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 | | 811-01660 |
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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Gateway Center 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey | | 07102 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Deborah A. Docs
Gateway Center 3,
100 Mulberry Street,
Newark, New Jersey 07102
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(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 973-367-7521
Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2007
Date of reporting period: 12/31/2007
Item 1 – Reports to Stockholders
PRUDENTIAL’S FINANCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM
ANNUAL REPORT
DECEMBER 31, 2007
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.
IFS-A114428
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T | his report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus and current performance results. Investors should carefully consider the contract and the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses before investing. The contract and the Fund prospectus contain information relating to investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses, as well as other important information. Read them carefully before investing or sending money. |
This report must be preceded or accompanied by the current prospectuses for the Gibraltar Fund and the annuity contract. The prospectus contains information on the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses and should be read carefully.
A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures is available, without charge, upon request. Planholders should call 888-778-2888 to obtain descriptions of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures. The description is also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available on the website of the Commission at www.sec.gov and on the Fund’s website.
The Fund files with the Commission a complete listing of portfolio holdings as of its first and third quarter-end on Form N-Q. Form N-Q is available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov or by visiting the Commission’s Public Reference Room. For more information on the Commission’s Public Reference Room, please visit the Commission’s website or call 1-800-SEC-0330. Planholders may obtain copies of Form N-Q filings by calling 888-778-2888.
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available without charge upon request by calling (800)-778-2255.
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.
Letter to Planholders
December 31, 2007
At Prudential, it is our goal to help our clients achieve and maintain financial success. We hope you find Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund annual report both informative and useful.
We would also like to remind you about the benefits of diversifying your investment portfolio. In today’s volatile markets, diversification is key to protecting your investments. It helps position your investments when asset classes rotate in and out of favor, and is the best way to balance risk and return. In addition, diversification can help you meet your long-term investment goals although it does not assure against loss in declining markets.
Take the first step and contact your financial professional for help in creating a diversified investment portfolio. A comprehensive mix of assets that is evaluated periodically over time can help you maintain focus on your financial objectives.
Thank you for selecting our products. We value the opportunity to manage your investments as you plan for the future.
Sincerely,
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David R. Odenath, Jr.
President,
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. | January 31, 2008 |
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PRESIDENT
DAVID R. ODENATH, JR.
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.
Subadvised by: Jennison Associates LLC
December 31, 2007
Investment Subadviser Report
Performance Summary - As of December 31, 2007
Average Annual Total Return Percentages
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| | 1-Year | | | 5-Year | | | 10-Year | |
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. | | 11.72 | % | | 13.72 | % | | 7.60 | % |
S&P 500 Index1 | | 5.49 | | | 12.82 | | | 5.91 | |
Fund inception: 3/14/1968.
$10,000 INVESTED OVER 10 YEARS
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Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Portfolio performance is net of investment fees and fund expenses, but not product charges, which, if included, would significantly lower the performance quoted. 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.
Unless noted otherwise, Lipper Average and Index returns reflect performance beginning the closest month-end date to the Fund’s inception.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund posted a total return that handily outperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.
Positive stock selection contributed broadly to performance relative to the Fund’s benchmark. While many firms in the financial sector were pummeled by the mortgage crisis and credit crunch, the investment house of Charles Schwab Corp. (4.0%) contributed to relative performance. Its asset-gathering trends remained healthy, its account growth paced ahead of expectations, and its retail trading activity remained solid.
Information technology stars Apple, Inc. (3.1%) and Google, Inc. (4.2%) played key roles in helping the Fund’s strong relative performance. True to its innovative core, Apple saw its share price soar through sales of its iPod and revamped Macintosh computers. Google gained ground with its Internet advertising business and ad-placement on partner web sites. Google’s dominant strength as a technological leader in Internet search functions kept its competitors safely at bay.
In materials, agricultural and biotechnology giant, Monsanto Co. (3.8%), in the midst of a bullish agriculture cycle, grew through its market share position, brand strength, operational performance, and technological innovation. In energy, Occidental Petroleum Corp. (1.6%) enhanced relative returns. Unlike most oil companies, Occidental is actively increasing production through new acquisitions and operations in countries such as Oman and Libya.
In the consumer discretionary sector, Nike, Inc. (3.0%) boosted returns by outdistancing the competition through product and geographic diversification, a strong balance sheet, and a healthy cash flow. In consumer staples, PepsiCo, Inc. (3.4%) and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (3.4%) contributed positively to returns. A broad product portfolio supported PepsiCo’s strong sales and earnings growth. Earnings per share (EPS) growth at Colgate-Palmolive should accelerate over the next several years, as gross profit margins expand and marketing expenses bear fruit.
The largest detractor from the Fund’s relative performance came from its underexposure to the outperforming energy sector. Also, in industrials, Boeing encountered turbulence due to delays in the initial delivery of its 787 Dreamliner, which dragged down performance.
Stock selection in health care also had a negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance. Genentech, Inc. (2.7%) fell after a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel narrowly voted not to recommend approval of the company’s oncology drug Avastin for the treatment of advanced breast cancer.
1 | The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, market-value-weighted index of 500 stocks generally representative of the broad stock market. Investors cannot invest directly in a market index or average. |
For a complete list of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report.
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. Presentation of Portfolio Holdings — unaudited
December 31, 2007
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Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. | | |
Five Largest Holdings | | (% of Net Assets) |
Google, Inc. “Class A” | | 4.2% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 4.1% |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | 4.0% |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | 3.9% |
Monsanto Co. | | 3.8% |
For a complete listing of holdings, refer to the Schedule of Investments section of this report. Holdings reflect only long-term investments. Holdings/Issues/Industries/Sectors are subject to change.
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc.
Fees and Expenses — unaudited
December 31, 2007
As a contract owner investing in Portfolios of the Fund through a variable annuity or variable life contract, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other investment options. This example does not reflect fees and charges under your variable annuity or variable life contract. If contract charges were included, the costs shown below would be higher. Please consult the prospectus for your contract for more information about contract fees and charges.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the Portfolio expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the Portfolio expenses you paid on your account during this period. As noted above, the table does not reflect variable contract fees and charges.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’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 Portfolio and other investment options. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other investment options.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing Portfolio costs only and do not reflect any contract fees and charges, such as sales charges (loads), insurance charges or administrative charges. Therefore the second line of the table is useful to compare ongoing investment option costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different contracts. In addition, if these contract fee and charges were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. | | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2007 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2007 | | Annualized Expense Ratio based on the Six-Month period | | | Expenses Paid During the Six-Month period |
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Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. | | Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,071.20 | | 0.59 | % | | $ | 3.08 |
| | Hypothetical | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,022.23 | | 0.59 | % | | $ | 3.01 |
Portfolio 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 December 31, 2007, and divided by the 365 days in the Portfolio's fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (to reflect the six-month period). Expenses presented in the table include the expenses of any underlying portfolios in which the Portfolio may invest.
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| | PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC. | | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of December 31, 2007 |
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 94.8% COMMON STOCKS | | Shares
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Aerospace & Defense — 3.3% | | | | | |
Boeing Co. | | 26,500 | | $ | 2,317,690 |
United Technologies Corp. | | 65,600 | | | 5,021,024 |
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Beverages — 3.4% | | | | | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 100,200 | | | 7,605,180 |
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Biotechnology — 2.7% | | | | | |
Genentech, Inc.(a) | | 91,300 | | | 6,123,491 |
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Capital Markets — 6.8% | | | | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | 351,800 | | | 8,988,490 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | 12,400 | | | 2,666,620 |
Lazard Ltd., “Class A” | | 89,000 | | | 3,620,520 |
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Chemicals — 3.8% | | | | | |
Monsanto Co. | | 75,600 | | | 8,443,764 |
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Communications Equipment — 6.6% | | | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | | 337,200 | | | 9,128,004 |
Nokia OYJ (ADR) (Finland) | | 59,200 | | | 2,272,688 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | 85,200 | | | 3,352,620 |
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Computers & Peripherals — 7.0% | | | | | |
Apple, Inc.(a) | | 35,000 | | | 6,932,800 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | 172,600 | | | 8,712,848 |
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Consumer Finance — 1.4% | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | 58,200 | | | 3,027,564 |
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Diversified Financial Services — 1.7% | | | | | |
NYSE Euronext | | 42,800 | | | 3,756,556 |
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0% | | | | | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 22,700 | | | 2,232,999 |
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Food & Staples Retailing — 4.6% | | | | | |
CVS Corp. | | 57,200 | | | 2,273,700 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 70,100 | | | 4,890,176 |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | 74,600 | | | 3,043,680 |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 6.1% | | | | | |
Alcon, Inc. | | 38,500 | | | 5,507,040 |
Baxter International, Inc. | | 78,600 | | | 4,562,730 |
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(a) | | 85,100 | | | 3,458,464 |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.5% | | | | | |
Burger King Holdings, Inc. | | 191,200 | | | 5,451,112 |
International Game Technology | | 49,600 | | | 2,178,928 |
Marriott International, Inc. “Class A” | | 137,400 | | | 4,696,332 |
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Household Products — 3.4% | | | | | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 97,100 | | | 7,569,916 |
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Industrial Conglomerates — 3.5% | | | | | |
General Electric Co. | | 209,100 | | | 7,751,337 |
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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| | PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC. (continued) | | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of December 31, 2007 |
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LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS — 94.8% COMMON STOCKS | | Shares
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Insurance — 2.1% | | | | | |
American International Group, Inc. | | 81,300 | | $ | 4,739,790 |
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Internet Software & Services — 4.2% | | | | | |
Google, Inc. “Class A”(a) | | 13,700 | | | 9,473,276 |
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Life Sciences, Tools & Services — 2.0% | | | | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.(a) | | 78,300 | | | 4,516,344 |
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Media — 3.3% | | | | | |
News Corp. “Class A” | | 52,300 | | | 1,071,627 |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | 195,400 | | | 6,307,512 |
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Multiline Retail — 0.8% | | | | | |
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. | | 40,500 | | | 1,781,595 |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.0% | | | | | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | 46,400 | | | 2,823,904 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | 45,700 | | | 3,518,443 |
Southwestern Energy Co.(a) | | 6,800 | | | 378,896 |
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Pharmaceuticals — 8.1% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | 129,700 | | | 7,282,655 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 40,400 | | | 2,347,644 |
Schering-Plough Corp. | | 80,300 | | | 2,139,192 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR)(Israel) | | 87,500 | | | 4,067,000 |
Wyeth | | 49,600 | | | 2,191,824 |
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Software — 7.5% | | | | | |
Adobe Systems, Inc.(a) | | 107,300 | | | 4,584,929 |
Electronic Arts, Inc.(a) | | 67,100 | | | 3,919,311 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 224,400 | | | 7,988,640 |
Vmware Inc Class A(a) | | 3,400 | | | 288,966 |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 3.0% | | | | | |
NIKE, Inc. “Class B” | | 105,300 | | | 6,764,472 |
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TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (cost $164,810,328) | | | 211,772,293 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 5.1% | | | | |
Affiliated Mutual Fund — 5.1% | | | | | |
Dryden Core Investment Fund — Taxable Money Market Series (cost $11,511,065: Note 3)(b) | | 11,511,065 | | | 11,511,065 |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (cost $176,321,393; Note 5) | | | 223,283,358 |
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1% | | | 185,535 |
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NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 223,468,893 |
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The following abbreviation is used in portfolio descriptions:
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt |
(a) | Non-income producing security |
(b) | Prudential Investments LLC , the Manager of the Fund, also serves as Manager of the Dryden Core Investment Fund — Taxable Money Market Series. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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| | PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC. (continued) | | |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | as of December 31, 2007 |
The industry classification of portfolio holdings and other assets in excess of liabilities shown as a percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 were as follows:
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Pharmaceuticals | | 8.1 | % |
Software | | 7.5 | % |
Computers & Peripherals | | 7.0 | % |
Capital Markets | | 6.8 | % |
Communications Equipment | | 6.6 | % |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies | | 6.1 | % |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | 5.5 | % |
Affiliated Money Market Mutual Fund | | 5.1 | % |
Food & Staples Retailing | | 4.6 | % |
Internet Software & Services | | 4.2 | % |
Chemicals | | 3.8 | % |
Industrial Conglomerates | | 3.5 | % |
Beverages | | 3.4 | % |
Household Products | | 3.4 | % |
Aerospace & Defense | | 3.3 | % |
Media | | 3.3 | % |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | 3.0 | % |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | 3.0 | % |
Biotechnology | | 2.7 | % |
Insurance | | 2.1 | % |
Life Sciences, Tools & Services | | 2.0 | % |
Diversified Financial Services | | 1.7 | % |
Consumer Finance | | 1.4 | % |
Energy Equipment & Services | | 1.0 | % |
Multiline Retail | | 0.8 | % |
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| | 99.9 | % |
Other assets in excess of liabilities | | 0.1 | % |
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| | PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC. (continued) | | |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2007
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ASSETS | | | | |
Unaffiliated investments (cost $164,810,328) | | $ | 211,772,293 | |
Affiliated investments (cost $11,511,065) | | | 11,511,065 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | | 296,590 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 182,546 | |
Foreign tax reclaim receivable | | | 49,606 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 2,360 | |
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Total Assets | | | 223,814,460 | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 191,064 | |
Management fee payable | | | 105,421 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 49,082 | |
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Total Liabilities | | | 345,567 | |
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NET ASSETS | | $ | 223,468,893 | |
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Net assets were comprised of: | | | | |
Common stock, at $0.01 par value | | $ | 211,709 | |
Paid-in capital, in excess of par | | | 205,496,928 | |
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| | | 205,708,637 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 85,339 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions | | | (29,287,048 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 46,961,965 | |
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Net assets, December 31, 2007 | | $ | 223,468,893 | |
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Net asset value and redemption price per share, 21,170,855 outstanding shares of common stock (authorized 75,000,000 shares) | | $ | 10.56 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2007
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INVESTMENT INCOME | | | |
Dividends (net of $39,020 foreign withholding tax) | | $ | 2,687,572 |
Affiliated dividend income | | | 391,321 |
Interest | | | 78,629 |
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EXPENSES | | | |
Management fee | | | 1,226,841 |
Custodian’s fees | | | 47,000 |
Audit fee | | | 17,000 |
Directors’ fees | | | 12,000 |
Insurance expenses | | | 5,000 |
Legal fees and expenses | | | 3,000 |
Miscellaneous | | | 4,879 |
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Total expenses | | | 1,315,720 |
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME | | | 1,841,802 |
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 16,464,310 |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 6,198,982 |
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NET GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | | | 22,663,292 |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 24,505,094 |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,841,802 | | | $ | 1,185,445 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 16,464,310 | | | | 14,687,486 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 6,198,982 | | | | (4,802,282 | ) |
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | | 24,505,094 | | | | 11,070,649 | |
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DIVIDENDS: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (1,769,000 | ) | | | (1,187,000 | ) |
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CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | |
Capital stock issued in reinvestment of dividends [175,088 and 134,306 shares, respectively] | | | 1,769,000 | | | | 1,187,000 | |
Capital stock repurchased [2,324,956 and 2,604,255 shares, respectively] | | | (23,288,385 | ) | | | (23,515,932 | ) |
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS | | | (21,519,385 | ) | | | (22,328,932 | ) |
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TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | | 1,216,709 | | | | (12,445,283 | ) |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 222,252,184 | | | | 234,697,467 | |
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End of year (a) | | $ | 223,468,893 | | | $ | 222,252,184 | |
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(a) Includes undistributed net investment income of: | | $ | 85,339 | | | $ | 12,537 | |
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SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.
Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) was originally incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 14, 1968 and was reincorporated in the State of Maryland effective May 1, 1997. It is registered as an open-end, diversified management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The investment objective of the fund is growth of capital to the extent compatible with a concern for preservation of principal by investing in common stocks and other securities convertible into common stock. The Fund was organized by The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) to serve as the investment medium for the variable contract accounts of The Prudential Financial Security Program (“FSP”). The Fund does not sell its shares to the public. The accounts will redeem shares of the Fund to the extent necessary to provide benefits under the contracts or for such other purposes as may be consistent with the contracts.
Note 1: | | Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Securities Valuation: Securities listed on a securities exchange (other than options on securities and indices) are valued at the last sale price on such exchange on the day of valuation or, if there was no sale on such day, at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices, or at the last bid price on such day in the absence of an asked price. Securities traded via NASDAQ are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) on the day of valuation, or if there was no NOCP, at the last sale price. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market, including listed securities for which the primary market is believed by Prudential Investments LLC (“PI” or “Manager”), in consultation with the subadviser, to be over-the-counter, are valued at market value using prices provided by an independent pricing agent or principal market maker. Securities for which quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been affected by events occurring after the close of the security’s foreign market and before the Fund’s normal pricing time, are valued at fair value in accordance with the Board of Directors’ approved fair valuation procedures. When determining the fair valuation of securities some of the factors influencing the valuation include, the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate the net asset values.
Short-term securities which mature in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. Short-term securities which mature in more than sixty days are valued at current market quotations.
Securities Transactions and Net Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains and losses from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is recorded on the accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on the accrual basis.
Dividends and Distributions: The fund expects to pay dividends of net investment income semi-annually and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Dividends and distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations and which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Permanent book/tax differences relating to income and gains are reclassified amongst undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized gain or loss and paid-in-capital in excess of par, as appropriate.
Taxes: It is the Fund’s policy to continue to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable net income and capital gains, if any, to it’s shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
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Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded, net of receivable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The Fund has a management agreement with Prudential Investments LLC (“PI”). Pursuant to this agreement, PI has responsibility for all investment advisory services and supervises the subadvisor’s performance of such services. PI has entered into a subadvisory agreement with Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”). The subadvisory agreement provides that Jennison will furnish investment advisory services in connection with the management of the Fund. PI pays for the services of Jennison, compensation of officers of the Fund, costs related to shareholder reporting, occupancy and certain clerical and administrative expenses of the Fund. The Fund bears all other costs and expenses.
The management fee paid to PI is computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.55 of 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Fund has a distribution agreement with Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (“PIMS”) which acts as distributor of the shares of the Fund. No distribution or service fees are paid to PIMS as distributor of shares of the Fund.
PI, PICA, PIMS and Jennison are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, Inc.
The Fund, along with other affiliated registered investment companies (the “Funds”), is a party to a syndicated credit agreement (“SCA”) with two banks. The SCA provides for a commitment of $500 million. Interest on any borrowings under the SCA is incurred at contracted market rates and a commitment fee for the unused amount is accrued daily and paid quarterly. Effective October 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 December 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 Fund did not borrow any amounts pursuant to the SCA during the year ended December 31, 2007.
Note 3: | | Other Transactions with Affiliates |
The Fund invests in the Taxable Money Market Series (the “Portfolio”), a portfolio of 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 December 31, 2007 aggregated $121,190,523 and $149,024,000, respectively.
Note 5: | | Distributions and Tax Information |
For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the tax character of dividends paid reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets were $1,769,000 and $1,187,000 of ordinary income, respectively.
As of December 31, 2007, the accumulated undistributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of $85,339 of ordinary income.
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The United States federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of December 31, 2007 were as follows:
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$177,828,800 | | $ | 49,047,996 | | $ | (3,593,438 | ) | | $ | 45,454,558 |
The difference between book basis and tax basis is attributable to deferred losses on wash sales.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward at December 31, 2007 of approximately $27,780,000 of which, $14,844,000 expires in 2010 and $12,936,000 expires in 2011. Approximately $16,431,000 of its capital loss carryforward was used to offset net taxable gains realized in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Accordingly, no capital gains distributions are expected to be paid to shareholders until net gains have been realized in excess of such carryforward. It is uncertain whether the Fund will be able to realize the full benefit prior to the expiration date.
The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
Note 6: | | New Accounting Pronouncements |
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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Financial Highlights
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Net Asset Value, beginning of year | | $ | 9.53 | | | $ | 9.10 | | | $ | 8.17 | | | $ | 7.38 | | | $ | 5.69 | |
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Net investment income | | | .09 | | | | .05 | | | | .03 | | | | .04 | | | | .02 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments | | | 1.02 | | | | .43 | | | | .93 | | | | .79 | | | | 1.69 | |
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Total Return(a): | | | 11.72 | % | | | 5.32 | % | | | 11.74 | % | | | 11.27 | % | | | 29.99 | % |
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Net assets, end of year (000,000) | | $ | 223.5 | | | $ | 222.3 | | | $ | 234.7 | | | $ | 236.4 | | | $ | 232.5 | |
Ratios to average net assets(b): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses | | | .59 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .62 | % | | | .61 | % | | | .63 | % |
Net investment income | | | .83 | % | | | .53 | % | | | .29 | % | | | .51 | % | | | .26 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 57 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 76 | % | | | 74 | % | | | 80 | % |
(a) | Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share on the first day and a sale on the last day of each year reported and includes reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns may reflect adjustments to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. |
(b) | Does not include expenses of the underlying portfolio in which the Fund invests. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF PRUDENTIAL’S GIBRALTAR FUND, INC.
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 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 the 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 December 31, 2003 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm, whose report dated February 13, 2004, 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 December 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 Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. as of December 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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New York, New York
February 21, 2008
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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)
We are required by the Internal Revenue Code to advise you within 60 days of the Fund’s fiscal year end (December 31, 2007) as to the federal tax status of dividends paid by the Fund during such fiscal year. Accordingly, we are advising you that the Fund paid dividends of $0.08 per share of ordinary income.
Further, we wish to advise you that 100% of the ordinary income dividends paid in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction available to corporate taxpayers. Only funds that invest in U.S. equity securities are entitled to pass-through a corporate dividends received deduction.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund designates 100% of the ordinary income dividends as qualified for the reduced tax rate under The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
The Fund designates 2.76% of the ordinary income dividends as interest related dividends (QII) under The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
(Unaudited)
Information pertaining to the Directors of 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 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.
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Name, Address**, and Age | | Position with Fund* Term of Office*** Length of Time Served | | Number of Portfolios In Fund Complex Overseen by Director | | Other Directorships Held by the Director**** |
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Saul K. Fenster, Ph.D. (74) | | Director, Since 1985 | | 87 | | Member (since 2006), Board of The Ridgefield Foundation and The Leir Foundation; Board of Directors of IDT Corporation (2000-2006) |
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Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years – Currently President Emeritus of New Jersey Institute of Technology (since 2002); formerly President (1978-2002) of New Jersey Institute of Technology; Commissioner (1998-2002) of the Middle States Association Commission on Higher Education; Commissioner (1985-2002) of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology; formerly Director (1998-2005) of Society of Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation; formerly Director of Prosperity New Jersey; formerly a director or trustee of Liberty Science Center, Research and Development Council of New Jersey, New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, and National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. |
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Delayne Dedrick Gold (69) | | Director, Since 2003 | | 86 | | — |
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Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years – Marketing Consultant (1982-present); formerly Senior Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors, Prudential Bache Securities, Inc. |
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W. Scott McDonald, Jr. (70) | | Independent Vice Chair since 2004 and Director, Since 1985 | | 87 | | — |
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Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years – Formerly Management Consultant (1997-2004) and of Counsel (2004-2005) at Kaludis Consulting Group, Inc. (company serving higher education); Formerly principal (1995-1997), Scott McDonald & Associates; Chief Operating Officer (1991-1995), Fairleigh Dickinson University; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (1975-1991), Drew University; interim President (1988-1990), Drew University; formerly Director of School, College and University Underwriters Ltd. |
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Thomas T. Mooney (66) | | Independent Chair and Director, Since 2003 | | 86 | | |
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Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years – Formerly Chief Executive Officer, Excell Partners, Inc.; formerly President of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce, Rochester City Manager; formerly Deputy Monroe County Executive. |
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Thomas M. O’Brien (57) | | Director, Since 2003 | | 86 | | Formerly Director (December 1996-May 2000) of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.; Formerly Director (May 2000-April 2006) of Atlantic Bank of New York; Director (since November 2006) of State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC) and State Bank of Long Island. |
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Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years – President and COO (since November 2006) and CEO (since April 2007) of State Bancorp, Inc. and State Bank; Vice Chairman (January 1997-April 2000) of North Fork Bank; President and Chief Executive Officer (December 1984-December 1996) of North Side Savings Bank; formerly President and Chief Executive Officer (May 2000-June 2006) Atlantic Bank of New York. |
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John A. Pileski (68) | | Director, Since 2003 | | 86 | | Director (since April 2001) of New York Bank Corp; Director (since May 1980) of Surf Club of Quogue, Inc. |
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Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years – Retired (June 2000) Tax Partner of KPMG, LLP. |
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F. Don Schwartz (72) | | Director, Since 2003 | | 86 | | — |
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Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years – Management Consultant (since April 1985). |
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Name, Address**, and Age | | Position with Fund* Term of Office*** Length of Time Served | | Number of Portfolios In Fund Complex Overseen by Director | | Other Directorships Held by the Director**** |
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*David R. Odenath (50) | | President since 2002 and Director Since 1999 | | 86 | | — |
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Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years – President of Prudential Annuities (since August 2002); Senior Vice President (since June 1999) of Prudential; Director (since June 2005) and Executive Vice President (since March 2006) of AST Investment Services, Inc; formerly Executive Vice President (May 2003-November 2007) of Prudential Investment Management Services LLC; formerly President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Officer in Charge (June 2005-March 2006) of AST Investment Services, Inc. |
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*Robert F. Gunia (61) | | Vice President since 1999 and Director Since 2003 | | 149 | | Vice President and Director (since May 1989); Treasurer (since 1999) of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. and Vice President (since January 2007) of The Greater China Fund, Inc. |
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Principal Occupations During Past 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. |
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Name, Address**, and Age | | Position with Fund* Term of Office*** Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years |
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Grace C. Torres (48) | | Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Since 1997 | | 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. |
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Kathryn L. Quirk (55) | | Chief Legal Officer Since 2005 | | Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since September 2004) of Prudential; Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (since July 2005) of PI and Prudential Mutual Fund Services LLC; Vice President and Corporate Counsel (since June 2005) and Secretary (since February 2006) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; formerly Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary (November 2004-August 2005) of PI; formerly Assistant Secretary (June 2005-February 2006) of AST Investment Services, Inc.; formerly Managing Director, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary (1997-2002) of Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc. |
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Deborah A. Docs (50) | | Secretary Since 2005 | | 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. |
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Jonathan D. Shain (49) | | Assistant Secretary Since 2005 | | 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 | | 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). |
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John P. Schwartz (36) | | Assistant Secretary Since 2006 | | 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). |
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Timothy J. Knierim (49) | | Chief Compliance Officer Since 2007 | | 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). |
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Name, Address**, and Age | | Position with Fund* Term of Office*** Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupations During Past 5 Years |
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Valerie M. Simpson (49) | | Deputy Chief Compliance Officer Since 2007 | | Chief Compliance Officer (since April 2007) of PI and AST Investment Services, Inc.; formerly Vice President – Financial Reporting (June 1999-March 2006) for Prudential Life and Annuities Finance. |
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M. Sadiq Peshimam (44) | | Assistant Treasurer Since 2006 | | Vice President (since 2005) and Director (2000-2005) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration. |
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Peter Parrella (49) | | Assistant Treasurer Since 2007 | | Vice President (since 2007) and Director (2004-2007) within Prudential Mutual Fund Administration; formerly Tax Manager at SSB Citi Fund Management LLC (1997-2004). |
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Alan Fu (51) | | Assistant Treasurer Since 2006 | | Vice President – Tax, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (1999-October 2003); Vice President and Corporate Counsel – Tax, Prudential Financial, Inc. (since October 2003). |
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Andrew R. French (45) | | Assistant Secretary Since 2006 | | 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). |
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Noreen M. Fierro (43) | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Since 2006 | | 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. |
* “Interested” Director, as defined in the Investment Company Act, by reason of employment with the Manager (as defined below), and/or the Distributor (as defined below).
** Unless otherwise noted, the address of the Directors and Officers is c/o: Prudential Investments LLC, Gateway Center Three, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.
*** There is no set term of office for 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 how long they have served as Director and/or Officer.
**** This column includes only directorships of companies required to register, or file reports with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act.
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Variable annuities contain exclusions, limitations, reductions of benefits, and terms for keeping them in force. For costs and complete details, refer to your contract or contact your licensed financial professional. Contract guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company.
Prudential’s Financial Security Program is issued by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, 751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3777. Prudential’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. is distributed by Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (PIMS), Three Gateway Center, 14th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102-4077, member SIPC. Both are Prudential Financial companies. Each is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations.
The 2007 Audited Financial Statements of The Prudential Insurance Company of America will be available commencing April 30, 2008. You may call (888) 778-2888 to obtain a free copy of the Audited Financial Statements.
For service-related questions, please contact the Annuity Service Center at (888) 778-2888.
To reduce costs, we now generally send only a single copy or prospectuses and shareholder reports to each household (“householding”) in lieu of sending a copy to each Contract Owner who resides in the household. You should be aware that by calling (877) 778-5008, you can revoke or “opt out” of householding at any time.
Pru, Prudential, Prudential Financial, Rock Solid, “The Rock”, the Rock Logo 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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Item 2 – Code of Ethics — See Exhibit (a)
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies – Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers”) that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer; the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer also serves as the Principal Accounting Officer.
The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, contact the registrant 973-367-7521, and ask for a copy of the Section 406 Standards for Investment Companies—Ethical Standards for Principal Executive and Financial Officers.
Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert –
The registrant’s Board has determined that Mr. John A. Pileski, 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 –
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), the Registrant’s principal accountant, billed the Registrant $16,464 and $14,700 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.
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(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.
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 $57,200 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’s Gibraltar Fund, Inc. |
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Deborah A. Docs |
| | Deborah A. Docs |
| | Secretary |
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/ David R. Odenath |
| | David R. Odenath |
| | President and Principal Executive Officer |
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Grace C. Torres |
| | Grace C. Torres |
| | Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
* | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |