Value, end of year | | $ | 32.73 | |
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Total Return(a): | | | 31.17 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 16,279 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 16,627 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 2.32 | % |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.32 | % |
Net investment income | | | .84 | % |
(a) | These total returns do not consider the effect of sales load. 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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | Calculations are based on the average daily number of shares outstanding. |
(c) | Effective August 1, 2005 through February 28, 2009, the Manager of the Series agreed to reimburse the Series in order to limit operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and brokerage commissions) to 2.36% of the average daily net assets of the Class B shares. If the Manager had not reimbursed the Series, the annual expenses (both including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees) and net investment income ratios would be 2.37%, 1.37% and 0.38%, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2005. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class B | |
Year Ended October 31, | |
2006(b) | | | 2005(b) | | | 2004(b) | | | 2003(b) | |
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$ | 21.19 | | | $ | 17.73 | | | $ | 15.58 | | | $ | 13.71 | |
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| .19 | | | | .08 | | | | .03 | | | | .03 | |
| 5.49 | | | | 3.42 | | | | 2.15 | | | | 1.84 | |
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| 5.68 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 2.18 | | | | 1.87 | |
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| (.31 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | — | |
| (.32 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| (.63 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | — | |
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$ | 26.24 | | | $ | 21.19 | | | $ | 17.73 | | | $ | 15.58 | |
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| 27.51 | % | | | 19.77 | % | | | 13.98 | % | | | 13.64 | % |
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$ | 19,141 | | | $ | 18,978 | | | $ | 25,917 | | | $ | 33,651 | |
$ | 19,346 | | | $ | 23,092 | | | $ | 33,863 | | | $ | 33,581 | |
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| 2.40 | % | | | 2.37 | %(c) | | | 2.36 | % | | | 2.47 | % |
| 1.40 | % | | | 1.37 | %(c) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
| .78 | % | | | .38 | %(c) | | | .15 | % | | | .20 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class C | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2007(b) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 26.27 | |
| | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .27 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 7.58 | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 7.85 | |
| | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | — | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (1.35 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (1.35 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | $ | 32.77 | |
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Total Return(a): | | | 31.17 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 17,938 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 16,297 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 2.32 | % |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.32 | % |
Net investment income | | | .94 | % |
(a) | These total returns do not consider the effect of sales load. 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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | Calculations are based on the average daily number of shares outstanding. |
(c) | Effective August 1, 2005 through February 28, 2009, the Manager of the Series agreed to reimburse the Series in order to limit operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and brokerage commissions) to 2.36% of the average daily net assets of the Class C shares. If the Manager had not reimbursed the Series, the annual expenses (both including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees) and net investment income ratios would be 2.37%, 1.37% and 0.40%, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2005. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Class C | |
Year Ended October 31, | |
2006(b) | | | 2005(b) | | | 2004(b) | | | 2003(b) | |
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$ | 21.21 | | | $ | 17.74 | | | $ | 15.60 | | | $ | 13.73 | |
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| .23 | | | | .08 | | | | .06 | | | | .03 | |
| 5.46 | | | | 3.43 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 1.84 | |
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| 5.69 | | | | 3.51 | | | | 2.17 | | | | 1.87 | |
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| (.31 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | — | |
| (.32 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| (.63 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | — | |
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$ | 26.27 | | | $ | 21.21 | | | $ | 17.74 | | | $ | 15.60 | |
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| 27.53 | % | | | 19.81 | % | | | 13.90 | % | | | 13.62 | % |
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$ | 15,962 | | | $ | 12,720 | | | $ | 13,040 | | | $ | 7,438 | |
$ | 14,909 | | | $ | 13,293 | | | $ | 11,763 | | | $ | 6,988 | |
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| 2.40 | % | | | 2.37 | %(c) | | | 2.36 | % | | | 2.47 | % |
| 1.40 | % | | | 1.37 | %(c) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
| .98 | % | | | .40 | %(c) | | | .33 | % | | | .18 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class Z | |
| | Year Ended October 31, 2007(b) | |
Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 27.26 | |
| | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .60 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions | | | 7.89 | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 8.49 | |
| | | | |
Less Dividends and Distributions: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (.10 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (1.35 | ) |
| | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (1.45 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | $ | 34.30 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(a): | | | 32.50 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 234,828 | |
Average net assets (000) | | $ | 206,798 | |
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Expenses, including distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.32 | % |
Expenses, excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees | | | 1.32 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.02 | % |
(a) | These total returns do not consider the effect of sales load. 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. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | Calculations are based on the average daily number of shares outstanding. |
(c) | Effective August 1, 2005 through February 28, 2009, the Manager of the Series agreed to reimburse the Series in order to limit operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes and brokerage commissions) to 1.36% of the average daily net assets of the Class Z shares. If the Manager had not reimbursed the Series, the annual expenses (both including and excluding distribution and service (12b-1) fees) and net investment income ratios would be 1.37%, 1.37% and 1.43%, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2005. |
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Class Z | |
Year Ended October 31, | |
2006(b) | | | 2005(b) | | | 2004(b) | | | 2003(b) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 22.02 | | | $ | 18.41 | | | $ | 16.17 | | | $ | 14.17 | |
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| .28 | | | | .29 | | | | .20 | | | | .18 | |
| 5.84 | | | | 3.54 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 1.90 | |
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| 6.12 | | | | 3.83 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 2.08 | |
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| (.56 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.08 | ) |
| (.32 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| (.88 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.08 | ) |
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$ | 27.26 | | | $ | 22.02 | | | $ | 18.41 | | | $ | 16.17 | |
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| 28.78 | % | | | 20.97 | % | | | 15.09 | % | | | 14.76 | % |
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$ | 177,008 | | | $ | 156,678 | | | $ | 295,418 | | | $ | 310,521 | |
$ | 170,067 | | | $ | 264,624 | | | $ | 334,003 | | | $ | 276,808 | |
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| 1.40 | % | | | 1.37 | %(c) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
| 1.40 | % | | | 1.37 | %(c) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
| 1.13 | % | | | 1.43 | %(c) | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.22 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Prudential World Fund, Inc.—Dryden International Value Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Prudential World Fund, Inc.—Dryden International Value Fund (one of the portfolios constituting the Prudential World Fund, Inc., hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2007, 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 years in the four-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. The financial highlights for the year ended October 31, 2003, were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm, whose report dated December 22, 2003, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
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 October 31, 2007, 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 the Fund as of October 31, 2007, 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 four-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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Tax Information
(Unaudited)
We are required by Internal Revenue Code to advise you within 60 days of the Series’ fiscal year end (October 31, 2007) as to the federal tax status of dividends and distributions paid by the Series during such fiscal year. Accordingly, we are advising you in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Fund paid dividends of $0.031 per share for Class A and $0.101 per share for Class Z shares, from ordinary income, respectively. Additionally, the Fund paid distributions of $1.346 of long-term capital gains. For federal income tax purposes, dividends from net investment income and distributions from short-term capital gains are taxable as ordinary income. Long-term capital gain distributions are taxable as such.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Series designated 50.66% of the ordinary income dividends as qualified for the reduced tax rate under The Job and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
The Fund intends to designate 100% of ordinary income dividends as qualified short-term capital gains (QSTCG) under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Series intends on passing through $678,648 of ordinary income distributions as a foreign tax credit from recognized foreign source income of $11,157,995.
In January 2008, you will be advised on IRS Form 1099DIV or Substitute Form 1099DIV as to the federal tax status of dividends and distributions received by you in calendar year 2007.
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Management of the Fund
(Unaudited)
Information pertaining to the Directors of the Prudential World Fund, Inc./the Dryden International Value Fund (the “Fund”) is set forth below. Directors who are not deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, (the 1940 Act) are referred to as “Independent Directors.” Directors who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Fund are referred to as “Interested Directors.” “Fund Complex”† consists of the Fund and any other investment companies managed by PI.
Independent Directors(2)
Linda W. Bynoe (55), Director since 2005(3) Oversees 59 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President and Chief Executive Officer (since March 1995) of Telemat, Ltd. (management consulting); formerly Vice President at Morgan Stanley & Co.
Other Directorships held: Director of Simon Property Group, Inc. (real estate investment trust) (since May 2003); Anixter International (communication products distributor) (since January 2006); Director of Northern Trust Corporation (since April 2006).
David E.A. Carson (73), Director since 2003(3) Oversees 63 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Director (since October 2007) of ICI Mutual Insurance Company; formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of People’s Bank (1988-2000).
Robert E. La Blanc (73), Director since 1984(3) Oversees 61 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President (since 1981) of Robert E. La Blanc Associates, Inc. (telecommunications).
Other Directorships held:(4) Director of CA, Inc. (since 2002) (software company); FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. (since 2003) (telecom company).
Douglas H. McCorkindale (68), Director since 2003(3) Oversees 59 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Formerly Chairman (February 2001-June 2006), Chief Executive Officer (June 2000-July 2005), President (September 1997-July 2005) and Vice Chairman (March 1984-May 2000) of Gannett Co. Inc. (publishing and media).
Other Directorships held:(4) Director of Continental Airlines, Inc. (since May 1993); Director of Lockheed Martin Corp. (aerospace and defense) (since May 2001).
Richard A. Redeker (64), Director since 2003(3) Oversees 60 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Management Consultant; Director (since 2001) and Chairman of the Board (since 2006) of Invesmart, Inc.; Director of Penn Tank Lines, Inc. (since 1999).
Robin B. Smith (68), Director since 1996(3) Oversees 61 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Chairman of the Board (since January 2003) of Publishers Clearing House (direct marketing); formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (August 1996-January 2003) of Publishers Clearing House.
Other Directorships held:(4) Formerly Director of BellSouth Corporation (1992-2006).
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Stephen G. Stoneburn (64), Director since 1996(3) Oversees 61 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President and Chief Executive Officer (since June 1996) of Quadrant Media Corp. (publishing company); formerly President (June 1995-June 1996) of Argus Integrated Media, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Managing Director (January 1993-1995) of Cowles Business Media; Senior Vice President of Fairchild Publications, Inc. (1975-1989).
Clay T. Whitehead (69), Director since 1984(3) Oversees 61 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President (since 1983) of YCO (new business development firm).
Interested Directors(1)
Judy A. Rice (59), President since 2003 and Director since 2000(3) Oversees 59 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer-In-Charge (since February 2003) of Prudential Investments LLC; Vice President (since February 1999) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; President, Chief Executive Officer and Officer-In-Charge (since April 2003) of Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Director (May 2003-March 2006) and Executive Vice President (June 2005-March 2006) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; formerly Executive Vice President (September 1999-February 2003) of Prudential Investments LLC; Member of Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute.
Robert F. Gunia (61), Vice President since 1999 and Director since 1996(3) Oversees 145 portfolios in Fund complex
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Chief Administrative Officer (since September 1999) and Executive Vice President (since December 1996) of Prudential Investments LLC; President (since April 1999) 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.
Other Directorships held:(4) Vice President and Director (since May 1989) and Treasurer (since 1999) of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.
Information pertaining to the Officers of the Fund who are not also Trustees is set forth below.
Officers(2)
Kathryn L. Quirk (55), Chief Legal Officer since 2005(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since September 2004) of Prudential; Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (since July 2005) of Prudential Investments LLC and Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; formerly Managing Director, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary (1997-2002) of Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc.
Deborah A. Docs (49), Secretary since 2005(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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 (49), Assistant Secretary since 2005(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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.
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Claudia DiGiacomo (33), Assistant Secretary since 2005(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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).
Timothy J. Knierim (48), Chief Compliance Officer since 2007(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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 (49), Deputy Chief Compliance Officer since 2007(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Vice President and Senior Compliance Officer (since March 2006) of PI; Vice President-Financial Reporting (since March 2006) for Prudential Life and Annuities Finance.
Grace C. Torres (48), Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer since 1995(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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.
John P. Schwartz (36), Assistant Secretary since 2006(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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).
M. Sadiq Peshimam (43), Assistant Treasurer since 2006(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Vice President (since 2005) and Director (2000-2005) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration.
Peter Parella (49), Assistant Treasurer since 2007(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): Vice President (since June 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004).
Andrew R. French (45), Assistant Secretary since 2006(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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).
Noreen M. Fierro (43), Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since October 2006(3)
Principal occupations (last 5 years): 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.
† | The Fund Complex consists of all investment companies managed by PI. The Funds for which PI serves as manager include Jennison Dryden Mutual Funds, Strategic Partners Funds, The Prudential Variable Contract Accounts 2, 10, 11. The Target Portfolio Trust, The Prudential Series Fund, The High Yield Income Fund, Inc., The High Yield Plus Fund, Inc., Nicholas-Applegate Fund, Inc., American Skandia Trust, and Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. |
(1) | “Interested” Directors, as defined in the 1940 Act, by reason of employment with the Manager, a Subadvisor or the Distributor. |
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(2) | Unless otherwise noted, the address of the Directors and Officers is c/o: Prudential Investments LLC, Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102. |
(3) | There is no set term of office for Directors and Officers. The Independent Directors have adopted a retirement policy, which calls for the retirement of Directors on December 31 of the year in which they reach the age of 75. The table shows the individual’s length of service as Directors and/or Officer. |
(4) | This includes only directorships of companies required to register, or file reports with the SEC under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (that is, “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. |
Additional Information about the Directors is included in the Statement of Additional Information which is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 521-7466 or (732) 482-7555 (Calling from outside the U.S.)
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Approval of Advisory Agreements
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prudential World Fund, Inc. oversees the management of Dryden International Value Fund (formerly, Strategic Partners International Value Fund) (the “Fund”) and, as required by law, determines annually whether to renew the Fund’s management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”) and the Fund’s subadvisory agreements with LSV Asset Management (“LSV”) and Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. (“Thornburg”). In considering the renewal of the agreements, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on June 6-7, 2007 and approved the renewal of the agreements through July 31, 2008, after concluding that 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 their consideration. Among other things, the Board considered comparisons with other mutual funds in relevant Peer Universes and Peer Groups. The mutual funds included in each Peer Universe or Peer Group were objectively determined solely by Lipper Inc., an independent provider of mutual fund data. The comparisons placed the Fund in various quartiles over one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ending December 31, 2006, 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).
In approving the agreements, the Board, including the Independent Directors advised by independent legal counsel, considered the factors they deemed relevant, including the nature, quality and extent of services provided, 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. 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 their 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 6-7, 2007.
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 each of LSV and Thornburg, which serve as the Fund’s subadvisers pursuant to the terms of subadvisory agreements with PI, are fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment.
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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)
Several of 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 and extent of services provided to the Fund by PI, LSV and Thornburg. The Board considered the services provided by PI, including but not limited to the oversight of the subadvisers 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 subadvisers, the Board noted that PI’s Strategic Investment Research Group (“SIRG”), which is a business unit of PI, is responsible for screening and recommending new subadvisers when appropriate, as well as monitoring and reporting to the Board on the performance and operations of the subadvisers. 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 LSV and Thornburg, as well as adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions and compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures. The Board considered PI’s evaluations of the subadvisers, as well as PI’s recommendation, based on its review of each subadviser, to renew the subadvisory agreements.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of PI’s senior management responsible for the oversight of the Fund and LSV and Thornburg, and also reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the LSV and Thornburg 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 LSV’s and Thornburg’s organizational structure, senior management, investment operations, and other relevant information pertaining to PI, LSV and Thornburg. The Board also noted that it received favorable compliance reports from the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as to each of PI and LSV and Thornburg.
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 LSV and Thornburg, and that there was a reasonable basis on which to conclude that the Fund benefits from the services provided by PI and LSV and Thornburg under the management and subadvisory agreements.
Performance of Dryden International Value Fund
The Board received and considered information about the Fund’s historical performance. The Board considered that the Fund’s gross and net performance (which
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reflects any subsidies, waivers or expense caps) in relation to its Peer Universe (the Lipper Retail and Institutional International Large-Cap Core Funds and International Multi-Cap Core Funds Performance Universe)1 was in the first quartile over the one-year period and in the second quartile over the three- and ten-year periods, although the Fund’s net and gross performance was in the third quartile over the five-year period. The Board also noted that the Fund outperformed its benchmark index during the one-, three- and ten-year periods, although the Fund underperformed against the benchmark index during the five-year period. The Board further noted that because the Fund’s current subadvisers had assumed responsibility for the Fund during the fourth quarter of 2004, the Fund’s performance over longer time periods was not attributable to the current subadvisers. The Board concluded that, in light of the Fund’s competitive performance, it would be in the interest of the Fund and its shareholders for the Fund to renew the agreements.
Fees and Expenses
The Board considered that the Fund’s contractual and actual management fee (which reflects any subsidies, waivers or expense caps) ranked in the Expense Group’s second quartile, although the Fund’s total expenses ranked in the Expense Group’s fourth quartile. The Board considered PI’s recommendation to continue the existing cap on annual operating expenses of 1.36% (exclusive of 12b-1 fees and certain other fees) and concluded that, in light of the Fund’s management fee ranking and competitive performance, this recommendation was not unreasonable. The Board concluded that the management and subadvisory fees are reasonable in light of the services provided.
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. 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.
1Although Lipper classifies the Fund in its International Large-Cap Core Funds Performance Universe, the International Large-Cap Core Funds and Multi-Cap Core Funds Performance Universe was utilized because PI believes that the funds included in this Universe provide a more appropriate basis for Fund performance comparisons.
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Approval of Advisory Agreements (continued)
The Board considered information about the profitability of LSV or Thornburg, but concluded that the level of a subadviser’s profitability may not be as significant given the arm’s length nature of the process by which the subadvisory fee rates were negotiated by PI, LSV and Thornburg as well as the fact that PI compensates the subadvisers out of its management fee.
Economies of Scale
The Board received and discussed information concerning whether PI realizes economies of scale as the Fund’s assets grow beyond current levels. The Board noted that the management fee schedule for the Fund includes breakpoints, which have the effect of decreasing the fee rate as assets increase, but at the current level of assets the Fund does not realize the effect of those rate reductions. The Board took note that the Fund’s fee structure would result in benefits to Fund shareholders when (and if) 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.
Other Benefits to PI, LSV and Thornburg
The Board considered potential ancillary benefits that might be received by PI, LSV and Thornburg and their affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Fund. The Board concluded that potential benefits to be derived by PI included brokerage commissions received by affiliates of PI, transfer agency fees received by the Fund’s transfer agent (which is affiliated with PI), and benefits to the reputation as well as other intangible benefits resulting from PI’s association with the Fund. The Board concluded that the potential benefits to be derived by LSV and Thornburg included their ability to use soft dollar credits, brokerage commissions received by affiliates of LSV or Thornburg, 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 the benefits derived by PI and LSV and Thornburg were consistent with the types of benefits generally derived by investment managers and subadvisers to mutual funds.
After full consideration of these factors, the Board concluded that the approval of the agreements was ion the interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Growth of a $10,000 Investment
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Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charges) as of 10/31/07 | |
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Class A | | 24.88 | % | | 20.55 | % | | 8.93 | % |
Class B | | 26.17 | | | 20.91 | | | 8.71 | |
Class C | | 30.17 | | | 21.00 | | | 8.72 | |
Class Z | | 32.50 | | | 22.21 | | | 9.81 | |
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Class A | | 32.15 | % | | 21.92 | % | | 9.55 | % |
Class B | | 31.17 | | | 21.01 | | | 8.71 | |
Class C | | 31.17 | | | 21.00 | | | 8.72 | |
Class Z | | 32.50 | | | 22.21 | | | 9.81 | |
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.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The maximum initial sales charge is 5.50%. Gross operating expenses: Class A, 1.62%; Class B, 2.32%; Class C, 2.32%; Class Z, 1.32%. Net Operating Expenses apply to: Class A, 1.57%; Class B, 2.32%; Class C, 2.32%; Class Z, 1.32%, after contractual reduction through 2/28/2009.
The returns in the graph and the tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or following the redemption of Fund shares.
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Source: Prudential Investments LLC and Lipper Inc.
The graph compares a $10,000 investment in the Dryden International Value Fund (Class A shares) with a similar investment in the MSCI EAFE® ND Index by portraying the initial account values at the beginning of the 10-year period for Class A shares (October 31, 1997) and the account values at the end of the current fiscal year (October 31, 2007) as measured on a quarterly basis. For purposes of the graph, and unless otherwise indicated, it has been assumed that (a) the maximum applicable front-end sales charge was deducted from the initial $10,000 investment in Class A shares; (b) all recurring fees (including management fees) were deducted; and (c) all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The line graph provides information for Class A shares only. As indicated in the tables provided earlier, performance for Class B, Class C, and Class Z shares will vary due to the differing charges and expenses applicable to each share class (as indicated in the following paragraphs). Without a contractual distribution and service (12b-1) fee waiver of 0.05% for Class A shares through October 31, 2007, the returns shown in the graph and for Class A shares in the tables would have been lower.
The MSCI EAFE® ND Index is an unmanaged, weighted index of performance that reflects stock price movements of developed-country markets in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East. The MSCI EAFE® ND Index’s total returns include the reinvestment of all dividends, but do not include the effects of sales charges, operating expenses of a mutual fund, or taxes. These returns would be lower if they included the effects of sales charges, operating expenses, or taxes. The securities that comprise the MSCI EAFE® ND Index may differ substantially from the securities in the Fund. The MSCI EAFE® ND Index is not the only index that may be used to characterize performance of international stock funds. Other indexes may portray different comparative performance. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.50%, a 12b-1 fee of up to 0.30% annually, 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%, in certain circumstances. Class B shares are subject to a declining CDSC of 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, and 1%, respectively, for the first six years after purchase and a 12b-1 fee of 1% annually. Approximately seven years after purchase, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on a quarterly basis. Class C shares purchased 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%. Class Z shares are not subject to a sales charge or 12b-1 fees. The returns in the graph and tables reflect the share class expense structure in effect at the close of the fiscal period.
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Gateway Center Three 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 | | (800) 225-1852 | | www.jennisondryden.com |
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PROXY VOTING |
The Board of Directors of the Fund has delegated to the Fund’s investment subadvisers 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 or by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website 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 Fund’s website and on the Commission’s website. |
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DIRECTORS |
Linda W. Bynoe • David E.A. Carson • Robert F. Gunia • Robert E. La Blanc • Douglas H. McCorkindale • Richard A. Redeker • Judy A. Rice • Robin B. Smith • Stephen G. Stoneburn • Clay T. Whitehead |
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OFFICERS |
Judy A. Rice, President • Robert F. Gunia, Vice President • Grace C. Torres, Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer • Kathryn L. Quirk, Chief Legal Officer • Deborah A. Docs, Secretary • Timothy J. Knierim, Chief Compliance Officer • Valerie M. Simpson, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer • Noreen M. Fierro, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer • Jonathan D. Shain, Assistant Secretary • Claudia DiGiacomo, Assistant Secretary • John P. Schwartz, Assistant Secretary • Andrew R. French, Assistant Secretary • M. Sadiq Peshimam, Assistant Treasurer • Peter Parrella, Assistant Treasurer |
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MANAGER | | Prudential Investments LLC | | Gateway Center Three 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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INVESTMENT SUBADVISERS | | LSV Asset Management
Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. | | One North Wacker Drive
Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60606
119 East Marcy Street
Santa Fe, NM 87501 |
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DISTRIBUTOR | | Prudential Investment Management Services LLC | | Gateway Center Three 100 Mulberry Street Newark, NJ 07102 |
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CUSTODIAN | | PFPC Trust Company | | 400 Bellevue Parkway Wilmington, DE 19809 |
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TRANSFER AGENT | | Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC | | PO Box 9658 Providence, RI 02940 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | KPMG LLP | | 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154 |
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FUND COUNSEL | | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | | 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 |
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An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus for the Fund contains this and other information about the Fund. An investor may obtain a prospectus by visiting our website at www.jennisondryden.com or by calling (800) 225-1852. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. |
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E-DELIVERY |
To receive your mutual fund documents on-line, go to www.icsdelivery.com/prudential/funds and enroll. Instead of receiving printed documents by mail, you will receive notification via e-mail when new materials are available. You can cancel your enrollment or change your e-mail address at any time by clicking on the change/cancel enrollment option at the icsdelivery website address. |
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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, Dryden International Value 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. |
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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 (800) SEC-0330 (732-0330). The Fund’s schedule of portfolio holdings is also available on the Fund’s website as of the end of each fiscal quarter. |
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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) 225-1852. |
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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 |
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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 800-225-1852, 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. David E. A. Carson, 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 October 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $48,262 and $107,200 (includes fees for consents issued in connection with SEC filings) 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
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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 |
| • | | 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 |
| • | | 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%.
Not applicable.
(g) Non-Audit Fees
Not applicable to Registrant for the fiscal years 2007 and 2006. 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 2007 and 2006 was $44,700 and $317,300, 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
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(a) | | (1) | | Code of Ethics – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CODE-ETH |
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| | (2) | | Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Attached hereto as Exhibit EX-99.CERT. |
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| | (3) | | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1. – Not applicable. |
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(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.
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(Registrant) Prudential World Fund, Inc. | | |
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Deborah A. Docs | | |
| | Deborah A. Docs | | |
| | Secretary | | |
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Date December 20, 2007 | | | | |
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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. |
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Judy A. Rice | | |
| | Judy A. Rice | | |
| | President and Principal Executive Officer | | |
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Date December 20, 2007 | | | | |
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Grace C. Torres | | |
| | Grace C. Torres | | |
| | Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | |
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Date December 20, 2007 | | | | |
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |